Profile of Dr. M. Abdulaha-Al-Baquy
Dr. M. Abdulaha-Al-Baquy
Assistant Professor
Department of Soil Science (SSC)
Faculty of Agriculture
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur.
E-mail: mabaquy@hstu.ac.bd
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
- My career goal is to work as a dedicated teacher and researcher in soil science, with a special focus on soil chemistry and soil health. I want to create a strong link between academic knowledge and real-life practices that can support farmers, students, and other stakeholders. My aim is to contribute to sustainable soil management in the face of climate change, where soils are under growing pressure. I believe that improving soil health is not only a scientific challenge but also a social responsibility. By engaging different groups of people, from farmers to policymakers, I hope to build awareness and inspire collective action for soil protection. I am committed to developing practical solutions such as improved compost, biochar-based soil amendments, and better soil management practices. At the same time, I wish to create an open and collaborative environment for students where learning, research, and innovation can grow together.
RESEARCH INTEREST
- My research explores practical solutions for sustainable soil management through the lens of soil chemistry. I am particularly interested in: (a) Engaging and activating diverse stakeholders to raise awareness and protect soil health, (b) Understanding nutrient dynamics in biochar-based systems, and (c) Developing improved compost and applying it as a soil amendment.
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science, 2018
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
- Master of Science in Soil Science, 2013
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honours), 2010
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, Bangladesh
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Postdoctoral Researcher
Free University of Bolzano (UNIBZ), Bolzano, ItalyJuly 01, 2024 to December 31, 2025
- Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Nanjing, ChinaDecember 25, 2023 to May 24, 2024
- Assistant Professor
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, BangladeshJuly 11, 2020 to Present
- Lecturer
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, BangladeshJuly 11, 2019 to July 10, 2020
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
Khan MSH, Akhter F, Mamun MAA, Baquy MAA, Alam MM. 2025. Comparative effect of soil and foliar zinc application on the yield of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in northern Bangladesh. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 47 (7):607-616.
Read MoreZhao WR, Wang C, Zhao K, Jiang J, Shi RY, Baquy MAA, Song J, Pan S, Wang H, Gao HC. 2025. Amelioration of different acidic soils in China using seafood shell biochars. Journal of Environmental Management, 373: 123580. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBiswash MR, Uwiringiyimana E, Baquy MAA, Li KW, Xu RK. 2024. The effect of liming on the physiological characteristics and Cd(II) absorption of japonica and indica rice varieties grown in a Cd(II)-contaminated paddy soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 24. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreMasud MM, Baquy MAA*, Nkoh JN, Hoque MR, Li JY, Naser HM, Moniruzzaman M. 2024. Evaluating the potential of different crop straw biochar to capture carbon dioxide and increase the growth of Zea mays L. Discover Soil, 1(1): 13. (Springer Nature)
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Li JY, Nkoh JN, Biswash MR, Xu RK. 2024. Determining critical soil pH for phosphorus uptake efficiency in an acidic Ultisol for maize. Egyptian Journal of Soil Science, 64(4): 1525-1536. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MAA*, Mamun MAA, Mia S*, Alam MM, Khan MSH, Rahman SM. 2022. Biochar research advancement in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities of biochar in improving soil health. Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 19(2):145-159. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read More- Baquy MAA*, Xiao-ying Pan, Li JY, Hong ZN, Kamran MA, Xu RK. 2022. Synergistic effects of rice straw and its biochar on recovery of
phosphorus fertilizer in acidic soils. Crop
and Pasture Science,
73(12): 1334-1344. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read More Nkoh JN, Ajibade FO, Atakpa EO, Baquy MAA, Mia S, Odii EC, Xu RK. 2022. Reduction of heavy metal uptake from polluted soils and associated health risks through biochar amendment: A critical synthesis. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 6: 100086. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreNkoh JN*, Baquy MAA*, Mia S*, Shi RY, Kamran MA, Mehmood K, Xu RK. 2021. A Critical-systematic review of the interactions of biochar with soils and the observable outcomes. Sustainability, 13(24): 13726. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreLu HL, Nkoh JN, Baquy MAA, Dong G, Li JY, Xu RK. 2020. Plants alter surface charge and functional groups of their roots to adapt to acidic soil conditions. Environmental pollution, 267: 115590. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreMasud MM, Baquy MAA*, Akhter S, Sen R, Barman A,Khatun MR. 2020. Liming effects of poultry litter derived biochar on soil acidity amelioration and maize growth. Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 202: 110865. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Jiang J, Xu RK. 2019. Biochars derived from crop straws increased the availability of applied phosphorus for maize in Ultisol and Oxisol. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27: 5511-5522. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MorePan XY, Baquy MAA, Guan P, Yan J, Wang RH, Xu RK, Xie L. 2020. Effect of soil acidification on growth and nitrogen use efficiency of maize in Ultisols. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 20: 1435-1445. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Li JY, Xu CY, Mehmood K, Xu RK. 2017. Determination of critical pH and Al concentration of acidic Ultisols for wheat and canola crops. Solid Earth, 8: 149-159. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Li JY, Shi RY, Kamran MA, Xu RK. 2018. Higher cation exchange capacity determined lower critical soil pH and higher Al concentration for soybean.Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(7): 6980-6989. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Li JY, Jiang J, Mehmood K, Shi RY, Xu RK. 2018. Critical pH and exchangeable Al of four acidic soils derived from different parent materials for maize crops. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 18(4): 1490-1499. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreKamran MA, Jiang J, Li JY, Shi RY, Mehmood K, Baquy MAA, Xu RK. 2018. Amelioration of soil acidity, Olsen-P, and phosphatase activity by manure- and peat-derived biochars in different acidic soils. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 11: 272. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreMehmood K, Baquy MAA, Xu RK. 2018. Influence of nitrogen fertilizer forms and crop straw biochars on soil exchange properties and maize growth on an acidic Ultisol. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 64(6): 834-849. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreShi RY, Hong ZN, Li JY, Jiang J, Baquy MAA, Xu RK, Qian W. 2017. Mechanisms for increasing the pH buffering capacity of an acidic Ultisol by crop straw derived biochars. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65 (37): 8111-8119. (Web of Science Indexed)
Read MoreBaquy MA, Abedin Mian MJ, Moslehuddin AZM 2013: Fertilizer Management Effects on Physical Properties of Soil under Rice Cultivation. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 24: 202-208.
Read MoreSultana A, Baquy MA, Islam MS, Jalil MA, AbedinMian MJ 2013: Fertilizer Management Effects on Fertility of Old Brahmaputra Flood Plain Soil Under Rice Cultivation. Journal of Agroforestry and Environment, 7(2): 163-166.
Read MoreSikder S, Begum F, Baquy MA, Islam MR, Kundu KK 2011: Influence of Non-irrigated Water Stress on Morphological and Yield Performance of Wheat. Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology, 8(3&4): 45-50.
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Conference Papers
Asif AM, Rahman F, Nokh JN, Mimmo T, Baquy MAA*. 2025. Effectiveness of co-composted biochar on soil acidity and maize growth in acidic soil of Bangladesh. Trpentag 2025, Bonn, Germany, September 10-12, 2025. In Conference on Reconciling land system changes with planetary health.
Read MoreBaquy MAA, Asif AM, Rahman F, Nokh JN, Mimmo T. 2025. Effectiveness of co-composted biochar on soil acidity and maize growth in acidic soil of Bangladesh. Oral presentation, Tropentag, Reconciling land system changes with planetary health, September 10-12, Bonn, Germany. (International)
Read MoreBaquy MAA and Xu RK. 2018. Higher cation exchange capacity determined lower critical soil pH and higher Al concentration for soybean. Poster presentation, the 10th International Symposium on Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH (PSILPH), Malaysia. (International)
Read MoreBaquy MAA and Xu RK. 2017. Phosphorus uptake efficiency influenced by soil pH in an acidic Ultisol for maize production. Oral presentation, the 15th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis (ISSPA), Nanjing, China. (International)
Books
Baquy MAA, Nkoh JN*, Alam M, Masud MM. 2023. Biochar application to soils to improve the management of irrigation Water. In Biochar to improve crop production and decrease plant stress under a changing climate; S. Fahad et al. (eds.); Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 61(12): 273-291, Springer Cham, the Netherlands.
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Others
Mimmo T, Molinari F, Rastorgueva N, Tiziani R, Baquy MAA. 2024. Assessment of the pilot projects potential. Deliverable D 4.2. Healthy Municipal Soils, Horizon Europe.
Read MoreInvited talk. 2023. Irrigation water management impacts on nutrient retention, availability and greenhouse gas emissions from biochar amended acidic red soils, 6th International Young Scholar Forum, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
Invited talk. 2023. Use of low-cost organic coated biochar for safe, sustainable and profitable agriculture, China-ASEAN Agricultural Development and Food Security Youth Forum, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
Awards and SCHOLARSHIPS
- Travel Grant for the Tropentag Conference in Bonn, Germany- 2025
Funded by: International Foundation for Science (IFS), Stockholm, Sweden
- Travel Grant for the Tropentag Conference in Vienna, Austria- 2024
Funded by: International Foundation for Science (IFS), Stockholm, Sweden
- CAS-PIFI (CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative)- 2023
Funded by: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
- CAS-TWAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences-The World Academy of Sciences) President's Fellowship- (2014- 2018)
Funded by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China and The World Academy of Sciences, Italy
- Travel grant for the 10th International Symposium on Plant-Soil Interaction at Low pH in Putrajaya, Malaysia- 2018
Funded by: State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, CAS, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Government Scholarship Program for International Student- 2017
Funded by: Nanjing Municipal Government, Nanjing, China
- Grant for the 15th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis (ISSPA), Nanjing, China- 2017
Funded by: State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, CAS, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Government Scholarship Program for International Student- 2016
Funded by: Nanjing Municipal Government, Nanjing, China
- Grant for the Spring School on Ecology, Environment and Agriculture- 2015
Funded by: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Nanjing Government Scholarship Program for International Student- 2015
Funded by: Nanjing Municipal Government, Nanjing, China
PROJECTS
- Evaluation of phosphorus availability, retention, and uptake by maize plants after incorporation of organic-coated biochar in low-fertility soils
Funded by: International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden
Position: Principal investigator
Description: N/A
- Assessment of compost, biochar and EDTA assisted phytoremediation potentials of lead contaminated soils by Brassica napus
Funded by: University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh
Position: Principal investigator
Description: N/A
- Impact of acid-modified rice straw biochar on phosphorus uptake by maize in low-fertility soils in northern Bangladesh
Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Position: Principal investigator
Description: N/A
- Evaluation of pH and the pH buffering capacity after incorporation of nitrogen fertilizer and compost in acidic soils of northern Bangladesh
Funded by: Institute of Research and Training (IRT), HSTU, Bangldesh
Position: Principal investigator
Description: N/A
- Comparative physico-chemical analysis and quality assessment of vermicomposts produced from cow dung amended with locally available organic substances
Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Position: Co-principal investigator
Description: N/A
- Characterization of crop straw biochar and assessment of phosphorus availability in low-fertility soil after biochar incorporation
Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Position: Principal investigator
Description: N/A
SOCIAL NETWORK
- ResearchGate Profile
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M_Abdulaha_Al_Baquy
- ResearchGate Profile
- Google Scholar Profile
URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ORafn1UAAAAJ&hl=en
- LinkedIn
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-abdulaha-al-baquy-5345a956/

