Dr. Mehdi Maqbool
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Dr. Mehdi Maqbool 
mehdimaqbool@upr.edu.pk 
Assistant Professor, TTS 
Postharvest Physiology, Supply Chain Management 
+92 301-436-6569  
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Qualifications
Degree From To Major Institute/University
Ph.D 2009 2012 Horticulture University of Nottingham
MSc (Hons) 2004 2006 Horticulture University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
BSc (Hons) 2000 2004 Horticulture Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Experience
Designation Organization From To
Assistant Professor, TTS Department of Horticulture, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, AJK November,2017 October,2023
Assistant Professor, IPFP Department of Horticulture, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, AJK August,2016 August,2017
Horticulturist Embassy of Turkey, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad - Pakistan June,2016 August,2016
Senior Technical Manager - Agriculture Perspective Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., Islamabad - Pakistan April,2016 June,2016
Research Programme Coordinator - FoodPLUS Crops For the Future Research Centre (CFFRC) - Malaysia October,2012 September,2015
Research Assistant/PhD Scholar School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia March,2009 April,2012
Horticulture Officer Arch Vision, Consulting Engineers, Environmentalists & Architects Karachi, Pakistan July,2006 October,2006
Research Projects
Title Description Sponsoring agency Amount
Exploring the Biodiversity of Rubus species from the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir It is a three year project in which biodiversity of Rubus species will be explored from the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad Rs. 3.65 million
Domestication of Wildly Grown Black Raspberries It is a three year project in which wildly grown black raspberries will be domesticated for exploiting their future potential in Rawalakot, AJK Endowment Fund, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Rs. 2.199 million
Pre-Mature Fruit Drop: A Local Challenge of Apple Growers in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir It is a year project to address the issue of pre-mature fruit drop in apples in Rawalakot. Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad Rs. 3.01 million
Understanding Underutilisation It was a six months project to understand that why people purchase underutilised or other conventional fruits and vegetables. Jointly funded by Crops for the Future Research Centre, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and GBP 20 K
 
Affiliations
Capacity Institute/University
Life Member Pakistan Society for Horticultural Science
Life Member Pakistan Botanical Society
Associate Editor Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences (JEAS)
Honorary Member International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Member Board of Studies Department of Horticulture
Member Program Assessment Team (PTA) Department of Horticulture
Member Postgraduate Examination Committee Department of Horticulture
Member Graduate Departmental Synopsis and Research Committee Department of Horticulture
Member Class Room Monitoring Committee Faculty of Agriculture
Member GRE Committe Department of Horticulture
Member Admission Committee for PhD Department of Horticulture
Member Tutorial Groups Management Faculty of Agriculture
Member Quality Assurance Committee Faculty of Agriculture
Associate Editor, HortiMag Pakistan Society for Horticultural Science
Focal Person for Departmental Self Assessment Report (SAR) Department of Horticulture
Member Editorial Board (Pak J Environ Life Sci) Published by Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan
Member Synopsis Approval Committee Faculty of Agriculture, UPR
Member Board of Studies Department of Food Science and Technology, UPR
Member Faculty Quality Education Monitoring Committee Faculty of Agriculture, UPR
Member Prospectus/Annual Report Committee University of Poonch Rawalakot, AJK
Member Training/Seminar/Workshops Management Committee Faculty of Agriculture, UPR
Member Faculty Council of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, UPR
Member Postgraduate Departmental Admission Committee Department of Horticulture
Member/Secretary Sexual Harassment Committee University of Poonch Rawalakot, AJK
Publications
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Ali, S., A. Nawaz, S. Naz, S. Ejaz, M. Maqbool, M.H. Siddiqui, H.M. Kalaji, J. Wróbel, A. Telesinski, A. Auriga. 2022. Hydrogen sulfide mitigates chilling injury of postharvest banana fruits by regulating ?-aminobutyric acid shunt pathway and ascorbate–glutathione cycle. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13: 941246. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.941246 (IF: 5.753)
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool, M.M. Tahir, S. Horvitz, A. Hamid, M.S. Khalid, S. Ejaz, R. Jawad, S.I. Awan, A. Rehman, A. Ali. 2022. Influence of organic and inorganic fertilizer regimes on growth patterns and antioxidants capacity of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler. Journal of Food Quality, Volume 2022, Article ID 8618854, 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8618854 (IF: 2.546)
Saleem, M.S., S. Ejaz, M.A. Anjum, S. Ali, S. Hussain, A. Nawaz, S. Naz, M. Maqbool, A.M. Abbas. 2022. Aloe vera gel coating delays softening and maintains quality of stored persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruits. Journal of Food Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-022-05412-5 (IF: 2.701)
Khan, M.R., M.A. Khan, U. Habib, M. Maqbool, R.M. Rana, S.I. Awan, B. Duralija. 2022. Evaluation of the characteristics of native wild Himalayan fig (Ficus palmata Forsk.) from Pakistan as a potential species for sustainable fruit production. Sustainability, 14: 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su14010468 (IF: 3.51)
Shehzad, M., N. Zahid, M. Maqbool, A. Singh, H. Liu, C. Wu, A. Khan, F. Wahid, S. Saud. 2022. Climate Resilience in Agriculture. In: Jatoi W.N., M. Mubeen, A. Ahmad, M.A. Cheema, Z. Lin, M.Z. Hashmi (Eds.) Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. pp. 67-82. (ISBN: 978-3-030-79407-1) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79408-8_5 (Book Chapter)
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool, M.M. Tahir, A. Hamid, A. Ahmad, M.S. Khalid, H.U. Rehman, N. Masood, S.I. Awan, J.R. Khan, A. Ali, S.Z.A. Shah. 2021. Nutritional diversity and antioxidant activity of two indigenous quince ecotypes from Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Journal of Food Quality, Volume 2021, Article ID 1129998, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1129998 (IF: 2.450)
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool, A. Hamid, M. Shehzad, M.M. Tahir, K. Mubeen, H.M.R. Javeed, H.U. Rehman, M. Ali, A. Ali, P. O’Reilly, S.Z.A. Shah, 2021. Changes in vegetative and reproductive growth and postharvest quality of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler grown at different substrates. Journal of Food Quality, Volume 2021, Article ID 9996073, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9996073 (IF: 2.450)
Khalid, A.R., S. Zhang, X. Luo, H. Shaheen, A. Majeed, M. Maqbool, N. Zahid, J. Rahim, M. Ren, P. Dong, D. Qiu. 2021. Functional analysis of autophagy related gene ATG12 in potato dry rot fungus Fusarium oxysporum. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22: 4932-4946. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22094932 (IF: 4.556)
Tahir, M.M., S. Begum, M. Maqbool, A. Khaliq, N. Zahid, K. Mehmood, M. Shehzad. 2021. Evaluation of selected medicinal plant materials and dicyandiamide on nitrification of urea-derived ammonium under laboratory conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 184: 132-141. (IF: 2.057)
Zahid, N., M.J. Ahmed, M.M. Tahir, M. Maqbool, S. Z. A. Shah, S. J. Hussain, A. Khaliq, M. I. A. Rehmani. 2021. Integrated effect of urea and poultry manure on growth, yield and postharvest quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2021: 1-9. DOI: 10.35495/ajab.2020.07.381 (HEC recognized)
Naseer, M.A., M. Maqbool, N. Zahid, S. Rafiq, A. Hamid, S. Z. A. Shah. 2020. Comparative analysis of physical and biochemical attributes of edible fig (Ficus carica L.) collected from three districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 33(4): 707-713. (HEC recognized)
Hanif, M., S.Z.A. Shah, M. Maqbool, N. Zahid, M. Shehzad, A. Yaqoob, M. R. Khan. 2020. Efficacy of inorganic phosphorus and farmyard manure on production and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.). Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology, 3(4): 98-103.
Shehzad, M., A. Hira, M. Khalid, M. Jamil, M. M. Tahir, M. Maqbool, S. Naeem, A. Ayesha, A. Q. Muhammad, M. R. J. Hafiz, M. Khuram, A. Aqeel and S. Khalid. 2020. Influence of various mineral phosphorus sources on growth and yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in rainfed conditions of Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 16(6): 1505-1514. (HEC recognized)
Idress, M., S. Khan, F. Rehman, M. Ali, Shahzaman, M. Maqbool, U.A.A. Sheikh. 2019. Efficacy of different insecticides against Cydia pomonella infestation from apple orchards in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Plant Protection, 04(03): 125-130. (HEC recognized)
Noosheen Zahid, Mehdi Maqbool, Asgar Ali, Ajit Singh. 2019. Advances in cultivation of guava. In: Achieving sustainable cultivation of citrus and other tropical and subtropical fruits – Volume 2 Other tropical and subtropical fruits, Elhadi M. Yahia (Ed.). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, CB22 3HJ (Book Chapter)
Maqbool, M., N. Zahid, A. Hamid, S.Z.A. Shah, A. Yaqoob, S.A. Abbas, S. Rafique. 2019. Evaluation of physico-nutritional and functional properties of indigenous pear cultivars grown in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 56(3), 607-611. (IF: 0.690)
Fareed, K., M.J. Ahmed, M. Maqbool, N. Zahid, A. Hamid, S.Z.A. Shah. 2019. Effect of surface disinfectants on fruit blemishes (Sooty blotch & Flyspeck) and quality of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cv. Banky during cold storage. Pure and Applied Biology, 8(2): 1126-1134. (Y-Category)
Bashir, S., S.Z.A. Shah, R.M.M. Naz, A. Hamid, S. Anjum, N. Zahid, M. Maqbool, M.I. Khan, A. Yaqoob, Z.H. Khan, A. Afzal. 2019. Physicochemical evaluation of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) landraces under rainfed conditions of AJ&K-Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology, 8(2): 1033-1042. (Y-Category)
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool, A. Ali, Y. Siddiqui, Q.A. Bhatti. 2019. Inhibition in production of cellulolytic and pectinolytic enzymes of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from dragon fruit plants in response to submicron chitosan dispersions. Scientia Horticulturae, 243 (2019): 314-319 (IF: 1.760).
Kayani, F.A., N. Zahid, M. Maqbool, M.J. Ahmed, A. Hamid, S.Z.A. Shah and A. Yaqoob. 2018. Effect of climatic factors on sooty blotch, flyspeck intensity and fruit quality of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.). Pure and Applied Biology, 7(2): 727-735. (Y-Category)
Shehzad, I., M. Maqbool, N. Zahid, S.Z.A. Shah, M.J. Ahmed, A. Hamid, A. Yaqoob and M.A. Shehzad. 2018. Effect of organic fungicides on sooty blotch, flyspeck and quality of apple cv. Banki grown in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pure and Applied Biology, 7(1): 400-406. (Y-Category)
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool and A. Ali. 2016. Screening of different types of chitosan, formulation of submicron chitosan dispersions and determination of their physicochemical properties. International Journal of Agricultural and Wildlife Sciences, 2(2): 54-65.
Maqbool, M., N. Zahid, A. Ali and A. Singh. 2016. Inhibition of cell wall degrading enzymes and improved storability of banana fruit by using composite edible coatings. Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, 9: 80-86.
Zahid, N., M. Maqbool, S. Manickam, Y. Siddiqui and A. Ali. 2015. Regulation of inducible enzymes and suppression of anthracnose using submicron chitosan dispersions. Scientia Horticulturae, 193: 381-388. (IF: 1.365)
Ali, A., N. Zahid, S. Manickam, Y. Siddiqui, P.G. Alderson and M. Maqbool. 2014. Induction of lignin and pathogenesis related proteins in dragon fruit plants in response to submicron chitosan dispersions. Crop Protection, 63: 83-88. (IF: 1.493)
Zahid, N., A. Ali, S. Manickam, Y. Siddiqui, P.G. Alderson and M. Maqbool. 2014. Efficacy of curative applications of submicron chitosan dispersions on anthracnose intensity and vegetative growth of dragon fruit plants. Crop Protection, 62: 129-134. (IF: 1.493)
Ali, A., N. Zahid, S. Manickam, Y. Siddiqui, P.G. Alderson and M. Maqbool. 2013. Effectiveness of submicron chitosan dispersion in controlling anthracnose and maintaining quality of dragon fruits. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 86: 147-153. (2.628)
Zahid, N., A. Ali, Y. Siddiqui and M. Maqbool. 2013. Efficacy of ethanolic extract of propolis in maintaining postharvest quality of dragon fruit during storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 79: 69-72. (IF: 2.628)
Ali, A., M. Maqbool, P.G. Alderson and N. Zahid. 2013. Effect of gum arabic as an edible coating on antioxidant capacity of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit during storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 76: 119-124. (IF: 2.628)
Edirisinghe, M., A. Ali, M. Maqbool, P.G. Alderson. 2012. Chitosan controls postharvest anthracnose in bell pepper by activating defense-related enzymes. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 51 (12): 4078-4083. (IF: 1.123)
Zahid, N., A. Ali, S. Manickam, Y. Siddiqui, M. Maqbool, 2012. Potential of chitosan loaded nanoemulsions to control different Colletotrichum spp. and maintain quality of tropical fruits during cold storage. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 113 (4): 925-939. (IF: 2.196)
Jabbar, A., A.U. Malik, M. Maqbool, M. Amin, M. Saeed and R. Hameed. 2012. Anti-sap chemicals and hot water quarantine treatment effects on storage life and fruit quality of mango cv. Samar Bahisht Chaunsa. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 44(2): 757-764. (IF: 0.907)
Maqbool, M., A. Ali, P.G. Alderson, N. Zahid, Y. Siddiqui. 2011. Effect of a novel edible composite coating based on gum arabic and chitosan on biochemical and physiological responses of banana fruits during cold storage. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(10): 5474-5482. (IF: 2.906)
Maqbool, M., A. Ali, P.G. Alderson, T.M.M. Mahmud, Y. Siddiqui, N. Zahid. 2011. Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 62 (1): 71-76. (IF: 2.454).
Maqbool, M., A. Ali, S. Ramachandran, D.R. Smith and P.G. Alderson. 2010. Control of postharvest anthracnose of banana using a new edible composite coating. Crop Protection, 29 (10): 1136-1141. (IF: 1.303).
Maqbool, M., A. Ali and P.G. Alderson. 2010. A combination of gum arabic and chitosan can control anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum musae and enhances the shelf-life of banana fruit. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 85 (5): 432-436. (IF: 0.84)
Ali, A., M. Maqbool, S. Ramachandran and P.G. Alderson. 2010. Gum arabic as a novel edible coating for enhancing shelf-life and improving postharvest quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 58 (1): 42-47. (IF: 2.454).
Maqbool, M., A. Ali and P.G. Alderson. 2010. Effect of cinnamon oil on the incidence of anthracnose disease and postharvest quality of bananas during storage. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 12(4): 516-520. (IF: 0.940)
Abbasi, N.A., A. Hussain, M. Maqbool, I.A. Hafiz and A. A. Qureshi. 2009. Encapsulated calcium carbide enhances production and postharvest performance of potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers. New Zealand Journal of Crop & Horticultural Sciences, 37 (2): 131-139. (IF: 0.544)
Abbasi, N.A., Z. Iqbal, M. Maqbool and I.A. Hafiz. 2009. Postharvest quality of mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit as affected by chitosan coating. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(1): 343-357. (IF: 0.836)
Abbasi, N.A., M.M. Kushad, I.A. Hafiz and M. Maqbool. 2008. Relationship of superficial scald related fruit maturity with polyphenoloxidase and superoxide dismutase activities in ‘Red Spur Delicious’ apples. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20 (8): 5986-5996. (IF: 0.27)
Abbas, H., N.A. Abbasi, T. Yaseen, M. Maqbool and T. Ahmad. 2008. Influence of irradiated chitosan coating on postharvest quality of Kinnow (Citrus reticulate Blanco.). Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20 (8): 6217-6227. (IF: 0.27)
Maqbool, M. and A. U. Malik. 2008. Anti-sap chemicals reduce sapburn injury and improve fruit quality in commercial mango cultivars of Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 10(1): 1-8. (IF: 0.940)
Maqbool, M., A.U. Malik and A. Jabbar. 2007. Sap dynamics and its management in commercial mango cultivars of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39(5): 1565-1574. (IF: 0.836)