About Agronomy Division

Agronomy Division is one of the biggest research division of BARI and contributing significantly to increase crop productivity through development of different agronomic management practices. The division conducts research on Cropping System, Crop and Weed Management, Multiple Cropping, Adaptation to Climate Change and Unfavorable Ecosystems. Selection of suitable crops and variety to improve cropping system is very important for crop intensification and diversification. Multiple cropping is also play a very important role to increase cropping intensity, productivity and profit. Presently about 60% of the land are belongs to unfavorable ecosystem where cropping intensity and crop productivity is very less. Agronomic research to address the unfavorable ecosystems like salinity, drought, charland, hill, beels etc. is of prime importance to explore the potentiality of the adverse ecosystems. Agronomic research includes crop, soil and water management and their overall interaction in the cropping systems. Recently, the Agronomy Division has initiated different agronomic research on Chia, a new crop enrich with quality nutrients and having high medicinal value.

Brief Biography

Md. Dr. Abul Khayer Mian comes of a respectable Muslim family in the District of Faridpur in 1996. His father’s name is late Alem Mian and mother’s name is late Mrs. Tasrin. He passed both S.S.C. and H.S.C examinations in first division from the B.I.S.E. of Dhaka in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He awarded first class both in B.Sc.Ag. (Hons.) and M.Sc. Ag. in Agronomy from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in 1991 and 1997, respectively. He was brilliant student in his all academic life and got scholarships in different stages. He started his service life as an Assistant Commissioner of Taxation in Bangladesh Civil Service in 1993. Then he joint as a Scientific Officer in Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur in 1993. He promoted as a Senior Scientific Officer (SSO) in 2006. Afterwards, he got promotion in the post of Principal Scientific Officer (PSO) in 2014 and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) in 2022. Dr. Mian worked on 7 projects as PI and Co-PI, and successfully completed. He has served in Research Wing during 2021-2024 and involved in research management of BARI and many projects. He developed research programme on field oriented problems and developed 61 component technologies. He has written and published 17 booklets on complete package of technologies. He has 22 publications in reputed international journal and 51 publications in other national/international scientific journal. He has also 62 publications as Conference paper/Abstract. He attended and presented papers in many national and international workshop/conference/seminar. He participated and successfully completed 29 training courses during his past life. His research interest is in Agro climate, crop yield relations and modeling. He awarded Prime minister’s Scholarship for Ph.D. research in 2004. He also served as a tutor on the subject ‘Irrigation System and Management’ and ‘Basic Statistics’ in B.Ag.Ed. Programme of Bangladesh Open University. He is happy in family life with his wife, Mrs. Asma Runa, two sons named M.F.A. Julker Nine, M.A. Ibrahim and one daughter named Hasnath Turifa Hafsa. He always expects blessings from his all well-wishers. (Google search for Author: M.A.K. Mian and web:http://makhayermian.blogspot.com; e-mail: khayer66@gmail.com).