Md Asaduzzaman
Dr. Asaduzzaman is a native of Bangladesh and received a Ph.D. in Bioproduction Science from Tottori University, Japan. He has expertise in hydroponic crop production and is currently working as a senior researcher at the Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. His main research focuses on the development of hydroponic techniques for horticultural crops in a greenhouse, production of specialty crops under Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), and development of specialty dietary components through hydroponic production of vegetables providing human health benefits beyond basic nutrition. His other research project includes studying autotoxicity, a phenomenon of intraspecific allelopathy in vegetables and ornamentals through hydroponics, and developing suitable control measures to overcome it. He has published thirty-one original research articles, five review articles, twenty-two conference proceedings, eight book chapters, and nine edited books. He was awarded the Gold Medal from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 2011 and the 2016 BAS-TWAS Prize for Young Scientists from Bangladesh.