Department of Agriculture, Hazara University Mansehra | Pakistan
Dr. Asif Iqbal is an accomplished agronomist specializing in crop production, plant nutrition, and plant stress physiology. He earned his B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. (Hons) in Agronomy with a Gold Medal and completed his Ph.D. on nitrogen use efficiency in cotton from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship on phosphorus use efficiency in cotton. He has held academic and research positions, including Associate Professor at Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Hazara University. His research focuses on genetic evaluation of crop germplasm and adaptive mechanisms under biotic and abiotic stresses. He has received multiple prestigious scholarships and awards and has contributed extensively to scientific literature with numerous journal articles, books, and conference publications, while also serving as a reviewer and editorial board member for international journals.
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Sustainable enhancement of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) yield through foliar application of potassium silicate and glycine
– Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2026
Exogenous silicon enhances the salt tolerance of cotton seedlings by regulating water status through abscisic acid and aquaporin
– Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2026
Soil alkalinity and cotton production: Challenges, physiological effects, and sustainable solutions
– Review Article, 2026
Root-microbiome synergy drives phosphorus acquisition in cotton: Genotype-specific recruitment of beneficial taxa under low phosphorus stress
– Industrial Crops and Products, 2026