Madeeha Naik

Endophytic Microbiota of Diverse Apple Cultivars Reveals Cultivar-specific Microbial Associations

Madeeha Naik, Zafir A. Naik, Shafqat Mehraj, Ishfaq Ahmad Malla, Javead Iqbal Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor A. Bhat, Sajad M. Zargar, Bhagyashree Dhekale & Khalid Z. Masoodi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Endophytic fungi are key components of plant microbiomes, contributing to host health, stress tolerance, and ecological adaptability. In apple (Malus domestica), the diversity and distribution of endophytic communities may be influenced by host genotype, yet comprehensive assessm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42237

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