Research


i. Projects
A Research Project entitled “Use of subsurface irrigation system to meet the water crises in the country” with an cost of Rs. 1.056 million funded by HEC.

ii. Papers
1. Siyal, A. A.; van Genuchten, M. Th, and Skaggs, T. H. 2009. Reclamation of saline soils by partial ponding: Simulations with HYDRUS-2D/3D for different soil types and profiles. Vadose Zone Journal. (Accepted).


2. Siyal, A. A.; van Genuchten, M. Th, and Skaggs, T. H. 2009. Performance of pitcher irrigation systems. Soil Science. 174(6): 312-320


3. Siyal, A. A. and Skaggs, T. H. 2009. Measured and simulated wetting patterns under porous clay pipe subsurface irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. 96(6):893-904.


4. Tagar, A. A., Siyal, A. A.; Siyal, A. G. and Memon, S. 2007. Effect of water quality and methods of water application on the leaching efficiency of a saline soil. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 23(1):47-52


5. Siyal, A. A, Abro, Z. A and Siyal A. G. 2007. Cropping and Tillage Techniques for Increasing the Leaching Efficiency of a Saline Clay Soil. Proceedings of International Conference Human Impacts on Soil Quality Attributes in Arid and Semiarid Regions. Isfahan, Iran.


6. Siyal, A. A, Abro, Z. A and Siyal A. G. 2007. Use of pitcher irrigation for sustainable crop production in water scarce areas. International Conference on Water & Flood Management (ICWFM), Dhaka, Bangladesh. pp 313-318


7. Chandio, A.S.; Mirjat, M.S. and Siyal A.A. 2006. Management of Saline Water Up-coning into Overlying Shallow Fresh Ground Water Aquifers Using a Three Dimensional Finite Element Model. 14th International Soil Conservation Organization Conference. Water Management and Soil Conservation in Semi-Arid Environments. Marrakech, Morocco. pp 1-6


8. Siyal, A. A.; Siyal, A. G.; Abro, Z. A. and Abro, A. H. 2005. Effect of aggregate density on the solute effective diffusion coefficient. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 21 (2): 37-43


9. Siyal A. A.; Siyal, A. G and Abro, Z. A. 2005. Effect of dry bulk density on the sorptivity of the soil aggregates. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 21 (1): 45-48


10. Siyal, A. A.; Siyal, A. G.; Siyal, A.W. and Memon R. 2003. A solute transport study for salt diffusion in non-spherical (irregular) aggregates. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 19(2): 44-47.


11. Siyal, A. A.; Siyal, A. G.; Siyal, A.W. and Memon R. 2003. Solute displacement in a clay soil under two modes of water application at different evaporation rates. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 19(1): 39-41.


12. Siyal, A. A.; Siyal, A. G.; Siyal, A.W. and Memon R. 2003. Reclamation of saline clay soil with different leaching methods. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (ISSN 1023-862). 22(1): 108-110


13. Siyal, A. A.; Siyal A. G. and Abro, Z. A. 2002. Micropore solute transport: Study of diffusion and mass transfer models. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 1015-3055). 18(1-2): 47-52.


14. Siyal, A. A., Siyal, A. G. and Abro, Z. A. 2002. Salt affected soils their identification and reclamation. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(5): 537-540.


15. Siyal, A. A., Siyal, A. G.; Abro, Z. A.; Siyal, A. W. Memon, R. and Oad, F. C. 2002. Desalinisation of aggregated saline soil: Experiments on columns of spherical aggregates. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(4): 444 - 447.


16. Siyal, A. A., Siyal, A. G. and Abro, Z. A. 2002. Modelling of solute transport from single soil aggregate. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(4): 470 - 473.


17. Siyal, A. A.; Leeds-Harrison, P. B.; Youngs, E. G.; Oad, F. C and Abro, Z. A. 2002. Numerical solution of the diffusion equation for non-stirred bathing solutions. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(3): 277-280.


18. Oad, F. C.; Abro, Z. A.;. Siyal, A.G.; Oad N. L. and Siyal, A. A. 2002. Water depletion effects on water infiltration rate, salt behaviour, and leaching requirements in saline soil. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(3): 351-354.


19. Abro, Z. A.; Oad, F.C.; Siyal, A.G.; Oad N. L. and Siyal, A. A. 2002. Water depletion effects on the behaviour of salts in saline soils. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926). 2(2): 186-191.


21. Siyal, A. A., Siyal A. G., Abro, Z. A., and Oad, F. C. 2002. Determination of hydraulic properties of soil as porous medium. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN 1607-8926) 2(1): 120-124.


 

 

  


 

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