Biographical note

Dr. Naeem Sarwar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. He completed his PhD with research work on irrigation and nutrient management in rice crop from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. During his PhD, he won HEC scholarship under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) and joined as a research scholar in the University of California Davis, USA. He has published over 50 research articles in peer-reviewed international and national journals. Moreover, many graduate students have successfully completed their research work under his supervision. Due to his outstanding performance, university awarded him performance-based increments for the previous couple of years.

Dr. Atique-ur-Rehman is Associate Professor of Agronomy at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan with main focus on the improvement of rice production systems by improving nutrition. He has been devoting himself in teaching and researching the field of arable crops, especially focused on crop nutrition, water saving, and adaptation strategies. He has published over 70 research articles, 10 book chapters and many articles in daily newspapers. He is Editor and Reviewer of several peer- reviewed national and international journals. He has attended and presented his work in national and international conferences.

Dr. Shakeel Ahmad is Professor of Agronomy at Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Agriculture (UAF), Faisalabad, Pakistan. Then, he completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship with Prof. Gerrit Hoogenboom from University of Georgia, USA, with financial support from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad. He earned Research Productivity Award (RPA) continuously for five years from Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) through Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad. He also performed as Principal Investigator (PI) in many national projects. Prof. Ahmad has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and books. He has written over 100 book chapters which were published by the internationally renowned publishers. His publications got over 3300 citations with h-index: 27 (according to Scopus).

Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research in the Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB), University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Subsequently, he became an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania with an Australian Government’s Endeavour Research Fellowship. Prof. Hasanuzzaman hasover 180 publications in Web of Science. He has edited 10 books and written over 30 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress responses, and environmental problems in relation to plant species. His publications are cited over 8000 times as per Scopus with an h-Index of 46. He is an Editor and a reviewer for more than 100 ISI-indexed peer-reviewed international journals and the recipient of ‘Publons Peer Review Award 2017, 2018, and 2019’. He received the World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award 2014 and several other awards and fellowships for his contribution to research. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS).