Kioumars Ghamkhar
Director
Dept of forage science
Crown Research Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar is affiliated to Dept of forage science, New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute , where Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar is currently working as Director. Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community. Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar major research interest involves Genetic and molecular basis of phenotypic evolution in plants,Variation within and between species by evolutionary forces,Crop domestication as a model for genetic change,Genetics of plant genetic resources and rationalisation of these resources with minimum allele loss,Genetic basis of adaptive variation,Asscociations between stress genes and important agronomic and biochemical traits in crops and forages,Phenomics and quantitative biology in plants..
Research Interest
Genetic and molecular basis of phenotypic evolution in plants,Variation within and between species by evolutionary forces,Crop domestication as a model for genetic change,Genetics of plant genetic resources and rationalisation of these resources with minimum allele loss,Genetic basis of adaptive variation,Asscociations between stress genes and important agronomic and biochemical traits in crops and forages,Phenomics and quantitative biology in plants.
Publications
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Ghamkhar K, Revell C, Erskine W (2012) Biserrula pelecinus L. genetic diversity in a promising pasture legume for the future. Crop and Pas Sci. 63: 833 -839.