Anowar Islam

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Research Interests:

Develop modern and innovative research programs that are sustainable, profitable, and environmentally friendly with special emphasis on Agronomy. Examples include: germplasm search and evaluation (nationally and internationally) for selection/cultivar development; establishment and best management practices (BMP) for profitable and sustainable forage crop production yet environmentally friendly (e.g., improved yield and quality, soil health, and water and nutrient use efficiency); forage-based cropping systems and integration of the cropping systems with food, feed and livestock production; establishment and incorporation of legumes into the pastures; alternative/multipurpose use of forage crops, e.g., bioenergy crops, specialty crops, small grains/annuals; nutritive value; and seed production.

Education:

  • Ph.D. Agriculture (Agronomy), University of Sydney, Australia, 2003
    Title of the dissertation: Responses of accessions of Austrodanthonia spp. to factors associated
    with soil acidity. Ph.D. dissertation. The University of Sydney, Australia.
    Available at Responses of accessions of Austrodanthonia spp. to factors associated with soil acidity (verified October 6, 2026; file viewed and downloaded by worldwide viewers = 9,331).
  • M.S. Agronomy-Soil Fertility, Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangladesh, 1996
    Title of the thesis: Growth and yield response of onion to different sources of potash and their fertilization method. M.S. thesis. Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangladesh.
  • B.S. Agriculture (major subjects-Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science, Animal Husbandry, Genetics and Plant Breeding), Bangladesh Agricultural University, 1990.

Professional Memberships:

  • American Society of Agronomy
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • American Forage and Grassland Council
  • Western Society of Crop Science
  • US-JSPS (United States-Japan Society for the Promotional Science)
  • Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) (Extension Professionals’ Organization)
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture