Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leila Jafari | Sustainable Agriculture | Best Researcher Award
University of Hormozgan, Iran
Dr. Leila Jafari is a distinguished agroecologist and faculty member at the Department of Agronomy, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. She holds a PhD in Agroecology from Ferdowsi University, with research focused on nitrogen efficiency in wheat and maize cultivars. Her academic background also includes an MS and BS in Agronomy from Shiraz University, where she explored allelopathy and crop rotation.
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Educational Background:
She earned her Ph.D. in Agroecology from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad with a thesis on the evolution of nitrogen efficiency indices in cereal cultivars. Prior to that, she completed both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agronomy at Shiraz University, focusing on crop rotation and allelopathic interactions in rice-based systems.
Professional Experience:
Dr. Jafari has held academic positions at Hormozgan University, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses, supervised student projects, and conducted field-based research. She also served as an inspector and planner at the Management and Planning Organization of Iran, overseeing agricultural and natural resource projects at the national level.
Research Interests:
Her research encompasses a broad range of agroecological topics, including nitrogen use efficiency, salinity stress mitigation, crop diversity, weed ecology, essential oil analysis, and sustainable crop management under climate change scenarios.
Scientific Publications:
Dr. Jafari has published extensively in high-impact international and national journals. Her work covers subjects such as seed priming, drought and salinity stress, allelopathy, biostimulants, and water footprint analysis. Her interdisciplinary collaborations have addressed issues in horticulture, medicinal plants, and crop physiology.
Teaching and Academic Contributions:
She has taught several courses in agronomy, agricultural ecology, weed management, and cereal production. Her teaching is complemented by hands-on research training for students, development of laboratory manuals, and the use of statistical tools such as SAS for data analysis.
Conference Participation:
Dr. Jafari has presented her research at international scientific conferences, including workshops on invasive plant species and crop-weed interactions, sharing insights from her work on allelopathy and sustainable agriculture.
Scientific and Societal Impact:
Her work contributes to the understanding and advancement of sustainable agricultural systems in Iran and beyond. Through her academic and professional engagements, she promotes ecologically sound farming practices and supports research-informed policy development in agriculture and natural resources.
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Publication Top Notes:
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Phytotoxicity and stimulatory impacts of nanosized and bulk titanium dioxide on fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill)
2013
Citations: 263
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Comparison of health status and quality of life of related versus paid unrelated living kidney donors
2013
Citations: 50
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Evaluation of climate change effect on agricultural production of Iran: I. Predicting the future agroclimatic conditions
2016
Citations: 43
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Effect of NaCl and KNO3 priming on seed germination of canola (Brassica napus L.) under salinity conditions
2012
Citations: 31
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Impacts of climate change on water footprint components of rainfed and irrigated wheat in a semi-arid environment
2023
Citations: 26
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Yield responses of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) to intercropping with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
2014
Citations: 22