Jiangsu University | China
Muhammad Anas is a researcher at Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, specializing in plant physiology, ecology, plant nutrition, and molecular biology. His work focuses on nitrogen use efficiency, invasive species biology, biochar characteristics, microplastic–plant interactions, and stress physiology across important crops and ecological systems. He has contributed extensively to understanding agronomic, eco-physiological, and molecular mechanisms regulating nitrogen dynamics in agriculture, with influential studies on sugarcane physiology, biochar’s inorganic nitrogen holding capacity, and plant antioxidative responses under water limitation and biotic stress. His research also explores the physiological and microbial responses of crop and invasive species to microplastics, fungal pathogens, and natural herbicides. With 20 publications, over 300 citations, and an h-index of 10, he has collaborated widely across projects involving crop improvement, intercropping systems, rhizosphere microbiology, actinobacteria genomics, and plant–environment interactions. His recent work includes evaluating Solidago canadensis responses to herbicides, investigating plant–microplastic synergies, and assessing invasive species competitiveness under varied nitrogen conditions. His contributions continue to enhance understanding of plant ecological physiology and sustainable crop management.
Featured Publications
Anas, M., Liao, F., Verma, K. K., Sarwar, M. A., Mahmood, A., Chen, Z. L., Li, Q., … (2020). Fate of nitrogen in agriculture and environment: agronomic, eco-physiological and molecular approaches to improve nitrogen use efficiency. Biological Research, 53(1), 1–20.
Verma, K. K., Anas, M., Chen, Z., Rajput, V. D., Malviya, M. K., Verma, C. L., Singh, R. K., … (2020). Silicon supply improves leaf gas exchange, antioxidant defense system and growth in Saccharum officinarum responsive to water limitation. Plants, 9(8), 1032.
Liao, F., Yang, L., Li, Q., Li, Y. R., Yang, L. T., Anas, M., & Huang, D. L. (2018). Characteristics and inorganic N holding ability of biochar derived from the pyrolysis of agricultural and forestal residues in southern China. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 134, 544–551.
Anas, M., Verma, K. K., Riaz, M., Qiang, L., Liao, F., Liu, Y., & Li, Y. R. (2021). Physio-morphological and biochemical mechanism of nitrogen use efficiency in sugarcane genotypes under different growth stages and nitrogen. Journal of Plant Interactions, 16(1), 332–343.
Wang, Z., Solanki, M. K., Yu, Z. X., Anas, M., Dong, D. F., Xing, Y. X., Malviya, M. K., … (2021). Genome characteristics reveal the biocontrol potential of actinobacteria isolated from sugarcane rhizosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 797889.