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    Geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of Naweoba and Bagh Cyprus-type VMS deposits of the Late Cretaceous Zhob Valley Ophiolites, Pakistan: implications for genesis

    The petrography, mineralization, and geochemistry and isotope studies of sulfide ores were used to determine the genesis of the Naweoba and Bagh Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) deposits. These deposits cons...

    Muhammad Ayoub Khan, Thomas Ulrich, Muhammad Ishaq Kakar in Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2023)

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    Engineered biochar improves nitrogen use efficiency via stabilizing soil water-stable macroaggregates and enhancing nitrogen transformation

    The use of inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizers has increased drastically to meet the food requirements of the world's growing population. However, the excessive use of chemical nitrogen fertilizer has caused a ...

    Zaid Khan, Xu-Jian Yang, Youqiang Fu, Stephen Joseph, Mohammad Nauman Khan in Biochar (2023)

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    Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of MYB transcription factors in Chrysanthemum nankingense

    Chrysanthemum is a popular ornamental plant worldwide. MYB (v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) transcription factors play an important role in everything from stress resistance to plant growth ...

    Penghui Ai, Jundong Xue, Zhongya Shi, Yuru Liu, Zhongai Li, Tong Li in BMC Plant Biology (2023)

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    Comparative analysis of the chrysanthemum transcriptome with DNA methylation inhibitors treatment and silencing MET1 lines

    As one of the ten most famous flowers in China, the chrysanthemum has rich germplasm with a variety of flowering induction pathways, most of which are photoperiod-induced. After treatment with DNA methylation ...

    Dongru Kang, Muhammad Ayoub Khan, Pan Song, Yvru Liu, Yifei Wu in BMC Plant Biology (2023)

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    Stand Establishment, Growth, and Yield Enhancement Response of Soybean to Inoculation and NPK Compound and Organic Fertilizers

    This experiment aimed to analyze the growth and yield attributes of soybean by investigating the effect of inoculation and different levels of NPK compound and organic fertilizers for sustainable production of...

    Zaid Khan, Bashir Ahmad, Mohammad Nauman Khan, Muhammad Ayoub Khan in Gesunde Pflanzen (2022)

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    Geology and petrogenesis of gabbro from the Zhob Ophiolite, Balochistan, Pakistan

    The Zhob Ophiolite, Balochistan, Pakistan, comprises imbricated thrust sheets of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. The sedimentary units are more widely developed and found around the ophiolitic blo...

    Abdul Naeem, Muhammad Ishaq Kakar, Rehanul Haq Siddiqui in Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2022)

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    Comparison of chrysanthemum flowers grown under hydroponic and soil-based systems: yield and transcriptome analysis

    Flowers of Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat. are used as tea in traditional Chinese cuisine. However, with increasing population and urbanization, water and land availability have become limiting for chrysanthemu...

    Penghui Ai, **aoqi Liu, Zhongai Li, Dongru Kang, Muhammad Ayoub Khan in BMC Plant Biology (2021)

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    Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes in chrysanthemum MET1 RNA interference lines

    DNA methylation is the most important epigenetic modification involved in many essential biological processes. MET1 is one of DNA methyltransferases that affect the level of methylation in the entire genome. To e...

    Dong-ru Kang, Yi Zhu, Shuai-lei Li in Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (2021)

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    Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks from Zhob ophiolite, North-Western Pakistan

    The Zhob ophiolite is divided into Ali Khanzai, Omzha, and Naweoba blocks. The ophiolite geology comprises various lithological units including basalt–chert and hyaloclastite mudstone units. The basalt–chert a...

    Abdul Naeem, Andrew C. Kerr, Muhammad Ishaq Kakar in Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2021)

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    Genesis of Manganese Deposits in the Ali Khanzai Block of the Zhob Ophiolite, Pakistan: Inferences from Geochemistry and Mineralogy

    The Zhob ophiolite comprises the Naweoba, Omzha and Ali Khanzai blocks, which are surrounded by the sediments of the Alozai Group and Loralai Formation. The Ali Khanzai Block contains metamorphic, ultramafic, ...

    Muhammad Ayoub Khan, Muhammad Ishaq Kakar, Thomas Ulrich in Journal of Earth Science (2020)