Faculty Member Profile
Dr. Rabia Khalid
Lecturer
HEC Approved Supervisor
Ph.D. Soil Science (Soil Microbiology) (PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi - 2015)
Specialization
Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
11 years of experience
Affiliation
Department of Soil Science, Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
WoS/ ORCID / Google Scholar /Scopus / ResearchGate/Personal Web
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TBJMdUUAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Group
Soil Microbiology and Ecotoxicology
Research Interest
- Soil microbiology and microbial ecology
- Biofertilizer development
- and biotechnology
- Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
- Soil health; nutrient cycling and sustainable crop production
No. of Research Projects
On Going
0
Completed
1
Research Supervision
PhD
0
MPhil/MS/M.Sc.(Hons)
8
Technologies Developed/Patent/IP etc.
Lignite- and biochar-based carrier biofertilizers; Bioactive Char Grow
Area(s) of Consultancy Services
Soil fertility and nutrient management; soil microbiology and
microbial ecology; biofertilizer development; soil health and
sustainable crop production
Research Papers (Latest Ten)
- Nadeem, M., Shakoor, N., Adeel, M., Azeem, I., Zain, M., Li, Y., Zaheer, U., Javed, J., Khalid, R., Zhang, P., Lynch, I., & Rui, Y. (2025). Environmental and safety aspects of nanotechnology in genetically modified crops for sustainable agriculture. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(3), e70239. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70239 (2025)
- Aziz, M. A., Khan, K. S., Khalid, R., Shabaan, M., Alghamdi, A. G., Alasmary, Z., & Majrashi, M. A. (2024). Integrated application of biochar and chemical fertilizers improves wheat productivity by enhancing soil microbial activities. Plant and Soil, 502, 433-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06556-3 (2024)
- Rashid, M., Hussain, Q., Hayat, R., Ahmad, M., Azeem, M., Alvi, S., Masood, S., Khalid, R., Jehan, S., & Rehman, O. U. (2023). Deashed biochar as N-carrier extended the N-release by inhibiting N-losses in calcareous soils. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 13, 9549-9564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023- 04250-5 (2023)
- Javed, N., Ijaz, S. S., Hussain, Q., Khalid, R., Saleem, S. R., Kanwal, S., Tahir, M. N., & Shahzad, B. (2022). Potential application of soil probiotics for sustainable soil health and improved peanut yield. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 23(1), 27-30. (2022)
- Khalid, R., Zhang, X. X., Hayat, R., & Ahmed, M. (2020). Molecular characteristics of rhizobia isolated from Arachis hypogaea grown under stress environment. Sustainability, 12, 6259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156259 (2020)
- Inam-ul-Haq, M., Tahir, M. I., Hayat, R., Khalid, R., Ashfaq, M., Jamil, M., Naseem, S., & Ali, Z. (2015). Bioefficacy of rhizobacterial isolates against root-infecting fungal pathogens of chickpea. Journal of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7471.S3-011 (2015)
- Ali, A., Khalid, R., Ali, S., Akram, Z., & Hayat, R. (2015). Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria isolated from chickpea. British Microbiology Research Journal, 6(1), 32- 40. (2015)
- Amara, U., Wang, Y. X., Cui, X. L., Khalid, R., Ali, S., Shabbir, G., & Hayat, R. (2015). Screening and identification of soil bacteria for growth promotion of wheat. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 7(3), 87-99. (2015)
- Khalid, R., Zhang, Y. J., Ali, S., Sui, X. H., Zhang, X. X., Amara, U., Chen, W. X., & Hayat, R. (2015). Rhizobium pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from groundnut nodules grown in rainfed Pothwar, Pakistan. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 107(1), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0326-x (2015)
- Hayat, R., Ali, S., Amara, U., Khalid, R., & Ahmed, I. (2010). Soil beneficial bacteria and their role in plant growth promotion: a review. Annals of Microbiology, 60(4), 579-598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-010-0117-1 (2010)
Books (Latest Ten)
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