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Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department

In 1995, the School of Agriculture at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad became the first school in Iran which offered a degree in Biotechnology. In designing this new area of research several factors such as conserving the environment by limiting the use of energy, land and water, preserving genetic diversity, and decreasing the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers were taken into consideration. The Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department trains highly-professional graduates both at the Master’s and Doctoral levels. The department also aims at introducing interdisciplinary branches of science according to the academic environment and job demands in Iran and around the world.

The aim of the Master’s program in the Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding is to educate specialists in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, to employ new techniques in Molecular Breeding such as Genetic Engineering, and also to enhance students’ plant breeding skills by preparing them to participate in research projects in labs, greenhouses, or fields. Students in the Master’s program can concentrate on Agricultural Biology or Plant Breeding.

The Ph.D. Program in Biotechnology and Plant Breeding is a coordinated set of research and scientific activities aimed at educating specialists in different aspects of Biotechnology such as Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Genetic Engineering, etc., which are applicable in agriculture. Ph.D. candidates should attend advanced courses in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology. The areas of specialization of the Ph.D. Program is Agricultural Biotechnology. More

Head of the Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department
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 Nasrin Moshtaghi
Associate Professor
Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department
moshtaghi@um.ac.ir
+985138804722


Concentration areas offered by the Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
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Academic staff

Abdolreza Bagheri
Professor
Mohammad Farsi
Professor
Saeid Malekzadeh Shafaroudi
Associate Professor
Hassan Marashi
Professor
Amin Mirshamsi Kakhki
Assistant Professor
Nasrin Moshtaghi
Associate Professor
Alireza Seifi
Assistant Professor
Farajollah Shahriari Ahmadi
Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Ramandi, A., & Seifi, A. (2023). Suppressive soil microbiota inhibit wilting diseases and enhance growth in sesame. Rhizosphere, 25 (), 100668-7.
Moinoddini, F., Mirshamsi Kakhki, A., Bagheri, A., & Jalilian, A. (2023). Genome-wide analysis of annexin gene family in Schrenkiella parvula and Eutrema salsugineum suggests their roles in salt stress response. PLOS One, 18 (1), e0280246-21.
Khadem, A., Moshtaghi, N., & Bagheri, A. (2023). Regulatory networks of hormone‑involved transcription factors and their downstream pathways during somatic embryogenesis of Arabidopsis thaliana. 3 Biotech, 13 (132), 1-11.
Varasteh Kojourian, M., Ganjeali, A., Javad Asili, Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, S., & Akram Taleghani (2023). 5-azacytidine increase tanshinone production in endophytic fungi of Salvia abrotanoidesKar.) Sytsma. Journal of Cell and Molecular Research, (), -.
Dehghan, S., Seyedabadi, M., Mirshamsi Kakhki, A., Farsi, M., & Seifi, A. (2023). Isolation and Identification of a Novel Cellulolytic and Glucose-tolerant Trichoderma Isolate from Forest Soils in Iran. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 59 (3), 297-307.
Jalilian, A., Bagheri, A., Veronique Chalvon, Isabelle Meusnier, Thomas Kro, & Mirshamsi Kakhki, A. (2023). The RLCK subfamily VII‐4 controls pattern‐triggered immunity and basal resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens in rice. Plant Journal, 115 (5), 1345-1356.
Seyedeh Marzieh, N., Ramandi, A., & Seifi, A. (2023). Rhizobacteria isolated from xerophyte Haloxylon ammodendron manipulate root system architecture and enhance drought and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. International Microbiology, 27 (2), 337-347.
Vessal, S., Samiei, L., Porsa, H., & Fazeli Nasab, B. (2023). Evaluation of Genetic Distance and Similarity among Native Genotypes of Seeded Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) in the Khorasan Region Using Microsatellite Markers. Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops, 3 (2), 74-87.
Khoshniat, P., Muhammad Suhail Rafudeen, & Seifi, A. (2023). ABA spray on Arabidopsis seedlings increases mature plants vigor under optimal and water‐deficit conditions partly by enhancing nitrogen assimilation. Physiologia Plantarum, 175 (4), -.
Ramandi, A., & Seifi, A. (2023). Cupriavidus metallidurans bacteria enhance sodium uptake by plants. Rhizosphere, 27 (27), 100767-4.
Dastmalchi, S., Moshtaghi, N., & Ahmad Sharifi (2023). Role of AGAMOUS Gene in Increasing Tepals of Amaryllis. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 25 (4), 963-974.
Shayesteh, H., Damianw. Laird, Leonie J. Hughes, Mohammad A. Nematollahi, Mirshamsi Kakhki, A., & Navid R. Moheimani (2023). Co-Producing Phycocyanin and Bioplastic in Arthrospira platensis Using Carbon-Rich Wastewater. BioTech, 12 (3), 49-65.
Moshtaghi, N. (2023). Differential Gene Expression Responses to Salt and Drought Stress in Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Molecular Biotechnology, 66 (9), 2481-2496.
Moshrefi Araghi, A., Nemati, S., Azizi, M., Moshtaghi, N., & Shoor, M. (2023). Screening of distributed horsemint (Mentha longifolia L.) accessions for agricultural drought tolerance based on biological responses. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 45 (11), -.
Khodadadi, F., Shahriari Ahmadi, F. (2023). Metabolic and Transcriptomic Approaches of Chitosan and Water Stress on Polyphenolic and Terpenoid Components and Gene Expression in Salvia abrotanoides (Karl.) and S. yangii. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (20), 15426-15441.
Bakhshi, T., Shahriari Ahmadi, F., & Seifi, A. (2023). Resistance of wheat genotypes to Mycosphaerella graminicola isolates at seedling stage under greenhouse conditions. Food Science and Nutrition, 11 (11), 6854-6867.
Khosravinia, S., Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, S., Bagheri, A., & Moshtaghi, N. (2023). Bioprospecting of Ten Microalgae Species Isolated from Saline Water Lake for Evaluation of the Biodiesel Production. Bioenergy Research, 17 (2), 1090-1103.
Aram, ., Marashi, H., Seifi, A. (2023). Co-expression network analysis for identification of key long non-coding RNA and mRNA modules associated with alkaloid biosynthesis in i>Catharanthus roseus/i>. Journal of Plant Molecular Breeding, (), -.
Rahmani, A., Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, S., & Shahriari Ahmadi, F. (2023). Tillering Potential Yield and Yield Components in Super-Sweet Maize: Gene Action Combining Ability and Heterosis Analysis (Zea mays L. var saccharata). Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops, 3 (4), 200-210.

Recent research projects


Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Plant Breeding Department

Phone: +985138804679-4722