About
Professional Summary
Dr Rafiq Lone is presently working as Assistant Professor of Botany at SBBS University, Khiala Jalandhar-Punjab- India. He has completed his M. Sc and PhD in Botany from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Dr Lone has been awarded National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) by SERB, DST, Government of India. Previously he was working as Lecturer (Academic arrangement) in higher education, Jammu and Kashmir, Teaching Assistant at School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior-India, and Project Fellow in a project funded by MPCST-Bhopal-(M.P)-India. Dr Lone has 5 years of teaching and 10 years of research experience He has published more than 25 research papers in National and International journals besides published more than 14 book chapters. Dr Lone has attended 25 national and international conferences across the country and has presented papers on plant-microbe interaction and plant phenolics. He has many awards to his credit. His main area of research interest focuses on Plant-microbe interaction, Plant Nutrition, Plant Phenolics and Invasion Biology.
Education
Academic Background
Editorial Services
Editorial & Publishing Roles
Editorial Board Member
Jul 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for American Journal of Plant Physiology.
Editorial Board Member
Jul 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Plant Sciences.
Editorial Board Member
Jul 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Botany.
Editorial Board Member
Jul 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Plant Sciences.
Editorial Board Member
Jul 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Crop Science.
Publications (29)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Development of an efficient in vitro regeneration protocol for temperate mulberry (Morus alba L. var. Ichinose) through callus-mediated organogenesis
Ishfaq Maqbool Lone, Sevinc Ates, Burhanettin Imrak, Rafiq Lone, Mushtaq Rasool Mir, Azra N. Kamili
Vegetos
| Journal Article
2026
Cadmium toxicity in plants and its remediation management: A review
Gulshan Mushtaq, Smita Agrawal, Asha Kushwah, Amit Kumar, Rafiq Lone
Plant Stress
| Journal Article
2025
Modulation of plant defenses by Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid in Capsicum annuum L. against Fusarium wilt in response to Fusarium oxysporum pathogen
Gousia Majeed, Wasifa Noor, Rafiq Lone, Smita Agrawal, Abdullah Alaklabi, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Azra N. Kamili
Plant Stress
| Journal Article
2024
Expression of defense genes and free radical scavenging on pre supplementation of silicon to Alternaria solani inoculated Lycopersicon esculentum plants
Naveed Gulzar, Rafiq Lone, Azra N. Kamili, Manzoor A. Shah, Abdullah Alaklabi
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
| Journal Article
2023
Cannabis sativa Cultivation, Production, and Applications in Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics
Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care
| Edited Book
2023
Implications of Nanoecotoxicology on Environmental Sustainability
Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
| Edited Book
2023
Heat shock proteins with an emphasis on HSP 60
Javid Ahmad Malik, Rafiq Lone
Molecular Biology Reports
| Journal Article
2021
Isolation, screening and molecular characterization of free-living bacteria of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their interplay impact on growth and production of potato plant under Mycorrhizal association
Deepmala Pathak, Rafiq Lone, Salim Khan, K.K. Koul
Scientia Horticulturae
| Journal Article
2019
Isolation, screening and molecular characterization of free-living bacteria of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their interplay impact on growth parameters of potato plant under Mycorrhizal association.
Pathak, D., R. Lone and K.K. Koul,
Scientia Horticult.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2019
Cinnamate and phytohormones interaction interplay on sugar pool fractions, phytochemical constituents and molecular changes in isolated cucumber cotyledons.
Shuab, R., R. Lone, S. Khan, K.K. Koul and Z.A. Reshi,
S. Afr. J. Bot.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2019
Imbalance due to pesticide contamination in different ecosystems.
Mishra, R., R. Lone, J. Manzoor and R. Shuab,
Int. J. Theoret. Applied Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2018
Influence of mycorrhizal inoculation on carrot growth, metabolites and nutrition.
Lone, R., R. Shuab, S. Khan, J. Ahmad and K.K. Koul,
J. Plant Nutr.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2018
Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on storage metabolites, mineral nutrition, and nitrogen-assimilating enzymes in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant.
Shuab, R., R. Lone and K.K. Koul,
J. Plant Nutr.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2017
Beneficial effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on underground modified stem propagule plants.
Lone, R., R. Shuab, N.A. Malla, A.K. Gautam and K.K. Koul,
J. New Biol. Rep.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2016
AMF association and their effect on metabolite mobilization, mineral nutrition and nitrogen assimilating enzymes in saffron (Crocus sativus) plant.
Lone, R., R. Shuab and K.K. Koul,
J. Plant Nutr.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2016
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal symbiosis with saffron (Crocus sativus L.) plant.
Shuab, R., N.A. Malla, J. Ahmad, R. Lone and K.K. Koul,
J. New Biol. Rep.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2016
Mycorrhizal influence on metabolites, indigestible oligosaccharides, mineral nutrition and phytochemical constituents in onion (Allium cepa L.) plant,
Lone, R., R. Shuab, K.A. Wani, M.A. Ganaie, A.K. Tiwari and K.K. Koul,
Scientia Horticulturae,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2015
Effect of ArbuscularMycorrhizal fungi on growth and development of potato (Solanumtuberosum) plant,
Lone, R., R. Shuab, V. Sharma, V. Kumar, R. Mir and K.K. Koul,
Asian J. Crop Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2015
Ganoderma lucidum and Trametes hirsuta as potent antioxidants in free radical systems in vitro.
Sheikh, I.A., D. Vyas, R. Lone and V. Singh,
World J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2015
Role of cinnamate and cinnamate derivatives in pharmacology,
Lone, R., R. Shuab and K.K. Koul,
Global J. Pharmacol.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Techniques for the isolation and in-vitro screening of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr) from rhizosphere,
Ahmad, Z., R. Lone, R. Shuab and K.K. Koul,
Middle-East J. Sci. Res.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Interaction of novel plant-growth proting fungus (PGPF) piriformosporaindica with plants and PGPR,
Saral, A., R. Lone, D. Pathal, R. Prasad, A. Varma and K.K. Koul,
Int. J. Bioinf. Biol. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Taxonomic characteristic of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-A review,
Lone, R., S. Agarwal and K.K. Koul,
Int. J. Microbiol. Res.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Benefits of inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth and development of onion (Allium cepa) plant.
Shuab, R., R. Lone, J. Naidu, V. Sharma, S. Imtiyaz and K.K. Koul,
Am. Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Fungal contamination of carpet industry in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh (India).
Wani, K.A., K. Mamta, T.A. Khan and R. Lone,
Indoor Built Environ.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2014
Cinnamate-kinetin interaction-effects on metabolite mobilization in isolated cucumber cotyledons,
Shuab, R., R. Lone and K.K. Koul,
Am.Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2013
In vitro establishment of Arbuscularmycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in cucumber (Cucumissativus) roots,
Agarwal, S., R. Lone, F. Farooq, R. Shuab and K.K. Koul,
Adv. Biores.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2013
Calcium level in agricultural soil from gwalior city after harvesting of wheat (Triticum aestivum).
Upadhyay, K.K., R. Lone, R. Khan and K.A. Wani,
Academic J. Plant Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2013
Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with the medicinal plants from Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh-India,
Koul, K.K., S. Agarwal and R. Lone,
Am.-Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rafiq Ahmad Lone
2012
