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Dr Akhtar Iqbal

  /  Dr Akhtar Iqbal
Tenured Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences
Specialization: Carbon and Nitrogen cycling in agro-ecosystems, Conservation agriculture, Soil Fertility, Agro-ecosystem services
Email: akhtariqbal@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: +92-992-383591-6

Academics/ Degrees:

Academic Profile
  • PhD Soil and Environmental Sciences: University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France, 2013
 
Journal Publications
1. Faridullah,M.Irshad,F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Climate change projections for Diamer Division in lesser Himalayas using multi-global climate model ensemble, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025
2. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,Faridullah,M.Irshad,R.Nazir Anaerobic digestate type influences the nitrogen dynamics and leaching losses across two soils, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2024
3. A.Arifeen,F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Fractionation and Characterization of Metallic Elements in Soils in Land Use Systems, Toxics, 2024
4. Faridullah,F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,M.Irshad Distribution and Speciation of Trace Elements in Soils of Four Land-Use Systems, Land, 2023
5. Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,A.Arifeen Iodine supplementation through its biofortification in Brassica species depending on the type of soil, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023
6. M. Awais,R.Nazir,Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,M.Irshad,F.Hafeez,U.Irshad Proficient Lignocellulolytic Novel Bacterial Isolates from Diversified Galiyat Forests of Lower Himalaya, Forests, 2023
7. Faridullah,A.Arifeen,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Characterization of Heavy Metals in Soil as Affected by Different Land Uses in Northern Pakistan, 2023
8. Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Assessment of heavy metals and associated oxidative stress in occupationally exposed workers from Bannu and Karak Districts in Pakistan, Environ Geochem Health, 2023
9. R.Nazir,F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,U.Irshad Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Class 1 Integrase Gene and Escherichia coli Indicator Gene in a Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment System, Antibiotics, 2022
10. Dr. AM Abbasi,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Variations in Total Phenolic, Total Flavonoid Contents, and Free Radicals’ Scavenging Potential of Onion Varieties Planted under Diverse Environmental Conditions, Plants, 2022
11. Dr. AM Abbasi,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Protection is better than management to maintain tree species: A case study of lesser-Himalayan moist-temperate forests of Pakistan, Trees, Forests and People, 2021
12. F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Faridullah,Didar Ahmad The comparative analysis of essential nutrient fractions in permafrost and different land use systems of Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021
13. Didar Ahmad,Faridullah,F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Comparative analysis of essential nutrients fractions in permafrost and different land use system of Diamer Division Gilgit Baltistan. , Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021
14. F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir Assessing the N cycling ecosystem function - processes and the involved functional guilds upon plant litter amendment in lesser Himalaya, Polish J environ studies, 2021
15. B.Amin,F.Hafeez,Hina Aman,M. Azeem,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,U.Irshad,R.Nazir Characterization and Cellulolytic Enzyme Potential of P Solubilizers from Pine Forests of Lower Himalaya, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2020
16. Tahir Zaman,Wasila Qazi,Saeed Ahmad Asad,F.Hafeez,M.Bilal,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir,Sabir Hussain,M.Irshad Nitrification resilience and response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria upon heat-drought extremes across three soil ecosystems in lower Himalaya, International Journal of Agriculture and Biology , 2020
17. Tahir Zaman ,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Areeba Shaukat ,R.Nazir,A.Pervez,M.Bilal,Faridullah,Muhammad Rizwan,Shafaqat Ali,Saad Alkahtani, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim,F.Hafeez Assessing the N Cycling Ecosystem Function-Processes and the Involved Functional Guilds upon Plant Litter Amendment in Lower Himalaya, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 2020
18. R.Nazir,F.Hafeez,B.Amin,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Assessment of phosphorus availability in soil by introducing P -solubilizing novel bacterial and fungal strains of Lower Himalaya, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2019
19. M.Bilal,Uzair Akbar,F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Faridullah,R.Nazir,Bilal Ahmad Zafar Amin Assessment of Phosphorus Availability in Soil by Introducing P-Solubilizing Novel Bacterial and Fungal Strains of Lower Himalaya, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2019
20. Faridullah,F.Hafeez,B.Amin,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Assessment of Phosphorus Availability in Soil by Introducing P-Solubilizing Novel Bacterial and Fungal Strains of Lower Himalaya., Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2019
21. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir Assessment of Flood Induced Changes in Soil Heavy Metal and Nutrient Status in Rajanpur, Pakistan., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019
22. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Comparative effectiveness of different biochars and conventional organic materials on growth, photosynthesis and cadmium accumulation in cereals, Chemoshpere, 2019
23. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Mulch of plant residues at the soil surface impact the leaching and persistence of pesticides: A modelling study from soil columns, Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2018
24. Waseem Hayat,Hina Aman,R.Nazir,U.Irshad,M. Azeem,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Analysis of ecological attributes of bacterial phosphorus solubilizers, native to pine forests of Lower Himalaya, Applied Soil Ecology, 2017
25. U.Irshad,R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Novel P-Solubilizers from Calcium Bound Phosphate Rich Pine Forest of Lower Himalaya, Geomicrobiology Journal, 2017
26. Umara Abbasi,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti,Madiha Tariq,Shahida Shaheen,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Q.Mahmood Anaerobic MFC Treating Combined Industrial Wastewater: Correlation of Electricity Generation with Pollutants, Bioresource technology, 2016
27. Umara Abbasi,Wang Jin,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti,Madiha Tariq,Shahida Shaheen,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Q.Mahmood Anaerobic microbial fuel cell treating combined industrial wastewater: Correlation of electricity generation with pollutants, Bioresource Technology, 2015
28. Fayyaz Ali Shah,Q.Mahmood,Naim Rashid,A.Pervez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,M.Shah Anaerobic Digestion of Water Hyacinth, Giant Reed, Maize and Poultry Waste for Biogas Generation, EC Agriculture 2015, 2015
29. A. B. Abdullah,A. Alam,M.Irshad,Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F. Haque Distribution and extraction of heavy metals in soil and their accumulation in Brassica oleracea L. after long term wastewater irrigation., Journal of agriculture sciences, 2015, 2015
30. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Rain regime and soil type affect the C and N dynamics in soil columns that are covered with mixed-species mulches, Plant Soil, 2015
31. Sohaib Aslam,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Marjolaine Deschamps,Sylvie Recous,Patricia Garnier,Pierre Benoit Effect of rainfall regimes and mulch decomposition on the dissipation and leaching of S-metolachlor and glyphosate: a soil column experiment, Pest Management Sciences, 2015
32. Patricia Garnier,Gwenaëlle Lashermes,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Sylvie Recous A new equation to simulate the contact between soil and maize residues of different sizes during their decomposition, Biology and Fertility of soils , 2013
33. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal, Johnny Beaugrand,Patricia Garnier,Sylvie Recous Tissue density determines the water storage characteristics of crop residues, Plant and Soil , 2012
 
Conference Publications
1. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir,M.Irshad,Faridullah Assessment of nitrogen mineralization pattern in soil upon application of urea and bio-digestate, , 2022
2. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,B.Amin,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir Assessment of nitrogen release pattern for conventional and slow release fertilizers in two different soils. , , 2019
3. R.Nazir,B.Amin,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Evaluation of cellulase, xylanase and laccase activity of novel Himalayan microbial strains for bioethanol production in the region, , 2019
4. R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Effect of environmental conditions on lignocellulose degradation by the microbial consortium, , 2019
5. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,B.Amin,R.Nazir Heavy metals’ toxicity induced by cigarette butts’ decomposition in soil and their biosorption, , 2019
6. R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Evaluation of novel lignocellulytic bacterial-fungal consortia originated from Lower Himalaya, for the excretion of degrading enzymes, , 2019
7. K.Shah,Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Cadmium Toxicity from Cigarette Butts’ Decomposition in Soil, , 2017
8. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir Forest litter decomposition and nutrients discharge in presence of additional cellulase and laccase positive microbial strains at high altitude., , 2017
9. Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Extractability of potassium after livestock manure application to sandy and silty loam soils, , 2016
10. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Effect of mulch quality and soil type on C and N biotransformation and transport in soil, , 2012
 
Profile/Bio
Professional and Research Experience
  • Oct. 2013 to Continued: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences COMSATS, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Oct. 2009 - Jun. 2013: Research Fellow, INRA, UMR, FARE, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France.
 
Awards
Academic honours
  • HEC Overseas scholarship for M Phil leading to Ph. D. in France (2008-2009)
  • Ph. D. grant from INRA, France (2009-2012)
  • 3rd position in M. Phil. from University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France
  • Best grade in Ph. D. defense (Tres honorable avec les felicitations) from University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France