Department:  Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Range Management

Position:  Chairman

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Tree Soil Interaction, Environmental Forestry, Carbon Sequestration, Agro-Forestry

Publications:  

1. Yousaf MTB, Nawaz MF, Rehman MZ, Rasul F and Tanvir MA., 2021, Ecophysiological response of early stage Eucalyptus camaldulensis to biochar and other organic amendments under salt stress, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58, 999-1006
2. Natasha, Bibi I, Hussain K, Amen R, Hassan IM, Shahid M, Bashir S, Niazi NK, Mehmood T, Asghar HN, Nawaz MF, Hussain MM and Ali W, 2021, The potential of microbes and sulfate in reducing arsenic phytoaccumulation by maize (Zea mays L.) plants, . Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021, 42005
3. Rasheed F, Gondal A, Kudus KA, Zafar Z, Nawaz MF, Khan WR, Abdullah M, Ibrahim FH, Depardieu C, Pazi AMM, Anjum K, Afzal S, Akram S and Nazre M, 2021, Effects of soil water deficit on three tree species of the arid environment: variations in growth, physiology,and antioxidant enzyme activities, Sustainability, 13, 3336
4. Yousaf MTB, Nawaz MF, Rehman MZ, Gul S, Yasin G, Rizwan M and Ali S, 2021, Effect of three different types of biochars on ecophysiological response of important agroforestry tree species under salt stress, International Journal of Phytoremediation, https://do,
5. Sabir MA, Nawaz MF, Rasheed F, Naeem MS and Jaskani MF, 2021, Opinion of urban dwellers varies to manage the urban spaces for urban forestry: a case study of Faisalabad city, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58, 105-113
6. Afzal S, Nawaz MF, Qadir I, Gul S, Yasin G and Ahmad I, 2020, Variability in leaf mineral composition of Moringa oleifera in irrigated plains of Pakistan, South African Journal of Botany, 129, 442-447
7. Hussain MS, Nawaz MF, Tanvir MA and Hira N, 2020, Comparative Effect of Drought on Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Tamarix aphylla at Early Stages of Growth, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 36, 559-566
8. Munir MA, Anjum KM, Javid A, Khan N, Jianming C, Naseer J, Hafeez S, Anjum K, Nawaz MF and Khan AU, 2020, Effect of Carbofuran on Hematology, Serum Biochemistry, and Histopathology of Immune Organs of Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus), International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine, 18, 114-119
9. Yasin G, Nawaz MF, Yousaf MT, Gul S, Qadir I, Niazi NK and Sabir MA, 2020, Carbon stock and CO2 sequestration rate in linearly planted Vachellia nilotica farm trees, . Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 57, 807-814
10. Sabir MA, Rasheed F, Zafar Z, Khan I, Nawaz MF, Haq IU and Bilal M, 2020, A consistent CO2 assimilation rate and an enhanced root development drives the tolerance mechanism in Ziziphus jujuba under soil water deficit. , Arid Land Research and Management, 34, 392-404
11. Ejaz F, Nawaz MF, Dasti ZA, Gul S, Islam Uand Waqar M, 2020, Risk assessment of heavy metal and microbial contamination in commercially available salad vegetables of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 52, 1397-1403
12. Asif M, Nawaz MF, Siddiqui MT, and Maqsood M, 2020, Effect of induced soil compaction on the eco-morphological traits of early stage Bombax ceiba stumps, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 57, 815-822
13. Yousaf MTB, Nawaz MF, Khawaja HF, Gul S, Ali S, Ahmad I, Rasul F and Rizwan M, 2019, Ecophysiological response of early stage Albizia lebbeck to cadmium toxicity and biochar addition, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 12, 134
14. Saqib HMU, Ahmad I, Rashid MHU, Farooq TH, Asif M, Kashif M, Iqbal A, Nawaz MF, 2019, Effect of compost application on the growth of Acacia nilotica, Cercet?ri Agronomice în Moldova, 177, 66-73
15. Yasin G, Nawaz MF, Martin TA, Niazi NK, Gul S and Yousaf MTB, 2019, Evaluation of Agroforestry Carbon Storage Status and Potential in Irrigated Plains of Pakistan, Forests, 10, 640
16. Hussain M, Nawaz MF, Asif M, Ahmad I, Gul S, Rasool F and Yasin G., 2019, Soil compaction in agroforestry systems can affect the early stage growth of farm trees like Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb., FUUAST Journal of Biology; , 9, Sep-14
17. Ahmad I, Atiq M, Nawaz MF, Ahmad S, Asif M, Gul S, Tanvir MA, Abdullah M, Azhar MF and Rajput NA, 2019, Prediction of dieback disease of Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) based upon environmental factors and tree age, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17, 6483-6495
18. Rashid MHU, Asif M, Farooq TH, Gautam NP, Nawaz MF, Ahmad I, Gilani MM and Wu P, 2019, Cuttings growth response of Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) to soil compaction stress, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17, 1049-1059
19. Shahzad T, Anwar F, Hussain S, Mahmood F, Arif MS, Sahar A, Nawaz MF, Parveen N, Sanaullah M, Rehman K and Rashid MI, 2019, Carbon dynamics in surface and deep soil in response to increasing litter addition rates in an agro-ecosystem, Geoderma, 33, 01-Sep
20. Shakoor MB, Niazi NK, Bibi I, Shahid M, Saqib ZA, Nawaz MF, Shaheen SM, Wong H, Tsang DCW, Bundschuh J, OK YS and Rinklebe J, 2019, Exploring the arsenic removal potential of various biosorbents from water, vironment International, 123, 567-579
21. Yasin G, Nawaz MF, Siddiqui MT and Niazi NK., 2018, Biomass, carbon stocks and CO2 sequestration in three different aged irrigated Populus deltoides Bartr. ex marsh. bund planting agroforestry systems., Applied Ecology and Environmental Research;, 16(5), 6239-6252
22. Shakoor MB, Bibi I, Niazi MK, Shahid M, Nawaz MF, Farooqi A, Naidu R, Rahman MM, Murtaza G, Luttge A., 2018, The evaluation of arsenic contamination potential, speciation and hydrogeochemical behaviour in aquifers of Punjab, Pakistan., Chemosphere;, 199, 737-746
23. Hussain Z, Zubair M, Nouman W, Ashraf I, Maryam, Qureshi R, Nawaz MF and Ansari KA., 2018, Phytoremedial potential of Azadirachta indica a. Juss. for lead contamination under saline conditions., Pakistan Journal of weed science and Research, 24 (2), 165-175
24. Farooq TH, Gautam NP, Rashid MHU, Gilani MM, Nemin W, Nawaz MF, Islam W, Zainab M and Wu P. , 2018, Contributions of agroforestry on socioeconomic conditions of farmers in central Punjab, Pakistan – a case study, Cercet?ri Agronomice în Moldova;, 2 (174), 91-101
25. Afzal S, Nawaz MF, Siddiqui and Aslam Z., 2018, Comparative study on water use efficiency between introduced species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and indigenous species (Tamarix aphylla) on marginal sandy lands of Noorpur Thal., Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 55(1), 127-135
26. Gul S, Safullah SM and Nawaz MF, 2018, The dinoflagellate genera Oxytoxum and Pyrophacus from polluted inshore waters of Karachi, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 50(2), 835-840
27. Nawaz MF, Yousaf MTB, Yasin G, Gul S, Ahmad I, Abdullah M, Rafay M, Tanvir M, Asif M and Afzal S., 2018, Agroforestry status and its role to sequester atmospheric CO2 under semi-arid climatic conditions in Pakistan., Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 16(1), 645-661
28. Niazi NK, Bibi I, Shahid M, Ok YS, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Wang H, Murtaza B, Islam I, Nawaz MF and Lüttge A, 2018, Arsenic removal by Japanese oak wood biochar in aqueous solutions and well water: Investigating arsenic fate using integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, Science of the Total Environment, 621, 1642-1651
29. Abdullah M, Rafay M, Sial N, Rasheed F, Nawaz MF, Nnouman W, Ahmad I, Ruby T and Khalil S, 2017, Determination of forage productivity, carrying capacity and palatability of browse vegetation in arid rangelands of Cholistan desert (Pakistan), Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 15(4), 623-637
30. Farooq TH, Nawaz MF, Khan MW, Gilani MM, Buajan S, Iftikhar J, Tunon N and Wu P, 2017, Potentials of agroforestry and constraints faced by the farmers in its adoption in District Nankana Sahib, Pakistan., International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 6(8), 589-593
31. Nawaz MF, Mazhar K, Gul S, Ahmad I, Yasin G, Asif M and Tanvir M, 2017, Comparing the early stage carbon sequestration rates and effects on soil physico-chemical properties after two years of planting agroforestry trees, Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 13, 527-533
32. Akram B, Abbas F, Ibrahim M, Nawaz MF, Zahra SI, Salik MR and Hammad HM, 2017, Above ground carbon pools of citrus acreage in Pakistan, Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 27(6), 1903-1908
33. Tanvir MA, Yasin G, Zafar MM, Nawaz MF, Yousaf MTB, Zafar Z, Mushtaq MS, 2017, Early growth response of Acacia modesta seedlings as influenced by magnetic field (MF), Discovery, 53(261), 488-497
34. NAWAZ MF, Shah SAA, Gul S, Afzal S, Ahmad I and Ghaffar A., 2017, Carbon sequestration and production of Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations on marginal sandy agricultural lands, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 54(2), 335-342
35. Afzal S, Nawaz MF, Siddiqui MT and Aslam Z, 2017, Effect of land use change in the favor of Ecalyptus camaldulensis on soil properties. , Sylwan, 161 (6), 79-95
36. Rehman MZ, Rizwan M, Ali S, OK YS, Ishaque W, Saifullah, Nawaz MF, Akmal F and Waqar M., 2017, Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by using Solanum nigrum: A review, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 143, 236-248
37. Ahmad I, Hannan A, Ahmad S, Asif M, Nawaz MF, Tanvir MA and Azhar MF, 2017, Fungi Associated with Decline of Kikar (Acacia nilotica) and Red River Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) in Faisalabad, Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineering, 11(2), 171-174
38. Hussain Z, Tanvir MA, Nawaz MF, Wajid SA, 2016, Response of commercial farm tree species to cadmium stress under wastewater irrigation, Transylvanian Review, 24 (10), 2265-2279
39. Shakoor MB, Niazi NK, Zahir ZA and Nawaz MF, 2016, Arsenite and arsenate sorption efficiency of pomegranate peel in aqueous solutions, Transylvanian Review, 24 (12), 3146-3159
40. Anwar S, Nawaz MF, Gul S, Rizwan M, Ali S and Kareem A., 2016, Uptake and distribution of minerals and heavy metals in commonly grown leafy vegetable species irrigated with sewage water, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188 (541):, 10.1007/s1
41. Nawaz MF, Bourrie G, Trolard F, Ranger J, Gul S and Niazi NK, 2016, Early detection of the effects of compaction in forested soils: evidence from selective extraction techniques, Journal of Soils and Sediments, 16, 2223-2233
42. Gul S, Nawaz MF, Azeem M and Sabir M., 2016, Interactive effects of salinity and heavy metal stress on ecophysiological responses of two maize (zea mays l.) cultivars, Fuuast Journal of Biology, 6(1), 81-87
43. Ahmad I, Atiq M, Gul S, Hannan A, Siddiqui MT, Nawaz MF, Asif M and Ahmad S, 2016, Dieback disease predictive model for sexually and asexually propagated Dalbergia sissoo (shisham), Pakistan Journal of Botany, 48(4), 1645-1650
44. Nawaz MF, Gul S, Farooq TH, Siddiqui MT, Asif M, Ahmad I and Niazi NK, 2016, Assessing the actual status and farmer's attitude towards agroforestry in Chiniot, Pakistan, International Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineeri, 10(8), 408-412
45. Yasin G, Nawaz MF, Rasool F, Yousuf MTB, Nazir MQ and Javed A, 2016, Effect of Canopy cover of Capparis decidua Forsk. On soil conditions in Thal desert., Journal of Bioresource Management, 3(2), 17-26
46. Nawaz MF, Gul S, Tanvir MA, Akhtar J, Chaudary S and Ahmad I, 2016, The influence of NaCl-salinity on Pb-phytoaccumulation and growth of River Red Gum tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh), Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 40, 425-432
47. Azhar MF, Aziz A, Haider MS, Nawaz MF and Zulfiqar MA, 2015, Exploring the ethnobotany of Haloxylon recurvum (Khar) and Haloxylon salicornicum (Lana) in Cholistan desert, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 52(4), 1085-1090
48. Ahmad I, Hanan A, Gul S, Ahmed, Nawaz MF and Munir U, 2015, Frequency of mycoflora associated with shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) decline in district Faisalabad, Pakistan, Fuuast Journal of Biology, 5(2), 225-229
49. Rafay M, Abdullah M, Hussain T, Nawaz F, Ruby T and Akram M, 2015, An assessment of edaphic factors and grass diversity in Cholistan desert (Pakistan), Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 52(3), 755-765
50. Nawaz MF, Bourrie G, Gul S, Trolard F, Mouret JC and Tanvir MA, 2014, Effects of post harvest management practices on the stability of iron minerals in rice culture, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 51(4) , 861-866
51. Hafeez S, Khan AA, Gul S, Nawaz MF and Malik AA, 2014, Determining the food habits of Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) in Thal desert lands of Punjab, Pakistan, Fuuast Journal of Biology, 4(2) , 253-259
52. Tanvir MA, Gul S, Nwaz MF, Rizwan M and Haq Z, 2014, Magnetic field application as pre-sowing seed treatment enhances the seed germination potential of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo), World Applied Sciences Journal, 32 (5), 792-796
53. Nawaz MF, Bourrie G and Gul S, 2014, Factors affecting redox reactions in hydromorphic soils. a review, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 51(3), 515-521
54. Asif M, Siddiqui MT, Ahmad I, Nawaz MF and Kashif M, 2014, Economic appraisal of Changa Manga irrigated forest plantation, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 51(3), 543-546
55. Tanvir MA, Siddiqui MT, Nawaz MF, Yaqoob S, Gul S and Fatima Y, 2014, Exploring the growth behaviour and economic value of poplar trees (Populus deltoids bartr. Ex Marshall) grown under farm conditions, International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, 11(2-3), 319-325
56. Gul S and Nwaz MF. , 2014, The Dinoflagellate Genera Protoperidinium and Podolampas from Pakistan’s Shelf and Deep Sea Vicinity (North Arabian Sea), Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 14 (1) , 91-100
57. Nawaz MF, Bourrie G, Gul S, Trolard F and Tanvir MA, 2014, Exploring the dynamics of physico-chemical properties of soil waters in the rhizosphere of rice plants, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 51(2.), 351-361
58. Nawaz MF, Bourrié G and Trolard F, 2013, Soil compaction impact and modelling. A review, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 33(2), 291-309
59. Nawaz MF, Bourrié G, Trolard F, Mouret JC and Henry P, 2013, Effects of agronomic practices on the physico-chemical properties of soil waters in rice culture, Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 37(2013), 195-202
60. Nawaz MF, Bourrie G, Gul S, Trolard F, Ahmad I, Tanvir MA and Mouret JC, 2012, Impacts of rice plant roots on the variation in electro-physicochemical properties of soil waters, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 44(6), 1891-1896
61. Nawaz MF and Bourrié G, 2012, Development of sensor calibration against standards using measurement software TestPointTM-CEC and application to the verification of pH electrodes, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 34(1), Sep-15
62. Tanvir MA, Ashraf R, Haq Z, Siddiqui MT, Nawaz MF and Ahmad I, 2012, Germination percentage in Albizzia procera and Leucaena leucocephala seed exposed to magnetic field; World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 62(1), 999-1002
63. Tanvir MA, Haq Z, Hannan A, Nawaz MF, Siddiqui MT and Shah A, 2012, Exploring the growth potential of Albizia procera and Leucaena leucocephala as influenced by magnetic fields, Turkish journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 36(2012), 757-763
64. Bourrié G and Nawaz MF, 2012, Automatisation de la mesure du pH et des titrages acide – base (Automation of measurements for pH and acid-base titrations), Le Cahier des Techniques de l’INRA;, 2012 76(2), 01-Dec
65. Siddiqui MT, Nawaz MF and Ahmad I, 2010, Effect of different pruning intensities on the growth of Acacia nilotica (Kikar), Agrociencia, 44(1) , 93-97
66. Khan GS, Ahmad I and Nawaz MF, 2007, Sprouting percentage and growth behaviour of Morus alba as affected by size of cuttings and polythene tunnel, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44(2), 328-331
67. Siddiqui MT, Ahmad I, Nawaz MF and Awan AR, 2005, Farmer’s Response to Grow Acacia ampliceps and Leptochloa fusca: A Case Study in District Lodhran, Indus Journal of Plant Sciences, 4 (2), 185-190

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