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Most Tahera Naznin

Associate Professor of Urban Indoor Agriculture

Summary

Climate-smart urban and controlled-environment agriculture systems, such as greenhouses, indoor vertical farming, shipping container farming and high tunnels, and outdoor farming are the focus of Naznin’s research and interests. She aims to maximize year-round greenhouse, hydroponic and aquaponic crop production by focusing on the impact of environmental factors, irrigation, plant nutrition and other factors.

Education

M.S. Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, 2007
Ph.D., Osaka Prefecture University, Japan. 2010

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Journals
Synthesized f-MWCNTs/CS/PB for determination of manganese (Mn2+) in drinking water Ringgit, G., Siddiquee, S., Saallah, S., Lal, MTM. and Naznin, MT. 2023, Monatsh Chem 154, 191–203
Dark Interruption with Red or Blue Led Light to Reduce the Incidence of Pathogen Attack and Enhance Product Quality of Organically Grown Strawberries. Sammar, K., Beatrix, A. and Naznin, MT. 2023, SSRN
Different ratios of red and blue LEDs enhance Romaine lettuce production and antioxidant capacity in urban controlled environment. Naznin, M. T., Lefsrud, M., Gravel, V., Azad, O. K and Alsanius, B.A. 2022, Acta Horticulturae, 1337
Effect of Different Combinations of Red and Blue LED Light on Growth Characteristics and Pigments Content of In Vitro Tomato Plantlets. Naznin, M. T., Lefsrud, M., Azad, O. K. and Park, C. H. 2019, Agriculture. 9(9), 196
Blue light added with red LEDs enhance growth characteristics, pigments content and antioxidant capacity in lettuce, spinach, kale, basil and sweet pepper in a controlled environment. Naznin, M. T., Lefsrud, M., Gravel, V., and Azad, O. K. 2019, Plants. 8, 93