Asad (Md) Asaduzzaman

Dr Asad Asaduzzaman

Weeds Biosecurity

Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

Biography

Asad is a Lecturer at CSU. Prior to joining CSU, he was appointed as a Research Scientist at the Weeds Biosecurity research unit of the NSW Department of Primary Industries, where he led research on both cropping and environmental weeds. He was awarded the Crawford Fund Australia fellowship to work as a visiting scientist at the University of South Australia. He completed his PhD in canola allelopathy at CSU in 2015 and subsequently worked as a Research Fellow at the Graham Centre, CSU. This research promoted the innovative idea of 'self-weeding crops’.

Asad's research primarily focuses on weeds biosecurity, with over a decade of experience in weeds spatial intelligence, distribution risks, and herbicide resistance. His expertise includes assessing weeds invasion suitability and susceptibility, their adaptive plasticity, herbicide resistance dynamics under predicted climate change, and ecological statistics to develop sustainable weed management strategies and minimise biosecurity risks.

Asad has made significant contributions to weed biosecurity research, including uncovering Australia's first paraquat resistance and the world's first double-knock resistance (glyphosate followed by paraquat) in exotic Conyza sumatrensis species. His herbicide hormesis research is internationally recognised and has shed light on new aspects of herbicide resistance development in weeds. He is a co-author of the comprehensive national weed reference manual "Integrated Weed Management Manual" for Australian growers, weeds biosecurity officer and has established an extensive network of research collaborations.

Asad is proficient in the R language program and employs data mining operations to transform research data into valuable information and stories for end users.

Research
  • Ecology, biology, and invasion mechanisms of weeds.
  • Herbicide hormesis and herbicide resistance dynamics in weeds.
  • Weed response, and adaptation (shape of functional traits) to future climates.
  • Machine Learning-based invasive species distribution models to predict the distribution of invasive species, helping to identify areas where these species are likely to occur and understanding their relationship with suitable environmental conditions.
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Asaduzzaman, M., Koetz, E., Wu, H., & Piltz, J. (2023). Germination ecology and growth phenology of cowvine (Ipomoea lonchophylla) as influenced by environmental parameters. Weed Science. 71: 378–386.
  • Asaduzzaman, M., Wu. H., Piltz, J., Koetz, E., Hopwood, M., & Shepheard, A (2022). Seed viability of Feathertop Rhodes (Chloris virgata Sw.) affected by silage, digestion and sheep rumen digestion. Frontiers in Agronomy. 4:954153.
  • Asaduzzaman, M., Wu. H., Koetz, E., Hopwood, M., & Shepheard, A (2022). Phenology and population differentiation in reproductive plasticity of Feathertop Rhodes grass. Agronomy. 12 (3): 1-16.
  • Asaduzzaman, M., Koetz, E., Wu. H., & Shepheard, A. (2022). Paraquat resistance and hormetic response observed in Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E. Walker (tall fleabane) in Australian cotton cropping systems. Phytoparasitica. 50: 269-279.
  • Asaduzzaman, M., Koetz, E., Wu. H., Hopwood, M., & Shepheard, A. (2021). Fate of heterogeneous resistant population of Echinochloa colona in response to glyphosate. Scientific Reports. 11: 14858.
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