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)

1. 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