Biotechnology research department of natural resources
Achievements
Publication of 20 book volumes in the fields of tissue culture, statistics, breeding, cytogenetics, biology, etc.
Publication of the journal of genetic research and breeding of pasture and forest plants of Iran in 25 cycles with 50 consecutive issues
Publication of more than 830 scientific articles in domestic and foreign prestigious journals and conferences
Implementation of more than 200 completed and ongoing research projects
3 patents
Naming and introduction of new cultivars (useful poplar hybrid and Kashan 93 rose variety)
Production of new colonies from interspecies hybrids of poplar to increase wood production per unit area, increase resistance to abiotic stresses, etc.
Production of new poplar colonies for the development of poplar cultivation in less susceptible areas
Providing scientific achievements such as micro-propagation technical knowledge to private and public sectors
Production of strong rooting agent for rooting of woody and grassy cuttings
Construction of Tag seed garden in order to improve the condition of Tag forests through afforestation
Assisting in the development of science (training the country’s expert human resources by providing guidance and counseling for graduate students’ theses and theses)
Communicating scientific findings through their promotion at the Farm Day
Directing the issues and problems of the country through the membership and guidance of non-governmental scientific organizations and associations (NGOs)
Improving the quantitative and qualitative traits of medicinal plants through the selection of superior genotypes within the populations such as eucalyptus, rosehip, marzah, etc.
Improving the quantitative and qualitative traits of medicinal plants using hybridization
Introducing new plants (such as new species and provenances of eucalyptus suitable for different climatic regions of Iran
Achieving new biological technology in the production of biological fertilizers for natural resources fields
Improving technical knowledge and creating a suitable environment for the use of biological technologies in different sectors of natural resources
Production of anti-flatulence hay using genetic engineering
Investigation of genetic diversity in pasture, forest and medicinal species
Micropropagation of a large number of pasture, forest and medicinal species
Embryo cultivation of a number of forest and pasture species (spruce, yew, kikem, black guinea and all kinds of pasture plants such as Ferula gummosa)
Wide application of embryo rescue in creating interspecies and intraspecies hybrids of different species of spruce in order to produce better wood in adverse environmental conditions.
Creating androgenic plants in order to reduce the ploidy levels of various pasture and forest plants
Researching and developing protocols for storing seeds, sprouts and plant cells in ultra-cold conditions (Cryopreservation) in order to preserve genetic resources for a long time.
Establishment of gene cryobank in forest, pasture and medicinal species
Promotion and improvement of adaptation of tissue culture seedlings using quasi-photoautotrophic and photoautotrophic conditions
Determining a number of indigenous and non-indigenous species tolerant to drought, salinity and cold in order to be used in green space and forestry programs and to develop the growth area of forest, pasture and medicinal plants
Introducing species that accumulate heavy metals and pollute the environment in order to reduce environmental pollution in urban and industrial areas.
Determining the range of absorption of elements according to the amount of acidity in pasture plants
Investigation of metabolomic changes of plant species in response to abiotic stresses
Alteration of some plant species on the physiological and morphological characteristics of other plant species
Determination of ploidy levels and number of chromosomes in several species of forest, pasture and medicinal plants
Production of hybrid plants in some different forest, pasture and medicinal species
Determining the cytogenetic structure and genetic ability of a number of forest, pasture and medicinal species
Determining the compatibility, stability and many complementary traits of the performance of 40 different genotypes of Mohammadi flowers in the country and introducing superior cultivars
Journal of genetic research and improvement of pasture and forest plants of Iran is also considered one of the important achievements of the biotechnology research group. This publication has been published since 1379 and according to the letter number 7295/3 dated 7/15/1385 of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, it has a scientific-research degree. Currently, this publication is published in two quarterly forms. The purpose of this publication is to publish new research findings in one of the fields of biological research (related to plant breeding, biotechnology, forestry, population genetics, quantitative genetics, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, physiological and stress resistance, plant tissue culture, keeping plants in cold conditions). are being published for the first time. The current issues of forestry and pasture science in the country have a priority to be investigated. The articles of this publication are printed in Farsi, and only the English abstract of the article and the sources used in the text and in the reference list are printed in English. This publication has an official profile in the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) and has an impact factor and a regular publication period.
