Education

year

University

Major

Degree

1985

1988

1997

Ferdowsi, Mashhad

Isfahan Industrial Technology

Adelaide Uni

Agronomic Sciences

Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding

BSc

MSc

PhD

year

Institute

Job experience

1998

1998-2001

2001

2001-2002

2005

Sari Agric. Collage

Mazandaran Province

Mazandaran Province's Governor

Extension Deputy of Djehad-e-Keshavarzi Ministry

A.N.R. Campus

Administrative and Finance Deputy

Head of Djehad-Sazandegi

Consult of Agriculture

Head of Studying and Programming Bureau

Research Deputy

Courses to give

A.  BSc Level:

Genetics

Principles of Plant Breeding

Special Plant Breeding

Statistics

Experimental Designs

Cytology

B.     MSc Level:

Research Methodologies

Cytogenetics

Complementary Plant Breeding

New Aspects of Plant Breeding

Genetic Physiologic

Plant Tissue Culture

Applications of Biotechnology in Plant Breeding

Complimentary Genetics

Professional skills

Technical: Embryo culture, Microspore culture, Plant Biotechnology, Determining wheat protein bands through electrophoresis gel, Production of doubled haploid plants in cereals and Canola

    Statistical:  SPSS, Excel, GENSTAT…

    Computer: Word processor, Excel, PowerPoint, …

Others: Social activities and newspaper writing, Writing Articles on Agricultural Productivity. 

Research interests

Production of doubled haploid cultivars in wheat, canola, cotton and rice

Production of virus free grafting in citrus plants

Application of biotechnology for breeding of above crops

International and national congress

Plant breeding conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 1992

Wheat breeding symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 1994

Agronomy and Plant Breeding Congress of Iran, Isfahan, 1997

Meeting groups for integrated research and extension , Philippines, 2002

West Asian Countries N.G.O. Conference, Tehran, 2002

Workshops

1.      Di-Haploid breeding in Canola

2.      Biotechnology in third world countries

3.      Doubled haploid production in wheat

Scientific society membership

Iranian Association of Agronomy and Plant Breeding

Asian Productivity Organization (APO)

Publications:

a- Peered review papers

Karimi, M. and G.A. Ranjbar.  1985.  Comparison of Soybean Cultivars Yield and Yield Components in Different Planting Dates in Isfahan.  J. Agricultural Sciences of Iran.  19 (3&4):

Ranjbar, G.A., M. Karimi and M. Khajehpour.  1985.  Row Spacing and Plant Densities Effects on Yield and Yield Components of Two Soybean Cultivars.  .  J. Agricultural Sciences of Iran.  19 (1&2):

Ranjbar, G.A. and N. Alizadeh.  2004.  A Review on Concepts and Challenges of Productive Occupation in Rural Societies.  Djehad Scientific J.

Ranjbar, G.A., G.J. Hollamby and K.W. Shepherd.  2005.  Segregation Patterns of Known Major Genes in Doubled Haploids Obtained Through Interspecific Hybridization Between Wheat and Maize I. Determining Endosperm Protein Phenotypes.  Gorgan Agric. and Natu. Res. Sci, J.  Sep.

Ranjbar, G.A. and G.J. Hollamby.  2003.  Segregation Patterns of Known Major Genes in Doubled Haploids Obtained Through Interspecific Hybridization Between Wheat and Maize II.  Segregating CCN Response Controller Genes.  Khazar Agric. and Natu. Res. Sci. J.  1(1):

Ranjbar, G.A. and G.J. Hollamby.   Comparisons among doubled haploid and F₅ Lines derived from different F₁ wheat hybrids (in press).

b- International and National Congresses

Ranjbar, G.A., Hollamby, G.J., Shepherd, K.W., Islam, AKRF.  1996.  Comparison of different source of pollen for F1 wheat haploid production via intergeneric hybridization system.  Proceedings of Wheat Breeding.  Australia.

Ranjbar, G.A., Hollamby, G.J., Shepherd, K.W., Islam, AKRF.  1996.  Efficient wheat haploid production using different maize genotypes. Proceedings of Wheat Breeding.  Australia.

Ranjbar, G.A., Hollamby, G.J., Shepherd, K.W., Islam, AKRF.  1996.  A consideration for flour quality of wheat doubled haploid lines using protein banding method.  Proceedings of Plant Breeding.  Athena.  Greece.

Ranjbar, G.A.  1997.  Sustainable Genetic Resistance.  Proceedings of Iranian Congress on Agron. And Plant Breed. 311-312.

c- Published book

Ranjbar, G.A.  1985.  Briefly about Important Clovers of Iran.  Isfahan Djahad Sazandegi Publications.

Ranjbar, G.A.  Tissue Culture in Higher Plants.  In Press.

Ranjbar, G.A.  Utilization of Doubled Haploids in Breeding of Barley cultivars.  Unpublished.

Ranjbar, G.A.  In vitro Plant Breeding.  In Press.

Ranjbar, G.A.  Plant Breeding, Theories and Practices, In Press.

On going projects

Estimation of genetic parameters of quantitative and qualitative traits of wheat cultivars using diallel crosses

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Estimation of genetic parameters of quantitative and qualitative traits of cotton cultivars using diallel crosses

2

Investigation of interaction effects of irrigation and planting date on the yield and yield components in siokra and sahel cotton variety in mazandaran region

3

Evaluation of quantitative traits on the cotton promissing cultivars in the irrigation and two-irrigation conditions in Mazandaran region.

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Estimation of genetic parameters for quantitative and qualitative traits in cotton promissing cultivars by means of diallel cross method

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Investigation of density effects on yield and quality of two cotton (sahel , siokra) on hill plant technique

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Investigation of planting date and plant density interaction on yield and yield components of siokra

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Evaluation and selection of the best lines combination for sahel cultivars of    cotton

8

Study on hopeful  varieties and their stability in bayekola region

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Graduate students, and their theses

Donyavian, H.  2000.  Consideration of Effects of Densities on Yield and Quality Characteristics of Sahel Cultivar of Cotton in Hill Planting Technique.  College of Agriculture, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Group.  MSc Thesis.

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Sedghi-Azar,

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Other interests

Producing Weblog titled "Farahabad"  http://www.ali-ranjbar.blogfa.com"

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Producing Weblog titled "Dr Ranjbar"  http://www.ranjbar.blogfa.com"

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Producing Weblog titled "Plant Biotechnology"http://www.plant-biotechnology.blogfa.com"

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Producing Weblog titled "Roozgaran Mazandaran"  http://www.roozgar.blogfa.com"

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Producing Weblog titled "Varzeshkaran Mazandaran"http://www.mazand-sport.blogfa.com"

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Producing Weblog titled "Ostad Tghian Soraky"  http://www.taghian.blogfa.com"

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