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University of Wyoming


 

Anowar IslamM. Anowarul Islam, PhD
 Assistant Professor of Forage Agroecology
(Forage Agroecologist)

Phone: (307) 766-4151

Fax: (307) 766-5549

E-mail: mislam@uwyo.edu

 

Office: Room 4011

 

Education

  • 2003 - Ph.D. (Agronomy), University of Sydney, Australia
  • 1996 - M.S. (Agronomy-Soil Fertility), Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangladesh
  • 1990 - B.S. (Agriculture), Bangladesh Agricultural University
Experience
  • 2008-present - Assistant Professor of Forage Agroecology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming
  • 2005-2008 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Forage Agronomist, The Noble Foundation, Oklahoma
  • 2005 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Agronomy, University of Sydney, Australia
  • 2002-2004 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Grassland Ecology and Systems, University of Miyazaki, Japan
  • 1998-2002 - Research Fellow, Department of Primary Industries, NSW, Australia
  • 1996-1998 - Teaching Assistant, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • 1990-1996 - Research Scientist, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 1990 - Junior Executive Officer (Agronomy), Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Teaching
Research/Extension

Develop modern and innovative research/extension programs on Forage Agronomy that includes: Germplasm search and evaluation for selection/cultivar development; Establishment and Best Management Practices (BMP) for profitable and sustainable forage and livestock production; Grazing management and integration with cropping systems; Incorporation of legumes (e.g. medics, alfalfa, vetch) into the grass systems; Alternative use of forages, e.g. Bioenergy Crops (switchgrass); Forage nutritive value and seed production.

Competitive Funding
  • Competitive funds from the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and International Crop Science Congress (ICSC) to attend the International Crop Science Congress, Korea (2007) (US $2,000)
  • Establishment of the research project of centipedegrass evaluation between Australia and Japan (2002-2004) with Dr. Masahiko Hirata with an extended research grant of Japanese ¥3,000,000 (US $35,000).
  • Research funding for the project of Austrodanthonia evaluation (1998-2002) from Acid Soil Action (ASA), NSW, Australia (AU $70,000)
  • Competitive funds from RIRDC (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation), Canberra and the University of Sydney to attend the International Grassland Congress, Brazil, and to scientific visit to USA, UK (2001) (AU $11,000)
Awards/Honors
  • UPA (University Postgraduate Award) – University of Sydney, Australia (1998-2002)
  • James Kentley Memorial Scholarship – The University of Sydney,   Australia (2000)
  • G.H.S. and I.R. Lightoller Scholarship – The University of Sydney, Australia (2000)
  • JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Merit Scholarship – Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangladesh (1994-1996)
  • University Merit Scholarship – Bangladesh Agricultural University (1984-1989)
  • Faculty Scholarship – Bangladesh Agricultural University (1984-1988)
Professional Memberships 
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • American Forage and Grassland Council
  • Soil Science Society of Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Society for Horticultural Science
  • Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Crop Science Society of Bangladesh
Editorial Board Member/Peer Reviewer

Editorial board member and reviewer of a number of journals including Agronomy Journal, Crop Science, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Journal of Agronomy.

Publications

Refereed:

Hirata, M.,  Islam, M.A., Harada, E., Furuya, M. and Sakou, A (2008). Sward structure and herbage quality, production and utilisation of adjacent monocultures of centipede grass and bahia grass grazed by cattle. Tropical Grasslands, (in press).

Butler, T.J., Islam, M.A. and Muir, J.P. (2008). Establishing cool-season perennial grasses into former annual grass pastures in the southern Plains. Forage and Grazinglands, (in press).

Butler, T.J., Muir, J.P., Islam, M.A. and Bow J.R. (2007). Harvest technique and timing affect forage yield and nutritive value of rhizoma peanut. Agronomy Journal, 99, 1559-1563.

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Milham, P.J., Campbell, L.C. and Jacobs, B.C. (2007). Evaluation of Austrodanthonia accessions for acid tolerance and growth potential. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 2, 849-861.

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Milham, P.J., Campbell, L.C., Jacobs, B.C. and Garden, D.L. (2006). Ranking acidity tolerance and growth potential of Austrodanthonia accessions. Grassland Science, 52, 127-132.

Islam, M.A. and Hirata, M. (2005). Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.): Growth behavior and multipurpose usages. Grassland Science, 51, 183-190.

Islam, M.A. and Hirata, M. (2005). Leaf appearance, death and detachment, and tillering in centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) in comparison with bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge): A study at a small sod scale. Grassland Science, 51, 121-128.

Islam, M.A., Hirata, M. and Bao, G. (2004). Leaf dynamics of centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) in comparison with bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge): a preliminary study at a small sod scale. Grassland Science, 50, 88-89.

Islam, M.A., Hirata, M. and Bao, G. (2004). Sward structure and leaf dynamics of centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.): a study at a pasture scale. Grassland Science, 50, 90-91.

Bao, G., Hirata, M. and Islam, M.A. (2004). Effects of defoliation frequency on stolon development in centipedegrass. Grassland Science, 50, 96-97.

Bao, G., Hirata, M. and Islam, M.A. (2004). Effects of N and K application on gap colonization by centipedegrass. Grassland Science, 50, 98-99.

Islam, M.A., Milham, P.J., Dowling, P.M., Jacobs, B.C. and Garden, D.L. (2004). Improved procedures for adjusting soil pH for pot experiments. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 35, 25-37.

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Garden, D.L. and Milham, P.J. (2003). Austrodanthonia - a productive pasture genus: a brief review. 2. Growth habit, nutritive value and production. Grassland Science, 49, 36-37.

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Garden, D.L. and Milham, P.J. (2003). Austrodanthonia - a productive pasture genus: a brief review. 1. Occurrence and importance. Grassland Science, 49, 34-35.

Islam, M.A. (1999). Growth and yield response of onion to different sources of potassium and application methods. I. Growth behaviour. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, 32, 391-400.

Islam, M.A. (1999). Growth and yield response of onion to different sources of potassium and application methods. II. Yield attributes and potassium uptake. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, 32, 443-452.

Haque, M.A, Hossain, M.K., Saha, U.K., Islam, M.A. and Islam, M.S. (1996). Response of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) to major and minor nutrients in grey flood-plain soil of Bangladesh. Indian Journal Agricultural Sciences, 66, 91-94.

Islam, M.A, Saha, U.K., Islam, M.S. and Saha, R.R. (1995). Fertilising chickpea for high yield with special emphasis on boron and molybdenum in grey floodplain soils of Bangladesh. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 5, 43-49.

Reviewed Research Reports:

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Milham, P.J., Campbell, L.C. and Garden, D.L. (2002). Tolerance of Austrodanthonia spp. to factors associated with soil acidity. In Acid Soil Action (ASA) Research Report. Ed. G. Fenton, pp. 39-43. NSW Agriculture: Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Islam, M.A. (2000). Acid tolerance and fertility responses of important native grasses for acid soils. In Acid Soil Action Detailed Reports of Southern Region Projects. Eds. B. Scott, B. Schumann and G. Fenton, pp. 25-26. NSW Agriculture, Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Reviewed Proceedings:

Islam, M.A., Butler, T.J., Hopkins, A.A., Biermacher, J.T., Cook, B.J., and Bouton, J.H. (2008). Comparison of cereal rye/annual ryegrass and tall fescue stocker grazing systems in the southern Great Plains of USA. Proceedings of the 5th International Crop Science Congress. 13-18 April 2008. Jeju, Korea. (International Crop Science Congress).

Islam, M.A., Butler, T.J., Biermacher, J.T., Cook, B.J., Hopkins, A.A., and Bouton, J.H. (2006). Grazing economics of perennial versus annual grass system. Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, 10-13 December 2006. St. Louis, MO. (The Grazing Lands Conversation Initiative and the Society for the Range Management).

Islam, M.A. and Hirata, M. (2005). Leaf dynamics and tillering in centipedegrass compared with bahiagrass. Proceedings of the XX International Grassland Congress, p. 871. (Eds. F.P. O’Mara, R.J. Wilkins, L. ‘t Mannetje, D.K. Lovett, P.A.M. Rogers and T.M. Boland) (University College Dublin: Ireland)

Islam, M.A., Dowling, P.M., Jacobs, B.C., Milham, P.J., Garden, D.L. and Conyers, M.K. (2001). Emergence and survival responses of Austrodanthonia spp. and ecotypes to soil pH. Proceedings of the XIX International Grassland Congress, pp.204-205. (Brazilian Society of Animal Husbandry: São Paulo, Brazil)

Islam, M.A., Milham, P.J., Conyers, M.K., Dowling, P.M., Jacobs, B.C. and Garden, D.L. (2000). A method of acidifying soil for pot trials. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Soil Dynamics, pp.169-173. (Eds. T.W. Riley and J.M.A. Desbiolles) (University of South Australia: Adelaide, Australia

Abstracts:

Islam, M.A., Butler, T.J., Hopkins, A.A., Biermacher, J.T., Cook, B.J., and Bouton, J.H. (2008). Grazing performance of annual versus perennial grass system. Proceedings of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM (GCAGS) International Annual Meetings 5-9 October 2008. Houston, TX (Houston Geological Society).

Islam, M.A. Butler, T.J. and Huo, C. (2008). Effect of different herbicides on switchgrass establishment and growth. Proceedings of the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Society for Range Management Joint Annual Meeting 26-31 January 2008. Louisville, Kentucky (American Forage and Grassland Council and Society for Range Management).

Islam, M.A. and Butler, T.J. (2008). Germplasm evaluation of rhizoma peanut for growth and forage potential. Proceedings of the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Society for Range Management Joint Annual Meeting 26-31 January 2008. Louisville, Kentucky (American Forage and Grassland Council and Society for Range Management).

Islam, M.A. and Butler, T.J. (2007). Effect of Rhizobia inoculants on annual medics. Proceedings of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings 4-8 November 2007. New Orleans, LA. (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America).

Islam, M.A. and Butler, T.J. (2007). Evaluation of wild bean for forage potential. Proceedings of the AFGC Annual Meeting 24-26 June 2007. Pennsylvania State College, PA (American Forage and Grassland Council).

Islam, M.A., Butler, T.J., Bushong, J.T. and Rowland, M.W. (2006). Effect of Rhizobia inoculants on wild bean. Proceedings of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings 12-16 November 2006. Indianapolis, IN. (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America).

Bushong, J.T., Butler, T.J., Islam, M.A. and Rowland, M.W. (2006). Annual medics (Medicago spp.) response to Rhizobia inoculation. Proceedings of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings 12-16 November 2006. Indianapolis, IN. (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America).

Dissertation:

Islam, M.A. (2003). Responses of accessions of Austrodanthonia spp. to factors associated with soil acidity. Ph.D. thesis. The University of Sydney, Australia. (http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au/record=b2654140)

Islam, M.A. (1996). Growth and yield response of onion to different sources of potash and their fertilisation method. M.S. thesis. Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangladesh.

Extension talks/presentation/Outreach:

Islam, M.A. (2008). Served as a Chair in the 5th International Crop Science Congress in the session: Non-destructive diagnosis of crop status and grassland management, April 17, 2008 in Jeju, Korea.

Islam, M.A. (2008). Economics of cool-season annual and perennial grazing system. College Students’ Field Trip Tour Class (South Dakota State University) presentation and discussion at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, May 13, 2008.

Islam, M.A., Butler, T.J., Hopkins, A.A. and Bouton, J.H. (2008). Grazing performance: Conventional annual rye vs. perennial tall fescue systems. Field Demonstration for NCCC-31 Meeting at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, March 13, 2008.

Islam, M.A. and Butler, T.J. (2007). Tifton 85 bermudagrass: a superior warm-season grass to Coastal bermudagrass. Field Day at the Ole Butler’s Farm, Vashti, TX, July 12, 2007.

Islam, M.A. (2007). Comparison of economics between cool-season annual and perennial grazing system. College Students’ Field Trip Tour Class (A Multi-University Approach to Grazinglands) presentation and discussion at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, June 14, 2007.

Islam, M.A. (2007). Is cool-season perennial grass system better than traditional cool-season annual grass system for grazing? Field day at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, January 19, 2007.

Articles in progress:

Islam, M.A., Butler T.J., Hopkins, A.A., Biermacher, J.T., Cook, B.J., and Bouton, J. H. Performance of cereal rye/annual ryegrass and tall fescue stocker grazing systems in the Southern Great Plains. Agronomy Journal

Islam, M.A. and Butler, T.J. The effect of establishing winter annual legumes on Tifton 85 bermudagrass. Forage and Grazinglands.

Islam, M.A., Milham, P.J., Dowling, P.M., Campbell, L.C., Garden, D.L. and Jacobs, B.C. pH effects on Austrodanthonia in hydroponics. Grassland Science.

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