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Dr Majid Mahmood Tahir

Associate Professor (P.hD)

Dr Majid Mahmood Tahir

Associate Professor (P.hD)

Research Area: Soil & Environmental Sciences
About Me

Being a soil scientist, my main research interests are in carbon and nitrogen biotransformation’s in soil, organic matter decomposition and carbon stabilization. I work to understand processes involved in carbon cycling, changes in soil carbon pools and mapping soil organic carbon. My vision is to integrate this knowledge towards the sustainability of regional agroecosystems. I teach Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use, Carbon Sequesteration in Soil, Chemical Properties of Soils, Principals and Use of Laboratory Techniques and Research Project & Scientific Writing. I enjoy playing badminton, reading, and travelling with friends.

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
P.hD Soil Science Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil March 2012 September 2015
M.Sc.(Hons.) Soil Science University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad March 2004 April 2006
B.Sc.(Hons.) Soil Science University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad March 2000 December 2003
Designation Organization Duration
Associate Professor University of Poonch Rawalakot February 2021 - July 2024
Assistant Professor University of Poonch Rawalakot May 2017 - February 2021
Lecturer University of Poonch Rawalakot July 2012 - May 2017
Lecturer University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad May 2008 - June 2006
Agriculture Officer Department of Agriculture, Govt of AJK January 2008 - May 2008
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
Mapping organic carbon in cropland soils of Poonch Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir for future monitor Soil degradation as a consequence of natural and anthropogenic factors poses serious threat to sustainable agriculture in Poonch Division. The problem of soil degradation needs immediate attention to implement a regional soil protection policy. A key process of soil degradation in the Poonch Division is the loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) via soil erosion caused by geomorphological conditions and inappropriate soil management practices. At present no data is available about losses of organic C 2.715352 million
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
Vice President Soil Science Society of Pakistan UPR March, 2021 February, 2022
Description Year DOI
Khalid Mehmood, Hamad Naeem, Hira Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Muhammad Jamil Evaluating Performance of Mung Bean Genotypes by Inoculating Seed with Bacterial Strains under Greenhouse Conditions Jammu Kashmir Journal of Agriculture 2023 NA
Muhammad Sarfraz, Abdul Khaliq, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Sair Sarwar Organo-mineral fertilization regimes trigger growth and stigma yield of temperate saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Bragantia 2023 https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4499.20220118
Noosheen Zahid, Mehdi Maqbool, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Sandra Horvitz, Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Shafique Khalid, Shaghef Ejaz, Rashid Jawad, Shahid Iqbal Awan, Abdur Rehman, Asgar Ali Influence of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Regimes on Growth Patterns and Antioxidants Capacity of Strawberry (Fragaria × Ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler. Journal of Food Quality. 2022 https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8618854.
Adnan Rasheed, Huijie Li, Majid M Tahir, Athar Mahmood, Muhammad Nawaz, Adnan Noor Shah, Muhammad Talha Aslam, Sally Negm, Mahmoud Moustafa, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Ziming Wu The role of nanoparticles in plant biochemical, physiological, and molecular responses under drought stress: A review Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.976179
Yasir Majeed, Xi Zhu, Ning Zhang, Adnan Rasheed, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Huaijun Si Functional analysis of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in potato under biotic and abiotic stress Molecular Breeding 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-022-01302-y
Syed Faheem Anjum Gillani, Adnan Rasheed, Asim Abbasi, Yasir Majeed, Musawer Abbas, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Sameer H Qari, Najat Binothman, Najla Amin T Al Kashgry, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Yunling Peng Comparative Gene Enrichment Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Contrasting Maize Genotype Genes 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14010031
Noosheen Zahid, Mehdi Maqbool, Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Shehzad, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Khuram Mubeen, Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Mazhar Ali, Asgar Ali, Patrick O’Reilly, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah Changes in Vegetative and Reproductive Growth and Quality Parameters of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch) cv. Chandler Grown at Different Substrates. J Journal of Food Quality. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9996073 IF:2.45
Noosheen Zahid, Mehdi Maqbool, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Abdul Hamid, Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Shafique Khalid, Haseeb ur Rehman, Nasir Masood, Shahid Iqbal Awan, Javaid Riffat Khan, Asgar Ali, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah Nutritional Diversity and Antioxidant Activity of Two Indigenous Quince Ecotypes from Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Journal of Food Quality. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1129998
Bushra Aziz, Muhammad Zubair, Nausheen Irshad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Majid Mahmood, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Khizar Hussain Shah, Aqeela Shaheen Biomonitoring of toxic metals in feathers of birds from North-Eastern Pakistan Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03184-w.IF:2.15
Zahid, N., Ahmad, M.J., Tahir, M.M., Maqbool, M., Shah, S.Z.A., Hussain, S.J., Khaliq, A., Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, M.I.A. Integrated effect of urea and poultry manure on growth, yield and postharvest quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Asian Journal of Agriculture & Biology. 2021 DOI: 10.35495/ajab.2020.07.381
Abdul Khaliq, Aqila Shaheen, Summra Ishaq, Mohsin Zafar, Majid M Tahir, Tahir Zahoor, Sair Sarwar Evaluation of Soil Fertility and Maize Crop Nutrient Status in Himalayan Region Poonch, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, B. Life and Environmental Sciences 58: 89–98. 2021 https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(58-1)636
Mahran Sadiq, Guang Li, Nasir Rahim, Majid Mahmood Tahir Effect of conservation tillage on yield of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and soil mineral nitrogen and carbon content. International Agrophysics 35, 83–95. 2021 https://doi.org/10.31545/intagr/132363.
Majid Mahmood Tahir, Shahida Begum, Mehdi Maqbool, Abdul Khaliq, Noosheen Zahid, Khalid Mehmood, Muhammad Shehzad Evaluation of selected medicinal plant materials and dicyandiamide on nitrification of urea-derived ammonium under laboratory conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 184, 132–141. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201900501.
MM Tahir, AB Khalid, K Mehmood, A Khaliq, N Rahim Variations in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Contents under Different Land Uses in Sub-Temperate Highland of Azad Kashmir. Eurasian Soil Science 54, 586–596. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229321040153.
Mahran Sadiq, Guang Li, Nasir Rahim, Majid Mahmood Tahir Sustainable Conservation Tillage Technique for Improving Soil Health by Enhancing Soil Physicochemical Quality Indicators under Wheat Mono-Cropping System Conditions. Sustainability 2021 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158177.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Ambreen Wazarat, Ansar Mehmood, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Fahim Nawaz, Haroon Ahmed, Mohsin Zafar, Aneela Ulfat Adaptations in Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. and Cenchrus ciliaris L. for altitude tolerance. Biologia. 75: 183–198. 2020 https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-019-00380-2.
Adnan Rasheed, S Fahad, M Aamer, MU Hassan, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Z Wu Role of genetic factors in regulating cadmium uptake, transport and accumulation mechanisms and quantitative trait loci mapping in rice. A review. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18:4005–4023. 2020 DOI:10.15666/aeer/1803_40054023.
Adnan Rasheed, S Fahad, MU Hassan, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Muhammad Aamer, Ziming Wu A review on aluminum toxicity and quantitative trait loci maping in rice (Oryza sativa L) Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18: 3951–3964. 2020 DOI:10.15666/aeer/1803_39513964. I
Shehzad, M., Hira, A, Mahmood, K., Jamil, M., Tahir, M.M., Maqbool, M., M., Naeem, S., Ayesha, A., Muhammad, A. Q., Hafiz, M. R. J., Mubeen, K., Aqeel, A. Khalid, S. Influence of various mineral phosphorus sources on growth and yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in rainfed conditions of Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. International Journal of Agricultural Technology. 16:1505-1514 2020 NA
Abdul Qadeer, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Ahsan Ali, Adnan Rasheed Morphological and Phenological Responses of Sunflower to Nitrogen Fertilization and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria under Rainfed Conditions in Pakistan. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, B. Life and Environmental Sciences 56: 41–48 2019 NA
Abdul Khaliq, Mohsin Zafar, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Sair Sarwar Optimizing surface soil NPK balance through integrated nutrient management in wheat-soybean cropping system from Rawalakot Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology. 8:2373-2388. 2019 DOI:10.19045/bspab.2019.80183
Zakir Hussain, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Nasir Rahim, Abdul Khaliq, Zakir Hussain Facho, Hassan Shafqat, Ishtiaq Hussain, Aqila Shaheen Fertility assessment of mountainous soils of District Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology. 8:2095-2103. 2019 DOI:10.19045/bspab.2019.80154
Adnan Rasheed, Muhammad Ilyas, Majid Mahmood Tahir An investigation on genetic variability for different quantitative and qualitative traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) genotypes Gomal University Journal of Research. 35: 67–74. 2019 NA
Majid Mahmood Tahir, Sylvie Recous, Celso Aita, Ismael Cristiano Pfeifer, Bruno Chaves, Sandro José Giacomini Field 13C Pulse Labeling of Pea, Wheat, and Vetch Plants for Subsequent Root and Shoot Decomposition Studies. Revista Brasileira de Ciencia de Solo. 42, e0160449: 1–14. 2018 DOI: 10.1590/18069657rbcs20160449.
Raquel Schmatz, Sylvie Recous, Celso Aita, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Adriane Luiza Schu, Bruno Chaves, Sandro José Giacomini Crop residue quality and soil type influence the priming effect but not the fate of crop residue C. Plant and Soil. 414:229-245. 2017 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3120-x.
Majid Mahmood Tahir, Sylvie Recous, Celso Aita, Raquel Schmatz, Getúlio Elias Pilecco and Sandro Jose Giacomini In situ roots decompose faster than shoots left on soil surface. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 52:853-865. 2016 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-016-1125-5.
Abbasi, M.K.,Tahir, M. M., Sabir, N., Khurshid, M Impact of the addition of different plant residues on nitrogen mineralization–immobilization turnover and carbon content of a soil incubated under laboratory conditions. Solid Earth. 6:197-205. 2015 https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-197-2015.
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir and Nasir Rahim Effect of N fertilizer source and timing on yield and N use efficiency of rainfed maize (Zea mays L.) in Kashmir Pakistan. Geoderma. 195-196: 87-93. 2013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.11.013.
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Andlib Sadiq, Mussawar Iqbal, Mohsin Zafar Yield and nitrogen use efficiency of rainfed maize response to splitting and nitrogen rates in Kashmir, Pakistan Agronomy Journal 104:2, 448-457 2012 https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0267
M Kaleem Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Waleed Azam, Zaheer Abbas, Nasir Rahim Soybean yield and chemical composition in response to phosphorus–potassium nutrition in Kashmir Agronomy Journal 104:5, 1476-1484 2012 https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0379
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi and Majid Mahmood Tahir Economizing Nitrogen Fertilizer in Wheat through Combinations with Organic Manures in Kashmir, Pakistan Agronomy Journal 104: 169-177. 2012 https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0264.
Majid Mahmood Tahir, Munazza Khurshid, Muhammad Zamir Khan, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Mushtaq Hussain Kazmi Lignite-derived humic acid effect on growth of wheat plants in different soils Pedosphere 21:1, 124-131 2011 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60087-2
M Kaleem Abbasi, Munazza Hina, Majid Mahmood Tahir Effect of Azadirachta indica (neem), sodium thiosulphate and calcium chloride on changes in nitrogen transformations and inhibition of nitrification in soil incubated under laboratory conditi Chemosphere 82:11, 1629-1635 2011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.11.044
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Muhammad Manzoor, Majid Mahmood Tahir Efficiency of Rhizobium inoculation and P fertilization in enhancing nodulation, seed yield, and phosphorus use efficiency by field grown soybean under hilly region of Rawalakot Azad Jammu an Journal of Plant Nutrition Volume 33, 2010 - Issue 7 2010 https://doi.org/10.1080/01904161003729782
M Kaleem Abbasi, Azhar Mushtaq, Majid Mahmood Tahir Cumulative effects of white clover residues on the changes in soil properties, nutrient uptake, growth and yield of maize crop in the sub-humid hilly region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakista African Journal of Biotechnology 2009 NA
Majid Mahmood, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Nasir Rahim, Abdul Khaliq, Mushtaq Hussain Kazmi Effect of Rhizobium inoculation and NP fertilization on growth, yield and nodulation of soybean (Glycine max L.) in the sub-humid hilly region of Rawalakot Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan African Journal of Biotechnology 2009 NA
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Asad Hussain Shah, Farhat Batool Mineral nutrient composition of different ecotypes of white clover and their nutrient credit to soil at Rawalkot Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Journal of Botany 2009 NA
Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi , Almas Khizar, Majid Mahmood Tahir Forage production, nitrogen fixation, and soil N accumulation of white clover in the hill farming system of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis Volume 40, Issue 11-12 2009 https://doi.org/10.1080/00103620902896720
Majid Mahmood Tahir, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi, Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez Characterisation and evaluation ofRhizobium leguminosarum bv.trifolii nodulating rhizobia isolated from white clover native to Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Annals of Microbiology 58, 181–188 2008 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175314