Sofia Khalique Alvi

Dr. Sofia Khalique Alvi

Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 August 2022 in Agriculture
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DBDaniyal Sher Bahadur
Daniyal Sher Bahadur
SASamreen Riaz Ahmed
Samreen Riaz Ahmed
DLDr. Altaf Hussain Lahori
Dr. Altaf Hussain Lahori
THTanveer Hussain
Tanveer Hussain
SASofia Khalique Alvi
Sofia Khalique Alvi
ZZZengqiang Zhang
Zengqiang Zhang
The present study was aimed to assess the efficacy of individual and combined effects of novel fuller earth, rock phosphate, and biochar (grapefruit peel) at 1% dosage on maize plant growth, soil chemical properties anduptake of toxic metals (TMs), such as Cu, Zn, Fe, and Cd, by maize plant sown in Korangi (district of Karachi, Pakistan) heavily polluted and Korangi less polluted (K-HP and K-LP) soils. The obtained results indicate that the dry biomass of maize crop increased by 14.13% with combined (FE1% + GBC1%) on K-HP soil and 18.24% with combined (FE 1% + GBC 1%) effects on K-LP soil. The maximum immobilization of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Cd was observed by 36% with GBC1%, 11.90% with FE1%, 98.97% with combined RP1% + GBC1%, 51.9% with FE1% + GBC1% for K-HP, 11.90% with FE1%, 28.6% with FE1%, 22.22% with RP1% + GBC1%, and 57.05% with FE 1% + GBC 1% for K-LP soil. After the addition of proposed substances, modification of soil OM, SOC, TOC, and pH level appeared this lead to the changes in the phyto-availability of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Cd in maize plant. It was concluded that the application of individual and combined effects of novel fuller earth, rock phosphate, and biochar (grapefruit peel) have potential to stabilize pollutants from multi-metal polluted soils for safe crop production.

1 March 2018 in Desalination and Water Treatment
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TRTahir Rafique
Tahir Rafique
MAMuhammad Anas
Muhammad Anas
KCKhalid Mehmood Chadhar
Khalid Mehmood Chadhar
FSFaisal Soomro
Faisal Soomro
SASofia Khalique Alvi
Sofia Khalique Alvi