Ongoing Ph.D. Thesis
Gene Pyramiding, Gene Introgression, Genome-Wide Association Study, and Genomic Selection for Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L.). North Dakota State University, USA (Expected date of graduation: May 2025)
Master thesis: 2
- Interaction between root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola and oomycete Pythium arrhenomanes on rice roots. Master thesis, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bio-science Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium. DOI:https://lib.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/002/304/360/RUG01002304360_2016_0001_AC.pdf
- Effect of seed treatment on seedling health of chili, Master thesis, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1451
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals: 16
- Islam MR, Chowdhury R, Roy AS, Islam MN, Mita MM, Bashar S, Saha P, Rahat RA, Hasan M, Akter MA, Alam MZ, and Latif MA (2023): Native Trichoderma induced the defense-related enzymes and genes in Rice Against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae. (Plants).
- Islam MR, Jannat R, Protic IA, Happy MNA, Samin SA, Mita MM, Bashar S, Masud MM, Islam H, Uddin, MN, Akter MA, and Alam MZ (2023): First report of bacterial panicle blight (BPB) in Rice caused by Burkholderia gladioli in Bangladesh. (Plant Disease, the American Phytopathological Society).
- Verbeek REM, Van Buyten E, Alam MZ, De Vleesschauwer D, Van Bockhaven J, Asano T, Kikuchi S, Haeck A, Demeestere K, Gheysen G, Höfte M and Kyndt T (2019): Jasmonate Induced Defense Mechanisms in the Belowground Antagonistic Interaction Between Pythium arrhenomanes and Meloidogyne graminicola in Rice. Frontiers in Plant Science 10:1515.
- Islam MR, Islam, MN, Alam MZ, Hossain MM, Hussen MAM and Tipu MMH (2020): Chemical inducers, nutrient management, guava intercropping and insecticides can reduce Huanglongbing incidence and severity in Sweet orange. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 5(4): 436-446, 2020
- Haque MM, Masud MM, Hossain MM, Rashid MM, Alam MZ and Islam MR (2021): Assessment of potentiality of known bacterial blight resistant genes against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae pathotypes exist in Bangladesh. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 6(3), 257-267
- Haque MM, Masud MM, Bashar S, Hossain MI, Alam MZ, and Islam MR (2022): Avirulence gene based RFLP and rep-PCR distinguish the genetic variation of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae pathotypes in Bangladesh. Plant Science Today. 2022;9(1):29–40
- Islam MH, Masud MM, Jannat M, Hossain MI, Islam S, Alam MZ, Serneels FJB, and Islam MR (2022): Potentiality of Formulated Bioagents from Lab to Field: A Sustainable Alternative for Minimizing the Use of Chemical Fungicide in Controlling Potato Late Blight. Sustainability.; 14(8):4383.
- Mita MM, Jannat M, Bashar S, Protic IA, Saha P, Masud MM, Islam R, Islam NB, Alam MZ, and Islam MR (2022) Potential Native BacilliReduce Fumonisin Contamination in Maize. Agronomy; 12(11):2608.
- Hossain MM, Masud MM, Hossain MI, Haque MM, Uddin MS, Alam MZ and Islam MR (2022): Rep-PCR Analyses Reveal Genetic Variation of Ralstonia solanacearumCausing Wilt of Solanaceaous Vegetables in Bangladesh. Curr Microbiol79, 234
- Alam MZ, Hamim I, Ali MA, and Ashrafuzzaman M (2014): Effect of Seed Treatment on Seedling Health of Chili. Journal of Environmental Science & Natural Resources 7(1): 177 - 181, 2014.
- Hamim I, Alam MZ, Ali MA, and Ashrafuzzaman M (2014): Incidence of Post-Harvest Fungal Diseases of Ripe Papaya in Mymensingh. JBAU. 12(1): 25-28, 2014.
- Tumpa FH, Sultana A, Alam MZ, and Khokon MAR (2016): Bio-stimulation by seed priming with Bacillus subtilis for suppressing seed-borne fungal pathogens of vegetables in Bangladesh. JBAU. 14(2): 177-184, 2016.
- Azad MR, Alam MZ, Hossain MA and Khokon MAR (2017): Effect of Bio-fungicide on the production of healthy and quality seeds of Salvia hispanica in Bangladesh. BJPP. 33(1&2):57-64, 2017.
- Tumpa FH, Alam MZ, Meah MB and Khokon MAR (2017): Yeast Elicitor and Chitosan in controlling seed-borne fungi of bean, okra and radish. BJPP. 33 (1&2):11-20, 2017.
- Tumpa FH, Alam MZ, Hossen K and Khokon MAR (2018): Chitosan and yeast elicitor in suppressing seed-borne fungi of cucurbitaceous vegetables. JBAU.16(2):187-192, 2018.
- Sultana A, Alam MZ, Islam MR, Tumpa FH, and Khokon MAR (2018): PCR-based identification of some native Bacillus subtilis isolates and evaluation of its in-vitro growth suppression ability against Magnaporthe oryzae. BJPP. 34(1&2):43-52, 2018 (b)
Book Chapters Published (2)
- Rahman MM, Masud MM, Hossain MI, Islam NET, Alam MZ, Rashid MM, and Islam MR (2022). Potential Role of Rice Plant Growth Promoting Phylloplane and Rhizospheric Bacteria in Controlling Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Integrative Advances in Rice Research. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.99854.
- Jannat M, Masud MM, Nusrat M, Bashar S, Mita MM, Hossain IM, Alam MZ, Yeasmin S, and Islam MR (2022). Aflatoxins and Fumonisins Contamination of Maize in Bangladesh: An Emerging Threat for Safe Food and Food Security. Maize Genetic Resources - Breeding Strategies and Recent Advances. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.101647.
Ph.D. Thesis Chapter
1. Verbeek REM, Alam MZ, Vleesschauwer DD, Haeck A, Demeestere K, Gheysen G, Cruz CMV, Höfte M and Kyndt T (2016): Pythium arrhenomanes infection of rice involves jasmonate and auxin fluctuations, which negatively affect Meloidogyne graminicola infection. Ph.D thesis, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
Conference Abstracts
- Alam MZ, Roy J, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2022): Development and Advancement of MAGIC Population for Improved Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance in Brassica napus L., Annual Meeting of National Sclerotinia Initiative, United States Department of Agriculture- Agriculture Research Service, USA.
- Alam MZ, Roy J, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2022): Introgression and Pyramiding of Sclerotinia Stem Rot Disease Resistant Gene(s) into Canola (Brassica napus L.) Cultivars; 37th Plant Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, University of Manitoba, Canada.
- Alam MZ, Roy J, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2022): Screening of MAGIC Population for Development of Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistant Cultivar of Canola; Annual Meeting of North Dakota Academy of Sciences, North Dakota, USA
- Alam MZ, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Screening and Introgression of Sclerotinia Stem Rot (SSR) Disease Resistant Gene(s) into Elite Cultivar of Canola; Annual Meeting of National Sclerotinia Initiative, United States Department of Agriculture- Agriculture Research Service, USA.
- Alam MZ, Jony M, Hafiz MM, Hasan F, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Screening for Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) Resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L.) Cultivars; 38th Plant Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, NDSU, USA.
- Alam MZ, Jony M, Hafiz MM, Hasan F, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Blackleg Disease in Canola: Interaction between Brassica napus L. and Leptosphaeria maculans. Annual Meeting of North Dakota Academy of Sciences, Minot State University, North Dakota, USA.
- Alam MZ, Jony M, Hafiz MM, Hasan F, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Resistance of Canola (Brassica napus L.) to Leptosphaeria maculans Infection. Annual Student Research Day, North Dakota State University, USA.
- Rahman MM, Masud MM, Mita MM, Bashar S, Alam MZ*, and Islam MR (2022): Plant growth-promoting bacteria induce resistance in rice against bacterial blight; Annual Meeting of American Phytopathological Society, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA (*Presenting Author).
- Alam MZ, Jony M, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Potential of KASP Marker in Screening Sclerotinia Stem Rot Disease Resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L.). Annual Meeting of American Phytopathological Society, Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Alam MZ, Jony M, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Development and Validation of KASP Marker in Screening Sclerotinia Stem Rot Disease Resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L.). Annual Meeting of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Alam MZ, Jony M, del Río LE, and Rahman M (2023): Development and Application of KASP Marker in Screening Sclerotinia Stem Rot Disease Resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L.)., Conference on Computational Science, North Dakota State University, USA.