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Dr. Muhammad Abdus Sobahan
FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Muhammad Abdus Sobahan

Associate Professor (Agriculture)
BSc in Agriculture (Hons), MS in Agronomy (BAU), Ph.D. (OU, Okayama, Japan)
SARD
ABOUT

Associate professor (Agriculture)

School of Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD)

Bangladesh Open University (BOU), Gazipur-1705, Bangladesh

PABX: +88-02 09666-730730 Ex. 682 (Personal)

Phone: +88-02-9291110 (Dean Office)

Cell: +88 01777514291

Fax +88-02-9291110 (Dean Office)

e-mail: sobahan_74@yahoo.com

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Degree Title

Institute

Result

Passing Year

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioscience

(3 years)

Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan under JASSO Honors Scholarship and Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship (2006- 2009)

Grade A

       

2009

Master of Science in Agronomy

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh

First Class

2001

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major- Agriculture

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

First Class

1999

Higher Secondary Certificate

(Science)

Tejgaon College, Dhaka

Second Division

1991

Secondary School Certificate

(Science)

Dhaka Board

First Division

1989

ACADEMIC WORK

1.    Sobahan, MA., Akter, N., and Rana, MM. (2022). Polyethylene glycol mediated drought stress impacts on germination, growth and accumulation of proline in rice (Oryza sativa L.), SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 20(1): 107-119. Bangladesh.
2.    Akter, N., Sobahan, MA., Islam, MS., and Parveen, S. (2021). Effect of Water Stress and Potassium Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Transplanted Aman Rice, South Asian Journal of Agriculture, 8 (1 & 2): 36-44. Bangladesh.
3.    Mori, IC., Arias-Barreiro, CR., Ooi, L., Lee, N_H., Sobahan, MA., Nakamura, Y., Hirai, Y., and Murata, Y. (2021) Cadmium uptake via apoplastic bypass flow in Oryza sativa, Journal of Plant Research, 134(5):1139-1148. Japan.
4.    Sobahan, MA. (2018). Effect of seed priming with proline on germination and seedling growth of mungbean under salt stress condition, South Asian Journal of Agriculture, 7(1&2): 15-18, Bangladesh.
5.    Sobahan, MA. (2018). Effect of exogenous proline and glycinebetaine on antioxidant enzymes activity in rice seedlings under salt stress, Albanian Journal Agricultural Science, 17 (4): 1-5, Albania.
6.    Sobahan, MA., Akter, N., Murata, Y., and Munemasa, S. (2016). Exogenous proline and glycinebetaine mitigate the detrimental effect of salt stress on rice plants, Silpakorn University Science and Technology Journal, 10(3): 38-43, Thailand.
7.    Alam, MM., Sobahan, MA., Akter, N., and Hossain, I. (2016).  An investigation on disease incidence, grain yield and quality of BRRI Dhan29 in Bangladesh, International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 4: 311-317, Nepal.
8.    Sobahan, MA., Akter, N., Okuma, E., Uraji, M., Ye, W., Mori, IC., Nakamura, Y., and Murata Y. (2015). AllylI isothiocyanate induces stomatal closure in Vicia faba, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 79: 1737- 1742, Japan.
9.    Shamim, AHM., Sobahan, MA., Saha, B., Sarkar, BK., and Tabrig, MSU. (2015). Deterioration of soil and water quality by practicing shrimp culture in satkhira, Bangladesh, Journal     of Soil and Nature, 8: 7-13, Bangladesh.
10.    Chowdhury, SZ., Sobahan, MA., Shamim, AHM., Akter N., and Hossain, MM. (2015). Interaction effect of phosphorus and boron on yield and quality of lettuce, Azarian Journal of Agriculture, 2: 147-154, Iran.
11.    Akter, N., Okuma, E., Sobahan, MA., Uraji, M., Munemasa, S., Nakamura, Y., Mori, IC., and Murata, Y. (2013). Negative regulation of methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure by glutathione in Arabidopsis, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 32, 208-215, USA.
12.    Sobahan, MA., Akter, N., Ohno M., Okuma, E., Hirai, Y., Mori, IC., Nakamura, Y., and Murata Y. (2012). Effects of exogenous proline and glycinebetaine on the salt tolerance of rice cultivars, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 76: 1568-1570, Japan.
13.    Akter, N., Sobahan, MA., Uraji, M., Ye, W., Hossain, MA., Mori, IC., Nakamura, Y., and Murata, Y. (2012). Effects of depletion of glutathione on abscisic Acid- and methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 76: 2032-2037, Japan.
14.    Akter, N., Sobahan, MA., Hossain, MA., Uraji, M., Nakamura, Y., Mori, IC., and Murata, Y.  (2010). The involvement of intracellular glutathione in methyl jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis guard cells, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 74: 2504-2506, Japan.
15.    Sobahan, MA., Arias, CR., Okuma, E., Shimoishi, Y., Nakamura, Y., Hirai, Y., Mori, IC., and Murata, Y. (2009). Exogenous proline and glycinebetaine suppress apoplastic flow to reduce Na+ uptake in rice seedlings, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 73: 2037-2042, Japan.
16.    Wadud, A., Kabir, M. S., Akter, N.,Sobahan, M. A., and Ali, M. A., Vector transmission of leaf curl virus in chilli. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 16, 143-146 (2009). Bangladesh.
17.    Al-Mamun, MA., Akter, N., Kabir, MS., Kamal, AMA., and Sobahan, MA. (2008). Effect of variety and nitrogen fertilization on the growth and yield of wheat, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 15: 203-207, Bangladesh.
18.    Kabir, MS., Ali, MA., Akter, N., Sobahan, MA., and Anwer, MT. (2008). Impact of time of infection of mungbean yellow mosaic disease on performances of winter mungbean, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 15: 131-134, Bangladesh.
19.    Hossain, MS., Sobahan, MA., Alam, MA., Ali, MS., and Bhuiyan, MSH. (2007). Effects of organic manures and nitrogen levels on plant height and number of tillers per hills of T. Amon rice, Journal Subtropical Agricultural Research Development, 5: 291-296, Bangladesh.
20.    Akter, N., Ahmad, MU., and Sobahan, MA. (2007). Bio-control of root knot (Meloidogyne incognita) of okra, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 13: 50-52, Bangladesh.
21.    Sobahan, MA., Anwer, MP., Islam, MM., and Islam, MA. (2003). Effect of number of seedlings and spacing on the yield of hybrid rice variety Sonar Bangla-1, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 9: 132-137, Bangladesh.

RESEARCH INTEREST

Bioscience, Salt tolerance mechanism, Environmental stress tolerance, Crop diversification and production, Plant physiology and adaptation.

DOCUMENT

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