Summary
Dr. Ahmad Mahmood holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan, and an MS in Agriculture from Ankara University, Türkiye, and the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He has over three years of experience as an Assistant Professor of Climate and Environmental Sciences before joining NUST. His research focuses on applied topics in environmental, climatic, and agricultural sciences. Key areas of interest include the remediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticide fate and monitoring (including ecological risks), antimicrobial resistance, wastewater management, biological solutions for meeting plant needs, sustainable agriculture, air quality and smog issues, indigenous climate knowledge and solutions, and organic waste utilization.
Academic Background
PhD
(Environmental Sciences) Yamanashi University
June 01, 2017 - March 19, 2020
Honours and Awards
Publications
Application of Endophytes Through Seed Priming
July 22, 2026
Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings - 1st Edition, Chapter 25, Pages 509-521
Optimization of the composting process from rice straw for agricultural and environmental sustainability
July 22, 2026
Plant and Environment - Volume 5(02), Pages 75-89
Nanoparticles and Plant-Soil Interactions
June 23, 2026
Soil Nanotechnology - 1st Edition, Chapter 7, Pages 104-114
Plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria enhance cucumber growth and yield in a two-year field trial
June 20, 2026
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Volume 42, Article Number 360
Amelioration of Climate Change Impacts in Mango
June 25, 2025
Climate Change and Mango Production Potential Adaptation and Mitigation Options - 1st Edition, Chapter 8, Pages 155-173
Role of Biochar in Sustainable Agriculture
April 12, 2025
Biochar Revolution - Chapter 11, Pages 177–188
Physicochemical profiling and health risk evaluation of effluents from textile industries: insights from Faisalabad, Pakistan
March 01, 2025
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences - Volume:17, Issue:1, Pages 165-176
Rhizosphere Interactions in Relation to Resilience of Agroforestry System
February 27, 2025
Ecologically Mediated Development-Sustainable Development and Biodiversity - Chapter 20, Pages 445–457
Biofortification in Vegetables: Enhancing Nutritional Value for Improved Human Health
February 27, 2025
Crop Biofortification: Biotechnological Approaches for Achieving Nutritional Security Under Changing Climate - Chapter 16, Pages 243-262
The Impact of Drought Stress on Plant Disease Dynamics
January 29, 2025
Drought Stress: Review and Recommendations - Chapter 6, Pages 159-197
Enhancing the Resilience of Agroecosystems Through Improved Rhizosphere Processes: A Strategic Review
December 26, 2024
International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Volume:26, Issue:1, Article Number 109
Combined simulation on pesticides fate, toxicities and ecological risk in rice paddies for Sustainable Development Goals achievements
November 15, 2024
Science of the Total Environment - Volume: 951, Article Number: 175552
Phosphorus Biofertilizer as Efficient Fertilizer for Improving Nutrient Uptakes and Corn Yield
August 31, 2024
Agricultural Sciences Journal - Volume 6(2), Pages 84-90
Calcium Carbide Induced Ethylene Regulates Seed Dormancy and Post-Germination Growth of Sweet Pepper
August 27, 2024
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research - Volume:37, Issue:3, Page:223-231
The application of Trichoderma spp., an old but new useful fungus, in sustainable soil health intensification: A comprehensive strategy for addressing challenges
June 01, 2024
Plant Stress - Volume:12, Article Number:100455
Plant endophytic bacteria: Impact on the efficacy of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides
植物内生菌：殺虫剤や殺菌剤，除草剤の有効性への影響
June 01, 2024
Journal of Pesticide Science - Volume 49, No. 1, Pages 13-16
The importance of detecting pollutants to sustainability
May 10, 2024
Nanotechnology-Based Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollution - Chapter 5, Pages 73-93
Phytomicrobiomes: A Potential Approach for Sustainable Pesticide Biodegradation
March 25, 2024
Applied Sciences - Volume:14, Issue:07, Article Number:2740
Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques and Therapeutic Trends
December 01, 2023
Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques and Therapeutic Trends - Chapter 5, Pages 82-91
Integrated OMIC approaches for bioenergy crops
November 30, 2023
Biotechnology and Omics Approaches for Bioenergy Crops - Chapter 4, Pages 77-84
Role of endophytes in the regulation of metabolome in bioenergy crops
November 30, 2023
Biotechnology and Omics Approaches for Bioenergy Crops - Chapter 9, Pages 183-201
Response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to combined application of organic compost along with plant growth promoting Aspergillus fungi
May 26, 2023
Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences - Volume 4(2), Pages 545-552
Efficient Utilization of Organic Wastes Effluent for Nitrogen Mineralization and Plant Growth Promotion in Mono-Cropping Soil of China
July 23, 2022
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture - Volume:38, Issue:3, Pages 968-975
Use of Synthetic Ecology Approach in Exploring Plant-Microbial Interactions Under Habitat-Imposed Stresses
May 06, 2022
Plant Stress Mitigators: Action and Application - 1st Edition, Chapter 19, Pages 387-417
Isolation of a Novel Endophytic Bacillus Strain Capable of Transforming Pentachlorophenol and Structure Determination of Pentachlorophenol Phosphate Using Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction
January 13, 2022
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - Volume:70, Issue: 3, Pages:770-776
Non-target Impact of Dinotefuran and Azoxystrobin on Soil Bacterial Community and Nitrification
June 01, 2021
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - Volume: 106, Pages:996-1002,
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) degradation by Streptomyces sp. isolated from DDT contaminated soil
February 05, 2021
Bioremediation Journal - Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages:148-158
Agricultural utilization of unused resources: Liquid food waste material as a new source of plant growth-promoting microbes
July 02, 2020
Agronomy - Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Article Number: 954
Metabolite profiling reveals a complex response of plants to application of plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria
April 01, 2020
Microbiological Research - Volume: 234, Article Number: 126421
Multifunctional food waste fertilizer having the capability of Fusarium-growth inhibition and phosphate solubility: A new horizon of food waste recycle using microorganisms
July 01, 2019
Waste Management - Volume: 94, Pages: 77-84
Changes in endophytic bacterial communities during different growth stages of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
June 24, 2019
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Volume: 35, Article Number:104
Halophytic microbiome in ameliorating the stress
April 13, 2019
Ecophysiology, Abiotic Stress Responses and Utilization of Halophytes - 1st Edition. Chapter 8, Pages 171-198
High salt tolerant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from the common ice-plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L
March 01, 2019
Rhizosphere - Volume: 9, Pages:10-17
Potential of biopriming in enhancing crop productivity and stress tolerance
June 06, 2018
Advances in Seed Priming - 1st Edition, Chapter 9, Pages 127-145
Seed biopriming with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: A review
August 01, 2016
FEMS Microbiology Ecology - Volume: 92, Issue: 8, Article Number: fiw112
Conferences
Assistant Professor
MNS-University of Agriculture
November 22, 2021 - January 02, 2025
Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Yamanashi
April 01, 2017 - March 31, 2020
Research Intern
Helmholtz Zentrum Munich
October 01, 2015 - February 28, 2016