Accomplished Associate Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology with over a decade of experience leading innovative research in plant stress physiology and molecular mechanisms. Expert in leveraging fungal-plant interactions and advanced 'omics' technologies to enhance crop resilience and yield. Published extensively in high-impact journals, contributing significantly to the understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stressors.
Work
Malayer University
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology
Malayer, Hamedan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Summary
Led comprehensive research initiatives and academic programs in agricultural biotechnology, focusing on plant stress tolerance and molecular mechanisms, while mentoring students and contributing to scientific literature.
Highlights
Directed pioneering research on endophytic fungi, particularly *Piriformospora indica*, demonstrating its efficacy in improving plant growth and enhancing tolerance to critical environmental stressors including cold, drought, salinity, and cadmium in diverse crops.
Authored and co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles in leading scientific journals (e.g., Current Microbiology, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Scientia Horticulturae), disseminating key findings on molecular mechanisms of stress adaptation.
Utilized advanced 'omics' approaches (transcriptome, proteome, metabolome analysis) and RNA deep sequencing to identify novel microRNAs and gene expression regulators crucial for plant stress response and adaptation.
Mentored and supervised numerous graduate students, guiding their Ph.D. and M.Sc. research projects from experimental design to publication, fostering expertise in plant biotechnology and molecular biology.
Developed and implemented innovative strategies for sustainable agriculture, including the application of biofertilizers and stress-attenuating agents, resulting in improved crop physiological characteristics and yield.
Education
Leibniz-Institut fur Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Positive Effect of Serendipita indica on Fenugreek and Its Tolerance Against Cadmium Stress.
Current Microbiology
Positive Effect of Serendipita indica on Fenugreek and Its Tolerance Against Cadmium Stress.
Identification of novel cold stress responsive microRNAs and their putative targets in 'Sultana'grapevine (Vitis vinifera) using RNA deep sequencing.
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
Identification of novel cold stress responsive microRNAs and their putative targets in 'Sultana'grapevine (Vitis vinifera) using RNA deep sequencing.
Contribution of Serendipita indica on growth improvement, antioxidative capacity of Dracocephalum kotschyi, and its resistance against cadmium stress.
International Microbiology
Contribution of Serendipita indica on growth improvement, antioxidative capacity of Dracocephalum kotschyi, and its resistance against cadmium stress.
Combined Effect of Trehalose and Serendipita indica Inoculation Might Participate in Solanum lycopersicum Induced Cold Tolerance.
Current Microbiology
Combined Effect of Trehalose and Serendipita indica Inoculation Might Participate in Solanum lycopersicum Induced Cold Tolerance.
Comparison of Serendipita indica Inoculums and a Commercial Biofertilizer Effects on Physiological Characteristics and Antioxidant Capacity of Maize Under Drought Stress.
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Comparison of Serendipita indica Inoculums and a Commercial Biofertilizer Effects on Physiological Characteristics and Antioxidant Capacity of Maize Under Drought Stress.
Alleviation of the adverse effects of drought stress using a desert adapted endophytic fungus and glucose in tomato.
Rhizosphere
Alleviation of the adverse effects of drought stress using a desert adapted endophytic fungus and glucose in tomato.
Piriformospora indica inoculants enhance flowering, yield, and physiological characteristics of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in different growth phases.
Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology
Piriformospora indica inoculants enhance flowering, yield, and physiological characteristics of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in different growth phases.
Biochemical changes and quality characterization of cold-stored 'Sahebi' grape in response to postharvest application of GABA.
Food Chemistry
Biochemical changes and quality characterization of cold-stored 'Sahebi' grape in response to postharvest application of GABA.
Root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica and zinc attenuate cold stress in grapevine by influencing leaf phytochemicals and minerals content.
Scientia Horticulturae
Root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica and zinc attenuate cold stress in grapevine by influencing leaf phytochemicals and minerals content.
Inoculation of Corn Seedlings with Piriformospora indica Influences Grain Biomass Yield, Forage Quality, Rumen Degradation Kinetics and Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy Molecular Structures.
Iranian journal of applied animal science
Inoculation of Corn Seedlings with Piriformospora indica Influences Grain Biomass Yield, Forage Quality, Rumen Degradation Kinetics and Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy Molecular Structures.
Piriformospora indica affect drought tolerance by regulation of genes expression and some morphophysiological parameters in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).
Scientia Horticulturae
Piriformospora indica affect drought tolerance by regulation of genes expression and some morphophysiological parameters in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).
Evaluating the efficacy of plant-specific fungus (Piriformospora indica) rich in mannan oligosaccharides as a microbial feed additive on growth performance, protein digestibility, plasma characteristics, intestinal microflora, and morphology in chicks.
Journal of Applied Animal research
Evaluating the efficacy of plant-specific fungus (Piriformospora indica) rich in mannan oligosaccharides as a microbial feed additive on growth performance, protein digestibility, plasma characteristics, intestinal microflora, and morphology in chicks.
Effects of foliar selenium application on some physiological and phytochemical parameters of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultana under salt stress.
Journal of Plant Nutrition
Effects of foliar selenium application on some physiological and phytochemical parameters of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultana under salt stress.
Serial dilution bioassay for the detection of antibacterial potential of ZnSe quantum dots and their Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy.
Measurement
Serial dilution bioassay for the detection of antibacterial potential of ZnSe quantum dots and their Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy.
Salinity Stress-Associated microRNAs and their Potential Roles in mediating salt-tolerant Rice Roots Colonized by the Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica.
Functional & Integrative Genomics
Salinity Stress-Associated microRNAs and their Potential Roles in mediating salt-tolerant Rice Roots Colonized by the Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica.
Root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica improves drought stress adaptation in barley by metabolic and proteomic reprogramming.
Environmental and Experimental Botany
Root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica improves drought stress adaptation in barley by metabolic and proteomic reprogramming.
Recombinant expression of LFchimera antimicrobial peptide in a plant-based expression system and its antimicrobial activity against clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria.
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
Recombinant expression of LFchimera antimicrobial peptide in a plant-based expression system and its antimicrobial activity against clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria.
Recombinant production of bovine Lactoferrin-derived antimicrobial peptide in tobacco hairy roots expression system.
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Recombinant production of bovine Lactoferrin-derived antimicrobial peptide in tobacco hairy roots expression system.
Regulation of miR159 and miR396 mediated by Piriformospora indica confer drought tolerance in rice.
Journal of Plant Molecular Breeding
Regulation of miR159 and miR396 mediated by Piriformospora indica confer drought tolerance in rice.
Cold-induced physiological and biochemical responses of three grapevine cultivars differing in cold tolerance.
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
Cold-induced physiological and biochemical responses of three grapevine cultivars differing in cold tolerance.
Metabolic and transcriptional response of central metabolism affected by root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica under salinity in barley.
Plant molecular biology
Metabolic and transcriptional response of central metabolism affected by root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica under salinity in barley.
Effect of Piriformospora indica Inoculation on some Physiological Traits of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Under Salt Stress.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds
Effect of Piriformospora indica Inoculation on some Physiological Traits of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Under Salt Stress.
Proteomics study reveals the molecular mechanisms underlying water stress tolerance induced by Piriformospora indica in barley.
Journal of proteomics
Proteomics study reveals the molecular mechanisms underlying water stress tolerance induced by Piriformospora indica in barley.