Faculty & Staff
Dr. Shahzada Sohail Ijaz
Associate Professor

(HEC Approved Supervisor)

Postdoc (Australia), PhD (Soil Science, Pakistan)
Department of Soil Science
Phone : +92-51- 9062655
Mobile : +92-333-5196330
Fax :
Email : [email protected], [email protected]
Address : Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Work Experience : 17 Year(s)
Research Interest :
  • Soil & Water Conservation and Management
  • Conservation & Regenerative Agriculture
  • Soil Erosion Assessment and Monitoring
  • Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics
  • Climate-Smart Agro-ecosystem Modeling with CENTURY and RUSLE Integrated with GIS & RS
  • Total Publications : 59
    Publications (Latest Ten)
    1. Rehman, S., X. Xin , S. S. Ijaz, S. Fatima, A. Siddiqa, H. B. Khalid, I. Haider, R. Iqbal, A. Mahmood, S. Hussain , A. M. Din, T. Raza, M. Moustafa, M. A. Raza. 2025. Simulation-based assessment of the impact of conservation tillage and strip intercropping on soil microbial biomass carbon. Catena 259 (2025) 109331

    2. Gilani H., M. Shah, S.S. Ijaz, M. Asif, A. Nazir, and N. P. Hanan. 2025. Spatial distribution of mangrove soil organic carbon in Indus Delta, Pakistan: A multi- sensor remote sensing and machine learning approach. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 323 (2025) 109435.

    3. Ahmad, A., S.S. Ijaz, F. Zhao, H.U. Rafa, G. Farid. 2025 The Effect of Zeolitic Fertilizer on Nitrogen Retention in Soil andIts Availability to Plants. Nitrogen 2025, 6, 46.

    4. Rehman, S., S. S. Ijaz, A. M. Din, M. A. Al- Dosary, M. Ansar, S. Fatima, A. Siddiqa, M. N. Ashraf, I. Haider, M. B. Junaid, M. A. Raza, H. Yang. 2025. Combined Effects of Reduced Tillage and Strip Intercropping on Soil Carbon Sequestration in Semi-Arid Environment. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02324-z

    5. Rashid, M., Q. Hussain*, K. S. Khan, S. Alvi, S. A. Abro, M. Akmal, S. S. Ijaz, M. Umer, A. A. Qureshi, M. S. Elshikh, H. Rizwana, M. Rizwan* & R. Iqbal. 2025. Deashed-biochar slow-release N fertilizer increased NUE in alkaline calcareous soils under wheat and maize crop. Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025- 90651-7

    6. Liang X., S. Rehman, W. Zhiqi, M. A. Raza, I. Haider, M. H. B. Khalid, A. Saeed, Z. Iqbal, S. Fatima, A. Siddiqa, M. Ansar, SS Ijaz*, M. Zhongming. 2024. Impacts of Conservation Tillage on Agricultural Land Development: A Review. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-02142-9

    7. Yousra M., Q. Hussain, K. S. Khan, S. Sarwar, S. S. Ijaz, H. A. Mailk, A. A. Anwar, S. Naeem, M. Nazish, A. Kamal, G. Albasher, W. Zaman. 2024. Exploration of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Relation to C:N:P:S Stoichiometry under Dynamic Cropping Systems. Pol. J. Environ. Studies, DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/196050

    8. Ahmad, A., S. S. Ijaz*, K. S. Khan, and M. Ansar. 2024. Potential of Zeolite-Based Urea Formulations as Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizer. Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 61(3),815-824

    9. Javed N., S. S. Ijaz*, Q. Hussain, M. Ansar, A.F. Alrefaei, B.O. Almutairi, W. Zaman* and M. Yousra. 2024. Potential of Modified Reduced Tillage with Cover/Green Manure Crop for Climate Change Mitigation in a Smallholder Rainfed Farming System. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4781. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114781

    10. Musa N., K.S. Khan, J.C. Blankinship, S.S. Ijaz, Z. Akram, M.S. Alwahibi, M.A. Ali, and M. Yousra. 2024. Sorption-Desorption of Phosphorus on Manure- and Plant- Derived Biochars at Different Pyrolysis Temperatures. Sustainability 16, 2755. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su16072755

    Awards & Honors
    1. Recipient of "Research Award 2022" for the great Research Contributions at PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

    2. Research Publication Incentive under University Research Endowment Fund, PMAS-AAUR 2021, 2023, 2025

    3. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Phase II (Batch - V) by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan 2013

    4. HEC Merit Scholarship for Ph. D (Merit Scholarship for PhD Studies in Science & Technology, 200 Scholarships Scheme) 2003

    5. Merit Scholarship (thrice) during B.Sc. (Hons) degree University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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