Dr. Muhammad Irfan Akram
Assistant Professor
PhD Entomology
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https://www.iub.edu.pk/author/drirfanResearch Supervision Capacity
About Me
Dr. Muhammad Irfan Akram is an accomplished academic and researcher specializing in the field of Entomology with a strong focus on Integrated Pest Management, biosystematics and household insect pest management. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Over the course of his career, he has established himself as a dedicated educator, an active researcher and an effective administrator, contributing significantly to both the academic and scientific communities.
Dr. Muhammad Irfan Akram earned his PhD in Entomology from University of Agriculture Faisalabad under the mentorship of Professor Dr. Waseem Akram. His research work was on ‘Management of Dengue Vector Mosquito’. His academic journey reflects a commitment to addressing critical challenges in pest management, with an emphasis on environmentally sound and economically viable solutions. His specialization in IPM and biosystematics underscores his ability to integrate scientific knowledge with practical applications, helping farmers and communities manage insect pests in ways that reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and promote ecological balance.
With more than seven years of teaching experience, he has played a vital role in shaping the next generation of agricultural scientists. He has supervised more than fifteen graduate and postgraduate students, guiding them through rigorous research projects and fostering their academic growth. His mentorship reflects his dedication to nurturing young scholars and advancing the field of entomology through collaborative learning and inquiry.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he has contributed to university administration, serving for more than two years as Deputy Director of Students Affairs. In this role, he demonstrated strong leadership and organizational skills, supporting student development and ensuring a vibrant academic environment. His administrative experience complements his academic profile, highlighting his ability to balance research, teaching, and institutional responsibilities.
His research output is both prolific and impactful. He has published more than 50 research papers in international journals, covering diverse aspects of entomology and pest management. His publications reflect a commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and addressing practical challenges in agriculture and household pest control. Furthermore, he has successfully led two research projects, underscoring his ability to design, implement, and manage scientific investigations that contribute to both academic literature and real-world applications.
Dr. Muhammad Irfan Akram’s career embodies a blend of academic excellence, research productivity and administrative competence. His dedication to entomology and pest management continues to make a meaningful impact on agriculture, environmental sustainability, and public health. As he advances in his professional journey, he remains committed to fostering innovation, mentoring future scientists and contributing to the broader goals of sustainable development and food security.
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1. Salamat, Rashid and Saddiq, Bushra and Afzal, Muhammad Babar Shahzad and Banazeer, Ansa and Serrão, José Eduardo and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Sajjad, Asif and Younus, Muhammad and Sial, Ashfaq Ahmad. 2025. “Resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to the diamides chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide: resistance development.” Oxford University Press (OUP) 0. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf240
2. Qayyoum, Muhammad Asif and Mobarak, Syed Husne and Song, Zi-Wei and Li, Dun-Song and Khan, Bilal Saeed and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Jin, Daochao and Yi, Tian-Ci. 2025. “Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) chemical impaired functional response type assessment preying on Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae).” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12798-7
3. Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu Din and Yang, Li’E and Yang, Xiaomeng and Yang, Jiazhen and Hussain, Sajid and Shafiq, Muhammad Danial and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Sajad, Muhammad and Zeng, Yawen. 2025. “Beta-Glucan in barley as a natural immunomodulator: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-025-11136-4
4. AHMED, H.G.M.D. and YANG, J. and YANG, X. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and ALWAHIBI, M.S. and ELSHIKH, M.S. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “INTEGRATIVE MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BARLEY GENOTYPES FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE UNDER WATER DEFICIT CONDITIONS.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2303_60116040
5. YANG, T. and JING, X.H. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and AL-GHAMDI, A.A. and AL FARRAJ, D.A. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “FLAVONOID VARIABILITY IN BARLEY GENOTYPES FOR FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND SUSTAINABLE BREEDING.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2303_46994713
6. Hafiz Ghulam Muhu Din Ahmed, Tao Yang, Muhammad Irfan Akram, Rashid Iqbal, Saltanat Aghayeva, Noorah AlKubaisi, Mohamed S Elshikh, Yawen Zeng. 2025. “Appraising Drought Tolerance in Barley Genotypes for Advancing Sustainable Food Security Using PCA Analysis.” Romanian Agricultural Research 42. http://doi.org/10.59665/rar4257
7. •Wang, Z., Q. Hou, H.G.M.D. Ahmed, M.I. Akram, R. Iqbal, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, D.A. Farraj, T. Yang and C. Kong. 2025. “EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION COMBINATIONS ON CHINESE CABBAGE QUALITY, AMINO ACID CONTENT, AND RHIZOSPHERE MICROORGANISMS.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2303_56995720
8. YANG, J. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and ALWAHIBI, M.S. and ELSHIKH, M.S. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “DROUGHT-INDUCED TRAIT CORRELATIONS IN BARLEY GENOTYPES THROUGH A MULTI-TRAIT SELECTION APPROACH.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2303_56575674
9. YANG, T. and JING, X. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and AL-GHAMDI, A.A. and AL FARRAJ, D.A. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “MULTI-REGIONAL STUDY OF GENOTYPE × ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN FLAVONOID ACCUMULATION OF BARLEY (HORDEUM VULGARE L.) GRAINS.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2302_38053820
10. YANG, T. and JING, X.H. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and ALGHAMDI, A.A. and AL FARRAJ, D.A. and ZENG, Y.W. 2025. “ASSESSING FLAVONOID CONTENT IN BARLEY GENOTYPES: GENETIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND HYBRID POTENTIAL FOR NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENT.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2302_36773690
11. Ahmed H.G.M.D., X. Yang, J. Yang J. M.I. Akram, R. Iqbal, S. Aghayeva, M.A. Ali, M.S. Elshikh and Y. Zeng. 2025. “Physiological and Anatomical Trait Integration Reveals Variability for Drought Resilience in Barley.” Romanian Agricultural Research 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.59665/rar4262
12. Rahman, A., W. Sattar, M.I. Akram, Y. Ali, M. Ahmad and M. Yasin. 2025. “Artificial blood-feeding and evaluation of vertebrate blood against Aedes aegypti (Diptera; Culicidae).” Trends in Animal and Poultry Sciences 3. https://doi.org/10.54219/taps.03.1.2025.206
13. YANG, X. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and YANG, J. and PU, X. and LI, X. and YANG, L. and YANG, G. and GUAN, X. and TIAN, J. and IQBAL, R. and AKRAM, M.I. and ALWAHIBI, M.S. and ELSHIKH, M.S. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “DIFFERENCES IN NUTRIENT FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITION AMONG DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAINS IN BARLEY (HORDEUM VULGARE L.) RECOMBINANT INBRED LINES.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2304_71037121
14. •Yang, T., H.G.M.D. Ahmed, M.I. Akram, A.S. Alotaibi, Z. Erden, C.C. Toprak, C. Ke and Y. Zeng. 2025. “Differential Flavonoid Accumulation and Drought Response among Barley Genotypes.” Romanian Agricultural Research 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.59665/rar4278
15. Qayyoum, Muhammad Asif and Khan, Bilal Saeed and Song, Zi-Wei and Yi, Tian-Ci and Inayat, Rehan and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Mobarak, Syed Husne and Li, Dun-Song. 2025. “Fatty acids from soybeans: compatibility with Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its two predators.” OCL - EDP Sciences 32. https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2024035
16. HAFEEZ, A. and AHMED, H.G.M.D. and ZENG, Y. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and ALWAHIBI, M.S. and ELSHIKH, M.S. 2025. “GENETIC VARIABILITY AND TRAIT CORRELATIONS IN BRASSICA GENOTYPES FOR YIELD OPTIMIZATION.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2302_32313244
17. Kainat, Iqra and Saeed, Shafqat and Farooq, Muhammad Asif and Alkherb, Wafa A. H. and Abbasi, Asim and Baig, Farrukh and Liaqat, Umer and Khan, Fawad Zafar Ahmad and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Hasnain, Muhammad and Rebouh, Nazih Y. 2025. “Chemosterilant Potential of Insect Growth Regulators for Management of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae).” Insects - MDPI AG 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16020137
18. Sadique, Muhammad and Ishtiaq, Muhammad and Qayyum, Mirza Abdul and Alkherb, Wafa A. H. and Abbasi, Asim and Arshad, Muhammad and Ullah, Unsar Naeem and Faried, Nazar and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Rebouh, Nazih Y. 2025. “Comparison of Pheromone Lures and Sticky Pad Color for Capturing Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).” Insects - MDPI AG 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010094
19. AHMED, H.G.M.D. and ZENG, Y. and HUSSAIN, G.S. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and ALWAHIBI, M.S. and ELSHIKH, M.S. 2025. “ASSESSMENT OF SALT STRESS ENVIRONMENT ADAPTATION OF BREAD WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) GENOTYPES FOR SUSTAINABLE YIELD.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2302_22532269
20. AHMED, H.G.M.D. and YANG, X. and AKRAM, M.I. and IQBAL, R. and AL-GHAMDI, A.A. and AL FARRAJ, D.A. and ZENG, Y. 2025. “DECIPHERING VARIABILITY AND HETEROSIS IN BARLEY FOR SUSTAINABLE YIELD POTENTIAL.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - ALOKI Ltd 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2303_44434456
21. Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu Din and Yang, Tao and Khan, Mueen Alam and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Iqbal, Rashid and Hussain, Sajid and Shafiq, Muhammad Danial and El-Zaidy, Mohamed and Abid, Islem. 2025. “Integrating phenotypic, antioxidant, and molecular analyses to identify drought-tolerant wheat genotypes for climate resilience and genetic improvement.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-025-00753-1
22. Ahmad, Mubashir and Munir, Maira and Samra, Saima and Ali, Zulfiqar and Safdar, Sidra and Iqbal, Rashid and Mahmood, Hassan and Ahmad, Iftikhar and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Ditta, Allah and Ali, M. Ajmal and Elsadek, Mohamed Farouk and Daraz, Umar. 2024. “Role of native trees in mitigation of fine particulate materials (PM2.5) to improve air quality.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 34. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/190586
23. Saeed, Hafiza Sania and Munir, Maìra and Samra, Saima and Farooq, Asim and Mahmood, Hassan and Ahmad, Iftikhar and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Iqbal, Rashid and Elsadek, Mohamed Farouk and Almutairi, Saeedah Musaed and Ditta, Allah and Daraz, Umar. 2024. “Screening of Biosurfactants producing fungi from infected Citrus sinensis (L.).” Polish journal of environmental studies - HARD Publishing Company 34. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/190588
24. Ghulam Murtaza*, Muhammad Usman, Javed Iqbal, Ghulam Yasin, M. Irfan Akram, Manal Abdulaziz Binobead, M Ajmal Ali, Ayaz Mammadov and Rashid Iqbal. 2024. “Enhancing soil quality and maize yield with combination of Acacia Biochar, NPK fertilizer and compost.” Global NEST Journal 27. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.06040
25. Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Akram, Waseem and Rana, Adeela Anwar and Iqbal, Rashid and Ditta, Allah and Sarwar, Zahid Mahmood and Ayub, Rashid and Farah, Mohammad Abul. 2024. “Comparative efficacy of temephos and pyiproxyfen on Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus collected from different ecological zones of Punjab Pakistan.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 0. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/190583
26. Murtaza, Ghulam and Usman, Muhammad and Iqbal, Javed and Tahir, Muhammad Nauman and Elshikh, Mohamed S. and Alkahtani, Jawaher and Toleikien?, Monika and Iqbal, Rashid and Akram, M. Irfan and Gruda, Nazim S. 2024. “The impact of biochar addition on morpho-physiological characteristics, Yield of Tomato Plants and Water Use Efficiency under Drought and Salinity Stress.” BMC Plant Biology - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05058-9
27. Gang, Megha and Munir, Awais and Murtaza, Ghulam and Iqbal, Rashid and Majeed, Asma and Shoaib, Muhammad and Vyas, Shweta and Ahmed, Iftikhar and Akram, M. Irfan and Ejaz, Zahra and Ditta, Allah and Alsakkaf, Waleed A. A. and Alkahtani, Jawaher. 2024. “Agro-waste based bio-nanocomposite for the mitigation of Pb (II) ions from water.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 33. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/183450
28. Kashif Ali Solangi, Bilawal Abbasi, Farheen Solangi, Shahneela Khaskhali, Altaf Ali Siyal, Hassan Mehmood, Muhammad Irfan Akram, Rashid Iqbal, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S. Elshikh. 2024. “Assessment of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity with Using Soil Particle Size Distribution: A Comparative Study of Constant Head and Falling Head Methods.” Global NEST Journal 0. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.005833
29. Saqlain Zaheer, Muhammad and Haider Ali, Hafiz and Manoharadas, Salim and Hameed, Akhtar and Riaz, Hasan and Aamir Manzoor, Muhammad and Rehman, Shamsur and Waheed Riaz, Muhammad and Sabir, Shakeel and Munir, Awais and Irfan Akram, Muhammad and Iqbal, Ras. 2024. “Exploring the impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) at varied concentrations in combination with Azospirillum brasilense on wheat growth and physiology.” Journal of King Saud University - Science, Scientific Scholar 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2024.103189
30. Murtaza, Ghulam and Valipour, Mohammad and Usman, Muhamad and Ditta, Allah and Rizwan, Muhammad and Elshamly, Ayman M.S. and Iqbal, Rashid and Iftikhar, Aisha and Ahmed, Iftikhar and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Ahmed and Elshikh, Mohamed. 2024. “Ecological and health risk assessment of cadmium contamination in ground water samples collected from the arid climatic region.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/188185
31. Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din and Zeng, Yawen and Sajad, Muhammad and Fatima, Tehreem and Fatima, Noor and Hussain, Ghulam Sabir and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Saeed, Amjad and Rafiq, Muhammad Hamza and Mushtaq, Muhammad Ahtasham. 2024. “Ascertaining the robust drought tolerant wheat germplasm for sustainable agriculture.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 34. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/188698
32. Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu Din and Yang, Tao and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Iqbal, Rashid and Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Ahmed and Al Farraj, Dunia A. 2024. “Molecular marker based analysis of allelic variation in the spring wheat genome.” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02274-y
33. Murtaza, Ghulam and Deng, Gang and Usman, Muhammad and Jamil, Arslan and Qasim, Muhammad and Iqbal, Javed and Ercisli, Sezai and Akram, M. Irfan and Rizwan, Muhammad and Elshikh, Mohamed S. and Rizwana, Humaira and Ahmed, Zeeshan and Iqbal, Rashid. 2024. “Impact of Acacia-derived biochar to mitigate salinity stress in Zea mays L. by morpho-physiological and biochemical indices.” Scientific Reports - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83010-5
34. Muhu-Din Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam and Fatima, Noor and Zeng, Yawen and Hussain, Muddassir and Mushtaq, Muhammad Moaaz and Hussain, Ghulam Sabir and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Saeed, Amjad and Shah, Adnan Noor and Ali, Hayssam M. and Abdelhamid, Mohamed M. A. an. 2024. “Genetic Association Among Morpho-Physiological Attributes Against Heat Tolerance in Rice Genotypes.” Journal of Crop Health - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-024-00998-6
35. Saeed, Amjad and Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din and Zeng, Yawen and Fatima, Noor and Hussain, Ghulam Sabir and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Sattar, Muhammad Mohsin and Khan, Muhammad Aqib and Mushtaq, Muhammad Ahtasham. 2024. “Genetic evaluation and breeding strategies under water deficit environment to develop drought tolerant wheat germplasm.” Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - HARD Publishing Company 34. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/188056
36. Ali, Zeeshan and Naeem, Muhammad and Rafiq, Iqra and Ikram, Rao Muhammad and Akram, M. Irfan and Taha, Ehab I. and Bekhit, Mounir M. and Simsek, Ozhan and Izgu, Tolga and Ahmed, Temoor and Iqbal, Javed and Iqbal, Rashid. 2024. “Study of variability, combining ability, genetics and association of different yield related traits in rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes.” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02131-y
37. Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din and Naeem, Muhammad and Zeng, Yawen and Ullah, Aziz and Hussain, Ghulam Sabir and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Saeed, Amjad and Fatima, Noor and Moeez, Ibtasam and Ali, Hayssam M. and Radwan, Nagy S. and Ercisli, Sezai and Ilhan,. 2024. “Trapping the genetic variation for yield and yield related attributes in bread wheat under water deficit stress.” Euphytica - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-024-03332-3
38. Ghulam Murtaza, Zeeshan Ahmed, Muhammad Usman, Sami Bawazeer, Ohoud Ahmad Basuliman, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Shoaib, Zia Ullah, M. Irfan Akram, Awais Muni and Iftikhar Ali,. 2024. “Efficiency of engineered/modified biochars-based adsorbents for removal of pollutants from aquatic environment: A critical review.” Global NEST Journal 26. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.005435
39. Khan, Shoaib and Ullah, Hayat and Hussain, Rafaqat and Ullah Khan, Misbah and Khan, Yousaf and Hussain, Amjad and Iqbal, Tayyiaba and Ali, Hamid and Iqbal, Rashid and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Almutairi, Saeedah Musaed. 2024. “Design, synthesis, in vitro biological assessment and in silico molecular modeling study of thiazole-thiazolidinone derivatives as potent anti-cancer agents.” Elsevier BV, Results in Chemistry 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101507
40. Murtaza, Ghulam and Rizwan, Muhammad and Usman, Muhammad and Hyder, Sajjad and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Deeb, Maha and Alkahtani, Jawaher and AlMunqedhi, Bandar M. and Hendy, A. S. and Ali, Mohamed R. and Iqbal, Rashid and Harsonowati, Wiwiek and Habib u. 2024. “Biochar enhances the growth and physiological characteristics of Medicago sativa, Amaranthus caudatus and Zea mays in saline soils.” BMC Plant Biology - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04957-1
41. Elshamly, Ayman M.S. and Iqbal, Rashid and Ali, Baber and Ahmed, Iftikhar and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Ali, Shehzad and Ditta, Allah and ÇI?, Fatih and Elshikh, Mohamed S. and Mustafa, Abd El-Zaher M.A. and Hamed, Mahdy H. 2023. “Zinc and amino acids improve the growth, physiological, and biochemical attributes of corn under different irrigation levels.” Rhizosphere - Elsevier BV 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100820
42. Muhammad Ayyaz, Muhammad Irfan Akram, Imran Bilal and Wajahat Tariq. 2023. “Susceptibility of House flies (Musca domestica L.) Populations to Deltamethrin and Thiamethoxam.” Sustainable Pest Management and Biodiversity Conservation 2. https://doi.org/10.54219/SPMBC.2023.02.01.13
43. Murtaza, Ghulam and Ahmed, Zeeshan and Dai, Dong-Qin and Iqbal, Rashid and Bawazeer, Sami and Usman, Muhammad and Rizwan, Muhammad and Iqbal, Javed and Akram, Muhammad Irfan and Althubiani, Abdullah Safar and Tariq, Akash and Ali, Iftikhar. 2022. “A review of mechanism and adsorption capacities of biochar-based engineered composites for removing aquatic pollutants from contaminated water.” Frontiers Media SA 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1035865
44. Muhammad Irfan Akram and Waseem Akram and Muhammad Asif Qayyoum and Adeela Anwar Rana and Muhammad Yasin and Bushra Saddiq. 2022. “Vector indices and metrological factors associated with dengue fever outbreak in Punjab.” Environment / Springer Science and Business Media LLC 0. 10.1007/s10668-022-02462-9
45. Zahid Mahmood Sarwar, Nida Rao, Muhammad Irfan Akram and Bilal Saeed Khan. 2021. “Eco-friendly control of Citrus Leaf miner, Phyllocnistis Citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) using the biological agents and pesticide oil: towards an integrative approach.” annals of the romanian society for cell biology 25.
46. Muhammad Asif Qayyoum, Zi-Wei Song, Bilal Saeed Khan, Muhammad Irfan Akram, Muhammad Zeeshan Shabbir, Izhar Hussain, Bao-Xin Zhang, Yuan Zheng and Dun-Song Li. 2021. “Selection of suitable predatory mites against, Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) using relative control potential metrics and functional response.” Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control / Springer Science and Business Media LLC 31. 10.1186/s41938-021-00489-0
47. Bilal Saeed Khan, Muhammad Asif Qayyoum, Abid Mahmood Alvi, Muhammad Hamid Bashir and Muhammad Irfan Akram. 2019. “Description of a new Species of Trichouropoda Berlese, 2016 (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodina: Trematuridae) from Pakistan.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY 22. 10.17957/IJAB/15.1063
48. M. Irfan Akram. 2017. “COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PYRETHROIDS ON Aedes aegypti.” Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences / Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 54. 10.21162/PAKJAS/17.5994
Research and Development Projects
1. Nano-formulated Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits (N-ATSB) as Vector Control Interventions: Implementation in Cotton/Rice Growing Areas of Sothern Punjab
With: National Research Program for Universities (2022-02 - 2025-01)
Ref No. 20-17122/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021 2021 (2.725 million).
2. Effectiveness of various control methods against prevalent mosquito species of Bahawalpur
With: Start-Up Research Grant Program (2018-10 - 2019-03)
Ref. No:21- 2239/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2018 (0.394 million)
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
