Muhammad Khalid Rafiq

ORCID: 0000-0002-9287-0235
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Research Areas
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Agricultural Science and Fertilization
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Agricultural pest management studies
  • Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies

Lushan Botanical Garden
2024-2025

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2025

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
2021-2024

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
2013-2024

Ayub Agriculture Research Institute
2019-2024

Government College University, Lahore
2024

Allama Iqbal Medical College
2023

University of Edinburgh
2018-2021

High Institute for Management Sciences
2021

Hebei Normal University
2021

This study examined the influence of pyrolysis temperature on biochar characteristics and evaluated its suitability for carbon capture energy production. Biochar was produced from corn stover using slow at 300, 400 500°C 2 hrs holding time. The experimental biochars were characterized by elemental analysis, BET, FTIR, TGA/DTA, NMR (C-13). Higher heating value (HHV) feedstock measured bomb calorimeter. Results show that content increased 45.5% to 64.5%, with increasing temperatures. A...

10.1371/journal.pone.0156894 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-06-21

Drought is considered as one of the major limiting factors affecting growth and productivity crop plants. It severely affects morphological physiological activities plants hampers seed germination, root proliferation, biomass accumulation final yield field crops. stress disrupts biosynthesis chlorophyll contents, carotene decreases photosynthesis in gradually reduces CO2 assimilation rates owing to decrease stomatal conductance. In addition, drought cell membrane stability water relations a...

10.14719/pst.2019.6.4.578 article EN Plant Science Today 2019-10-01

Seed priming with sorghum water extract (SWE) enhances crop tolerance to salinity stress; however, the application of SWE under for camelina has not been documented so far. This study evaluated potential role seed in improving salt stress camelina. Primed (with 5% and distilled water-hydropriming) nonprimed seeds were sown control (no salt) (10 dS m−1) conditions. Salinity reduced camelina’s emergence growth, while improved growth Under stress, enhanced percentage (96.98%), increased root...

10.3390/plants10040749 article EN cc-by Plants 2021-04-12

Abstract Soil nutrient contents and organic carbon (C) stability are key indicators for restoration of degraded grassland. However, the effects long‐term active extremely grassland on soil parameters have been equivocal. The aims this study were to evaluate impact alpine on: (a) matter (SOM) mineralization; (b) importance biotic factors temperature sensitivity ( Q 10 ) SOM mineralization. Soils sampled from intact, restored grasslands at altitudes ranging between 3,900 4,200 m Tibetan...

10.1111/gcb.15361 article EN Global Change Biology 2020-09-25

Shiitake mushrooms are renowned for their popularity and robust nutritional value, susceptible to spoilage due inherent biodegradability. Nevertheless, because of lack protection, these have a short shelf life. Throughout the post-harvest phase, experience persistent decline in quality. This is evidenced by changes such as discoloration, reduced moisture content, texture changes, an increase microbial count, depletion nutrients flavor. Ensuring postharvest quality preservation prolonging...

10.3389/fnut.2024.1348235 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Nutrition 2024-03-20

Dry direct-seeded rice has been shown to save irrigation water and labor. Nonetheless, management in dry received very little attention. Here, we examined the potential of different regimes: aerobic (AR), alternate wetting drying (AWD) continuous flooding (CF) cultivation on two cultivars (Pride-1 (hybrid indica) NB-1 (inbred indica)). Growth, yield attributes, grain yield, total input, productivity benefit cost ratio were measured. Our results showed that AR saved 11.22 28.40%, 5.72 32.98%...

10.3390/agronomy11061151 article EN cc-by Agronomy 2021-06-04

The plant Caralluma edulis is traditionally used against diabetes and inflammatory conditions in Pakistan. This study was designed to provide scientific validation of the traditional use edulis. Phytochemicals were extracted from by different solvents (distilled water, methanol, ethanol, acetone) using Soxhlet’s extraction method. Bioactive compounds detected gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). vitro anti-inflammatory activities (albumin denaturation, membrane stabilization,...

10.3390/molecules27165346 article EN cc-by Molecules 2022-08-22

The high pace of increasing population along with the diminishing effects global warming are putting immense pressure on agriculture system in terms food security. Great concerns regarding yield enhancement have emerged for crops feeding livestock and dairy industry. development high-yielding dual-purpose fodder varieties is a concurrent demand breeding programs designed grain improvement. Sorghum as being highly nutritious low-input crop provides good prospects Because this, this work was...

10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.852 article EN cc-by-nc Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal 2024-04-02

Changing climatic conditions, especially high temperatures and droughts are one of the major factors hindering sustainable maize production in maize-growing areas world. The current study was designed to determine association between different morphological, physiological, biochemical, kernel quality-related traits hybrids under water-deficient conditions. experiment material comprised seven indigenously developed from Maize Millets Research Institute, Yusafwala-Sahiwal (YH-5482, YH-5427,...

10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.907 article EN cc-by-nc Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal 2024-06-16
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