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Ali Raza Siddiqui

Dr. Ali Raza Siddiqui

Lecturer
Research Interests: Agriculture, Soil Science, Soil Biology, Soil Fertility, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Sustainable and Eco-friendly Agriculture
Office Location: Department of Agriculture, Government College University Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan

Biography

Dr. Ali Raza Siddiqui completed PhD in Soil Science from Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Sargodha, Pakistan. He has been visiting PhD Scholar in Soil and Water Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida, USA. His research work is in field of soil science with focus on soil biology and soil & environmental sciences for sustainable and eco-friendly agriculture. Moreover, he authored numerous publications including research papers, review papers, book chapters, conference papers, etc. He presented his research work at different forums nationally and internationally specifically in United State at 17th Annual Soil and Water Sciences Forum (2016) conducted by Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Florida & Southeast Region of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting (2016) conducted by Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and College of Public Health & Health Professions, University of Florida. He participated in various conferences/ seminars nationally and internationally. He contributes to scientific community as a reviewer for journals. He is certified in numerous courses specifically in Sustainable Soil Management Practices Practitioner (CABI) and in Measures for Coping with Soil Salinity (FAO). He is expert in cricket turf pitches and cricket turf outfield development and management. He is member of scientific and professional societies including life member of Soil Science Society of Pakistan.

Education

  • PhD in Soil Science, University Of Sargodha (Sargodha, Pakistan) 2021
  • PhD in Soil Science (Visiting Scholar), University Of Florida (Gainesville, United State) 2016
  • MS/MPhil in Agriculture/ Soil Science, University Of Agriculture (Faisalabad, Pakistan) 2008
  • BA/BSc(Hons) in Agriculture/ Soil Science, University Of Agriculture (Faisalabad, Pakistan) 2006
Certified Technical Trainings/ Courses:
 “Measures for Coping with Soil Salinity” by FAO (2026).
 “Sustainable Soil Management Practices Practitioner Certificate” by CABI, UK (2025)
 “Sustainable Soil Management Practices Foundation Certificate” by CABI, UK (2025)
 “Post-Harvest Management and Storage of Potato Crop” by Horticultural Society, Government College University Lahore (2024)
 “Leaf Area Index: Theory, Methods, and Application” by Meter Group, USA (2024)
 “National Faculty Development Program” by National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (2024)
 “4R Essentials- A short course in 4R Nutrient Stewardship” by Fertilizer Canada, Canada (2023)
 “The Use of Soil Survey Techniques” by Soil Survey of Punjab, Lahore (2023)
 “How to interpret Soil Moisture” by Meter Group, USA (2023)
 “Basic Data Analysis through “R” Software” by Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC), Karachi (2023)
 “EndNote and Research Data Management” by Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC), Karachi (2023)
 “Management Skills of Researchers” by Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC), Karachi (2022)
 “Research Ethics” by Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC), Karachi (2022)
 “5S (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) Training” by UNAP and Toyota, Karachi, Pakistan (2022)
 “Let’s Break the Chain of COVID-19 Infection” by MBRU of Medicine and Health Sciences (2020)
 “Refresher Curatorship Course” at NSK by PCB (2019)
 “Refresher Curatorship Course” at MCS by PCB (2019)
 “Refresher Curatorship Course” at GSL by PCB (2019)
 “Refresher Curatorship Course” at ACS by PCB (2019)
 “Technical Training Service Program” by Honda and Nizamuddin Faridulhaq Group (2018)
 “Preliminary Curatorship Course (PC-1)” at MCS, AJK by PCB (2018)
 “TESL Undergraduate Certificate Program” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “Chem Hygiene Plan (PIs)” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “Chem Hygiene Plan (Lab Staff)” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “Hazardous Waste Management” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “Lab Safety Actions and Reactions” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “New Researcher Overview of Environment Health and Safety” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “Tractor Safety” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “BEC Active Shooter Training” by University of Florida, USA (2016)
 “RNA Extraction and QPCR: A Valuable Tool for Toxicology Research” by Southeast SETAC, University of Florida, USA (2016)

Teaching Areas

Basic Agriculture, Advanced Agriculture, Soil Science, Soil Biology, Soil Fertility, Agro Ecology, Sustainable Soil Management Practices, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Natural Sciences, Municipal and Agro Waste Management, Sustainable and Eco-friendly Agriculture

Experience

From To Designation Firm/Institution
Oct 2023 Continue Lecturer Government College University Lahore
Feb 2016 Sep 2017 Soil Scientist National Engineering Services Pakistan
Oct 2015 Feb 2016 Teaching Assistant University Of Sargodha, Sargodha

Journal Papers

  • Azhar Razaq, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Shabana Nazeer, Adeel Shahid, Muhammad Awais Piracha, Syed Ayyaz Javed, Sehrish Jameel, Munaza Batool, Farhat Bashir, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum (2026). "Assessment of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacterial strains combined with rock phosphate and compost and their effect on the growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) under field conditions." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY , Vol. 5 (1) , pp. 242-251.
  • Syed Ayyaz Javed, Muhammad Tauseef Jaffar, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Ahmed, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Hafiz Muhammad Bilal, Jawad Amin, Sanaullah Sattar (2026). "Optimum N Fertilization Enhances Salinity Tolerance and N use Efficiency in Maize through Modulation of Antioxidant Defense and Biochemical Pathways." Journal of Plant Growth Regulation . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-026-12115-0 | Impact Factor: 4.4 [Link]
  • Muhammad Awais Piracha, Muhammad Ashraf, Rizwana Kausar, Muhammad Asif, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Syed Ayyaz Javed, Abid Niaz, Zafar Abbas & Shabana Nazeer (2025). "Mitigating toxicity of arsenic in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) with phosphate rock and farmyard manure using contrasting soil textures” International Journal of Phytoremediation." International Journal of Phytoremediation . | Impact Factor: 3.4
  • Sobia Khan, Aftab Ahmad Khan, Qudrat Ullah Khan, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Adeel Shahid, Sumreen Anjum, Shabana Nazeer, Zain Mushtaq, Syed Ayyaz Javed, Muhammad Awais Piracha, Farhat Bashir, Munaza Batool (2025). "Spatial Soil Salinity Assessment by Using Principle Component Analysis and Geospatial Techniques in Central Punjab." Journal of Agriculture and Biology .
  • Qurat-ul-Ain, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Baidar Bakht, Muhammad Nadeem Shah, Ehtisham Hassan Khan, Waqas Liaqat, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Nazim Hussain and Hamid Nawaz (2024). "Biochemical, Physiological and Yield Response of Canola (Brassica Napus L.) with Exogenous Application of Potassium and Reduced Seed Rate under Irrigation Regimes." Pakistan Journal of Botany . | Impact Factor: 1.04
  • Adeel Shahid, Nisar Hussain, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Muhammad Nadeem Shah (2024). "Comparative analysis of mineral nutrients composition of round gourd (Praecitrullus fistulosus) germplasm." Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition . | Impact Factor: 5.6
  • Nazeer, Shabana, Ghulam Sarwar, Mukkram Ali Tahir, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Safdar Bashir, Javeria Sherani, Muhammad Awais Piracha, Jalil Ahmed, and Muhammad Ahmad (2023). "Brackish Water Consumption to Sustain Nutrients Concentration in Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) Through a Leaching Fraction Stratagem." GU Journal of Phytosciences .
  • Nazeer, S., G. Sarwar, M. A. Tahir, A. R. Siddiqui, S. Gul, J. Sherani, and J. Ahmad (2023). "Extenuating the detrimental effects of sodic water on agronomic, ionic, and quality attributes of fodders." SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics . | Impact Factor: 1.4
  • F. Ahmed, Z. Mushtaq, N. Itrat, A. Hussain, A. Akhtar, M. Khurshid, I. Saeed, S. Rashid, A. Cig, F. Cig and A. R. Siddiqui (2023). "Integrated application of organic amendments and mycorrhizae implementation for spinach (Spinacia oleracea) growth and development." Pakistan Journal of Science .
  • Hussain, Sajid, Satyabrata Nanda, Muhammad Ashraf, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Sajid Masood, Maqsood Ahmed Khaskheli, Muhammad Suleman, Lianfeng Zhu, Chunquan Zhu, Xiaochuang Cao, Yali Kong, Qianyu Jin and Junhua Zhang (2023). "Interplay Impact of Exogenous Application of Abscisic Acid (ABA) and Brassinosteroids (BRs) in Rice Growth, Physiology, and Resistance under Sodium Chloride Stress." Life . | Impact Factor: 3.4
  • Siddiqui, Ali Raza, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Ashraf, Tahira Yasmeen, Rizwana Kausar, Gadah Albasher, Saad Alkahtani, and Awais Shakoor (2021). "Development and characterization of efficient k-solubilizing rhizobacteria and mesorhizobial inoculants for chickpea." Sustainability . | Impact Factor: 3.3
  • Ahmedani MY, ME Safdar, A Aziz, S Naz, AR Siddiqui, A Bano, M Suleman (2017). "Seed priming with polyamines enhances germination, growth and biochemical contents of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)." Journal of Environment and Agriculture .
  • Khan, Humaira Ramzan, Muhammad Ashraf, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Imtiaz, Ahsan Aziz, Muhammad Awais Piracha, and Ali Raza Siddiqui (2016). "Additional application of plant nutrients with farm yard manure for improving the adaptation of cotton crop to salinity stress." Journal of Applied Agriculture and Biotechnology .
  • Piracha, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Ashraf, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Ali Raza Siddiqui, and Shabana Nazeer (2016). "Arsenic behavior in different textured soils amended with phosphate rock and farm yard manure." Journal of Environment and Agriculture .
  • Bashir, Kashif, Rizwana Kausar, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Ashraf, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Abrar Ahmad, and Muhammad Awais Piracha (2016). "Bio-associative effect of rhizobacteria on nodulation and yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) under saline conditions." Journal of Applied Agriculture and Biotechnology .
  • Ullah, Ubaid, Muhammad Ashraf, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Muhammad Awais Piracha, and Muhammad Suleman (2016). "Growth behavior of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under drought stress in the presence of silicon and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria." Soil and Environment . | Impact Factor: 0.7
  • Siddiqui AR, SM Shahzad, M Ashraf, S Nazeer, MA Piracha, A Khalid, MM Saleem, SS Ali Zaidi (2016). "Integrated use of P-solubilizing bacteria with and without ACC-deaminase activity and compost for improving growth and yield of wheat." Journal of Environment and Agriculture .
  • Siddiqui, Ali Raza, Shabana Nazeer, Muhammad Awais Piracha, Muhammad Masood Saleem, Iqra Siddiqi, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, and Ghulam Sarwar (2016). "The production of biochar and its possible effects on soil properties and phosphate solubilizing bacteria." Journal of Applied Agriculture and Biotechnology .
  • Shahzad, Haroon, Sana Ullah, Muhammad Iqbal, Atif Javed, Sarvet Jehan, Sajid Hussain, and Ali Raza Siddiqui (2014). "Effect of various farm manure levels on root proliferation and maize growth under different soil textures." International Journal of Modern Agriculture .

Book Chapters

  • Muhammad Nadeem Shah, Momna Hayat, Muhammad Shaheryar, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Adeel Shahid, Usman Arshad, Najma Tabussam, Shabir Hussain, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Tanveer Altaf (2024). Drought Stress in Cereal Crops and its Mitigation for Sustainable Production , Chapter #12. In Water-Air-Soil for Sustainable Agriculture and People Wellbeing (pp.240-279). IKSAD International Publishing House. ISBN: 9786253676704
  • Ali Raza Siddiqui, Ahmet Çelik, Shabana Nazeer, Munaza Batool, Farhat Bashir, Adeel Shahid, Muhammad Nadeem Shah, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Zain Mushtaq (2024). K-Solubilizing Rhizobacteria and Rhizobia For Ecological Agriculture , Chapter #7. In Water-Air-Soil for Sustainable Agriculture and People Wellbeing (pp.114-147). IKSAD International Publishing House. ISBN: 9786253676704
  • Zain Mushtaq, Salwa Saeed, Cihan Demir, Mehmet Firat Baran, Maleeha Islam, Ali Raza Siddiqui (2024). Role of Sprayers Drone in Sustainable Agriculture , Chapter #2. In Water-Air-Soil for Sustainable Agriculture and People Wellbeing (pp.21-47). IKSAD International Publishing House. ISBN: 9786253676704
  • Irfan, Shafeeqa, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Bakhtawar Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Ali Raza Siddiqui, and Lufeng Wang (2022). Bioremediation of soil: an overview , Chapter #1. In Advances in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation for Sustainable Soil Management: Principles, Monitoring and Remediation (pp.1-16). Springer. ISBN: 9783030899837

Conference Papers

  • Khad Mela (2023), Expo Centre Lahore, Pakistan. , Paper: "Behaviour of arsenic in varied textured soils altered with rock phosphate (RP) and farmyard manure"
  • National Conference on Soil Degradation: An Alarming Threat to Food Security and Environment (2022), Multan, Pakistan. , Paper: "Co-inoculation with potassium-solubilizing bacteria and rhizobium for improving growth, nodulation and yield of chickpea under varied potassium sources"
  • 17th Annual Soil and Water Sciences Forum (2016), Gainesville, USA. , Paper: "Screening of Potassium Solubilizing Bacteria: A Sustainable Approach for K deficient Soils in Pakistan"
  • 2016 Southeast Region of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting (2016), Gainesville, USA. , Paper: "Potassium Solubilizing Rhizobacteria: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Agricultural approach"
  • 2016 Southeast Region of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting (2016), Gainesville, USA. , Paper: "Pteris vittata reduced arsenic uptake by lettuce in an CCA-contaminated soil"
  • 2016 Southeast Region of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting” (2016), Gainesville, USA. , Paper: "Co-uptake of Arsenic and Fluorine in As hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata"
  • International Conference on Soil Sustainability and Food Security (2015), Faisalabad, Pakistan. , Paper: "Rice productivity and soil health as affected by tillage systems under varying levels farm yard manure applications"
  • International Conference on Soil Sustainability and Food Security (2015), Faisalabad, Pakistan. , Paper: "Synergistic association between potassium solubilizing rhizobacteria (KSR) and rhizobia improve symbiotic performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under varying levels of potassium fertilizer"
  • International training workshop on Sustainable Agriculture Water Management in a challenging environment-A special focus on olive tree (2015), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. , Paper: "Management of brackish water for irrigating sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) through integrated use of potassium and farm yard manure"

Projects

Title Role Funded by Amount Year Status
International Research Support Initiative Program Principal Investigator HEC 1375000.00 2016 Completed

Awards/Achievements

  • International Research Support Initiative Program (2016), Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. This was awarded to visit University of Florida USA by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan under International Research Support Initiative Program with a total amount of US $ 12500 in 2016.
  • Award of a Laptop by Prime Minister of Pakistan (2015), University of Sargodha, Sargodha. Award of a Laptop by Prime Minister of Pakistan during Ph.D.
  • University Merit Scholarship on Academic Performance (2004), University of Agriculture Faisalabad. University Merit Scholarship on academic performance during B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture in 2004-2005.
  • University Merit Scholarship on Academic Performance (2003), University of Agriculture Faisalabad. University Merit Scholarship on academic performance during B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture in 2003-2004.