Department of Plant Protection
Department of Plant Protection is one of the oldest departments of its kind in Iran. It was established in 1967 and since then it has been offering a B.Sc. program in plant protection. Two M.Sc. programs (Agriculture Entomology since 1993 and Plant Pathology since 1999) are also offered in the Department of Plant Protection. Our Ph.D. programs in Agriculture Entomology has been established since 1990 and in Plant Pathology since 2007.
The Department of plant protection has hosted the Iranian Plant Protection Congress twice since its establishment, the last one was held in summer, 2004.
The department enjoys a reasonable level of facilities for educational and research purposes. There are six laboratories on the main campus of the university in the Faculty of Agriculture, devoted to the undergraduate education, including mycology, plant diseases, entomology, plant pests, toxicology and insect collection laboratories. In addition, in the glasshouse, attached to the department, there are eleven sections for graduate students to carry out their research projects. These glasshouses are equipped with mist makers and air conditioners. Moreover, in the graduate education center of the faculty, located 10 Km away the main campus in a region called Karkaj, research labs are also available including virology and genetic engineering, nematology, prokaryotes, acarology, insect ecology and insect physiology labs.
Major accomplishments of the department in the recent years are the following:
Fauna of mites in the region
Fauna of nematodes in the region,
Fauna of insects in the region
Molecular characterization of important plant viruses such as Grapevine fanleaf virus and Cucumber mosaic virus
Biological control of fungal diseases such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Evaluation of insecticides on some important pests such Colorado beetle of potato
Study on alpha amylase enzyme activity in insects
Mir Jalil Hejazi Professor Department of Plant Protection mjhejazi@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2034 |
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Gholamreza Niknam Professor Department of Plant Protection g_niknam@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2014 |
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Reza Farshbaf Pour Abad Professor Department of Plant Protection rfpourabad@yahoo.com +98 41 3339 2039 |
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Moosa Sabder Professor Department of Plant Protection saber@tabrizu.ac.ir moosaber@gmail.com +98 41 3339 2039 |
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Shahrzad Iranipour Professor Department of Plant Protection shiranipour@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2034 |
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Nemat Sokhandan Bashir Associate Professor Department of Plant Protection nsokhandan@yahoo.com +98 41 3339 2036 |
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Mehdi Arzanlou Professor Department of Plant Protection arzanlou@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2056 |
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Samad Khaghaninia Associate Professor Department of Plant Protection skhaghaninia@gmail.com +98 41 3339 2042 |
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Reza Khakvar Associate Professor Department of Plant Protection khakvar@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2036 |
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Roghaiyeh Karimzadeh Associate Professor Department of Plant Protection r_karimzadeh@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2061 |
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Ali Viani Assistant Professor Department of Plant Protection viani@tabrizu.ac.ir +98 41 3339 2036 |