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Muhammad Riaz
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
1,545 Points

Contributions by role

Reviewer 45
Editor 1,500

Contributions by subject area

Agricultural Science
Ecology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Forestry
Plant Science
Environmental Contamination and Remediation
Natural Resource Management
Ecosystem Science
Environmental Impacts
Microbiology
Molecular Biology

Muhammad Riaz

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Dr. Riaz works as Professor of Environmental Science at Government College University Faisalabad after earning his PhD in Environmental Science from University of York, UK in 2011. He received postdoctoral trainings at University of Adelaide Australia, WSL/ETH/UZH Switzerland and Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands. His research interests include soil biogeochemistry, CNP cycling in natural, semi-natural and managed ecosystems, biochar for soil quality and C sequestration in agroecosystems, soil organic matter dynamics in arid and semiarid agriculture, soil quality and health indicators, organic waste cycling and recycling, nutrient and water use efficiencies in agriculture, and effects of pollutants including toxic metals on soil biological functions. He has over 70 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters. He has been serving as reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals and an affiliated member of professional societies including British Society of Soil Science, Institute of Professional Soil Scientists, ASA/CSSA/SSSA, American Society of Microbiology and Soil Science Society of Pakistan.

Agricultural Science Biogeochemistry Biosphere Interactions Ecology Ecosystem Science Environmental Contamination & Remediation Forestry Natural Resource Management Soil Science

Past or current institution affiliations

Government College University, Faisalabad

Work details

Professor of Environmental Science

Government College University, Faisalabad
February 2011
Environmental Sciences
Teaching graduate and postgraduate students. Supervising graduate and postgraduate students for their research thesis. Writing research proposals for grants from national and international agencies for funding research on the effects of climate change on cropping systems, nutrient management, socio-economic development and food security. Conducting research experiments, collecting and analysing data. Writing research papers and project reports. 40% Teaching; 40% Research and 20% Outreach activities for interactions and knowledge dissemination to farmers.

PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 13

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March 29, 2023
Seasonal and longitudinal water quality dynamics in three effluent-dependent rivers in Arizona
Hamdhani Hamdhani, Drew E. Eppehimer, David M. Quanrud, Michael T. Bogan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15069 PubMed 37013146
August 17, 2022
Aluminum phosphate sludge as a phosphorus source for maize production under low soil phosphorus availability
Ayaobu Tolofari, Theresa Adesanya, Francis Zvomuya, Qiuyan Yuan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13885 PubMed 35996671
June 30, 2022
Soil organic carbon and nitrogen storage under a wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)—maize (Zea mays L.) cropping system in northern China was modified by nitrogen application rates
Lifang Wang, Shijie Liu, Geng Ma, Chenyang Wang, Jutao Sun
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13568 PubMed 35791367
April 21, 2022
Foliar nutrient concentrations of six northern hardwood species responded to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization but did not predict tree growth
Daniel S. Hong, Kara E. Gonzales, Timothy J. Fahey, Ruth D. Yanai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13193 PubMed 35474687
January 25, 2022
Isolation, identification and characterization of nitrogen fixing endophytic bacteria and their effects on cassava production
Xiao Zhang, Juanjuan Tong, Mengmeng Dong, Kashif Akhtar, Bing He
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12677 PubMed 35127278
January 19, 2022
Optimized nitrogen rate, plant density, and irrigation level reduced ammonia emission and nitrate leaching on maize farmland in the oasis area of China
Aziiba Emmanuel Asibi, Wen Yin, Falong Hu, Zhilong Fan, Zhiwen Gou, Hongwei Yang, Yao Guo, Qiang Chai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12762 PubMed 35111400
August 19, 2021
Nitrous oxide, methane emissions and grain yield in rainfed wheat grown under nitrogen enriched biochar and straw in a semiarid environment
Stephen Yeboah, Wu Jun, Cai Liqun, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Erasmus Narteh Tetteh, Zhang Renzhi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11937 PubMed 34466287
July 14, 2021
Conversion of alpine pastureland to artificial grassland altered CO2 and N2O emissions by decreasing C and N in different soil aggregates
Mei Zhang, Dianpeng Li, Xuyang Wang, Maidinuer Abulaiz, Pujia Yu, Jun Li, Xinping Zhu, Hongtao Jia
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11807 PubMed 35070515
May 24, 2021
Comparing the phosphorus use efficiency of pre-treated (organically) rock phosphate with soluble P fertilizers in maize under calcareous soils
Maria Mussarat, Hazrat Ali, Dost Muhammad, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Shadman Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Shah Fahad, Fazli Wahid, Khadim Dawar, Shamsher Ali, Afia Zia, Manzoor Ahmad, Sowm Khan, Wajid Ali Shah, Muhammad Romman, Rainaz Parvez, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Abid Khan, Depeng Wang, Xue Jiang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11452 PubMed 34113489
April 9, 2021
Comparison of early season crop types for wheat production and nitrogen use efficiency in the Jianghan Plain in China
Rui Yang, Ke Liu, Shiying Geng, Chengxiang Zhang, Lijun Yin, Xiaoyan Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11189 PubMed 33889445
March 24, 2021
Subsoiling increases aggregate-associated organic carbon, dry matter, and maize yield on the North China Plain
Ying Shen, Tingting Zhang, Jichao Cui, Siyu Chen, Huifang Han, Tangyuan Ning
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11099 PubMed 33828919
March 3, 2021
Influence of plastic film mulch with biochar application on crop yield, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in northern China: A meta-analysis
Erastus Mak-Mensah, Peter Bilson Obour, Eunice Essel, Qi Wang, John K. Ahiakpa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10967 PubMed 33717698
February 26, 2021
Soil properties and root traits jointly shape fine-scale spatial patterns of bacterial community and metabolic functions within a Korean pine forest
Jialing Teng, Jing Tian, Guirui Yu, Yakov Kuzyakov
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10902 PubMed 33680578