Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Professor (Retd.) Dr. Md. Shahjahan

Professor (Retd.) Dr. Md. Shahjahan

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MSc(Ag) in Entomology (BAU), PhD (BAU)

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Former Professor, Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Research interests: Agricultural entomology; insect pest management; host-plant resistance; insect–plant interactions; economic entomology; pesticide management; entomological technique; integrated pest management (IPM); sustainable crop protection.

Executive Editor

Dr. Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun

Dr. Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MS in Entomology (BAU), PGD (India), PGT (China), PhD (SUST), Postdoc (SAU)

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Principal Scientific Officer & Head, Entomology Division, Department of Pest Management, Bangladesh Tea Research Institute, Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh

Research interests: Tea science, entomology and acarology; integrated pest management (IPM); plant-parasitic nematology; pesticide science and residue management; food safety, biopesticides; climate-smart tea production; tea quality assessment.

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Dr. Md. Mozammel Hoque

Professor Dr. Md. Mozammel Hoque

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MS in Soil Science (BAU), MAg (Japan), PhD (Japan), Postdoc (Japan)

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Vice Chancellor of Habiganj Agricultural University, Habiganj & Professor, Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh

Research interests: Tea science and quality assessment; food processing and preservation; food chemistry; post-harvest technology; food safety and quality assurance; biodegradable food packaging; value addition of agricultural products.

Prof. Dr. A. K. M. Golam Sarwar

Professor Dr. A. K. M. Golam Sarwar

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MS in Crop Botany (BAU), PhD (Japan)

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Professor, Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Research interests: Plant systematics and taxonomy; plant morphology and palynology; plant biodiversity and conservation; medicinal and aromatic plants; plant genetic resources; plant stress physiology.

Prof. Dr. Md. Safiul Islam Afrad

Professor Dr. Md. Safiul Islam Afrad

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MS in Agricultural Extension Education (BAU), PhD (GAU)

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Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Gazipur Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Research interests: Agricultural extension and advisory services; rural development; technology adoption and diffusion; ICT and digital agriculture; food security and rural livelihoods; climate-resilient agriculture; women’s empowerment in agriculture.

Prof. Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam

Professor Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam

BSc in Fisheries (Hons) (BAU), MS in Fisheries Biology and Limnology (BAU), MS (Japan), PhD (Japan), Postdoc (Japan)

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Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh

Research interests: Water quality assessment; aquatic pollution and heavy-metal contamination; river and wetland ecosystems; environmental impact assessment; ecological risk assessment; sustainable natural resource management.

Dr. Binay Kumar Chakraborty

Dr. Binay Kumar Chakraborty

BSc in Fisheries (Hons) (BAU), MS in Aquaculture and Management (BAU), MSc (UK), PhD (BAU)

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Visiting Professor, Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Research interests: Fisheries and aquaculture management; aquatic ecology and biodiversity; water quality assessment; aquatic pollution and heavy-metal contamination; river and wetland ecosystem management; fish biology and breeding; sustainable fisheries and natural resource management.

Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari

Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari

BSc in Civil Engineering, MSc in Water Engineering, PhD (Islamic Azad University, Iran); Postdoc (IUT) (Iran)

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Assistant Professor, Department of Water Resources Management, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Research interests: Water resources engineering; groundwater hydrology and modelling; irrigation and drainage engineering; agricultural water management; climate change and water resources; drought assessment; artificial intelligence applications in water engineering.

Dr. Saleh M. A. Mobin

Dr. Saleh M. A. Mobin

BSc in Fisheries (Hons) (BAU), MS in Fisheries Biology and Limnology (BAU), PhD (Japan)

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Head of Program & Course Coordinator, Department of Aquaculture and Environmental Management, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia

Research interests: Aquaculture and fisheries science; aquatic ecology; aquatic environmental management; water quality and pollution; fish health; sustainable aquatic resource management.

Dr. Rajib Biswas

Dr. Rajib Biswas

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MSc in Environmental Science, Biotechnology & Engineering (Sweden), PhD (Denmark), Postdoc (USA)

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Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CytoHub Inc., San Diego, California, USA

Research interests: Biotechnology; stem cell biology; regenerative medicine; cardiac cell therapy; tissue engineering; bioprocess development; translational biotechnology.

Dr. Ghulam Abbas Hashmi

Dr. Ghulam Abbas Hashmi

BSc in Animal Husbandry (Hons) (UAF), MPhil in Animal Breeding and Genetics (UAF) (Pakistan), PhD (UAF) (Pakistan)

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Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Production, Riphah College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Research interests: Poultry science; poultry nutrition and feed formulation; animal breeding and genetics; heat stress management; feed additives and phytogenic compounds; egg production and quality; poultry immunology and reproduction.

Dr. Md. Shofiqul Islam

Dr. Md. Shofiqul Islam

BScAg (Hons) (PSTU), MS in Genetics & Plant Breeding (BAU), MSc (Denmark), PhD (Denmark), Postdoc (Denmark), Postdoc (USA)

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Scientist (Research & Development), Indiana Crop Improvement Association, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Research interests: Plant genetics and genomics; plant breeding; molecular biology; bioinformatics; next-generation sequencing; genetic improvement of forage and field crops.

Dr. Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal

Dr. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal

BScAg (Hons) (PSTU), MS in Genetics & Biotechnology (BAU), PhD (South Korea), Postdoc (USA), Postdoc (South Korea), Postdoc (Japan)

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Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology & Technical Director, Metabolomics Core, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

Research interests: Plant proteomics and metabolomics; plant molecular biology; plant stress physiology; genetics and plant breeding; biological mass spectrometry; abiotic stress responses; biomarker discovery.

Dr. Osman

Dr. Alhassan Osman

BEd in Agriculture (UEW), MSc in Animal Nutrition (KNUST) (Ghana), PhD (KNUST) (Ghana)

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Senior Research Fellow, Dairy/Beef Cattle Research Station, Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Research interests: Animal science, dairy science, livestock, ruminant nutrition and management; pasture and forage management; forage evaluation and conservation; agro-industrial by-products in livestock nutrition; rabbit nutrition and management.

Dr. C. J. Liyanaarachchi

Dr. C. J. Liyanaarachchi

BScAg (WU) (Sri Lanka), MSc in Environmental Economics (UP) (Sri Lanka), PGD (India), PhD (Philippines)

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Senior Advisory Officer, Advisory and Extension Division, Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Talawakelle, Sri Lanka

Research interests: Tea science; agricultural extension and advisory services; tea plantation management; agricultural communication; technology dissemination; stakeholder engagement in the tea industry.

Dr. Dunsin Oluwagbenga

Dr. Dunsin Oluwagbenga

BSc (LU) (Nigeria), MSc in Crop Science (LU) (Nigeria), PhD (Philippines)

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Lecturer, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Research interests: Soil fertility and nutrient management; agronomy and crop production; organic and inorganic fertilisers; biofertilisers and biochar; plant nutrition; horticultural crop production; sustainable soil management.

Dr. Jiban Shrestha

Dr. Jiban Shrestha

BScAg (NAU), MSc in Plant Breeding and Genetics (TU) (Nepal), PhD (AFU) (Nepal)

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Scientist (Plant Breeding and Genetics), National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Research interests: Plant breeding and genetics; rice and maize improvement; crop germplasm characterization and genetic diversity; agronomy and crop production; plant biotechnology; hybrid development; abiotic stress tolerance; climate-resilient crop varieties; sustainable crop improvement; agricultural innovation.

Dr. Kazi Noor-E-Alam Jewel

Dr. Kazi Noor-E-Alam Jewel

BScAg (Hons) (BAU), MS in Agroforestry & Environment (GAU), PhD (BAU)

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Principal Scientific Officer, Forestry Unit, Natural Resources Management Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh

Research interests: Agroforestry and sustainable land-use systems; climate-smart agriculture and climate resilience; forest genetic resources and biodiversity conservation; agroforestry-based crop production; soil fertility restoration and ecosystem management; plant stress physiology and crop improvement; agricultural technology development and innovation; agricultural research coordination, monitoring and evaluation; rural livelihoods and sustainable natural resource management.

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[Last updated: 31 October 2026]