Dr. Muhammad Arshad

Dr. Muhammad Arshad

Designation: Assistant Professor

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Email: dr.arshad@kiu.edu.pk

Status: TTS

Dr. Muhammad Arshad received his MS and PhD degrees in Agricultural Systems from Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand in May 2009 and August 2012, respectively, under scholarship program of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Dr. Arshad is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture & Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan. He joined this Department in September 2012 under Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) program of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for a period of one year. Thereafter, he served this Department as contractual and visiting faculty till 2017. He was appointed as TTS faculty in March 2017 through selection board, completed mid review evaluation of TTS and is still serving the same Department.

Since Dr Arshad joined the Department of Agriculture & Food Technology, he has contributed tremendously to start and uplift agriculture program in the university. He is holding key responsibilities of the Department as as Course Coordinator, Department Graduate Advisor, Program Team Member of QEC KIU and Career Counselor. Moreover, he completes day to day assignments given by the Chairman of the Department and support him to run departmental programs successfully.

While serving at KIU Dr Arshad has submitted several research proposals to hunt research grants from various funding agencies. However, he succeeded to brought huge research funding from a few organizations i.e., Pakistan Science Foundation, Higher Education Commission, United Nations Development Program. Through these field-oriented research projects, Dr. Arshad is contributing greatly to solve problems of agriculture sector in mountainous area of Gilgit Baltistan where farmers are being benefited directly. Dr. Arshad has strengthened the Department for agricultural research through bringing advanced research equipments i.e., Sun Scan Canopy Analysis System, Geographic Positioning System (GPS), Soil Sampling Kit, Soil Moisture Sensor etc. Moreover, through one of his research project Dr. Arshad has established a Hydroponic Unit for the Department.

Despite very limited research facilities available at the university (KIU), Dr. Arshad has published a good number of research manuscripts in reputable research journals and a few research manuscripts are under review. He has extensive linkages with research groups of his fellows in other universities for collaboration and contribution in joint research activities. Dr Arshad teaches four courses equal to twelve credit hours per semester in the Department. He is a good teacher who always teaches his students to do hardwork to succeed in life. Apart from teaching, Dr. Arshad has supervised a good number of research students of both BS and MS levels.

Dr. Arshad has always been working in close collaboration with Chairman/ Head of the Department to run departmental activities smoothly. He manages and monitors class timetable and exam conditions in the Department. He reviews the research theses and organizes defense seminars of graduating students. He develops and review Self-Assessment Reports of different programs of the Department for accreditation from the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Council of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture (Agronomy) University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan
  • Ph.D. Agriculture Systems/ Agronomy Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
  • HSSC/ F.Sc. (Pre-medical) Government College, Bahawalnagar, Pakistan
  • SSC/ Matriculation (Science) Government Boys High School Said Ali, Minchinabad, Pakistan
  • MS/ MPhil Agriculture Systems/ Agronomy Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand
  • Assistant Professor Karakoram International University, Gilgit
  • Utilization of Organic manures as potential source of nutrients for hydroponic vegetable production in Gilgit-Baltistan
  • Assessment of Maize Legume Multiple Intercropping System for Sustainable Production in Gilgit-Baltistan
  • Investigations on Root Zone Constraints and Improvement Strategies for Better Performance of Major Cereal Crops of Gilgit-Baltistan
  • For supervision of indigenous PhD Dissertation
  • MPhil and PhD Studies at AIT Thailand
  • Grant for a Research Project on Hydroponic Vegetable Production
  • 3rd prize winner in photography contest on World Environment Day 2009
  • Agronomy, Sustainable cropping system development, Water productivity management, Food and Bio-fuel feedstock production, Crop eco-physiology and modeling, Crop inter-specific interactions, Organic farming, Spectral reflectance studies for crop canopy identification, Crop land suitability Mapping, Soil phyto-remediation, Food Insecurity Assessment and Mapping
    • First and second generation bioethanol production in sweet sorghum, mungbean and soybean in sole and intercropping systems, Arshad, M., Nawaz, R., Shahnawaz, M., Sarfraz, M. S., Ahmad, S., Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L. 2015. First and second generation bioethanol production in sweet sorghum, mungbean and soybean in sole and intercropping systems. Tropical Agriculture. 92(1): 35-48.
    • Compatibility Studies on Sweet Sorghum and Legumes in Sole and Intercropping Systems for Biomass and Bioethanol Production, Arshad, M., Ali, Z., Shahnawaz, M., Awan, M. S., Nawaz, R., Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L. 2014. Compatibility Studies on Sweet Sorghum and Legumes in Sole and Intercropping Systems for Biomass and Bioethanol Production. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 5 (5): 37-50.
    • Interactions between Acidic (Al3+, Fe2+) and basic (Ca2+, Mg2+) Cations in Oxisol and Ultisol under Acidification Induced by Simulated Acid Rain, Nawaz, R., Arshad, M., Sarfraz, M. S., Hayat, M.U., Mehmood, R., Parkpian, P. 2014. Interactions between Acidic (Al3+, Fe2+) and basic (Ca2+, Mg2+) Cations in Oxisol and Ultisol under Acidification Induced by Simulated Acid Rain. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 26(15): 4794-4800.
    • Saccharification of corn cobs an agroindustrial waste by sulphuric acid for the production of monomeric sugars, Ali, Z., Hussain, M., Arshad, M. 2014. Saccharification of corn cobs an agroindustrial waste by sulphuric acid for the production of monomeric sugars. International Journal of Biosciences. 5(3): 204-213.
    • Leaching Losses of Nutrient Cations (K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) from Oxisol and Ultisol under Different Rates of Acidic Deposition in Thailand, Nawaz, R., Ahmad, S., Arshad, M., Ashraf, U., Nawaz, M.W., Rani, M., Anwar, M.M., Parkpian, P. 2014. Leaching Losses of Nutrient Cations (K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) from Oxisol and Ultisol under Different Rates of Acidic Deposition in Thailand. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 26(15): 4794-4800.
    • Effect of legume type, nitrogen dose and air quality on biomass and bioethanol production in sweet sorghumlegume intercropping, Arshad, M., Nawaz R., Shahnawaz, M., Sarfraz, M.S., Ahmad, S., Ranamukhaarachchi S.L. 2014. Effect of legume type, nitrogen dose and air quality on biomass and bioethanol production in sweet sorghumlegume intercropping. Agriculture and Forestry. 60 (3): 257-274.
    • Significance of physical properties of apple fruit influenced by preharvest orchard management factors, Arshad, M., Shahnawaz, M., Shahkeela, S., Hussain, M., Ahmad, M., Khan, S.S. 2014. Significance of physical properties of apple fruit influenced by preharvest orchard management factors. European Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 4(5): 82-89.
    • Codling moth damage assessment in apple fruit and its management using insecticide bioassays, Shahnawaz, M., Ahmad, M., Arshad, M., Hussain, M., Khan, S.S. 2014. Codling moth damage assessment in apple fruit and its management using insecticide bioassays. European Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 4(5): 76-81.
    • Yield comparison of nonstructural carbohydrates in sweet sorghum and legumesbased cropping systems, Arshad, M., Cheema, T.A., Ahmad, S., Nawaz, R., Sarfraz, M.S., Shrestha,R.P., Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L. 2013. Yield comparison of nonstructural carbohydrates in sweet sorghum and legumes based cropping systems. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. Vol. 44(14): 2186-2206.
    • Mobilization and Leaching of Trace Elements (Fe, Al and Mn) in Agricultural Soils as affected by Simulated Acid Rain, Nawaz, R., Parkpian, P., Arshad, M., Ahmed, F., Garivait, H., Ali, A.S. 2013. Mobilization and Leaching of Trace Elements (Fe, Al and Mn) in Agricultural Soils as affected by Simulated Acid Rain. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 25(17): 9891-9896.
    • Quantifying the acidification in Thai agricultural soils under acidic deposition, Nawaz, R., Ahmad, S., Arshad, M., Parkpian, P. 2012. Quantifying the acidification in Thai agricultural soils under acidic deposition. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. 10 (1): 956-958.
    • Effects of legume type, planting pattern and time of establishment on growth and yield of sweet sorghum legume intercropping, Arshad, M., Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L. 2012. Effects of legume type, planting pattern and time of establishment on growth and yield of sweet sorghum legume intercropping. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 6(8):1265-1274.
    • Yield comparison of structural carbohydrates in sweet sorghum and legumes under sole and double cropping system, Arshad, M. 2012. Yield comparison of structural carbohydrates in sweet sorghum and legumes under sole and double cropping system. American Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci. 12 (2): 210-223.
    • Evaluation of Ground Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Precise Satellite Imagery Based Land Cover Classification and Forecasting of Rice Grain Production, Sarfraz, M.S., Arshad, M., Tripathi, N.K. 2011. Evaluation of Ground Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Precise Satellite Imagery Based Land Cover Classification and Forecasting of Rice Grain Production. Proceedings of 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment held in Sydney Australia during April 10-15, 2011.
    • Geospatial Characterization of Dengue Risk In Urban Environment, Sarfraz, M.S., Tripathi, N. K. , Souris, M., Arshad, M., Asif, M. 2010. Geospatial Characterization of Dengue Risk In Urban Environment. Proceedings of Map Asia & ISG 2010 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 26-28, 2010.
    • Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil by Ornamental Plant Zinia (Zinnia elegance L.), Ehsan, N., Nawaz, R., Ahmad, S., Arshad, M., Umair, M., Sarmad, M. 2016. Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil by Ornamental Plant Zinia (Zinnia elegance L.). Asian Journal of Chemistry. 28 (6): 1338-1342.
    • Use of ornamental plant “Vinca” (Vinca rosea L.) for remediation of lead-contaminated soil, Ehsan, N., Nawaz, R., Ahmad, S., Arshad, M., Hayyat, M.U., Mehmood, R. 2016. Use of ornamental plant “Vinca” (Vinca rosea L.) for remediation of lead-contaminated soil. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES). 8(3): 46-54.
    • category) 2. Arshad, M. 2021. Fortnightly Dynamics and Relationship of Growth, Dry Matter Partition and Productivity of Maize Based Sole and Intercropping Systems at Different Elevations. European Journal of Agronomy. 130, Arshad, M. 2021. Fortnightly Dynamics and Relationship of Growth, Dry Matter Partition and Productivity of Maize Based Sole and Intercropping Systems at Different Elevations. European Journal of Agronomy. 130: 126377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126377 (HEC W/JCR 2021 IF: 5.124)
    • Variability and Correlation of Selected Soil Attributes and Maize Yield Influenced by Tillage Systems in Mountainous Agroecosystem, Arshad, M., Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L., Ahmad, S., Nawaz, R., Qayyum, M.M.N., Razaq, A. Faiz, F. 2021. Variability and Correlation of Selected Soil Attributes and Maize Yield Influenced by Tillage Systems in Mountainous Agroecosystem. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 77 (5): 466-481. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00124 (HEC W category IF: 3.21)
    • Potential of magnetic quinoa biosorbent composite and HNO3 treated biosorbent for effective sequestration of chromium (VI) from contaminated water, Ahmad, S., Imran, M., Natasha, Amin, M., Al-Kahtani, A.A., Arshad, M., Nawaz, R., Noor Samad Shah, N.S., and Schotting, R.J. 2022. Potential of magnetic quinoa biosorbent composite and HNO3 treated biosorbent for effective sequestration of chromium (VI) from contaminated water. International Journal of Phytoremediation, (2022): 1-11. (HEC W category IF: 4.0) DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2022.2122926
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