The focus of the Tree Pathology lab in CAS-AFS is to strengthen the applied research and innovation capacities of various tree population in Pakistan by structuring and implementing social innovation to mitigate and adapt advanced tree varieties.

Selected Publications:
1. The Phytophthora RXLR Effector Avrblb2 Modulates Plant Immunity by Interfering With Ca2+ Signaling PathwayData_Sheet_1.PDFData_Sheet_2.PDFImage_1.JPEGImage_2.JPEGImage_3.JPEGImage_4.JPEG
2. Article 593905 GS (2020) The PTI to ETI Continuum in Phytophthora-Plant Interactions
3. Cross-regulation of cytoskeleton and calcium signaling at plant-pathogen interface
4. Transcriptional profiling of Impatiens walleriana genes through different stages of downy mildew infection reveals novel genes involved in disease susceptibility
5. Bulk segregant analysis of tomato to identify polymorphism associated with tomato-Phytoplasma solani interaction using RNA-sequencing data
6. Study of silver nanoparticle effects on some molecular responses and metabolic pathways of Phytophthora parasitica
7. Transcriptional profiling of Impatiens walleriana genes through different stages of downy mildew infection reveals novel genes involved in disease susceptibility