Department: Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology

Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology

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)

  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