Khalid Zaffar Masoodi

Comparative Analysis of Some Morpho-cultural Characters of Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Pathogen) under Kashmir Conditions

Mahreena Farooq Rather, Najmu Sakib, Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Zaffar Masoodi, Aflaq Hamid, Fouzia Shafi, Munib-ur-Rehman, Sumiah Wani, Zarka Nabi, Atufa Ashraf, Angelina Rashid, Arifa Gulzar, Shahjahan Rashid & Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) represents one of the most widely cultivated and economically important temperate fruit crops in the world. However, its cultivation faces significant challenges due to various fungal pathogens, particularly apple scab inflicted by Venturia inaequ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101558

Induced Mutagenesis in Tomato: Comparative Morphological and Yield Evaluation of EMS-Derived Mutants for Genetic Variability and Superior Genotypes

Shafqat Mehraj, Zafir Ahmad Naik, Saba Mir, Madeeha Naik, Maqsooda Perveen, Shivani, Tasmeen J. Parihar, Khursheed Hussain, Aijaz Malik, F. A. Lone, M. Ashraf Bhat, Masood Saleem Mir, Sumati Narayan, Zahoor A. Dar, J. A. Mugloo & Khalid Zaffar Masoodi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Crop improvement requires genetic variability, and induced mutagenesis provides an efficient approach for producing new variation. In this study, the genetic diversity of 24 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes comprising 21 induced mutants, one parent genotype, and two sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23683