Assistant Professor
Md. Saidur Rahman is a Faculty Member in the Department of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He holds both a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons.) and an M.S. in Agricultural Botany from the same institution. His academic and research interests include plant physiology, stress physiology, plant-soil interactions, plant water, and the role of plant hormones in crop development. He is actively engaged in teaching, research, and extension activities aimed at generating and disseminating knowledge at the grassroots level.
| Degree Name | Subject/Specialization | Institute | Passing Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Science (M.S.) in Agricultural Botany | Agricultural Botany | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2015 | Bangladesh |
| Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) | Agricultural Science | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2013 | Bangladesh |
| Title | Organization | Location | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh | 2020/12/27 | Till date |
| Lecturer | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh | 2018/12/27 | 2020/12/26 |
| Sl | Journal Article | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MM Rahman, MS Rahman, MGJ Helal, MZK Roni, J Uddain. (2025). Potential impacts of gibberellic acid to promote salinity tolerance in tomato. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 27(1): 51-56. | 2025 | Journal Article | Link |
| 2 | Islam F, Rahman MM, Rahman MS, Sarker MR, Chowdhury MK, Hasanuzzaman M, Uddain J. (2025). Impact of plantlet type and mulching materials interaction on strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cv. Festival growth, yield and quality in Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 27(3): 421–426. | 2025 | Journal Article | Link |
| 3 | Rahman MM, Kabir K, Rahman MS, Sarker MR, Rayhan MS, Puja CD, Islam F, Khatun K, Jahan MS. (2025). Synergistic effects of humic acid and boron on quantitative and qualitative traits of tomato. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 53(3), 14504. | 2025 | Journal Article | Link |
| 4 | Rahman MS, Karim MR. (2023). Efficacy of bioregulators on tomato plant performance in the summer climate of Bangladesh. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 23(6): 102-109. | 2023 | Journal Article | Link |
| 5 | Hosain MT, Rahman MS, Nuruzzaman M, Munshi MH and Bari ASMF. (2022). Morpho-physiological responses of rice to salicylic acid under drought stress. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 20(1): 1-11. | 2022 | Journal Article | Link |
| 6 | Islam A, Akhter N, Rahman MS, Rahman MM. (2020). Evaluation of conventional cultivars and hybrid rice varieties by their morpho-physiological performance during aman season. Annual Research & Review in Biology, 34(6): 1-8. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 7 | Hosain MT, Kamrunnahar, Rahman MM, Munshi MH, Rahman MS. (2020). Drought stress response of rice yield (Oryza sativa L.) and role of exogenous salicylic acid. International Journal of Bioscience, 16(2): 222-230. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 8 | Munshi MH, Issak M, Kabir K, Hosain MT, Bari ASMF, Rahman MS, Tamanna M. (2020). Enhancement of growth, yield and fruit quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by foliar application of salicylic acid. International Journal of Bioscience, 17(5): 49-56. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 9 | Rahman MS, Akter M, Chowdhury MSN, Rahman MM, Munshi MH. (2020). Exogenous application of antioxidants on leaf chlorophyll, yield dynamics and berry quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research, 7(4): 316-324. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 10 | Sony SR, Islam F, Akter M, Rahman MS, Rahman MM. (2020). Interaction effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on curd yield and seed production of cauliflower. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 42(9): 216-225. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 11 | Rahman MS, Saki MJ, Hosain MT, Rashid S. (2019). Cumulative effect of zinc and gibberellic acid on yield and quality of tomato. International Journal of Bioscience, 14(3): 350-360. | 2019 | Journal Article | Link |
| 12 | Rahman MA, Hossain MM, Rokib MIA, Ullah MJ, Rahman MS. (2019). Yield performance of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) under the application of different herbicides. International Journal of Bioscience, 14(3): 340-349. | 2019 | Journal Article | Link |
| 13 | Ahmed N, Ahamed KU, Akhter N, Hosain MT, Nizam R, Rahman MS. (2019). Morpho-physiological characters and shoot reserve remobilization of rice under different planting dates. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 19(2): 1613-1627. | 2019 | Journal Article | Link |
| 14 | Rahman MS, Haque MM, Ahamed KU. (2018). Effects of soil enhancer (XXL) on yield attributes of BRRI dhan29 and hybrid dhan taj1 cultivars of rice in boro season. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 47(3): 495-500. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 15 | Rahman MS, Haque MM, Ahamed KU. (2018). Effect of soil enhancer (XXL) on the growth and developmental attributes of BRRI dhan29 and hybrid dhan taj1 cultivars of rice in boro season. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, 22(3): 1-14. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 16 | Akhter N, Ahamed KU, Akter M, Rahman MM, Rahman MS. (2018). Effect of submergence durations on yield and yield contributing characters of hybrid and inbred aman rice. Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 3(3): 225-230. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 17 | Abdullah-Al-Rahad M, Rahman MS, Akter T, Akter J, Rahman MA, Aziz SMS. (2018). Varietal screening of mungbean against whitefly and aphid. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 18(1): 1478-1487. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 18 | Ahmed N, Ahamed KU, Rahman MS. (2018). Yield and yield contributing attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under different planting dates in boro season. Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 3(2): 162-169. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 19 | Ahamed KU, Rahman MS, Faruk MW, Rahman MS, Rahman MA. (2018). Effect of soil enhancer (XXL) and fertilizers on the morpho-physiological and yield attributes of BRRI dhan28 (Oryza sativa L.) in boro season. Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2(1): 1-10. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 20 | Hossain ME, Islam MS, Rahaman MS. (2018). Growth performance and development attributes of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) as influenced by organic manure and inorganic fertilizer. Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research, 7(2): 1-13. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 21 | Rahman MS. (2015). Effect of soil enhancer (XXL) on the growth, development and yield attributes of BRRI dhan29 and hybrid dhan taj1 rice varieties in boro season. Department of Agricultural Botany, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2015 | Journal Article | Link |
| Title | Source of Fund | Year | URL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Investigator in the Research Project (2023-2024): Integrated approach for reducing arsenic toxicity in lettuce through silicon and phosphorus application and incorporating Bacillus subtilis. | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2023 | https://most.gov.bd/ | On-going |
| Principal Investigator in the Research Project (2023-2024): Production of organic tomato: Enhancing food quality through organic amendments. | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2023 | http://sau.edu.bd/ | On-going |
| Principal Investigator in the Research Project (2022-2023): Strategies for improving salt stress tolerance in tomato plants through using abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA3). | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2023 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Associate Investigator in the Research Project (2022-2023): Role of calcium and potassium in reducing lead toxicity in Amaranthus tricolor. | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2022 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Principal Investigator in the Research Project (2022-2023): Efficacy of bioregulators on performance of tomato plant under summer season of Bangladesh. | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2022 | http://sau.edu.bd/ | Completed |
| Principal Investigator in the Research Project (2021-2022): Improving the production of summer tomato by extracellular application of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and gibberellic acid (GA3). | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2022 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Associate Investigator in the Research Project (2021-2022): Role of caffeic acid in mitigating cadmium-induced damages in mungbean through regulating antioxidant defense system. | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2022 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Associate Investigator in the Research Project (2020-2021): Potential role of melatonin on morpho-physiology, growth and yield performance of boro rice under drought stress. | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2021 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Research Assistant (July 2014-December 2015): Introduction of Soil Enhancer (XXL) on the Morpho-physiological and Yield Attributes of Different Cereal Crops. | Ministry of Science and Technology (NST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2015 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Associate Investigator in the Research Project (2019-2020): A comparative study for drought and heat tolerance of some wheat genotypes. | Ministry of Science and Technology (Special Allocation), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2020 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Principal Investigator in the Research Project (2019-2020): Effect of Foliar Application of Antioxidants on Growth and Yield of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Rabi Season. | Ministry of Science and Technology (R & D), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 2020 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Student | Degree | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dambulla Mudiyanselage Oshadi Bhagya | Master of Environmental Management | 2025 | Effects of gibberellins and salicylic acid on the resilience of cotton seeds during germination under elevated temperatures | Co-Supervisor |
| Sl | Professional | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member of Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology | Professional | 2021 | Till date |
| 2 | Member of Bangladesh Society of Agronomy | Professional | 2019 | Till date |
| 3 | Member of Bangladesh Botanical Society | Professional | 2018 | Till date |
| 4 | Member of Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh | Professional | 2013 | Till date |
| 5 | Member of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Alumni Association | Professional | 2013 | Till date |
| Sl | Achievements | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship (2024-2027) for pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, Research Institute for Northern Agriculture, Faculty of Science and Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia. | Scholarship | 2024 |
| 2 | Research and Development (R & D) Fellowship (2022-23), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. | Fellowship | 2023 |
| 3 | Research and Development (R & D) Fellowship (2023-24), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. | Fellowship | 2023 |
| 4 | Research and Development (R & D) Fellowship (2021-22), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. | Fellowship | 2022 |
| 5 | Research and Development (R & D) Fellowship (2019-20), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. | Fellowship | 2020 |
| 6 | Dean’s Award (2019) for outstanding academic achievement in persuasion of B. Sc. Ag. (Hons.) degree programme, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | Award | 2019 |
| 7 | National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship (2014-15), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. | Fellowship | 2015 |
| Others | |
|---|---|
| 1 | International Symposium on “Tropical Fruits”, 23-25 September, 2025, Danala Education and Community Precinct, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia. |
| 2 | Workshop on “Navigating Professional Boundaries: Cultural Awareness & Conduct”, 28 March, 2025, Faculty of Science and Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia. |
| 3 | Workshop on “LI-6800 Gas Exchange Portable Photosynthesis System", 04-05 February, 2025, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. |
| 4 | Training on “Foundation Training for University Teachers”, 21 April - 23 May, 2024, Graduate Training Institute (GTI), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh and University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh. |
| 5 | Pedagogy Training Programme on “Innovations in Agriculture and Pesticide Management”, 09-11 March 2024, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 6 | Workshop on “Researcher Connect Online Morocco and Bangladesh” 11-14 and 18-21 December 2023, British Council, United Kingdom. |
| 7 | BAS-AASSA Symposium on “Nature for Sustainable Development” 07-08 October 2023, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA). |
| 8 | Training on "OBE Curriculum: Components, Development and Attainment of Outcomes", 21 March 2023, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 9 | Workshop on "Implementation of National Integrity Strategy at SAU", 15 March 2023, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 10 | Training on "Service Delivery, Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement", 1 March 2023, Directorate of Outreach Program, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 11 | Training on “Practice Questioning by using Bloom's Taxonomy”, 15 December 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 12 | Workshop on “Keyword Sequence Importance (KSI) Technique: A Potential Technique for Quality Research Articles” 22 September 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 13 | Training on “Journal Selection and Paper Submission”, 27 June 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 14 | Training on “Understanding Research Metrics and Finding Relevant Journals to Read and Publish”, 26 June 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 15 | Training on "সিটিজেন চার্টার প্রণয়ন ও বাস্তবায়ন এবং অভিযোগ প্রতিকার ব্যবস্থাপনা", 25 June 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 16 | Workshop on “It's NICE to to be NICE: Taking Care of Language Skills”, 17-18 May 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 17 | Workshop on “University Ranking and Using Digital Tools for Online Learning”. 31 March 2022, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 18 | Training on "Advanced Research Methodology on SPSS, STATA & R", 20 January- 1 February 2022, Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 and Social Science Research Council, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. |
| 19 | Training on "Research Methods and Thesis Writing", 28 December 2021, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 20 | Workshop on "Intellectual Property Right", 26 June 2021, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 21 | Training on "Pesticide Application Technology", 16 June 2015, Syngenta (Private Organization), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 22 | Training on "Responsibilities of Teachers, Outcome Based Education and Different Rules and Regulations", 12-13 January 2019, Directorate of Outreach Program, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 23 | Training on "Teaching Learning, Assessment and Implementation of Outcome Based Curriculum", 26, January 2019, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 24 | Training Workshop on "Scientific Paper Writing and Publication", 23, July 2019, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| 25 | Training on "Career Development in Teaching and Research", 29 October 2019, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
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