Md. Saddam Hossain

Assistant Professor

Department of Agronomy

Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706.

E-mail: saddam.agr@gau.edu.bd

Web: https://gau.edu.bd/saddam

Links: Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCID

Qualifications

  • Master of Science (MS) in Agronomy [Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh]
  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [BS (Agriculture] [Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh]

Research Interest

  • Soil-plant-water relations
  • Abiotic stresses and management in crop plants
  • Nutrient management in crop plants
  • Agronomy, climate change and sustainable agriculture
  • Eco-physiology of crop plants
  • Crop- weed competition

Selected Publications

  • 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, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-025-00690-z [Q3, Impact Factor: 1.9]
  • 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, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2024.2417050 [Q2, Impact Factor: 1.5]
  • Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. A. R., Mahmud, A., Ghosh, U. K., Anik, T. R., Mayer, D., … & 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 [Q1, Impact Factor: 4.0]
  • Mahmud, A., Islam, M. N., Islam, A. A., Islam, M. M., Ghosh, U. K., Hossain, M. S., … & Khan, M. A. R. (2024). Evaluation of yield-attributing parameters in Aus rice for enhancing productivity. Plant Genetic Resources, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262124000364[Q3, Impact Factor: 0.557]
  • Roy, J., Rahman, A., Mosharaf, M. K., Hossain, M. S., Talukder, M. R., Ahmed, M., … & Haque, M. M. (2024). Augmentation of physiology and productivity, and reduction of lead accumulation in lettuce grown in lead contaminated soil by rhizobacteria-assisted rhizoengineeing. Chemosphere, 142418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142418 [Q1, Impact Factor: 9.76]
  • Ibn, R. A., Ghosh, U. K., Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, A., Saha, A. K., Rahman, M. M., Rahman, M. A., Siddiqui, M. N., & 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 [Q3, Impact Factor: 1.9]
  • Ghosh, P. K., Sultana, S., Keya, S. S., Nihad, S. A. I., Hossain, M. S., Tahiat, T.,       Rahman, M. A., Rahman, M. M., & Raza, A. (2024). Ethanol-mediated cold stress tolerance in sorghum seedlings through photosynthetic adaptation, antioxidant defense, and osmoprotectant enhancement. Plant Stress, 100401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100401[Q1, Impact Factor: 6.9]
  • 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 [Q1, Impact Factor: 4.1]
  • 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(2023), 100750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100750[Q1, Impact Factor: 6.2]
  • Anik, T. R., Mostofa, M. G., Rahman, M. M., Khan, M. A. R., Ghosh, P. K., Sultana, S., Das, A. K., Hossain, M. S., Keya, S. S., Rahman, M. A., Jahan, N., Gupta, A. & Tran, L. S. P. (2023). Zn Supplementation Mitigates Drought Effects on Cotton by Improving Photosynthetic Performance and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms. Antioxidants, 12, 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12040854 [Q1, Impact Factor: 6.6]
  • Fatema, M., Mamun, M. A. A., Sarker, U., Hossain, M. S., Mia, M. A. B., Roychowdhury, R., Ercisli, S., Marc, R. A., Babalola, O. O. & Karim, M. A. (2023). Assessing Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Markers of Soybean for Drought Tolerance Potential. Sustainability, 15(2), 1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021427 [Q2, Impact Factor: 3.3]
  • Fairoj, S. A., Islam, M. M., Islam, M. A., Zaman, E., Momtaz, M. B., Hossain, M. S., Jahan, N. A., Shams, S. N. U., Urmi, T. A., Rasel, M. A., Khan, M. A. R., Kamal, M. Z. U., Rahman, G. K. M. M., Bari, M. N., Haque, M. M. & Murata, Y. (2022). Salicylic Acid Improves Agro-morphology, Yield and Ion Accumulation of Two Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes by Ameliorating the Impact of Salt Stress. Agronomy, 13(1): 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010025 [Q1, Impact Factor: 3.4]
  • Hossain, M. S., Islam, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Mostofa, M. G. & Khan, M. A. R. (2022). Sorghum: A Prospective Crop for Climatic Vulnerability, Food and Nutritional Security. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 8(20), 100300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100300 [Q1, Impact Factor: 6.2]