Muhammad Abdul Qayyum

Assistant Professor with more than ten years of experience successfully contributing to Soil and Environmental Sciences curriculum development and delivery. Driven to contribute to program outcomes by facilitating engagement and supporting learning objectives. Enthusiastic professional with background in academic advisement. Known for providing great support to both faculty members and students with appraochable demeanor and excellent attention to detail. Dedicated to classroom and long-term student success

• Merit Scholarship: 2003-2004, 2004-2005,
• Ph.D Scholarship: Indigenous 5000 Scholarship, Higher Education Commission,
• Internship: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China

• Hussain, A., S. Jamil, M. Bilal, A. Nadeem, S. Kausar, F. Umer, F. Akram, Aul Haq, M.A. Qayyum, B. Butt, M.J. Qamar, R.A. Iqbal, R.T. Ahmad, M.S. Shakir, S. Hussain, M.I. Yousaf. 2024. Impact of water stress on cotton physiology, ROS accumulation and antioxidant activity in upland cotton genotypes. Biol. Clin. Sci. Res. J. 19: 2958-4728.
• Bashir, F., M.A. Qayyum, M. Batool, F. Habib, S. Noor, S. Nazir, S. Jamil, and A. Hussain. 2023. Reclamative response of various texture salt-affected soils for salt leaching getting good quality canal water. J. Xi'an Shiyou Uni. Nat. Sci. Ed. 19(8): 156-178.
• Bilal, M., Rehmatullah, M.A. Qazi, Z. Abbas, Saeed-ur-Rehman, J. Iqbal, F. Bashir, F. Habib, S. Noor, A.G. Khan, A. Nadeem, M. Arif, M.A. Qayyum, I. Ahmad, S. Jameel, W. Illahi and M.A. Piracha. 2023. Indexation of soil physico-chemical parameters and fertility status of soils of D.G. Khan, South Punjab (Pakistan) in the light of climate change scenario. GU. J. PhytoSci. 3(2): 147-152.
• Hussain, S., Faiza Ali, Faran, M., M.S. Hameed, Nadeem, A., M. Shafique, M.A. Qayyum, M.A. Shahzad, Fareeha, H., F. Bashir, A. Irum, Samiullah and A. Iram. 2022. Impact of organic and inorganic fertilizers on maize crop an experimental study. Bio Sci. Res. 19(3):1390-1395.
• Sher, A., Asghar, Y., Qayyum, A., Shabaz, M., Kiran, F., Arshad, L., Mehdi, N., Bibi, U., Iqbal, S., Bibi, Z., Anjum, R., Rasool, H. and Mazher, J. 2022. A review on Strong Impacts to Thermal Stress on Plant Physiology, Agricultural Yield and Timely Adaptation in Plants to Heat Stress. J. Biores. Manag. 9(4):134-140.
• Khan, N.A., N. Sarwar, H.M. R. Javeed and M.A. Qayyum. 2022. Adaptation and growth response of winter forage cereals (Barley and Triticale) to nitrogen under rainfed conditions of Rawalakot. Jammu Kashmir J. Agri. 02(01): 11-18.
• Hussain, S., M.N. Mushtaq, A. Bakhsh, M.M. Maqbool, M. Sarwar, M. Jan, M.A. Qayyum and A. Husain. 2021. Drought stress mitigation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through physiological enhancements. Pakistan J. Agric. Res. 34(2): 424-430.
• Bashir, S., M.A. Qayyum, A. Husain, A. Bakhsh, N. Ahmed, M.B. Hussain, M.S. Elshikh, M.S. Alwahibi, B.M.A. Almuqedhi, R. Hussain, Y.F. Wang, Y. Zhou and Z. H. Diao. 2021. Efficiency of different types of biochars to mitigate Cd stress and growth of sunflower (Helianthus; L.) in wastewater agricultural soil. Saudi J. Biol. Sci. 28:2453-2459.
• Batool, M., M.A. Qayyoum, A. Khalofah, A. Hussain, M.A. Bashir, A.K. Khan, K.A. Khan, S.A. Hameed, H.A. Alhathailoul, S.A. Ghanem, M.S. Hashmi, F. Bashir, I. Aziz and T. Naz. 2021. Comparative effect of soil and foliar applied FeSO4 and ZnSO4 for maize growth under saline conditions. Fresenius Environ. Bulletin 1. 30(4):3508-3518.
• Mubeen, K., M.W. Yonas, A. Khalofah, R.M. Ikram, N. Sarwar, M. Shahzad, A. Wasaya, H. Rehman, T.A. Yasir, M. Aziz, M. Alam, H.M. R. Javeed, M.A. Khan, M. Ali, M. Ahmad, A. Khaliq, M.A. Qayyum, W. Ahmad and K.A. Khan. 2021. Interference of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) and other weeds affect yield of autumn planted maize (Zea mays L.). Saudi J. Biol. Sci. 28: 2291-2300.
• Qayyum M.A., J. Akhtar, F. Bashir, T. Naz, M.M. Iqbal, O. Farooq, Atiq-ur-Rehman, M.I. Zafar, M. Ali, M. Imtiaz, M.A. Sarwar, Z.A. Saqib, S.M.A. Basra, Z. Guoping, Yinglan 2020. Physiological and biochemical characterization of linseed genotypes under salinity stress. Intl. J. Agric. Biol. 23:630–636.
• Munaza Batool, M. Saqib, M.A. Qayyum, M. Jan, S.A. hameed, A.K. Khan, A. Khaliq, T. Naz, A. Hussain and S. Nawaz. 2020. Screening of different maize (Zea Mays L.) genotypes against salinity under Hydroponics. Pure Appl. Biol. 9 (1):1118-1129.
• Munaza Batool, M.A. Bashir, M.A. Qayyoum, A. Hussain, S.A. Hameed, S. M. Alghanem and M. Saqib. 2020. Effect of Potassium application on the growth and Fe/Zn use efficiency of salt-tolerant and sensitive maize genotypes in response to salinity. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 29(5): 3778-3789.
• Mazhar, M.I. T. Naz, Hafeez-ur-Rehman, S. Nawaz, M.A. Qayyum, M.I. Zafar, O. Farooq, Atiq-ur-Rehman, M. Imtiaz, G. Murtaza, A. Mahmood, S.M. Mehdi, S. Javed, M. A. Sarwar and M.I. Javed. 2020. Impact of farm manure application on maize growth and tissue Pb concentration grown on different textured saline-sodic Pb-toxic soils. Asian J. Agric. & Biol. 8(1):52-60.
• Shehzad, M., Hira, A., Khalid, M., Muhammad, J., Majid, M. T, Mehdi, M., Naeem, S , Ayesha, A., Muhammad, A.Q., Hafiz, M. R. J., Khurram, M., Aqeel, A. and Sadak, K. 2020. Influence of various mineral phosphorus sources on growth and yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in rainfed conditions of Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Intl. J. Agric. Technol. 16(6):1505-1514.
• Younas, M.W., K. Mubeen, M. Aziz, W. Ahmed, A. Ghaffar, M. Alam, M. Ahmad, A. Khaliq, M. A. Qayyum and M.B. Abbas. 2020. Weed dynamics and yield of wheat under seed slaved technology with an additional tillage. J. Pure App. Agric. 5(4):50-63.
• Qayyum, M.A., F. Bashir, M.M. Maqbool, A. Ali, S. Bashir and Q. Abbas. 2019. Implications of saline water irrigation for linseed on seed germination, seedling survival and growth potential. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 35(4): 1289-1297.
• Anser, A., N.M. Abbas, M.M. Maqbool, M.I. Arshad, M. Jan, A. Qayyum and D.J. Lee. 2017. Optimizing the doses of moringa (moringa oleifera) leaf extract for salt tolerance in maize. Phillippine J. Crop Sci. 42(1): 1-12.
• Qayyum, M.A., J. Akhtar, Z.A. Saqib and S.M.A. Basra. 2015. Phenotyping of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes for potential against NaCl stress. Soil Environ. 34(2): 200-206.
• Maqbool, M.M., A. Tanveer, N. Abbas, M. Imran, M.A. Qayyum, M. Ahmad and A.A. Abid. 2015. Growth and yield response of maize (Zea mays) to inter and intra-row weed competition under different fertilizer application methods. Planta Daninha. 34 (1): 47-56.

• Siddiqui, A.R., A. Celik, S. Nazeer, M. Batool, F. Bashir, A. Shahid, M.N. Shah, M.A. Qayyum, Z. Mushtaq. K-solubilizing rhizobacteria and rhizobia for ecological agriculture. In: Water-Air-Soil for sustainable agriculture and people well-being. R.S. Sundari, K.Belliturk, Z. Mushtaq and F. Ahmad (Ed.). 2024. Iksad Publ. House. Ankara, Turkey.
• Shazia Iqbal, S. Hussain, M.A. Qayyaum, M. Ashraf and Saifullah. The Response of Maize Physiology under Salinity Stress and Its Coping Strategies. 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92213.

• Qayyum, MA. Bashir, F. Imran, M. Maqbool, MM. Bashir, S. Yousaf, M. 2019. Effect of saline water irrigation on Safflower (Carthamustinctorius L.) growth and ionic composition in two different textured soils. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security under Changing Climate Scenarios. Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan.
• Qayyum, MA. Bashir, F. Imran, M. Ali, A. Bashir, S. Yousaf, M. 2019. Effect of effluent irrigation on growth and ionic composition of Sunflower cultivars and salt build up in soil. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security under Changing Climate Scenarios. Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan
• Qayyum, MA. Bashir, F. Jan, M. Ali, A. Bashir, S. Yousaf, M. 2019. Ameliorative effect of potassium and zinc application on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth under saline condition. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security under Changing Climate Scenarios. Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan
• Qayyum, M.A., F. Bashir, M. Shahzad, M. Bilal, M. Batool, A. Husain, Z. Zia and S. Gull. 2022. Growth and ion uptake behaviour of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) grown under two different textured soils using saline water irrigation in Agro-climatic conditions of Arid zone of Dera Ghazi Khan. 7thInternational Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture: Innovations and Adaptations. June 15-17, Rawalakot, AJ&K, Pakistan.

• SES-101 Geology, Soil and Environment
• SES-202 Soil and Water Pollution
• SES-302 Introduction to Soil Science
• SES-303 Chemical Properties of Soil
• SES-310 Soil-Water-Plant Relationships
• SES-311 Plant Growth under Stress Environment
• SES-312 Soil Chemistry and Plant Growth
• SES-317 Soil Fertility Evaluation
• SES-401 Introduction to Environmental Science
• SES-405 Soil, Water and Environment Conservation
• SES-508 Soil and Water Conservation
• SES-601 Soil Microbiology
• SES-604 Land Degradation and Management
• SES-606 Trace Elements in Agriculture
• SES-611 Saline Agriculture
• SES-701 Soil Chemistry
• SES-702 Instrumental Analysis and Analytical Techniques
• SES-704 Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology
• SES-706 Salt-affected and waterlogged Soils
• SES-709 Soil-Plant Relationship
• SES-713 Soil-Plant-Environment Relationship
• ENV-402 Fundamentals of Ecology
• ENV-402 Integrated Water Resource Management
• ENV-507 Population and Environment
• CHEM-302 Environmental Chemistry and Biochemistry
• ENV-707 Environmental Chemistry

1. Amna Buzdar                                                     2009-ag-3532 

Thesis Title:  Effect of Saline water on Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) growth and ionic composition in two different textured soils

2. Hafiz Muhammad Farukh Shahzad             2017-MSC-SES-001 

Thesis Title: Effect of Potassium on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar under different soils

3. Anum Mushtaq                                                 2012-ag-4068/GU 

Thesis Title:  Effect of Drought Stress on Yield and Growth of Mash bean (Vigna mungo L.)

4. Muhammad Abrar                                           2012-ag-4128/GU 

Thesis Title: Comparative effect of organic and inorganic nutrient sources on growth and yield of autumn maize (Zea mays L.)

5. Mehreen Javaid                                                2013-ag-3915/GU 

Thesis Title: Comparative effect of nitrogenous fertilizers on Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) growth under saline conditions

6. Aatazaz Ahmad                                                2011-ag-2573/GU 

Thesis Title: Evaluation of performance of hybrid sunflower and purebred under saline conditions

7. Muhammad Faisal Luqman                          2011-ag-2601 

Thesis Title: Effect of effluent irrigation on growth and ionic composition of sunflower cultivars and salt build up in soil

8. Ihtisham Hameed                                           2015-DSES-14 

Thesis Title: Ameliorative Effect of Potassium and Zinc application on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth under saline condition

9. Sana Mushtaq                                                 2015-AqriB-87 

Thesis Title: Effect of different salt (NaCl) concentrations on seed germination, seedling growth and ionic balance of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) over dosed with NPK

10. Aroosa BiBi                                                     2019-GU-3664 

Thesis Title: Morphological and yield responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under reduced doses of NPK fertilizer supplemented with good quality irrigation water

11. Ali Nawaz                                                         2016-BSc-Agri-03 

Thesis Title: Efficacy of inorganic fertilizers and vermicompost on growth and yield of Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

12. Jalil Ahmad                                                    2017-BSc-Agri-76 

Thesis Title: Varietal response of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) to foliar application of potassium under saline condition

13. Muhammad Tahir                                        2017-BSc-Agri-22 

Thesis Title: Growth response of Super Raya (Brassica juncea) to different salinity levels under foliar application of potassium

14. Muhammad Yousaf                                               2018-GU-1237  

Thesis Title: Comparative Efficacy of foliar and Soil applied Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) In mitigating irrigation water salinity

15. Ghazanfar Abbas                                                     2015-AgriB-21 

Thesis Title: Effect of recommended and overdoses of fertilizer NPK on salt tolerance of Mung bean

• Book reading
• Plantation
• Cattle Farming