Professor
Dr. Rifat Samad
Department of Botany
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Biography
Currently, I, Rifat Samad, serve as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka. My research focuses on illuminating crucial questions related to different environmental stresses which affect crop productivity. The lab conducts researches in the experimental field, in hydroponic culture and sand culture on diverse crops. Aim of my lab is to investigate and comprehend the ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Plant Physiology | University of Dhaka, Department of Botany | Bangladesh | 2018 |
| Masters | Botany | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| Bachelor | Botany | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1997 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Botany | May 2024 | Present |
| Student Advisor | University of Dhaka | Department of Botany | Jul 2021 | Jun 2024 |
| Associate professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Botany | May 2019 | May 2024 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Botany | Mar 2015 | May 2019 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Department of Botany | Feb 2012 | Mar 2015 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Nutrition and Plant Stress Physiology | Ion transport, physiological, biochemical and anatomical changes and the adaptation mechanism in plants with the hostile environment which is accelerated by climate change (e.g. water stress, waterlogging, drought, salinity, light and heavy metal toxicity etc.); phytohormones in alleviating different abiotic stressess. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Role of endophytic fungi in mitigating salinity stress in rice | Rifat Samad | Shahriar Kabir Imon | 2023 | ||
| Masters | The impact of nickel-induced stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Rifat Samad | Subrota Datta | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Mitigation of water stress in lentil (Lens culinarisMedik) by exogenous application of kinetin | Rifat Samad | Towfika Fahamida | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Cadmium-mitigation in rice through kinetin and gibberellic acid | Rifat Samad | Sufia Akter | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Effects of Gibberellic Acid on Seed Germination and Growth of Mungbean under Salinity Stress | Rifat Samad | Mst. Momtaz Mohal | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Enhancement effect of kinetin on germination, growth and biochemical properties of rice seedlings under arsenic stress | RIFAT SAMAD | Tajrin Jahan Tarin | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Impact of PEG induced water stress on germination, physiological and biochemical responses and previous water stress on ion transport in chickpea | RIFAT SAMAD | Rokaiya Morshed Ema | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Effects of salinity on germination, growth, yield and biochemical parameters of wheat | RIFAT SAMAD | Md. Rezaul Karim | 2019 | ||
| Masters | Effects of waterlogging on growth, nutrient and biochemical parameters in mungbean | RIFAT SAMAD | Lucky Nur | 2019 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Plant Stress Physiology | Evaluating the performance of Aspergillus niger in mitigating the effect of salinity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Ministry of Science and Technology | 01-07-2024 | 30-06-2025 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | Mitigation of water stress in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) by exogenous application of kinetin | Centre for advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2023 | 30-06-2024 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | Cadmium-mitigation in rice through kinetin and gibberellic acid | Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2021 | 30-06-2022 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | Influence of polyethylene glycol induced water stress on physiological and biochemical responses in rice | University Grants Commission | 01-07-2020 | 30-06-2021 | |
| Plant stress Physiology | Effects of waterlogging on ion absorption and transport and biochemical responses in maize | Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2020 | 30-06-2021 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | Effects of waterlogging on ion absorption and translocation and biochemical responses in rice | University Grants Commission | 01-07-2018 | 30-06-2019 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | Effects of aluminium toxicity on ion transport and its correlation with sugar and proline contents in maize seedlings | Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2017 | 30-06-2018 | |
| Plant Stress Physiology | The effect of phosphorus deficiency on ion transport and its relation with anatomical structure in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. cv. BARI Mung-6) | Centre for advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2014 | 30-06-2015 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association | Life member | 2015 | Life Time |
| 2 | Bangladesh Botanical Society | Life member | 2012 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
Rifat Samad and Parveen Rashid "Plant physiology addressing climate change issues. In: Botany addressing the challenges and opportunities for the 21st century, Centennial Special Book."
Botany addressing the challenges and opportunities for the 21st century, Centennial Special Book. Mihir Lal Saha, Moniruzzaman Khondker, Shamim Shamsi, Md. Oliur Rahman Dhaka: Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, 2022 77-112 .
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| 1 |
Rokaiya Morshed Ema, Rifat Samad, Munira Mohtasim and Tahmina Islam : Physiological, biochemical, and molecular analysis of PEG-induced water stress responses in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.),
Journal of Plant Nutrition (impact factor:1.6) , vol.48 , no.7 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC , pp.1-18 , 2025
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Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Md Kaiser Mohaimen, Md Abul Kashem, Rifat Samad, Shirin Akhter and Yeasmin Nahar Jolly : Effects of micronutrients on the vegetative growth and shoot nutrient status of chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) grown under drought stress condition,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.34 , no.1 Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka , pp.97-107 , 2025
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| 3 |
Rifat Samad : Effects of waterlogging on ion absorption, translocation and biochemical responses in maize,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.4) , vol.54 , no.1 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.91-98 , 2025
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| 4 |
Tulika Palit, Fahmida Anika Khan, Md. Abul Kashem, Rifat Samad, Mohammad Riazul Islam and Mohammad Zabed Hossain : Differential expression of VrNAC genes in shoot and root tissues of mung bean grown under drought condition,
Journal of Plant Biology and Crop Research (impact factor:1.8) , vol.8 , no.2 MedDocs Publishers LLC , 2024
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Sufia Akter and Rifat Samad : Effects of kinetin and gibberellic acid on growth and ion transport of rice under cadmium stress,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.4) , vol.53 , no.2 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.209-216 , 2024
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| 6 |
Rifat Samad : Physiological and biochemical responses of rice to polyethylene glycol,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.52 , no.4 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.897-905 , 2023
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| 7 |
Rifat Samad, Md. Mehraz and Parveen Rashid : Effects of phosphorus deficiency on ion transport and its anatomical relation in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.),
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.52 , no.2 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.381-387 , 2023
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| 8 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of aluminium toxicity on root and shoot growth of rice and chickpea seedlings,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.50 , no.4 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.1195-1201 , 2021
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Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Anatomical changes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under aluminium stress condition,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.30 , no.2 Dhaka Univ-Journal Biological Sciences , pp.187-196 , 2021
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| 10 |
Pragga Saha Sharmi, Md. Abul Kashem, Rifat Samad and Mohammad Zabed Hossain : Genetic diversity within and among populations of Shorea robusta Roxb. Ex. Gaertn. in Bangladesh and its implications for conservation,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.50 , no.2 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.405-412 , 2021
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Rifat Samad : Effects of aluminium on ion transport and its impact on sugar and proline contents of maize seedlings,
J. Adv. Plant Sci. , vol.11 , no.1 Botanical Society of Assam , pp.29-35 , 2021
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| 12 |
Shukanta Saha, Shamima Nasrin, Hasna Hena Begum and Rifat Samad : Effects of drought stress on pigment and protein contents and antioxidant enzyme activities in five varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L.),
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.49 , no.4 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.997-1002 , 2020
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| 13 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Aluminium toxicity on the activities of antioxidant enzymes in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seedlings grown in hydroponic culture,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.49 , no.3 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.619-624 , 2020
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| 14 |
Shamima Nasrin, Shukanta Saha, Hasna Hena Begum and Rifat Samad : Impacts of drought stress on growth, protein, proline, pigment content and antioxidant enzyme activities in rice (Oryza sativa L. var. BRRI dhan-24),
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.29 , no.1 Dhaka Univ-Journal Biological Sciences , pp.117-123 , 2020
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| 15 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of aluminium toxicity on some biochemical components of rice (Oryza sativa L.),
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. sci. , vol.29 , no.1 Dhaka Univ-Journal Biological Sciences , pp.125-132 , 2020
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| 16 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Anatomical responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to aluminium toxicity,
J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. (impact factor:0.3) , vol.43 , no.2 , pp.123-131 , 2019
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Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of aluminium stress on the accumulation of cations and anions in rice and chickpea seedlings grown in solution culture,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.47 , no.4 , pp.993-1000 , 2018
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| 18 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of long term exposure to aluminium stress on the accumulation and distribution of K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe2+ and Cl- in rice and chickpea plants,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.37-48 , 2018
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| 19 |
Md. Mehraz, Parveen Rashid, Rifat Samad and JL Karmoker : Effects of phosphorus deficiency on ion transport and its correlation with anatomical structure in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.46 , no.4 , pp.1285-1291 , 2017
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| 20 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of aluminium toxicity on germination of seeds and its correlation with K+, Cl- and Al3+ accumulation in radicle and plumule of Oryza sativa L. and Cicer arietinum L.,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.5) , vol.46 , no.3 , pp.979-986 , 2017
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| 21 |
Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of aluminium toxicity on the accumulation and distribution of K+, Na+, Cl- and NO3- in Oryza sativa L. and Cicer arietinum L.,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.141-149 , 2017
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| 22 |
Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Ishaq U. Rasel and Rifat Samad : Soil Moisture effects on the growth of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) varieties in Bangladesh,
MOL , vol.16 , pp.30-40 , 2016
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| 23 |
Shukanta Saha, Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of sulphur deficiency on accumulation of K+, Na+, NO3-, PO43- and transport of K+ , Na+ in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. var. BARI Mung-6),
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.123-130 , 2016
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Shukanta Saha, Rifat Samad, Parveen Rashid and JL Karmoker : Effects of sulphur deficiency on growth, sugars, proline and chlorophyll content in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. var. BARI Mung-6),
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.233) , vol.45 , no.2 , pp.405-410 , 2016
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Amatun Karim, Parveen Rashid, Rifat Samad and JL Karmoker : Effects of phosphorus deficiency on ion transport and its correlation with sugar content and anatomical structure in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. BARI Chola-5) seedlings,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.23 , no.2 , pp.157-164 , 2014
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Rifat Samad and JL Karmoker : Effects of NaCl salinity stress on accumulation of K+, Na+, Cl-, NO3-, sugar and proline contents in the seedlings of Triticale-1,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.233) , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.189-194 , 2013
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Rifat Samad and JL Karmoker : Effects of gibberellic acid and kinetin on seed germination and accumulation of Na+ and K+ in the seedlings of Triticale-1 under salinity stress,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.233) , vol.41 , no.2 , pp.123-129 , 2012
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Rifat Samad, Quazi Abdul Fattah and Nargis Jahan : Effects of two growth regulators on yield and yield attributes of two varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.),
Bangladesh J. Bot. , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.127-129 , 2010
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Name & designation
Dr. Rifat Samad
Professor
Department
Department of Botany Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email
rifat.bot@du.ac.bd
Phone
+880-2-9661920