Department:  Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences

Position:  Director/Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Soil salinity/sodicity, reclamation of salt-affected soils, water quality, Nitrogen use Efficiency in normal and salt-affected soils, sewage water, fractionation of metals in different parts of vegetables and environment

Publications:  

1. Akhtar, M.S., M. Nishigaki, Y. Oki, T. Adachi, Y. Nakashima, G. Murtaza, T. Aziz, M. Sabir, Saifullah, M.A. Maqsood, Z. Rehman, A. Wakeel, Y. Nakamot, 2013, Solublization and Acquisition of phosphorus from Sparingly Soluble P-Sources, and differential growth response of Brassica Cultivars exposed to P-Stress Environment. , Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. , 44, 1242-1258
2. Kahlon, U.Z., G. Murtaza, B. Murtaza and A. Hussain., 2013, Differential response of soil texture for leaching of salts receiving different pore volumes of water in saline-sodic soil column. , Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 50, 191-198
3. Murtaza, G., B. Murtaza, H.M. Usman and A. Ghafoor., 2013, Amelioration of saline-sodic soil using gypsum and low quality water in following sorghum-berseem crop rotation. , Int. J. Agric. Biol., 15, 649-657
4. Sabir, M., M.M. Hanafi, T. Aziz, H.R. Ahmad, M.Z. Rehman, Saifullah, G. Murtaza and K.R. Hakeem., 2013, Comparative effect of activated carbon, pressmud and poultry manure on immobilization and concentration of metals in maize (Zea mays) grown on contaminated soil., Int. J. Agric. Biol., 15, 559-564
5. Arshad, M., G. Murtaza, M. Shafiq, Camille Dumat, E. Islam and M.A. Ali, 2011, Wheat growth and phytoavailability of copper and zinc as affected by soil texture in saline-sodic conditions. , Pak. J. Bot., ,
6. Murtaza, G., R.J. Haynes, R. Naidu, O.N. Belyaeva, K.R. Kim, D.T. Lamb and N.S. Bolan. , 2011, Natural attenuation of Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd in three biosolids-amended soils of contrasting pH measured using rhizon pore water samplers. , Water, Air and Soil Pollution , ,
7. Ghafoor, A., G. Murtaza, M. Z. Rehman, Saifullah and M. Sabir, 2011, Reclamation and salt leaching efficiency of treatments for tile drained saline-sodic soil using marginal quality water for irrigating rice and wheat crops. , Land Degrad. Dev., ,
8. Ghafoor, A., G. Murtaza, A. A. Maann, M. Qadir and B. Ahmad, 2011, Treatments and economic aspects of growing rice and wheat crops during reclamation of tile drained saline-sodic soils using brackish waters. , Irrig. Drain., ,
9. Murtaza, G., A. Ghafoor, M. Qadir, G. Owens, M.A. Aziz, M.H. Zia and Saifullah, 2010, Disposal and use of sewage on agricultural lands in Pakistan: A review. , Pedosphere. , 20, 23–34
10. Hussain, A., G. Murtaza, A. Ghafoor, S.M. Mehdi, and M. Sabir, 2010, Assessment of phosphorus requirements of wheat on different textured alluvial soils through Freundlich type equations. , Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 41, 2413-2431.
11. Saifullah, A. Ghafoor, M. H. Zia, G. Murtaza, E. A. Waraich, S. Bibi and P. Srivastava, 2010, Comparison of organic and inorganic amendments for enhancing soil lead phytoextraction by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). , Int. J. Phytoremediation., 12, 633-649.
12. Saifullah, A. Ghafoor, G. Murtaza, E.A. Waraich and M.H. Zia., 2010, Effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid on growth and phytoremediative ability of two wheat varieties., Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 41, 1478-1492.
13. Saifullah, M.H. Zia, E. Meers, A. Ghafoor, G. Murtaza, M. Sabir, M.Z. Rehman and F.M..G. Tack, 2010, Chemically enhanced phytoextraction of Pb by wheat in texturally different soils. , Chemosphere., 79, 652-658
14. Hussain, A., G. Murtaza, A. Ghafoor, S.M.A. Basra, M. Qadir and M. Sabir, 2010, Cadmium contamination of soils and crops by long term use of raw effluent, ground and canal waters in agricultural lands. , Int. J. Agric. Biol., 12, 851-856
15. Niaz, A., A. Ghafoor and G. Murtaza, 2010, Tissue concentration and translocation responses of rice cultivars to applied Cd in hydroponic studies., ARPN J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 5, 14-19.
16. Farooq, M., S.M.A. Basra, N. Ahmad and G. Murtaza. , 2009, Enhancing the performance of transplanted coarse rice by seed priming., , 7, 55–63.
17. Murtaza, G., A. Ghafoor, G. Owens, M. Qadir and U.Z. Kahlon., 2009, Environmental and economic benefits of saline-sodic soil reclamation using low-quality water and soil amendments in conjunction with a rice-wheat cropping system., , 195:00:00, 124-136.
18. Murtaza, G., A. Ghafoor, U.Z. Kahlon, A.S. Bhatti and M. Sabir. , 2009, Evaluation of rice and wheat cultivars for tolerance to salinity and sodicity in soil. , , 40:00:00, 1268-1281.
19. Afzal, I., S. Rauf, S.M.A. Basra and G. Murtaza, , 2008, Halopriming improves vigor, metabolism of reserves and ionic contents in wheat seedlings under salt stress., Plant Soil Environ. , 54:00:00, 382–388.
20. Ghafoor, A., M. Z. Rehman, A. Ghafoor, G. Murtaza and M. Sabir, 2008, Fractionation and availability of cadmium to wheat as affected by inorganic amendments. , Int. J. Agri. Biol. , 10:00, 469-474.
21. Ghafoor, A., G. Murtaza, B. Ahmad and Th. M. Boers, , 2008, Evaluation of amelioration treatments and economic aspects of using saline-sodic water for rice and wheat production on salt-affected soils under arid land conditions., Irrig. Drainage,, 57:00:00, 1-11.
22. Murtaza, G., A. Ghafoor and M. Qadir, , 2008, Accumulation and implications of cadmium, cobalt and manganese in soils and vegetables irrigated with city effluent. , J. Sci. Food Agri. , 88:00:00, 100-107.
23. Sabir, M., A. Ghafoor, Saifullah, M.Z. Rehman and G. Murtaza. , 2008, Effect of organic amendments and incubation time on Ni and other metals from contaminated soils., Pak. J. Agri. Sci. , 45:00:00, 18-24

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