Research Departments - sbsi

 

 

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).

 

Parviz Fasahat

Head of Breeding Department

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Vali-allah Yousefabadi

Head of Agronomy Department

  

 

 

 

This department evaluates germplasms with resistance or tolerance to main pests and diseases.

 

Mozhdeh Kakueinezhad

Head of Plant Pathology Department

 

  

 

 

 

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. 

 

Peyman Norouzi
Head of Biotechnology Department

 

 

 

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. 

 

Babak Babaei
Head of Sugar Technology Department