Organizing Committee
Prof. Nirit Bernstein
Volcani Institute
Israel
Prof. Nirit Bernstein
Volcani InstituteIsrael
Biography
Prof. Nirit Bernstein is a senior research scientist, Head of a Cannabis Physiology and Agronomy Lab, at Volcani Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Israel. Her research projects focus on cannabis physiology, and development of advanced cultivation techniques for Cannabis sativa. She has a Ph.D in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis USA, and a B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She published more than 120 peer reviewed academic publications, invited reviews and book chapters; she is an associate editor of the ‘Journal of Cannabis research’, and ‘Crop Science’, and member of editorial boards of additional nine international scientific journals, and she teaches three graduate courses on ‘Mineral Nutrition’ and ‘Medical Cannabis’. She specializes in: regulation of plant derived pharmaceuticals in medicinal plants by manipulation of environmental and agronomic treatments; optimization of agrotechniques for environmentally stressed plants; mineral nutrition of plants, and plant stress physiology
Research Interest
Cannabis plant-science and cultivation, Regulation of plant derived pharmaceuticals in medicinal plants by manipulation of environmental and agronomic treatments, Optimization of agrotechniques for environmentally stressed plants, Mineral nutrition of plants, Irrigation and fertigation of plants
, Utilization of marginal water for agricultural irrigation (saline, desalinized, and treated wastewater), Plant stress physiology
Assoc. Prof. Mohd Syahmi bin Salleh
Islamic University
Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Mohd Syahmi bin Salleh
Islamic UniversityMalaysia
Biography
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Syahmi bin Salleh is a plant scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Science at the Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan Campus. His research spans plant breeding, genetics, seed technology, crop production, and crop physiology.
Research Interest
Plant Breeding, Plant Genetics, Seed Technology, Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Plant Science
Prof. Muhammad Arif
Sakarya University of Applied Sciences
Turkey
Prof. Muhammad Arif
Sakarya University of Applied SciencesTurkey
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Arif is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Protection at the Faculty of Agriculture, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences (SUBU) in Turkey. He specializes in plant pathology, molecular characterization of plant viruses, and the use of fungal/bacterial endophytes to biologically manage soil-borne vegetable pathogens.
Research Interest
Plant Pathology, Molecular Characterization of Plant Viruses, Plant Virology, Biological Control of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens, Fungal and Bacterial Endophytes, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Disease Management in Vegetable Crops, Sustainable Plant Protection, Integrated Disease Management, Agricultural Microbiology.
Assoc. Prof. Mehdi Rahimi
University of Advanced Technology
Iran
Assoc. Prof. Mehdi Rahimi
University of Advanced TechnologyIran
Biography
Mehdi Rahimi was born in Shiraz, Iran, in 1978. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. His research interests are in the areas of plant breeding (classical breeding, biometry, abiotic stress, molecular breeding, genomics, gene expression). He received his Ph.D. in plant breeding at Tarbiat Modares University during 2008-2013 and M.Sc. in plant breeding at University of Guilan during 2004-2007 and his B.Sc. in agronomy and plant breeding from Shiraz University.
Mehdi Rahimi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. He has Ph.D. in Plant Breeding with a strong background in classical breeding, biometry, molecular genetics, and abiotic stress research. He has dedicated his career to advancing research in this field, and He has published over 150 research articles in journals (Q1 to Q4), including publications in BMC Plant Biology, Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, and Agronomy Journal.
, I am eager to contribute to the advancement of your journal as a leading platform for innovative agricultural research. My vision is to support the journal in promoting high-quality, interdisciplinary studies that address global challenges in food security, crop improvement, and sustainable agriculture.
Research Interest
Improvement of Crops and horticulture plants through classical and molecular genetic methods ,Plant biotechnology , Molecular markers, Genetic diversity and Gene expression ,Identify quantitative traits loci by QTL mapping and association mapping and genetic maps , Biometry - Genetic analysis of traits using biometric methods - Statistical analyzes in agricultural research , Quantitative genetic and population genetics, Resistance of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses
