Publication of the Department - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


JOURNAL ARTICLES (Total research articles and reviews: 65) (*as the corresponding author) 

  1. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Asaduzzaman M, Shirazy BJ, Khan MSU, Rahman AS, Murata Y, et al. Seed Priming Improves Chilling Stress Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa) Seedlings. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany. 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2024.058710
  2. Rhaman MS, Rauf F, Tania SS, Bayazid N, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Robin AHK, et al. Proline and glycine betaine: A dynamic duo for enhancing salt stress resilience in maize by regulating growth, Stomatal size, and Oxidative stress responses. Plant Stress. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100563
  3. Noor MMA, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Alim S, Islam MM, Hasan MT, BABAR MA, et al. Lentil adaptation to drought stress: response, tolerance, and breeding approaches. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1403922
  4. Kadir A, Setu A, Sharmin S, Hossain MA, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Bhuiyan MJH, et al. Chitosan enhances drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays) by promoting growth and chlorophyll content while reducing hydrogen peroxide levels. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture. 2024. https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.216212
  5. Imran S, Mahamud MA, Paul NC, Sarker P, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Islam N, et al. Salicylic acid improved the growth of soybean seedlings by regulating water status and plant pigments and limiting oxidative injury under salinity stress. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany. 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2024.055736
  6. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Hasan MT, Rahman MA, Nuruzzaman M, Rahman AS, Hasanuzzaman M, et al. Plant response to combined salinity and waterlogging stress: Current research progress and future prospects. Plant Stress. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2023.100137
  7. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M.* Improving cold stress tolerance in rice seedlings. Journal of Environmental Science for Sustainable Society. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3107/jesss.12.MR02
  8. Rezvi HUA, Tahjib‐Ul‐Arif M*, Azim MA, Tumpa TA, Tipu MMH, Najnine F, et al. Rice and food security: Climate change implications and the future prospects for nutritional security. Food and Energy Security. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.430
  9. Imran S, Mahamud MA, Paul NC, Chakrobortty J, Sarker P, Paul S, Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M. et al. Seed priming and exogenous application of citric acid enhance seedling growth and photosynthetic pigments and mitigate oxidative damage of soybean (Glycine max) under salt stress. Archives of Biological Sciences. 2023. https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS230804033I
  10. Hasanuzzaman M, Saha NR, Farabi S, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Yasmin S, Haque MS. Screening of salt-tolerant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through morphological and molecular markers. Cereal Research Communications. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00278-x
  11. Dawood MF, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Sohag AAM, Abdel Latef AAH. Role of acetic acid and nitric oxide against salinity and lithium stress in canola (Brassica napus L.). Plants. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010051
  12. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Wei X, Jahan I, Hasanuzzaman Md, Sabuj ZH, Zulfiqar F, et al. Exogenous nitric oxide promotes salinity tolerance in plants: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.957735
  13. Sohag AAM, Hossain MT, Rahaman MA, Rahman P, Hasan MS, Das RC,... Tahjib-Ul-Arif M et al. Molecular pharmacology and therapeutic advances of the pentacyclic triterpene lupeol. Phytomedicine. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154012
  14. Rhaman MS, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Kibria MG, Hoque A. Climate change and its adverse impacts on plant growth in south asia: current status and upcoming challenges. Phyton. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.018898
  15. Islam MAU, Nupur JA, Hunter CT, Sohag AAM, Sagar A, Hossain MS, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*. Crop improvement and abiotic stress tolerance promoted by moringa leaf extract. Phyton. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.021556
  16. Imran S, Sarker P, Hoque MN, Paul NC, Mahamud MA, Chakrobortty J, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M et al. Biochar actions for the mitigation of plant abiotic stress. Crop and Pasture Science. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP21486
  17. Dawood MF, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sohag AAM, Abdel Latef AAH. Fluoride mitigates aluminum-toxicity in barley: morpho-physiological responses and biochemical mechanisms. BMC Plant Biology. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03610-z
  18. Angon PB, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Samin SI, Habiba U, Hossain MA, Brestic M. How do plants respond to combined drought and salinity stress?—a systematic review. Plants. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11212884
  19. Tahjib‐Ul‐Arif M, Sohag A, Mostofa M, Polash M, Mahamud A, Afrin S, et al. Comparative effects of ascobin and glutathione on copper homeostasis and oxidative stress metabolism in mitigation of copper toxicity in rice. Plant Biology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13222
  20. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Zahan M, Karim M, Imran S, Hunter CT, Islam M, Mia M, Hannan M, Rhaman MS, Hossain M, & Brestic M. Citric acid-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22137235
  21. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Munemasa S, Murata Y. Elevation of cytosolic calcium in guard cells. Journal of Environmental Science for Sustainable Society. https://doi.org/10.3107/jesss.10.MR02
  22. Siddiqui MN, Mostofa MG, Rahman MM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Das AK, Mohi-Ud-Din M, et al. Glutathione improves rice tolerance to submergence: insights into its physiological and biochemical mechanisms. Journal of Biotechnology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.11.011
  23. Rhaman MS, Imran S, Karim MM, Chakrobortty J, Mahamud MA, Sarker P, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M et al. 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated plant adaptive responses to abiotic stress. Plant Cell Reports. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-021-02690-9
  24. Latef AAA, Hasanuzzaman M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M. Mitigation of salinity stress by exogenous application of cytokinin in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 2021. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha49112192
  25. Khaleduzzaman M, Hossain MA, Bhuiyan MJH, Mahmud S, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Murata Y. Chitosan mitigates salt stress in rice by enhancing antioxidant defense system. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.128175
  26. Ibrahimova U, Kumari P, Yadav S, Rastogi A, Antala M, Suleymanova Z, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M et al. Progress in understanding salt stress response in plants using biotechnological tools. Journal of Biotechnology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040790
  27. Tabassum R, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Hasanuzzaman M, Sohag AA, Islam MS, Shafi SS, Islam MM, & Hassan L. Screening salt-tolerant rice at the seedling and reproductive stages: an effective and reliable approach. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104629
  28. Hossain MT, Sohag AAM, Haque MN, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Dash R, Chowdhury MTH, et al. Nutritional value, phytochemical profile, antioxidant property and agar yielding potential of macroalgae from coasts of Cox’s Bazar and St. Martin’s Island of Bangladesh. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10498850.2020.1869876
  29. Hoque M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Hannan A, Sultana N, Akhter S, Hasanuzzaman M, et al. Melatonin modulates plant tolerance to heavy metal stress: morphological responses to molecular mechanisms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111445
  30. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y & Murata Y. Modulation of frequency and height of cytosolic calcium spikes by plasma membrane anion channels in guard cells. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbab118
  31. Hannan MA, Rahman MA, Sohag AAM, Uddin MJ, Dash R, Sikder MH,… Tahjib-Ul-Arif M et al. Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.): A comprehensive review on phytochemistry, health benefits, molecular pharmacology, and safety. Nutrients. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061784
  32. Dawood MF, Sohag AAM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Latef AAHA. Hydrogen sulfide priming can enhance the tolerance of artichoke seedlings to individual and combined saline-alkaline and aniline stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.12.034
  33. Abdel Latef AAH, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Rhaman MS. Exogenous Auxin-mediated salt stress alleviation in faba bean (Vicia faba). Agronomy. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.02.007
  34. Abdel Latef AAH, Akter A, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M. Foliar application of auxin or cytokinin can confer salinity stress tolerance in Vicia faba L. Agronomy. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040790
  35. Afrin S, Okuma E, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Jahan MS, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, & Murata Y. Stomatal response to isothiocyanates in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa420  
  36. Ye W, Ando E, Rhaman MS, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Okuma E, Nakamura Y, et al. Inhibition of light-induced stomatal opening by allyl isothiocyanate does not require guard cell cytosolic Ca2+. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa073
  37. Farzana S, Rasel M, Tahjib Ul Arif M, Hossain MA, Azam MG, Galib MAA, Mahamul ASU, Hossain MA. Salicylic acid and thiourea ameliorate the negative impact of salt stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings by up-regulating photosynthetic pigments, leaf water status, and antioxidant defense system. Journal of Phytology. https://doi.org/10.25081/jp.2021.v13.7217
  38. Sohag AAM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Polash MAS, Belal Chowdhury M, Afrin S, Burritt DJ, et al. Exogenous glutathione-mediated drought stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) is associated with lower oxidative damage and favorable ionic homeostasis. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40995-020-00917-0
  39. Sohag AAM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Brestic M, Afrin S, Sakil MA, Hossain MT, et al. Exogenous salicylic acid and hydrogen peroxide attenuate drought stress in rice. Plant Soil Environ. https://doi.org/10.17221/472/2019-PSE
  40. Sohag AAM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Afrin S, Khan MK, Hannan MA, Skalicky M, et al. Insights into nitric oxide-mediated water balance, antioxidant defence and mineral homeostasis in rice (Oryza sativa) under chilling stress. Nitric Oxide. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2020.04.001
  41. Skalicky M, Kubes J, Shokoofeh H, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Vachova P, Hejnak V. Betacyanins and betaxanthins in cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris compared to weed beets. Molecules. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25225395
  42. Rasel M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Hossain MA, Hassan L, Farzana S, Brestic M. Screening of salt-tolerant rice landraces by seedling stage phenotyping and dissecting biochemical determinants of tolerance mechanism. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-020-10235-9
  43. Rasel M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Hossain MA, Sayed MA, Hassan L. Discerning of rice landraces (Oryza sativa) for morpho-physiological, antioxidant enzyme activity, and molecular markers’ responses to induced salt stress at the seedling stage. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-019-09962-5
  44. Hannan A, Hassan L, Hoque MN, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Robin AHK. Increasing New root length reflects survival mechanism of rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes under PEG-induced osmotic stress. Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. 2020. https://doi.org/10.9787/PBB.2020.8.1.46
  45. Ferdousy N, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sagor G. Polyamine Oxidase 5 (PAO5) mediated antioxidant response to promote salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University. 2020. https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.103110
  46. Farzana S, Rasel M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Al Galib MA, Sarker KK, Hossain MA. Exogenous salicylic acid and thiourea ameliorate salt stress in wheat by enhancing photosynthetic attributes and antioxidant defense. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University. https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.86574
  47. Dawood MF, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sohag AAM, Abdel Latef AAH, Ragaey MM. Mechanistic insight of allantoin in protecting tomato plants against ultraviolet C stress. Plants. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010011
  48. Dastogeer KM, Zahan MI, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Akter MA, Okazaki S. Plant salinity tolerance conferred by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated mechanisms: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.588550
  49. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Afrin S, Polash MAS, Akter T, Ray SR, Hossain MT, et al. Role of exogenous signaling molecules in alleviating salt-induced oxidative stress in rice (Oryza sativa): a comparative study. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-019-2861-6
  50. Tahjib-UI-Arif M*, Sohag AAM, Afrin S, Bashar KK, Afrin T, Mahamud ASU, et al. Differential response of sugar beet to long-term mild to severe salinity in a soil–pot culture. Agriculture. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9100223
  51. Sharmin S, Hannan A, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sagor G. Genetic association and path coefficient analysis among yield and nutritional traits of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum): Genetic association and path analysis in tomato. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v17i2.41942
  52. Roy PR, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Polash MAS, Hossen MZ, Hossain MA. Physiological mechanisms of exogenous calcium on alleviating salinity-induced stress in rice (Oryza sativa). Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-019-00654-8
  53. Bashar KK, Tareq M, Amin M, Honi U, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sadat M, et al. Phytohormone-mediated stomatal response, escape and quiescence strategies in plants under flooding stress. Agronomy. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9020043
  54. Afrin S, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M*, Sakil MA, Sohag AAM, Polash MAS, Hossain MA. Hydrogen peroxide priming alleviates chilling stress in rice (Oryza sativa) by enhancing oxidant scavenging capacity. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture. 2019. https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.13554
  55. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Siddiqui MN, Sohag AAM, Sakil MA, Rahman MM, Polash MAS, & Tran LSP. Salicylic acid-mediated enhancement of photosynthesis attributes and antioxidant capacity contributes to yield improvement of maize plants under salt stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-018-9867-y
  56. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Sayed MA, Islam MM, Siddiqui MN, Begum S, Hossain MA. Screening of rice landraces (Oryza sativa) for seedling stage salinity tolerance using morpho-physiological and molecular markers. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-018-2645-4
  57. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Roy PR, Al Mamun Sohag A, Afrin S, Rady MM, Hossain MA. Exogenous calcium supplementation improves salinity tolerance in BRRI dhan28; a salt-susceptible high-yielding Oryza sativa Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-018-0098-0
  58. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Ghosh A, Chamely S, Haque M, Rahman MM. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation with organic matter and phosphorus supplementation enhance nutrient contents of Amaranthus tricolor and Basella alba L. by improving nutrients uptake. Tropical Plant Research. 2018. https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2018.v5.i3.046
  59. Sakil MA, Polash MAS, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Hossain MA, Hossain MA. Cardioprotective molecule and bioactive compounds of some selected vegetables available in Bangladesh. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University. 2018. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v16i1.36485
  60. Polash MAS, Sakil MA, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Hossain MA. Effect of salinity on osmolytes and relative water content of selected rice genotypes. Tropical Plant Research. 2018. https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2018.v5.i2.029
  61. Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Afrin S, Mofazzal Islam M, Afzal Hossain Md. Phenotypic Parameters clustering based screening of rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces for salt tolerance. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3923/ajps.2017.235.241
  62. Ghosh A, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Chamely S, Haque M, Rahman MM, Bhuiyan MAH. Comparative effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza, cowdung and phosphorus on growth and yield contributing characters of red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) and Indian spinach (Basella alba L.). Tropical Plant Research. 2017. https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2017.v4.i2.035
  63. Roy PR, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Akter T, Ray SR, Abu Sayed M. Exogenous ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide alleviates salt-induced oxidative stress in rice (Oryza sativa) by enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities and proline content. Advances in Environmental Biology. 2016.
  64. Islam M, Siddiqui M, Sayed M, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Islam M, Hossain M. Dietary effects of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed on growth performance, serum lipid profile and intestinal microflora of broiler chicks. South African Journal of Animal Science. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajas.v46i1.13
  65. Ray SR, Bhuiyan MJH, Anowar M, Hossain SM, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M. Chitosan suppresses antioxidant enzyme activities for mitigating salt stress in mung bean varieties. OSR J Agri Veter Sci. https://doi.org/10.9790/2380-0909023641

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Selected book chapters: (Total published: 5) (* as the corresponding author)

  1. El Sabagh, A., Islam, M.S., Iqbal, M.A., Yasmin, H., Zafar, M., Shafiq, T., Rajendran, K., Shabbir, R., Javed, T., Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M. and Kumari, A., Adaptation Strategies for Salinity Stress in Maize: An Overview on Exogenous Chemical and Phyto-Microbiome Approaches. Advances in Plant Microbiome Research for Climate-Resilient Agriculture, APPLE Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003501893
  2. Hossain, M.A., Tahjib‐Ul‐Arif, M., Jahin, S.A., Siddique, A.B., Mim, M.H., Bhuiyan, M.J., Nowicka, B. (2023) Genetic engineering for heavy metal/metalloid stress tolerance in plants. In: Heavy Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants: A Biological, Omics, and Genetic Engineering Approach. Wiley 3:573-92.
  3. Naz M., six others, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M., et al. (2022) Insights into potential roles of plants as natural radioprotectants and amelioration of radiations induced harmful impacts on human health. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5059-8_12
  4. Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M.* et al. 2021. Role of organic solutes on mineral stress tolerance. In: Organic Solutes, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Enzymes Under Abiotic Stressors (pp. 83-104). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003022879  
  5. Naz, M., eight others, Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M., et al. 2021. Role of Transporters during Heavy Metals Toxicity in Plants. In Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants. CRC Press. https://www.doi.org/10.1201/9781003155089-5