Assistant Professor

As a student of ecology, I am deeply interested in exploring how soil microorganisms respond to shifts in plant cover, particularly those resulting from alien plant invasions. I aim to understand the ecological repercussions of changes in the diversity and distribution of soil microbial communities following plant invasions. Additionally, I am keinterested in investigating the potential of natural materials e.g., Si in promoting the growth of key agricultural crops. This interest is driven by the  broader goal of reducing the environmental footprint of agricultural practices, especially in the context of global climate change.

Faculty Details

  • Citations 262
  • HIndex 8
  • i10 Index 6
  • Email rasoolnazima@gmail.com
  • Administrative position Held Warden Bibi Khatija Girl's Hostel, North Campus
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Research Papers Published

  • "Economic and Ethano-Medicinal Uses of Prunus armeniaca L. in Trans Himalayan Zone of Ladakh" Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological sciences, 5(1): 27 -30 {ISSN: 2320-1924} Impact Factor=
  • "Invasion by Conyza sumatrensis alters soil microbial community structure in urban ecosystems." Ecological Processes, 5(1): DOI No. DOI: 10.1186/s13717-016-0054-4 {ISSN: 2192-1709} Impact Factor=
  • "An Ethno-Pharmacobotanical Survey in Gurez Valley Kashmir" International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, 8(12): 22502 -22507 {ISSN: 0976-3031} Impact Factor=
  • "Verbascum songaricum (Scrophulariaceae): An addition to the flora of India" Rheedea, 28(2): 111 -113 {ISSN: 0971-2313} Impact Factor=
  • "New distributional record of Primula atrodentata W. W. Sm. from Ladakh region and assessment of its threat status across the Himalaya" Acta Ecologica Sinica, https://d(https://d): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chna Impact Factor=
  • "New distributional record of Primula atrodentata W. W. Sm. from Ladakh region and assessment of its threat status across the Himalaya" Acta Ecologica Sinica, 41(3): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chna {ISSN: 1872-2032} Impact Factor=
  • "Taxonomy and threat assessment of Lagotis kunawurensis Rupr. (Plantaginaceae), an endemic medicinal plant of the Himalaya, India" Journal of Threatened Taxa, 14(6): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott. Impact Factor= 0.496
  • "Artemisia dracunculus subsp. Ladakhensis (Asteraceae), A new subspecies from Ladakh, India" Annales Botanici Fennici, 60(1): 191 -195 {ISSN: 1779-2442} Impact Factor= 0.7
  • "Silicon Supplementation as an Ameliorant of Stresses in Sorghum" Silicon, 15(1): 5877 -5889 {ISSN: 1876-990} Impact Factor= 3.4
  • "Mentha choujunensis, a new species from Indian Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh" Phytotaxa, 666(2): 155 -162 {ISSN: 1179-3155} Impact Factor= 1.1

Books Published

  • "Water stress and higher plants: An overview.". John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. {ISBN: 978-1-119-05436-8.} pp 29
  • "Foliar application of trace elements in alleviating the drought stress.". John Willey and Sons, Ltd.. {ISBN: 978-1-119-05436-8} pp 13
  • "Heavy metal stress and molecular approaches in plants". Elsevier. pp 9
  • "New plant breeding techniques: problems and prospects". Cambridge Scholars press. {ISBN: 978-1-5275-6296-7} pp 66-97
  • "Plant Phenolics: Role in Biotic Stress Alleviation and Plant Microbe Interactions". Springer, Singapore. {ISBN: 9789819933341} pp 25

Research Projects Details:

Title of the ProjectFunding AgencyDatedAmount (in Rs.)
Diversity and role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in promotion of agricultural productivity of some economically important crops in the Trans-Himalayan Region of Kargil, LadakhUGC18-09-20191,000,000.00

Teaching:

DepartmentSubjectCourse TaughtSemester
North Campus BotanyFive Year Integrated (B.Sc-M.Sc) BotanyAlgae and Microbes1
North Campus BotanyFive Year Integrated (B.Sc-M.Sc) Botanymedicinal plant cultivation1
North Campus BotanyFive Year Integrated (B.Sc-M.Sc) BotanyMycology2
North Campus BotanyFive Year Integrated (B.Sc-M.Sc) BotanyMedicial plants - role in traditional systems of medicine2