**Meet the editor**

Dr. Asaduzzaman is a native of Bangladesh and has received his Ph.D. majoring Bioproduction Science from Tottori University, Japan. He has expertise in hydroponic crop production and is currently working at the Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh. His main research focuses are the development of hydroponic techniques for fruits,

vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouse, production of specialty crops under controlled environment agriculture and development of specialty dietary components through hydroponic production of vegetables providing human health benefits beyond basic nutrition. His other research projects include studying the autotoxicity, a phenomenon of intraspecific allelopathy in vegetables and ornamentals through hydroponics, and developing suitable control measures to overcome. He has published 20 journal articles and 2 book chapters in the international SCI-indexed journals. He has been awarded Gold Medal from the Bangladesh Agricultural University in 2011.
