Habibur Rahman, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- hrahman@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3869
- Address
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416G Agriculture/Forestry Centre
9011 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2P5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Canola Genetics & Molecular Breeding
About
Degree
PhD, Copenhagen University (formerly, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University), Denmark
Job/Research Area
Canola Genetics & Molecular Breeding
Research
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests
Research involves aspects of plant genetics and breeding related to the development of canola germplasm to meet the present and future demand by producers for increased seed/oil yield, better agronomy, disease resistance, and improved seed oil and meal quality. This includes applying conventional breeding methods, molecular markers, genomics and other 'omics' tools and techniques, and biotechnology including cell and tissue culture. Broadening the genetic base of canola and introgression of traits including disease resistance through wide hybridization is an important aspect of my research program.
Teaching
PLSc 365: Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants
AFNS 565: Plant Breeding
AFNS 601: Seminar in Plant Science
Courses
AFNS 900 - Directed Research Project (Course-based Masters)
Individual study supervised by the student's supervisor, requiring the preparation of a comprehensive report, presentation of a seminar and oral examination by the student's supervisor and one additional faculty member.
PL SC 352 - Invasive Alien Plants: Biology and Control
Biology and ecology of invasive alien species in cropped, disturbed, and natural environments. Methods of control of weedy species, including biological, cultural, mechanical, and chemical and an introduction to the herbicide mechanism of action and environmental impacts. Prerequisite: PL SC 221 recommended.
PL SC 365 - Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants
An introduction to the basic principles and concepts applied for the genetic improvement of crop plants. This will also include different plant breeding methods and tools used for the development of crop cultivars. Not to be taken if credit received for PL SC 465. Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or PL SC 221.
Featured Publications
Rahman H
Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 2023 July; 104 10.1139/cjps-2023-0060
Ferdausi A, Megha S, Liu Y, Rahman H
Journal of Plant Pathology. 2023 June; 105 10.1007/s42161-023-01444-8
Silicon ameliorates clubroot responses in canola (Brassica napus): A “multi-omics”-based investigation into possible mechanisms
Sarkar A, Kisiala A, Adhikary D, Basu U, Emery RJN, Rahman H, Kav NNV
Physiologia Plantarum. 2023 March;
Identification and expression analysis of C2H2 zinc finger protein gene reveals their role in stress tolerance in Brassica napus
Kaur K, Megha S, Wang Z, Kav NNV, Rahman H
Genome. 2023 February;
Adhikary D, Kisiala A, Sarkar A, Basu U, Rahman H, Emery N, Kav NNV
Molecular Omics. 2022 November; 18 10.1039/d2mo00251e
Megha S, Wang Z, Kav NNV, Rahman H
BMC Genomics. 2022 October; 23 (107) 10.1186/s12864-022-08920-y
Sarkar A, Joshi R, Basu U, Rahman H, Kav NNV
In: Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement" (eds: Kaijun Zhao, Rukmini Mishra, Raj Kumar Joshi), Springer Nature. 2022 August; 10.1007/978-981-19-0600-8_17
Nikzad A, Kebede B, Megha S, Buchwaldt M, Parkin IAP, Rahman H
Crop Science. 2022 August; 63 (1):55-73 10.1002/csc2.20824
Genetic and molecular analysis reveals that two major loci and their interaction confer clubroot resistance in canola introgressed from rutabaga
Wang Z, Megha S, Kebede B, Kav NNV, Rahman H
The Plant Genome. 2022 May;
Kawalpreet Kaur, Yingyi Liu, Habibur Rahman
Agronomy. 2022 May; 12 10.3390/agronomy12051225
Adhikary D, Mehta D, Uhrig RG, Rahman H and Kav NNV
Front. Plant Sci.. 2022 March; 13 (860393) 10.3389/fpls.2022.860393
Jiang J, Kebede B, Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2022 January; 102 10.1139/cjps-2021-0204
Jiang J, Kebede B, Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2022 January; 102 10.1139/cjps-2021-0204
Hasan J, Shaikh R, Basu, U, Rahman H
Crop Science. 2021 August; 61 (6):4112-4127
3. Hasan J, Shaikh R, Megha S, Herrmann DT, Kebede B, Rahman H.
Euphytica. 2021 July; 217 (160)
Potential of rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) gene pool for use in the breeding of hybrid spring Brassica napus canola
Shiranifar B, Hobson N, Kebede B, Yang R-C, Rahman H
Plant Breeding. 2021 April; 40
Comparative transcriptome analysis of canola carrying clubroot resistance from 'Mendel' or Rutabaga and the development of molecular markers
Summanwar A, Farid M, Basu U, Kav N, Rahman H
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 2021 March; 114
Hasan J, Megha S, Rahman H
Genome. 2021 March; 64
Inheritance of resistance to the newly evolved Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes in Brassica napus L.
Shaikh R, Farid M, Rahman H
Can J Plant Pathol. 2021 January; 43 (2):256-266
Evaluation of Brassica oleracea accessions for resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae and identification of genomic regions associated with resistance
Farid M, Yang R-C, Kebede B, Rahman H
Genome. 2020 October; 63
Mapping of seed quality traits in the C genome of Brassica napus by using a population carrying genome content of B. oleracea and their effect on other traits
Rahman H, Kebede B
The Plant Genome . 2020 June;
Identification of lncRNAs in response to infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae in Brassica napus and development of lncRNA-based SSR markers
Summanwar A, Basu U, Kav N, Rahman H
Genome. 2020 June; 63
Study of the genetic structure of a Brassica napus canola population derived from six interspecific crosses of B. napus × B. oleracea
Nikzad A, Kebede B, Bhavikkumar J, Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2020 June;
Non-coding RNAs as emerging targets for crop improvement: a review
Summanwar A, Basu U, Rahman H, Kav N
Plant Science. 2020 May; 297
Potential of rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) gene pool for use in the breeding of B. napus canola
Shiranifar B, Hobson N, Kebede B, Yang R-C, Rahman H
Crop Science. 2020 February; 60
Potential of the C genome of the different variants of Brassica oleracea for heterosis in spring B. napus canola
Nikzad A, Kebede B, Pinzon J, Bhavikkumar J, Wang X, Yang R-C, Rahman H
Front Plant Sci . 2020 January; 10
QTL mapping of root and aboveground biomass in the Brassica C genome using a B. napus population carrying genome content introgressed from B. oleracea
Kebede B, Rahman H
Molecular Breeding. 2019 December; 39
Potential of the C-genome of different variants of Brassica oleracea for the improvement of agronomic and seed quality traits of B. napus canola
Nikzad A, Kebede B, Pinzon J, Bhavikkumar J, Yang R-C, Rahman H
Crop Science. 2019 October; 59
Identification of lncRNAs responsive to infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae in clubroot-susceptible and resistant Brassica napus lines carrying resistance introgressed from rutabaga
Summanwar A, Basu U, Rahman H, Kav N
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 2019 May; 32
Fine mapping of the major QTL for seed coat color in Brassica rapa var. Yellow Sarson by use of NIL populations and transcriptome sequencing for identification of the candidate genes
Zhao H, Basu U, Kebede B, Qu C, Li J, Rahman H
PLoS ONE. 2019 February; 14
Association of fusarium wilt susceptibility with clubroot resistance of the winter Brassica napus canola cv. Mendel
Rahman H, Franke C
Can J Plant Path. 2019 January; 41
Introgression of allelic diversity from genetically distinct variants of Brassica rapa into Brassica napus canola and inheritance of the B. rapa alleles
Attri R, Rahman H
Crop & Pasture Sci . 2018 November; 69
Broadening the genetic base of Brassica napus canola by interspecific crosses with different variants of B. oleracea
Iftikhar R, Wang X, Rahman H
Euphytica. 2018 July; 314
Resynthesis of Brassica juncea for resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotype 3
Hasan MJ, Rahman H
Breeding Science . 2018 July; 68
Molecular mapping of QTL alleles of Brassica oleracea affecting days to flowering and photosensitivity in spring Brassica napus
Rahman H, Bennett RA, Kebede B
PLoS ONE. 2018 January; 13
UA AlfaGold Clearfield herbicide-tolerant spring Brassica napus canola developed from winter × spring canola cross
Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2017 July; 97
Mapping of days to flower and seed yield in spring oilseed Brassica napus carrying genome content introgressed from B. oleracea
Rahman H, Bennett RA, Kebede B
Molecular Breeding. 2017 January; 37
Patterns of heterosis in three distinct inbred populations of spring Brassica napus canola
Rahman H, Bennett RA, Yang R-C, 2016
Crop Sci. 2016 August; 56
Genetics and molecular mapping of resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 in rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)
Hasan MJ, Rahman H
Genome. 2016 June; 59
Mapping of the clubroot disease resistance in spring Brassica napus canola introgressed from European winter canola cv. ‘Mendel’
Fredua-Agyeman R, Rahman H
Euphytica. 2016 June; 211
Oilseeds in North America
McVetty PBE, Lukow OM, Hall LM, Rajcan I, Rahman H
In Encyclopedia of Food Grains, 2nd Edition, Wrigley C, Corke H, Seetharaman K, Faubion J (eds.). 2016 June; 1
Genome-wide identification of SSR markers in the Brassica A genome and their utility in breeding
Hobson N, Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2016 May; 96
Down regulation of the IND gene causes male sterility in canola (Brassica napus L.)
El-Mezawy A, Al-Forkan M, Wu L, Weselake RJ, Shah S, Rahman H
Biocatalysis & Agric Biotech . 2016 February; 6
Broadening genetic diversity in Brassica napus canola: Development of canola quality B. napus lines from B. napus × B. oleracea var. alboglabra interspecific cross
Rahman H, Bennett RA, Ginette S-S
Can J Plant Sci. 2015 January; 95
Development and characterization of low α-linolenic acid Brassica oleracea lines bearing a novel mutation in a ‘class a’ FATTY ACID DESATURASE 3 gene
Singer S, Weselake RJ, Rahman H
BMC Genetics. 2014 August; 15
Fredua-Agyeman R, Coriton O, Huteau V, Parkin IAP, Chèvre A-M, Rahman H
Theor Appl Genet. 2014 January; 127
Rahman H, Kebede B, Zimmerli C, and Yang R-C
Crop Sci. 2014 January; 54
Rahman H, Peng G, Yu F, Falk KC, Kulkarni M, Selvaraj G
Can J Plant Path. 2014 January; 36 (S1):122–134
Kebede B, Rahman H
Plant Breed. 2014 January; 133
Rahman H, Harwood J, Weselake R
Lipid Tech. 2013 January; 25
Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2013 January; 93
Rahman H, Singer SS, Weselake RJ
Theor Appl Genet. 2013 January; 126
Rahman H, Kebede B
J Oilseed Brassica. 2012 January; 3
Hasan MJ, Strelkov SE, Howard RJ, Rahman H
Can J Plant Sci. 2012 January; 92
Kebede B, Cheema K, Greenshields DL, Li C, Selvaraj G, Rahman H
Genome. 2012 January; 55
Bennett RA, Séguin-Swartz G, Rahman H
Crop Sci. 2012 January; 52
Rahman MH, Stringam GR, Degenhardt DF
Can J Plant Sci. 2011 January; 91
Rahman MH, Bennett RA, Yang R-C, Thiagarajah MR
Euphytica. 2011 January; 177
Rahman H, Shakir A, Hasan MJ
Can J Plant Sci. 2011 January; 91
Navabi ZK, Stead KE, Pires JC, Xiong Z, Sharpe AG, Parkin IAP, Rahman MH, Good AG
Genetics. 2011 January; 187
Navabi ZK, Parkin IAP, Pires CJ, Xiong Z, Thiagarajah MR, Good AG, Rahman MH
Genome. 2010 January; 53
Kebede B, Thiagarajah MR, Zimmerli C, Rahman MH
Crop Sci. 2010 January; 50
Navabi ZK, Strelkov SE, Good AG, Thiagarajah MR, Rahman MH
Can J Plant Path. 2010 January; 32
Ham BJ, Spaner D, Rahman MH, Yeh FC, Yang R-C
Current Topics Genet. 2010 January; 4