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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
114
Citations
45543
World Ranking
85
National Ranking
3

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Cadmium, Photosynthesis, Shoot and Horticulture. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biomass, Soil water, Phytoremediation and Nutrient. Muhammad Rizwan has researched Cadmium in several fields, including Soil contamination, Biochar, Phytotoxicity, Oryza sativa and Amendment.

His Photosynthesis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Antioxidant, Crop, Food chain, Point of delivery and Drought tolerance. His Shoot research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Dry weight, Zinc, Chlorophyll and Sowing. His Horticulture study incorporates themes from Salinity, Botany and APX.

His most cited work include:

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review (354 citations)
  • The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review (305 citations)
  • Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review (261 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Muhammad Rizwan mainly investigates Agronomy, Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Shoot and Biochar. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil water and Nutrient. His work deals with themes such as Biomass and Superoxide dismutase, APX, which intersect with Horticulture.

In his work, Food science and Oxidative stress is strongly intertwined with Antioxidant, which is a subfield of Photosynthesis. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Catalase and Cadmium. His work in Biochar addresses subjects such as Environmental chemistry, which are connected to disciplines such as Environmental remediation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (15.93%)
  • Horticulture (16.07%)
  • Photosynthesis (12.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Horticulture (16.07%)
  • Biochar (12.05%)
  • Agronomy (15.93%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Muhammad Rizwan spends much of his time researching Horticulture, Biochar, Agronomy, Photosynthesis and Shoot. His Horticulture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Nutrient, Cadmium and APX. His research in Biochar intersects with topics in Nuclear chemistry, Husk, Soil pH, Manure and Environmental chemistry.

His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil water and Phosphorus. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Food science, Osmolyte and Antioxidant. While the research belongs to areas of Shoot, Muhammad Rizwan spends his time largely on the problem of Malondialdehyde, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Hydrogen peroxide.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Influence of phosphorus on copper phytoextraction via modulating cellular organelles in two jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) varieties grown in a copper mining soil of Hubei Province, China. (47 citations)
  • Effect of biochar modified with magnetite nanoparticles and HNO3 for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated water: A batch and column scale study (29 citations)
  • Simultaneous mitigation of cadmium and drought stress in wheat by soil application of iron nanoparticles. (29 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology

Muhammad Rizwan focuses on Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Biochar, Shoot and Phytoremediation. His research on Horticulture focuses in particular on Chlorophyll. Muhammad Rizwan has included themes like Proline, Food science, Osmolyte, Antioxidant and Chromium toxicity in his Photosynthesis study.

His study in Biochar is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Nuclear chemistry, Adsorption, Husk, Cadmium and Amendment. Muhammad Rizwan combines subjects such as Malondialdehyde, Rhizobacteria, Phytotoxicity, Nutrient and Rapeseed with his study of Shoot. In his study, Soil pH is inextricably linked to Agronomy, which falls within the broad field of Biomass.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Zinc and iron oxide nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Basharat Ali;Muhammad Adrees

  • The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Adrees;Hina Rizvi

  • Cadmium minimization in wheat: A critical review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Tahir Abbas;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review

    Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Yong Sik Ok

  • Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Yong Sik Ok

  • A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Adrees;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Mechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in plants: a critical review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan.

    M. K. Daud;M. K. Daud;Muhammad Nafees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan

  • Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination.

    Tahir Abbas;Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Vanadium, recent advancements and research prospects: A review.

    Muhammad Imtiaz;Muhammad Shahid Rizwan;Shuanglian Xiong;Hailan Li

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Ibrahim;Mujahid Farid

  • Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review

    Shafaqat Ali;Zohaib Abbas;Muhammad Rizwan;Ihsan Elahi Zaheer

  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants.

    Afzal Hussain;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman

  • Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles improved the biomass and yield while reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat grains

    Afzal Hussain;Muhammad Rizwan;Qasim Ali;Shafaqat Ali

  • Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of cadmium by Brassica napus L.

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  • Effect of silicon on reducing cadmium toxicity in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. cv. Claudio W.) grown in a soil with aged contamination.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Jean-Dominique Meunier;Hélène Miche;Catherine Keller

  • Effect of silicon on wheat seedlings (Triticum turgidum L.) grown in hydroponics and exposed to 0 to 30 µM Cu

    C. Keller;M. Rizwan;M. Rizwan;J.-C. Davidian;O. S. Pokrovsky;O. S. Pokrovsky

  • Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica crop species: A review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman;Jörg Rinklebe

  • Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of copper by Brassica napus L.

    Ihsan Elahi Zaheer;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Mujahid Farid

  • Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman;Muhammad Adrees

Frequent Co-Authors

Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Mujahid Farid
Mujahid Farid University of Gujrat
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni King Saud University
Parvaiz Ahmad
Parvaiz Ahmad Government Degree College, Pulwama
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim
Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim Suez Canal University
Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Leena Ukkonen
Leena Ukkonen Tampere University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Marina Butovskaya
Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

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