Education

• Ph.D., University of Florida
• M.S., Bangladesh Agricultural University
• B.S., Khulna University

Research & Academic Interests

• Stress physiology (heat, salinity & water)
• Controlled environment agriculture (CEA)
• Hydroponics
• Sustainable agriculture

Publications

• Dash, P.K., Guo, B. and Leskovar, D. (2024). Assessing tomato genotypes for organic hydroponic production in stressful environmental conditions. HortScience, 59(2),188-200. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17481-23
• Das, S., Rahman. T., Rahaman, M., Porter, L.D., Rahman Md.M., Dash, P.K., and Kamal, Md.M. (2024). Characterization of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) resistance in maize. Archives of Phytopathology and Plan Protection, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2024.2415150
• Dash, P.K., Guo, B. and Leskovar, D. (2023). Optimizing hydroponic management practices for organically grown greenhouse tomato under abiotic stress conditions. HortScience, 58(10), 1129-1138. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17249-23
• Pal, S.C., Hossain, M.B., Mallick, D., Bushra, F., Abdullah, S.M.R, Dash, P.K. and Das, D. (2023). Combined use of seaweed extract and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for alleviating salt stress in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Scientia Horticulturae, 325(2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112597
• Dash, P.K., Guan, Z., Chase, C.A., Agehara, S. and Zotarelli, L. (2023). A strawberry cropping system design for Florida improving early yield and water conservation and its economic effect. HortTechnology, 33(6), 512-519. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05171-23
• Mukherjee, S., Dash, P.K., Das, D., and Das, S. (2023). Growth, yield and water productivity of tomato as influenced by deficit irrigation water management. Environmental Process, 10(1),1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-023-00624-z

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

• International Society for Horticultural Sciences
• American Society for Horticultural Science
• Bangladesh Agriculturist Society
• University of Florida Alumni Association
• Khulna University Alumni Association
• Bangladesh Agricultural University Alumni Association

• University of Florida
• Texas A&M University
• Eastern Kentucky University

Awards & Accolades

• Best Dissertation, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, 2019
• Trellis Fund Round 6, University of California, 2018
• Bobby F. Mcknown Scholarship, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), University of Florida, 2017