Research Projects 2021-12-11T18:24:13+00:00

Details on Third-Party Funding/Grants Received by Prof. M. Tofazzal Islam

 

Current projects

  1. Development of blast-resistant wheat variety through introgression of Rmg8 and RmgGR119 genes into the local wheat varieties of Bangladesh (PI). Year: 2020-2023. Funded by Research Management Committee, BSMRAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 10408.28 (approx.)
  1. A five-year (2018-2023) project titled “Development of Novel Blast Resistant Wheat Varieties for Bangladesh by Mutation Breeding (PI)” was funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria & FAO, Rome, Italy. Total grants: Euro 44,000.00.
  1. A three-year (2018-2021) Project on “Molecular diagnosis, genome epidemiology, biocontrol, and development of durable blast-resistant wheat by genome editing (PI)” was funded by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 177,500.00 (BDT 1,42,00,000/-).

 

Successfully completed projects

  1. Supplementary Project on Enrichment of facilities for high quality research and education in biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. A 3-year sub-project (2017-2018) under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh funded by the World Bank. Total grants: US$ 119,000.00 (BDT 9500,000/-).
  1. Strengthening capacity and establishment of Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) at BSMRAU. Funds allocated from the Ministry of Planning and Development of the government of Bangladesh for IBGE for the session (2017-2020). Total grants for IBGE: US$ 1250,000/- (BDT 100000,000/-).
  1. Development of novel blast resistant wheat varieties for Bangladesh by genome editing. The GCRF Foundation Award for Global Agricultural and Food Systems Research, BBSRC, UK. This is a collaborative project of Prof. Nicolas Talbot (Exeter University, UK), Prof. Sophien Kamoun (The Sainsbury University, UK), Dr. Emaa Wellington (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, UK) and Prof. Md Tofazzal Islam (BSMRAU, Bangladesh). Total grants: US$ 864,000/-
  1. Reduction of fertilizer use in rice by probiotic bacteria and elucidation of molecular mechanism of rice and bacterial interactions. A Bangladesh Academy of Science – USDA funded project (2017-2018). Total grants: US$ 35,000/-
  1. Biological control of wheat blast pathogen by plant probiotic bacteria. A one-year project (January 2017 to December 2017) from the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Dhaka.                Total grants: US$ 3,750/-
  1. Morphological and molecular characterization of the isolates of wheat blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype in Bangladesh. A one-year project (2017) funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the government of Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 4,050/-
  1. Development of a convenient molecular diagnostic tool for detection of anthracnose pathogen in asymptomatic strawberry plants and foliage. A nine-month (September 2017 to June 2018) project from the Fulbright Foundation, West Virginia University, WV, USA. Total grants: US$ 31,050/-

  1.  Enrichment of facilities for high quality research and education in biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. A 3-year sub-project (2012-2015) under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh funded by the World Bank.                        Total grants: US$ 330,000.00 (BDT 2,6400,000/-).
  1. Renewable energy from animal wastes: Benefits to agriculture and society. A 3-year project (January 2014-December 2016) in collaboration with University of Nottingham, UK funded by INSPIRE program Round-4 of the British Council, UK.  Total grants: US$ 58,000.00 (approx.)
  1. Improving sustainability of strawberry production in Bangladesh through adopting low cost management methods and value added products by small-holder producers. A 2-year project (2013-2015) in collaboration with West Virginia University, USA funded by USDA.                                      Total grants: US$ 44,000.00
  1. Evaluation of plant probiotics in phosphorus nutrition in rice. A 12-month project (July 2013 to June 2014) funded by Research Management Committee of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 1,250.00 (approx.)
  1. Discovery of biofunctional bacteria and their usage in sustainable agriculture. A 12-month project (June 2013 to July 2014) funded by the Ministry of Science & ICT, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.  Total grants: US$ 3,750.00 (approx.)
  1. Adaptation to climate change: food security, water resources and rural resilience in western Bangladesh. A 3-year project (2010-2013) in collaboration with University of Nottingham, UK funded by INSPIRE program of the British Council, UK.  Total grants: US$ 70,000.00 (approx.)
  1. Discovery of biofunctional environmental bacteria and their usage in agriculture. A 12-month project (July 2012 to June 2013) funded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 1,562 (approx.)
  1. Herbal medicinal plant extracts as biopesticides against late blight pathogen Phytophthora capsici. A 12-month project (July 2011 to June 2012) funded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 1,700 (approx.)
  1. Impacts of climate change on microbial diversity in the mangrove forest, Sundarbans in Bangladesh. A 3-month (March 2013 to May 2013) project, which was funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Total grants: £ 15,544.00 (approx.) (including monthly fellowship)
  1. Biological control of soilborne oomycete phytopathogens. A 12-month project (January to December 2011) funded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur RahmanAgricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 1,500 (approx.)
  1. Plant growth promoting microorganisms and their usage in low input sustainable agriculture. A 12-month project (June 2010 to July 2011) funded by Ministry of Science & ICT, Government of the People‟s Republic of Bangladesh. Total grants: US$ 9,500 (approx.)
  1. Signal transduction mechanisms of motility and differentiation of peronosporomycete zoospores. A 24-month (April 2007 to March 2009) project was funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Total grants: US$ 128,744.00 (approx.) (including monthly fellowship of Georg Forster Research Fellowship)
  1. Signalling systems between root and rhizoplane microorganisms and their agricultural usage. A 24-month (April 2003 to March 2005) project was funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan. Total grants: US$ 91,663.00 (approx.) (including monthly fellowship/salary)
  1. Regulation of motility, taxis, viability and differentiation of zoospores of oomycete phytopathogens by host and nonhost plant secondary metabolites. Five-year project (5 years) (October 1997 to September 2002) co-funded by Ministry of Science, Technology, Sports and Culture (Monbukagakusho) and the Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST) of Japan from 1997-2002. Total grants: US$ 152,000 (approx.) (including monthly scholarship).
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