The research area of Professor Dr. M. A. Mannan covers the physiology related problems, environmental stress and stress mitigation specially salinity and drought on field crops. Dr. Mannan gained excellence on analysis of crop growth processes under stressful environment in his Ph. D course. His direction of research is to understand the adaptation mechanisms of crops under environmental stress conditions. The present thrust of his work is on the crop X environment interaction, especially response of C3 plants under salinity/ water / plant nutrients stress conditions.

  1. (Two) years research experience in the salt tolerant soybean project at Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  2. Experienced in the project on ‘Screening of mungbean genotypes in coastal belt of Bangladesh’ financed by BINA during 1998-1999.
  3. Research Fellow of National Science Information Communication and Technology (NSICT) in the Year of 1996-97, 2002-03, 2014-15, 2015-16. 2015-16
  4. Experienced as Project Director in the Project on “Alleviation of the Adverse Effects of Salt Stress by Foliar Application of Sodium Antagonistic Essential Minerals on Soybean (Glycine max)” financed by PSTU during 2009-10.
  5. Experienced as Project Director in the Project on “Study the Variation of Soybean Yield and Protein Content to Foliar and Soil Fertilization” financed by PSTU.
  6. Experienced as Principal Investigator in the Project on “Adaptation of Cowpea to Saline Ecosystem in Bangladesh” financed by Ministry of Science and Technology, GOB.
  7. Experienced as Project Director in the Project on “Adaptability of Mustard Genotypes to Salinity” financed by University Grants Commission, Bangladesh.
  8. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Approaches to Increasing the Salt Tolerance of Chickpea Using Plant Growth Regulators” financed by RMC, BSMRAU in the year of 2012-2013.
  9. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Response of Soybean Genotypes to Waterlogging” financed by RMC, BSMRAU in the year of 2013-2014.
  10. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Investigation of Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Responses in Soybean to Water Deficit” financed by Ministry of Science and Technology, GOB.
  11. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Adaptation of High Yielding Soybean in Polder Areas in Patuakhali and Barguna Districts” financed by KrishiGobeshona Foundation (KGF), Government of Bangladesh, in the year of 2013-2015.
  12. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Climate Change Mitigation by Using Rice Husk Biochar to Soil” financed by Ministry of Science and Technology, GOB in the year of 2015-2016.
  13. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Soybean Cropping System in Bangladesh” financed by USDA in the year of 2014-2016.
  14. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Evaluation of Foxtail Millet Germplasm for Salinity Tolerance”financed by Ministry of Science and Technology, GOB in the year of 2016-2017.
  15. Experienced as Principal Investigator as project Director in the Project on “Evaluation of Soybean Germplasm for Drought Tolerance under Water Limited Conditions” financed by Ministry of Education, GOB in the year of 2016-2017.