Nazrul (Naz) Islam, Ph.D. (USask)

Image Dr. M Nazrul (Naz) Islam
Research Scientist (Crop Pathology & Soil Microbiology)
  • Microbiologist for metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of disease (e.g., FHB) suppressive microbiomes under the pulse-cereal-oilseed rotation systems in western Canada
  • Pathologist for Fusarium head blight (FHB) associated with pathogens and mycotoxins in western Canada 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Morden Research and Development Centre

Current research and/or projects

  • Population genetics of Fusarium poae and F. graminearum in cereal FHB across the western Canadian prairies
  • Functional genomics of disease (FHB) suppressive soil microbiomes (fungi/bacteria) under diverse crop rotations in western Canada
  • Fungicide sensitivity to FHB species of barley and oats 
  • FHB associated mycotoxins in cereal grains across western Canada 

Research and/or project statements

I am responsible to investigate;

  • population and functional genomics of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in cereal production
  • FHB associated mycotoxin hazards in cereal grains
  • suppressive microbiomes associated with FHB and other soil/seed-pathogens under diverse (pulse/oilseed/cereal) crop rotations across western Canada

Professional activities / interests

  • Certified Crop Advisor (CCA), Canadian Prairies 
  • Articling Agrologist (A.Ag.), Saskatchewan/Manitoba Institute of Agrologist, Canada
  • Member of the Australian Plant Pathology Society (APPS)
  • Member of the Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS)
  • Canadian Society of Soil Science Society (CSSS)
  • Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM)
  • Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS)

 

Education and awards

  • Ph.D. in Soil Microbiology (Fungal Genetics), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • M.Sc. in Phytopathology (Clubroot and Glucosinolates), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • M.S. in Plant Pathology (Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Pathogens), Bangabandhu SMR Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. in Agriculture (Soil and Plant), Shere-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

International experience and/or work

  • Quantifying glucosinolates following clubroot infection (Plasmodiophora brassicae) in brassica crops (USydney, Australia)
  • Soil-pathogens, biocontrol and crop health improvement in the organic/semi-organic system (BARI, Bangladesh)
  • Polymer-symbiont-chemical seed-coating/treatment for sustainable agriculture in the prairies (U of S, Canada)

Additional links

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M-Nazrul-Islam-2

Key publications

  1. Fungicide Sensitivity Towards the Predominant Pathogen Species of Fusarium
    Head Blight in Cereals from Manitoba, Western Canada
    M. Nazrul Islam and Xiben Wang
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Morden Research and Development Centre, 101 Route 100,
    Morden, Manitoba, R6M 1Y5, Canada
    Corresponding Author: M. Nazrul Islam, naz.islam@agr.gc.ca

    2021 - View publication details

Contact

Research facility

Morden Research and Development Centre
Route 100, Unit 100-101
Morden, MB R6M 1Y5
Canada

Expertise

Knowledge translation
Plant›Pathology›Fungus

Affiliations

Government Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Morden RDC, Manitoba, Canada.

Language

English
French

Other languages

Bangla