Md Mukhlesur Rahman
NDSU Dept 7670, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Loftsgard 470G, NDSU
Fargo, ND 58102
Ph.D. in Plant breeding and genomics, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, September 2007.
M.S. in Plant breeding and biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, September 2003.
M.Sc. in Genetics & plant breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 1995.
B.Sc.Ag. (Hons), Bangladesh Agricultural University, 1991.
1. State Representative, Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee, USA, 2017-present.
2. Member, New Crops – Crop Germplasm Committee (An Advisory Component of the National Plant Germplasm System), 2015-present.
3. Councilor, North Dakota Academy of Science, from 2022 (www.ndacadsci.org).
4. Chair, College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources (CAFSNR) University Nominating Committee, from February 2024
5. Member, Library Committee, North Dakota State University, 2024-2026.
6. Member, NDSU Equal Opportunity & Title IX Committee Meeting, 2021-present
7. Member, Faculty Senate, North Dakota State University, 2021 to 2024.
8. Past President, North Dakota Academy of Science, 2020-2022 (www.ndacadsci.org).
9. Past President, Gamma Sigma Delta Society Honor Society of Agriculture, NDSU chapter 2019-2021, Vice-president 2017-2019, member 2015-present
10. Associate Editor:
- Genome Journal
- Journal of Plant Registration
11. Life member, Plant Breeding Society of Bangladesh, 1995-present
12. Member, Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
13. Member, Crop Science Society of America, 2009-present
14. Member, American Society of Agronomy, 2009-present
15. Member, Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee, USA, 2014-present
15. Member, The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops, 2013-present
16. Member, North Dakota Academy of Science, 2017-present
17. Member, Fellows Committee (A441), American Society of Agronomy, January 2017 to December 2019
18. American Society of Agronomy ACS-Student Speech Contest Committee (ACS449.3), Chair 2016, Member 2015-2016
My expertise is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, with a primary focus on oilseed crops, specifically canola and flax. My expertise encompasses genetic studies, genomics analysis, and the application of genomic selection techniques. My program is equipped with all the necessary field equipment, including a combine, swather, planter, tractor, cultivators, and a seed quality lab with tools such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. I also have DNA lab with all necessary equipment, and DJI drones with multispectral and RGB cameras for high-throughput phenotyping. In collaborative research, I have access to a customized robot equipped with RGB cameras, along with a spray tank and nozzles for effective weed control. Additionally, I am involved in research focused on developing nanofungicides and nanoherbicides for pest management. My primary research centers on the development of canola and flax cultivars with desired traits such as high seed yield, increased oil content, disease resistance, and stress tolerance, using both interspecific and intraspecific crosses. I actively collaborate with national and international public institutions, commercial companies, and stakeholders to achieve our shared goals. I am open to new ideas and emerging technologies, integrating them into my breeding program to foster innovation and progress.
Playing Hawaiian guitar, indoor games, traveling etc.
2019-present: Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
2013-2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
2010-2012: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
2008-2010: Canola Breeder, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
1998-2008: Assistant Professor, Brassica Breeding and Genetics, Department of Genetics and Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
1996-1998: Lecturer, Brassica Breeding and Genetics, Department of Genetics and Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
1993-1996: Scientific Officer, Oilseed Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Bangladesh.
PLSC 431/631 Intermediate Genetics
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth background in all areas of classical Mendelian genetics, population and evolutionary genetics, and molecular genetics. The final goal is for the student who successfully completes this course to be conversant in all of the areas of genetics and have sufficient basic knowledge to successfully move on and master advanced topics in genetics. This will be achieved by learning how geneticists solve problems and make new discoveries. All of the course materials are available via Blackboard and through group email. The student will be responsible for learning the basic course content and are urged to read the textbook. All students will be expected to participate in these classroom exercises and discussions.
The lecture series encompasses the following topics:
1. The Science of Genetics
2. Principles of Mendelian Genetics
3. The Concept of Genetic Linkage
4. An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics
5. Population Genetics and Evolutionary Theories
6. Utilizing Molecular Markers
7. Maternal Inheritance
8. Eukaryotic Chromosome Structure
9. Chromosomal Variations: Structure and Number
10. Genes and Mutations
11. Techniques in Cloning and Molecular Analysis of Genes
12. Transposable Genetic Elements
13. Genomic Analysis
14. The Science of Genome editing
15. Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
16. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
17. Translation.
Hossin S, Horvath DP, Roy J, Hoque A, Arifuzzaman M, and Rahman M (2025) Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction for pod-shatter resistance in a diverse rapeseed/canola germplasm collection. Euphytica, 221(5). DOI:10.1007/s10681-025-03494-8. (Principal Investigator).
Long Y, Zheng P, Anderson JV, Horvath DP, Sthapit J, Li X, Rahman M, and Chao WS (2024) A novel strategy to map a locus associated with flowering time in canola (Brassica napus L.). Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 299:95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-024-02191-w (Principal Investigator).
Shaikh TM, Rahman M, Anderson JV, Roy J, Vaughn J, Smith T, Abernathy B, Ontano A, Dobrin B, Dorn K, and Horvath DP (2024) QTL mapping to identify loci and candidate genes associated with freezing tolerance trait in Camelina sativa. Industrial Crops and Products, 222(1) (119562). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119562. (Principal Investigator)
Hoque A, Anderson JV, and Rahman M (2024) Genomic prediction for agronomic traits in a diverse Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) germplasm collection. Scientific Reports, 14: 3196. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53462-w. (Principal Investigator)
Hoque A, Shaikh TM, and Rahman M (2024) Inheritance of seed, flower, and anther colors and their linkage in diverse flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes. Crop Science, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21307 (Principal Investigator).
Roy J, del Río Mendoza LE, and Rahman M (2024) Genome-wide mapping and genomic prediction conditioning sclerotinia stem rot resistance in different ecotypes of Brassica napus (L.) germplasm collections. Plant Stress journal, 11: 100395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100395. (Principal Investigator)
Ontano A, Dobrin B, Smith T, Abernathy B, Kandel JS, Shaikh TM, Anderson JV, Vaughn J, Raman M, and Horvath D (2024) Assembly and analysis of sequence from a spring and winter type Camelina sativa by whole genome PacBio HiFi technologies. Industrial Crops & Products 221: 119346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119346.
Hazra RS, Roy J, Jiang L, Webster DC, Rahman M, and Quadir M (2023) Biobased, Macro- and Nanoscale Fungicide Delivery Approaches for Plant Fungi Control. Accepted to publish in ACS Applied Bio Materials, 6(7):2698-2711. (Principal Investigator)
Shaikh TM, Rahman M, Smith T, Anderson JV, Chao WS, and Horvath DP (2023) Homozygosity Mapping Identified Loci and Candidate Genes Responsible for Freezing Tolerance in Camelina sativa. The Plant Journal, Article ID: TPG220318, Internal Article ID: 17652260. DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20318. (Principal Investigator)
Roy J, delRio LEM, Bandillo N, McClean PE, and Rahman M (2022) Genetic mapping and genomic prediction of sclerotinia stem rot resistance to rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus L.) at seedling stage. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135(6):2167-2184, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04104-0. (Principal Investigator)
Rahman M, Hoque A, and Roy J (2022) Linkage disequilibrium and population structure in a core collection of Brassica napus (L.). PLoS ONE, 17(3): e0250310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250310.(Principal Investigator)
Rahman M, delRío LEM, Anderson JV, Berhow M, Roy J, Eriksmoen E, Miller M, Pradhan G, Rickertsen J, Ostlie M, and Hanson B (2022) ‘NDOLA-2’, a high-yielding open-pollinated conventional spring type canola in North Dakota. Journal of Plant Registration, 16:124–131. DOI: 10.1002/plr2.20189. (An official registration publication of the Crop Science Society of America). (Principal Investigator)
Roy J, Shaikh TM, del Río LEM, Hosain S, Chapara V, and Rahman M (2021) Genome-wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction for Adult Stage Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance in Brassica napus (L) Under Field Environments. Scientific Report journal (Nature). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01272-9. (Principal Investigator)
Rahman M, delRío LEM, Anderson JV, Berhow M, Roy J, Eriksmoen E, Miller M, Pradhan G, Rickertsen J, Ostlie M, and Hanson B (2021) ‘NDOLA-2’, a high-yielding open-pollinated conventional spring type canola in North Dakota. Journal of Plant Registration. DOI: 10.1002/plr2.20189. (Principal Investigator)
Du Y, Mallajosyula B, Sun D, Chen J, Zhao Z, Rahman M, Quadir M, Jawed MK (2021) A Low-cost Robot with Autonomous Recharge and Navigation for Weed Control in Fields with Narrow Row Spacing. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) September 27 - October 1, 2021. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-1-6654-1714-3/21/$31.00 ©2021 IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/IROS51168.2021.9636267.
Mansouripour S, Oladzad A, Shahoveisi F, Rahman M, Mendoza LEDR, Mamidi S, Moghaddam SM (2021) Identification of genomic regions associated with resistance to blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) in canola using genome wide association study. European Journal of Plant Pathology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02354-0
Horvath DP, Zhang J, Chao WS, Mandal* A, Rahman M, Anderson JV (2020) Genome wide association studies and transcriptome changes during acclimation and deacclimation in divergent canola varieties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21: 9148; doi:10.3390/ijms21239148.
Hoque A, Fiedler JD, and Rahman M (2020) Genetic diversity analysis of a Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) global collection. BMC Genomics, 21: 557. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-06922-2. (Principal Investigator)
Arifuzzaman M, Horvath D, and Rahman M (2020) Genome wide association mapping and candidate gene mining for root architectural traits in rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus L.) at late growth stage. Euphytica 216: 164. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-020-02700-z (Principal Investigator)
Arifuzzaman M, Horvath D, and Rahman M (2020)Transcriptome Analysis Suggests Cytokinin and Gibberellin Signaling May Account for Differences Between Spring and Winter Canola (Brassica napus L.) Root development. Journal of Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12374-020-09270-6. (Principal Investigator)
Vollmer J, Johnson B, Deckard E, and Rahman M (2020) Evaluation of simulated hail damage on seed yield and agronomic traits in canola (Brassica napus L.). Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 100 (6): 597-608 https://doi.org/10.1139/CJPS-2020-0036 (Principal Investigator)
Vollmer J, and Rahman M (2020) Effect of Simulated hail damage manifested by stem cutoff on seed yield and agronomic traits in Brassica napus L. Journal of Crop Improvement. 34(4): 470-485, DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2020.1737295. (Principal Investigator)
Wrucke DF, Talukder ZI, and Rahman M (2019) Genome-wide association study for frost tolerance in rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus L.) under simulating freezing conditions. Plant Breeding Journal. DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12771. (Principal Investigator)
Arifuzzaman M, Oladzadabbasabadi A, McClean P, and Rahman M (2019) Shovelomics for Phenotyping Root Architectural Traits of Rapeseed/Canola (Brassica napus L.) and Genome Wide Association Mapping. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 294:985-1000 (Springer). 294(4):985-1000. doi: 10.1007/s00438-019-01563-x. (Principal Investigator)
Upadhaya SGC, Chapara V, Rahman M, and Luis E. del Río LEM (2019) Efficacy of fungicide seed treatments in controlling blackleg of canola. Plant Health Progress, 20:160-164. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-19-0031-RS.
Rahman M, and delRio LEM (2019) NDOLA-01’ the first conventional spring type canola in North Dakota. In Journal of Plant Registration 13:416-421. doi:10.3198/jpr2018.06.0044crg (official registration publication of the Crop Science Society of America). (Principal Investigator)
Rahman M, Miller J, Hammond J (2019) ‘ND Hammond’ the brown-seeded flaxseed cultivar in North Dakota. In Journal of Plant Registration 13(3):320-325. doi:10.3198/jpr2018.06.0039crc. (Principal Investigator)
PUBLICATION RECEIVED JOURNAL COVER ILLUSTRATION:
- Journal cover illustration in the ACS Applied Bio Materials. (ACS Pub.) (2023) Vol 6(7).
- Journal cover illustration in the Plant Breed Journal (Wiley) (2020) Vol 139 (2).
- Journal cover illustration in The Crop Journal (ScienceDirect - Elsevier) (2018) Vol 6 (2).
- Journal cover illustration in the Molecular Breeding (Springer) (2011) Vol 28 (1).
PERSONAL:
Nominated for the 2024 NDSU Agriculture and Extension Faculty Award, the "Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award", recognizing the outstanding performance of NDSU Agriculture and Extension faculty and staff.
Nominated for the 2019 NDSU Agriculture and Extension Faculty Award, the "Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award", recognizing the outstanding performance of NDSU Agriculture and Extension faculty and staff.
International award: Received "The Best Poster Award" at the 12th International Rapeseed Congress, 26-30 March 2007, Wuhan, China. This was the only award (no award was available for oral presentation) in the conference, where over 650 posters were presented from various countries of the world. This is the largest meeting for world Brassica researchers which held once in every four years.
Received 2009 NDSU Professional Development Grants for Faculty and Staff to attend at 2009 International Annual Meetings organized by ASA-CSSA-SSSA at Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Received 2008 NDSU Professional Development Grants for Faculty and Staff to attend at 2nd Annual Plant Breeding Workshop at Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Received the NSERC for Visiting Fellowship selection for Canadian Government Laboratories research program which was given on the basis of academic and research career (Ref. Application number VFG1 – 354703 – 2007).
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) fellowship (the best prestigious scholarship in Canada) from January, 2006 to for 24 months (Canadian Governmental Scholarship- This is nationwide highly competitive fellowship) (Awarded 12 out of 3200 graduate students at the University of Manitoba) (National).
University of Manitoba Alumni Association travel fund for the year 2006-2007 (Institutional).
University of Manitoba Graduate Student Travel Awards for the year 2006-2007 (Institutional).
Plant Science Graduate Student Travel Awards for the year 2006-2007 (Institutional).
Manitoba Graduate Scholarship from May, 2004 to April 2008 (Provincial Governmental Scholarship - This award is given to the provincial highest ranking Doctoral students) (Awarded 10 out of 3200 graduate students) (Provincial).
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) awarded from May, 2004 to April 2008 (institutional) (This fellowship is awarded to recognize the academic excellence - Awarded 100 out of 3200 graduate students) (Institutional).
University of Manitoba, Douglas L. Campbell Graduate Fellowship, for the year 2004-2005 (Awarded to the highest ranking of UMGF recipients) (Institutional).
University of Manitoba, Clarence Bogardus Sharpe Memorial Scholarship, for the year 2004-2005 (Awarded to the highest ranking of UMGF recipients)
University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) Scholarship, for the year 2004-2005 (Institutional).
University of Manitoba, Departmental Assistantship, in the Department of Plant Science, from January, 2004 to December 2006 (Institutional).
Japanese Governmental (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship (the best valued and prestigious scholarship in Japan), at Tokyo University of Agricultural & Technology, Tokyo, Japan from October, 2001 to September, 2003. (International).
National Science & Technology (NST) fellowship (prestigious fellowship in Bangladesh), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh, from July 1992 to June 1993. (National).
Faculty of Agriculture Merit Award, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in Part-I, Part-III and Part-IV of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. (Institutional).
District Council Scholarship, Kishoregonj, Bangladesh in the year of 1988, 1990, 1991 (Institutional).
GRADUATE STUDENT'S AWARD FROM MY PROGRAM
2024: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, Md Zahangir Alam won 1st Prize for Graduate Oral Presentation entitled “Discovery of Molecular Markers for Rapid Development of Disease Resistant Cultivars of Canola”, which was presented Gamma, Sigma, and Delta) at NDSU Annual Student Research Day.
2024: My graduate students, Mohammad Jony was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; Md Mehedi Hafiz was awarded the John F. Soper Plant Sciences Scholarship; Md Fahad Hasan was awarded the Dr. John D. and Donna Nalewaja Plant Sciences Scholarship; Farhan Tanvir was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; Jannatun Naher was awarded Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship.
2023: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, T M Shaikh won 1st Prize for his Poster Presentation entitled “Homozygosity Mapping Identified Loci and Candidate Genes Responsible for Freezing Tolerance in Camelina sativa”, which was presented at the Gamma Sigma Delta Annual Student Research conference at NDSU, USA.
2023: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, Md Zahangir Alam won 3rd Prize for his Oral Presentation entitled “Screening for Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) resistance in Canola (Brassica napus L)”, which was presented at the 38th Plant Sciences Graduate Student Symposium at NDSU, USA.
2023: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, Md Zahangir Alam won 3rd Prize for his Oral Presentation entitled “Resistance of Canola on Leptosphaeria maculans Infection”, which was presented at the Gamma Sigma Delta Annual Student Research conference at NDSU, USA.
2023: My graduate students, Md Zahangir Alam was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; Ashok Mandel was awarded the Frank Bain - Current Students fellowship; Mohammad Jony was awarded the Devin Miller Memorial Scholarship.
2022: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, T M Shaikh won Barbara Ann Earwicker Award for excellent oral presentation entitled “Loci and Markers Identification Associated with Freezing Tolerant Trait in Camelina sativa”, which was presented at the 113th Annual Meeting of the North Dakota Academy of Science.
2022: My graduate student, Md Zahangir Alam was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship.
2021: My graduate students, Jayanta Roy was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship Endowment; TM Shaikh was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; and Ashok Mandel was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship.
2020: My graduate students, Ahasanul Hoque was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; TM Shaikh was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship; Jayanta Roy was awarded John F. Soper Plant Sciences Scholarship Endowment Fellowship; and Ashok Mandel was awarded John H. Longwell, Jr. Memorial fellowship.
2019: Graduate Student Award: My graduate students, Ahasanul Hoque won 1st place in oral presentation in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Bioinformatics, 35th Annual Plant Sciences Graduate Symposium, Jayanta Roy won the Love of Learning Award, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and Jayanta Roy was recognized by the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture.
2019: My graduate student, Ahasanul Hoque was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship, and Jayanta Roy was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship Endowment.
2018: My graduate students, Ahasanul Hoque was awarded the Prem Jauhar Crop Science Research Award, Jayanta Roy was awarded the Charles and Linda Moses Presidential Graduate Fellowship Endowment, and Jayanta Roy was recognized by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
2017: My graduate student, Mohammad Arifuzzaman was awarded the Prem Jauhar Crop Science Research Award.
2017: My graduate student, Ahasanul Hoque was awarded the Jack F. Carter Plant Sciences Graduate Scholastic and Leadership Scholarship.
2016: My graduate student, Mohammad Arifuzzaman, was awarded the Devin Miller Memorial Scholarship.
2015: Graduate Student Award: My graduate student, Mohammad Arifuzzaman was awarded the 10th Annual University of Minnesota Plant Science Symposium travel award.
2015: My graduate student, Mohammad Arifuzzaman was awarded the Glenn S. Smith International Graduate Fellowship.
