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

Position:  Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Soil salinity/sodicity, reclamation of salt-affected soils, water quality, Contamination, reclamation and management of metal contaminated soils.

Publications:  

1. 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
2. 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 Nutr, ,
3. Ghafoor, A., G. Murtaza1, M.Z. Rehman, Saifullah and M. Sabir, 2010, Salt leaching efficiency of treatments during reclamation of tile drained saline-sodic soil with brackish water used for irrigating rice and wheat crops. , Land Degradation & Development, ,
4. Aziz, T., M.A. Maqsood,, M. Sabir and S. Kanwal, 2010, Categorization of brassica cultivars for phosphorus acquisition from phosphate rock on basis of growth and ionic parameters. , J. Plant Nutr. (Accepted) , ,
5. Hussain, A., G. Murtaza, A. Ghafoor, S.M.A. Basra, M. Qadir and M. Sabir. , 2010, Cadmium contamination in soils and crops under long term irrigation with city effluents, tubewell and canal waters in peri-urban areas of Faisalabad, Pakistan. , Int. J. Agri. Biol. , 12, 851–856
6. Sabir, M., A. Ghafoor, Saifullah, M.Z. Rehman, H.R. Ahmad1 and T. Aziz., 2010, Growth and metal ionic composition of Zea may L. as affected by nickel supplementation in the nutrient solution. I, nt. J. Agri. Biol. (accepted), ,
7. Aziz, M.A., A. Ghafoor, H. R. Ahmad, M.Z. Rehman, M. Sabir and Saifullah, 2009, Wheat Assimilation of Nickel and Zinc added in Irrigation Water as affected by Organic Matter. , Journal of Plant Nutrition. , 34,
8. 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. Commun., , 40:00:00, 1268-1281.
9. 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
10. 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
11. Rehman, M.Z., A. Ghafoor, M. Sabir, Saifullah, A. Naeem and H.R. Ahmad, , 2008, . Extractants for the assessment of phyto-available cadmium to rice grown in cadmium contaminated soils, Pak. J. Agri. Sci, 45:00:00, 1-7.
12. Saifullah, A. Ghfoor, M. Sabir, M. Z. Rehman and M. Yaseen, 2008, Removal of lead from contaminated soils by organic acids. , Int. J. Agri. Biol. , 10:00, 173-178

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