Faculty Member Profile

15 years of experience

• Use of biochar technology for improving soil health for climate-smart rainfed agriculture
• Greenhouse gases (GHGs)-CO2 CH4 & N2O- emission mitigation strategies for agro-ecosystem
• Development of carbon based fertilizers for efficient nutrient use efficiency
• Soil carbon sequestration and soil management in changing climate

Total Publications: 52

Latest Ten

• Punhoon Khan, Qaiser Hussain, Ali Chandio: Washed biochar enhances soil quality, carbon fractions and the performance of ammonium and nitrates in soil. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 01/2019; 27(12):8205-8212. (2019)
• Abdus Salam, Saqib Bashir, Imran Khan, Qaiser Hussain, Ruili Gao, Hongqing Hu: Biochar induced Pb and Cu immobilization, phytoavailability attenuation in Chinese cabbage, and improved biochemical properties in naturally co-contaminated soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments 01/2019; DOI:10.1007/s11368-019-02250-5 (2019)
• Muhammad Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Qaiser Hussain, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Waqas Mahmood, Afia Zia, Ishaq A Mian, Shah Fahad: Variations in morphological and physiological traits of wheat regulated by chromium species in long-term tannery effluent irrigated soils. Chemosphere 02/2019; (2019)
• Muhammad Irfan, Qaiser Hussain, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Muhammad Akmal, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Rifat Hayat, Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Rashid: Response of soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity to biochar amendment in the organic carbon deficient arid soil: a 2-year field study. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 02/2019; 12(3)., DOI:10.1007/s12517-019-4239-x (2019)
• Liqiang Cui, Chuntao Yin, Tianming Chen, Guixiang Quan, James A. Ippolito, Benzhi Liu, Jinlong Yan, Qaiser Hussain: Biochar immobilizes and degrades 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in soils: Biochar reduces transport and degrades 2,4,6-TCP. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 02/2019;, DOI:10.1002/etc.4401 (2019)
• Xiangyun Song, Yan Li, Xin Yue, Qaiser Hussain, Jinjing Zhang, Qinghua Liu, Shengai Jin, Dejie Cui: Effect of cotton straw-derived materials on native soil organic carbon. Science of The Total Environment 05/2019; 663., DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.311 (2019)
• Saqib Bashir, Qaiser Hussain, Muhammad Shaaban, Hongqing Hu: Efficiency and surface characterization of different plant derived biochar for cadmium (Cd) mobility, bioaccessibility and bioavailability to Chinese cabbage in highly contaminated soil. Chemosphere 08/2018; 211:632-639., DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.168 (2018)
• Saima Batool, Muhammad Idrees, Mohammad I. Al-Wabel, Mahtab Ahmad, Kiran Hina, Hidayat Ullah, Liqiang Cui, Qaiser Hussain: Sorption of Cr(III) from aqueous media via naturally functionalized microporous biochar: Mechanistic study. Microchemical Journal 09/2018; 144., DOI:10.1016/j.microc.2018.09.012 (2018)
• Muhammad Azeem, Mukhtar Ahmed, Muhammad Ibrahim Tahir, Qaiser Hussain: Biochar improves soil quality and N2-fixation and reduces net ecosystemCO2exchange in a dryland legume-cereal cropping system. Soil and Tillage Research 10/2018; 186:172-182., DOI:10.1016/j.still.2018.10.007 (2018)
• Anum Sehar, Rukhsanda Aziz, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Adiba khan Sehrish, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Jalal ud Din, Qaiser Hussain, Mohammad I Al-Wabel, Shafaqat Ali: Synthesis of Biochar from Sugarcane Filter-cake and its Impacts on Physiological Performance of Lettuce (Lettuce sativa) Grown on Cadmium Contaminated Soil. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 10/2018; 11(20)., DOI:10.1007/s12517-018-4006-4 (2018)

• HEC (Pakistan) overseas scholarship holder for Ph.D. study in China (2020)
• Excellent Research Award by Institute of Resources, Ecosystem, and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University. (2020)
• Jiangsu Province Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award (2020)
• Research productivity award for 2015-16 by Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan (2016)
• University merit scholarship holder (Master degree) (2015)
• Research Productivity Award for 2013-2014 by Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan (2014)