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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
91
Citations
27644
World Ranking
268
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Overview

Muhammad Iqbal is affiliated with the University of Agriculture Faisalabad in Pakistan. Their research primarily resides within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a substantial focus on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Pollution, Materials Chemistry, and Food Science. The scientist has authored 177 publications across these areas.

The research topics covered by Muhammad Iqbal include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Research in Cotton Cultivation
  • Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
  • Heavy Metals in Plants

Frequent publication venues for Muhammad Iqbal's work include:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Plant Development
  • Plants
  • Ceramics International
  • The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

The scientist's recent notable research papers are:

  • "Jute: A Potential Candidate for Phytoremediation of Metals-A Review," 2020, published in Plants
  • "Organic chelates decrease phytotoxic effects and enhance chromium uptake by regulating chromium-speciation in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.)," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Taurine modulates dynamics of oxidative defense, secondary metabolism, and nutrient relation to mitigate boron and chromium toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. plants," 2022, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Fullerenol regulates oxidative stress and tissue ionic homeostasis in spring wheat to improve net-primary productivity under salt-stress," 2021, published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Serratia sp. CP-13 alleviates Cd toxicity by morpho-physio-biochemical improvements, antioxidative potential and diminished Cd uptake in Zea mays L. cultivars differing in Cd tolerance," 2020, published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Muhammad Iqbal has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Fahad Shafiq, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, and Shafaqat Ali. These partnerships have contributed to a consistent output of research in related domains.

In 2011, Muhammad Iqbal was recognized as a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Food security and food production systems

    John R. Porter;Liyong Xie;Andrew J. Challinor;Kevern Cochrane

  • Removal and recovery of heavy metals from aqueous solution using papaya wood as a new biosorbent

    A Saeed;M W Akhter;M Iqbal

  • The Anticancer, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of the Sesquiterpene β-Caryophyllene from the Essential Oil of Aquilaria crassna

    Saad S Dahham;Yasser M Tabana;Muhammad A Iqbal;Mohamed B K Ahamed

  • FTIR spectrophotometry, kinetics and adsorption isotherms modeling, ion exchange, and EDX analysis for understanding the mechanism of Cd2+ and Pb2+ removal by mango peel waste.

    Muhammad Iqbal;Asma Saeed;Saeed Iqbal Zafar

  • Application potential of grapefruit peel as dye sorbent: Kinetics, equilibrium and mechanism of crystal violet adsorption

    Asma Saeed;Mehwish Sharif;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Modulation of glutathione and its related enzymes in plants’ responses to toxic metals and metalloids—A review

    Naser A. Anjum;Iqbal Ahmad;Iram Mohmood;Mário Pacheco

  • Gibberellic acid mediated induction of salt tolerance in wheat plants: Growth, ionic partitioning, photosynthesis, yield and hormonal homeostasis

    Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Biosorption of lead, copper and zinc ions on loofa sponge immobilized biomass of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    M. Iqbal;R.G.J. Edyvean

  • Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms

    Ruqaya Jabeen;Altaf Ahmad;Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Lipids and proteins--major targets of oxidative modifications in abiotic stressed plants.

    Naser A. Anjum;Adriano Sofo;Antonio Scopa;Aryadeep Roychoudhury

  • Removal and recovery of nickel(II) from aqueous solution by loofa sponge-immobilized biomass of Chlorella sorokiniana: characterization studies.

    N Akhtar;J Iqbal;M Iqbal

  • Cellular Mechanisms in Higher Plants Governing Tolerance to Cadmium Toxicity

    Girish. Choppala;Saifullah.;Nanthi. Bolan;Sadia. Bibi

  • Nitrate accumulation in plants, factors affecting the process, and human health implications. A review

    Shahid Umar Anjana;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Expression and function of Toll-like receptors in chicken heterophils.

    Michael H Kogut;Muhammad Iqbal;Haiqi He;Victoria Philbin

  • Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(acrylene ether sulfones)

    B. C. Johnson;I. Yilgör;C. Tran;M. Iqbal

  • Expression patterns of chicken Toll-like receptor mRNA in tissues, immune cell subsets and cell lines.

    Muhammad Iqbal;Victoria J. Philbin;Adrian L. Smith

  • A genetic bottleneck in the 'evolution under domestication' of upland cotton Gossypium hirsutum L. examined using DNA fingerprinting

    M.J. Iqbal;O.U.K. Reddy;K.M. El-Zik;A.E. Pepper

  • Promoting the productivity and quality of brinjal aligned with heavy metals immobilization in a wastewater irrigated heavy metal polluted soil with biochar and chitosan.

    Veysel Turan;Shahbaz Ali Khan;Mahmood-ur-Rahman;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Effect of limestone, lignite and biochar applied alone and combined on cadmium uptake in wheat and rice under rotation in an effluent irrigated field.

    Muhammad Zia ur Rehman;Hinnan Khalid;Fatima Akmal;Shafaqat Ali

  • Advances in microbe-assisted reclamation of heavy metal contaminated soils over the last decade: A review.

    Muhammad Arslan Ashraf;Iqbal Hussain;Rizwan Rasheed;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Sulphur protects mustard ( Brassica campestris L.) from cadmium toxicity by improving leaf ascorbate and glutathione

    Naser A. Anjum;S. Umar;A. Ahmad;M. Iqbal

  • Development of polymer films by the coalescence of polymer particles in powdered and aqueous polymer-modified mortars

    M.U.K. Afridi;Y. Ohama;K. Demura;M.Z. Iqbal

  • Does Seed Priming Induce Changes in the Levels of Some Endogenous Plant Hormones in Hexaploid Wheat Plants Under Salt Stress

    Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Ashraf;Amer Jamil;Shafiq Ur‐Rehman

  • Seed Treatment with Auxins Modulates Growth and Ion Partitioning in Salt-stressed Wheat Plants

    Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Identification and characterization of a functional, alternatively spliced Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and genomic disruption of TLR8 in chickens

    Victoria J Philbin;Muhammad Iqbal;Yvonne Boyd;Marianne J Goodchild

  • Biosorption characteristics of unicellular green alga Chlorella sorokiniana immobilized in loofa sponge for removal of Cr(III)

    Nasreen Akhtar;Muhammad Iqbal;Saeed Iqbal Zafar;Javed Iqbal

  • Lead-induced oxidative stress and metabolic alterations in Cassia angustifolia Vahl

    M. I. Qureshi;M. Z. Abdin;S. Qadir;M. Iqbal

  • Responses of Artemisia annua L. to lead and salt-induced oxidative stress

    M. Irfan Qureshi;M. Israr;M.Z. Abdin;Muhammad Iqbal

  • RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWTH AND YIELD TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF COMPOST AND ORGANIC MANURE

    Muhammad Ibrahim;Muhammad Iqbal;Ehsan Elahi Valeem

  • Alleviation of nickel toxicity and an improvement in zinc bioavailability in sunflower seed with chitosan and biochar application in pH adjusted nickel contaminated soil

    Veysel Turan;Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani;Qasim Ali;Farhat Abbas

  • Modulation of antioxidant defence system for arsenic detoxification in Indian mustard

    Ishrat Khan;Altaf Ahmad;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Induction of phytochelatins and antioxidant defence system in Brassica juncea and Vigna radiata in response to chromium treatments

    Hema Diwan;Ishrat Khan;Altaf Ahmad;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Nanoscale copper in the soil-plant system - toxicity and underlying potential mechanisms.

    Naser A. Anjum;Vojtech Adam;Vojtech Adam;Rene Kizek;Armando C. Duarte

  • Efficacy of chitosan-coated textile waste biochar applied to Cd-polluted soil for reducing Cd mobility in soil and its distribution in moringa (Moringa oleifera L.).

    Muhammad Zubair;Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani;Bilal Rasool;Muhammad Asaf Khan

  • Are nitrate concentrations in leafy vegetables within safe limits

    Anjana;Shahid Umar;Muhammad Iqbal;Y. P. Abrol

  • Prospective usage of magnesium potassium phosphate cement combined with Bougainvillea alba derived biochar to reduce Pb bioavailability in soil and its uptake by Spinacia oleracea L.

    Iqbal Naeem;Nasir Masood;Veysel Turan;Muhammad Iqbal

  • Glutathione and proline can coordinately make plants withstand the joint attack of metal(loid) and salinity stresses

    Naser A. Anjum;Ibrahim M. Aref;Armando C. Duarte;Eduarda Pereira

  • Periodical Effect of Cement Dust Pollution on the Growth of Some Plant Species

    Muhammad Zafar Iqbal;Muhammad Shafig

  • Toxic effects of lead and cadmium on germination and seedling growth of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

    Z. R. Farooqi;M. Z. Iqbal;M. Kabir;M. Shafiq

  • Nitrogen-efficient rice cultivars can reduce nitrate pollution

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem;Altaf Ahmad;Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Iqbal;Salih Gucel

  • Salicylic acid alleviates salinity-caused damage to foliar functions, plant growth and antioxidant system in Ethiopian mustard ( Brassica carinata A. Br.)

    Azamal Husen;Muhammad Iqbal;Sayed Sartaj Sohrab;Mohammd Kafeel Ahmad Ansari

  • Improved quinoa growth, physiological response, and seed nutritional quality in three soils having different stresses by the application of acidified biochar and compost

    Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani;Lin Shan;Shazia Anjum;Waqas-ud-Din Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
David A. Lightfoot
David A. Lightfoot Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Mohammad Athar
Mohammad Athar University of Alabama at Birmingham
Naser A. Anjum
Naser A. Anjum Aligarh Muslim University
Alagan Anpalagan
Alagan Anpalagan Toronto Metropolitan University
Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad
Haq Nawaz Bhatti
Haq Nawaz Bhatti University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Malik Zainul Abdin
Malik Zainul Abdin Jamia Hamdard
Ahmed A. Abdala
Ahmed A. Abdala Texas A&M University at Qatar

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