Muhammad Ayaz

Lithuanian Research centre for Agriculture and Forestry,
Institute of Agriculture

 

E-mail: muhammad.ayaz@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania

Education       

2019–2023 Studying PhD at Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Department of Agroecology and Plant Nutrition. PhD topic: "The influence of biochar on Cambisol quality and mitigation of GHG emissions".

2015–2019 Master Degree in Soil Science – Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University China. Topic: "Effect of Biochar on Nutrient Use Efficiency and Leaching Losses under Winter Wheat and Summer Maize Rotation System in Guanzhong Plain, China".

2011–2015 Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Soil and Environmental Science – The University of Agriculture Peshawar-Pakistan. Topic: "Water Quality analysis of Rawal Dam Islamabad-Pakistan".

2008–2010 Higher Secondary/Intermediate School – Cadet College Jajja, Rawalpindi-Pakistan.

Research fields

  • Soil amendment with biochar and inorganic fertilizer to improve soil environment and crop production
  • Effect of biochar on water use efficiency in spring crop under different irrigation system
  • Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Professional experience

Since 2019 up to date working as junior researcher at Department of Agroecology and Plant Nutrition LAMMC.

2014–2015 worked as internee at Environmental Protection Agency Islamabad- Pakistan.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations

  • 2019–2020 President of local committee AUP-Pakistan of international forestry student association, ifsa.net.
  • Since 2014 Member of soil science society of Pakistan since.

MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Articles in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database

  1. Zeshan M., Hyder S., Rahman M. H., Ahmad S., Aslam M. U., Haider I., Toleikiene M., Ayaz M., Mustafa F., Ahmed M. Z., Hyder S., Rahman M. H., Ahmad S., Aslam M. U., Haider I. 2021 Partial root zone drying irrigation improves water use efficiency but compromise the yield and quality of cotton crop. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 52 (13): 2474–2490. IF – 1,327

  2. Ayaz M., Feizienė D., Tilvikienė V., Akhtar K., Stulpinaitė U., Iqbal R. 2021. Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment. Sustainability, 13 (3): 1330. IF – 3,251

  3. Ali M., Niaz Y., Abbasi G. H., Ahmad S., Kamran M., Iqbal R., Zaheer M. S., Bodlah A., Nawaz M., Ali H., Aamer M., Ayaz M. 2021. Exogenous Zinc Induced NaCl Tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) by Ameliorating Osmotic Stress and Oxidative Metabolism. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Published online: 05 Jan 2021. IF – 1,327

  4. Liu L., Yao S., Zhang H., Muhammed A., Xu J., Li R., Zhang D. 2019. Soil nitrate nitrogen bu ff er capacity and environmentally safe nitrogen rate for winter wheat-summer maize cropping in Northern China. Agric. Water Manag. 213: 445–453.
  5. Khan A. Guoyan L, Ayaz M., Hongtao Z., Renjie W., Fenglian Lv., Xueyun Y., Benhua S., Shulan Z., 2018, Phosphorus efficiency, soil phosphorus dynamics and critical phosphorus level under long-term fertilization for single and double cropping systems, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 256: 1–11.
  6. Feng-lian L.Ü., Miao-miao H.O.U., Hong-tao Z., Khan A., Ayaz M., Ciren Q. 2018. Closing the nitrogen use efficiency gap and reducing the environmental impact of wheat-maize cropping on smallholder farms in Guanzhong Plain, Northwest China 17. 

Other peer-reviewed publications

  1. Iqbal1 R., Sammar Raza M. A., Toleikiene M., Ayaz M., F. H., Habib-ur-Rahman M., 5, Saqlain Zaheer M., Ahmad S., Riaz U., Ali M., Uslam Asman M. and Haider I. 2020. Partial Root-Zone Drying (PRD), Its Effects and Agricultural Significance: A Review. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 44 (159).
  2. Ahmad M., Ali M., Ayaz M., Khan A., Hamid A., Amin B., 2017. MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDY OF EXOTIC PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L .). GERMPLASM January-February January-February 29: 245–255.
  3. Muhammad R., Asghar A., Ayaz M., Ijaz S.S., Ali M., Sharif M., Nadeem M., Ali S., Ayesha B. 2017. WHEAT RESPONSE TO SOIL WATER RETENTION AND DYNAMICS UNDER CONSERVATION TILLAGE IN DRYLAND POTHWAR, PAKISTAN 29, 1283–1289.
  4. Ayaz M., Sharif M, Ayesha B, Tahir N., Ali S. 2016. Determination of Water Quality of Rawal Dam, Islamabad, 4, 113–117. 
  5. Tahir N., Khan M. J., Ayaz M., Ali M., Fatima A., Ali S., Ayesha B. 2016. Analysis of soil fertility and mapping using geostatistical information system. Pure Appl. Biol., 5 (3): 446–452.
  6. Amin B., Yaqub A., Ali M., Ullah M., Khan A., Muhammad T., Khan A., Ayaz M. 2016. Response of potato genotypes to different levels of nitrogen, Pure Appl. Biol.