Chief Editor
Prof. Dr. Moinuddin Ahmed

Editor
Prof. Dr. Talat Mahmood (Head of Department of Chemistry) FUUAST, Karachi

Associate Editors
Dr. Iffat Mahmood (Chemistry) FUUAST, Karachi
Dr. M. Abid (Botany) FUUAST, Karachi
Mr. Sikander Sherwani (Microbiology) FUUAST, Karachi

Joint Secretary
Dr. Kanwal Nazim
(Zoology) Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan.
Dr. M. Faheem Siddiqui
(Botany) Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan.

Treasurer
Dr. M. Uzair Khan
(Zoology) Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre,
University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan.

Editorial Board

Dr. Connie Woodhouse
(Dendrohydrology)
University of Arizona, U.S.A
Dr. Ingo Heinrich
(Climate Dynamics and Landscape
Evolution) Centre for Geo Science, Germany
Dr. Yu Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Jonathan Palmer
(Dendroclimatology)
Gondwana Tree Ring Laboratory, New Zealand
Dr. Eryuan Liang
China Academy of Science, Beijing, China
Dr. O. Yavuz Ataman
(Spectroscophy & Analytical Chemistry)
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Shazia T. Hakeem
(Virology & Tissue Culture)
Ottawa University, Canada
Dr. Maria Mohd. Zadeh
(Ecology)
Islamic Azad University, Iran
Dr. Vahid Safdari
(Wood Sciences)
Azad University, Karaj Branch, Iran

Dr. M. Javed Zaki
(Plant Pathology)
Karachi University, Karachi-Pakistan
Dr. Zafar Alam Mahmood
(Pharmacy)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Zaheeruddin Khan
(Ethnobotany)
GC University, Lahore-Pakistan
Dr. Sarwar Alam
(Plant Pathology)
NIAB, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Dr. Javed Mustaquim
(Marine Biology)
Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology,
Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Yasmeen Faiz Kazi
(Microbiology)
Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan
Dr. D. Khan
(Plant Ecology)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Junaid Alam
(Biochemistry)
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi
Dr. Zahida T. Maqsood
(Inorganic, Environmental Chemistry)
University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan
Dr. Syed Viqar Ali
Mangrove and Fisheries (Ecosystem) Sindh Coastal Development Authority, Govt. of Sindh, Karachi

Dr. Qi-Bin Zhang
(Dendroclimatology, Dendroecology) Chinese Academy of Sci., China
Dr. Igor G. Levichev
(Taxonomy)
Russian Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dr. Ather Tariq
(Botany)
California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, U.S.A
Dr. Anil Kumar Anal
(Food Engineering and
Bioprocess Tech.) Asian Institute of Tech., Thailand
Dr. Birgees Mirza Baig
(Agri-Science)
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Rubina Hakeem
(Food and Nutrition)
Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kandasamy Kathiresan
(Marine Ecology)
Faculty of Marine Sciences,Annamalai University, India
Dr. Anees ur Rehman
(Weed Sciences)
Plant Protection, AgResearch, New Zealand
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor
(Taxonomy)
The University of Newcastle, NSW, Sydney, Australia Kambiz Pourtahmasi (Plant Physiology)Iran

Dr. Syed Shahid Shaukat
(Plant Ecology, Biostatistics)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. M. Afzal Rizvi
(Eastern Medicine)
Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Syed Arif Kamal
(Mathematical Biology)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Agha Asad Noor
(Microbiology)
Sindh University Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Pakistan
Dr. M. Zafar Iqbal
(Plant Ecology)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Maqsood Ahmed
(Environmental Management)
Balochistan University of Information Technology,
Quetta, Pakistan
Dr. Saeed Ahmed Malik
(Biology)
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Dr. Mansoor Ahmed
(Pharmacognosy)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Hajra Tahir
(Physical, Analytical & Env. Chemistry)
University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan
Dr. Muddasir Asrar
(Biochemistry & Phycology) PCST, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Atta M. Sarangzai
(Plant Ecology)
Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan
Dr. Shahana Urooj Kazmi
(Immunology)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan