Dr Mohsen Khani
Biography
Dr Mohsen Khani boasts over 22 years of distinguished experience in research and teaching within the field of plant pathology. As a Pulse Pathologist at SARDI, Mohsen has been spearheading projects aimed at managing pulse foliar diseases, including Sclerotinia, Botrytis as well as Ascochyta blight.
A significant aspect of Dr Khani's research involves continuous monitoring and phenotyping of pathogens to support breeding programs for developing materials with enhanced disease resistance to benefit growers. Dr Khani promotes integrated crop protection ad recently completed the BioClay project, achieving significant success in controlling lentil botrytis disease.
Previously, Mohsen contributed to other projects addressing soilborne diseases in potatoes and vegetables crops at SARDI, and GRDC project wheat Blackpoint at University of Adelaide. Additionally, Dr Khani spent 8 years as a Plant Protection Lecturer at Shiraz University, where he taught courses such as Mycology, Plant Diseases Management, and Plant Pests Management, while also supervising students and leading plant protection research projects on pulse, cereals, sugar beet and citrus crops.
Research interests
- Pulse diseases management and monitoring pathogen virulence and isolates phenotyping
- Utilising technology to monitor pulse disease and reduce the risk of fungicides in farming systems
- Promoting sustainable crop protection by developing and utilising bio-pesticides products
- Investigating epidemiology of emerging plant diseases in Australian grain cropping system
Qualifications
- PhD, 2015, University of Adelaide
- MSc, 2002, Tarbiat Modarres University
- BSc, 1999, Shiraz University
Professional affiliations
- Affiliate Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
- Affiliate Associate Lecturer, University of Adelaide
- Member, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Publications
- Khani et al, 2023. Optimisation of BioClay™ formulation and application to control botrytis grey mould of lentil.
- Henares et al, 2022. Virulence profiles and genome-wide association study forAscochyta lentis isolates collected from Australian lentil-growing regions.
