List of BAS-USDA Projects (2018-2019)

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List of BAU Projects (2018-2019)

Faculty of Veterinary

Sl. No. Title of the project Name of the P.I Source

of fund 1 Species composition and seasonal dynamics of vector mosquitoes in

Mymensingh in relation with meteorological factors (Project No.

2017/35/BAU)

Dr. Thahsin Farjana, Associate Professor Dept. of Parasitology

BAU 2 Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Listeria

monocytogenes from milk, poultry meat and meat products (Project No. 2017/36/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Mst. Minara Khatun Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU 3 Isolation, identification and Characterization of Bacterial Pathogens

in Bioslurry from different Biogas Plants of Gazipur and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh

(Project No. 2017/37/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Sukumar Saha

Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU

4 Isolation and Molecular Detection of Fish Virus Responsible for Catfish(Heteropneustes fossilis) mortality in cultured fish farm of Trishal and Bhaluka Upzalas of Mymensingh (Project No.

2017/38/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Alimul Islam Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU

5 Epidemiology of Diarrhoea in Goats Caused by Bacteria and its Control Measures

Prof. Dr. Md. Ariful Islam

BAU 6 Investigation on capture myopathy in spotted deer in Bangladesh Prof. Dr. Md. Mahmudul Alam

Dept. of Surgery and Obstetrics

BAU 7 Seroprevalence and molecular detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum

in layer chicken in selected areas in Bangladesh.

Prof. Dr. Md. Tanvir Rahman Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU 8 “Development of on-site BAU Mastitis Test for the detection of

subclinical bovine mastitis

Prof. Md. Taohidul Islam Dept. of Medicine

BAU 9 Diffusion and spatial pattern of veterinary antibiotics and anabolic

steroids from poultry and animal manure to the terrestrial environment, fish and vegetables, and adaptation of effective mitigation approach

Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan Sikder Associate Professor

Dept. of Pharmacology

BAU

10 An epidemiological investigation of bovine genital campylobacteriosis of bulls in Mymensingh (Project No. 2018/342/

BAU)

Prof. Dr. S. M. Lutful Kabir Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU

11 Identifying deleterious effects of growth promoters in terms of blood profile and toxicity in liver of Broiler chicken (Project No. 2018/337/

BAU)

Dr. Nasrin Sultana ,Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy and Histology

BAU

12 Motility analysis of E. coli isolated from birds and animals (Project No. 2018/339/ BAU)

Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam ,Assistant Professor Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU 13 Detection of pathogenic escherichia coli and salmonella in the garden

vegetable using untreated poultry waste and their antibiogram protile (Project No. 2018/341/ BAU)

Dr. Mohammed Nooruzzaman Assistant Professor, Dept. of pathology

BAU

14 Application of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug of Wound Healing in Goats (Project No. 2018/338/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Dept. of Surgery and Obstetrics

BAU 15 Genetic evolution of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in

Bangladesh between 2012 and 2018

Prof. Dr. Emdadul Haque Chowdhury Dept. of Pathology

BAU 16 Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes and

Multidrug resistance gene cassettes class 1 Integron in poultry Salmonella by PCR, cloning and Sequencing.

Prof. Dr. Marzia Rahman

BAU

17 Investigation of Eimeria oocyst concentrations and species composition in litter from commercial broiler farms

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Zahangir Alam Dept. of Parasitology

BAU 18 Avian liver flukes in ducks in some selected areas of Bangladesh:

Epidemiology, molecular characterization and anthelmintic sensitivity

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Alim Dept. of Parasitology

BAU 19 Optimizing first-calving targets in heifers of commercial farms Prof. Dr. Nasrin Sultana Juyena

Dept. of Surgery & Obstetrics

BAU 20 Biometrical, bacteriological and pathological investigation of diseases

and disorders of female reproductive systems of goats

Prof. Dr. Md. Mokbul Hossain Dept. of Pathology

BAU 21 Epidemiology and larval bionomics of ascariasis in buffaloes and

cattle in selected districts of Bangladesh.

Prof. Dr. Md. Hasanuzzaman Talukder Dept. of Parasitology

BAU 22 PCR-based identification of schistosome species prevalent in

Bangladesh directly from naturally infected vector snails

Prof. Dr. Anisuzzaman Dept. of Parasitology

BAU 23 Bovine Blood Bank for the Treatment of Critically Ill Animals Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Alam

Dept. of Surgery and Obstetrics

BAU 24 On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Dairy Cattle in Baghabarighat Milk

Shed Area of Bangladesh

Prof Dr. M. Ariful Islam Dept. of Medicine

BAU

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Sl. No. Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of fund 25 Patterns of ciprofloxacin resistance of E. coli isolated from broiler

chickens, farm workers and farm environment in Bangladesh

Mst. Sonia Parvin, Assistant Professor Dept. of Medicine

BAU 26 Antidiabetic and reno-pancreas protective effects of spirulina

platensis in streptozotocin induced diabetic mice

Prof. Dr. Kazi Rafiqul Islam Dept. of Pharmacology

BAU 27 Efficacy of alcohol based fixatives as a potential substitute to

formalin for study and research in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Ziaul Haque

Dept of Anatomy and Histology

BAU 28 Isolation and molecular detection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in

commercial and backyard poultry with their resistance pattern and prevalence study in Mymensingh and Gazipur districts

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tofazzal Hossain Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

BAU

29 Molecular epidemiological study of Leishmania and sand fly vectors from kala-azar endemic areas of Bangladesh

Dr. Shirin Akter Associate Professor Dept. of Parasitology

BAU

Faculty of Agriculture

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No.

Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 1 Morphological and physiological characterization of wild rice for their

better utilization in improvement of cultivated rice’ (Project No.

2017/40/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Kader Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 2 Adoption of drought tolerant rice varieties in northwestern

Bangladesh: Constraints and measures at farmers’ level (Project No.

2017/41/BAU)

Dr. Md. Anwarul Abedin Associate Professor Dept. of Soil Science

BAU 3 Determination of seed and field health standard for blast and bacterial

leaf blight (BLB) disease of rice (Project No. 2017/43/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Rashidul Islam Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU 4 Assessment of cropping pattern fallow-Fallow-T. aman rice with

Wheat-Jute-T. aman rice in Char areas of Netrakona region (Project No. 2017/44/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Romij Uddin Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 5 Evaluation of rice renotypes for submergence tolerance based on

morpho-physiological traits (Project No. 2017/45/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Alamgir Hossain-2 Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 6 Effect of Tricho-suspension for management of viral diseases of

vegetable

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Delwar Hossain Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU 7 Food and Nutritional Security; Production and Dissemination of Stress

Tolerant and Nutritional Rice Varieties to the Farm Faminies

Prof. Dr. Lutful Hassan

Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding

BAU 8 Production Potentials of Maize Germplasms for Salinity Tolerance Prof. Dr. A. K. M. Zakir Hossain

Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 9 Development of environment friendly paddy ecosystem for

sustainable rice farming through feasible soil organic amendments and suitable irrigation practices

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Ali Dept. of Environmental Science

BAU 10 Solation and Characterization of Pharmaceutical Compounds of Aloe

Vera Grown Under Different Fertilizer Management in Some Soil Types of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Chowdhury Dept. of Agricultural chemistry

BAU 11 Assessing Field Performances of Allamanda Tablet in controlling

Nemic and Viral diseases of Garlic and some Vegetables

Prof. Dr. M Bahadur Meah Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU 12 Surveillance of Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Correcta (Bezzi) and Its

Management through Integrated Approach for Safe Guava Production

Prof. Dr. Khandakar Shaiful Islam Dept. of Entomology

BAU 13 Detection of an Indispensable Novel Gene I against Bean Common

Mosaic Virus in Country Bean Genotypes for Safe Vegetable Production

Prof. Dr. Md. Ashraful Haque Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding

BAU 14 Weed Diversity in Field Crops of Bangladesh Agricultural University Prof. Dr. Mahfuza Begum

Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 15 Bio-stimulation by endotrophic arbuscular mycorrhizae for

management of wilt complex of brinjal

Prof. Dr. Md. Atiqur Rahman Khokon Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU 16 Physicochemical and Microbial Assessment of Drinking Water of

Different Restaurants at Mymensingh Sadar

Prof. Dr. Md. Azharul Islam Dept. of Environmental Science

BAU 17 Effect of Training on the Skills Development of Potato Farmers in a

Selected Area of Shibganj Upazila Under Bogra District

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Jiaul Hoque

Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

BAU 18 Screening of hybrid rice cultivars against low temperature induced

spikelet sterility

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Golam Sarwar Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 19 Management of Major Hemipteran Insect Pests of Vegetable Crops

Using Biorational Insecticides

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mahir Uddin Dept. of Entomology

BAU 20 Evaluation of resistance inducing elicitors, plant activators, bioagents

and fungicides for potential application in the management of Blast of wheat

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahjahan Monjil Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU

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Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 21 Increasing Water saving in Dry Direct Seeded Boro Rice Through

Agronomic Manipulation

Prof. Dr. Md. Moshiur Rahman Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 22 Technology Generation for Shelf Life Extension of Strawberry Prof. Dr. Md. Ferdous Mondal

Dept. of Horticulture

BAU 23 High temperature tolerant rice development by using fatty acid

desaturase mutant

Dr. Israt Jahan Shelley, Assoc. Prof.

BAU 24 Effect of Different Application Methods of Chitosan on Growth, Yield

and Quality Attributes of Tomato at Post-harvest Storage

Prof. Dr. Md. Zakir Hossen Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 25 Polyhouse Technology for Raising Quality Seedlings Averting Winter

Cold Injury and Harvesting High Yield of Boro-rice

Prof. Dr. M. Habibur Rahman Pramanik Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 26 Improving Soil Resilience to Climate Change for Sustainable Crop

Production Through Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies

Prof. Dr. M. Mofizur Rahman Jahangir Dept. of Soil Science

BAU 27 Differerntial role of tetraamines: spermine and thermospermine in

Arabidopsis thaliana

Dr. G. H. M. Sagor, Associate professor Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding

BAU 28 Physiological Response of Water Plant Under System of water

Intensification (SWI) (Project No. 2018/352/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Khairul Hasan Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 29 Mineralogy and Potassium Chemistry of Soils from AEZ 29 Northern

and Eastern Hills (Project No. 2018/343/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Abu Zofar Md. Moslehuddin Dept. of Soil Science

BAU 30 Hot Water Immersion Combined With Non-chemical Treatments to

Control Postharvest Fungal Infection and Extend Shelf Life of Papaya (Carica Papaya Linn.) (Project No. 2018/346/ BAU)

Dr. Md. Harun Ar Rashid, Asstt. Prof.

Dept. of Horticulture

BAU 31 Environment-Friendly management of Alternaria Leaf Spot Disease of

Mustard-Rapeseed (Project No. 2018/348/ BAU)

Dr. Muhammed Ali Hossain, Assoc. Prof.

Dept. of Plant Pathology

BAU 32 Comparative Responsees of Drough and First Phase of Salt Stress on

Some Physio-Biochemical Parameters of Maize Genotypes (Project No. 02018/344/ BAU)

Dr. Md. Nesar Uddin, Associate Professor

BAU 33 Genotypic Difference in Photossystem II Efficiency, Photosynthesis,

Pollen Vitality and Antioxidant Activities of Tomato Under Heat Stress (Project No. 2018/349/ BAU)

Dr. Md. Sabibul Haque, Assoc. Prof.

BAU 34 Earmers’ Awareness And Use Of Internet Based Sources In Receiving

Technological Information (Project No. 2018/345/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Hammadur Rahman Dept. of Agril. Extension Education

BAU 35 Empowerment of Rural Women through Livestock Initiatives (Project

No. 2018/355/ BAU)

Toma Deb Nath, Lecturer/Mr. R.A. Juice (In-charge)

Dept. of Agril. Extension Education

BAU 36 Investigation of Bioactive Constituents Produced by Marine

Microoorganisms Aganist Phytopathogens and Plant Growth Promotion (Project No. 2018/354/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Atiqur Rahman Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 37 Appraisal of Ionic Contamination in Some Polluted River Waters for

Irrigation Usage Toward Food Safety: Impact of Industrial Discharge (Project No. 2018/347/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 38 Nutritional Food Component Accumulation in Shitakundia Seem at

Various Stages of Seed Development (Project No. 2018/350/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Mortuza Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

BAU 39 Isolation, purification and identification of stevioside in stevia leaf

powder by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Thin Layer Chromatography. (Project No. 2018/356/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Khairul Hassan Bhuiyan Dept. of Food Safety Management

BAU 40 Intra-specific genetic variation in tropical sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

germplasms (Project No. 2018/357/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam Dept. of Biotechnology

BAU 41 In vitro micropropagation of a Valuable Medicinal Plant, Aloe vera

(Project No. 2018/351/ BAU)

Dr. Sabina Yasmin, Associate Professor Dept. of Biotechnology

BAU 42 Assessment of thermal comfort in classrooms of Bangladesh

Agricultural University, Mymensingh (Project No. 2018/358/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Shahadat Hossen Dept. of Environmental Science

BAU 43 Maximizing yield and nutritional quality of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

through management practices (Project No.2018/333/BAU)

Dr. Swapan Kumar Paul

Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 44 Solvent extraction, isolation of barks and leaves of terminalia Arjuna

Bedd. (Project No. 2018/331/BAU)

Prof. Mr. Kartik Chandra Saha Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 45 Nutritional Profiling of Genetically Modified Brinjal (Solanum

melongena) Cultivars in Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/332/BAU)

Dr. Md. Shohidul Alam, Assistant Prof.

Dept of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 46 Varietal development of Garlic and onion through selection and

molecular techniques with special emphasis on higher yield and allicin contents

Prof. Dr. M. A. Rahim Dept. of Horticulture

BAU

47 Seed Priming Mediated Enhancement in Cold Tolerance and Weed Competitiveness of Boro Rice

Prof. Dr. Md. Parvez Anwar Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 48 Effect of methods of crop establishment on the growth and yield of

rice

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 49 Incidence, population dynamics and bio-intensive management of

sucking insect complex on okra

Prof. Dr. Gopal Das Dept. of Entomology

BAU

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Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 50 Microgreens: A homestead vegetable production option to enhance

food and nutrition security in the rural-urban continuum in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Alamgir Hossain Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 51 Screening of high yielding antioxidant rich colored sweet potato

genotypes

Prof. Dr. Md. Mokter Hossain Dept. of Horticulture

BAU 52 Comparative Role of Allelopathy and Weed Competitiveness of Major

Cereals of Bangladesh in Suppressing Weeds

Dr. A K M Mominul Islam, Assoc. Prof.

Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 53 Enriching beneficial indigenous soil microorganisms through

integrated plant nutrient management and assessing their effects on soil fertility and sustainable rice production.

Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Hashem Dept. of Soil Science

BAU

54 Germplasm enhancement and genetic purity for biotic resistance and short duration in rapeseed and mustard

Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Arif Hasan Khan Robin Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

BAU 55 Identification of Training Need and Capacity Building of Farmers on

Organic Vegetable Cultivation: an empirical study

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Golam Farouque Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

BAU 56 Effect of Phosphorus, Boron and Potassium on the growth and yield of

French bean

Dr. F.M Jamil Uddin, Assistant Professor Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 57 Salt stress mitigation in wheat by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the

southwest coastal region of Bangladesh

Dr. Md. Harun Or Rashid, Associate Professor

Dept. of Agronomy

BAU

58 Suitability Assessment of Some Hilly Black Rice Cultivars in Plain Land Ecosystem

Dr. Md. Rashedur Rahman, Associate Professor

Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 59 Capacity Strengthening of Resource Poor Haor People in Resource

Management for their Livelihood Improvement

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Nasir Uddin Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

BAU

60 Screening for Aphid Resistance in Country Bean (Lablab purpureus L.) through Morpho-molecular markers

Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidul Haque Dept. of Biotechnology

BAU 61 Impact of Organic Amendment on Carbon Sequestration in Soils if

Two Different Land Uses

Dr. Sabina Yeasmin, Associate Professor Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 62 Induction of Flowering, Fruit Setting and Seedless Fruit in

Watermelon

Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim Dept. of Horticulture

BAU 63 Physicochemical investigation of important minor indigenous fruits of

Bangladesh: A defensive shield for combating ‘Hidden Hunger’ and nutrition security

Prof. Dr. Md. Solaiman Ali Fakir Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 64 Bio-fortification of potato tubers with zinc through soil and foliar

application of zinc fertilizers

Prof. Dr. Md. Ashraful Islam Dept. of Horticulture

BAU 65 Efficacy of the naturally derived safe insecticide, Spinosad against

aphids

Prof. Dr. Masum Ahmad Dept. of Entomology

BAU 66 Bio-formulation with multifunctional rhizobacteria for crop

improvement

Prof. Dr. Quazi Forhad Quadir Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

BAU 67 Evaluation of nitrogen use efficiency in modern Wheat cultivars Mr. Uttam Kumer Sarker, Asstt. Prof.

Dept. of Agronomy

BAU 68 Genetic profiling of the indigenous Beauveria bassiana isolates of

Bangladesh through RAPD-PCR technique

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader

Dept. of Entomology

BAU

69 Capacity Development of Rural Women for Household Food and Nutrition Security: A Field Level Investigation in Kishoreganj Haor Areas

Prof. Dr. Shonia Sheheli Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

BAU

70 Screening of sunflower genotypes for salt tolerance and their suitability at farmers’ field in the coastal region of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal Dept. of Crop Botany

BAU 71 Biomonitoring of Wetland Ecosystems Using Benthic Macro-

Invertebrates

Dr. Md. Badiuzzaman Khan, Associate Professor

Dept. of Environmental Science

BAU 72 Screening Waterlogging Tolerant Brinjal Genotypes Through Induced

Mutation and Advanced Techniques

Dr. Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Assistant Professor

Dept. of Seed Science & Technology

BAU

73 Collection, screening and characterization of rice varieties in relation to salt tolerance and quality parameters using morphological, molecular and biochemical analyses

Dr. Aleya Ferdausi, Associate Professor Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

BAU

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Faculty of Animal Husbandry

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Title of the project Name of the P.I Source

of fund

1 Evaluation of fate and reproductive performance of female calves in

a farmers participatory beef breeding program using Brahman bulls (Project No.2017/47/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Azharul Hoque

Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

BAU 2 Effect of feeding systems on lamb carcass and meat quality (Project

No.2017/48/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Syed Mohmmad Ehsanur Rahman

Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 3 Effect of calf starter on the growth performance of dairy calf (Project

No.2017/49/BAU)

Dr. Mohammad Shohel Rana Siddiki Dept. of Dairy Science

BAU 4 Study on the production potential of Black-Bengal goat and income

generation activities using frozen semen under community-based participatory rearing system (Project No- 2017/56/BAU))

Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Husain Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

BAU 5 Effect of gamma irradiation on shelf life and quality of livestock and

poultry meat

Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Hashem Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 6 Characterization of Poultry Manure Biochar: a tool for Soil Fertility,

Bioenergy Supplementation and Environmental Conservation

Prof. Dr. Md. Mukhlesur Rahman Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 7 Potential of leftover energy grass as energy rich co-substrates for

biogas production in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. A. K. M. Ahsan Kabir Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 8 Effect of Feeding Soybean Based Milk Replacer on Pre-and Post-

weaning Performance of Black Bengal Goat

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 9 Evaluation of performance parameters through welfare based broiler

production in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Musabbir Ahammed Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 10 Induced inflammatory stress Mediated response in the Physiology of

oocyte maturation and in vitro embryonic development in Indigenous Cattle

Prof. Dr. Md. Munir Hossain

BAU 11 Recycling Broiler Processing Plant Waste as Feed For Poultry

Prof. Dr. Khan Md. Shaiful Islam Dept. of Animal Nutrition

BAU 12 Impact of community based breeding program for the sustainable

genetic improvement of Black Bengal goat (Project No.

2018/335/BAU)

Dr. Auvijit Saha Apu, Associate Professor Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

BAU 13 Maintenance of reproductive biotechnology laboratory and in vitro

production of embryo

Prof. Dr. M A M Yahia Khandoker Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

BAU 14 Feeding and management package for improved productive and

reproductive performance of lactating dairy animals under farm condition – a pilot study

Dr. Mohammad Ashiqul Islam, Associate Professor

Dept. of Dairy Science

BAU 15 Profitable Dairying by High Yielding Fodder Cultivation through

Maximum Utilization of Land in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Harun-ur-Rashid Dept. of Dairy Science

BAU 16 Quality and safety assurance of broiler meat production under small

and medium farming in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Shubash Chandra Das Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 17 Development of cost effective feed formula for sustainable rabbit

farming in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin Dept. of Animal Science

BAU 18 Productivity and Profitability of Indigenous Chickens for Meat Yield

as Affected by Flock Size and Rural Environment

Prof. Dr. Sachchidananda Das Chowdhury Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 19 Aging effects on behavioral taste sensitivities of broiler and layer

type chickens

Dr. Bapon Dey, Associate Professor Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 20 Development of Bioactive Peptides for Poultry Prof. Dr. Md. Bazlur Rahman Mollah

Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 21 Population genomic analysis of genetic differentiation and selection

sweeps in Asian Water buffaloes

Prof. Dr. Md. Omar Faruque

BAU 22 Introducing novel blends of locally available feed additives towards

longer life hen

Dr. Md. Shahidur Rahman, Associate Professor

Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU 23 Development of cost-effective technology for making flavored

stirred yogurt.

Prof. Dr. Raihan Habib Dept. of Dairy Science

BAU 24 Fermented Rice in Cost Effective Healthy Beef Production Prof. Dr. Md. Rokibul Islam Khan

BAU 25 Productivity and profitability of indigenous chickens of meat yield as

affected by flock size and rural environment

Prof. Dr. S.D. Chowdhury/

Ms. Anjuara Khaton (In-charge) Dept. of Poultry Science

BAU

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Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

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Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 1 Economics of Conservation Agriculture Technology in

Diverse Cropping System in Bangladesh (Project No. 2017/50/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Akteruzzaman Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU

2 Measures of Livelihood Activities and Food Security of Farm Household in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Quddus Dept. of Agricultural Statistics

BAU 3 Strengthen the Renewable Energy Technologies for

Sustainable Agricultural Production in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Humayun Kabir Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU 4 Milk production by smallholder farmers in Mymensingh

Region: Impact on livelihood, food and nutrition security

Prof. Dr. Khandaker Md. Mostafizur Rahman

Dept. of Agricultural Statistics

BAU

5 Agricultural Modernization on Sustainable Livelihood among the

Tribal and Non-tribal Farmers: An Impact Study in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/365/ BAU)

Ms. Arifa Jannat, Asstt. Prof.

Institute of Agribusiness and Development Studies (IADS)

BAU

6 Smallholders’ Decision-Making on Land Use in Bangladesh:

Environment and Livelihood Perspective (Project No. 2018/366/

BAU)

Md. Monirul Islam, Asstt. Prof./

Dept. of Agricultural Economics

Ms. Arifa Jannat, Assistant Prof. (In-charge) Institute of Agribusiness and Development Studies (IADS)

BAU

7 Existence of Female Labour in Agriculture: New Dimension of Gendered Role and Contribution to the Economy (Project No.

2018/360/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Sadika Haque

BAU

8 Potential Economic Benefits and Willingness to Pay for Haor Ecosystem Restoration in Netrokona district of Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/363/ BAU)

A. K. M. Abdullah Al-Amin, Lecturer Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU

9 Problems of Women Civil Servants at the Field Level in Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/361/ BAU)

A.N.M. Zakir Hossain, Assistant Professor Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU 10 Assessment of Postharvest Losses by Evaluating Postharvest

Practices in Selected Vegetable Supply Chains (Project No.

2018/362/ BAU)

Mashrufah Khatun, Assistant Professor Dept. of Agricultural Finance

BAU

11 Women labour in Post Harvest Operations of Rice Production and Technological Intervention to Reduce Post Harvest Loss in Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/364/ BAU)

Riffat Ara Zannat Tama,Assitt. Professor Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU

12 Transformation of High Value Vegetable Supply Chain and Rural Farm Income Nexus in Dhaka Division: An Economic Study on Supermarket and Small Farm in the Region (Project No. 2018/359/

BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Fakir Azmal Huda Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU

13 Value Chain Analysis of Honey in Bangladesh: Production Practices and Livelihood Status Perspective

Prof. Dr. Md. Taj Uddin Dept. of Agricultural Economics

BAU 14 Impacts of Haor Agriculture on Farmers’ Livelihood and Rural

Markets Development in Netrokona District of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Mohammd Ismail Hossain Dept. of Agribusiness and Marketing

BAU 15 Use of Biogas Plant in Bangladesh: Impact, Financial Viability and

Future Prospects

Dr. Mohammad Ataur Rahman, Associate Professor

Dept. of Agricultural Finance

BAU

16 Value chain Analysis of Fish Seed Farms in some selected areas of Mymensingh Division

Prof. Dr. Nazia Tabassum

Dept. of Agribusiness and Marketing

BAU

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Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology

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fund 1 Application of DC Probe Technique to Assess Soil Water

Content at Field level (Project No. 2017/51/BAU)

Dr. Md. Rostom Ali Associate Professor

Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery

BAU 2 Processing of high calorie food grade emulsion based on

soymilk and whey protein isolate (Project No.

2017/52/BAU)

Md. Anisur Rahman Mazumder, Assoc Prof.

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Alim (In charge) Dept. of Food Technology and Rural Industries

BAU

3 Evaluation of growth kinetics and biomass yield of locally isolated and commercial baker’s yeasts in a batch fermenter

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Gulzarul Aziz Dept. of Food Technology and Rural Industries

BAU

4 Development and Evaluation of a Low Cost ICE Crusher for Raw Fish Storage

Dr. Md. Ashik-E-Rabbani, Associate Professor

Dept. of Farm Power And Machinery

BAU 5 Bio-energy Potential of Different Biomasses Available in

Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Chayan Kumer Saha Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery

BAU 6 Design of Oil Palm Stripper and Performance Test of

Crusher for Palm Oil Processing at BAU Campus

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal

Dept. of Farm Power And Machinery

BAU

7 Development of an Android application to suggest field crops for

cultivation in real times” (Project No. 2018/369/ BAU)

Machbah Uddin, Lecturer,

Dept. of Computer Science & Mathematics

BAU 8 Data Mining-based Android Application for Fertilizer

Optimization in Precision Farming (Project No. 2018/368/ BAU)

Dr. Md. Geaur Rahman

Director, PGD-in-ICT Programmee

BAU 9 Relationship of Major Ions Chemistry and Hydrogeochemical

Processes With Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh (Project No.

2018/367/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Deen Islam

Dept. of Irrigation and Water Management

BAU

10 Water Governance and Management Assessment to Improve the Production Potential in G-K Irrigation Project

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mojid

BAU 11 Rice yield, water productivity and nutrient loss as affected by

integrated water-soil-waste management: Experimental and modeling approach

Prof. Dr. M G Mostofa Amin

BAU

12 Modeling groundwater pollution potential from agrochemicals in rice cultivation

Prof. Dr. Atikur Rahman

BAU 13 Effect of soil texture on the performance of different conserving

irrigation techniques for rice cultivation

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Adham

BAU 14 Machine Vision Technique for Identification and Classification of

Plant Diseases

Dr. Md. Hamidul Islam Associate Professor

Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery

BAU

15 Detection of pesticide residues used on vegetables at local market in Mymensingh

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Alim

Dept. of Food Technology and Rural Industries

BAU

16 Design, construction and application of porous concrete for slope protection

Dr. Mohammad Raihanul Islam Associate Professor

Dept. of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering

BAU

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Faculty of Fisheries

Sl.

No.

Title of the project Name of the P.I Source

of fund 1 DNA barcoding and captive propagation of the native and

exotic stripped snakehead Channastriatus (Bloch, 1793) (Project No. 2017/53/BAU)

Prof. Dr. Md. Samsul Alam

Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

BAU 2 Growth and Production of Spirulina (Spirulina platensis)

in Supernatant of Digested Rotten Potato

Prof. Md. Ahsan Bin Habib Dept. of Aquaculture

BAU 3 Effects of Photoperiod on Growth and Reproductive

Biology of Rohu Labeo Rohita

Prof. Dr. Md. Shajahan

Dept. of Fisheries Management

BAU 4 Toxicological effects of three commonly used pesticides

and polluted rivers on plankton and fish in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain

Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

BAU 5 Studies on the Seasonal Variation of Nutritional

Composition and Quality of Some Important Fishes of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Abul Mansur Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU 6 Development of Fish Noodles with Low Cost Silver Carp

(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Meat and Study on Consumer’s Preference to It

Prof. Dr. Fatema Hoque Shikha Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU 7 Biochemical and microbial aspects of naturally evolved

semi-fermented fishery products of Bangladesh

Dr. Muhammad Mehedi Hasan, Asstt.

Prof.

Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU 8 Effect of Salt Concentrations and Herbal Preservatives on

the Quality and Insect Infestation of Traditional Marine Dried Fish Products

Prof. Dr. Md. Kamal

BAU 9 Identification of antimicrobial-resistant genes associated

with pathogenic bacteria isolated from fish and fishery products of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Shaheed Reza Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU 10 Exploitation of faster growth of female of indigenous and

exotic Koi (Anabas testudineus) by producing monosex all-female population through chromosome manipulation

Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Sarder Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

BAU 11 Development Of Induced Spawning, Larval Rearing And

Cultural Management Techniques of Silon, Silonia

silondia

Prof. Dr. Md. Idris Miah Dept. of Fisheries Management

BAU

12 Chromosome studies on Ilish bata, Labeo bata (Project No.

2018/371/ BAU)

Prof. Dr. Nahid Sultana Lucky

BAU

13 Bacteriological and histopathological investigation of the emerging hemorrhagic infection of farmed gangetic mystus, mystus cavasius (Project No. 2018/370/ BAU)

Dr. Tanvir Rahman Dept. of Aquaculture

BAU

14 Optimization of Dietary Vitamin C on the Growth and Survival Rate of monosex tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Project No.

2018/336/BAU)

Prof. Md. Sazzad Hossain Dept. of Aquaculture

BAU

15 Consumer risk assessment of pesticides in dry fish in Bangladesh Prof. Dr. A K M Nowsad Alam Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU 16 Effects of pesticides on human health and freshwater ecosystems

in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

Mr. Kizar Ahmed Sumon, Assistant Professor Dept. of Fisheries Management

BAU 17 Effects of exogenous multi-enzyme supplementation to wheat-

based diets on growth performance, nutrient utilization and intestinal histology of Ompok pabda

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Matiur Rahman Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

BAU

18 Development of Biosecurity Protocol for Commercial Aquaculture

Prof. Dr. Md. Ali Reza Faruk Dept. of Aquaculture

BAU 19 Utilization of Pangas (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) fish and

fish industrial waste: Development of value added fish products and quality assessment of the products for human consumption

Prof. Dr. Md. Ismail Hossain Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BAU

20 Growth, survival and physiological response of freshwater pearl mussel lamellidens marginalis exposed to hypoxia

Prof. Dr. Harunur Rashid Dept. of Fisheries Management

BAU 21 Molecular marker based characterization of different line of

Bhagna, Labeo ariza populations for quality seed production

Dr. A. K. Shakur Ahammad, Associate Professor

BAU

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List of AU-GC Projects (2018-2019) Faculty of Veterinary Science

Sl.

No.

Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 1 Effect of toxic contaminants and adulterants of food on

liver and kidney on birds and risk analysis on the human and animal health

Prof. Mohammad Rabiul Karim Dept. of Anatomy and Histology

AU-GC

2 Determination of prevalence along with associated risk factors, assessment of zoonotic transmission and provision of prevention and control strategy for ehrlichiosis, bartonellosis and Q fever from dogs and cats

Prof. Dr. Md. Amimul Ehsan Dept. of Medicine

AU-GC

3 Effects of chronic exposure of 3G cell phone radiations in mice

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Dept. of Anatomy and Histology

AU-GC 4 Probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus and its effect in

Japanese quail.

Marya Afrin Assistant Professor

Dept of Anatomy and Histology

AU-GC

Faculty of Agriculture

5 Impact of salinity-induced ROS accumulation on pollen and spikelet fertility and yield of rice and beneficial roles of exogenous ascorbic acid in modulating salt stress tolerance

Prof. Dr Mohammad Anwar Hossain Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

AU-GC

6 Disseminating Good Agricultural Practices (GAP): Are the farmers interested?

Debashis Roy Assistant Professor

Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

AU-GC

7 Evaluation of allelopathic potential of Marsilea crenata (shusni shak) root extracts and residues

Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam Assistant Professor Dept. of Agronomy

AU-GC

8 In vivo screening for low glycemic index common rice varieties in Bangladesh through regular and modified recipes

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Javidul Haque Bhuiyan Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

AU-GC 9 Eco-friendly Agricultural Practices for Soil Quality

Improvement and Sustainable Food Production

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Baten Dept. of Environmental Science

AU-GC

10 Comparative assessment of impact of agroforestry and social forestry woodlot plantation on vegetation composition and soil nutrient status established in the deforested land of Madhupur Sal forest of Bangladesh

Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Associate Professor

Dept. of Agroforestry

AU-GC

11 Removal of heavy metals of dyeing effluents using e ggshell

Prof. Dr. K. M. Mohiuddin Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

AU-GC 12 Mechanism of Arsenic solubilization in the rhizosphere of

barnyard grass for remediation of arsenic contaminated soil

Prof. Dr. Razia Sultana Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

AU-GC 13 Production of bioethanol from agricultural wastes utilizing

fermentation potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Prof Dr. Fahmida Khatun Dept. of Biotechnology

AU-GC

Faculty of Animal Husbandry

14 Value Addition of Low fat Chicken Sausages with Different Types of Flour

Prof. Dr. Md. Shawkat Ali Dept. of Poultry Science

AU-GC 15 Use of medicinal plants in layer diet for the production of

safe eggs

Prof. Dr. Md. Elias Hossain Dept. of Poultry Science

AU-GC 16 Growth performance and blood metabolites level of dairy

crossbred calves fed on calf starters

Md. Abid Hasan Sarker Lecturer

Dept. of Dairy Science

AU-GC

Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

17 Fresh-cut vegetables at supermarkets of Bangladesh:

Prospects and value chain analysis

Dr. Shakila Salam, Assistant Professor Institute of Agribusiness and Development Studies

Dr. Mahmuda Nasrin, Assoc. Prof. (In-charge) Dept. of Agricultural Economics

AU-GC

18 Gender Role and Its Impacts on Women Empowerment through Small Scale Agricultural Farming in Sherpur District

Prof. Dr. Md. Shajahan Kabir Dept. of Rural Sociology

AU-GC

19 Adoption and Impact of Jute Ribbon Retting Technique in Selected Areas of Faridpur District.

Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam Associate Professor

AU-GC

20 Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change by Wheat Producing Farmers in North-West Part of Bangladesh

Ms. Zarin Tasnim, Assistant Professor/

Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman Khan (In-charge) Dept. of Agricultural Finance

AU-GC

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Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology

21 Use of rice husk ash in low-cost building blocks Prof. Md. Siddikur Rahman

Dept. of Farm Structure & Environmental Engineering

AU-GC

22 Automated Security Ensuring in Close Water (Pond) Fish Cultivation

Md. Sayeed Iftekhar Yousuf Assistant Professor

Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematics

AU-GC

Faculty of Fisheries

23 Marker-assisted selection in GIFT tilapia for all male tilapia production using tightly sex-linked marker

Dr. Taslima Khanam Assistant Professor

AU-GC

KGF On-going Project (2018-2019)

Sl.

No.

Title of the project Name of the P.I with Dept Source of

Fund 1. Improving the animal health and productivity through mobile

veterinary services (Project No. 2017/186/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Emdadul Haque Chowdhury Dept. of Pathology

KGF 2. Epidemiological and patho-biological investigation of repeat

breeding syndrome and development of strategies for improving the fertility of repeat breeder daily cattle (Project No. 2015/146/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Nasrin Sultana Juyena Dept. of Surgery and Obstetrics

KGF

3. Community engagement in biosecurity (CEB) for the prevention of infectious diseases of poultry based on epidemiological risk analysis (Project No. 2014/142/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Dept. of Pathology

KGF

4. Mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from rice based cropping system through efficient fertilizer and water management (Project No. 2015/245/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam-1 Dept. of Soil Science

KGF

5. Refining and validation of BAU-Bro (Project No. 2014/143/KGF) Prof. Dr. Ashraf Ali Dept. of Poultry Science

KGF 6. Development of health management strategy against bacterial

diseases in the intensive aquafarms of Bangladesh (Project No.

2017/468/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Gias Uddin Ahmed Dept. of Aquaculture

KGF

7. Livestock and human brucellosis: Molecular diagnosis, treatment and control (Project No. 2017/470/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Md. Siddiqur Rahman Dept. of Medicine

KGF 8. Value addition to feeds and fodder through bioactive component-rice

herbs for safe livestock production (Project No. 2017/471/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Al-Mamun Dept. of Animal Nutrition

KGF 9. Collection and characterization of potential germplasm of rope-seed

mustard & participatory salt tolerant short duration variety development for increasing cropping intensity in Southern Bangladesh (Project No. 2018/477/KGF)

Prof. Lutful Hassan

KGF

10. Effects of dietary polysaturated fatty acids and beta glucan on breedfish (Labeo rohita, Mystus cavasius and Ompok pabda) immunity and fry quality (Project No. 2018/478/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain

KGF

11. Sustainable management of maize insect pests with special emphasis of the corn borer, the emerging species through innovative, participatory and cell research (Project No. 2018/479/KGF)

Prof. Dr. Khondoker Shariful Islam Dept. of Entomology

KGF

12. Management of wheat blast caused by Magnaponthe oryzae pathotype Triticum (Project No. 2018/482/KGF)

Prof. Dr. M. Bahadur Meah Dept. of Plant Pathology

KGF 13. Value addition to straw for enhancing dairy production in Bangladesh

(Project No. 2018/483/KGF)

Dr. Mohammad Mohi Uddin Dept. of Animal Nutrition

KGF 14. Epidemiological investigation on zoonotic tuberculosis and

campylobacteriosis associated with dairy farming practices in the selected districts of Bangladesh

Prof. S.M. Lutful Kabir

Dept. of Microbilogical and Hygiene

KGF

15. Upscaling of rice-bean cropping system for increased yield, nutrients and soil productivity

Prof. Dr. Md. Solaiman Ali Fakir Dept. of Crop Botany

KGF 16. Upscaling of rice-bean cropping system for increased yield, nutrients

and soil productivity

Prof. Dr. Quazi Forhad Quadir Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

KGF 17. Post-harvest less reduction and value addition in freshwater fish Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Nowsad Alam

KGF 18. Validation of good practices of on farm lamb production system Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Hashem

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List of BAS-USDA Projects (2018-2019)

Sl.

No.

fund 1 Climate resilient variety development of chicken in Bangladesh

(Project No. 2017/166/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Omar Faruque

BAS-USDA 2 Evaluation of selenium nutrition and its potential fortification

strategies in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Mahmud Hossain Sumon Dept. of Soil Science

BAS-USDA

3 Eco-friendly management of sugarcane stem borer with special emphasis on the use of the parsitoid Trichogramma sp. (Project No.

2017/168/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Khandakar Shariful Islam Dept. of Entomology

BAS-USDA

4 Study of health management strategy for commercial culturing of high value fish (Project No. 2017/169/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Ali Reza Faruk Dept. of Aquaculture

BAS-USDA 5 Aquaponics: Food Safety for Human Health through Good

Aquaculture Practices (Project No. 2017/170/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. M. A. Salam Dept. of Aquaculture

BAS-USDA 6 Quality assessment of available shrimp feed for improving safe feed

in Khulna region (Project No. 2017/171/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Md. Sazzad Hossain Dept. of Aquaculture

BAS-USDA 7 Adoption of embryo transfer technology for indigenous buffalo in

Bangladesh (Project No. 2017/172/BAS-USDA)

BAS-USDA 8 A Study to design protocols for the detection and management of

multi drug and extensively drug resistance Tuberculosis (TB) in farmers, dairy, slaughtered and zoo animals of Bangladesh (Project No. 2017/173/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan Dept. of Pathology

BAS-USDA

9 Prevention and control of poultry Salmonella infections in selected poultry farm (Project No. 2017/174/BAS-USDA)

BAS-USDA 10 Exploring antimicrobial resistance genes in bacterial isolates from red

meat of cattle (Project No. 2017/176/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Taihidul Islam Dept. of Medicine

BAS-USDA 11 Improvement of milk yield and quality of buffalo through scientific

feeding and management under village condition (Project No.

2017/187/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Nurul Islam Dept. of Dairy Science

BAS-USDA

12 Impact of herbal bioactive components on antioxidant function, rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility in cattle: A step toward nutritional security

(Project No. 2017205/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Mamun Dept. of Animal nutrition

BAS-USDA

13 Molecular Detection and Utilization of Candidate Genes Polymorphisms Associated with Increased Prolificacy in Indigenous Sheep of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan/

Prof. Dr. Md. Muinr Hossain

BAS-USDA

14 Utilization of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) function for increasing nitrogen use efficiency in cereal production systems (Project No. 2017/302/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Zakir Hossain Dept. of Crop Botany

BAS-USDA

15 Molecular characterization of the native Beauveria and Metarhizium stains of Bangladesh and their virulence against sucker insect pests of vegetables

Prof. Dr. Moha. Tofazzal Hossain Howlader

Dept. of Entomology

BAS-USDA

16 Collection, molecular characterization and evaluation of Country bean (Lablab purmureus L Sweet) germplasm for pod borer resistance(Project No. 2017/329/BAS-USDA)

BAS-USDA

17 Generation of saline tolerant tilapia: A need based study for the coastal zone of Bangladesh(Project No. 2017/373/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Sadiqul Islam

Dept. of Fisheries Biology & Genetics

BAS-USDA 18 Phenotypic and genotypic analyses of late blight pathogen,

phytophthora infestans and its biolgical control(Project No.

2017/330/BAS-USDA)

BAS-USDA

19 Development of Integrated Weed Management System for Dry bed direct seeded boro rice based cropping pattern (Project No.

2014/156/BAS-USDA)

Prof. Dr. Md. Moshiur Rahman Dept. of Agronomy

BAS-USDA

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List of Others Projects (2018-2019)

Sl.

No.

Title of the project Name of the P.I Source of

fund 1 Studies on the human health benefit of fish peptides produced from

low valued marine fish species of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Kamal

BFRI 2 Investigation on improved methods of value-added fishery products

from Indian river shad, Tenualosa ilisha

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Nowsad Alam Dept. of Fisheries Technology

BFRI 3 Assessment of the factors associated with the early gonadal

development of hilsa

Dr. A.K. Shakur Ahammad, Assoc. Prof.

BFRI 4 Food and feeding habit of some commercially important mussels and

snails in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Jazim Uddin Dept. of Fisheries Management

BFRI 5 Impact of fish sanctuary and beel nursery on open water fishes

biodiversity production Socio Economics and livelihood

Prof. Dr. Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

BFRI 6 Investigation of effects of nutrition, feed quality, safety and feeding

management practices on animal performance and quality and safety pf their products in Bangladesh

IFAEL

7 Livestock and poultry vaccine research and production centre Prof. Dr. Md. Ariful Ismam Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

SP 8 Impact of climate change and anthropogenic causes on high fishery

management policy

Prof. Dr. Md. Azaharul Islam Dept. of Environmental Science

BFRI 9 Microplastic pollution in coastal marine fish and bivalve species

from the upper Bay of Bengle of Bangladesh

BFRI 10 Impact of freshwater mussels on aquatic communities and ecosystem Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain

BFRI 11 Utilizin monsoonal flooding water for dry season irrigation in haors Dr. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman

Dept. Irrigation and Water Management

A2i 12 Designing and developing climate change resilient cropping systems

for the haor area of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. M. Romij Uddin Dept. of Agronomy

CCTF- MoE 13 Red Chittagong cattle breeding and revealing their genetic

architecture using high density single nucleotide polymorphism array

Prof. Dr. A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

MOFL

List of MoE Project (2018-2019)

Sl.

No.

Title of the Project Name of the P.I. with Department Source of Fund 1. Microscopic investigation of wood formation focusing

artificial application of water in Tectona grandis in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Shahanara Begum Dept. of Crop Botany

MoE

2. Molecular screening and characterization of blast resistance genes in Rice

Prof. Dr. G.H.M. Sagar

Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

MoE 3. Performance of tropical sugarbeet as influenced by Zinc and

Boron micronutrients

Dr. Swapan Kumar Paul Dept. of Agronomy

MoE 4. Deep Bedded Pack system in manure management for

environment friendly animal and safe food production in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Ahsan Kabir Dept. of Animal Science

MoE

5. Bridging the gap between exposure to antimicrobial resistance in the environment and impact on human health

Prof. Dr. Md. Tanvir Rahman Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE 6. Development of BHK-1 cell based chip for electrochemical

detection of FMD infection

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Kafi Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE 7. Exploring anthelmintic resistance and molecular analysis of

some economically important gastrointestinal nematode parasites of cattle in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Moh. Jahangir Alam Dept. of Parasitology

MoE

8. Eco-friendly and sustainable management of major insect pests of cucurbitaceous vegetables through holistic approach with special emphasis on non-chemical methods and biorational pesticides

Prof. Dr. Gopal Das Dept. of Entomology

MoE

9. Banana Pseudo stem weevil Odoiporuslongicollis Oliver (Coleoptera: Curculionidae ), a major pest of banana and its ecofriendly management for food security

Prof. Dr. Mahbuba Jahan Dept. of Entomology

MoE

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10. Development of Meat-Type Duck through Reciprocal Crossing Suitable for Semi-Scavenging System in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan Dept. of Animal Breeding & Genetics

MoE

11. Chemical perspective of wheat blast disease outbreak and its integrated management strategy in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. K.M. Mohiuddin Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

MoE 12. Machine Vision System for Precision Fertilizer Management

in Agriculture

Dr. Md. Hamidul Islam

Dept. of Farm Power & Machinery

MoE 13 Measurement of adaptation gaps among the stakeholders to

climate change shocks in Haor agriculture

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal Dept. of Crop Botany

MoE 14 Developing sustainable disease management strategies for

safe vegetable production in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahjahan Monjil Dept. of Plant Pathology

MoE 15 Supplementation of detergent soap to entomopathogenic

fungi formulations ( Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae ) for improving efficacy against papaya mealybug

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abul Manjur Khan Dept. of Entomology

MoE

16 Zinc and iron enrichment in lentil-rice-tomato cropping system

Prof. Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Chowdhury

Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

MoE

17 Detection of fish-borne zoonotic trematodes, the type 1 bio- carcinogen, from marketed fishes in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Anisuzzaman Dept. of Parasitology

MoE 18 Toxicity of Agriculturally derived pesticides on reproduction

and biodiversity of freshwater fishes

MoE 19. Identification of a safe fixative to reduce public health

hazards of formalin used for study and research in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Ziaul Haque

Dept. of Anatomy & Histology

MoE

20. In vitro screening and marker Assisted Selection for Salinity Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

MoE

21. Control of Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease in selected dairy farms

MoE

22. Production of antibiotic free safe eggs by using different antibiotic alternatives in layer diet

Prof. Dr. Md. Elias Hossain Dept. of Poultry Science

MoE 23. Devising embryo biopsy system and separation of male and

female bovine embryo in vitro through DNA technology

Dept. of Animal Breeding & Genetics

MoE 24. Laboratory and field efficacy of botanicals, chemicals

pesticides and entomopathogenic fungus for the management of spider mites in vegetable crops

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shaef Ullah Dept. of Entomology

MoE

25. Improving food and nutrition security in the salinity affected coastal region by vegetable production through sack gardening : capacity building of farmers using common interest group (CIG) approach

Prof. Dr. Shonia Sheheli Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

MoE

26. Development of drought stress tolerant rice to ensure food security of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. M. Anwar Hossain

Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

MoE 27. Investigating the effects of tannin and saponin available in

Bangladeshi feeds and fodder on the productivity of livestock

Prof. Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin Dept. of Animal Science

MoE

28. Community driven breeding approach using Brahman inheritance for the genetic improvement of indigenous cattle for beef production .

Prof. Dr. Md. Azharul Hoque Dept. of Animal Breeding & Genetics

MoE

29. Evaluation of residual effects of agricultural pesticides on the reproductive health of rabbits: A public health perspective study

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rabiul Karim Dept. of Anatomy & Histology

MoE

30. Environmental fate of water and nutrient applied in agricultural land as affected by water management techniques .

Prof. Dr. M.G. Mostofa Amin

Dept. of Irrigation & Water Management

MoE

31. Effects of fungicides, ripening agents and preservatives on the quality afety of selected fresh and processed agricultural produces

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Gulzarul Aziz Dept. of Food Technology & Rural Industries

MoE

32. Identify carrier, transmission cycle, drug toxicity and drug resistance properties of Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan Dept. of Pathology

MoE

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33. Assessment of quality and safety of raw and processed meats through conventional analytical and image technology

MoE 34. Analysis of genetic variation of pathotypes, resistance

screening and eco-friendly management of Pyricularia oryzae pv. triticum/Magnaporthe oryzae pv. triticum casuing wheat blast in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Muhammed Ali Hossain Dept. of Plant Pathology

MoE

35. Toxic metal exposure through major food stuffs and point source evaluation for adopting remediation strategies

Prof. Dr. Md. Zakir Hossen Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

MoE 36 Molecular diagnosis and impact of brucellosis on human and

domestic ruminant populations

Prof. Dr. Md. Siddiqur Rahman Dept. of Medicine

MoE 37. Capacity Building of Farmers on Low-exteranal -inputs

Vegetable Cultivation for Enhancing Food Safety and Security .

Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Farouque Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education

MoE

38. Sustainable Management of Major Sucking Insect Pests of Vegetables through Biorational Insecticide based IPM Packages.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mahir Uddin Dept. of Entomology

MoE

39. The Financial Analysis of Using Solar Panel and its Impact on Farmers Income in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh .

Prof. Dr. Md. Saidur Rahman Dept. of Agricultural Economics

MoE

40. Prevalence and characteristics of food poisoning bacteria in ready to eat (RTE) foods in some selected areas of Bangladesh .

Prof. Dr. Mst. Minara Khatun Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE

41. Dietary supplementation of medicinal herbs to mitigate enteric methane emission in ruminant .

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Mamun Dept. of Animal Nutrition

MoE 42. Impriving dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids for pre-

school children and lactating mothers through farmers friendly Chia seed production in Bangladesh .

MoE

43. Development of pure starter culture by isolating lactic acid bacteria from narural flora for the manufacture of novel functional dairy foods

Prof. Dr. Md. Harun-or-Rashid Dept. of Dairy Science

MoE

44. Production performance and profitability of rearing tyrkeys in Bangladesh .

Prof. Dr. Shubash Chandra Das Dept. of Poultry Science

MoE 45. Molecular approaches to stydy the effects of temperature on

growth and reproduction of rohu Labeo rohta.

Prof. Dr. Md. Shahjahan Dept. of Fisheries Management

MoE 46. Evaluation and characterization if short peptides as

pootential to synthetic amino in poultry

Prof. Dr. Md. Bazlur Rahman Mollah Dept. of Poultry Science

MoE 47. Development of a saline tolerant tilapia for the costal area of

Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Sadiqul Islam

Dept. of Fisheries Biology & Genetics

MoE

48. Holistic approach to control citrus greening, an emerging threat for expansion of citrus cultivation in Bangladesh .

MoE 49. Production Potentials of Sunflower Germplasms in Salf

Affected Areas towards Food Security in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Zakir Hossain Dept. of Crop Botany

MoE 50. Detection and Management of Mycotoxin Contamination in

Poultry Feeds and Products

Dr. Md. Shohidul Alam Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

MoE 51. Physicochemical and microbial assessment of different water

sources in different regions of Bangladesh.

Dr. Md. Azharul Islam

Dept. of Environmental Science

MoE 52. Rapid and Low Cost Process Development for Commercial

Production of Soya Sauce.

Prof. Dr. Md. Anisur Rahman Mozumder Dept. of Food Technology & Rural Industries

MoE

53. Development of salinity tolerant rice cultivar through transformation of plasma-membrane and tonoplast Na+/H+

antiporter genes .

Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Kader Dept. of Agronomy

MoE

54. Morpho–Molecular Characterization and Development of Improved Postharvest Handling Technipues for Mango in Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim Dept. of Horticulture

MoE

55. Development of drought tolerant lentils for enhancing its productivity in drought prone areas of Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Md. Amir Hossain Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding

MoE 56. Development of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat (SHW): A new

avenue of improving cultivated wheat for grain quality, biotic and abiotic stress tolerances

Prof. Sharif-Ar-Rappi

MoE

57. Development of estrus synchronization protocol for indigenous buffaloes in Bangladesh

MoE

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58. Development of milk nitrogen based novel methods for detecting the milk adulteration

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ashiqul Islam Dept. of Dairy Science

MoE 59. Screening of wheat genotypes for drought tolerance based on

physiological and biochemical attributes.

MoE 60. Characterization Conservation and Improvement of

Indigenous Aseel Chicken of Bangladesh.

Dr. Auvijit Saha Apu

Dept. of Animal Breeding & Genetics

MoE 61. Production and evaluation of anti – PPRV sera against peste

des petits ruminants in goats.

Prof. Dr. Md. Taohidul Islam Dept. of Medicine

MoE 62. Development of sustainable production technology...

extracts and final products

Prof. Dr. Hari Pada Seal Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry

MoE 63. Improvement of dairy farming systems in the major milk

shed areas of Bangladesh : Implications for nutritional, ceonomic and environmental impacts .

Dr. Mohammad Mohi Uddin Dept. of Animal Nutrition

MoE

64. Development and Validation of Vaccine Candidates for the Control of Bacterial Mastitis in Dairy Cattle of Bangladesh.

Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidur Rahman Khan Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE 65. Water saving technologies in Bangladesh crop farming:

Socioeconomic and environmental perspective.

Prof. Dr. Md. Taj Uddin Dept. of Agricultural Economics

MoE 66. Collection and characterization of flax genetic resources for

high value fibre production.

Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Golam Sarwar Dept. of Crop Botany

MoE 67. First time isolation and molecular characterization of

circulation Leptospira species in dairy cattle and human in some selected areas of Bangladesh .

Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam

Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE

68. An integrated approach to establish an anterax- free model area in Bangladesh .

Prof. Dr. K.H.M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir Dept. of Microbiology & Hygiene

MoE 69. Genetic diversity analysis of rice blast pathogen for

developing sustainable management.

Prof. Dr. Md. Atiqur Rahman Khokon Dept. of Plant Pathology

MoE 70. Restoration of indigenous koi (Anabas testudineus ) through

high quality seed production by line breeding trial in Bangladesh .

Prof. Dr. A.K. Shakur Ahammad Dept. of Fisheries Biology & Genetics

MoE

71. Enhancing water and energy use efficiency of rice crop by recycling lost percolated water from rice fields.

Dr. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman Dept. of Irrigation & Water Management

MoE 72. Seed production of gangetic leaf fish, Nandus nandus throgh

domestication and induced breeding .

Prof. Dr. Nahid Sultana Lucky Dept. of Fisheries Biology & Genetics

MoE 73. Development of different value added meat products from

poultry and beef .

Prof. Dr. Md. Shawkat Ali Dept. of Poultry Science

MoE

List of UGC (2018- 2019)

Sl.

no

Title of the project Name of PI Source of

Fund 1 Effect of oocyte quality and molecular regulation of PDLA3 gene in the

outcome of in vitro maturation, fertilization of bovine oocyte and embryonic development

UGC

2 Improvement of live fish transportation technique using natural and synthetic anacsthertizing agents. aqucou clove seed and MS222

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Matiur Rahman Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

UGC 3 Opportunities of women to integrate in duck farmining as a source of

income in the flood pron Haon area

Prof. Dr. Shonia Sheheli

Dept of : Agri Extension Education

UGC 4 Germplasm collection and molecular Diversity Analysis of yearlong

Bean

UGC 5 morph-physiological characterization of tomato genotypes fo high fruit

sugar content

Dr G H M Sagor

Dept. of Genetics and plant Breeding

UGC 6 Genitics dissection of soybean genotypes for resistance against soybean

yellow mosaic virus

Prof. Dr. Md. Ashraful Haque Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

UGC 7 field efficacy of two potential entomopathogenic fungi lacanicillum

muscarium and Bavaria for the control of Cucurbit fruit fly ( Bactrocera cucurbitae)

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abul Manjur Khan

Dept of Entomology

UGC

8 l0T Enabled Agricultural Storage Md Sayeed Fftekhar Yousuf

Dept. of Computer Science &

Mathematics

UGC

9 Impact of growth rate on the characteristics of Brest and myo fibers in broiler chicken

Dr. Nasrin Sultana,Assistant Professor Dept of Anatomy and Histology

UGC

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10 Relative efficacy of chitin synthesis inhibitor juvenile hormone analogue and some new generation acaricides against red spider mite , Tetranychus urticae ( Koch) on marigold

Prof. Dr.Gopal Das Dept. of Entomology

UGC

11 Isolation and characterization of bacteria causing enterltis in Turkey (Meleagrisgallopavo ) and therir antibiotic resistance profile

Prof. Dr. Tanvir Rahamn

Dept.of Microbiology and Hygiene

UGC 12 An epidmiological investigation of bovine genital campylobacteriosis of

bulls in mymensingh “

Prof. Dr S.M Lutful Kabir Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene

UGC 13 Bioherbicidal activity of aqueous extracts of grass pea and lentil crop

residues in upland crop

Prof. Dr. M.Romij Uddin Dept. of Agronomy

UGC 14 Development of Seedlessness in Tomato Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim

Dept of : Horticulture

UGC 15 Application of molecular technique for differentiation of Haemonchus

contortus Haemonchu splacei and their hybrids

Prof . Dr. Mohammad Zahangir Alam

Dept. of Parasitology

UGC

16 Diffusion and spatial petterm of veterinary antibiotics from poultry manure to the terrestrial environment fish and vegetables and development of a feasible mitigation approach

Prof. Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan Sikdar

Dept. of pharmacology

UGC

17 Effect of preharvest fruit bagging on posharvest quality and shelf life of dragon fruit

Prof. Dr. Mokter Hossin

Dept of : Horticulture

UGC 18 Comparitive growth performance of three varieties of quineafower is

(pearl. while and lavender in complete) confinement under hot humil climat .

Prof. Dr. Subash Chandra Das