
Allah DittaShaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal | SBBU · Department of Environmental Science
Allah Ditta
PhD UAF
Collaborative research work and publications are welcome. Contact: ad_abs@yahoo.com or allah.ditta@sbbu.edu.pk
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Introduction
I am currently working as an Associate Professor (Tenured) and Chairperson at the Department of Environmental Sciences since December 04, 2016. My research focus is bioremediation of contaminated soils, PGPR, bio-organo-phos, plant nutrition under normal as well as abiotic stress conditions using integrated nutrient management and nanotechnology. I am very enthusiastic about collaborative publications. Please contact me at: ad_abs@yahoo.com or allah.ditta@sbbu.edu.pk
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October 2009 - December 2014
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Environmental pollution is an emerging issue in the areas of South Asia and the burning of crop residues is one of the major contributors to smog/pollutants production. In recent work, the residues of cotton crop, i.e., cotton calyx (CC), have been converted into a valuable and eco-friendly adsorbent at zero cost for the refining of polluted waters...
The significance of co-inoculation of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in crop development is understudied. A wirehouse experiment in Pakistan examined how PGPR-inoculated wheat seedlings affected growth and yield. The experimental design included four treatments: T 0 (control), T 1 (Azospirillum lipoferum), T 2 (Agrobacterium fabrum), a...
Hydro-priming is a seed pre-treatment technique, explored as a potential factor influencing the early seedling development of different maize cultivars. This study investigates germination rates, seedling vigor, and other growth factors in a planned way to help researchers identify the best hydro-priming times for different types of maize. This wil...
Global warming and less uncertain rainfall have resulted in climate change and water deficit stress conditions which had a deleterious impact on the agroecosystem. Silicon (Si) exists as a beneficial component in soil and has a significant role in overcoming water scarcity problems. Si can maintain crop yield and growth even in stress conditions li...
Aims: This study aims to determine the dynamic of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) transmission from endemic to non-endemic areas during the war and crises and determine the genetic characterization of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kurdistan, Iraq. Methodology and results: The data were collected from the control and prevention unit of the Sulaimani Healt...
Endophytes, microorganisms found in plant tissues, have been found to contain a wealth of unique compounds with vast potential. This chapter delves further into the wide variety of metabolites produced by endophytes and highlights their value to the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnology sectors. This chapter describes the state-of-the-art...
Microalgae have been investigated for the production of different biofuels, and the feedstock is gaining interest in the present day due to their fast growth potential added to relatively high lipid, carbohydrate, and nutrient contents. The purpose of this study is to perform research to grow
commercial microalgae and to produce a significant amoun...
Management of mosquitoes accentuates mostly the use of both larvicides and adulticides. The dengue control program in Punjab, Pakistan, has long been under the influence of temephos (1G and 50EC) for larviciding. The present study was therefore planned to use larvicides that were currently being used in a dengue control program along with insect gr...
Four native trees were selected to find out their potential for reducing the concentrations of PM 2.5 in the ambient air. The trees selected were Pinus wallichiana, Mangifera indica, Avicennia marina, and Syzygium cumini. Real-time aerosol monitors (TSI Inc.) were run in parallel at a distance of 50 m in the upwind direction and under the canopy. L...
The possibility of using the diseased citrus sinensis plant as a feedstock for the synthesis of biosurfactants by various species was investigated in this study. Four fungal species were identified, namely Penicillium glabrum, Alternaria alternata, Alternaria solani, and Rhizopus stolonifer. Preliminary screening of biosurfactants was carried out b...
Foliage and soil-applied boron (B) can potentially boost the nutritional quality of maize; however, research gaps exist regarding B dose optimization for maize in the Mediterranean environment. A trial was performed at the Agronomic Research Area, Hatay (Mediterranean region), Turkey, during the autumn seasons of 2018 and 2019 to investigate the ef...
The synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles and their subsequent use in the adsorptive removal of emerging pollutants using commonly used physicochemical methods require harsh conditions, and hazardous chemicals are produced. It is the need of the hour to find certain biological methods that are eco-friendly, highly efficient, inexpensive, and easy...
It is important to rapidly amend the hostile rural soil fertility and quality to develop green land verdure. In this research, cornstalk-derived biochar was added (sequence proportions 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 % in the mass ratio) into hostile rural soil and then the grass was grown in the pots. The findings indicated that the biochar addition cause...
It is important to rapidly amend the hostile rural soil fertility and quality to develop green land verdure. In this research, cornstalk-derived biochar was added (sequence proportions 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 % in the mass ratio) into hostile rural soil and then the grass was grown in the pots. The findings indicated that the biochar addition cause...
In the current arena, new-generation functional nanomaterials are the key players for smart solutions and applications including environmental decontamination of pollutants. Among the plethora of new-generation nanomaterials, graphene-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites are in the driving seat surpassing their counterparts due to their unique ph...
China is the world's top producer of chestnuts. Population research through genetic techniques enhances our understanding of genetic diversity and population structure. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are the most extensively used markers in population genetics. In the present study, we evaluated the genetic diversity and genetic structure of natura...
Due to anthropogenic activities, water, soil, and continuum have been disturbed due to the accumulation of heavy metals. The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the food chain would pose life-threatening effects on plants as well as humans. Therefore, it is need of the hour to find our sustainable solution in this regard. The application of bio-orga...
Drought, a significant abiotic stressor, exerts harmful effects on crop productivity on a global
scale. Researchers have investigated various strategies aimed at mitigating the detrimental impacts of
drought on crop productivity. Biogas slurry (BGS) improves soil fertility and water retention, leading
to increased crop output. The study aims to ass...
Safflower is a climate-resilient, quality oilseed with high resistance to water scarcity, soil salinity, and frost-prone areas, and it has a wide range of applications in daily life, ranging from food to pharmaceutical to industrial. Adapting high-quality oil-content-producing safflower cultivars can help reduce costs and reduce precious foreign ex...
The textile industry's wastewater discharge into water bodies has become a significant environmental concern due to its toxicity and adverse impact on the ecosystem. In response, this study presents the development of a highly effective adsorbent (GG@ULB@XG composites) by employing guar gum (GG), Ulva lactuca L. biomass (ULB), and xanthan gum (XG),...
Drought stress has a significant impact on cereal-based staple food production, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. To ensure a sustainable and reliable food supply, it is essential to develop comprehensive production plans that incorporate various approaches to mitigate the effects of drought. In a study conducted using a randomize...
Drought stress has a significant impact on cereal-based staple food production, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. To ensure a sustainable and reliable food supply, it is essential to develop comprehensive production plans that incorporate various approaches to mitigate the effects of drought. In a study conducted using a randomize...
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a major oilseed crop grown for edible oil throughout the world, including Pakistan. Drought stress is the most significant constraint to crop production in a changing climate scenario, and its severity is increasing day by day. Less rainfall and rising temperatures, particularly during the seed-filling phase, red...
Cotton is an often-pollinated crop and can be manipulated by exploiting heterosis achieved from different crosses among cotton genotypes for boosting lint yield and quality traits. The development of a new short-duration varieties having high yield and superior fiber quality are direly needed for sustainable supplies of lint to local textile indust...
Mung bean is a valuable pulse crop that faces a considerable water shortage during its growth period (March-May). Hence, the study was formulated to determine the variability and diversity of 33 mung bean genotypes from three institutes in Bangladesh. The mung bean genotypes were screened based on the genetic variation in germination and seedling g...
Plentiful quantities of agro-waste are generated after utilizing commercially valuable parts of the agro-biomass and often go to waste or are burned in the open air, resulting in environmental pollution. Herein, bio-nanocomposite is prepared using agro-waste-based activated carbon as a support and loading waste peel-mediated synthesized nanoparticl...
Abiotic stress, especially salinization, is considered a major soil problem in arid and semiarid regions. To combat salinization, halophytes such as date palms are grown in these areas. However, less information is available on the morphological and biochemical responses of different date palm cultivars under high salinity. In this regard, eight cu...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is considered an important vegetable worldwide. Its production has been challenged due to soil salinization and water shortages. Local tomato cultivars could be better adapted to salt stress. Based on this hypothesis, the present study was carried out to determine the variation i...
Radiative balance, local climate, and human health are all significantly influenced by aerosol. Recent severe air pollution over Lahore, a city in Pakistan calls for more thorough research to determine the negative impacts brought on by too many aerosols. To study regional aerosol characteristics and their differences from various aspects, in-depth...
Salt stress causes deleterious impacts on the germination, growth, and productivity of various crop plants. Screening new cultivars regarding salt stress tolerance could enhance the growth
and productivity of sorghum. In this regard, an experiment was conducted at the laboratory of the Department of Agronomy, Hajee Mohamad Danesh Science and Techn...
Salinity drastically hampers the germination and growth of legumes including mungbean which jeopardizes the food and nutritional security of the rising human population. An experiment entailing varying salinity levels (0, 50, and 150 Mm NaCl) was conducted to investigate the response of salinity on germination and seedling growth of four mungbean g...
Lignocellulosic biomass is a complex natural polymer that mainly consists of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and other additional chemical components. The cellulose in the lignocellulosic biomass can depolymerize into a nano-dimension biomaterial called nanocellulose, which possesses unique features with potential application in various fields. N...
Geospatial methods, such as GIS and remote sensing, map radon levels, pinpoint high-risk areas andconnect geological traits to radon presence. These findings direct health planning, focusing tests,mitigation, and policies where radon levels are high. Overall, geospatial analyses offer vital insights,shaping interventions and policies to reduce heal...
The global challenge of food security is threatened by drought stress. Exogenous application of zinc and amino acids could alleviate the negative impacts of water shortage on the growth, physiological, and biochemical attributes of plants. Based on this hypothesis, a field study was conducted to assess the effects of chelated zinc applied through i...
Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) is an important functional food due to its main bioactive compound, capsaicin, and other nutritional phytochemicals. However, very few studies have been conducted to develop hybrids with a high content of nutritional phytochemicals. The present study involving six parents was conducted to identify superior hybrids with hi...
Rice is an important staple food crop, but in many countries, average rice yields are much lower than their yield potential. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the phenotypic performance of diverse rice genotypes (310) for yield traits, identify high-yielding early-duration genotypes with greater partitioning efficiency, and classif...
Sustainable agricultural crop production is influenced by various factors such as climate change, soil degradation, resources use efficiency, pathogens attack, and problems with the efficiency of fertilizer and pesticide overuse. On the other hand, as the average yearly temperature rises due to climate change, crops become more susceptible to vario...
This study reports for the first time the adsorption capacity of a novel adsorbent Croton bonplandianus Baill. biochar. Its adsorption capacity was further enhanced by loading magnetic composites on it, which makes it an efficient medium for the adsorption of dyes. Two azo dyes, Basic Brown 1 (BB 1) and Basic Orange 2 (BO 2), were studied for their...
Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plants is one of the most convenient, economical, and eco-friendly methods nowadays. Moreover, green synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have gained interest due to their possible uses in agriculture and the environmental field. The present study focused on the biological synthesis of AgNPs using Triticum...
It is important to rapidly amend the hostile rural soil fertility and quality to develop green land verdure. In this research, cornstalk-derived biochar was added (sequence proportions 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 % in the mass ratio) into hostile rural soil and then the grass was grown in the pots. The findings indicated that the biochar addition cause...
Nanoparticles (NPs) serve immense roles in various fields of science. They have vastly upgraded conventional methods in the fields of agriculture and food sciences to eliminate growing threats of crop damage and disease, caused by various phytopathogens including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and some insects. Bacterial diseases resulted in mass damage...
Meteorological factors play a crucial role in affecting air quality in the urban environment. Peshawar is the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan and is a pollution hotspot. Sources of PM10 and the influence of meteorological factors on PM10 in this megacity have yet to be studied. The current study aims to investigate PM10...
The pollution of soil and aquatic systems by inorganic and organic chemicals has become a global concern. Economical, eco-friendly, and sustainable solutions are direly required to alleviate the deleterious effects of these chemicals to ensure human well-being and environmental sustainability. In recent decades, biochar has emerged as an efficient...
Testing natural antihyperlipidemic substances is necessary due to the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, which leads to chronic hy-perglycaemia and poses a significant threat to public health and well-being worldwide. The present study investigated the anti-diabetic effect of black pepper , turmeric, and ajwa date pulp + seed and their mix...
Cereal rust is one of the most damaging diseases of small-grain cereals. The fungus Puccinia hordei causes leaf rust in barley and other small grain crops. Puccinia hordei causes serious yield losses in the cultivating areas where susceptible and late-maturing barley varieties are cultivated. Therefore, rust-resistant barley cultivar is highly dema...
Safflower is a climate-resilient, quality oilseed with high resistance to water scarcity, soil salinity, and frost-prone areas, and it has a wide range of applications in daily life, ranging from food to pharmaceutical to industrial. Adapting high-quality oil-content-producing safflower cultivars can help reduce costs and reduce precious foreign ex...
The global challenge of food security is threatened by drought stress. Exogenous application of zinc and amino acids could alleviate the negative impacts of water shortage on the growth, physiological, and biochemical attributes of plants. Based on this hypothesis, a field study was conducted to assess the effects of chelated zinc applied through i...
The variations in soil carbon (C), phosphorus (P) fractions, microbial indices, and their mechanisms to drive P mobilization are still poorly understood in calcareous soils. An incubation study was set up to evaluate the changes in microbial biomass index (C and P), soil organic C, and Pi fractions. The incubation study with a two-factor completely...
The variations in soil carbon (C), phosphorus (P) fractions, microbial indices, and their mechanisms to drive P mobilization are still poorly understood in calcareous soils. An incubation study was set up to evaluate the changes in microbial biomass index (C and P), soil organic C, and Pi fractions. The incubation study with a two-factor completely...
Biochar derived from plant biomass has great potential for the decontamination of aqueous media. It is the need of the hour to test biochar derived from economical, easily available, and novel materials. In this regard, the present study provides insight into the sorption of two heavy metals, i.e., cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni), using native Arachis...
Heavy metals (HMs) in water are highly poisonous and carcinogenic agents for human health. To alleviate the toxic impacts of HMs, green remediation technologies are the need of the hour. In this regard, different nanosorbents (CMCG@ORP, ORAC, NiO/NPs, and NiO@ORAC/NCs) were synthesized in the present study, and the percentage removal of heavy metal...