Prof. Dr. Rana Roy

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPlant Physiology,Plant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology
KeywordsMaize, Greenhouse gases, Growth performance, Soil, Microplastics

Current contact address

CountryBangladesh
CitySylhe Sadar
InstitutionSylhet Agricultural University
InstituteFaculty of Agriculture

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Karl H. MühlingInstitut für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2023

Programme(s)

2023Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Hossain, MS and Fahad, S and Sarker, T and Rabbany, MG and Yeasmin, S and Roy, R*: Pesticide handling practices, occupational risks, and health expenses among Bangladeshi smallholder vegetable farmers. In: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 26, 2026, 102727
2025Roy, R* and Hossain, A and Sarker, T and Asaduzzaman, M: Alleviation of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice: A Synergistic Planetary Health Approach of Organic Amendment and Phytoremediation in Cadmium Contaminated Soil. In: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 19, 2025, 100864
2025Jolly, FA and Pandit, D and Adikari, D and Saifullah, MK and Uddin, GT and Abir, ST and Kumar, R and Dutta, A and Roy, R*: Comparison of heavy metal contamination in cropland soils adjacent to waste disposal site and other cropland soils in Khulna, Bangladesh. In: Discover Sustainability, 6, 2025, 745
2025Yasmin, K and Roy, R and Li, WC: From rice grain to human hair: Assessing dietary heavy metal exposure and health risks in Narsingdi, Bangladesh. In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, 2025, 138921
2025Roy, R and Sarker, T and Monshi, FI and Wang, J: Optimizing water and nutrient application for Caragana korshinskii-based vegetation restoration in coal-mine-degraded arid lands. In: International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2025,
2024Jamil, M and Malook, I and Rehman, SU and Aslam, MM and Fayyaz, M and Shah, G and Kaplan, A and Khan, MN and Ali, B and Roy, R* and Ercisli, S and Harakeh, S and Moulay, M and Javed, MA and Abeed, AHA: Inoculation of heavy metal resistant bacteria alleviated heavy metal-induced oxidative stress biomarkers in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). In: BMC Plant Biology, 24, 2024, 1--14
2024Roy, R* and Hossain, A and Sultana, S and Deb, B and Ahmod, MM and Sarker, T: Microplastics increase cadmium absorption and impair nutrient uptake and growth in red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) in the presence of cadmium and biochar. In: BMC Plant Biology, 24, 2024, 608
2024Roy, R* and Hossain, A and Sharif, MO and Das, M and Sarker, T: Optimizing biochar, vermicompost, and duckweed amendments to mitigate arsenic uptake and accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivated on arsenic-contaminated soil. In: BMC Plant Biology, 24, 2024, 545
2024Raza, MAS and Aslam, MU and Valipour, M and Iqbal, R and Haider, I and Mustafa, AEZMA and Elshikh, MS and Ali, I and Roy, R* and Elshamly, AMS: Seed priming with selenium improves growth and yield of quinoa plants suffering drought. In: Scientific Reports, 14, 2024, 1--12