Education
PhD in Agronomy from University of Agriculture Peshawar (2004) & Post Doctorate in Sustainable Soil Management from Dryland Agriculture Institute, West Texas A&M University, Texas, USA (2010).
Area of Specialization
Agronomy, Dryland Agriculture, Irrigation Agronomy, Crop Nutrition, Fertilizer & Water Use Efficiency, Water Productivity, Growth & Economic Analysis, Plants Competition, Crops Management under Stressful Environments, Soil Threats, Sustainable Crop-Soil & Water Management, Organic Farming, Evaluation of Organic Carbon Sources, Biofertilizers and Integrated Nutrients Management etc.
Professional Responsibilities
1-Teaching, 2-Research, 3-Additional Director Advanced Studies & Research, 4-Farmers Training, 5-Staff Proctor, 6-Editorail Board Member of 15 Journals, 7-Membership of many International Societies & organizations, 8-Other Outreach Activities
Research Projects
- Pak-China collaborative project on "Enhancing Wheat Productivity Under rainfed Conditions" for a period of one year (2004-2006) as Co-PI.
- AUP project on "Improving yield and Quality of Maize through Nitrogen Management" for a period of two years (2008 to 2011) as PI.
- Transfer of Modern Production Technology of Field Crops Cultivation to Farmers through Field Days and Trainings for period of two years (January 2017 to December, 2018).
Awards
- Recipient of Bronze Medal in M.Sc (Hons)-1999.
- First position in M.Sc (Hons) Agronomy-1999.
- First Position in the Faculty of Crop Production Sciences (FCPS)-1999
- Post Doctoral Merit Fellowship, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad-2010.
- Research Productivity Award from PCST, Islamabad-2011-12.
- Research Productivity Award from PCST, Islamabad-2012-13.
- Best Research Proposal Award & First Prize by DICE at the University of Gujarat, Punjab-2013.
- Research Productivity Award from PCST, Islamabad-2015-16.
- Book on: Soil & Pulses Symbiosis for Life (FAO)-2016.
- Member of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil (ITPS) / Global Soil Partnership (GSP), FAO, Rome, Italy (2015-2018).
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Water Footprinting of Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance Partnership (LEAP), FAO, Rome, Italy (2016-2019).
- Declared Member in Good Standing according to the By-Laws and Constitution of the American Society for Microbiology in 2018-19.
- Fellow & life member of the International Society of Development and Sustainability (ISDS)-Japan
- Global Outreach Contributing Member in the Rolls of the American Society for Microbiology (USA)
- Country Representative in Association for Environment Management and Sustainability (Sri Lanka)
- Editor in high impact factor journals: Scientific Reports, PeerJ & MDPI Agriculture
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Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25130, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan