Member Profile
Membership type: full
Mafruha Afroz
Country of origin: Bangladesh Currently in: Bangladesh, Dhaka General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2003 Undergraduate Agricultural Sciences2005 Master Agricultural Sciences2017 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Working as a scientific officer at Plant Pathology BARI, since11 June 2006. Now she promoted as a Senoir Scientific Officer from April, 2018. Engaged in planning, designing and executing the research programmes for the development of varieties resistant to major diseases of Tuber and Horticultural crops. Also working with cultural, biological control such as Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and chemical control of diseases and providing IDM technology to the farmers. Working as a Co-PI with NATP, Piloting project of KGF, IPM-IL, USAID, AVRDC. Poster Presentation:
Publications resulting from Research:
13. List of publication:
As principal author
1. Afroz, M., M. A Rahman, M. S. Nahar , L. Yasmin and A.S. M. Khorshed Alam. 2012. Selection of Resistant Variety, Effective Organic Amendment and Fungicide Against Gummy Stem Blight of Bottle Gourd caused by Didymella bryoniae. Bangladesh J. of SAARC Agri., 10(1):1-8.
2. Afroz, M., M. A Rahman and SMK Alam.2010. Efficacy of soil amendment, insecticide and plant extract to control TYLCV of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.). Bangladesh J. Agri., 35(2): 93-99.
3. Afroz, M, M. Ashrafuzzaman, M.N. Ahmed, M. E. Ali and M.R. Azim. 2008. Integrated Management of major fungal diseases. Int. J. of Sustain Crop Prod. 3(2):54-59
As co-author
Project Completion Report on Integrated Crop Management for the Improvement of Jackfruit. Project Period February 2010- January 2013. Plant Pathology division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, July,15, 2015. Rahman, M. A., A. K. M Khorseduzzaman, A. S. M. Mesbah Uddin, M. Afroz and R. Ahmed.
Status of Trichoderma Research and Development in Bangladesh. 2013. M. A. Rahman*, M Afroz, M.S. Nahar, M. Y. Mian and Sally A. Miller. 2013. Paper presented in IPM symposium held in Memphis Carnival Hall.
4. L. Yasmin, M. A. Ali, M.S. Nahar and M. Afroz. 2016 (February). Effect of bio agent on Fusarium wilt of gladiolus. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 9(02): 06-09
5. Rahman, M. A. and M. Afroz. 2016 (February). Efficacy of new fungicides to control powdery mildew of Bottle gourd seed crop. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 9(02): 06-09
6. Rahman M. A. and M. Afroz. 2016 (February). Survey on the diseases of Jackfruit and some aspects of control measures for gummosis disease in Bangladesh. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 9(02): 10-14
7. Hossain M. S., M. Afroz, M.S. Islam, M. E. Haque and T. K. Dey. 2014 (July). Consequences of Planting Time and Fungicide Application in Controlling Late Blight Disease of Potato Var. Diamant. J. Expt. Bio sci. 5(2):69-74
8. Hossain M. S., M. Afroz, T. K. Dey, M. Z. Islam and M. E. Haque. 2011 (December). Selection of an Effective Spray Schedule of Contact and Systemic Fungicides to Control Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) of Potato. Bangladesh J. of Plant Pathology. 27(1&2):33-36
9. Rahman, M. A., M. Afroz, M. Z. Hossain, M.G. Kibria and M. A. J. Bhuyan. 2011(December). Survey on the incidence of Guava wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.psidii) in Bangladesh and Selection of resistant rootstocks for its control. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 4(12):760-763
10. Nahar, M.S., M. A. Rahman, G.N.M. Ilias, M. A. Rahman, L. Yasmin, M Afroz, A.N.M.R. Karim and Sally A. Miller. 2010. Effect of Tricho- Compost on soil-borne diseases and production of some vegetable crops. Bangladesh J. of Plant Pathology. 26(1&2):1-7
11. Nahar, M.S., M. A. Rahman, L. Yasmin, M Afroz, A.N.M.R. Karim and Sally A. Miller. 2010. IPM system on nematode trophic group in soil ecosystem. Bangladesh J. of Plant Pathology. 26(1&2):15-21
12. Rahman, M. A., M. S. Nahar, Iqbal Faruk, M Afroz, A.N.M.R. Karim and Sally A. Miller. 2010 (January). Management of Soil-borne Pathogens of Tomato in the Seedbed Nursery and the Main Planting Field. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 3(1):9-15
13. Rahman, M. A, M. Afroz, SMK Alam, MKA Chowdhury. 2010. Effect of soil treatment on disease and insects of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). Bangladesh J. Agri., 35(2):85-91
14. Rahman, M. A., M Afroz, L. Yasmin, M. S. Nahar and M. G. Kibria. 2009 (October). Effect of soil solarization for growing disease free seedlings of vegetable crops and their yield. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal. 2(10):870-874
15. Yasmin L., M. Afroz, M.S. Nahar, M. A. Rahman and N.N. Khanam. 2008(October). Management of Powdery Mildew in Sweet Gourd (Cucurbita moschata). Int. J. of Sustain Crop Prod. 3(6):21-25.
16. Ahmed, M. N., M. U. Ahmad, M. Afroz and M. A. Hawlader. 2008. Effect of different inoculum levels of Melodoigyne incognita on the growth and yield of groundnut. Bangladesh J. Seed Sci. & Tech. 12(1):1-4.
17. Rahman, M. A. and M Afroz. 2008. Evaluation of Resistance of Hyacinth BeanLines to Collectotrichum lindemuthianum and its’ Chemical Control on Seed Crop. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal.1(1):71-75
18. Ali, M.E., M.M.E. Rahman, M Rahman, M. Afroz and M.S. Ali. 2007. Biological control of soil borne pathogen (Sclerotium rolfsii) of potato. Bangladesh J. of crop sci. 18(2):245-245
19. Azim, M.R., A. Hossain, H.R. Pramanik, M.H. Waliullah and M. Afroz. 2007. Effect of different organic manures on growth and development of sesame. Int. J. of Bio Res..3(4):52-57
20. Nahar, M. S., M. A. Rahman, M. Afroz, M, Mahfuz, A. N. M. Rezaul Karim and S. A. Miller. 2011. Tricho-compost and tricho-leachate: bio-products for effective management of soil borne disease pathogens and production of healthy seedlings. In: M. B. Meah (ed.) Proceeding of the 4th International Conference for the Development of Integrated Pest Management in Asia and Africa., held at Mymensingh, Bangladesh, 20-22 January, 2011. 4:140-147.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchWorking as a scientific officer at Plant Pathology BARI, since11 June 2006. Now she promoted as a Senoir Scientific Officer from April, 2018. Engaged in planning, designing and executing the research programmes for the development of varieties resistant to major diseases of Tuber and Horticultural crops. Also working with cultural, biological control such as Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and chemical control of diseases and providing IDM technology to the farmers. Working as a Co-PI with NATP, Piloting project of KGF, IPM-IL, USAID, AVRDC. Poster Presentation:
Workshop and Conference Attended
2014 Minneapolis, Minn., USA. Mafruha Afroz, Nagendra Subedi, Xing Ma, Fulya Baysal-Guerl and Sally A. Miller.2014. Differential colonization of Solanum sisymbriifolium and tomato by Ralstonia solanacearum. American Phytopathology Society Annual Meeting, Aug. 9-14, 2014, Minneapolis,2015 Columbus, USA. Mafruha Afroz, Nagendra Subedi, Xing Ma, Fulya Baysal-Guerl and Sally A. Miller.2015. Differential colonization of Solanum sisymbriifolium and tomato by Ralstonia solanacearum. International Symposium, Feb. 27, 2015, Columbus, USA.Affiliations
Bangladesh Phytopathology Society