Mirza Hasanuzzaman

Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Born	September 10, 1978 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	B.Sc.Ag. (Hons.), M.S.; Ph.D. (Japan); PostDoc (Japan, Australia)
Alma mater	University of Tasmania University of the Ryukyus Ehime University Kagawa Universty Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Occupation	Professor
Employer	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU)
Spouse	Prof. Dr. Kamrun Nahar
Children	Mirza Arian Zaman Mirza Ahyan Zaman
Website
https://mirzahasan.info.bd/ http://sau.edu.bd/teacher/8

Mirza Hasanuzzaman /মীর্জা হাছানুজ্জামান (born September 10, 1978) is a Bangladeshi Agriculturist, Researcher and Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the only Bangladeshi-affiliated author named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate AG. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Royal Society of Biology, Linnean Society of London, International Society of Environmental Botanists, and a Foreign fellow of The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment. Prof. Hasanuzzaman’s current research foci include the crop responses to climate change and physiological and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance (salinity, drought, flood, and heavy metals/metalloids). Over the years of research, he established himself as a leading researcher in the field of plant physiology. Prof. Hasanuzzaman published over 250 articles in the high-profile international peer-reviewed journals. He edited over 20 books and contributed 50 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant abiotic stress tolerance, and crop production. He received many awards and recognition, which are mainly but not limited to the World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award 2014, University Grants Commission (UGC) Gold Medal 2018, Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) Award 2021, Society for Plant Research Young Scientist Award (Agriculture)-2023, Distinguished Scientists Award (2020) from AETDS, India and Pathikrit Science Award 2022.

Biography

Mirza Hasanuzzaman (Ph.D.) is a Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, where he achieved First Class, received a Gold Medal for being first in his class, and earned a Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Award. He also completed a Master of Science in Agronomy from the same university, where he was once again at top of his class with a CGPA 4.0. Dr. Hasanuzzaman started his scientific career as a Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in June 2006. He was promoted to the position of Professor in June 2017. In 2012, he received his Ph.D. with a dissertation on ‘Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism’ from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan with a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research in the Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB), University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan with a ‘Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)’ postdoctoral fellowship. Subsequently, he became an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania with an Australian Government’s Endeavour Research Fellowship. Prof. Hasanuzzaman has over 300 Scopus-indexed publications and among them 200 in the Web of Science (Web of Science ResearcherID: A-1665-2010). He has edited over 20 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 15000 times as per Scopus with an h-index of 65 (as of March 2023). He is an Editor and a reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and the recipient of ‘Publons Peer Review Award 2017, 2018, and 2019’. He is acting Associate Editor of Plant Signaling & Behavior (Taylor and Francis), Frontiers in Plant Science (Switzerland), and Phyton (Tech Science Press, USA); Academic Editor of PeerJ (USA), Vegetos (Springer); and Member of the Editorial Board of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier), Scientific Reports (Nature), Annals of Agricultural Sciences (Elsevier), Communicative and Integrative Biology (Taylor & Francis) and so on. He is an active member of 40 professional societies and is the acting Treasurer of the Bangladesh JSPS Alumni Association. He received the World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award 2014, University Grants Commission (UGC) Gold Medal 2018, Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) Award 2021, Society for Plant Research Young Scientist Award (Agriculture)-2023, and Distinguished Scientists Award (2020) from AETDS, India. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Royal Society of Biology, International Society of Environmental Botanists, and a Foreign fellow of The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment. He is the only Bangladeshi-affiliated author named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate AG. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Royal Society of Biology, Linnean Society of London, International Society of Environmental Botanists, and a Foreign fellow of The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment.

Early Life and Career

Mirza Hasanuzzaman was born in 1978 in Barikhala village of Nabinagar Upazila in the districts of Brahmanbaria. His father, Mizanur Rahman, was a Government Employee and mother, Halima Khatun was a housewife. His parents were not very highly educated but they had a passion and the determination for their son. He didn’t really have a vision for himself as no one in his village was so successful in academia. He completed his elementary education in different parts of Bangladesh as his father was being posted frequently. He finished his secondary education at Fatehpur K.G. High School, situated in a rural area, and passed S.S.C. exam with first Division and Star Marks. After completing the secondary education he came to Dhaka for Higher Secondary Education and passed H.S.C. with first Division. Subsequently, he got his admission at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka and passed the most memorable parts of his life. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, where he achieved First Class, received a Gold Medal for being first in his class, and earned a Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Award. He also completed a Master of Science in Agronomy from the same university, where he was once again at top of his class with a CGPA 4.0 on a scale of 4.0. Before completing his master's degree he worked as a part-time teacher in the same department he studied. He joined as a Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in June 2006. He was then promoted to Assistant Professor (June 2008), Associate Professor (June 2013), and finally Professor (June 2017). In 2012, he received his Ph.D. with a dissertation on ‘Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism’ from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan with a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research in the Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB), University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan with a ‘Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)’ postdoctoral fellowship. Subsequently, he became an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania with an Australian Government’s Endeavour Research Fellowship.

Award and Prizes

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• Society for Plant Research Young Scientist Award (Agriculture)-2023 for outstanding contribution to the field of agriculture.
• Highly Cited Researcher 2022 by Clarivate AG.
• 2022 Best Paper Award by the journal, Antioxidants, published by MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
• JASSO Follow-up Research Fellowship 2021 by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Japan.
• Elected Fellow (2021) of International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB), Lucknow, India (From 2021)
• Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (2021)
• Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) Award 2021 for scientific achievements (Outstanding Bangladeshi Scientist- Early to mid- career category).
• Highly Cited Researcher 2021 by Clarivate AG
• Foreign Fellow Award (2020) from The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, New Delhi, India.
• Distinguished Scientist Award-2020 by Agricultural & Environmental Technology Society (AETDS), India.
• Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) BRIDGE Fellowship for advanced research at the laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Japan. (2019)
• UGC Gold Medal Award (2018) from the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for outstanding research in the field of agriculture and forestry.
• Elected Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh (2018).
• Endeavour Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research at the University of Tasmania, Australia in 2017.
• Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research at Center of Molecular Biosciences in Tropical Biosphere Research Centre, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. (2017)
• The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award 2014 in Biological Science Group for outstanding contribution to scientific research and publications.
• Gold Medal Award (Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Award) for Outstanding Results and securing the first position at the undergraduate level. (2015)
• Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for the Special Program for International Students in the Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Related Sciences (Three Year Doctoral Course) 2009/2012 in The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences-Ehime University, Japan. (2009)
• Performance Award of First Position in the Foundation Training for University Teachers. Organized by – Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University; Supported by Bangladesh University Grants Commission. (2008)

Family life

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Mirza hasanuzzaman with his family in 2022

Mirza Hasanuzzaman married Kamrun Nahar in July 2006. She is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Kamrun Nahar did her Masters Ph.D. in plant physiology at Kagawa and Ehime University in 2013 and 2016, respectively. She is one of the renowned researchers in the field of Plant Physiology and an Associate Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. They have two sons - Mirza Arian Zaman (born, 2010) and Mirza Ahyan Zaman (born, 2018).

Published work

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Mirza Hasanuzzaman with some of his published books

Prof. Hasanuzzaman published over 250 articles in the high-profile international peer-reviewed journals. He edited over 20 books and written over 50 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. These books have been published by world-renowned publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, and Wiley. According to Google Scholar, Prof. Hasanuzzaman’s publications have already received over 23,000 citations with an h-index of 78 and an i10-index of 235. As per Elsevier’s Scopus database (2020), he is among the top 2% of scientists in the world based on the citation (https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.4). His laboratory publishes at least 20 articles every year in internationally reputed journals.

• ORCID (ID No. 0000-0002-0461-8743): http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-8743
• Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/A-1665-2010
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57209710876
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mSxEtooAAAAJ&hl=en
• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-8743

Editorial activities

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Mirza Hasanuzzaman's Excellence in Reviewing

• Associate Editor of “Plant Signaling and Behavior” published by Taylor & Francis, USA.
  
• Associate Editor of “Phyton- International Journal of Experimental Botany” published by Tech Science Press, USA.
  
• Associate Editor of “Environment, Biodiversity & Soil Security” published by The National Centre for Information and Documentation (NIDOC), the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt.
  
• Associate Editor of “Annals of Agricultural Sciences” published by Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  
• Associate Editor of Frontiers in Plant Science (Plant Abiotic Stress)” published by Frontiers, Switzerland.
  
• Academic Editor of “PeerJ” published by Wiley Periodical Inc, USA.
  
• Editor of “Open Agriculture” published by De Gruyter,, Poland.
  
• Subject Editor of “Vegetos” published by Society for Plant Research and Springer, India.
  
• Gateway Advisor of “F1000Research” published by F1000 Research Ltd., London, UK.
  
• Executive Editor of “Bangladesh Journal of Weed Science” published by the Weed Science Society of Bangladesh.
  
• Executive Editor of “Bangladesh Agronomy Journal” published by the Bangladesh Society of Agronomy.
  
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of “Plant Physiology and Biochemistry” Published by Elsevier, New York, USA.
  
• Member of the Editorial Board of “Communicative and Integrative Biology” published by Taylor and Francis, USA.
  
• Member of Editorial Council of “Acta Agrobotanica” published by the Polish Botanical Society, Poland.
  
• Editorial Board Member of “Scientific Reports” published by Nature Publishing Groups, United Kingdom.
  
• Member of the Editorial Board of “Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences” published by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka.
  
• Member of the Editorial Board of “Indian Journal of Weed Science” published by Indian Society of Weed Science, India.
  
• Member of the Editorial Board of “Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, H. Botany” published for any botanical discipline, Egypt.
  

Interviews and News

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An Interview of Mirza Hasanuzzaman telecasted on News24

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Mirza hasanuzzaman's Success Stories published in a national Newspaper, Bangladesh Protidin

• Mirza Hasanuzzaman's Interview on Maasranga TV | Ranga Shokal
• Mirza Hasanuzzaman's Research Works' Highlights
• Meeting with Highly Cited Researcher (Mirza Hasanuzzaman)
• Mirza Hasanuzzaman's Interview on Dipto TV
• Talk Show on Channel24 - 11 November 2022
• Talk Show on Channel24 - 22 July 2022
• Scientific Bangladesh: Talk with Top Researchers, 2021
• Mirza Hasanuzzaman's Interview on the Daily Observer 17 December 2017
• Somoy TV 8 May 2015
• Talk Show on Independent TV, 05 May 2015
• আবারো শীর্ষ গবেষকদের তালিকায় ড. হাছানুজ্জামান
• ‘অর্জন বড় নয়, দায়িত্ব পালনই মুখ্য’ - The Daily Bangladesh
• বিশ্বসেরা গবেষকের মধ্যে বাংলাদেশ থেকে প্রথম
• BAS holds video conference on agricultural science
• বিজ্ঞান একাডেমির অনুষ্ঠানে অধ্যাপক হাসানুজ্জামানের বক্তৃতা
• কৃষি ফসলের উৎপাদন বৃদ্ধির গবেষণাপত্র উপস্থাপন
• বিজ্ঞান একাডেমিতে কৃষি উৎপাদন বাড়ানোর ওপর কনফারেন্স
• Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Prof Mirza named among world's top scientists.

Leadership and Administrative Involvement

• Member of the Expert Working Group on Adaptation of Wheat to Abiotic Stress (AWAS EWG). Germany.
• Member Expert Committee on Policies for Gene Edited Plants in Bangladesh.
• Evaluator of Mustafa Prize (Known as Muslim’s Novel).
• Project Peer Reviewer of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom.
• Project Evaluator of National Science Center, Poland.
• Project Evaluator, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
• Member of Bangladesh Journal Online (BanglaJOL) Management Committee, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Dhaka.
• External Assessor for Promotion Evaluation of Associate Professor /Professor, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
• Member of faculty promotion evaluation committee of Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources
• Member of the promotion evaluation committee of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
• Expert Member for National Science and Technology fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
• External Examiner for thesis examination, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
• Ph.D. Thesis Examiner of the Aligarh Muslim University, UP, India (October 2018 – Present).
• Ph.D. Thesis Examiner of the Central University of Jharkhand, India

Societal Involvement

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Mirza Hasanuzzaman is delivering his speech as Organizing Secretary at 14th International Seminar of BJSPSAA

• Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)
• Fellow of Royal Society of Biology
• Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, United Kingdom
• Foreign Fellow the Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, India
• Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan
• Member of Botanical Society of America, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
• Member of Genetics Society of America, Rockville MD, United States
• Member of International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE), USA
• Member of the Asian Council of Science Editors, UAE
• Member of Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE), Seoul, Korea
• Founding Member of Research Co-op, Kyoto, Japan
• Member of Society of African Journal Editors, Nairobi, Kenya
• Member of Australian Society of Agronomy, Australia
• Corresponding Member of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (CSPP), Canada
• Member of International Society of Root Research, United Kingdom
• Member of International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis (ISPA), Denmark
• Member of the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
• Member of International Society of Integrative Biology (ISIB), Singapore
• Life Member of International Weed Science Society, UFPel-FAEM- Pelotas, RS, Brazil
• Life Member of Crop and Weed Science Society, BCKB, West Bengal, India
• Life Member of National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), Chennai, India]
• Life Member of Indian Society of Weed Science (ISWS), Jabalpur, India.
• Life Member of Society for Plant Research, India
• Life Member of Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture, Alabama, USA
• Life Member of Society for Biotechnologists, Kerala, India
• Life Member of Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SPBB), New Delhi, India.
• Life Member of International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB), Lucknow, India
• Life Member of Indian Society for Plant Physiology (ISPP), New Delhi, India
• Life Member of Indian Botanical Society, New Delhi, India
• Life Member of Rajiv Gandhi International Science & Technology Association, New Delhi, India
• Life Member of Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (SSCCSE), New Delhi, India.
• Life Member of Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB), Dhaka
• Life Member of Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh (AAAB), Dhaka
• Life Member of Bangladesh Society of Agronomy (BSA)
• Life Member of Weed Science Society of Bangladesh (WSSB)
• Life Member of Bangladesh Academy of Advancement in Sciences (BAAS)
• Life Member of Seed Science Society of Bangladesh (SSSB)
• Life Member of Bangladesh Society of Seed Technology (BSST)
• Member of Bangladesh Entomological Society (BES)
• Member of Bangladesh STEM Society, BUET, Dhaka
• Member of Australia Global Alumni
• Life Member of Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh (AAAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Life Member of Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Life Member of Bangladesh JSPS Alumni Association (BJSPSAA), Dhaka
• Member of MEXT Scholar Association, Tokyo, Japan

Selected work

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Mirza Hasanuzzaman is visiting his Laboratory

• Hasanuzzamana, M.*, M.R.H. Raihana, A. Siddikaa, K. Rahmana and K. Nahar (2023) Supplementation with Ascophyllum nodosum extracts mitigates arsenic toxicity by modulating reactive oxygen species metabolism and reducing oxidative stress in rice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114819. [Impact factor: 7.675]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Raihan, M.R.H., Nowroz, F. and Fujita, M. (2022) Insight into the mechanism of salt-induced oxidative stress tolerance in soybean by the application of Bacillus subtilis: Coordinated actions of osmoregulation, ion homeostasis, antioxidant defense, and methylglyoxal detoxification. Antioxidants. 11(10):1856. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101856 [Impact factor: 7.675]
• Saha, I., Hasanuzzaman, M.* and Adak, M.K. (2021) Abscisic acid priming regulates arsenite toxicity in two contrasting rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes through differential functioning of sub1A quantitative trait loci. Environmental Pollution. 287: 117586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117586 [Impact factor: 9.988]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Raihan, M.R.H., Khojah, E., Samra, B.N., Fujita, M. and Nahar, K. (2021) Biochar and chitosan regulate antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems and enhance salt tolerance in jute (Corchorus olitorius L.). Antioxidants. 10:2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox10122017 [Impact factor: 7.675]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Inafuku, M., Nahar, K., Fujita, M. and Oku, H. (2021) Nitric oxide regulates plant growth, physiology, antioxidant defense, and ion homeostasis to confer salt tolerance in the mangrove species, Kandelia obovata. Antioxidants. 10(4), 611. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox10040611. [Impact factor: 7.675]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Bhuyan, M.H.M.B., Raza, A., Hawrylak-Nowak, B., Matraszek-Gawron, R., Mahmud, J.A., Nahar, K. and Fujita, M. (2020) Selenium in Plants: Boon or Bane? Environmental and Experimental Botany. 178: 104170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104170. [Impact factor: 6.028]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Nahar, K., Alam, M.M., Bhuyan, M.H.M.B., Oku, H. and Fujita, M. (2018) Exogenous nitric oxide pretreatment protects Brassica napus L. seedlings from paraquat toxicity through the modulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 126:173-186. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.021. [Impact factor: 5.437]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Nahar, K., Anee, T.I. and Fujita, M. (2017) Exogenous silicon attenuates cadmium-induced oxidative stress in Brassica napus L. by modulating AsA-GSH pathway and glyoxalase system. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1061. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01061. [Impact factor: 6.627]
• Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Nahar, K., Gill, S.S., Alharby, H.F., Razafindrabe, B.H.N. and Fujita, M. (2017) Hydrogen peroxide pretreatment mitigates cadmium-induced oxidative stress in Brassica napus L.: An intrinsic study on antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:115. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00115 [Impact factor: 6.627]
• Nahar, K., Hasanuzzaman, M.*, Alam, M.M., Rahman, A., Suzuki, T. and Fujita, M. (2016) Polyamine and nitric oxide crosstalk: Antagonistic effects on cadmium toxicity in mung bean plants through upregulating the metal detoxification, antioxidant defense, and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 126:245-255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.026. [Impact factor: 7.129]
• Hasanuzzaman, M., Hossain, M. A. and Fujita, M. (2012) Exogenous selenium pretreatment protects rapeseed seedlings from cadmium-induced oxidative stress by upregulating the antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems. Biological Trace Element Research. 149(2): 248-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12011-012-9419-4 [Impact factor: 4.081]