Mehdi Rahimi was born in Shiraz, Iran, in 1978. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. His research interests are in the areas of plant breeding (classical breeding, biometry, abiotic stress, molecular breeding, genomics, gene expression). He received his Ph.D. in plant breeding at Tarbiat Modares University during 2008-2013 and M.Sc. in plant breeding at University of Guilan during 2004-2007 and his B.Sc. in agronomy and plant breeding from Shiraz University.

Mehdi Rahimi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. He has Ph.D. in Plant Breeding with a strong background in classical breeding, biometry, molecular genetics, and abiotic stress research. He has dedicated his career to advancing research in this field, and He has published over 150 research articles in journals (Q1 to Q4), including publications in BMC Plant Biology, Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, and Agronomy Journal.

I am eager to contribute to the advancement of your journal as a leading platform for innovative agricultural research. My vision is to support the journal in promoting high-quality, interdisciplinary studies that address global challenges in food security, crop improvement, and sustainable agriculture.

• Improvement of Crops and horticulture plants through classical and molecular genetic methods
• Genotype × Environment interaction
• Abiotic stress
• Plant biotechnology
• Molecular markers, Genetic diversity and Gene expression
• Identify quantitative traits loci by QTL mapping and association mapping and genetic maps
• Biometry - Genetic analysis of traits using biometric methods - Statistical analyzes in agricultural research
• Quantitative genetic and population genetics
• Resistance of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses
• Agriculture biotechnology
• Plant-microbe interaction
• Agronomy
• Botany
• Genetic diversity

• Rahimi, M., Rabiei, B., Samizadeh, H., & Kafi Ghasemi, A. (2010). Combining ability and heterosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (JAST) 12 (2), 223-231.
• Alessandro Tondelli, Donata Pagani, Iman Naseh Ghafoori, Mehdi Rahimi, Reza Ataei, Fulvia Rizza, Andrew J. Flavell, Luigi Cattivelli. 2014. Allelic variation at Fr-H1/Vrn-H1 and Fr-H2 loci is the main determinant of frost tolerance in spring barley. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 106:148-155. (JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Hamid Dehghani, Babak Rabiei, Ali-Reza Tarang. 2013. Evaluation of rice segregating population based on drought tolerance criteria and biplot analysis. The International Journal of Agriculture and Crop Sciences (IJACS) 5 (3):194-199.
• Mojtaba Kordrostami, Mehdi Rahimi. 2015. Molecular Markers in Plants: Concepts and Applications. Genetics in the Third Millennium-13(2): 4024-4031. (Scopus)
• Farhad Sadeghi and Mehdi Rahimi. 2015. Effect of different levels of drip irrigation, plant density and spacing on the yield of maize hybrid (KSC700). Maydica vol 60.2 - M 19. (JCR)
• Mahdi Bayat, Mehdi Rahimi and Mehdi Ramezani. 2016. Determining the most effective traits to improve saffron (Crocus sativus L.) yield. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 22(1): 153–161. (JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Mahmood Maleki and Mohsen ModaresKia. 2016. Investigating the effect of drought stress on expression of WRKY1 and EREBP1 genes and antioxidant enzymes activities in lemon balm (Melissa Officinalis L.). 3 Biotech. 6:99. DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0416-8 (JCR)
• Rahimi, M., B. Rabiei, H. Samizadeh and A. Ghasemi. 2010. Combinig ability and heterosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). J. Agr. Sci. Tech. 12:223-231. (JCR)
• M. Bayat, R. Amirnia, B. Tanyolac and M. Rahimi.2016. Genetic diversity among saffron (Crocus sativus L.) accessions from Iran, Spain and Turkey as revealed by SSR marker. Journal of Medicinal & Spice Plants 21(4): 168-173. (JCR)
• Rahimi M. and Ramezani M. 2017. Choice the best hybrids in corn (Zea mays L.) by evaluation of selection indices. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. 18(3&4):156-162. (Scopus)
• Mahdi Bayata, Reza Amirnia, and Mehdi Rahimi. 2017. Phenotypic and genotypic relationships between traits in Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) as revealed by path analysis. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 5:33-42. (JCR)
• Safaei S., Rahimi M. 2017. Molecular markers associated with the agronomic traits in the medicinal plant lemon balm. . Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences. 2:181-187. (Scopus)
• Mehdi Nasirpour, Hassan Khoshghalb, Hossein Nemati, Mehdi Ramezani, Mehdi Rahimi. 2017. Foliar application of humic acid calcium and boron on chemical characteristics and fruit quality of tomato. Agricultural and Biological Research 34:1-15. (ISI master)
• Sanam Safaei-Chaeikar, Mina Abarshahr and Mehdi Rahimi. Evaluation of genotype-environment interaction and grain yield stability of rice genotypes under normal and drought stress conditions. Bulletin Of The Institute Of Tropical Agriculture Kyushu University 40: 103-110. (ISI master)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Lila Nazari, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Parviz Safari. 2018. SCoT marker diversity among Iranian Plantago ecotypes and their possible association with agronomic traits. Scientia Horticulturae 233: 302-309 (JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Farhad Sadeghi. 2017. Top cross analysis of S7 maize lines to evaluation combining ability of some agronomic traits. Bulletin Of The Institute Of Tropical Agriculture Kyushu University 40: 51-61. (ISI master)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mehdi Ramezani, Mojtaba Kordrostami. 2017. Selecting Best Rice Varieties under Drought Stress and Non-Stress Conditions Using Selection Indices. Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 27: 473-480((ISI master- Scopus
• Mehdi Rahimi, Hamid Hatami, Mojtaba Mortazavi. 2017. Identification of informative markers of agronomic traits in different ecotypes of sand plantain (Plantago psyllium). Biologija 63:296-304. (ISI master)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Kordrostami. 2017. Genetic diversity evaluation of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) ecotypes using morphological traits and molecular markers. Journal of Medicinal Plants and By-products 6: 97-104. (WOs-ISC)
• M. Bayat, R. Amirnia, Hakan Ozkan, Aysun Gedik , Duygu ATES , M. Rahimi, B. Tanyolac.2018. Identification of markers associated with traits for use in marker-assisted selection in saffron. Genetika-Belgrade 50(3): 971-982(JCR)
• Parviz Safari, Syyedeh Fatemeh Danyali, Mehdi Rahimi-2018. Bayesian inference for the genetic control of water deficit tolerance in spring wheat by stochastic search variable selection. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25: 23135-23142(JCR)
• Zeynab Norelahi Soghani, Mehdi Rahimi, Maryam Abdoli Nasab & Mahmood Maleki. 2018. Grouping and genetic diversity of different watermelon ecotypes based on agro-morphological traits and ISSR marker. Iheringia, Série Botânica, 73(1):53-59(JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Kordrostami. Mojtaba Mortazevi. 2019. Evaluation of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) biochemical traits in normal and drought stress conditions to identify drought tolerant clones. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 25(1): 59-69(JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Sanam SafaeiChaeikar, Ali Seraji, Reza Azadi. 2019-Evaluation tea clones based on drought tolerance indices and multivariate analysis. International Journal of Modern Agriculture. 8(2): 27-35 (WOS)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mehdi Ramezani. 2019. Evaluation of biological fertilizer on protein content and enzymatic activities in maize (hybrid 704 var.) Under water stress conditions in two years. International Journal of Modern Agriculture. 8(1): 1-7 (WOS)
• Shima Alah Tavakoli, Saeid Mirzaei, Mehdi Rahimi, Iraj Tavassolianc. 2019. Assessment of peppermint, clove, cumin essential oils and silver nano particles on biochemical and shelf life of Citrus limon (L.). Indian Journal Of Biochemistry And Biophysics. 56: 269-275 (JCR)
• Mahdi Bayat, Reza Amirnia, Hakan Ozkan, Aysun Gedik, Duygu Ates, Mehdi Rahimi, Bahattin Tanyolac. 2018. Identification of markers associated with traits for use in marker-assisted selection in Saffron. Genetika- Belgrade. 50(3): 971-982. (JCR)
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Sanam SafaeiChaeikar. 2019. Genetic Variation, Population Structure and the Possibility of Association Mapping of Biochemical and Agronomic Traits Using Dominant Molecular Markers in Iranian Tea Accessions. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science, 43: 2769–2780.
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Mojtaba Mortezavi, Sanam Safaei Chaeikar. 2020. Identification of drought-responsive proteins of sensitive and tolerant tea (Camellia sinensis L.) clones under normal and drought stress conditions. Current Proteomics, 17(3): 227 – 240
• Sanam Safaei Chaeikar, Koorosh Falakro, Mehdi Rahimi, Shahin Jahangirzadeh Khiavim, Masoumeh Ashourpour. 2020. The investigation of genetic diversity based on SCoT markers, morphological, and chemical characters in tea (Camellia sinensisL.) clones. Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research. 3(2), 269-284.
• Sanam Safaei Chaeikara, Saeideh Marzvan, Shahin Jahangirzadeh Khiavi, Mehdi Rahimi. 2020. Changes in growth, biochemical, and chemical characteristics and alteration of the antioxidant defense system in the leaves of tea clones (Camellia sinensis L.) under drought stress. Scientia Horticulturae 265 : Article Number 109257.
• Mohammad Mafakheri, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Mehdi Rahimi, Paul D. Matthews. 2020. Evaluating genetic diversity and structure of a wild hop (Humulus lupulus L.) germplasm using morphological and molecular characteristics. Euphytica 216: Article Number 58.
• aryam Abdoli Nasab, Mehdi Rahimi. 2020.Association analysis of traits in watermelon genotypes using molecular markers. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions-A Science. 44, 361–369
• Maryam AbdoliNasab, Mehdi Rahimi, Arzu Karatas and Sezai Ercisli. 2020. Sequential path analysis and relationships between fruit yield in watermelon. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 57(6), 1425-1430.
• Farhad Sadeghi, Abbas Rezeizad, and Mehdi Rahimi. 2021. Effect of Zinc and Magnesium Fertilizers on the Yield and Some Characteristics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seeds in Two Years. International Journal of Agronomy. Volume 2021, Article ID 8857222, 6 pages
• Mehdi Rahimi. 2021. Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Screening of Molecular Markers Associated to Agronomic Traits in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions-A Science. 45: 1549–1560
• Rahimi, M., Kordrostami, M., Mohamadhasani, F. and Sanam Safaei Chaeikar. 2021.Antioxidant gene expression analysis and evaluation of total phenol content and oxygen-scavenging system in tea accessions under normal and drought stress conditions. BMC Plant Biology 21: Article 494. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03275-0
• Mehdi Rahimi, Mateo Vargas Hernandez. 2022. Title: A SAS code to estimate phenotypic-genotypic covariance and correlation matrices based on expected value of statistical designs to use in plant breeding. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 94(1): e20200001 DOI 10.1590/0001-3765202120200001
• Gazala Hassan Khan, Najeebul Rehman Sofi, Asif Bashir Shikari, Shabir Hussain Wani, Raheel Khan, Ashaq Hussain, Fayaz Mohiddin, Mehdi Rahimi and Nazir Ahmed Bhat.2021. Stability analysis of quantitative and qualitative traits in Heritage Rice Landrace Zag (red rice) of Kashmir Himalayas. Journal of Cereal Research 13(2): 43-52.
• Mehdi Rahimi, Maryam Abdolinasab. 2022. Examining the inheritance of watermelon fruit traits by Hayman’s graphical approach. BioMed Research International. 2022, Article ID 3059218, 8 pages.
• Chand, S.P., Debnath, S., Rahimi, M., Ashraf, M., Bhatt, P. and Rahin, S.A., 2022. Contextualization of Trait Nexus and Gene Action for Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics in Indian Mustard. Journal of Food Quality, 2022. Article ID 4387318, 24 pages.
• Mafakheri, M., Bakhshipour, M., Omrani, M., Gholizadeh, H., Rahimi, N., Mobaraki, A., & Rahimi, M. (2022). The impact of environmental and climatic variables on genetic diversity and plant functional traits of the endangered tuberous orchid (Orchis mascula L.). Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-18.
• Ahmad, I., Raja, N.I., Kazmi, A., Wahab, A., Ali, A., Younas, Z., Yaqoob, S. and Rahimi, M., 2022. Comprehensive Approaches of Nanoparticles for Growth Performance and Health Benefits in Poultry: An Update on the Current Scenario. BioMed Research International, 2022.
• Younas, Z., Naseer, S., Kazmi, A., Ali, A., Wahab, A., Sultana, T., Shoukat, I., Hameed, A., Afzal, M., Mashwani, Z.U.R. and Rahimi, M., 2022. Assessment of Diversity among Important Brinjal (Solanum melongena) Cultivars Using Morphological Markers. Journal of Food Quality, 2022.
• Abdelhaleim, M.S., Rahimi, M. and Okasha, S.A., 2022. Assessment of drought tolerance indices in faba bean genotypes under different irrigation regimes. Open Life Sciences, 17(1), pp.1462-1472.
• Mohamadhasani, F. and Rahimi, M., 2022. Growth response and mycoremediation of heavy metals by fungus Pleurotus sp. Scientific Reports, 12(1), pp.1-6.
• Qarni, A., Muhammad, K., Wahab, A., Ali, A., Khizar, C., Ullah, I., Kazmi, A., Sultana, T., Hameed, A., Younas, M. and Rahimi, M., 2022. Molecular Characterization of Wild and Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) through DNA Barcode Markers. Genetics Research, 2022.
• Chakraborty, N.R., Lakshman, S.S., Debnath, S. and Rahimi, M., 2022. Yield stability and economic heterosis analysis in newly bred sunflower hybrids throughout diverse agro-ecological zones. BMC Plant Biology, 22(1), pp.1-13.
• Debnath, S., Kant, A., Bhowmick, P., Malakar, A., Purkaystha, S., Jena, B.K., Mudgal, G., Rahimi, M., Helal, M.M.U., Hasan, R. and Chen, J.T., 2023. The Enhanced Affinity of WRKY Reinforces Drought Tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L.: An Innovative Bioinformatics Study. Plants, 12(4), Article 762.
• Kordrostami, M., Ghasemi Soloklui, A. A., & Rahimi, M. (2021). Fundamentals, applications, and challenges of the 3K rice genomes project. Iranian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 10(2), 57-69.
• Wani, S.H., Rahimi, M., Khan, H., ul Islam, B., Sofi, N.R., Shikari, A.B., Hussain, A., Mohiddin, F.A., Ahanger, M.A., Jehangir, I.A. and Khan, G.H., 2022. Genotype× Environment Interaction and Variability for Grains per Spike and Spike Length in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under Temperate conditions. Biological Forum – An International Journal 14(1): 1365-1369.
• Debnath, S., Kant, A., Bhowmick, P., Malakar, A., Purkaystha, S., Jena, B.K., Mudgal, G., Rahimi, M., Helal, M.M.U., Hasan, R. and Chen, J.T., 2023. The Enhanced Affinity of WRKY Reinforces Drought Tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L.: An Innovative Bioinformatics Study. Plants, 12(4), Article 762.
• Jabeen, Shaista, Muhammad Fraz Ali, Atta Mohi ud Din, Talha Javed, Nouriya Salah Mohammed, Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Baber Ali, Lixin Zhang, Mehdi Rahimi. 2023. Phytochemical screening and allelopathic potential of phytoextracts of three invasive grass species." Scientific Reports 13, no. 1: Article8080.
• Ahmed, J., Qadir, G., Ansar, M., Wattoo, F. M., Javed, T., Ali, B., ... & Rahimi, M. (2023). Shattering and yield expression of sesame (Sesamum indicum L) genotypes influenced by paclobutrazol concentration under rainfed conditions of Pothwar. BMC Plant Biology, 23(1), Article number 137.
• Saleem, Ammara, Asma Zulfiqar, Muhammad Zafar Saleem, Baber Ali, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Shafaqat Ali, Ebru Derelli Tufekci, Ali Rıza Tufekci, Mehdi Rahimi, and Reham M. Mostafa.2023. "Alkaline and acidic soil constraints on iron accumulation by Rice cultivars in relation to several physio-biochemical parameters." BMC Plant Biology 23(1): Article number 397.
• Rahimi Mehdi, Masoud AhmadiAfzadi, and Mojtaba Kordrostami.2023. "Genetic diversity in Sickleweed (Falcaria vulgaris) and using stepwise regression to identify marker associated with traits." Scientific Reports 13(1): Article number 12142.
• Rahimi Mehdi, Mojtaba Kordrostami, and Jaber Nasiri. 2023. "Evaluation of biochemical, physiological traits and percentage of essential oil of sickleweed (Falcaria vulgaris) population in different geographical and climatic regions." Plos One 18(6): e0287480.
• Pramanik, Biswajit, Sandip Debnath, Mehdi Rahimi, Md Mostofa Uddin Helal, and Rakibul Hasan. 2023. "Morphometric frequency and spectrum of gamma-ray-induced chlorophyll mutants identified by phenotype and development of novel variants in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)." Plos One 18(6): e0286975.
• Rahimi Mehdi, and Elaheh Ranjbaran. 2023. "Investigating the geographical, phenotypic and genetic diversity of Sickleweed populations by bioclimatic parameters, morphological traits and SCoT molecular markers." Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 29(3): 421-433.
• Hatami, Maryam, Mojtaba Mortazavi, Zahra Baseri, Batool Khani, Mehdi Rahimi, and Sahar Babaei. 2023."Antioxidant Compounds in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Natural, Hybrid, and Synthetic Products." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Article2023.
• Azeem, Muhammad, Kulsoom Pirjan, Muhammad Qasim, Athar Mahmood, Talha Javed, Haji Muhammad, Shoujun Yang, Renjie Dong, Baber Ali, and Mehdi Rahimi. 2023. "Salinity stress improves antioxidant potential by modulating physio-biochemical responses in Moringa oleifera Lam." Scientific Reports 13(1): Article 2895.
• Sumanta Prasad Chand, Sandip Debnath, Mehdi Rahimi, Shampa Purakayastha and Sanghamitra Rout. 2023. Genetic variability, correlation, diversity, path coefficients and principal component analysis in Indian mustard. International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design, 15(6): 445-462.
• Khan, Z. U. R., Assad, N., Naeem-ul-Hassan, M., Sher, M., Alatawi, S., Alatawi, M. S., ... & Rahimi, M. (2023). Aconitum lycoctonum L.(Ranunculaceae) mediated biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles as potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antidiabetic agents. BMC chemistry, 17(1), 128.
• Shirazi, M., Rahimi, M., Sorkheh, K., & Ercisli, S. (2023). Development of EST-SSR Markers and Genetic Diversity Analysis Among Wild Pistachio Species. Erwerbs-Obstbau, 65(5), 1573-1581.
• Magdy, M., Mostofa, M. G., Rahimi, M., & Abdel Moneim, D. (2023). Abiotic stress alleviation in plants: morpho-physiological and molecular aspects. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1295638.
• Hussein, M. A., Eid, M., Rahimi, M., Filimban, F. Z., & Abd El-Moneim, D. (2023). Comparative Assessment of SSR and RAPD markers for genetic diversity in some Mango cultivars. PeerJ, 11, e15722.
• Rahimi, M., Mortazavi, M., Mianabadi, A. and S. Debnath. (2023). Evaluation of basil (Ocimum basilicum) accessions under different drought conditions based on yield and physio-biochemical traits. BMC Plant Biol 23, e523.
• Fazal Abbas, Hafiz Nazar Faried, Gulzar Akhtar, Sami Ullah, Talha Javed, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Khurram Ziaf, Kashif Razzaq, Muhammad Amin, Fahad Masoud Wattoo, Aqsa Hafeez, Mehdi Rahimi & Amany H. A. Abeed. (2023). Cucumber grafting on indigenous cucurbit landraces confers salt tolerance and improves fruit yield by enhancing morpho-physio-biochemical and ionic attributes. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 21697.
• Rahimi, M., & Debnath, S. (2023). Estimating optimum and base selection indices in plant and animal breeding programs by development new and simple SAS and R codes. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 18977.
• Shahraki, S. H., Javar, F. M., & Rahimi, M. (2023). Quantitative and Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis of Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla) Extract and Its Antibacterial Activity on Some Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria. Scientifica, Article 2023.
• Shahraki, S. H., Ahmadi, T., Jamali, B., & Rahimi, M. (2024). The biochemical and growth-associated traits of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) affected by silver nanoparticles and silver. BMC Plant Biology, 24(1), Article 92.
• Hanif, Shazia, Athar Mahmood, Talha Javed, Safura Bibi, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Saima Asghar, Zunaira Naeem, Sezai Ercisli, Mehdi Rahimi, and Baber Ali. (2024) "Exogenous application of salicylic acid ameliorates salinity stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)." BMC Plant Biology 24, no. 1: 1-16.
• Sharma, K., Yashveer, S., Singh, V., Sharma, S., Redhu, M., & Rahimi, M. (2024). Microsatellite marker-assisted backcross breeding for improvement of wheat salt tolerance using Kharchia 65. BMC genomics, 25(1), 550.
• Sharma, Ajay, Joginder Kumar, Mandeep Redhu, Parveen Kumar, Mohit Godara, Pushpa Ghiyal, Pingping Fu, and Mehdi Rahimi. "Estimation of rice yield using multivariate analysis techniques based on meteorological parameters." Scientific Reports 14, no. 1 (2024): 12626.
• Redhu, Mandeep, Vikram Singh, Anita Kumari, Renu Munjal, Shikha Yashveer, Somveer Nimbal, Ram Niwas, Swati Verma, Kritika Sharma, Atul Loyal, Rukoo Chawla, Rutuparna Pati, Chetan Singh & Mehdi Rahimi. 1 (2024)"Unlocking genetic insights: Evaluating wheat RILs for physiobiochemical traits under terminal heat stress conditions." BMC Plant Biology 24, no.: 429.
• Hashemzadeh, M., Maleki, M., & Rahimi, M. (2024). The impact of silicon dioxide on bread wheat seedlings under saline stress. Journal of Plant Physiology and Breeding.
• Vidadala Rajendra, Vinay Kumar, Sanghamitra Rout, Poulami Sil, Vinay Teja & Mehdi Rahimi. 2024. Genetic analysis of quality protein maize (QPM): a review. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-024-00552-0
• Khan, A., Ahmad, M., Shani, M. Y., Khan, M. K. R., Rahimi, M., & Tan, D. K. (2024). Identifying the physiological traits associated with DNA marker using genome wide association in wheat under heat stress. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 20134.
• Abasi, F., Raja, N. I., Mashwani, Z. U. R., Ali, H., Mehmood, A., & Rahimi, M. (2024). Nanomaterials for Plant Resilience: A Green Approach to Combating Biotic Stress. BioNanoScience, 1-16.
• Vidadala, R., Kumar, V., Rout, S., Sil, P., Teja, V., & Rahimi, M. (2024). Genetic analysis of quality protein maize (QPM): a review. Cereal Research Communications, 1-19.
• Keshavarzi, A., Rahimi, M., & Baghizadeh, A. (2024). Using regression to investigate the relationship between SCoT molecular markers and agronomic and physiological traits of basil under drought stress conditions. Agricultural Biotechnology Journal, 16(2), 25-50.
• Rahimi M., Mortazavi M. 2024. Investigating the correlation and cause and effect relationships of leaf yield and some important agronomic traits in basil genotypes under different drought stress conditions. Journal of Developmental Biology, Vol. 16, No. 2, 37-47.
• Sharma, A., Kumar, J., Redhu, M., Kumar, P., Godara, M., Ghiyal, P., ... & Rahimi, M. (2024). Estimation of rice yield using multivariate analysis techniques based on meteorological parameters. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 12626.
• Imran, S., Sarker, P., Mahamud, M. A., Paul, N. C., Chakrobortty, J., Harine, I. J., ... & Rahimi, M. (2024). Copper mitigates salinity stress by regulating water status, photosynthetic pigments and ion homeostasis and increases the yield of Eggplant (Solanum melongena). BMC Plant Biology, 24(1), 927.
• Mortazavi, M., Torkzadeh-Mahani, M., Rahimi, M., & Riahi-Madvar, A. (2025). Evaluation of RNA Folding, evolutionary relationships, and Molecular modeling of Substrate-Enzyme Interactions in the Luciola sp. Luciferase by molecular docking and bioinformatic analysis. Cellular and Molecular Research (Iranian Journal of Biology), 37(4), 383-401.
• Devi, G., Kumar, L., Dhaka, R. K., Jain, K., Saini, R., Saini, S., ... & Rahimi, M. (2025). Synthesis, characterization and toxicity assessment of chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion against Helicoverpa armigera. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 4140.
• Rout, S., Roy, S. K., Mandal, R., Singla, S., Rahimi, M., Sur, B., ... & Ghimiray, T. S. (2025). Genetic analysis and heterosis breeding of seed yield and yieldattributing traits in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 2911.
• Redhu, M., Singh, V., Kumari, A., Munjal, R., Nimbal, S., Niwas, R., ... & Rahimi, M. (2025). Evaluation of physio-biochemical traits in bread wheat RILs for terminal heat stress. Cereal Research Communications, 1-12.
• Ahmed, J., Farhana, Manzoor, G. A., Kaleri, A. R., Zulfiqar, B., Waheed, A., ... & Rahimi, M. (2025). In-vitro antifungal potential of myco versus bacteria synthesized ZnO NPs against chickpea and apricot pathogen. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 148.
• Shar, A. G., Zhang, L., Lu, A., Ahmad, M., Saqib, M., Hussain, S., ... & Rahimi, M. (2025). Unlocking Biochar’s Potential: Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Remediation of Heavy Metal Stress in Tobacco Plants. Scientifica, 2025(1), 6302968.
• Sumi, M. J., Jahan, N., Thamid, S. S., Tarik, M. E. I., Hassannejad, S., Rahimi, M., & Imran, S. (2025). LED light effect on growth, pigments, and antioxidants of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) baby greens. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 582.
• Rizal, S., Saha, P., Mondal, P., Mondol, M. S. A., Datta, J., Ahmadi, T., & Rahimi, M. (2025). Physio-Biochemical changes in lentil genotypes under biotic stress induced by Stemphylium botryosum Wallr. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 514.
• Ullah, M. A., Hamza, M., Gull, R., Shafiq, M., Wahid, A., Ahmad, S., ... & Rahimi, M. (2025). Genome-wide analysis of the BoBZR1 family genes and transcriptome analysis in Brassica oleracea. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 15475.
• Parviz Safari, Seyedeh Fatemeh Danyali , Mehdi Rahimi and Ahmad Mahdavi Meyghan. 2019. Application of Gibbs Variable Selection Approach to Study Genetic Control of Water Deficient Stress Tolerance in Wheat. Journal of Crop Breeding 11(30): 168-177 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rahimi, H Dehghani, B Rabiei, A Tarang. 2012. Multi-trait mapping of QTLs for drought tolerance indices in rice. Cereal Research 2 (2), 107-121 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rahimi, B Rabiei, H Dehghani, AR Tarang. 2014. Mapping main and epistatic QTLs for drought tolerance indices in F5 population of rice. Modern Genetics Journal 8 (4), 435-448 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rabiei, M Rahimi. 2014. Selection of the best rapeseed genotypes as second crop in paddy fields of Guilan. Electronic Journal of Crop Production 7 (1), 201-213 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rahimi, B Rabiei. 2009. Estimation of gene action and heritability of important agronomic traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Iranian Journal of Crop Sciences 10 (40), 262-276 (in Persian with English abstract).
• MA Nasab, M Rahimi. 2017. Evaluation of genetic diversity and classification of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) ecotypes using SRAP molecular markers. Nova Biol Rep 4, 201-208 (in Persian with English abstract).
• S Safaei Chaeikar, B Rabiei, M Rahimi. 2018. Evaluation of Drought Tolerance Indices in Rice Genotypes (Oryza Sativa L.). Journal of Crop Breeding 10 (25), 7-18 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rahimi, M Ramezani. 2017. The effects of temperature on antioxidant activity, total phenolics and agronomic traits of two thyme species. Nova Biologica Reperta 4 (3), 264-270 (in Persian with English abstract).
• F Sadeghi, M Rahimi. 2016. The use of Cluster Analysis for Best Lines Selection in Maize at S6 Generation. Journal of Crop Breeding 8 (20), 91-98 (in Persian with English abstract).
• M Rahimi, M AbdoliNasab. 2020. Combining Ability Study of Biochemical and Physiological Traits of Maize (Zea mays L.) Using fourth Dialllel Griffing’s Method. Plant Genetic Researches 6 (2), 69-78 (in Persian with English abstract).

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