HSTU achieves success in cultivating poison-free brinjal | News

DINAJPUR, Sept 7, 2025 (BSS) - Researchers of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) have achieved success in cultivating poison-free brinjal using bio-fertilizer endophytic bacteria. The achievement was demonstrated on Saturday at the university's agricultural research field, where brinjal plants treated with bio-fertilizer grew two to three times larger and yielded three to four times more than plants treated with urea fertilizer. A group of students, led by Associate Professor Dr. Azizul Haque of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been conducting the experiment. Team member Md. Shariful Haque said they were able to produce "100 percent poison-free brinjal with three to four times higher yield by applying this bio-fertilizer bacteria." The researchers conducted the experiment...