Javed, Bilal
M.Sc. Candidate, Boreal Ecosystem and Agricultural Sciences program, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
Email:
bjaved@grenfell.mun.ca
Profile
Bilal Javed is a current graduate student at Boreal Ecosystem and Agriculture Sciences of Grenfell Campus Memorial University. He has done his bachelors from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has developed his interest in research related to plant growth and development during his bachelor’s studies. At Grenfell he is working as a Mitacs intern in collaboration with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill. He is testing mill wastes (wood ash and paper sludge) as sources of liming and nutrients for plant growth and NL acidic soils by using agronomic and horticulture crops. This investigation will help paper mill in the utilization of these wastes instead of dumping them at the landfill sites as well as for NL farmers in getting cheaper inputs for growing crops instead of lime and chemical fertilizers which are quite expensive.