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Biography
Dr Zakaria Solaiman is a soil microbiologist with over 20 years’ research experience in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, soil carbon sequestration, biochar and plant nutrition. After completing his PhD in Agriculture (soil microbiology and plant nutrition), he held several postdoctoral positions in Japan before joining The University of Western Australia in 2000. He is currently working as a Research Fellow in an ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage Project on “Characterisation of soil microbial interactions for increased efficacy of herbicides using novel fertiliser management practices”. He also worked as a Research Associate at The University of Adelaide on an ARC Discovery Project on “Plant-soil-microbe interactions at rhizosphere” before returning to UWA in 2006. Since then, Zakaria is working in a range of research in collaboration with researchers from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia and many other industry partners.
Previous positions
April 1, 2015 – present
Research Fellow, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
April 1, 2006 – 31 March 2015
Research Associate, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
April 1, 2003 – 31 March 2006
Research Associate, Soil and Land Systems, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
April 13, 2000 – March 28, 2003
Research Officer, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
April 1, 1999 - April 12, 2000
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Japan.
October 1, 1995 - March 31, 1999
Japan Science and Technology (JST) Postdoctoral Fellow, National Grassland Research Institute, Japan.
October 1, 1991 - September 30, 1995
Japan Monbushu PhD scholarship, Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
January 17, 1988 - September 30, 1996
Lecturer & Assistant Professor in Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Teaching overview
Supervising undergraduate, MSc and PhD students
Research
- Molecular ecology and physiology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- Biochar and mineral fertilisers interactions
- Herbicides and microbes interactions
- Molecular techniques in rhizosphere study
- Biochar and mineral fertilisers interactions
- Herbicides and microbes interactions
- Molecular techniques in rhizosphere study
Languages
English
Japanese and Bengali
Japanese and Bengali
Research expertise keywords
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants interactions
- Biochar use and carbon sequestration in agriculture
- Soil phosphorus cycling
- Soil molecular ecology
- Organic and inorganic fertilisers
- Herbicides and soil microbes interactions
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Research Output
Biochar-based fertilizer: Supercharging root membrane potential and biomass yield of rice
Chew, J., Zhu, L., Nielsen, S., Graber, E., Mitchell, D. R. G., Horvat, J., Mohammed, M., Liu, M., van Zwieten, L., Donne, S., Munroe, P., Taherymoosavi, S., Pace, B., Rawal, A., Hook, J., Marjo, C., Thomas, D. S., Pan, G., Li, L., Bian, R. & 7 others, , 15 Apr 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 713, 136431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Biochar increases soil organic carbon, avocado yields and economic return over 4 years of cultivation
Joseph, S., Pow, D., Dawson, K., Rust, J., Munroe, P., Taherymoosavi, S., Mitchell, D. R. G., Robb, S. & Solaiman, Z. M., 1 Jul 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 724, 138153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Characterization and carbon mineralization of biochars produced from different animal manures and plant residues
Sarfaraz, Q., Silva, L., Drescher, G., Zafar, M., Severo, F., Kokkonen, A., Molin, G., Shafi, M., Shafique, Q. & Solaiman, Z., 1 Dec 2020, In : Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 955.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Polymer-coated rock mineral fertilizer has potential to substitute soluble fertilizer for increasing growth, nutrient uptake, and yield of wheat
Kayakkeel Assainar, S., Abbott, L. K., Mickan, B. S., Storer, P. J., Whiteley, A. S., Siddique, K. H. M. & Solaiman, Z. M., 3 Jan 2020, In : Biology and Fertility of Soils. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Biochar phosphorus concentration dictates mycorrhizal colonisation, plant growth and soil phosphorus cycling
Solaiman, Z. M., Abbott, L. K. & Murphy, D. V., 1 Dec 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 5062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
3
Citations
(Scopus)