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Place of birth |
Armenia, Vardenis region, Goysu village |
Date of birth |
05.07.1980 |
Education |
Azerbaijan Agriculture Academy |
Scientific degree |
PhD |
Title |
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Topic of PhD thesis:- specialty code- specialty name- topic name |
2409.01
Genetics
Resistance to drought and salinity stresses of diploid and tetraploid wheat genotypes and physiological-genetic bases of tolerance |
Total number of printed scientific publications:- number of scientific publications printed abroad:- number of papers published in journals indexed and abstracted in international databases |
70
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Number of patents and certificates of authorship |
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Staff training: - number of PhD |
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Basic scientific achievements |
- According to the results of laboratory and field experiments among 53 wheat genotypes 14 accessions (T.monococcum, T.dicoccoides arabicum, T.dicoccum farrum, Barakatli 95, Giorgio 302, Gyirmizi bughda, Elan, Shirvan 3, Agh bughda, Kharkovskaya 46, Leukurum 79, Sharg, Leucomelan, Shirvan) were selected with high tolerance to drought and salinity that can be used in breeding as a valuable gene source.
- By molecular genetic analysis of salinity tolerance of 196 diploid wheat species (T. monococcum, T. urartu, T. boeoticum) it was revealed that T.monococcum and T.boeoticum had 2 major salinity tolerance genes (Nax1 and Nax2). However these genes only expresses in tolerant T.monococcum accessions.
- For the first time, by fragment analysis in bread wheat botanical varieties (T. aestivum v. erythrospermum, T. aestivum v. albidum, T. aestivum v. meridionale, T. aestivum v. lutescens) and varieties (Akinchi 84, Gunashli, Mirbashir 128) of Azerbaijan origin the existence of stem rust resistance gene - Sr31 was determined.
- In durum wheat accessions of Azerbaijan origin assessed in artificial background the direct relation between brown rust resistance and botanical varietal traits was revealed. So, 83.3% of resistant and middle resistant accessions had white spike, while spike color in 70.4% of susceptible accessions was red.
- As a result of molecular screening of bread wheat varieties in Grekum 75/50, Arzu, Zardabi, Gurgana-1, Mirbashir 128, Akinchi 84, Gunashli and Yegana varieties the existence of Yr18/Lr34 linked genes that provides resistance to yellow and brown rust was determined.
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Names of scientific works |
V.Izzatullayeva, Z.Akparov, S.Babayeva, J.Ojaghi, M.Abbasov/ Efficiency of using RAPD and ISSR markers in evaluation of genetic diversity in sugar beet/ Turkish journal of biology, 2014, DOI: 10.3906/biy-1312-35 |
Membership with international and foreign scientific organizations |
- International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
- Australian Society of Agronomy
- Azerbaijan Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists
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Pedagogical activity |
Baku State University, Biology faculty, Department of Genetics and Evolution |
Other activities |
National Coordinator of Marie Curie program, European Commission.
National Coordinator on Genetically Modified Organisms, UN, FAO |
Awards and prizes |
- Gold medal, International conference, Tehran, Iran, 2006.
- Winner of Vavilov-Frankel fellowship, International Biodiversity Organization, Rome, Italy, 2007.
- “Youth Award” AR Youth and Sport Ministry, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2009.
- Winner of Erasmus Mundus post-doctorate program, European Commission, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009
- Winner of Norman Borlaug fellowship, Agriculture department of USA, Kansas, USA, 2011.
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Main place of work and its address |
Genetic Resources Institute of ANAS, AZ 1106, Baku, Azadlig Ave., 155
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Position |
Deputy Director on Scientific Affairs |
Office phone |
(+994 12) 5629805 |
Mobile |
(+994 50) 5327819 |
Home phone |
(+994 12) 4086580 |
Fax |
(+994 12) 4499221 |
E-mail |
mehraj_genetic@yahoo.com
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