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Dr. MANSOOR ABDUL HALIM ALI AL-THOBHANI  (Ph.D.)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture and its Techniques, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment – SANA’A UNIVERSITY, Sana’a, Republic of YEMEN.

Phone: 00967-777487839

   m.althobhani@su.edu.ye

Home address: Al-Rebatt St. Ma’een Provence- Sana’a.

Summary:

I am a plant scientist with a broad research and Academic background in Horticultural Sciences, particularly, in the fields of Floriculture and Landscape Gardening, Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology. Expertise: in Plant Nursery and Horticultural Farm Management, Plant Diversity, Curriculum design and Scientific Journal editing.

Education:

• High School: 1984/1985, Al-Kuwait High School, Sana’a, Yemen.
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. degree): Agriculture (Horticulture), 1990/1991, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Master of Science (M.Sc. degree) Horticulture in Floriculture – Plant Tissue Culture, 1996/1997, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India.
• D. in Horticulture (Molecular Biology), 2004/2005, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India.

Experiences:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture and its Techniques, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Deputy Director of the Center of Central Laboratories for Scientific Research and Community Service, Sana’a University (2008 up 3013).
• Director of the Center of Central Laboratories for Scientific Research and Community Service, Sana’a University (2013 up to date).
• Member of Tissue Culture Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University (January, 2007 up to date).
• Member of Indian Society of Horticulture (1997-1998).
• Member of Yemeni Biological Society (January, 2007 up to date).
• Editing Secretary of Yemeni Journal of Biological Sciences, Yemeni Biological Society (November, 2008 up October, 2014).
• Gardens’ supervisor of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sana’a University (January, 2007 up to date).
• Running supervisor of pilot project (March, 2013), at Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Sana’a University, of “Using Solar Energy for Greenhouse Technology and Drip Irrigation” in addition to supervision of Faculty’s Instructional Nursery and Roof Top Rainwater Harvesting Project.
• Member of Thobhan social society, Taiz Governorate.

Conferences and Workshops:

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• Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani, Sharath, R., Sajad M. Zargar and B.N., Sathyanaryana (2006). Biotechnology Approaches for Alleviating Malnutrition and Human Health. First International Conference, Bangalore- India, 9^th – 11^th January 2006.
• Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani and B.N. Sathyanaryana (2008). Studies on Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Qat (Catha edulis) Grown in Yemen. The 5^th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society, Al- Mukalla, 22-23 November, 2008.
• Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani, Sharath, R., Sajad M. Zargar and B.N., Sathyanaryana (2009). The 6^th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society, Taiz- Yemen, 22-23 November, 2009.
• Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani and B.N. Sathyanaryana (2010). In vitro Direct Shoot Regeneration in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus ) ‘Differential Response of BA Levels on Leaf and Stem Explants’. The 7^th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society, Sana’a- Yemen, 28-29 September, 2010.
• Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani, Abdullah M. Yaya and Abdullah N.M. Moqbil (2013). Effect of different concentrations of IBA on rooting promotion of stem cuttings of fig (Ficus carica ), cultivar ‘Brown Turkey, under worm climatic conditions in ‘Tehama’ region – Yemen. Paper presented at the 8^th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society, Al-Hodaidah Governorate – Yemen, 5-6 November, 2013.
• Fathia Mohammed Noman Salam, Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani and Fatima Ahmed Alhadi. 2014. MICROPROPAGATION OF SOME COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS OF CARNATION (Dianthus caryophyllus). Paper presented at the 9^th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society, Ibb Governorate – Yemen, 14-15 September, 2014.

Workshops:

Workshop entitled “The role of ionized radiation in achieving Arabic food security’ organized by Arabic Authority of Atomic Energy in cooperation with Egyptian Authority of Atomic energy, held  in Cairo, Egypt during 12-17 April, 2014.

Research and scientific papers:

• Writing (Book):

Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani, Marish Ghanim and Nabil Othman (2010). General Botany for Agricultural institutes. (Eds.) General Directorate of curricula, Ministry of Technical Education & Vocational Training- Yemen. pp. 212 (final revised copy submitted to the General Directorate of Curricula, Ministry of Technical Education & Vocational Training.

• Publications, Conferences Workshops:

Participated in several national and international Conferences and Workshops. The most related ones are:Listen

Publications (Research work):

1. Mansoor Abdul Halim Al-Thobhani (1998). In vitro Regeneration Studies in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). M.Sc. Thesis, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. pp 118.
2. Mansoor Abdul Halim Al-Thobhani (2005). Studies on Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Qat (Catha edulis Forsk.) Grown in Yemen. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. pp 210.
3. Mansoor Abdul Halim Al-Thobhani (2005). Studies on Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Qat (Catha edulis Forsk.) Grown in Yemen. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Science, 43(2): 397 (Ph.D. Thesis Abstract).
4. Mansoor Abdul Halim Al-Thobhani and B.N. Sathyanaryana (2006). In vitro Direct Shoot Regeneration in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) ‘Differential Response of BA Levels on Leaf and Stem Explants’. Yemeni Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 73-79.
5. M.A.H. Al-Thobhani, B.N. Sathyanarayana, Luke Simon, Suresh N. Sondur (2008). First Comparative Genotypic Study on Khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) Genotypes from Yemen. Middle Eastern and Russian Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2 (1): 1-8.
6. Alsanabani, A.; Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani and Adil S.S. Al-Hijami (2013). Influence of seed treatments on success of direct seeding of Zizyphus spina-chrsti during rainy season. Yemeni Journal of Agricultural Research Studies, 27 (June’s issue): 157-168.

7. Mohamad, R. M. Saeed; G.A. M. Awadh; A. H. Al-Thobhani and Aziza Taj Al- Deen. 2015. In vitro Nematicidal Activity of Ten Plant Extracts Against Juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita. Egypt. J. Agronematol., 14(1):78-90.

1. Luke R. Tembrock, Mark P. Simmons, Christopher M. Richards, Patrick A. Reeves, Ann Reilley, Manuel A. Curto, Harald Meimberg, Grace Ngugi, Sebsebe Demissew, Abdul Wali Al Khulaidi, Mansoor Al-Thobhani, Sheron Simpson, and Daniel M. Varisco. 2017. Phylogeography of the wild and cultivated stimulant plant qat (Catha edulis, Celastraceae) in areas of historical cultivation. American Journal of Botany, 104 (4): 538 – 549.

9. Abdo B. Fakirah, Mansoor A.H. Al-Thobhani, Mansour Mohmed AL-AQIL. 2017. Effect of Plant density and Bio–Fertilizer on some morphological traits, seed yield and Yield Components of Sunflower (Helianthus annus ). Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Uludag University, 31(2): 139-155.
10. Luke R. Tembrock, Mark P. Simmons, Christopher M. Richards, Patrick A. Reeves, Ann Reilley, Manuel A. Curto, Harald Meimberg, Grace Ngugi, Sebsebe Demissew, Abdul Wali Al Khulaidi, Mansoor Al-Thobhani, Sheron Simpson, and Daniel M. Varisco. 2020. Clonal Diversity, Cultivar Traits, Geographic Dispersal, and the Ethnotaxonomy of Cultivated Catha edulis (Qat, Celastraceae). Economic Botany, 74(3), 273-291.
11. Fathia Mohamed Noman Salam, Fatima Ahmed Alhadi, Mansoor Abdalhaleem Al-Thobhani. 2021. Effect of Full and Half MS-Salt Strength on Some Commercial Cultivars of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus ). PSM Biological Research, 6(1): 5-12.