Research

Research on the culture, characterization, and application of beneficial bacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, other plant growth-promoting fungi, organic fertilizers through waste, and the cultivation of food crops using a hydroponic system are ongoing under this department. Also, research on wetland ecosystem service and biodiversity, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, climate change and its connectivity with natural disasters, soil-air and water pollution/salinity problem in the coastal region,  bioconversion and recycling of biodegradable wastes, and production of bio-fertilizer using microbes for the improved of crop and soil health are conducting by this department.

List of Publication by the faculty members in 2020

 1. Alam, M. Z., Carpenter-Boggs, L., Hoque, M. A., & Ahammed, G. J. (2020). Effect of soil amendments on antioxidant activity and photosynthetic pigments in pea crops grown in arsenic-contaminated soil. Heliyon, 6, 11, e05475 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05475

2. Alam, M. Z., Hoque, M. A., & Carpenter-Boggs, L. (2020). Identification of practical amendments to mitigate soil arsenic levels in peas. Rhizosphere, 16, 100268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100268

3. Alam, M. S., Alam, M. Z., Nazir, K.H.M.N.H., & Bhuiyan, M. A. B. (2020). The emergence of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangladesh: Present status, challenges, and future management. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 7, 198–208. http://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2020.g410

3. Haque, M. M., Mosharaf, M. K., Khatun, M., Haque, M. A., Biswas, M. S., Islam, M. S., Islam, M. M., Shozib, H. B., Miah, M. M. U., Molla, A. H., & Siddique, M. A. (2020). Biofilm producing rhizobacteria with multiple plant growth-promoting traits promote growth of tomato under water-deficit stress. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 542053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.542053

4. Afrad, M. S. I., Monir, M. B., Haque, M. E., Barau, A. A., & Haque, M. M. (2020). Impact of industrial effluent on water, soil and rice production in Bangladesh: a case of Turag River Bank. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 18, 825–834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-02

5. Mohiuddin, S. J., Haque, M. A., Haque, M. M., Islam, M. T., & Biswas, P. S. (2020). Genetic analysis reveals a major effect QTL associated with high grain zinc content in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, 8 (4), 327-340. https://doi.org/10.9787/PBB.2020.8.4.327

6. Oliver, M. M. H., Hewa, G. A., Pezzaniti, D., Haque, M. A., Haque, S., Haque, M. M., Moniruzzaman, M., Rahman, M. M., Saha, K. K., & Kadir, M. N. (2020). COVID-19 and recycled wastewater irrigation: A review of implications. Preprint, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0105.v1

7. Nahid, S., Amin, M. R., Haque, M. M., & Suh, S. J. (2020). Seasonal abundance and infestation of fruit fly on cucumber. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 18, 233- 241. https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v18i2.51123

8. Miah, M. R. U., Mamun, M. A. A., Noman, M. S. H., Amin, M. R., & Molla, A. H. (2020). Host preference of red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas) on different cucurbits. The Agriculturists, 18:75-82.

10. Talukder, M. R., Asaduzzaman, M., Ueno, M., Tanaka, H., & Asao, T. (2020). Alleviation of allelochemical stress induced growth inhibition and oxidative damage in lettuce under closed hydroponics through electro-degradation. Horticultural Science, 47: 53–68.

List of Research Project (Ongoing): Internal/External

List of Research Project (Completed): Internal/External