ZAHOOR AHMAD (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor (BPS­20) (HEC Approved Supervisor)

Department of Soil & Climate Science Mobile: +92­ (0) 33494 92698 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Phone (off): +92­ (0) 995 615391 The University of Haripur, Haripur, E­mail: [email protected] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2005­ 2008 Ph.D. Bio­Environment Science (Environmental Soil Science) Laboratory of Environmental Soil Science, Department of Bio­ Environment Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

2003 ­2005 Master of Science Degree in Bio­production Sciences (Environmental Soil Science) Laboratory of Environmental Soil Science, Department of Bio­ Production Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.

2001­2003 Master of Science Degree in Agronomy Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan.

1997­2001 Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D.I.K., Pakistan.

JOB HISTORY

Oct. 31 2019 to Date Associate Professor

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Basic and substitute Applied Sciences, The University of

ZAHOOR AHMAD (Ph.D.)

Haripur, Pakistan

May 2019 to April 2020 International Researcher/Co­PI In One belt one road initiative project Funded by Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, China, at School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China

Jan. 2017 to March 2019 Registrar (Additional Responsibility) University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK. Pakistan.

Nov 2015 to Nov 2016 Fulbright Scholar Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Jan 2013 to Nov 2015 Director (Additional Responsibility) Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK. Pakistan.

July 2012 to Feb. 2019 Section Head/ Assistant Professor Soil and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agriculture, University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK. Pakistan. [Haripur Campus upgraded to full fledge University]

Jan. 2012 to July, 2012 Section Head/ Assistant Professor Soil and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agriculture, Haripur Campus, Hazara University, Mansehra, KPK. Pakistan

Oct. 2010 to Sep. 2011 Junior Associate Professor Division of Afforestation and Land Conservation, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.

Nov. 2008 to Sep. 2010 JSPS Post­doctoral Research Fellow Laboratory of Environmental Soil Science,

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Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

S.N. Name of award/prize Awarding body Years (s) 1. U.S. Fulbright Scholar United State Education Foundation Pakistan, 2015­2016 Islamabad 2 Research Grant as Postdoctoral Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science 2008­2010 . visiting researcher (JSPS), Japan.

3 Monbusho Scholarship for Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and 2005­2008 . Ph.D. studies Culture, Japan.

4 Monbusho Scholarship for Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and 2003­2005 . M.Sc. studies Culture, Japan.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (PEER­REVIEWED JOURNALS)

1. Binghan Wang, Jiaying Ma, Liangmao Zhang, Yinglong Su, Yiqi Xie, Zahoor Ahmad, Bing Xie (2021). The synergistic strategy and microbial ecology of the anaerobic co­ digestion of food waste under the regulation of domestic garbage classification in China. Science of the Total Environment (Accepted).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144632

2. Binghan Wang, Changbin Chuc, Huawei Weia, Liangmao Zhanga, Zahoor Ahmad, Shuhang Wuc, Bing Xie (2020) Ameliorative effects of silicon fertilizer on soil bacterial community and pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) grown on soil contaminated with multiple heavy metals. 267. Environmental Pollution https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115411

3. Lu Zhan, YongLiang Zhang, Zahoor Ahmad, Zhenming Xu (2020) Novel recycle technology for recovering Gallium Arsenide from scraped integrated circuits. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 8(7): 2874­2882. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07006

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4. Muhammad Asaad Bashir, Muhammad Naveed, Zahoor Ahmad, Bin Gao, Adnan Mustafa, Avelino Núñez­Delgado (2020) Combined application of biochar and sulfur regulated growth, physiological, antioxidant responses and Cr removal capacity of maize ( Zea mays L.) in tannery polluted soils. Journal of Environmental Management. 259; 110051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110051

5. Lu Zhan, Xuyuan Zhao, Zahoor Ahmad, Zhenming Xu (2020). Leaching behavior of Sb and Br from E­waste flame retardant plastics. Chemosphere. 245; 125684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125684

6. Rafiq­ur­Rehman, Zahoor Ahmad, Wiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Mansoor and Shah Masaud (2019). Efficacy of different Rhizobium strains on nodulation and seed yield in Mungbean (Vegna radiata L.) Cultivar “Inqalab Mung”. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 35(4): 1099­1106. http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2019/35.4.1099.1106

7. Mostafa F. El­Banna, Ahmed Mosa, Bin Gao, Xianqiang Yin, Hongyu Wang, Zahoor Ahmad (2019). Scavenging effect of oxidized biochar against the phytotoxicity of lead ions on hydroponically grown chicory: An anatomical and ultrastructural investigation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 170 (2019) 363–374.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.011

8. Zahoor Ahmad, Bin Gao, Ahmed Mosa, Haowei Yud, Xianqiang Yine, Asaad Bashir, Hossein Ghoveisi, Shengsen Wang (2018). Removal of Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions by biochars derived from potassium­rich biomass. Journal of Cleaner Production. 180: 437­449.

9. Mostafa F. El­Banna, Ahmed Mosa, Bin Gao, Xianqiang Yin, Zahoor Ahmad, Hongyu Wang (2018). Sorption of lead ions onto oxidized bagasse­biochar mitigates Pb­induced oxidative stress on hydroponically grown chicory: Experimental observations and mechanisms. Chemosphere 208: 887­898.

10. A. Mehmood, M. S. Akhtar, S. Rukh, M. Imran, A. Hassan, K. S. Abbasi, A. Qayyum, T. Mahmood, W. Ahmed, K. Shahazad, A. Khan, Z. Ahmad (2018). Soil organic carbon stock variation with climate and land use in shale derived soils. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. 83(6) 785–793.

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11. Abdul Basir, Adnan Tahir, Kilwat Afridi, Shah Fahad, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan, Mukhtar Alam, Shaheen Shah, Ahmad Khan, Fazli Wahid, Muhammad Ibrahim, Inayat­ur­Rahman, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Rehad Ali. (2018). Optimization of Sowing Time and Seed Rates Can Enhance Wheat Yield in Semi­arid Environment. Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 101(4), 326–332.

12. Rashid Mehmood Butt, Mohammad Saleem Akhtar, Ayaz Mehmood, Muhammad Imran, Shah Rukh, Ghashiya Sattar Kayani, Muhammad Tariq Siddique, Kashif Sarfraz Abbasi, Abdul Qayyum, Zahoor Ahmad (2017). Relationship of soil potassium forms with maize potassium contents in soils derived from different parent materials. Italian Journal of Agronomy. 2:(818) 102­109.

13. Sami Ullah Khan, Ali Raza Gurmani, Jalal­Ud­Din, Abdul Qayyum, Kashif Sarfraz Abbasi, Muhammad Liaquat and Zahoor Ahmad 2016. Exogenously Applied Gibberellic Acid, Indole Acetic Acid and Kinetin as Potential Regulators of Source­Sink Relationship, Physiological and Yield Attributes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes Under Water Deficit Conditions. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 18(1):139­145.

14. Zahoor Ahmad, Mohamed A.M. Abd­Elbasit, Shahid Javed Butt, Samiullah Khan, Muhammad Liaquat, Ali Raza Gurmani, Abdul Basir, Khair Muhammad Kakar and Manzoor Qadir (2015). Spreading of Bio­wastes onto Soil Surfaces to Control Pathogens: Human Health and Environmental Consequences. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 17: 671­680.

15. Abd Elbasit, M., Ojha, C., Ahmed, Z., Yasuda, H., Salmi, A., and Ahmed, F. 2015. “Rain Microstructure and Erosivity Relationships under Pressurized Rainfall Simulator.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 20, SPECIAL ISSUE: Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modeling, 20(6): C6015001­6.

16. Muhammad Liaquat, Talat Mehmood, Samiullah Khan, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Jahangir, Sher Aslam, Junaid Khan, Naushad Ali, Mohsan Nawaz 2015. Parameters affecting the synthesis of (Z)­3­hexen­1­yl acetate by transesterifacation in organic solvent. Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan. 37 (02):323­334.

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17. Shahid Javed Butt, Servet Varis, Zahoor Ahmad, Ali Raza Gurmani And Amjad Farooq. 2014. The potential use of soiless and soil based growing media, including grapes residue as an introductory evaluation, for the production of Lectuca Sativa L. through bag culture. Life Sciences Leaflets 49: 48­60.

18. Toshio Sato, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Manzoor Qadir, Tsuneyoshi Endo, Tsugiyuki Masunaga and Zahoor Ahmad 2014. Long­term effects of wastewater irrigation on soil heavy metal contamination in peri­urban areas of Aleppo, Syria. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16: 1153–1158.

19. Ali Raza Gurmani, Sami Ullah Khan, Zahoor Ahmad, Shahid Javed Butt, Jalal­Ud­Din and Abdul Mujeeb Kazi 2014. Screening and Selection of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat Germplasm for Salinity Tolerance Based on Physiological and Biochemical Characters. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16: 681‒690.

20. Toshio Sato, Manzoor Qadirb, Sadahiro Yamamotoe, Tsuneyoshi Endoe, Ahmad Zahoor 3013. Global, regional, and country level need for data on wastewater generation, treatment, and use. Agricultural Water Management. 130: 1–13. (IF: 2.552).

21. Elbasit A.M.A, C.S.P. Ojha, H. Jinbai, H. Yasuda, R. Kimura and Zahoor Ahmad. 2013. Relationship between rainfall erosivity indicators under arid environments: Case of Liudaogou basin in Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 2 (2): 1073­1077.

22. Frank Kalemelawa, Eiji Nishihara, Tsuneyoshi Endo, Zahoor Ahmad, Rumana Yeasmin, Moses M. Tenywa, Sadahiro Yamamoto 2012. An evaluation of aerobic and anaerobic composting of banana peels treated with different inoculums for soil nutrient replenishment. Bioresource Technology 126:375­82.

23. Zahoor Ahmad, Mohamed A. M. Abd­Elbasit, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Toshimasa Honna, and Hiroshi Yasuda 2012. Use of Two Industrial Wastes as Soil Amendments I: Effect on Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus in Runoff. Soil and Sediments Contamination 21:207–226.

24. Uzoma, K.C., M. Inoue, H. Andry, H. Fujimaki, A. Zahoor and E. Nishihara 2011. Effect of Cow Manure Biochar on Maize Productivity under Sandy Soil Condition. Soil Use and

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Management 27(2): 205­212. 25. Uzoma K. C., M. Inoue, H. Andry, A. Zahoor and E. Nishihara 2011. Influence of Biochar Application on Sandy Soil Hydraulic Properties and Nutrient Retention. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 9 (3&4): 1137­1143. 26. Haytham, M.E., M.K. Hassaanein, A. Zahoor and T.M. El Kotamy (2010) Rice Straw­ Seedbed for Producing Rice Seedling Mat. International Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 2 (2): 26­33. 27. Zahoor, A., Shah, P., Kakar, K.M., Hassan, W.H.A., El­Sharkawi, H., Gama, P.B.S., Khan, E.A., Honna, T., and Yamamoto, S., 2010. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) response to different planting methods and row geometries II. Effect on plant growth and quality. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment. 8 (2): 785­791.

28. Haytham. M. E, A. Shrif, A. Zahoor, Faridullah, and S. Yamamoto and T. Endo (2009). Methane emission and its relations with plant parameters and dissolved oxygen in different rice genotypes. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 7 (2):463­470.

29. Zahoor Ahmad, Toshimasa Honna, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Faridullah, Muhammad Irshad,

­ ­2 and Waleed H. A. El­Hassan (2009). Effect of Cl and SO4 Salinity on Micronutrients Release and Uptake from Different Composts Applied on Total Phosphorus Basis. Communication in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 40(9):1566­1589.

30. Faidullah, Muhammad Irshad, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Zahoor Ahmad, Tsuneyoshi Endo and Toshimasa Honna, (2009). Extractability and bioavailability of phosphorus from soils amended with poultry litter and poultry litter ash. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment. 7 (2):692­697.

31. Zahoor Ahmad, Toshimasa Honna, Sadahiro Yamamoto (2008). Leachability and Phytoavailability of NPK from Different Bio­composts under Chloride and Sulphate Dominated Irrigation Water. Journal of Environmental Quality. 37(3):1288­98.

32. Faidullah, Muhammad Irshad, Arif Alam, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Md. Imtiaz Uddin, Muhammad Qasim, Md. Harun­or­Rashid and Zahoor Ahmad (2008). Agronomic performances of different cucumber genotypes growth under plastic film as off­season cultivation in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science 14(4): 33­40.

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33. Zahoor Ahmad, Faridullah, Haytham El­Sharkawi, Muhammad Irshad, Toshimasa Honna, Sadahiro Yamamoto and Ahmed Salim Al­Busaidi (2008). Changes in water­ extractability of soil inorganic phosphate induced by chloride and sulphate salts. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 15 (1):23­26.

34. Muhammad Irshad, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Muhammad Ashraf, Zahoor Ahmad and Faridullah (2007). The mitigation challenge of salt affected soils in Pakistan. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment. 5 (2): 280­283.

35. Zahoor A, Faridullah, Paigham Shah, B. Sanaullah, K.M. Kakar, Haytham El­Sharkawi, T. Honna, and S. Yamamoto (2007). Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) response to different planting methods and row geometries I. Effect on plant growth and yield. Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science, 53 (1): 49­61.

36. Inamul Haq, Ihsanul Haq, Asmatullah Taran, Zahoor Ahmad, Khair M. Kakar (2007) Physico­chamical characteristics of two varieties of grape fruit. Life Sciences International Journal. 1 (3): 335­339.

37. Zahoor, A., Honna, T., Yamamoto, S., Irshad, M., Haytham E.S., Abou El­Hassan, W.H. and Faridullah (2007). Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) response to combined organic and inorganic phosphorus fertilizers application under saline conditions. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B ­ Plant and Soil Science. 57 (3): 222­230.

38. Inamul Haq, M. Javed Tareen, Ihsanul Haq, Zahoor Ahmad (2007) Shoot growth curve analysis of wheat receiving different levels of boron and iron. The Environ Monitor 7 (6): 11­13.

39. Inamul Haq, M. Javed Tareen, Ihsanul Haq, Zahoor Ahmad, Khair M. Kakar (2007). Boron­potassium relations in sugar beet nutrition at Quetta­Pakistan. The Environ Monitor 7 (6): 14­16.

40. Al­busaidi, A., T. Yamamoto, M. Inoue, Y. Mori, M. Irshad and A. Zahoor (2006). Monitoring saline irrigation effect on barley and salts distribution in soil at different leaching fractions. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 5 (2): 287­295.

41. Faridullah, T. Honna, S. Yamamoto, Muhammad Qasim, Nadir Khan, Zahoor Ahmad and M. E. Haytham (2006). Performance of Exotic Oat Genotypes under Agro­Climatic Conditions of Juglote, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Indus Journal of Plant Sciences 5

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(3) 872­876.

42. Faridullah, Muhammad Qasim, Zahoor Ahmad, Waleed abou Hassan, M. Imtiazuddin, and Mairaj Alam (2006). Performance of Different Wheat Cultivars under Rainfed Conditions of Rawalakot. Indus Journal of Plant Sciences 5 (3) 860­862

43. Khair Muhammad Kakar, Zahoor Ahmad, Inam­ul­Haq, Jussain Ahmed Sharani and Fazal Rehman (2006). Comparative Performance of Different Wheat Genotypes under Dry Land Conditions. Indus Journal of Plant Sciences 5 (1), 698­700.

44. Kakar K. M., Zahoor Ahmad, Bazai, Arif S. Kakar and M. Hussain Nasir (2006). Comparative Assessment of Phosphorus Forms Applied at Different Stages of Wheat Crop. Indus Journal of Plant Sciences 5 (1), 744­752.

45. Abou El Hassan W. H., B.A. Zayed, Y. Kitamura, S. M. Shehata, Zahoor Ahmad, and Faridullah (2006). Effect of Reuse Drainage Water Management on Rice Growth, Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Saline Soils of Egypt. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 5 (2), 287­295.

46. El­Sharkawi H., M. Irshad, A.M. El­Serfy, T.Honna, A.K.S. Hassan, T. Mohamed, E. Mahmoud, S. Yamamot and A. Zahoor (2004). Effect of water quality on grain yield and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Acta Agronomica Hungarica 52, 141­148.

47. Irshad M., T. Honna, S. Yamamoto, M.Kato, T. Endo and A. Zahoor (2004). Interaction of saline water and nitrogen on the partitioning and statistical correlation of mineral elements in maize plants. Acta Agronomica Hungarica 52, 149­156.

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