Ahmad H. Kabir
Education
2012: Ph.D. Plant Science, Finders University, Australia
2009: M.S. Molecular Biology, University of Skövde, Sweden
2006: M.S. Botany, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
2005: B.S. Botany, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Research Interests
My research focuses on uncovering the mechanistic basis of plant resilience and the role of beneficial microbes in enhancing tolerance to abiotic stresses such as mineral deficiencies, drought, heat and soil alkalinity. By integrating plant physiology, molecular biology, microbiome dynamics, and bioinformatics, I aim to develop sustainable and microbe-based strategies to improve crop performance and stress resilience.
Recent Publications
Hasan, M. R., Thapa, A., & Kabir, A. H. (2025). Iron retention coupled with trade-offs in localized symbiotic effects confers tolerance to combined iron deficiency and drought in soybean. Journal of experimental botany, eraf263. Advance online publication.
Thapa, A., Hasan, M. R., & Kabir, A. H. (2025).Trichoderma afroharzianumT22 Induces Rhizobia and Flavonoid-Driven Symbiosis to Promote Tolerance to Alkaline Stress in Garden Pea. Plant, cell & environment, 10.1111/pce.15581.
Thapa, A., Hasan, M. R., & Kabir, A. H. (2025). Transcriptional reprogramming and microbiome dynamics in garden pea exposed to high pH stress during vegetative stage. Planta, 261(4), 83.
Hasan, M. R., Thapa, A., Mostofa, M. G., & Kabir, A. H. (2025). Physiological and transcriptional changes in soybean as adaptive responses to the combined effects of soil alkalinity and drought. Plant science 112627.
Kabir, A. H., Thapa, A., Hasan, M. R., & Parvej, M. R. (2024). Local signal from Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 induces host transcriptome and endophytic microbiome leading to growth promotion in sorghum. Journal of experimental botany, 75(22), 7107–7126.
Kabir, A. H., Brailey-Crane, P., Abdelrahman, M., Legeay, J., Ahmed, B., Tran, L. P., & Bennetzen, J. L. (2025). Ferritin-mediated iron homeostasis and bacterial shifts are associated with drought adaptation in sorghum. Physiologia plantarum, 177(4), e70388.
Kabir AH*, Bennetzen, JL*. 2024. Molecular insights into the mutualism that induces iron deficiency tolerance in sorghum inoculated with Trichoderma harzianum. Microbiological Research 281, 127630.
Arifuzzaman M, Bagchi R, Hasan MR, Rahman MA, Rahman MM, Rahman MA, Kabir AH*. 2024. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce Zn uptake and antioxidant efficiency in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) exposed to Zn deficiency. Plant Stress 11, 100415.
Kabir AH, Baki MZI, Ahmed B, Mostofa MG. 2024. Current, faltering, and future strategies for advancing microbiome-assisted sustainable agriculture and environmental resilience. New Crops, 1, 100013.
Kabir AH*, Ela EJ, Bagchi R, Rahman MA, Peiter E, Lee K. 2023. Nitric oxide acts as an inducer of Strategy-I responses to increase Fe availability and mobilization in Fe-starved broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. oleracea). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 194, 182-192.
Rahman MA, Woo JH, Lee S, Park HS, Kabir AH, Reza A, Sabagh AE, Lee K*. 2022. Regulation of Na+/H+exchangers, Na+/K+ transporters and lignin biosynthesis genes, along with lignin accumulation, sodium extrusion and antioxidant defense confer salt tolerance in alfalfa. Frontiers in Plant Science 13, 1041764.
Kabir AH*,Rahman MA, Rahman MM, Brailey-Jones P, Lee KW, Bennetzen JL. 2022. Mechanistic assessment of tolerance to iron deficiency mediated by Trichoderma harzianum in soybean roots. Journal of Applied Microbiology 133(5), 2760-2778.
Haque AFMM, Rahman MA, Das U, Rahman MM, Kabir AH*. 2022. Changes in physiological responses and MTP (metal tolerance protein) transcripts in soybean (Glycine max) exposed to differential iron availability. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 179, 1-9.
Rahman MA, Alam I, Sharmin SA, Kabir AH, Kim Y, Liu G, Lee B*. 2021. Physiological and proteomic analyses reveal the protective roles of exogenous hydrogen peroxide in alleviating drought stress in soybean plants. Plant Biotechnology Reports 15, 805–818.
Kabir AH*, Das U, Rahman MA, Lee K. 2021. Silicon induces metallochaperone‐driven Cd binding to the cell wall and restores redox status through elevated glutathione in Cd‐toxic sugar beet. Physiologia Plantarum 173, 352-368.
Das U, Rahman, MA, Ela, EJ, Lee K, Kabir AH*.2020. Sulfur triggers glutathione and phytochelatin accumulation causing excess Cd bound to the cell wall of roots in alleviating Cd-toxicity in alfalfa. Chemosphere 262, 128361.