THE BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY (Bangladesh J. Bot.) ISSN 0253-5416 (print), 2079-9926 (online)

EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor : Prof. Dr. Z. N. Tahmida Begum C/o. Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Phycology and Limnology E-mail: [email protected]

Executive Editor : Prof. Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change E-mail: [email protected]

Editors Prof. Dr. M. Azizur Rahman Prof. Dr. Mihir Lal Saha C/o. Department of Botany, University of Chittagong Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Chittagong - 4331, Bangladesh Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Agronomy, Horticulture Microbiology Prof. Dr. M. A. Gafur Prof. Dr. Nazmul Alam C/o. Department of Botany, University of Chittagong Department of Botany, Jahangirnagar University Chittagong - 4331, Bangladesh Savar, Dhaka -1342, Bangladesh Environmental Sciences Plant Breeding, Plant Tissue Culture Prof. Dr. M. Atiqur Rahman Prof. Dr. Sabrina Naz Department of Botany, University of Chittagong Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi Chittagong - 4331, Bangladesh Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Plant Taxonomy Phycology, Limnology, Hydrobiology Prof. Dr. Feroza Hossain Prof. Dr. Mohammad Zashim Uddin C/o. Department of Botany, Jahangirnagar University Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Savar, Dhaka -1342, Bangladesh Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Plant Physiology Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Bashar Prof. Dr. Farzana Ashrafi Neela Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Microbiology, Plant Pathology Microbial Ecology, Bacteriology, Phytopathology Prof. Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker Prof. Dr. Mohammed Almujaddade Alfasane Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Biometry, Plant Biotechnology Phycology, Limnology, Hydrobiology Prof. Dr. Shamim Shamsi Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Karim Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Department of Botany, University of Dhaka Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh Mycology, Plant Pathology Environmental Microbiology, Biotechnology