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Main projects are development of sugar beet lines and hybrids with resistance to different disease (rhizomania, rhizoctonia, curly top, cyst nematode, and root-knot nematode) and abiotic stress (drought).
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Mehdi Hassani
Head of Breeding Department
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Main activities are as follows:
- Crop rotation, fertilization, and determination of nutrition requirements of sugar beet varieties
- Performing experimental trials
- Evaluation of autumn-sown sugar beet development
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Vali-allah Yousefabadi
Head of Agronomy Department
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This department evaluates germplasms with resistance or tolerance to main pests and diseases.
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Mozhdeh Kakueinezhad
Head of Plant Pathology Department
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Main activities are as follows:
• Identification and mapping of genetic markers linked to resistant genes for rhizomania and nematode.
• Micropropagation of beet germplasm for breeding purposes.
• Screening for salinity and drought tolerance using plant tissue culture methods.
• Production of sugar beet double haploid lines via unfertilized ovule culture.
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Peyman Norouzi
Head of Biotechnology Department
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The activities of this department are focused on:
- Research projects conducted to improve technological quality of sugar beet, and decrease sugar losses during harvest
- Providing appropriate instructions for determination of sugar content and soil tare in the tare-houses of sugar factories.
- Supervision and control over the operation of tare-houses in the sugar factories
- Evaluation of sugar beet losses during harvest and storage.
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Babak Babaei
Head of Sugar Technology Department
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