BIO-DATA FORM

ABDUL WAKEEL
PhD
Institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Giessen
Germany. Phone: +49-176-20917957.
E-mail: [email protected]

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth : March 23, 1977

Nationality : Pakistan

Postal Address
Institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Giessen
Heinrich-Buff-Ring: 26-32
35392 Giessen
Germany

ACADEMIC RECORD

Examination Name of Institution Year Marks %

Matric (Science) Govt. M.C. High School Chichawatni, 1992 86%

Distt. Sahiwal (Pakistan)
F.Sc. (Pre-Med.) Govt. College Multan (Pakistan) 1994 70%

B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture

University Of Agriculture Faisalabad 1999 78%
(Soil Science)
(Pakistan)
M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture University Of Agriculture Faisalabad 2001 73%
(Soil Science) (Pakistan)
PhD (Dr. Agrar.) Justus Liebig University, Giessen,
2008. Very Good
Plant Nutrition Germany

RESEARCH

Thesis and reports

 Substitution of Potassium by sodium in sugar beet nutrition with special reference to

K+-fixing soil (PhD, Thesis)

 Effect of different potassium levels and soil texture on growth and nutrient uptake of
maize (Zea mays L).(M.Sc. Thesis)

 Effect of different potassium levels on maize (Zea mays L) growth.(B.Sc. Research

Report)

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Research Projects:
Completed:

 Substitution of Potassium by sodium in sugar beet nutrition with special reference

to K+-fixing soil.
This project was conducted for my PhD work at Institute of Plant Nutrition university of
Giessen, Germany.
A book is published for doctoral requirements.
One article in a peer review journal is published and second is in pipe line.

• Role of plasmalemma H+-ATPase in adaptation of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

under salt stress
Project is completed and the data is submitted for publication in a peer review journal.

On-going:

• Adaptations of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) at protein level under different levels
of salt stress.
(With Professor Sven Schubert, Institute of Plant Nutrition Giessen)
• Effect of different K+-applications on wheat growth under sodium salinity
(With Professor Konrad Mengel, Institute of Plant Nutrition Giessen)

Lab. Expertise

The following techniques were used in laboratory to fulfill my projects need:

• Measurement of apoplastic pH by ratio imaging techniques

• SDS-PAGE
• Western-Blot
• Two dimensional electrophoresis for protein separation
• 2-D Decodon software to compare the isolated proteins
• Determination of sugars by enzymatic technique
• Plasmalemma isolation
• Determination of H+-ATPase activity
• Determination of H+-Pumping activity of plasmalemma
• HPLC
• Atomic Absorption spectrophotometery
• Spectrophotometery
• Electro-ultra-filtration techniques

iii. Presentations
Oral Presentations

 “Investigation of Na+ induced Ca2+ deficiency in sugar beet” in the conference of

German Society of Plant Nutrition. 13 - 14 September, 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

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  A number of scientific talks at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.

Poster Presentations

 “Hydrolytic and pumping activity of plasmalemma H+-ATPase from leaves of sugar

beet (Beta vulgaris L.) as affected by salt stress”. In conference of German Society of
Plant Nutrition, 11-12 June 2009 at Osnabrück, Germany.

 “Sodium-induced Calcium Deficiency in Sugar Beet” in the conference of German

society of Plant Nutrition. 23 – 24 September, 2008 at Speyer, Germany.

 “Use of Sodium for Potassium in sugar beet growing on potassium-fixing soil” at

AQSSS-CSSS joint congress themed soils in cold environments. 3-7 June 2007, Quebec,
Canada

 “Substitution of Potassium by Sodium in K+-fixing soils” at Joint congress of Plant

Nutrition and Plant Breeding and Genetics in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, 26.-28. September
2006.

iv. Training and Workshops

 Interdisciplinary Workshop “Proteomics in Life Science” Interdisciplinary Research

Centre, 12.10.2006, Giessen, Germany.

 Two weeks orientation course of PARC scientists.

 Training workshop on soil and plant micronutrient analysis and data interpretation.

v. Conferences Attended

 Conference of German Society of Plant Nutrition (DGP). 11 – 12 June 2009 in

Osnabrueck, Germany.
 Conference of German Society of Plant Nutrition (DGP). 13-14 September, 2007 in
Berlin, Germany.
 AQSSS-CSSS joint congress and annual meeting of Canadian Society of Soil
Science, 3-7 June 2007, Quebec, Canada
 Joint congress of Plant Nutrition and Plant Breeding and Genetics in Stuttgart-
Hohenheim, 26.-28. September 2006 in Germany
 Annual Conference and meeting of German Society of Plant Nutrition in Bonn, 27-
29 September 2005 in Germany
 International conference of plant nutrition, 6 June 2005 in University of Giessen,
Germany
 Conference of Asian and African university graduates on the topic: Use of solar
energy in Asia and Africa. 20 – 22 May, 2005. Sievershausen, Germany.
 Conference of Asian and African university graduates on the topic: Use of renewable
energies. 25 – 27 May, 2008. Goettingen, Germany.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

 First position in Matriculation by getting 85 % marks.

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  Academic scholarships throughout of my career
 Award for PhD scholarship from HEC-DAAD, in Germany.
 Travel award from Canadian Society of Soil Science

LANGUAGES

i. English Language

 Diploma in English language from National University of Modern Languages

(NUML), Islamabad (Pakistan)

ii.German Language

 Three month Diploma from Goethe Institute, Karachi, Pakistan.

 Three month German language course at Speak & Write, Marburg, Germany

PROFESSIONAL AFFILLIATIONS
Membership

 Canadian society of Soil Science  Soil Science Society of America

 American Society of Agronomy
 Crop Science Society of America  German Society of Plant Nutrition.

Reviewer:

• Member board of reviewing editors, Emirates J. Food and Agri.

• Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
• Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science
• Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

EXPERIENCE

 Working as a Post Doc. at institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Giessen,

Germany since November 2008.

 Worked as a PhD Fellow in institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Giessen,

Germany from April 2005 to November 2008.

 Worked as a Scientific Officer in National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC),

Islamabad from March, 2004 to January, 2005.

 Worked as an Agriculture Officer in Soil Fertility Lab. Jhelum. From November

2003 to February 2004.

 Worked as a Research Fellow in National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC),

Islamabad from October, 2002 to October, 2003.

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REFREES

 Professor Dr. Sven Schubert, Institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Giessen,

Giessen (Germany) E-mail: [email protected]
Ph. +49-641- 99-39160

 Professor Dr. Konrad Mengel, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Plant Nutrition,

University of Giessen, Giessen (Germany)
E-mail: [email protected]
Ph. +49 – 641- 99-39161

 Professor Dr. Saleem Akhtar, Department soil science and soil water conservation,
University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
E-mail: [email protected]

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List of Publications
Published book

Wakeel, Abdul: Substitution of potassium by sodium in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
nutrition with special reference to K+-fixing soils. VVB Lauferweiler Verlag, Germany (2008)
ISBN 3-8359-5384-2

Peer review journals

• Wakeel, A., S. Hanstein, B. Pitann, and S. Schubert (2010): Hydrolytic and pumping
activity of H+-ATPase from leaves of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) as affected by salt
stress. J. Plant Physiol. (in press).

• Wakeel, A., F. Abd-El-Motagally, D. Steffens and S. Schubert (2009): Sodium-induced

Ca2+ deficiency in sugar beet during substitution of K+ by Na+. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 172,
254 - 260.

• Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and S. Schubert (2010): Substitution of K+ by Na+ in sugar beet
nutrition on K+-fixing soils. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 173, 127–134

• Wakeel, A., A.R. Asif, B. Pitann, S. Schubert (2010): Proteome analysis of sugar beet
during first phase of salt stress. Proteomics (submitted)

• Wakeel, A. (2010). Acid Growth: Salt Tolerant Plants. Science (submitted)

• Wakeel, A., Pitann, B, Hanstein, S. Schubert, S. (2010). Plasma-membrane protein

analysis under first phase of salt stress. (under preparation)

• Wakeel, A., M. Farooq and S. Schubert: Substitution of potassium by sodium in plants:

prospective and applications. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. (a review invited)

• Sümer, A., Wakeel, A., Zörb, C., Yan, F. and Schubert, S. Effect of Na+/K+ ratios on the
hydrolytic and pumping activity of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase from maize (Zea
mays L.) and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) shoot. (under preparation for J. Plant Physiol.)

 Wakeel, A, Tahir Aziz, Tariq Aziz and Anwar-ul-Hassan. Growth and potassium uptake
by maize (Zea mays L.) in three soils differing in clay contents. Emir. J. Agric. Sci.
17(1):57-62, 2005.

 Wakeel, A, I. A. Khan, A. R. Gurmani and S.J. Raza. Response of maize (Zea mays L.)
growth and nutrient uptake to potassium levels in hydroponics studies. Sarhad J. Agric.
21(4): 647-650, 2005.

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  Wakeel, A, Anwar-ul-Hassan, T. Aziz and M. Iqbal. Effect of different potassium levels
and soil texture on growth and nutrient uptake of maize. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 39(2):99-103,
2002.

 Aziz, T., Anwar-ul-Hassan, Wakeel, A and Iqbal, M. Growth response of two maize
(Zea mays L.) cultivars to soil compaction and texture. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 39(2):99-103,
2002.

Abstract Published:

 Wakeel, A., S. Hanstein and S. Schubert: Hydrolytic and pumping activity of

plasmalemma H+-ATPase from leaves of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) as affected by salt
stress. In conference of German Society of Plant Nutrition, 11-12 June 2009 at
Osnabrueck, Germany.

 Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and S. Schubert: Sodium-induced Calcium Deficiency in Sugar

Beet in the conference of German society of Plant Nutrition. 23 – 24 September, 2008 at
Speyer, Germany.

 Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and K. Mengel: Improvement in Wheat Growth under Salt Stress
by Elevated K-Fertilization. Accepted for ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual
Meetings (5 – 9 October, 2008) in Houston, USA.

 Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and S. Schubert: Investigation of Na+ induced Ca2+ deficiency in
Sugar Beet. Proceedings of ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings entiteled a
century of integrating crops, soil and environment. Nov. 4-8, 2007 New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA

 Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and S. Schubert: Use of Sodium for Potassium in sugar beet
growing on potassium-fixing soil. Proceedings of AQSSS-CSSS joint congress themed
soils in cold environments. 3-7 June 2007, Quebec, Canada

 Wakeel, A., D. Steffens and S. Schubert: Substitution of Potassium by Sodium in K +-

fixing soils. Proceedings of Joint congress of Plant Nutrition and Plant Breeding and
Genetics in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, 26.-28. September 2006.