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Apple Mahmud
Lecturer, Dept. of Agronomy
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Personal sketch
Apple Mahmud have been serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU), Gazipur 1706, since March 15, 2023. He previously worked as a Scientific Officer at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (July 2021 – December 2022) and as an Agriculture Extension Officer (40th BCS) in the Department of Agriculture, Government of Bangladesh from December 2022 to March 2023. He completed Bachelor of Science (BS) in 2017 and Master of Science (MS) in 2020, both from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. He has taught undergraduate courses including Seed Science and Technology, Agroclimatology, and Fundamentals of Agronomy. Alongside teaching, his research focuses on Agronomy with specialization in plant abiotic stress (drought, salinity, heavy metals), seed science and crop improvement. He is also passionate about promoting agricultural sustainability through studies on genotype × environment interactions, stability analysis, stress physiology, molecular stress biology, and modern agronomic practices. He has published 21 research papers and book chapters in reputed journals and currently lead several projects on plant abiotic stress, with a focus on heavy metal toxicity and waterlogging.
Areas of Specialization: Agronomic management practices, plant abiotic stress tolerance (drought, salinity, heavy metals), seed science and crop improvement
Research interest: Stress physiology, Molecular stress biology, modern agronomic practices. stability analysis of crop genotypes and genotypes × environment interactions.
Academic qualification
| Degree | Group | Institution | Country | Year |
| SSC | Science | Baushi Bangali High School | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| HSC | Science | Madhupur Shahid Smrity Higher Secondary School | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| BS | Agriculture | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| MS | Agronomy | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Bangladesh | 2020 |
Undergraduate Courses
AGR 101: Fundamentals of Agronomy
AGR 255: Agro-climatology
AGR 280: Seed Science and Technology
AGR 330: Weed Science
Published Book Chapter
2024
Rahman Khan, M.A., Ghosh, U.K., Hossain, M.S., Mahmud, A., Rahman, M.M., Biswas, J.C. (2024). Agricultural Abiotic Stresses in the Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystem. In: Rahman, M.M., Biswas, J.C., Meena, R.S. (eds) Climate Change and Soil-Water-Plant Nexus. Springer, Pp. 489-522. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6635-2_1
Published Research Article
2026
Alam, K. A., Karim, S., Sultana, S., Das, A. K., Mahmud, A., Rahman, M. A., … & Lee, M. S. (2026). Glycinebetaine Improves Photosynthetic Performance and Antioxidant Defense in Barley Under Water Deficit Conditions. Biomolecules, 16(3), 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030372 IF 4.8
Tanzil-Ul-Mousuf, M., Al Mamun, M. A., Apple Mahmud, M. S. R., & Karim, M. A (2026). Inquest of climate-smart rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes considering multi-trait selection index and genotype-environment interaction at a variable duration of submergence. PLANT SCIENCE TODAY, 13 (1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.9353 IF 0.9
2025
Ghosh, U. K., Mahmud, A., Hossain, M. S., Tahiat, T., & Khan, M. A. R. (2025). Seed priming enhances plant tolerance to drought stress by influencing morpho-physiological traits and molecular mechanisms. Cereal Research Communications, 53 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-025-00690-z IF 1.9
Khan, M. A. R., Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, A., Ghosh, U. K., Abdelrahman, M., Dao, M. N. K., … & Tran, L. S. P. (2025). Phenotypic Characterization of Growth and Yield Parameters of Selected Grain Forage Sorghum Accessions for Drought Tolerance. Tropical Plant Biology, 18(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12042-025-09446-9 IF 1.4
Hossain, M. S., Sarkar, M. J., Al Islam, M. Z., Jannat, S. A., Begum, M. N. S., & Mahmud, A. (2025). Comparative study of onion (Allium cepa L.) seed quality in relation to storage containers and duration. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Agriculture, 39(1), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnag.v39i1.83346
Das, A. K., Lee, D. S., Woo, Y. J., Sultana, S., Mahmud, A., & Yun, B. W. (2025). The Impact of Flooding on Soil Microbial Communities and Their Functions: A Review. Stresses, 5(2), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses5020030 IF 5.7
Alam, A.S.M.J, Saha, S.R., Suhag, M., Miah, M.G., Rahman, M.M., Islam, M.R., Riyadh, Z.I., Mahmud, A., (2025). Supplementary Biomass Addition Enhances the Crop Productivity: Evidence from a Gliricidia sepium – Based Alley Cropping Practices in Gazipur District of Bangladesh. American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 13 (1), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20251301.15
2024
Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. A. R., Mahmud, A., Ghosh, U. K., Anik, T. R., Mayer, D. and Mostofa, M. G. (2024). Differential Drought Responses of Soybean Genotypes in Relation to Photosynthesis and Growth-Yield Attributes. Plants, 13(19), 2765. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13192765 IF 4.1
Khan, M. A. R., Mahmud, A., Ghosh, U. K., & Hossain, M. S. (2024). Characterization of high-yielding aman rice genotypes through genetic and agronomic analysis. Journal of Crop Improvement, 39 (1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2024.2417050 IF 1.5
Mahmud, A., M. N. I., Islam, A. A., Islam, M. M., Ghosh, U. K., Hossain, M. S., Sheikh, A. and Khan, M. A. R. (2024). Evaluation of yield-attributing parameters in Aus rice for enhancing productivity. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 22 (6) 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S1479262124000364 IF 1.2
Ibn, R. A., Ghosh, U. K., Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, A., Saha, A. K., Rahman, M. M., & Khan, M. A. R. (2024). Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency in cereal crops: from agronomy to genomic perspectives. Cereal Research Communications, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-024-00515-5 IF 1.9
Siddiqui, S. A., Mahmud, A., Khaliq, Q. A., Haque, M. M., Solaiman, A. R. M., Hoque, M. M., … & Karim, M. A. (2024). Performance of mungbean with elevated NPKS nutritions under water stress. Ecology Journal, 6 (1), 91-100. https: //doi.org/10.59619/ej.6.1.11
Hasan, M., Tasnime, N., Hemel, S. A. K., & Mahmud, A. (2024) Evaluating the impact of storage duration and storage containers on seed quality and viability of Raphanus sativus. Reviews In Food And Agriculture (RFNA), 5(1), 40-46. http://doi.org/10.26480/rfna.01.2024.27.35
2023
Khan, M. A. R., Mahmud, A., Islam, M. N., Ghosh, U. K., & Hossain, M. S. (2023). Genetic variability and agronomic performances of rice genotypes in different growing seasons in Bangladesh. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 100750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100750 IF 6.2
Khan, M. A. R., Mahmud, A., Ghosh, U. K., Hossain, M. S., Siddiqui, M. N., Islam, A. A., & Tran, L. S. P. (2023). Exploring the Phenotypic and Genetic Variabilities in Yield and Yield-Related Traits of the Diallel-Crossed F5 Population of Aus Rice. Plants, 12(20), 3601. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12203601 IF 4.1
Siddiqui, S. A., Mahmud, A., Khaliq, Q. A., Haque, M. M., Solaiman, A. R. M., & Karim, M. A. (2023). Growth and yield variations in mungbean varieties under water stress. Ecology journal, 5 (1): 37-47. https: //doi.org/10.59619/ej.5.6
Siddiqui, S. A., Mahmud, A., Khaliq, Q. A., Haque, M. M., Solaiman, A. R. M., & Karim, M. A. (2023). Water stress induced changes in physiological attributes of mungbean. Ecology journal, 5 (1): 55-65. https: //doi.org/10.59619/ej.5.8
2022
Akter, M., Mahmud, A., Akter, M., Siddiqui, M. N., & Khan, M. A. R. (2022). Dissecting the salt tolerance potential of cowpea genotypes based on morpho‐physiology and yield‐related attributes. Annals of Applied Biology, 180(3), 428-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12744 IF 1.8
Islam, M. S., Ali, M. I., & Mahmud, A. (2022). Evaluation of late sowing potentials of rapeseed varieties on seed yield and yield contributing characters in Mymensingh. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Agriculture, 36(1): 57-63
Islam, M. S., Ali, M. I., Mahmud, A., & Akter, N. (2022). Determination of optimum seed rate on growth, yield and yield contributing characters of lentil mutants at different AEZs in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Agriculture, 36(1): 45-55.
2021
Ali, M. I., Islam, M. S., Ali, M., Mahmud, A., & Aktar, N. (2021). Effect of row spacing and dates of transplanting on yield performance of advanced rice mutant (RM-40 (C)-4-2-8) in boro season of Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Agriculture, 35: 105-117.
Islam, M. S., Ali, M. I., Islam, M. M., Rahman, M. H., Mahmud, A., & Aktar, N. (2021). Effect of sowing time and spacing on growth, yield and yield contributing characters of mungbean mutants in three locations of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Agriculture, 35: 119-134.
Putul, F. B., Khan, A. R., Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, A., Khaliq, Q. A., & Ahamed, T. (2021). Growth and yield of cowpea as influenced by different phosphorus levels. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal, 24(1), 25-36.
2020
Putul, F. B., Khan, A. R., Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, A., Khaliq, Q. A., & Ahamed, T. (2020). Effect of phosphorus fertilizer on dry matter partitioning in selected cowpea genotypes. Bangladesh Journal Ecology, 2 (2): 133-138.