Md. Abdul kader

Assistant Professor

Department of Plant Pathology

Faculty of Agriculture

Tel. +88-02-9205310-14 Ext. 2387

Cell: +88 01738 568038

kader@gau.edu.bd

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Mr. Md. Abdul Kader was born on 12th July 1989 at the village of Bansbaria under Lalpur upazila in Natore district of Bangladesh.

Mr. Kader passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from Abdulpur Mosarrof Hossen high school and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from Abdulpur Govt. College under the Rajshahi Board, Bangladesh in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Then, In 2014 and 2016 he successfully completed Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [BS (Agriculture)] and Master of Science in Plant Pathology from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh and obtained the GPA 3.99 and 3.97, respectively out of 4 scales.

In 2017, he was appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Plant Pathology, Gazipur  Agricultural University (GAU) former Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh. Finally, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, GAU, Bangladesh in 2019.

Mr. Kader is a member of Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), Bangladesh Phytopathological Society (BPS) and Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh (KIB).

Running Projects AS Co-PI

  1. Characterization, Evaluation of Germplasms for Resistant Source and Precise Chemical Control of Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease of Mungbean
  2. Elucidating the mechanisms of lithium tolerance in maize through the synergistic application of biochar and endophytic fungus

Publication List

  1. Kader, M. A., Mian I. H. and. Hossain M. M. 2018. Plant parasitic nematode associated with rhizosphere soils of potato in Munshigonj and Bogra district. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture. 22(1):37-49
  2. Briste, S., M.A.B. Bhuiyan, A. M. Akanda, O. Hassan, N. U. Mahmud, M. A. Kader, T. Chang, and M. T. Islam. 2019. First report of dragon fruit stem canker caused byLasiodiplodiatheobromae in Bangladesh. Plant disease. Published Online:23 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-19-0619-PD
  3. Jenny, F., Kader, M. A., and Bhuiyan, M. A. B. 2020. First report of jackfruit decline caused by Phytophthora spp. in Bangladesh. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2020 Vol 5 No. 3 pp. 315-318
  4. Yesmin, N., Jenny, F., Abdullah, H. M., Hossain, M. M., Kader, M. A., Solomon, P. S., &Bhuiyan, M. A. H. B. 2020. A review on South Asian wheat blast: the present status andfuture perspective. Plant Pathology. doi:10.1111/ppa.13250
  5. Bhuiyan, M.A. B., Sultana, N., Mahmud, N. U. Kader, M. A., Hassan, O., Chang, T., Islam, T. and . Akanda, A. M. 2021. Characterization of Pestalotiopsis sp. causing gray leaf spot in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in Bangladesh. Journal of basic microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202100253
  6. Bhuiyan , M. A. B., Islam, S. M. N. , Bukhari, M.A. , Kader M. A., Chowdhury , M. Z. H., Alam, M. Z., Abdullah H. M. , Jenny F. 2021. First Report of Pestalotiopsis microspora Causing Leaf Blight of Banana in Bangladesh. Plant Disease. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-05-21-1120-PDN. Online ahead of print
  7. Kader, M.A., Mubin, M.M.U., Rubayet,M.T., Khan, A.A. & Hossain, M.M. (2022) First report of webblight of Lablab purpureus caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-5 inBangladesh. New Disease Reports, 46, e12129.
  8. Masum, M. M. I. ., Pandit, S., Saha, C., & Kader, M. A. . (2022). Isolation of Bacteriophages and Their Potential as a new Biological Weapon for Controlling Bacterial Disease of Rice in Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology Research , 4(1), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.3329/jscitr.v4i1.67379
  9. Mubin, M. M. U. ., Khan, A. A., Kader, M. A., Masum, M. M. I., & Rahman, M. M. . . (2023). Prevalence of seed-borne Fusarium in local rice cultivars from Barishal district. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 27(2), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.3329/aba.v27i2.72516
  10. Banu, S., Khan, A.A., Kader, M.A.,Hossain, M.M. & Rahman, M.M. (2024) First report of Pantoea dispersa causing grain rot disease of rice in Bangladesh. NewDisease Reports, 49, e12255
  11. Kader, M.A., Nihad, S.A.I., Islam, S.S.,Rana, J.A., Siddique, S.S. & Masum, M.M.I. et al. (2024) Firstreport of Dichotomophthora basellae causing leaf spot of Basellaalba in Bangladesh. New Disease Reports, 50, e12300.https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12300
  12. Mubin, M. M. U., Khan, A. A., Kader, M. A., Masum, M. M. I., & Rahman, M. M. (2025). Biocontrol of Fusarium fujikuroi, a causal agent of bakanae disease of rice by antagonistic endophytic bacteria. Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-12.
  13. Jahan, S., Gomasta, J., Hassan, J., Rahman, M. H., Kader, M. A., & Kayesh, E. (2025). Fruit quality retention and shelf-life extension of papaya through organic coating. Heliyon, 11(1).
  14. Hasan, S., Afrad, M. S. I., Saha, S., Islam, M. R., & Kader, M. A. (2025). Mango farmers’ knowledge and management of anthracnose disease in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 29(3), 154-162.
  15. Hasan, S., Kader, M. A., Afrad, M. S. I., & Hasan, A. M. (2025). Socioeconomic characteristics and profitability analysis of commercial mango cultivation in the Rajshahi region of Bangladesh: Commercial mango cultivation in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 29(2), 219-237.
  16. Rubayet, M. T., Prodhan, F., Al Mamun, M. A., Kader, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Masum, M. M. I., … & Biswas, J. C.(2025). Effect of temperature on rice (Oryza sativa) seedling disease incidence and severity in Bangladesh.
  17. Islam, S. S., Kader, M. A., Kundu, M., & Hossain, M. M. (2026). First Report of Rhizoctonia solani AG‐1 IA Causing Web Blight of Lablab purpureus in Bangladesh. New Disease Reports, 53(1).