Publications

Moringa-chitosan nanoparticles: preparation method and application

Wang Y, You Y, Zhang Z, Guo J, Gao J, Chai R, Qiu H, Hafeez R, Li B

CN117024785A · Registered in China · 2023

Mangrove-derived Bacillus velezensis J69 lipopeptides control strawberry anthracnose and maintain postharvest quality

Hao L, Li Y, Hafeez R, Xie N, Li S, Li S, Ye X, Aboagye ET

Postharvest Biology and Technology 242, 114583 · Elsevier · 14 July 2026

Gut microbiota communities and their multifaceted roles in immune defense and social behavior of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Ibrahim E, Nasser R, Zhang J, Ayoade SO, Chen L, Yu H, Sang L, Hafeez R, Luo J, Lu J, Li B

Microbiological Research 306, 128438 · Elsevier · May 2026

Enhancing safety and flavor of traditional Yucha: autochthonous starters from Hainan fermented foods reduce biogenic amines and promote taste-active metabolites

Luo Z, Yuan Y, Hafeez R, Wang S, Pei Z, Hao L

Joint first author · Food Chemistry 510, 148614 · Elsevier · 1 May 2026

The potential of novel biogenic chitosan nanoparticles in strawberry anthracnose suppression and postharvest quality conservation

Hafeez R, Ye X, Raza M, Peng L, Hao L

First author · Postharvest Biology and Technology 239, 114362 · Elsevier · 13 April 2026

Advanced bifunctional nanotherapeutics display multi-tiered defense against Magnaporthe oryzae through targeted fungal inhibition and rice immunity enhancement

Islam MS, Noman M, Zhang Z, Ahmed T, Cai Y, Wang J, Ali MA, Hafeez R, Qiu H, Hao Z, Chai R, Ijaz M, Wang Y, Li B, Wang J

Materials Today Bio 35, 102275 · Elsevier · December 2025

Biogenic synthesis of selenium nanoparticles by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens: a promising method for mitigating mycotoxin contamination and fighting Fusarium graminearum

Ibrahim E, Fang Y, Nasser R, Wang D, Kafsheer DAEK, Ayoade SO, Hafeez R, Al-Megrin WAI, Li B, Lin H

Journal of Hazardous Materials 499, 140267 · Elsevier · 5 November 2025

Effective mitigation of sclerotium rot in lettuce cultivation by two soil fungi Aspergillus terreus and Albifimbria verrucaria

Li B, Xu L, Ijaz M, Hafeez R, Ayoade SO, Shen Y, Yang F, Wang X, Liu Q, Li X, Gu C, Zhang J, Li B

Pest Management Science · Wiley for the Society of Chemical Industry · 21 May 2025

Investigation of the mechanisms involved in the biocontrol activities of natural products from a marine soil bacterium against rice blast

Fei L, Hafeez R, Zhang J, Fu S, Xu Y, Hao L

Pest Management Science 81, 3122–3135 · Wiley for the Society of Chemical Industry · 3 February 2025

Immunomodulating melatonin-decorated silica nanoparticles suppress bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) through fine-tuning of oxidative signaling and rhizosphere bacterial community

Ijaz M, Lv L, Ahmed T, Noman M, Manan A, Ijaz R, Hafeez R, Shahid MS, Wang D, Ondrasek G, Li B

Journal of Nanobiotechnology 22, 617 · Springer Nature · 12 October 2024

Regulatory mechanism of C4-dicarboxylates in cyclo (Phe-Pro) production

Xu X, Liu L, Xu L, Zhang Y, Hafeez R, Ijaz M, Ali HM, Shahid MS, Ahmed T, Ondrasek G, Li B

Microbial Cell Factories 23, 255 · Springer Nature · 28 September 2024

The complex interplay between autism spectrum disorder and gut microbiota in children: a comprehensive review

Yu R, Hafeez R, Ibrahim M, Alonazi WB, Li B

Behavioural Brain Research 473, 115177 · Elsevier · 13 September 2024

Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal that lignin biosynthesis contributes to bayberry (Myrica rubra) defence responses against twig blight

Guo J, Li G, Ijaz M, Hafeez R, Ibrahim E, Ahmed T, Qi X, Zhang S, Ali HM, Li B, Ren H

Plant Stress 13, 100514 · Elsevier · September 2024

Utilizing zinc oxide nanoparticles as an environmentally safe biosystem to mitigate mycotoxicity and suppress Fusarium graminearum colonization in wheat

Ibrahim E, Xu L, Nasser R, Adel A-SM, Hafeez R, Ogunyemi SO, Abdallah Y, Zhang Z, Shou L, Wang D, Li B

Sustainable Materials and Technologies 41, e01028 · Elsevier · 1 September 2024

The response of root-zone soil bacterial community, metabolites, and soil properties of Sanyeqing medicinal plant varieties to anthracnose disease in reclaimed land, China

Li X, Lu Q, Hafeez R, Ogunyemi SO, Ibrahim E, Ren X, Tian Z, Ruan S, Mohany M, Al-Rejaie SS, Li B, Yan J

Heliyon 10, e36602 · Cell Press · 30 August 2024

Bio-formulated chitosan nanoparticles enhance disease resistance against rice blast by physiomorphic, transcriptional, and microbiome modulation of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Hafeez R, Guo J, Ahmed T, Jiang H, Raza M, Shahid M, Ibrahim E, Wang Y, Wang J, Yan C, An Q, White JC, Li B

First author · Carbohydrate Polymers 334, 122023 · Elsevier · 15 June 2024

Integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveals the toxicity and mechanistic insights of bioformulated chitosan nanoparticles against Magnaporthe oryzae

Hafeez R, Guo J, Ahmed T, Ibrahim E, Ali MA, Rizwan M, Ijaz M, An Q, Wang Y, Wang J, Li B

First author · Chemosphere 356, 141904 · Elsevier · May 2024

Ancient bayberry increased stress resistance by enriching tissue-specific microbiome and metabolites

Li G, Wang Z, Ren H, Qi X, Han H, Ding X, Sun L, Hafeez R, Wang Q, Li B

Physiologia Plantarum · Wiley · 8 April 2024

Biocontrol efficacy of endophyte Pseudomonas poae to alleviate Fusarium seedling blight by refining the morpho-physiological attributes of wheat

Ibrahim E, Nasser R, Hafeez R, Ogunyemi SO, Abdallah Y, Khattak AA, Shou L, Zhang Y, Ahmed T, Hatamleh AA, Al-Dosary MA, Ali HM, Luo J, Li B

Plants 12, 2277 · MDPI · 12 June 2023

Functional analysis and genome mining reveal high potential of biocontrol and plant growth promotion in nodule-inhabiting bacteria within Paenibacillus polymyxa complex

Ali MA, Lou Y, Hafeez R, Li X, Hossain A, Xie T, Lin L, Li B, Yin Y, Yan J, An Q

Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 618601 · Frontiers Media · 18 January 2021

Advancements in plant and microbe-based synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity against plant pathogens

Ali MA, Ahmed T, Wu W, Hossain A, Hafeez R, Masum MMI, Wang Y, An Q, Sun G, Li B

Nanomaterials 10, 1146 · MDPI · 11 June 2020

First report of Alternaria mali causing core rot of apple in Pakistan

Hanif S, Anjum T, Hafeez R, Akram W, Ali A, Hassan F

Plant Disease 100(8) · American Phytopathological Society · 17 May 2016

First report of Geotrichum candidum from Pakistan causing postharvest sour rot in loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

Hafeez R, Akhtar N, Shoaib A, Bashir U, Haider MS, Awan ZA

First author · Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 25(6), 1737–1740 · Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum · June 2015

First report of Alternaria longipes causing leaf spot of potato cultivar Sante in Pakistan

Shoaib A, Akhtar N, Akhtar S, Hafeez R

Plant Disease 98(12) · American Phytopathological Society · 11 November 2014