Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan
(Professor)Department of Soil, Water & Environment
Short Biography:
Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, a Grade One Professor of the Department of Soil, Water and Environment, was born in Rangunia of Chattagram district. Dr. Khan passed SSC Examination from Muradnagar High School of Cumilla in 1974 and HSC from Chittagong College in 1976. He was awarded Primary, Junior and ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Agronomy | Kansas State University | United States | 1996 |
| Masters | Soil Science | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 1982 |
| Bachelor | Soil Science | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 1981 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Dec 2004 | Currently Working |
| Provost | Amar Ekushey Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 09, Oct 2001 | 26-11-2007 |
| House Tutor | Amar Ekushey Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 18, Sep 2001 | 08-10-2001 |
| Associate Professor | Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 15, Apr 2000 | 30-11-2004 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Soil Science, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladersh | 09, Jul 1997 | 14-04-2000 |
| Research Associate | Department of Agronomy, and Department of Grain Science and Industries, Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas, USA | 01, May 1996 | 31-05-1997 |
| Research Assistant | Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas, USA | 01, May 1990 | 30-04-1996 |
| Scientific Officer | Department of Soil Science, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Dec 1988 | 31-12-1989 |
| Research Assistant | Department of Soil Science, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Apr 1986 | 31-03-1988 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Soil and Environmental Science | Agronomy, Soil Physics, Soil Water Management |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Impact of Jute cultivation on crop performances and soil properties | Prof. Sirajul Hoque, PhD | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD and Syed Alauddin Ahmed, PhD | Md. Monjurul Alam | Agronomy, Soil Science |
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| Masters | Interactive effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulphur and Water stress on nutrient content and growth of Red Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, Ph.D. | Tanbir Ahamad | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Growth and nutrient content of Indian Spinach (Basella alba L.) as influenced by different doses of Potassium fertilizer under different soil moisture regimes | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, Ph.D. | Sadia Israt | Plant nutrition and soil water management |
2020 | |
| Masters | Synthesis of Nano-Silver particles and an assessment of their potency as anti-microbial agent | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Prof. Sirajul Hoque, PhD | Maimuna Qazi | Environmental Chemistry |
2015 |
| Masters | Probable Acidification of some calcareous soils of Bangladesh | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Tazeen Fatima Khan and Manzurul Hoque | Sifat Tahziba | Soil Science |
2015 |
| Masters | Assessment of metal contamination in water of Bangshi river and in nearby soil, plant and air. | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Prof. Abdus Salam, PhD | Sadia Alam Shammi | Environmental pollution |
2014 |
| Masters | Efficiency of Bio-absorbants in the removal of heavy metal from contaminated water | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Prof. Abdus Salam | Shahinur Akter | Environmental pollution |
2012 |
| Masters | Effect of Tea residue on nutrient uptake and growth of Red Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) and Indian Spinach (Basella alba) | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Prof. Sirajul Hoque, PhD | Banozir Shabnam | Agronomy, Plant nutrition |
2012 |
| Masters | Effect of salt stress on the growth and mineral contents of spinach plant | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Prof. Sirajul Hoque, PhD | Md. Imran | Agronomy |
2010 |
| Masters | Effect of Tillage on the germination, growth, and yield of jute and on some soil properties | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Md. Monjurul Alam | Md. Iqbal Hossen Khan | Agronomy, Soil Science |
2005 |
| Masters | Effect of organic fertilizer on the growth of Jute plant and yield of Jute seed | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Md. Monjurul Alam, PhD | Hossne Ara Ferdoushi | Agronomy |
2005 |
| Masters | The effect of water stress and N-fertilization on growth and nutrient uptake of Mint (Mentha arvensis L.) | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Tanjia Shormin | Agronomy |
1999 | |
| Masters | Effects of Puddling and water regimes on soil properties and yield of rice | Prof. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, PhD | Anisur Rahman | Agronomy, Soil Science |
1997 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Soil Science Society of Bangladesh | Life Member | 2000 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Stone, L.R., O.H. Buller, A.J. Schlegel, M.C. Knapp, J-I. Perng, A.H. Khan, H.L. Manges and D.H. Rogers Description and use of KS Water Budget v. T1 software. Resource Manual.
Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, 1995 .
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| Book Section | |
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Shammi, S.A., A. Salam and A.H. Khan "Enrichment of Nutrient Status of Water-Soil Systems Caused by Industrial Effluents."
Governance and Development: Changing Dynamics and Shifting Agendas. Osder Publication, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016, pp. 207-218 .
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| 1 |
Khan, A.H., and A. Islam, R. Islam, S. Begum, and S.M. Imamul Huq : Effect of indigenous VA-Mycorrhizal Fungi on nodulation, growth, and nutrition of lentil (Lens culinaris L.), and blackgram (Vigna mungo L.).,
J. Plant Physiol. (impact factor:3.013) , vol.133 , pp.84-88 , 1988
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| 2 |
Khan, A.H., and A. Islam, R. Islam, S. Begum, and S.M. Imamul Huq : Mycorrhizal status of some Bangladesh soils and the effect of indigenous VA-Mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of rice plants,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.15) , vol.17 , no.1 , pp.49-56. , 1988
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| 3 |
Khan, A.H., and S. Begum, A. Islam and R. Mandal : The absorption of organic phosphate by rice plant from culture solution.,
J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. , vol.12 , pp.121-127. , 1988
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| 4 |
Stone, L.R., A.J. Schlegel, R.E. Gwin, Jr. and A.H. Khan : Response of corn, grain sorghum, and sunflower to irrigation in the High Plains of Kansas.,
Agric. Water Manage. (impact factor:4.021) , vol.30 , pp.251-259 , 1996
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| 5 |
Khan, A.H., L.R. Stone, O.H. Buller, A.J. Schlegel, M.C. Knapp, J-I. Perng, H.L. Manges and D.H. Rogers. : Educational software for illustration of drainage, evapotranspiration, and crop yield.,
J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. (impact factor:3.708) , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.170-174 , 1996
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| 6 |
Darusman, Akhter H. Khan, Loyd R. Stone, William E. Spurgeon and Freddie R. Lamm : Water flux below the root zone vs. dripline spacing in drip-irrigated corn.,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. (impact factor:2.311) , vol.61 , pp.1755-1760 , 1997
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Darusman, Akhter H. Khan, Loyd R. Stone, William E. Spurgeon and Freddie R. Lamm : Water flux below the root zone vs. irrigation amount in drip-irrigated corn.,
Agron. J. (impact factor:1.683) , vol.89 , pp.375-379 , 1997
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| 8 |
Khan, A.H., L.R. Stone and Darusman : Determination of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity as function of soil water potential.,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.9 , no.1 , pp.25-30 , 2000
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| 9 |
Rabbi, S.M.F., T.H. Khan, A.H. Khan and S. Hoque : Effect of water stress and N-P fertilizer application on agronomic parameters of wheat.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.26 , pp.113-120 , 2000
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| 10 |
Khan, A.H., L.R. Stone and Darusman : Determination of drainage (soil water flux) using Wilcox technique.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.26 , pp.121-126 , 2000
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| 11 |
Palash, M.A.H., A. Islam, S. Hoque, A.H. Khan and S.A. Hossain : Behaviour of Soil Mn, Cu, and B under submerged condition.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.26 , pp.133-136. , 2000
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| 12 |
Palash, M.A.H., A. Islam, S. Hoque, A.H. Khan and S.A. Hossain. : Iron and Zinc dynamics in submerged soils.,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.10 , no.1 , pp.113-116 , 2001
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| 13 |
Jahan, S., T.H. Khan, A.H. Khan and S. Hoque : Erosion related physical properties of some hill soils of Bangladesh.,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.137-143 , 2001
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| 14 |
Stone, L.R., D.E. Goodrum, M.N. Jaafar and A.H. Khan : Rooting front and water depletion depths in Grain sorghum and Sunflower.,
Aghron. J. (impact factor:1.683) , vol.93 , pp.1105-1110 , 2001
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| 15 |
Rabbi, S.M.F., T.H. Khan, A.H. Khan and S. Hoque : Effect of water stress and N-P fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and grain quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.11 , no.1 , pp.17-24 , 2002
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| 16 |
Stone, L.R., D.E. Goodrum, A.J. Schlegel, M.N. Jaafar and A.H. Khan : Water depletion depth of Grain sorghum and Sunflower in the Central High Plains.,
Agron. J. (impact factor:1.683) , vol.94 , pp.936-943 , 2002
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| 17 |
Islam, Md. Thouhidul, Sirajul Hoque, Tofazzal Hussain Khan and Akhter Hossain Khan : Nutrient contents of soils and rubber leaves of Madhupur and Karnajhora rubber plantations.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.31 , no.1-2 , pp.1-11 , 2005
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| 18 |
Rahman, A., A.H. Khan, S. Hoque and T.H. Khan : Effects of Puddling and water regimes on soil properties and yield of rice.,
Dhaka. Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.11 , no.2 , pp.133-138 , 2002
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| 19 |
Sadia Alam Shammi, Abdus Salam and Md Akhter Hossain Khan : Assessment of heavy metal pollution in the agricultural soils, plants, and in the atmospheric particulate matter of a suburban industrial region in Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
Environ. Monit. Assess. (impact factor:2.871) , vol.193 , no.2 , pp.104 , 2021
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| 20 |
Qazi, M., S. Hoque and A.H. Khan : Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.43-52 , 2017
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| 21 |
Shammi S.A., A. Salam and A.H. Khan : Assessment of metal contamination in water of Bangshi river.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.38 , no.1 , pp.27-35 , 2016
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| 22 |
Shabnam, B., S. Hoque, M. Moniruzzaman and A.H. Khan : Growth and nutrient uptake by Indian Spinach (Basella alba L.) as influenced by tea residues and used tea leaves.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.37 , no.2 , pp.35-45. , 2015
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| 23 |
Stone, L.R., A.J. Schlegel, A.H. Khan, N.L. Klocke and R.M. Aiken : Water supply: Yield relationships developed for study of water management.,
J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. (impact factor:2.38) , vol.35 , pp.161-173. , 2006
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| 24 |
Alam, MD. Monjurul, Syed Alauddin Ahmad, A.H. Khan and Sirajul Hoque : Response of Cropping Patterns to Nitrogen Balance in Soil.,
Bangladesh J. Jute Fib. , vol.29 , no.1-2 , pp.83-89. , 2009
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Alam, MD. Monjurul, Syed Alauddin Ahmad, Md. Akhter Hossain Khan and Sirajul Hoque : Effect of Jute Cultivation on Phosphorus Balance in Soil.,
Bangladesh J. Jute Fib. Res. , vol.29 , no.1-2 , pp.103-114. , 2009
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| 26 |
Shormin, T., A.H. Khan and M. Alamgir : Response of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer and water stress on the growth and yield of Japanese Mint (Mentha arvensis L.).,
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. , vol.44 , no.1 , pp.137-145. , 2009
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| 27 |
Alam, M. M., S. A. Ahmad, A.H. Khan and S. Hoque : Impact of Jute Cultivation on Crop Performances.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.36 , no.1-2 , pp.1-7. , 2010
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| 28 |
Islam, M. T., S. Hoque, T. H. Khan and A.H. Khan : Rubber growing soils as assessed by some selected physical properties.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.36 , no.1-2 , pp.17-26. , 2010
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| 29 |
Akter, S., A. Salam and A.H. Khan : Efficiency of natural bio-absorbents to remove heavy metal ions from artificially contaminated water.,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.37 , no.1 , pp.57-63. , 2015
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| 30 |
Shabnam, B., S. Hoque, M. Moniruzzaman and A.H. Khan : Shabnam, B., S. Hoque, M. Moniruzzaman, and A.H. Khan. 2015. Effect of Tea residues and used tea leaves on the growth of and nutrient uptake by Red Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.).,
Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. , vol.37 , no.1 , pp.13-23. , 2015
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Alam, MD. Monjurul, Syed Alauddin Ahmad, A.H. Khan and Sirajul Hoque : Nutrient uptake, harvest and addition by crops under different cropping sequences.,
Dhaka. Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.20 , no.1 , pp.81-90. , 2011
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Khan, A.H., S. Begum,, A. Islam,, S.M. Imamul Huq,, T.H. Khan, and R. Mandal : Phosphate status of some sub-humid tropical soils of Bangladesh.,
Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. , vol.7 , no.1 , pp.11-19 , 1989
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Ahmad, Z., S.G. Hussain, M. Ahmed, M.H.K. Choudhury and A.H. Khan : Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and zinc on the growth, yield, and nutrient contents of potato under rainfed condition.,
Dhaka Univ. Studies, Part E. , vol.4 , no.2 , pp.135-141 , 1989
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Ahmad, Z., N.S. Hossain, S.G. Hossain, and A.H. Khan. : Effect of duckweed (Lemina minor) as complement to fertilizer nitrogen on the growth and yield of rice.,
Int. J. Trop. Agric. , vol.8 , no.1 , pp.72-79 , 1990
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Lamm, F.R., H.L. Manges, L.R. Stone, A.H. Khan, and and D.H. Rogers. : Water requirement of subsurface drip-irrigated corn in northwest Kansas.,
Trans. ASAE (impact factor:1.156) , vol.38 , no.2 , pp.441-448 , 1995
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| Local | Neal and Florence E Morehouse Graduate Scholarship, KSU | 1994 | United States | Neal and Florence E. Morehouse Scholarship is awarded to an agronomy graduate student with an interest in crop production, soil management. |
| Local | Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Graduate Scholarship, KSU | 1993 | United States | Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Scholarship is awarded to an agronomy graduate student in soil science. Scholarship criteria includes academic excellence and dedication to the profession. |
| Local | Neal and Florence E Morehouse Graduate Scholarship, KSU | 1992 | United States |
Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan
Professor
Department of Soil, Water & Environment
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: akhterkhan@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +8801817727790
Mobile (Personal): 01817727790