1. Name

Dr. F. M. Aminuzzaman

2. Date of birth

31 October, 1972

3. Present address

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
Bangladesh.
Cell: +88-01733717936
E-mail: aminsaupp@yahoo.com

4. Area of specialization

Biological control of plant diseases

5. Education

2009

Post-Doc, Plant Pathology,
Institute  of Microbiology, Beijing, P.R.China

1999

M.S. Plant Pathology,
Bangladesh Agricultural University

1993

B.Sc.Ag.
Bangladesh Agricultural University

6. Teaching experiences

Teaching Plant Pathology at undergraduate level at the SAU, Dhaka, Bangladesh since September 2002

Teaching Plant Pathology at postgraduate level at the SAU, Dhaka, Bangladesh since January 2004

7. Research experiences

Management of  leaf blight/leaf spot of wheat, pulse and oil seed crops diseases and Seed Pathology

Supervised thesis research of 15 M.S. students in Plant Pathology

Worked as ‘Research Associate’ in the IRRI-BRRI-SPL Rice Seed Health project (PETRRA).

8. Ongoing project

Eco-friendly management of leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat financed by University Grants Commission, Bangladesh.

9. Completed project

Efficacy of indigenous plant extracts in controlling leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat financed by Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES, 2006-2007)

10. Workshop/ Conference attended

China-Japan Pan Asia Pacific Mycology forum organized by Mycological Society of China and Mycological Society of Japan at Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, P.R.China (August, 2008)

Meeting on insect pathogenic fungi at Jing min hotel conference centre, Beijing, P.R.China (September, 2008)

Annual meeting of China Mycological Society at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R.China (November, 2008)

11. Professional Society

Life member of Bangladesh Phytopathological Society

Life member of Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development

12. List of publications

Full length paper:

1. I Hossain, F. M. Aminuzzaman and M.Q. Haque. 1999. Plant nutrition in avoiding black point disease with increasing yield of wheat. Bangladesh J. Environ.Sci.Vol. 5, 17-22.

2. I. Hossain., M.A. Jalil., M.A.I. Khan and F.M.Aminuzzaman. 2000. Seed treatment with Rhizobium and N.P.K. nutrition on disease incidence and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Bangladesh J. Seed Sci. & Tech. 4(1&2): 1-6.

3. M.S.M.Chowdhury., I. Hossain, G.A.Fakir, F. M. Aminuzzaman and M.R .Islam. 2000. Tolerance of Trichoderma harzianum and Gliocladium viride to agrochemicals and their antagonistic effect on seed borne mycoflora of pigeon pea. Bangladesh J. Seed Sci. & Tech. 4 (1&2): 83-86.

4. I. Hossain., M.A.I. Khan and F.M.Aminuzzaman. 2000. Effect of Rhizobium either alone or in combination with N.P. and K. on foot rot of lentil (Lens culinaris M). Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci. Vol. 6, 177-182.

5. Hossain and F. M. Aminuzzaman.2000. Effect of irrigation on leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and grain formation of wheat. Bangladesh j. Environ. Sci. Vol . 6, 271-277.

6. I.Hossain, M.H.Rahman, F. M. Aminuzzaman and F.Ahmed. 2001. Efficacy of fungicides and botanicals in controlling leaf blight of wheat and its cost benefit analysis. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 4(2): 178-180.

7. F. M. Aminuzzaman, I.Hossain and M.Q.Haque. 2001. Comparative effect of plant nutrition on leaf spot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and grain yield of wheat cv. Kanchan. Bangladesh J. Sci.& Tech. 3 (2): 265-272.

8. F.Ahmed, I Hossain and F. M. Aminuzzaman. 2003. Effect of different pathotypes of Bipolaris sorokiniana on leaf blight severity and yield contributing characters of wheat cv. Kanchan inoculated at maximum tillering stage. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 6(7): 693-696.

9. F. M. Aminuzzaman and I. Hossain. 2004 & 2005. Morphological variation in isolates of Pyrenophora teres causal fungus of barley leaf blotch. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture. 29 & 30: 53-57.

10. M.M. Hossain, K. M. Khalequzzaman, F. M. Aminuzzaman, M. R. A. Mollah and G. M. M. Rahman. 2005. Effect of plant extracts on the incidence of seed-borne fungi of wheat. J. Agric. Rural Dev. 3(1&2): 39-43.

11. F. M. Aminuzzaman, K. Akhter and I. Hossain. 2005. Effect of different levels of irrigation on leaf spot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and grain formation of wheat. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 1(4): 8-12.

12. F. M. Aminuzzaman and I. Hossain.2005. Pathotype variation of Bipolaris      sorokiniana on wheat. Bangladesh J. Pl. Path. 21(1&2):81-88.

13. Z. Haque. F. M. Aminuzzaman and M.S.M. Chowdhury. 2006. Nutritional management of leaf spot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and yield of wheat. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 2(3): 51-60.

14. M. M. Rahman., M. A. Islam., F. M. Aminuzzaman and M. R. Islam. 2006. Antifungal activity of indigenous plant extracts against Bipolaris sorokiniana. J. agric. educ. technol. 9(1&2): 101-106.

15. M.A.Islam, F. M. Aminuzzaman, M.R.Islam and M.S.Zamal. 2006. Seed treatment with plant extract and Vitavax-200 in controlling leaf spot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) with increasing grain yield of wheat. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 2(8): 15-20.

16. M. M. Alam., M. R. Islam and F. M. Aminuzzaman. 2006. Management of scab of citrus (Citrus limon L.) through bioagent, plant extracts and fungicides. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci. Vol. 12, No. 2, 336-339.

17. P.K.Biswas., M.S.M. Chowdhury, G.A.Fakir and F. M. Aminuzzaman. 2006. Detection of seed borne fungi of some selected medicinal plants. Int.J.Sustain.Agril.Tech. 2 (8): 28-33.

18. F. M. Aminuzzaman and I.Hossain. 2007. Evaluation of plant activator and chemical fungicides on leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) development and yield of wheat. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10 (11): 1797-1803.

19. M.S.Zamal., F. M. Aminuzzaman., N.Sultana and M.A.Islam. 2007. Efficacy of fungicides in controlling leaf blight of wheat caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 3(2): 01-06.

20. F. M. Aminuzzaman., S. Sharmin and I. Hossain. 2007. Evaluation of wheat genotypes against Bipolaris sorokiniana pathotype MS-HS-2-6 causing leaf blight disease. Journal of Subtropical Agriculture and Rural Development 5(2) : 221-226.

21. Z. Haque, F. M. Aminuzzaman and M.S.M.Chowdhury. 2007. Effect of different levels of plant nutrients on Bipolaris leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and yield of wheat. Bangladesh J. Agric. and Environ. 3 (1) :9-15.

22. A.S.M. Zobaer., F. M. Aminuzzaman., M. S. M. Chowdhury and M. S. Miah. 2007. Effect of manual seed sorting, seed solarization and seed treatment with Vitavax-200 and hot water on black point (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 3(2): 54-59.

23. M. A. Islam., F. M. Aminuzzaman., M. R. Islam and M. W. Ullah. 2007. Potentiality of seed treatment with some plant extract to control Bipolaris leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and increasing yield of wheat. J. Sher. Agric. Univ. 1(1): 57-62.

24. M. M. Rahman., F. M. Aminuzzaman and M. R. Islam. 2007. Efficacy of plant extracts in controlling leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) with increasing yield of wheat. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 3(6): 22-27.

25. F. M. Aminuzzaman and I. Hossain. 2007. Efficacy of Bion, Tilt and Amistar either alone or in combination on plant growth and black point (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat. J. agric. Sci. technol. 8 (1& 2): 52-56.

26. M. M. Rahman., F. M. Aminuzzaman and M. R. Islam. 2007. Effect of seed treatment with plant extracts on plant growth and healthy grain formation of wheat. J. Subtrop. Agric. Res. Dev. 5(6): 395-400.

27. M. T. Islam., M. R. Islam., F. M. Aminuzzaman and S. Yesmin. 2007. Management of damping off of vegetable seedlings through some selected chemicals and soil amendments. J. agric. Sci. technol. 8(1&2): 95-99.

28. M.H.Kabir, F.M.Aminuzzaman, M.R.Islam and M.S.M.Chowdhury.2007. Effect of physical and chemical seed treatments on leaf spot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) and yield of wheat. World  Journal of Agricultural Sciences 3(3): 306-315.

29. S.Yesmin, F.M.Aminuzzaman, M.R.Islam and M.T.Islam.2008. Evaluation of different seed treatment methods and boron spray in controlling black point disease (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat. Eco-friendly Agril. J. 1(2): 100-105.

30. S.Yesmin, F.M.Aminuzzaman, M.R. Islam and M.T.Islam. 2008. Effect of four fungicides on the incidence of black point of wheat. Bangladesh J. Seed Sci.& Tech. 12(1): 65-68.

31. D.Yesmin, N. Akhtar, F.M.Aminuzzaman and M.T.Islam.2008. Effect of black pointed seeds of different severity grades on seedling vigour, grain formation and black point (Bipolaris sorokiniana) development of wheat. Eco-friendly Agril. J. 1(4): 226-231.

32. D.Yesmin, N.Akhtar, F.M.Aminuzzaman and M.T.Islam.2009. Effect of black pointed seeds of different severity grades on leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) severity and grain yield of wheat. Intl. J. BioRes 6(1): 51-56.

Short Communication

1. F. M. Aminuzzaman., S. Sharmin and I. Hossain. 2007. Field evaluation of some wheat genotypes against leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana). Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture 32(2):85-88.

Abstract

1. F. M. Aminuzzaman and I. Hossain.2006. Pathotype variation of Bipolaris      sorokiniana on wheat in Bangladesh. International Symposium on Agriculturally Important Microorganisms: Conservation, Utilization, Bioremediation and Ecological Significance. 23-25 February, 2006. Indian Mycological Society, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. P.6.

Report

1. F. M. Aminuzzaman. 2005. Effect of indigenous plant extracts on Bipolaris sorokiniana and seedling growth of wheat. The Second Biennial Report of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES, 2004-2005), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka. P. 14.

2. F. M. Aminuzzaman. 2008. Potentiality of plant extracts in controlling leaf blight (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat. The Third Biennial Report of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES, 2006-2007), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka P.21.