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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Parvin, K., Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Mohsin, S.M., Nahar, K. and Fujita, M. (2024) Vanillic acid pretreatment protects tomato seedlings from drought-induced damages by modulating the physiology, antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification. Plants. 13, 3114.

Nahar, K.; Rhaman, M.S.; Parvin, K.; Bardhan, K.; Marques, D.N.; García-Caparrós, P.; Hasanuzzaman, M. Arsenic-Induced Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense in Plants. Stresses 2022, 2, 179–209.

Mohsin, S.M., Mirza Hasanuzzaman, K. Nahar, M.S. Hossain, M.H.M.B.Bhuyan, K.Parvin and M. Fujita (2020) Tebuconazole and trifloxystrobin regulate the physiology, antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems in conferring salt stress tolerance in Triticum aestivum L. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. doi: 10.1007/s12298-020-00810-5

Mahmud, J.A., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.I.R. Khan, K. Nahar and M. Fujita (2020) β-aminobutyric acid pretreatment confers salt stress tolerance in Brassica napus L. by modulating reactive oxygen species metabolism and methylglyoxal detoxification. Plants. 9(2), 241. doi:10.3390/plants9020241

huyan, M.H.M.B., M. Hasanuzzaman, K. Parvin, S.M. Mohsin, J.A. Mahmud, K. Nahar and M. Fujita (2020) Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide: Two intimate collaborators regulating plant defense against abiotic stress. Plant Growth Regulations. 90:409–424. doi:10.1007/s10725-020-00594-4.

Parvin, K., K. Nahar, M. Hasanuzzaman, M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, S.M. Mohsin and M. Fujita (2020) Exogenous vanillic acid enhances salt tolerance of tomato: Insight into plant antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 150:109-120. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.02.0.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.I.R. Khan, J.A. Mahmud, M.M.Alam and M. Fujita (2019) Regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolism and glyoxalase systems by exogenous osmolytes confers thermotolerance in Brassica napus.GesundePflanzen.72, 3–16. doi: 10.1007/s10343-019-00476-4.

Hasanuzzaman, M., H.A.S. Alhaithloul, K.Parvin, M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, M. Tanveer, S.M. Mohsin, K. Nahar, M.H. Solaiman, J.A. Mahmud and M. Fujita (2019) Polyamines action under metal/metalloid stress: Regulation of biosynthesis, metabolism and molecular interactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(13), 3215; doi:10.3390/ijms20133215.

Hasanuzzaman, M., M.M. Alam, K. Nahar, S.M. Mohsin, M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, K. Parvin, B. Hawrylak-Nowak and M. Fujita (2019) Silicon-induced antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification works coordinately in alleviating nickel toxicity in Oryza sativa L. Ecotoxicology28:261-276. doi: 10.1007/s10646-019-02019-z

Anee, T.I., K. Nahar, A. Rahman, J.A. Mahmud, T.F. Bhuiyan, M.U. Alam, M. Fujita and M. Hasanuzzaman (2019) Oxidative damage and antioxidant defense in sesamum indicum after different waterlogging durations. Plants. 8(7), 196; doi:10.3390/plants8070196

Bhuiyan, T.F., K.U. Ahamed, K. Nahar, J.A. Mahmud, MHM B. Bhuyan, T.I. Anee, M. Fujita and M. Hasanuzzaman (2019) Mitigation of PEG-induced drought stress in rapeseed (Brassica rapa L.) byexogenous application of osmolytes. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 20:101197. doi:10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101197.

Moumita, J.A. Mahmud, P.K. Biswas, K. Nahar, M. Fujita and M. Hasanuzzaman (2019) Exogenous gibberellic acid mitigates drought-induced damages in spring wheat.Acta Agrobotanica. 72(2):1776. doi: 10.5586/aa.1776.

Mahmud, J.A. M. Hasanuzzaman, K. Nahar, A. Rahman and M. Fujita (2019) EDTA reduces cadmium toxicity in mustard (Brassica juncea L.) by enhancing metal chelation, antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Acta Agrobotanica.72(2): 1772. doi: 10.5586/aa.1772.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.M. Rohman, T.I. Anee, Y. Huang, and M. Fujita (2018) Exogenous silicon protects Brassica napus plants from salinity-induced oxidative stress through the modulation of AsA-GSH pathway, thiol-dependent antioxidant enzymes and glyoxalase systems. GesundePflanzen. 70:185-194. doi: 10.1007/s10343-018-0430-3.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.M. Alam, M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, H. Oku and M. Fujita (2018) Exogenous nitric oxide pretreatment protects Brassica napus L. seedlings from paraquat toxicity through the modulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 126:173-186. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.021.

Hasanuzzaman, M., M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, J.A. Mahmud, K. Nahar, S.M. Mohsin, K. Parvin and M. Fujita (2018) Interaction of sulfur with phytohormones and signaling molecules in conferring abiotic stress tolerance to plants. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13(5):e1477905, doi:10.1080/15592324.2018.1477905

Hasanuzzaman, M., H. Oku, K. Nahar, M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, J.A. Mahmud, F. Baluska and M. Fujita (2018) Nitric oxide-induced salt stress tolerance in plants: ROS metabolism, signaling, and molecular interactions. Plant Biotechnology Reports. doi: 10.1007/s11816-018-0480-0.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, A. Rahman, J.A. Mahmud, H.F. Alharby and M. Fujita (2018) Exogenous glutathione attenuates lead-induced oxidative stress in wheat by improving antioxidant defense and physiological mechanisms. Journal of Plant Interactions. 13(1):203-212. doi:10.1080/17429145.2018.1458913.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, A. Rahman, M. Inafuku, H. Oku and M. Fujita (2018) Exogenous nitric oxide donor and arginine provide protection against short-term drought stress in wheat seedlings. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 24(6): 993-1004. doi:10.1007/s12298-018-0531-6.

Hasanuzzaman, M., M.H.M.B. Bhuyan, K. Nahar, M.S. Hossain, J.A. Mahmud, M.S. Hossen, A.A.C. Masud, Moumita, M. Fujita (2018) Potassium: A vital regulator of plant responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses. Agronomy.8(3), 31; doi:10.3390/agronomy8030031.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, T.I.Anee, M.I.R. Khan and M. Fujita (2018) Silicon-mediated regulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems confers drought stress tolerance in Brassica napus L. South African Journal of Botany. 115:50-57. doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.12.006.

Mahmud, J.A., Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, MHM B. Bhuyanand M. Fujita (2018) Insights into citric acid-induced cadmium tolerance and phytoremediation in Brassica juncea L.: coordinated functions of metalchelation, antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.147: 990-1001. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.045.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.S. Hossain, T.I. Anee, K. Parvin and M. Fujita (2017). Nitric oxide pretreatment enhances antioxidant defense and glyoxalase system to confer PEG-induced oxidative stress in rapeseed. Journal of Plant Interactions. 12(1):323-331. doi: 10.1080/17429145.2017.1362052.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.S. Hossain, J.A. Mahmud, A. Rahman, M. Inafuku, H. Oku and M. Fujita (2017) Coordinated actions of glyoxalase and antioxidant defense systems in conferring abiotic stress tolerance in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(1), 200; doi:10.3390/ijms18010200

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, T.I. Anee and M. Fujita (2017) Glutathione in plants: Biosynthesis and physiological role in environmental stress tolerance. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants.23(2): 249-268. doi: 10.1007/s12298-017-0422-2.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, S.S. Gill, H.F. Alharby, B.H.N Razafindrabe and M. Fujita (2017) Hydrogen peroxide pretreatment mitigates cadmium-induced oxidative stress in Brassica napus L.: An intrinsic study on antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:115. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00115

Mahmud, J.A., M. Hasanuzzaman, K. Nahar, A. Rahman, M.S. Hossain and M. Fujita (2017) Maleic acid assisted improvement of metal chelation and antioxidant metabolism confers chromium tolerance in Brassica juncea L. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 144:216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.06.010.

Mahmud, J.A., M. Hasanuzzaman, K. Nahar, A. Rahman, M.S. Hossain and M. Fujita (2017) γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) confers chromium stress tolerance in Brassica juncea L. by modulating the antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Ecotoxicology.doi: 10.1007/s10646-017-1800-9

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam, A. Rahman, J.A. Mahmud, T. Suzuki, M. Fujita (2017) Insights into spermine-induced combined high temperature and drought tolerance in mung bean: osmoregulation and role of antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification system. Protoplasma. 254(1): 445-460. doi: 10.1007/s00709-016-0965-z.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, T. Suzuki and M. Fujita (2016) Polyamine-induced aluminiumtolerance in mung bean: A study on antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. Ecotoxicology. doi: 10.1007/s10646-016-1740-9.

Rahman, A., K. Nahar, M. Hasanuzzaman, and M. Fujita (2016) Manganese-induced cadmium stress tolerance in rice seedlings: Coordinated action of antioxidant defense, glyoxalase system and nutrient homeostasis. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 339(11-12): 462-474. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2016.08.002

Nahar, K., M.M. Rohman, M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam, A. Rahman, T. Suzuki, M. Fujita (2016) Physiological and biochemical mechanism of spermine-induced cadmium stress tolerance in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(21):21206-21218. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7295-8.

Rahman, A., M.S. Hossain, J.A. Mahmud, K. Nahar, M. Hasanuzzaman, and M. Fujita (2016) Manganese-induced salt stress tolerance in rice seedlings: regulation of ion homeostasis, antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 22(3): 291-306. doi:10.1007/s12298-016-0371-1.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam, A. Rahman, T. Suzuki, M. Fujita (2016) Polyamines confer salt tolerance in mung bean by reducing sodium uptake, improving nutrient homeostasis, antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. Frontiers in Plant Science.7:1104.doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01104

Rahman, A., K. Nahar, M. Hasanuzzaman, and M. Fujita (2016) Calcium supplementation improves Na+/K+ ratio, antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems in salt-stressed rice seedlings. Frontiers in Plant Science. Vol. 7.doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00609.

Nahar, K., Mirza Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam, A. Rahman, T. Suzuki, M. Fujita (2016) Polyamine and nitric oxide crosstalk: Antagonistic effects on cadmium toxicity in mung bean plants through upregulating the metal detoxification, antioxidant defense, and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 126:245-255. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.026.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam, M. Fujita (2015) Exogenous spermidine alleviates low temperature injury in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) seedlings by modulating ascorbate-glutathione and glyoxalase pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 16(12): 30117-30132; doi:10.3390/ijms161226220.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M.Alam and M. Fujita (2015) Exogenous glutathione confers high temperature stress tolerance in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) by modulating antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification system. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 112: 44-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.12.001.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam and M. Fujita (2015) Glutathione-induced drought stress tolerance in mung bean: Coordinated roles of the antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. AoB Plants.plv069. DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv069.

Nahar, K., M. Hasanuzzaman, M.M. Alam and M. Fujita (2015) Roles of exogenous glutathione in antioxidant defense system and methylglyoxal detoxification during salt stress in mung bean. Biologia Plantarum. 59(4): 745-756. DOI: 10.1007/s10535-015-0542-x.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.M. Alam and M. Fujita (2014) Modulation of antioxidant machinery and the methylglyoxal detoxification system in selenium supplemented Brassica napus seedlings confers tolerance to high temperature stress. Biological Trace Element Research.161(3): 297-307. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0120-7.

Hasanuzzaman, M., M.M. Alam, A. Rahman, M. Hasanuzzaman, K. Nahar and M. Fujita (2014) Exogenous proline and glycine betaine mediated upregulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems provides better protection against salt-induced oxidative stress in two rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties. BioMed Research International. Vol. 2014, Article ID: 757219, doi:10.1155/2014/757219.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar, M.M. Alam, P.C. Bhowmik, M.A. Hossain, M.M. Rahman, M.N.V. Prasad, M. Ozturk and M. Fujita (2014) Potential use of halophytes to remediate saline affected soils. BioMed Research International. Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID: 589341, DOI: 10.1155/2014/589341

Alam, M.M., M. Hasanuzzaman, Kamrun Nahar and Masayuki Fujita (2014) Alleviation of osmotic stress in Brassica napus, B. campestris, and B. juncea by ascorbic acid application. Biologia Plantarum. 58(4):697-708. doi: 10.1007/s10535-014-0447-0.

Alam, M.M., M. Hasanuzzaman, Kamrun Nahar, and Masayuki Fujita (2014) Exogenous jasmonic acid modulates the physiology, antioxidant defense and glyoxalase system in imparting drought stress tolerance in different Brassica species. Plant Biotechnology Reports. 8(3): 279-293. DOI: 10.1007/s11816-014-0321-8.

Hasanuzzaman, M., Kamrun Nahar, M. M.Alam, R. Roychowdhury and M. Fujita (2013) Physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of heat stress tolerance in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(5):9643–9684. DOI:10.3390/ijms14059643.

Gill, S.S., M. Hasanuzzaman, Kamrun Nahar, Anca Macovei and Narendra Tuteja (2013) Importance of nitric oxide in cadmium stress tolerance in crop plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 63: 254-261. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.12.001.

Jaleel, C.A., M.A. Salem, M. Hasanuzzaman and K. Nahar (2010) Plant growth regulator interactions results enhancement of antioxidant enzymes in Catharanthus roseus. Journal of Plant Interactions. 5(2): 135-145.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. U. Ahamed, N.M. Rahmatullah, N. Akhter, K. Nahar and M.L. Rahman (2010) Plant growth characters and productivity of wetland rice (Oryza sativa L.) as affected by application of different manures. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 22(1): 46-58.

Hasanuzzaman, M., Masayuki Fujita, M. N. Islam, K. U. Ahamed and K. Nahar (2009) Performance of four irrigated rice varieties under different levels of salinity stress.International Journal of Integrative Biology. 6(2): 85-90.

Islam, M.S., M. Hasanuzzaman, M. Rokonuzzaman and K. Nahar. (2009). Effect of split application of nitrogen fertilizer on morpho-physiological parameters of rice genotypes. International Journal of Plant Production. 3(1): 51-62.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K.U. Ahamed, K.M. Khalequzzaman, A.M.M. Shamsuzzaman, and K. Nahar. (2008). Plant characteristics, growth and leaf yield of Aloe vera as affected by organic manure in pot culture. Australian Journal of Crop Science.2(3): 158-163.

Hasanuzzaman, M., K. Nahar and M. R. Karim. (2007). Effectiveness of different weed control methods on the performance of transplanted rice. Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research. 13(1-2): 17-25.

Kamrun Nahar, Md. Sadman Sakif, Iya Mou Mitu, Farzana Akter, Shakeel Ahmad, and Mirza Hasanuzzaman (2025) Growth, Physiology, Development, and Productivity of Mango Plant Threatened by Drought and Salinity. In: Sajjad Hussain, Kamrun Nahar, Ishtiaq A. Rajwana, Sezai Ercisli, Shakeel Ahmad (eds) Handbook of Research on Mango Fruit Postharvest Science, Production, Nutrition, and Processing Technology.

Integrated approach for reducing arsenic toxicity in lettuce through silicon and phosphorus application and incorporating Bacillus subtilis. 2023-2024

Role of calcium and potassium in reducing lead toxicity in Amaranthus tricolor. 2022-2023

Role of caffeic acid in mitigating cadmium-induced damages in mungbean through regulating antioxidant defense system. 2021-2022

Role of molybdenum in mitigating salinity-induced damage in mung bean (Fiscal year: 2021-2022

Potential role of melatonin on morpho-physiology, growth and yield performance of boro rice under drought stress. 2020-2021

Role of halopriming in improving salinity tolerance of rice. 2018-2019

Use of azolla in improving growth, physiology and yield performance of rice grown under cadmium stress. 2020-2021

Potential use of melatonin and Azolla in improving productivity of rice under salt stress. 2017-2018

Revealing the drought tolerance mechanism of some wheat cultivars. 2019-2020

Comparative performance of different rice cultivars under salinity and ameliorative role of sulfur (S) in mitigating salt stress. 2018-2019

Potential use of melatonin and Azolla in improving productivity of rice under salt tress. 2017-2018

Efficacy of macronutrients (K, Ca & Mg) in mitigating salt damages in rice (Oryza sativa L.). 2017-2018

Member of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists

Member of International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR)

Member of Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)

Life Member of Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (SSCE), New Delhi, India.

Full Member of Organization for women in Science for the Developing World. ICTP Campus, Adriatico Guesthouse, 7th floor, 34151 Trieste, Italy

Life member of Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB)

Member of American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

Member of the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)

Life Member of Seed Science Society of Bangladesh (SSSB)

Member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)

Member of American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)

Member of Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS)

Life Member of Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh (Agriculturists’ Institution of Bangladesh)

Associate Member of Bangladesh Botanical Society

Life Member of Weed Science Society of Bangladesh (WSSB)

Member of Bangladesh Society of Agronomy (BSA)

Member of Bangladesh Entomological Society

Life Member of Plant Breeding and Genetics Society of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS) Associate Fellow in 2021

Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS)-Gold Medal Award-2017 in Biological Sciences (Junior Group)

Dean's Award for achieving academic excellence and outstanding academic achievement in different levels of B.Sc.Ag. (Hons.) in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Gold Medal for outstanding performance securing the First Position among the university in order of merit in Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for the years (2011-2016) Special Course for International Students from Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Rim in Kagawa University, Japan.

National Science And Information & Communication Technology (NSICT) Fellowship for Masters research on “Screening of Rice Genotypes Against Low Temperature Stress”.