Agriculture, Environment, and Food Security
Group Leader
Dr. Muhammad Ansar Farooq
Introduction
The group started working in 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Ansar Farooq. Starting with agriculture & food security related topics, the group currently works in the following research domains.
Research Areas
- Soil-Plant-Environment Interaction
- Soil Pollution (Microplastic, Heavy Metals, Salinity etc.)
- Fertilizers and Environment
- Food Security
PhD Student
- Memoona (Course Work in progress) Terrestrial Nutrient Cycle and Carbon Sequestration.
MS Students -In Progress
- Jamal uddin Kabir – Effect of Biochar & Vermicompost on Chromium Toxicity in Tomato
- Ayesha Batool – Understanding the Significance of Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) to Reduce Arsenic (As) Toxicity and Improve Fragrance Related Characteristics of Rice
- Aamna Naeem – Interaction between Plants and Nano-plastics: Phytotoxicity and Defense mechanisms
- Khawaja Muhammad Hassan Aziz – Carbon Enrichment in Trees in Response to Elevated CO2, Nitrogen, Temperature, Drought, and Ozone: A Meta-Analysis
UG Projects -In Progress
- Preparation Of Bio-Degradable Plastics From Crop Residues And Mycelium Fungi To Provide A Sustainable Alternative To Conventional Plastics (2019 Batch), Hamza Arshad, Jawaria, Muhammad Ammar
Research Project Details (Completed)
- Project Title: Evaluating the beneficial role of silicon nanoparticles in ameliorating salinity stress of various rice genotypes
Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Amounting 0.45 million PKR
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Ansar Farooq