Muhammad Atiq Ashraf

Unlocking plant abiotic stress resilience through biostimulants and omics‐driven innovations This review discusses how biostimulants protect plants from climate stress by activating natural defenses. To design targeted biostimulants, microbes, key protective genes, and metabolites are identi...

@abioticstress.bsky.social Delighted to share that our review article has been published in JIPB. A meaningful contribution synthesizing current advances and future directions in abiotic stress resilience.

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Wrapping up 2025 with a series of publications as first author and co-author in SCI-indexed and well-reputed journals.
A year of learning, collaboration, and meaningful contributions to plant and agricultural sciences. Onward to new challenges in 2026.

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Molecular mechanisms and adaptive strategies for hypoxia tolerance in horticultural crops: beyond model systems - Horticulture Advances Waterlogging-induced hypoxia threatens horticultural crop production by disrupting metabolic processes, nutrient uptake, and plant health. Despite significant progress in model plants, such as Arabido...

Happy to share the new insights of our group.
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Great congratulations

Pleased to share this at Huazhong Agricultural University🌹

Phytohormone Networks Orchestrating Lateral Organ Adaptations to Hypoxia and Reoxygenation in Fruit Crops This review synthesises current knowledge of how hormonal crosstalk drives lateral organs growth in different fruit crops under hypoxia and reoxygenation, revealing mechanisms that sustain oxygen upt...

Excited to share that a review close to my Heart is now out in Plant, Cell & Environment.
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This review synthesises current knowledge of how hormonal crosstalk drives lateral organs growth in different fruit crops under hypoxia and reoxygenation revealing mechanisms.
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Another nice talk just begins by Prof. Meixue Zhou from University of Tasmania at Huazhong Agricultural University, China
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Attending an inspiring in-person talk by Prof. Sergey Shabala on Improving salinity tolerance in rice: lessons from Oryza coarctata here at Huazhong Agricultural University, China.
Just about to begin
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Decoding submergence tolerance in Prunus persica: Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic acclimations of antioxidant system, cell wall dynamics, and hormonal signaling - Horticulture Advances Low oxygen stress (hypoxia) induced by submergence significantly impairs respiration in fruit trees, leading to reduced yield and, in extreme cases, tree mortality. While extensive research has focused on the root responses of peach trees to waterlogging, the mechanisms underlying leaf responses to complete submergence remain poorly understood. In this study, both transcriptomic and metabolic approaches were employed to explore the differential submergence tolerance between two peach cultivars: 'Dongxi Xiaoxian' (DX), which exhibits tolerance, and 'Hujing Milu' (HM), which is sensitive. Compared to HM, DX leaves experienced less decline in leaf verdancy, chlorophyll, and carotenoid content under submergence. DX leaves also showed enhanced antioxidant activities of ROS scavengers and reduced levels of H2O2 and MDA, correlating with improved tolerance. Transcriptomic analysis revealed significant alterations in the expression of genes involved in photosynthesis, glycan biosynthesis, and α-linolenic acid metabolism between the two cultivars. Key metabolites, including sugars (sorbitol and sucrose), amino acids (phenylalanine and L-norvaline), cell wall polysaccharides (lignin and pectin), and plant hormones (jasmonic acid and salicylic acid), were identified as critical for DX's superior submergence tolerance. These findings elucidate the mechanisms of peach leaf tolerance to submergence, providing insights into potential strategies for genetic improvement aimed at enhancing hypoxia resistance in fruit trees.

Our group work on peach responses to submergence stress is published in 2025 and excited to share this contribution with the low oxygen community.
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Inspiring moments with some of the brightest minds at ISPLoRE 2025 #ISPLORE2025JP
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Had a great time attending ISPLORE Conference 2025 in Nagoya—connecting with scientists and sharing knowledge #ISPLORE2025JP. Thanks to the organizers @isplore.bsky.social