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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
103
Citations
36385
World Ranking
143
National Ranking
4

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:

  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology

Agronomy, Cultivar, Abscisic acid, Botany and Anther dehiscence are his primary areas of study. His work on Water-use efficiency is typically connected to Yield as part of general Agronomy study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Cultivar research is included under the broader classification of Horticulture.

The concepts of his Abscisic acid study are interwoven with issues in Salicylic acid, Cytokinin and Gibberellin. The study incorporates disciplines such as Salinity, Gibberellic acid and Abiotic stress in addition to Salicylic acid. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Peroxidase, Food science and Superoxide dismutase, Antioxidant.

His most cited work include:

  • Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options (489 citations)
  • Phytoremediation of heavy metals assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: A review (297 citations)
  • Phytohormones and plant responses to salinity stress: a review (268 citations)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Horticulture, Cultivar, Crop yield and Crop. His research integrates issues of Arid and Nutrient in his study of Agronomy. His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Rhizobacteria and Catalase.

His research in Cultivar intersects with topics in Grain yield, Grain quality and Human fertilization. His Crop study incorporates themes from Fertilizer, Weed, Leaf area index, Weed control and Yield. His Germination research incorporates elements of Pollen and Seedling.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (43.24%)
  • Horticulture (21.96%)
  • Cultivar (11.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2020-2021)?

  • Animal science (7.43%)
  • Urea (5.07%)
  • Agronomy (43.24%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Animal science, Urea, Agronomy, Nutrient and Soil contamination. His work carried out in the field of Animal science brings together such families of science as Crop yield and Manure. His Urea research includes elements of Fertilizer and Nitrification.

Shah Fahad combines topics linked to Arid with his work on Agronomy. The various areas that Shah Fahad examines in his Nutrient study include Soil water and Horticulture. His studies in Horticulture integrate themes in fields like Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance and Transpiration.

Between 2020 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Long-term fertilization affects functional soil organic carbon protection mechanisms in a profile of Chinese loess plateau soil (5 citations)
  • Enhancing phosphorus availability, soil organic carbon, maize productivity and farm profitability through biochar and organic–inorganic fertilizers in an irrigated maize agroecosystem under semi‐arid climate (5 citations)
  • Influence of semi-arid environment on radiation use efficiency and other growth attributes of lentil crop. (3 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Shah Fahad focuses on Agronomy, Nutrient, Crop, Urea and Hydrogen sulfide. His work deals with themes such as Soil carbon and Semi-arid climate, which intersect with Agronomy. His Soil carbon research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Productivity, Agroecosystem, Crop yield and Biochar.

His study in Nutrient is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sclerotium, Phaseolus, Trichoderma viride, Horticulture and Plant defense against herbivory. His Crop study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Dry matter, Biomass, Leaf area index, Phenology and Arid. Shah Fahad focuses mostly in the field of Urea, narrowing it down to topics relating to Fertilizer and, in certain cases, Environmental chemistry and Mulch.

Best Publications

  • Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options

    Shah Fahad;Ali A. Bajwa;Usman Nazir;Shakeel A. Anjum

  • Phytohormones and plant responses to salinity stress: a review

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Amar Matloob;Faheem Ahmed Khan

  • Phytoremediation of heavy metals assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: A review

    Abid Ullah;Sun Heng;Muhammad Farooq Hussain Munis;Shah Fahad

  • Potential role of phytohormones and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in abiotic stresses: consequences for changing environment.

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Asghari Bano;Asghari Bano;Shah Saud;Shah Saud

  • Phytohormones enhanced drought tolerance in plants: a coping strategy.

    Abid Ullah;Hakim Manghwar;Muhammad Shaban;Aamir Hamid Khan

  • Drought Tolerance Strategies in Plants: A Mechanistic Approach

    Muhammad Ilyas;Mohammad Nisar;Nadeem Khan;Ali Hazrat

  • Soil compaction effects on soil health and cropproductivity: an overview.

    Adnan Noor Shah;Mohsin Tanveer;Babar Shahzad;Guozheng Yang

  • Nickel; whether toxic or essential for plants and environment - A review.

    Babar Shahzad;Mohsin Tanveer;Abdul Rehman;Sardar Alam Cheema

  • A combined application of biochar and phosphorus alleviates heat-induced adversities on physiological, agronomical and quality attributes of rice

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Shah Saud;Shah Hassan

  • Phytohormones as Growth Regulators During Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

    Unknown

  • Exogenously Applied Plant Growth Regulators Affect Heat‐Stressed Rice Pollens

    S. Fahad;S. Hussain;S. Saud;F. Khan

  • Exogenously Applied Plant Growth Regulators Enhance the Morpho-Physiological Growth and Yield of Rice under High Temperature.

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Shah Saud;Shah Hassan

  • Crop Plant Hormones and Environmental Stress

    Shah Fahad;Lixiao Nie;Yutiao Chen;Chao Wu

  • Silver lining to a climate crisis in multiple prospects for alleviating crop waterlogging under future climates

    Unknown

  • A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

    Martin Brtnicky;Rahul Datta;Jiri Holatko;Lucie Bielska;Lucie Bielska

  • Phytohormones Trigger Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants: Outlook and Future Perspectives

    Unknown

  • Rice management interventions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions: a review

    Saddam Hussain;Shaobing Peng;Shah Fahad;Abdul Khaliq

  • Coupling Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria with Phosphorus Supplements Improve Maize Phosphorus Acquisition and Growth under Lime Induced Salinity Stress.

    Muhammad Adnan;Shah Fahad;Muhammad Zamin;Shahen Shah

  • Effects of fertilization on crop production and nutrient-supplying capacity under rice-oilseed rape rotation system.

    Muhammad Yousaf;Jifu Li;Jianwei Lu;Tao Ren

  • A biochar application protects rice pollen from high-temperature stress

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Shah Saud;Mohsin Tanveer

  • Silicon Application Increases Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass by Improving Plant Water Relations and Morphophysiological Functions

    Shah Saud;Xin Li;Yang Chen;Lu Zhang

  • Biochar improves phosphorus use efficiency of organic-inorganic fertilizers, maize-wheat productivity and soil quality in a low fertility alkaline soil

    Muhammad Arif;Muhammad Ilyas;Muhammad Riaz;Kawsar Ali

  • EFFECT OF SALICYLIC ACID ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MAIZE GROWN IN SALINE AREA

    Shah Fahad;Asghari Bano

  • Responses of Rapid Viscoanalyzer Profile and Other Rice Grain Qualities to Exogenously Applied Plant Growth Regulators under High Day and High Night Temperatures.

    Shah Fahad;Saddam Hussain;Shah Saud;Shah Hassan

Frequent Co-Authors

Wajid Nasim
Wajid Nasim Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Jianliang Huang
Jianliang Huang Huazhong Agricultural University
Hafiz Mohkum Hammad
Hafiz Mohkum Hammad MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan
Saddam Hussain
Saddam Hussain University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Kehui Cui
Kehui Cui Huazhong Agricultural University
Lixiao Nie
Lixiao Nie Hainan University
Mohsin Tanveer
Mohsin Tanveer Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ashfaq Ahmad
Ashfaq Ahmad University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Hesham F. Alharby
Hesham F. Alharby King Abdulaziz University
Shakeel Ahmad
Shakeel Ahmad Bahauddin Zakariya University

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