Faculty Member Profile

20 years of experience

• Studying soil microbial biomass and biochemical parameters as an indicator of changes in soil ecosystem
• Role of soil microbial biomass and its associated pool of nutrients in plant nutrition
• Improving phosphorus use efficiency in soil-plant system through stimulation of soil microbial activity
• Recycling of organic wastes and nutrients release to crop plants

Total Publications: 25

Latest Ten

• Khan, K. S. and R. G. Joergensen. 2010. Effects of Zn and P addition on the microbial biomass in a Zn deficient calcareous soil. Plant and Soil 335: 493-499. (2010)
• Khan, K. S., T. Mueller, J. Dyckmans, and R. G. Joergensen. 2010. Recovery of the soil microbial biomass after steaming as a result of sucrose addition and Sinapis alba cultivation. Biology and Fertility of Soils 46: 323-331. (2010)
• Khan, K. S., and R. G. Joergensen. 2009. Simultaneous measurement of S, macronutrients and heavy metals in the soil microbial biomass with CHCl3 fumigation and NH4NO3 extraction. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41:309-314. (2009)
• Rasul, G., A. A. Khan, K. S. Khan, and R. G. Joergensen. 2009. Immobilization and mineralization of nitrogen in a saline and alkaline soil during microbial use of sugarcane filter cake amended with glucose. Biology and Fertility of Soils 45: 289-296.. (2009)
• Khan, K. S., and R. G. Joergensen. 2009. Changes in microbial biomass and P fractions in biogenic household waste compost amended with inorganic P fertilizers. Bioresource Technology, 100: 303-309. (2009)
• Chander, K., G. Hartmann, R. G. Joergensen, K. S. Khan and N. Lamersdorf. 2008. Comparison of methods for measuring heavy metals and total phosphorus in soils contaminated by different sources. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 54: 413-422. (2008)
• Rasul, G., K. S. Khan, T. Muller, and R. G. Joergensen. 2008. Soil-microbial response to sugarcane filter cake and biogenic waste compost. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171:355-360. (2008)
• Khan, K. S., A. Gattinger, F. Buegger, M. Schloter, and R. G. Joergensen. 2008. Microbial use of organic amendments in saline soils monitored by changes in the 13C/ 12C ratio. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40: 1217-1224. (2008)
• Latif, M. I., M. I. Lone and K. S. Khan. 2008. Heavy metals contamination of different water sources, soils and vegetables in Rawalpindi area. Soil and Environment 27: 28-34 (2008)
• Khalid, R., K. S. Khan, M. Yousaf, M. Younas and Z. I. Ahmad. 2007. Sulphur status of soil and contribution of rainfall to soil sulphur in Pothwar regions. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research 20: 1-6. (2007)

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