Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

Associate Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

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Phone Number 041-9201566
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Designation
Associate Professor
Department
Environmental Sciences
Faculty
Engineering and Technology
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Brief Statement of research work

My research focuses on remediation of metal polluted soils and water using cost effective solutions.

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Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Muhammad Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer , Muniba Farhad , Muhammad Shoaib Khan and Saleh AlNadhari Coapplied AMF and biogas digestate biochar in Pb-polluted soil: Efficient strategy for minimizing Pb mobility in soil-plant system and improving dietary value of oats Global NEST Journal 8 2025 27 0
2 Fakhir Hannan, Muhammad Ahsan Farooq, Ahsan Ayyaz, Muhammad Iqbal, Zaid Ul hassan, Kangni Zhang, Faisal Islam, Juanjuan Li, Iram Batool, Weijun Zhou Nano zero-valent iron engineered with microwave-prepared biochar for improved nickel immobilization in contaminated soil and growth of oil crop (Brassica napus) Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 117479 2025 13 7.2
3 Muhammad Usama , Muhammad Shoaib Khan , Fakhir Hannan , Bilal Rasool , Hina Rizvi , Muniba Farhad , Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer , Sami Ullah, and Muhammad Iqbal* Crosstalk between glomalin and AMF reduces cadmium uptake and leaching, enhancing pea yield and soil health BMC Plant Biology 1522 2025 25 4.8
4 Aneeza Ishfaq, Irfan Haidri, Usman Shafqat, Imran Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Faisal Mahmood, Muhammad Umair Hassan Impact of biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles on physiological and biochemical attributes of pea (Pisum sativum L.) under drought stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 11-26 2025 31 3.3
5 KHAN, M. A., RAMZANI, P. M. A., ZUBAIR, M., RASOOL, B., KHAN, M. K., AHMED, A., & IQBAL, M* Associative effects of lignin-derived biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi applied to soil polluted from Pb-acid batteries effluents on barley grain safety Science of the total environment 136294 2020 710 6.551
6 SHAHBAZ, A. K., RAMZANI, P. M. A., SAEED, R., TURAN, V., IQBAL, M., LEWI��SKA, K., FATIMA, M. Effects of biochar and zeolite soil amendments with foliar proline spray on nickel immobilization, nutritional quality and nickel concentrations in wheat Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 182-191 2019 173 4.527
7 TAUQEER, H.M., RAHMAN-UR-M., HUSSAIN, S., ABBAS, F., IQBAL, M The potential of an energy crop "Conocarpus erectus" for lead phytoextraction and phytostabilization of chromium, nickel, and cadmium: An excellent option for the management of multi-metal contaminated soils Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 273-284 2019 173 4.527
8 LEWINSKA, K., KARCZEWSKA, A., SIEPAK, M., SZOPKA, K., GALKA, B., IQBAL, M Effects of waterlogging on the solubility of antimony and arsenic in variously treated shooting range soils Applied Geochemistry 7-16 2019 105 2.894
9 ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, M., HUSSAIN, S., MUHAMMAD ADNAN RAMZANI, P., IQBAL, M., IQBAL, M., SHAHZAD, T., & IBRAHIM, M. Bentonite and Biochar Mitigate Pb Toxicity in Pisum sativum by Reducing Plant Oxidative Stress and Pb Translocation Plants 571 2019 8 2.762
10 TURAN, V., RAMZANI, P. M. A., ALI, Q., ABBAS, F., IQBAL, M*. Alleviation of nickel toxicity and an improvement in zinc bioavailability in sunflower seed with chitosan and biochar application in pH adjusted nickel contaminated soil ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE 1053-1067 2018 64 2.254
11 SHAHBAZ, A. K., IQBAL, M*., JABBAR, A., HUSSAIN, S., IBRAHIM, M. Assessment of nickel bioavailability through chemical extractants and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) in an amended soil: Related changes in various parameters of red clover Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 116-127 2018 149 4.527
12 TURAN, V., KHAN, S. A., RAHMAN, M., IQBAL, M., RAMZANI, P. M. A., FATIMA, M. Promoting the productivity and quality of brinjal aligned with heavy metals immobilization in a wastewater irrigated heavy metal polluted soil with biochar and chitosan Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 409-419 2018 161 4.527
13 HAFEEZ, F., FARHEEN, H., MAHMOOD, F., SHAHZAD, T., SHAHID, M., IQBAL, M Isolation and characterization of a lead (Pb) tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain HF5 for decolorization of reactive red-120 and other azo dyes Annals of Microbiology 943-952 2018 68 1.431
14 SHAHBAZ, A. K., LEWINSKA, K., IQBAL, J., ALI, Q., RAHMAN, M., IQBAL, M., ABBAS, F., TAUQEER, H.M., RAMZANI, P.M.A. Improvement in productivity, nutritional quality, and antioxidative defense mechanisms of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) in nickel contaminated soil amended with different biochar and zeolite ratios Journal of Environmental Management 256-270 2018 15 4.865
15 RAMZANI, P. M. A*., MARK, S COYNE, ANJUM, S., KHAN, W. U. D., IQBAL, M In situ immobilization of Cd by organic amendments and their effect on antioxidant enzyme defense mechanisms in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) seedlings Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 561-570 2017 118 3.404
16 RAMZANI, P. M. A., SHAN, L., ANJUM, S., RONGGUI, H., IQBAL, M*., VIRK, Z. A., KAUSAR, S Improved quinoa growth, physiological response, and seed nutritional quality in three soils having different stresses by the application of acidified biochar and compost Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 127-138 2017 116 3.404
17 AHMAD, R., ALI, S., HANNAN, F., RIZWAN, M*., IQBAL, M., HASSAN, Z. ABBAS, F. Promotive role of 5-aminolevulinic acid on chromium-induced morphological, photosynthetic, and oxidative changes in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis L.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 8814-8824 2017 24 2.914
18 RAMZANI, P. M. A*., KHALID, M., ANJUM, S., KHAN, W. U. D., IQBAL, M., KAUSAR, S. Improving iron bioavailability and nutritional value of maize (Zea mays L.) in sulfur-treated calcareous soil. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 1255-1266 2017 63 2.137
19 KHAN, W. U. D., RAMZANI, P. M. A., ANJUM, S., IQBAL, M*, YASAR, A., ZAHID, Z., NAVEED ANWAR, M., BAQAR, M Potential of miscanthus biochar to improve sandy soil health, in situ Ni immobilization in soil and nutritional quality of spinach Chemosphere 1144-1156 2017 185 5.108
20 RAMZANI, P. M. A., KHALID, M., ANJUM, S., ALI, S., HANNAN, F., IQBAL, M* Cost-effective enhanced iron bioavailability in rice grain grown on calcareous soil by sulfur mediation and its effect on heavy metals mineralization Environmental Science and Pollution Research 1219-1228 2017 24 2.914
21 RAMZANI, P.M.A., KHAN, W., IQBAL, M*., KAUSAR, S., ALI, S., RIZWAN, M., VIRK, Z.A. Effect of different amendments on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth, yield, nutrient uptake and grain quality in Ni-contaminated soil Environmental Science and Pollution Research 18585-18595 2016 23 2.914
22 JABEEN, N., ABBAS, Z*., IQBAL, M., RIZWAN, M., JABBAR, A., FARID, M., ALI, S., IBRAHIM, M. ABBAS, F. Glycinebetaine mediates chromium tolerance in mung bean through lowering of Cr uptake and improved antioxidant system. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 648-662 2015 62 2.137
23 ADREES, M., ALI, S., IQBAL, M., BHARWANA, S. A., SIDDIQI, Z., FARID, M. ALI, Q., SAEED, R., RIZWAN, M*. Mannitol alleviates chromium toxicity in wheat plants in relation to growth, yield, stimulation of anti-oxidative enzymes, oxidative stress and Cr uptake in sand and soil media Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 1-8 2015 122 4.527
24 IQBAL, M., PUSCHENREITER, M*., OBURGER, E., SANTNER, J., WENZEL, W. W. Sulfur-aided phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by Salix smithiana combined with in situ metal immobilization by gravel sludge and red mud. Environmental pollution 222-231 2012 170 5.714
25 IQBAL, M., PUSCHENREITER, M*., WENZEL, W. W. Cadmium and Zn availability as affected by pH manipulation and its assessment by soil extraction, DGT and indicator plants. Science of the Total Environment 490-500 2012 416 5.589
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