Lotfi Khiari, Université Laval

Latest papers

Baseline high-resolution maps of soil nutrients in Morocco to support sustainable agriculture.
Scientific data · 2025
Novel integrated workflow for microplastics extraction, quantification, and characterization in organic fertilizing residuals using micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (μ-FTIR).
Chemosphere · 2025
Assessing and predicting phosphorus phytoavailability from sludge incineration ashes.
Chemosphere · 2022

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Système de diagnostic de l'acidité, de la qualité des amendements et de recommandation d'applications calcique (DAQARA) dans les sols agricoles
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
Waste2Feed - Resource recovery from bio-waste as high-efficiency fertilizers for food production_x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$606,750
Irrigation de précision et gestion intégrée de l'eau en production de pommes de terre
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$956,340

All 6 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Baseline high-resolution maps of soil nutrients in Morocco to support sustainable agriculture.

Bouslihim Y, Bouasria A, Jelloul A, Khiari L, Dahhani S, Mrabet R, Moussadek R

Scientific data2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-05699-x PMID: 40781091

02

Novel integrated workflow for microplastics extraction, quantification, and characterization in organic fertilizing residuals using micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (μ-FTIR).

Gouda MZ, Roberge S, Khiari L, Benjannet R, Desrosiers M

Chemosphere2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144357 PMID: 40157262

03

Assessing and predicting phosphorus phytoavailability from sludge incineration ashes.

Joseph CA, Khiari L, Gallichand J, Beecher N

Chemosphere2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132498 PMID: 34626660

04

Optimizing setup of scan number in FTIR spectroscopy using the moment distance index and PLS regression: application to soil spectroscopy.

Barra I, Khiari L, Haefele SM, Sakrabani R, Kebede F

Scientific reports2021

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92858-w PMID: 34172802

05

Classification and assessment models of first year byproducts nitrogen plant-availability from literature data.

Joseph CA, Khiari L, Gallichand J, Bouslama S

The Science of the total environment2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.077 PMID: 28214113

Système de diagnostic de l'acidité, de la qualité des amendements et de recommandation d'applications calcique (DAQARA) dans les sols agricoles

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Khiari, Lotfi L

$1,000,000

Waste2Feed - Resource recovery from bio-waste as high-efficiency fertilizers for food production_x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Vanrolleghem, Peter

$606,750

Irrigation de précision et gestion intégrée de l'eau en production de pommes de terre

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gumiere, Silvio SJG

$956,340

Introduction de l'anhydrite de Rio-Tinto dans la culture du bleuet au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Khiari, Lotfi

$24,986

Potentiel et efficacité réelle des cendres de combustion des boues (CCB) municipales ou agroalimentaires comme source de phosphore de qualité agricole

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Khiari, Lotfi

$32,347

Gestion spécifique et modélisation de la pomme de terre (Solanum tuberosum L.) par Cultivar

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Parent, LéonÉtienne

$705,434

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Khiari, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Baseline high-resolution maps of soil nutrients in Morocco to support sustainable agriculture." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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