Mehdi Rahimi

Address:

Iran, Kerman, End of Haft Bagh-e-Alavi Highway Knowledge Paradise, Graduate University of Advanced Technology

Research Interests:

Plant breeding, Plant Biotechnology, Genomics, Biodiversity, Botany, Genomics, Agronomy, Drought Stress, Genetic Diversity, Molecular Markers,

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.

Publications:

• S Safaei Chaeikar, B Rabiei, M Rahimi. 2018. Evaluation of Drought Tolerance Indices in Rice Genotypes (Oryza Sativa L.). Journal of Crop Breeding 10 (25), 7-18
• M Rahimi, M Ramezani. 2017. The effects of temperature on antioxidant activity, total phenolics and agronomic traits of two thyme species. Nova Biologica Reperta 4 (3), 264- 270
• F Sadeghi, M Rahimi. 2016. The use of Cluster Analysis for Best Lines Selection in Maize at S6 Generation. Journal of Crop Breeding 8 (20), 91-98
• M Rahimi, M AbdoliNasab. 2020. Combining Ability Study of Biochemical and Physiological Traits of Maize (Zea mays L.) Using fourth Dialllel Griffing’s Method. Plant Genetic Researches 6 (2), 69-78