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.
Dr. Atya Hassan
(Chemistry) FUUAST, Karachi
Dr. Urooj Haroon
(Chemistry) FUUAST, Karachi
Dr. Uroos Alam
(Chemistry) FUUAST, Karachi
Dr. Saima khaliq
(Biochemistry) 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.
Mr. Sikander Sherwani (Microbiology) FUUAST, Karachi

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. Jahan Zeb (Environmental Analytical Chemistry)
King Saud University Saudia Arabia

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. Junaid Alam (Biochemistry)
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi

Dr. Zahida T. Maqsood
(Inorganic, Environmental Chemistry)
University of Karachi, Karachi-Pakistan

Dr. Syed Shahid Shaukat (Plant Ecology,Biostatistics) University of Karachi, Karachi,Pakistan

Dr. Nasir Ali (Human Genetics)
Abbotabad university of science & Technology

Dr. Roohi Bano Abid (Botany)
University of Karachi, Karachi,Pakistan

Dr. Sana Shamim
Dow University of Health Sciences

Prof. Dr. Safila Naveed
Jinnah University for women

Dr. Safia Khanum (Marine Biology)
Centre for Excellence in Molecular Biology

Dr. Asia Naz Awan (Pharmaceutical)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Dr Muhammad Hashim Zuberi
Sindh Madressatul Islam University, 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

Dr. Majid Montazer (Textile)
Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

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)
Baloshistan University, Pakistan

Dr. Atta M. Sarangzai (Plant Ecology)
Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan

Dr. Shahana Urooj Kazmi (Immunology)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Rozina Khattak (Physical Chemistry)
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
Peshawar, Pakistan

Dr. Hubdar Ali
Energy and Environment Engineering Department DUET Karachi.

Dr. Shabana Naz Shah
Martin Dow Limited

Dr. Saeeda Nadir Ali
NED University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi

Prof. Dr. Hajira Tahir (Nano Chemistry)
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan