Name

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DR. PARIMAL KANTI BISWAS

Date of Birth

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15-06-1958

Present Address

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Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. Tel: +880-2-9144270-8 Ext 275, Cell: +8801552358082 Fax: +880-2-8155800, e-mail: parimalbiswas@hotmail.com

Area of Specialization

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Agronomy

Education

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Ph. D. (AIT, Thailand)

Teaching Research Experiences

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About 25 years

Research Interest

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 Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Allelopathy, Sustainable Agriculture

Others professional experiences

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Supervise MS students

Editorial Activities

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Executive Editor – Bangladesh Journal of Weed Science  Technical Editor – Journal of Agricultural Education & Technology

Training courses attended

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1) In-service Career Development (60 days) training conducted by   Bangladesh  Agricultural Research Institute.
2) Rice Production Specialist training (120 days) conducted by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute.
3) Research Planning and Evaluation training (16 days) conducted by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
4) Mungbean, Its Sprouts Production and Uses training (3 days) conducted jointly by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute and Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC).
5) Use of Thana Land and Soil Resource Utilization Guide training (4 days) jointly organised by Graduate Training Institute and Soil Resource and Development Institute.

Workshop/ Conference attended

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14

List of Publications

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1. : 41

Rice
1. P. K. Biswas, M. Akhteruzzaman and A. Quasem. (1988). Performance of rice after potato, mustard and fallow in Bangladesh. International Rice Research Newsletter, 13(3): 49.
2. P. K. Biswas, S. K. Roy and A. Quasem. (1989). Yield ability of tillers separated from standing transplanted aman rice and replanted. International Rice Research Newsletter, 14(2): 26.
3. S. K. Roy, P. K. Biswas and A. Quasem. (1990). Effects of tiller removal and replanted tillers on the yield of the main and the subsequent rice crops. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 15(1): 11-18.
4. P. K. Biswas, M. Akhteruzzaman, A. Quasem and A. K. M. R. Amin. (1996). Effect of decomposition period of Sesbania aculeata and nitrogen dose on rice yield and soil fertility. Progressive Agriculture, 7(1): 107-109.
5. P. K. Biswas and V. M. Salokhe. (2001). Effects of planting date, intensity of tiller separation and plant density on the yield of transplanted rice. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 137: 279-287.
6. P. K. Biswas and V. M. Salokhe. (2002). Effects of N rate, shading, tiller separation, and plant density on the yield of transplanted rice. Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad), 79(3): 168-172.
7. P. K. Biswas and D. Ntanos. 2002. Geographical diversity and its influence on rice
             yield. Kasetsart Journal (Natural Science), 36(4): 345-352.

1. P. K. Biswas and V. M. Salokhe. (2005). Tillering pattern of transplanted rice as influenced by nitrogen, shading and tiller separation. Journal of Agricultural Education and Technology, 8(1 & 2): 65-68.
2. P. K. Biswas and V. M. Salokhe. (2006). Influence of variety and planting density on the growth and yield of rice clonal tillers. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 9(1 & 2): 146-150.
3. M. A. Main, P. K. Biswas and M. H. Ali. (2007). Influence of planting materials and planting methods on yield and yield attributes of inbred and hybrid rice. Journal of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, 1(1): 72-79.
4. S. Dhar, P. K. Biswas and A. K.M. R. Amin. (2007). Effect of water regimes and seedling numbers on yield and water use efficiency of boro rice. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 32(1): 91-97.
5. Q. N. Ahmed, P. K. Biswas and M. H. Ali. (2007). Yield and yield attributes of inbred and hybrid rice as influenced by cultivation methods. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 32(2): (In Press).
6.  Q. N. Ahmed, P. K. Biswas and M. H. Ali and T. S. Roy. (2008). Growth pattern of   inbred and hybrid rice as influenced by cultivation methods. Journal of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, 2(1): 55-62.
7. M. Ashrafuzzaman, P. K. Biswas and A. K.M. R. Amin. Influence of tiller separation days on yield and yield attributes of inbred and hybrid rice. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture (Accepted).

Maize
1. S. K. Roy and P. K. Biswas. (1992). Effect of plant density and detopping following silking on cob growth, fodder and grain yield of maize. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 119: 297-301.
2. P. K. Biswas and M. A. Quayyum. (1991). Effect of plant spacing and number of plants/hill on the yield and yield attributes of maize. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture Research, 16(2): 118-121.
3. P. K. Biswas, J. U. Ahmed and A. K. M. R. Amin. (1994). Effect of detopping following silking on fodder and grain yield of three maize varieties (Zea mays L.). Progressive Agriculture, 5(2): 105-109.
4. P. K. Biswas, M. Akhteruzzaman, A. Quasem, A. K. M. R. Amin and K. K. Biswas. (1997). Effect of spacing on grain yield and yield attributes of pop corn. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 24(1): 81-84.

Wheat
1. S. K. Roy and P. K. Biswas. (1991). Effect of population on tillering, growth, yield components and yield of wheat. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 1(2): 81-85. 
2. S. K. Roy, M. Altab Hossain, P. K. Biswas and M. A. Sahid. (1992). Effect of cultivar and planting method on tillering, yield components and yield of wheat in three different locations. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture Research, 17(2): 142-146.
3. K. Roy, H. Ali and P. K. Biswas. (2007). Growth and yield of wheat as influenced by nitrogen and seed rate. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 3(2) (In Press).

Pulse Crop
1. S. K. Roy, A. K. Roy, P. K. Biswas and A. F. M. M. Zaman. (1990). Effect of mixtalol on dry matter production and yield of cowpea. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal, 3(1&2): 15-19.
2. S. K. Roy and P. K. Biswas. (1991). Effect of cultivar and plant population on growth, nodulation and yield of cowpea. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 16: 21-27.
3. P. K. Biswas, J. U. Ahmed, R. R. Saha and G. S. Torofder. (1996). Response of different nitrogen levels on nodulation, dry matter and seed yield in cowpea genotypes. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture Research, 21(1): 75-79.
4. P. K. Biswas, K. K. Biswas and A. K. M. R. Amin. (1996). Effect of date of sowing on growth, yield attributes and yield of cowpea. Progressive Agriculture, 7(2): 167-169.
5. P. K. Biswas, M. Akhteruzzaman, G. N. C. Sutradhar and K. K. Biswas. (1997). Effect of seed rate on grain yield and yield attributes of cowpea. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 32(3): 333-335.
6. S. K. Roy, P. K. Biswas, J. U. Ahmed, A. F. M. Maniruzzaman and C. Johansen. (1996). Exploring novel cropping options for pigeonpea in Chittagong District, Bangladesh I. Adaptation to Rice Fallows, International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter, 3: 81-83.
7. S. K. Roy, J. U. Ahmed, P. K. Biswas, R. R. Saha, A. F. M. Maniruzzaman and C. Johansen. (1996). Exploring novel cropping options for pigeonpea in Chittagong District, Bangladesh II. Adaptation to Hilly Areas, International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter, 3: 83-85.
8. J. U. Ahmed, R. R. Saha, P. K. Biswas, A. F. M. Maniruzzaman and C. Johansen. (1996). Exploring novel cropping options for pigeonpea in Chittagong District, Bangladesh III. Population response of short-duration pigeonpea in Hilly Areas, International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter, 3: 86-87.
9. U. K. Shaha, P. K. Biswas, G. N. C. Sutradhar and D. S. H. Drennan. (1997). Effect of Urea and Benzyladenine on the growth recovery of waterlogged soybean. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 32(1): 57-62.
10. K. K. Biswas, S. K. Bhadra and P. K. Biswas. (1998). Evaluation of mungbean germplasm for five important quantitative characters. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 33(4): 591-594.
11. K. K. Biswas, S.K. Bhadra and P. K. Biswas. (2000). Variability study for quantitative and qualitative characters of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Journal of Agricultural Education and Technology, 3(1&2): 79-82.
12. K. K. Biswas, S.K. Bhadra and P. K. Biswas. (2001). Studies on the spectrum of variation for important agronomic characters of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 36(1-4): 93-95.
13. P. K. Biswas. (2005). Effect of planting method and seed rate on the yield and yield attributes of mungbean. Journal of Agricultural Education and Technology, 8 (1 & 2): 35-38.
14. P. K. Biswas, M. A. Rahman and M. S. Zannat. (2007). Influence of top cutting and mixtalol spray on growth and yield of cowpea. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 3(1): 89-91.

Other Crops
1. P. K. Biswas. (1989). Effect of sowing time on the yield and yield attributes of two mustard varieties. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 14(4): 317-320.
2. S. K. Roy, Sahana Akter and P. K. Biswas. (1991). Response of potato to N,P,K,S and Zn fertilizers in piedmont soil. Bangladesh Horticulture, 19(2): 51-54.
3. S. K. Roy and P. K. Biswas. (1993). Effect of liming on rice and its subsequent effects on cabbage grown in acid soil. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 18: 7-11.
4. M. L. Rahman and P. K. Biswas. (1994). Effect of sowing dates and cultivars on the incidence of Alternaria Leaf Blight of Mustard at Chittagong. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 23(1): 81-85.
5. S. M. Akhter and P. K. Biswas. (2006). Shattering, yield and yield attributes of mustard as affected by harvesting time and variety. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture, 31 (1 & 2): 51-59.

Publications

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Involvement in the Professional Societies

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1. Life Member, Bangladesh Society of Agronomy
2. Life Member, Weed Science Society of Bangladesh
3. Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science
5. Member, Crop Science Society of Bangladesh
6. Member, Bangladesh Society for Horticultural Science
7. Member, Bangladesh Botanical Society