Faculty Members Details :: University of Dhaka

Short Biography:

Currently, I have been serving as Professor of Botany at the University of Dhaka. I obtained B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. (Thesis) degrees securing First Class Second and First Class First positions in order of merit, repectively, from the Department Botany, Uniersityof Dhaka. I did my Ph.D. from UGAS, Iwate University, ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Plant ecology	UGAS, Iwate University	Japan	2007
Masters	Botany	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1998
Bachelor	Botany	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1995

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Professor	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	13, Jul 2013	Currently Working
Assistant Professor	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	13, Sep 2008
Associate Professor	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	13, Sep 2008
Lecturer	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	30, Jun 2003
Environmental Researcher	BRAC	Dhaka	01, Oct 1998
Research Officer	Bangladesh Centre for Advanced	Dhaka	01, Jun 1998

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Assessment of Carbon stocks	Ecosystem-level assessment of Carbon stocks by analysing carbon pools
Adaptation of plants	Understanding about the adaptation mechansimsof plants by analyzing leaf traits and nutrition
Plant-microbe interactions	Interactions among legume plants, rhizobia and abiotc stresses including salinity, drought and heavy metals e.g. arsenic
Plant Molecular Ecology	Introduction and distribution patterns, genetic variability of plants, adaptation potentials, gene flow, population subdivisions
Plant Ecology	Adaptation and distribution of plants in relation to environmental factors

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Current Completion
Ph.D.	Title: Effects of the exotic species Lantana camara L. on the growth and litter decomposition of native plant species in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Abdullah-Al-Mahmud	Current Year
Ph.D.	Regeneration, leaf phenology and nutritional adaptation of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) in the deciduous forests of Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	M. Moshidul Islam	Current Year
Ph.D.	Plant diversity, leaf phenology and ecosystem services of the Ratargul swamp forest	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Ashraful Alam Khan	Current Year
Ph.D.	Soil carbon pools and dynamics in the Sal forests of Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Habibur Rahman	Current Year
Ph.D.	Adaptation mechanisms of plants of deciduous Sal and evergreen hill forest stands in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Mohammad Ataur Rahman	Current Year
M.Phil	Effects of the exotic species Eucalyptus sp. on the soil properties and decomposition processes	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Protika Sarker	2014
M.Phil	Effects of salinity on the growth of lentil (Lens culinaris) and its rhizosphere community	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Jannatul Ferdous	2014
M.Phil	Soil quality of the agricultural lands cultivated with high yielding potato varieties	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Fahliza Ferdous	Current Year
Masters	Effects of water deficits on the rhizobial community of selected legumes	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Mohammad Kaiser Mohaimen	2021
Masters	Water use efficiency in selected legume species	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Tulika Palit	2021
Masters	Effects of arsenic on growth parameters and nodulation in Arachis hypoagea and Lens culinaris	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Fariha Afrin Mustafa	2020
Masters	Genetic Diversity of Timber Producing Teak Plant (Tectona grandis L.f.) Populations in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Morsalinur Rashid	2020
Masters	Seasonal variation in leaf properties of Sal (Shorea robusta) in relation to its adaptation	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Suraiya Akter	2019
Masters	Assessment of Genetic Diversity among selected population of Shorea robusta Roxb. ex Gaertn. in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Pragga Saha Sharmi	2019
Masters	Nutritional adaptation of the dominant tree species of the Ratargul swamp forest	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Sirajum Munira Hussaini	2018
Masters	Distribution and introduction patterns of exotic species Lantana camara in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Saila Kabir	2018
Masters	Effects of salinity on selected crop plants under different plant functional types	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Mumtahina Nabila	2017
Masters	Variation in leaf traits of Sal (Shorea rousta) population in Bangladesh	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Farzana Akter Zake	2017
Masters	Drought effects on the varieties of lentil (Lens culinaris)	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Ishaq Uddin	2016
Masters	Effects of salinity on the growth and nodulation of varieties of lentil (Lens culinaris)	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Mehedi Hasan	2016
Masters	Effects of salinity on the growth of growth of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.var BARI masur 4)	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Shaila Islam Satu	2015
Masters	Effects of land-use types on the soil properties of the deciduous Sal forest	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Md. Abul Kashem	2015
Masters	Differences in the effects of forest and agricultural soils on the growth and nodulation of Arachis hypogaea	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Suchita Nasrin Jannat	2014
Masters	Effects of leguminous plants on the nutrient status of the other non-leguminous plants in the deciduous Sal forest	Mohammad Zabed Hossain	Tania Sultana	2013

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Plant Ecology	Screening of legume crops for water use-efficiency to enhance food security of Bangladesh in the context of global climate change	Centennial Research Grants, University of Dhaka	10-08-2021	31-08-2021
Environment	Use and handling practices of pesticides used in the cultivation of high yielding potato varieties in Bangladesh	USAID-ILSI Research Foundation	01-11-2019	31-10-2020	BRAC University
Plant Ecology	Environmental determinants of the spatial distribution of tree species in the selected deciduous and evergreen forests of Bangladesh	Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka	01-07-2019	30-06-2020
Molecular Ecology	Genetic diversity of timber producing teak plant (Tectona grandis L.f.) populations in Bangladesh” funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh under special allocation programme	Ministry of Science and Technology	01-07-2019	30-06-2020
Molecular ecology	Genetic diversity of timber producing teak plant (Tectona grandis L.f.) populations in Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh	01-07-2019	30-06-2020
Ecology	Understanding the adaptation mechanisms of trees of Ratargul swamp forests	Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences	01-07-2017	30-06-2018
Plant Ecology	Population structure, regeneration and genetic variation of Sal (Shorea robusta Roxb. ex Gaertn) of the deciduous forests in Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh	01-07-2017	30-06-2018
Plant Ecology	Understanding the regeneration and nutritional adaptation of Sal (Shorea robusta Roxb. Ex Gaertn) for its better management and conservation	bangladesh University Grants Commission	01-07-2017	30-06-2018
Ecology	Productivity responses of plant functional types to drought stress as an effect of global climate change	Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka	01-07-2015	30-06-2016
Ecology	Drought tolerance of symbiotic association between lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) and Rhizobia in the context of global climate change	Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh	01-07-2015	30-06-2016
Ecology	Securing enhanced growth and biological nitrogen fixation in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) by using salt tolerant rhizobium in the salinity affected soils of Bangladesh	Ministry of Education	01-07-2015	30-06-2018
Ecology	Ecological investigation on Eucalyptus plantation in Bangladesh	University of Dhaka, BUGC	01-07-2014	30-06-2015
Ecology	Enhancing growth and nitrogen fixation in Arachis hypogaea L. (groundnut) and Lens culinaris Medik. (lentil) by using indigenous rhizobia in agricultural soil of Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People´s Republic of Bangladesh	01-07-2013	30-06-2014
Ecology	Microbial ecology of bacteria associated with the rhizosphere and root nodules of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in arsenic affected soils in Bangladesh	International Foundation for Science	01-10-2012	30-09-2013	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Ecology	Bioremediation of arsenic by using arsenic-resistant nitrogen fixing bacteria compatible to leguminous crops Arachis hypogaea L. (groundnut) and Lens culinaris Medik. (lentil) in the arsenic affected soil of Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People´s Republic of Bangladesh	01-07-2012	30-06-2013
Ecology	Molecular identification and characterization of nitrogen fixating bacteria compatible to Arachis hypogaea and Lens culinaris in the soils of Sal forests	Bangladesh University Grants Commission	01-07-2012	30-06-2013

Invited Talk

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Sweden Alumni Network in Bangladesh	Institutional alumni	2017	Life Time
2	EUCARPIA (European Association for Research on Plant Breeding)	Professional	2015	2020
3	Science Society of Galicia, Spain	Honorary	2015	Life Time
4	Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB	Professional	2017	Life Time
5	Bangladesh Association of Advancement of Science	Professional	2017	Life Time
6	Bangladesh Ecological Society	Professional	2019	Life Time
7	Bangladesh Botanical Society	Professional	1998	Life Time

Book Section
1	Hossain MZ, Anawar HM, Santa-Regina I and Akter F "Revegetation of Energy Crops on Acidic and Alkaline Toxic Metal-Rich Mining Waste and Soil: Carbon Sequestration, Energy Production and Waste Management.." Sustainable and Economic Waste Management: Resource Recovery Techniques CRC Press, 2019 127-144. .
2	Anawar HM, Hossain MZ and Strezov V "Biogeochemical Processes for Carbonation and Neutralization of Alkaline Mining Waste, Recycling and Waste Management.." Sustainable and Economic Waste Management: Resource Recovery Techniques. CRC Press, 2019 146-160 .
3	Anawar HM, Strezov V, Hossain MZ, Akter F and Santa-Regina I "Biogeochemical Processes for Pedogenesis and Soil Formation in Mine Tailing and Waste and Plant Growth for Waste Management.." Sustainable and Economic Waste Management: Resource Recovery Techniques. CRC Press, 2019 161-176 .
4	Hossain MA, Strezova V and Hossain MZ "Comparison of different nanoprocesses and industrial waste-based adsorbents such as red mud, steel slag, and fly ashes for treating wastewater.." Occurrence of emerging and nanomaterial contaminants in wastewater: advanced treatment technologies. Elsevier, 2019 107-136 .
5	Satu SI, Kashem MA and Hossain MZ "The extent of soil salinity in some selected areas of Bangladesh and the growth responses of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.var BARI masur 4) to salt stress." Advances in Environmental Research. Nova Science publishers, 2017 161-179 .
6	Hossain Z a and Sugiyama S "Seasonal variation of soil microbial communities in semi-natural and improved grasslands in northern Japan." Grasslands: Habitat Management, Impact of Plant Diversity and Restoration Strategies. Pierre Mariotte and Paul Kardol Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, 2014 . 51-68 .
7	Anwar HM, Garcia-Sanchez A and Hossain MZ "Biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in soil-plant continuum: Perspectives for phytoremediation." Heavy Metal Stress in Plants. D. K. Gupta., F. J. Corpas and J. M. Palma Springe, 2013 203-224 .
8	Hossain Z and Sugiyama S "Differences in microbial functions in soils of semi-natural and improved grasslands." Soil functions: Theory, Evolution and Processes. Jay R. Lynch and Derek T. Williamson New York: . Nova Science Publishers, In, 2013 317-327 .
9	Hossain Z and Sugiyama S ". Grassland management and structural changes in soil microbial communities." Grasslands: Types, Biodiversity and Impacts. Wen-Jun Zhang New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2011 95-108 .

Journal Article
1	Jake FA, Rahman MH, Kashem MA and Hossain MZ : Spatio-temporal variation in leaf traits of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) populations in Bangladesh, Tropical Plant Research , vol.7 , no.2 , pp.452–459 , 2020 .
2	Hossain MZ and Sugiyama S : Relative importance of soil microbes and litter quality on decomposition and nitrogen cycling in grasslands, Ecological Research , 2020 .
3	Kabir S, Kashem MA, Rahman MA, Hasan MM, Khan MAA and Hossain MZ : Variation in leaf traits of Lantana camara L. in relation to its adaptation with the soil condition of Bangladesh, Journal of Advanced Plant Sciences , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.37- 44 , 2020 .
4	Hossain MZ, Hussaini SM, Kashem MA, Hasan MM and Khan MAA : Litter quality and nitrogen mineralization of dominant tree species in the Ratargul swamp forests, Bangladesh, International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences , vol.46 , no.2 , pp.195-201 , 2020 .
5	Kabir S, Kashem MA and Hossain MZ : Genetic diversity and introductions patterns of Lantana camara L. in the territory of Bangladesh as revealed by microsatellite profiles, Species , vol.21 , no.67 , pp.140-149 , 2020 .
6	Hossain MZ and Sugiyama S : Structural and functional relationships between plant and soil microbial communities for grassland management, Trends in Applie160-169d Sciences , vol.14 , no.3 , pp.160-169 , 2019 .
7	Ferdous J, Kashem MA, Ahmed A and Hossain MZ : Effects of salinity on the soil bacteria associated with the rhizosphere of lentil, Mol , vol.18 , pp.9-18 , 2018 .
8	Hossain MZ, Hasan MM and Kashem MA : Intervarietal variation in salt tolerance of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) in pot experiments, Bangladesh J Botany , vol.47 , no.3 , pp.405-412 , 2018 .
9	Nabila M and Hossain MZ : Ecophysiological responses of crop plants under different functional types to salt stress, Mol , vol.17 , pp.55-65 , 2017 .
10	Hossain MZ, Rasel IU and Samad R : Soil moisture effects on the growth of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) varieties in Bangladesh, Mol , vol.16 , pp.30-40 , 2016 .
11	Hossain MZ, Hasan MM, Ferdous J and Hoque S : Growth responses of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) varieties to the properties of selected soils in Bangladesh, Mol , vol.16 , pp.18-29 , 2016 .
12	Hossain MZ, Khan MAA, Kashem MA and Hoque S : Plant community composition in relation to soil physico-chemical properties of the Ratargul swamp forest, Bangladesh, The Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sc , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.1-8 , 2016 .
13	Hossain MZ and Lundquist P-O : Nodule Inhabiting non-rhizobial bacteria and their influence ongrowth of selected leguminous plants of Bangladesh, Bioresearch Communication , vol.2 , pp.134-138 , 2016 .
14	Kashem MA, Ahmed A, Hoque S and Hossain MZ : Effects of land-use change on the properties of top soil of deciduous Sal forest in Bangladesh, Journal of Mountain Area Research , vol.1 , pp.5-12 , 2015 .
15	Hossain MZ, Sultanan S, ,Ahmed A and Hoque S : Influence of leguminous trees on soil nitrogen and phosphorus status of the Sal forests, The Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.22 , no.2 , pp.179-182 , 2013 .
16	Sultana T, Hossain MZ, Ahmed A and Hoque S : Decomposition and nutrient release of Sal leaf litter as influenced by legume leaf litter of the Sal forests, The Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.22 , no.2 , pp.183-186 , 2013 .
17	Hossain MZ : Bioremediation of arsenic: Prospects and limitations in the agriculture of Bangladesh, Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geo , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.6-12 , 2012 .
18	Hossain MA, Hossain MZ, Hossain N and Akter S : Water Quality, Mitigation Measures of Arsenic Contamination and Sustainable Rural Water Supply Options in Bangladesh, Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol. , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.34-42 , 2012 .
19	Saha ML, Islam MN, Aziz CB and Hossain MZ : . Molecular identification of bacteria present in the soils of the Madhupur Sal and the Sunderban mangrove forests of Bangladesh, The Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci , vol.21 , no.2 , pp.117-123 , 2012 .
20	Hossain MZ, Aziz CB and Saha ML : Relationships between soil physico-chemical properties and total viable bacterial counts in Sunderban mangrove forests, Bangladesh, The Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.21 , no.2 , pp.169-175 , 2012 .
21	Hossain MZ and Begum M : Vegetation of Sunderban mangrove forest after the devastating cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, Society and Change , vol.5 , no.3 , pp.72-78 , 2011 .
22	. Hossain Z and Sugiyama S : Geographical structure of soil microbial communities in northern Japan: effects of distance, land use type and soil properties, European Journal of Soil Biology (impact factor:2.29) , vol.47 , pp.88-94 , 2011 .
23	Hossain MZ and Sugiyama S : Influences of plant litter diversity on decomposition, nutrient mineralization and soil microbial community structure, Grassland Science (impact factor:0.87) , vol.57 , pp.72–80 , 2010 .
24	Hossain MZ, Okubo Atsushi and Sugiyama S : Effects of grassland species on decomposition of litter and soil microbial communities, Ecological Research (impact factor:1.58) , vol.25 , pp.255-261 , 2010 .
25	Hossain MZ, Saha ML, Aziz CB and Hoque S : Effects of deforestation on the properties of soil of Sal forests in Bangladesh, , vol.19 , no.1 , pp.63-72 , 2010 .
26	Ullah SM, Hossain MZ, Mahbuba I, Jahan S and Bashirullah M : Extent of arsenic poisoning in the food chain of arsenic affected areas, The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.18 , no.2 , pp.159-171 , 2009 .
27	Sugiyama S, Hossain MZ and Atsushi O : Relationships between soil microbial diversity and plant community structure in seminatural grasslands, Grassland Science (impact factor:0.87) , vol.54 , pp.117-124 , 2008 .
28	Hossain MZ and Sugiyama S : Effects of chemical composition on the rate and temporal pattern of decomposition in grassland species leaf litter, (impact factor:0.87) , vol.54 , pp.40-44 , 2008 .
29	Hossain MZ and Gani S : Eliminating arsenic consumption: switching drinking water sources through intensive awareness programmes in rural Bangladesh, Society and Changes , vol.1 , no.4 , pp.60-70 , 2007 .
30	Hossain MZ, Okubo A and Sugiyama S : Local variation in soil microbial community structure in seminatural and artificial grasslands, Grassland Science (impact factor:0.87) , vol.53 , pp.165-171 , 2007 .
31	Rahman S and Hossain MZ : Pesticide demand in hybrid seed production technology, Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment (impact factor:0.15) , vol.1 , no.3-4 , pp.174-179 , 2003 .
32	Hossain MZ, Jannat SN, Jahan N, Moniruzzaman M and Hoque S : Forest and agricultural soils differ in affecting growth of groundnut plants (Arachis hypogaea L.), Mol , vol.14-15 , pp.30-37 , 2015 .
33	Sharmi PS, Kashem MA, Samad R and Hossain MZ : Genetic diversity within and among populations of Shorea robusta Roxb. ex Gaertn. in Bangladesh and its implications for conservation, Bangladesh Journal of Botany , vol.50 , no.2 , pp.405-412 , 2021 .
34	Sharmi PS, Kashem MA, Rahman MH and Hossain MZ : Leaf traits of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) populations selected from different regions of Bangladesh, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.30 , no.2 , pp.317-324 , 2021 .
35	Akter S, Rahman MH, Kashem MA and Hossain MZ : Seasonal variation in leaf traits of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) in relation to its adaptation with soil environment, Tropical Ecology , 2021 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Green Guru	2019	India	Award was given as scocial recognition for significant contribution in ecological civilization through teacing and reserach. The award was given by the Balipara Foundation at the 7th Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics Forum held on 6 December 2019, Guahati, Asam, India.
National	Essay Competition organized by SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC)	2015	Bangladesh	Essay competion was held among the professors and scientists category at national level on the occasion of international year of soil organized by the SAARC Agricultural Information Centre, BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 5 December 2015.

Dr. Mohammad Zabed Hossain

Professor

Department of Botany

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Email: zabed@du.ac.bd

Phone: 88-02-9661920-73/7555