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Dr. Ali Akbar Habashi
 

Position
Head of Department of Tissue culture and Gene Transformation

Address
Department of Tissue culture and Gene Transformation
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)
Seed and Plant Improvement Institutes Campus
P. O. Box: 31535-1897
Mahdasht Road, Karaj, Iran

Phone: +98 261 2703536
Fax: +98 261 2704539
Email: Ahabshi@abrii.ac.ir 

Date of Birth
21.08.1957 in Nishabur, Iran

Academic Carrier
1999:
Post doctorate in transformation of been, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

1993:
Philosophy Doctor (Dottorato di Ricerca) in "Genetics and Breeding of Mediterranean Crops", University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Thesis: Salt stress tolerance in tomato: Somaclonal variation induced following regeneration on a medium with NaCl and characterization of in vitro parameters useful in selection

1986:
Agricultural Science (Crop Production) University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Main Subjects studied: Biology, Plant genetics, Agronomy, Enthomology, Phytopathology, Zoology, Economics, Engineering, Biochemistry

Thesis: Relationship between vegetable production and climatic progress of some forage plants and their possible use for grazing irrigation state

Research experience
1989-1990:
In vitro tomato cold tolerance experiments, by Department of Agrochemistry and Agrobiology, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

1990-1991:
In vitro selection of NIL (Pto/+) tomato for Fenthion tolerance and relation with Pseudomonas tomato resistance. by Department of Agrochemistry and Agrobiology, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

1993-1996:
Micropropagation of woody plant (Walnut) and somaclonal variation induced following regeneration in Cuminum cyminum. by Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Mashad, Iran

1997-1999:
Phaseoulus coccineus Trasformation folowing Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and microbiolistic techniques. Department of Agochemistry and Agrobiology, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

2001-2005:
Resistance induction to Fusarium and Alternaria in cumin by transfering Gox gene

2001-2005:
Biolistic transformation of bread weat (Triticum aestivum) using chitinase and B-1,3 glucanase genes for resistance to important fungal disease for resistance to important fungal disease in Iran

2001-2005:
Transformation of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for resistance to pod borer (Helicoverpa spp.)

Language
Farsi, Italian, English (basic)

Congress participation
  • XXXIV SIGA Congress (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics), 8/11 Otctober 1990, Marina di Ugento, Lecce, Italy
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  • XXXV SIGA Congress (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics), 23/26 September 1991,Pisa, Italy
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  • XXXVI SIGA Congress (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics), 5/8 October 1992, Metaponto, (MT), Italy
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  • EUCARPIA XV CONGRESS - Genetics Breeding for crop Quality and Resistance, Viterbo, Italy - September 20-25, 1998
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  • XI Iranian Crop Science Congress
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  • II National Biotehnology Congress, Oct. 9/11, 2001, Karaj, Iran
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  • VII Iranian Crop Sciences Congress, Aug. 24/26, 2002, Karaj, Iran
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Publications
Habashy A. A., E. Santangelo, G. P. Soressi. 1992
Identification of in vitro parameters correlated with salt tolerance in tomato (L. esculentum Mill.)
Acta of XXXVI SIGA (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics) National Congress, Metaponto (MT) 5/8 October 1992 (Abstract) pp97

Habashy A. A., F. Mensurati, C. Cunico, E.Perri, S. Tiburtini, G.P.Soressi. 1992
In vitro regeneration effects on the frequency of polyembryonic seeds in tomato (L. esculentum Miller)
Acta of XXXVI SIGA (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics) National Congress, Metaponto (MT) 5/8 Octobr 1992 (Abstract) pp107

Habashy A. A., E. Santangelo, S. Benedettelli, G.P. Soressi. 1993
Induced variability in tomato (L.esculentum Miller) by regeneration in medium containing different NaCl concentration
Acta of XXXVII SIGA (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics) National Congress,,Orvieto (VT) 11/14 October 1993 (Abstract) pp63

Habashy A. A., 1994
Hydroponic culture (soilless cultures)
Zeitoon 122, 18-19

Habashy A.A., S. Anahid. 1997
Effect of hormons on callus production and plant regeneration from different organs of Cuminum cyminum
I Congress Medicinal Plants and industry.14/16 May, Shiraz (Iran)

Habashy A.A., S. Anahid 1998
Effect of varius growth regulators on callus production and plant regeneration from different explants of cominum
Zeitun. 141: 56- 57

Santangelo E., A.A.Habashy , S. Benedettelli , G.P. Soressi. 1997
Influence of in vitro regeneration on a medium containing Fenthion on the expression of the gene complexes controlling the plant response to the same insectiside and to Pseudomonas syringae P.V. tomato Pathogen
Acta of XLI SIGA (Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics) National Congress, Tolentino (MC) 24/27 September (Abstract) 1997 pp153

Kiferle C., A.A. Habashy, R.Caccia, A.Mazzucato, G.P. Soressi, 1998
Productive and reproductive potential of normal and parthenocarpic tomato polyploids induced by in vitro regeneration
Atti IV Giornate scientifiche SOI (Italian Society of Horticulture) Sanremo, 1/3 April 1998, pp. 497-498

Mirderikvand M., M Azmudeh, A.A. Habashi,2002
Multiple shoot induction in chickpea
Proceedings of VII Iranian Crop Sciences Congress. 24/26 Aug. 2002, Karaj, Iran

Ebrahimi E.,A.A. Habashy, B. Gharayazie, M. Ghannadha, M. Mohammadi, 2003
A rapid and efficient method for regeneration of plantlets from embryo explants of cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 75(1): 19-25



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