Iranian Research Institute of Plan Research Department of P.O. Box

CURRICULUM VITAE

ZahraTanha Maafi (Ph.D) Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) Research Department of Nematology

P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran Tel: +98 21 22403012 -16 Ext.3117 Fax: +98 21 22403691 E-mail: zahrat.maafi @yahoo.com URL: www.iripp.ir

Academic qualifications

Ph.D: Nematology, 2002 , Gent University, Belgium MSc: Plant Pathology, Nematology , 1988, Theran University, Theran , Iran BSc: Agricultural science , 1978, Mazandaran University, Sari, Iran.

Research interests Taxonomy of plant parasitic nematodes.

Selected r esearch projects • Survey of potato fields for identification and dissemination of Globodera sp . in the country. • Complementary study on the identification, population density and distribution of cereal cyst nematodes and root lesion nematodes in Khorasan, Golestan, Fars, Lorestan, Esfahan and Khuzestan based on GIS . • Detection and identification of Steinernematid and Heterorhabditid nematodes (enthomopathgenic nematodes) in cultivated and forestrial soils in Iran . • Distribution and severity infection of soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , in Mazandaran and Golestan provinces.

• Determination of soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , races in Iran • Identification of plant parasite Nematodes of banana. • Study on the citrus nematode in the north of Iran. • Study of nonfumigate nematicides on citrus nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans .

Selected publications

Journals papers :

Heydari, R. Tanha Maafi, Z . and Decraemer, W. 2014. Morphological and molecular characterisation of Trichodorus golestanensis (Nematoda: Trichodoridae), a new species from Iran. European Journal of Plant Pathology DOI 10.1007/s10658-014-0466-x. Jahanshahi, Afshar, F. Sasanelli, N., Hosseininejad, S.A. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2014. Effects of the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanicaon olive plants growth in glasshouse conditions. Helminthologia 51: 46 – 52. Heydari, R. Tanha Maafi, Z. Omati, F. and Decraemer, W. 2014. First report of stubby root nematode, Paratrichodorus teres (Nematoda: Trichodoridae) from Iran. Australian Plant disease Notes DOI 10.1007/s13314-014-0131-4. Ahmadi, A. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2014. Incidence of Cereal Cyst Nematodes (Heterodera avenae type B and H. filipjevi ) in southwestern Iran. Journal of Crop Protection 3(1): 75-88. Mahjoubi Nia, M. Tanha Maafi, Z. , Seraji, A. and Rezaeei, S. 2013. Impact of drought stress on the growth parameters of tea sapling infected with Pratylenchus loosi and nematode population density. Research of Plant Pathology. 1 (3). 41-50. Tanha Maafi, Z. Majd Taheri, Z. and Subbotin, S.A. 2013. First Report of the Giant Stem Nematode, Ditylenchus gigas , from Broad Bean in Iran. Plant Disease 97970 1005. Hajihassani, A. Tanha Maafi. Z. and Hosseininejad, A. 2013. Interactions between Heterodera filipjevi and Fusarium culmorum , and between H. filipjevi and Bipolaris sorokiniana in winter wheat. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 120 (2), 77-84. Majd Taheri, Z., Tanha Maafi, Z. , Subbotin, S.A., Pourjam, E. ,and Eskandari , A. 2013. Molecular and phylogenetic studies on Pratylenchidae from Iran with additional data on Pratylenchus delattrei , Pratylenchoides alkani and two unknown species of Hirschmanniella and Pratylenchus . Nematology 14: 1-19. Hesar, A.M., Moghadam, E.M. and Maafi, Z.T. 2012. Comparative morphological and molecular study of Iranian populations of Heterodera filipjevi (Madzhidov, 1981) Stelter, 1984 and other members of ‘ H. avenae group. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 15(1): 1-11. Ghafari, Sh., Tanha Maafi, Z. , Heydari, R. and Eskandari, A. 2012. Study on the interaction of Heterodera glycines and the symbiotic bacterium, Bradyrhizobium japonicum on susceptible and resistant soybean cultivars. Applied Enthomology and Phytopathology 80: 33-40.

Ghahremani Nejad, E. Niknam, Gh. And Tanha Maafi, Z. 2012. Pratylenchoides magnicauda , Trophurus minnesotensis and Xiphinema basilgoodeyi as new records for nematode fauna of Iran from far mlands and orchards in Ardebil plan. Applied Enthomology and Phytopathology 79: 237-250. Mokaram Hesar, A., Madikhani Moghadam, E and Tanha Maafi, Z . 2012. Comparison of morphological and morphometrical and molecular characters of different populations Heterodera schachtii . Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 47 (4), 405-418 (In Persian with abstract in English): Heydari, R. Tanha Maafi, Z. and Pourjam, E. 2012. Yield loss caused by soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , in Iran. Nematology14 (5): 589-593. Tanha Maafi, Z. , Amani, M., Stanley, J. D., Inserra, R. N, Van den Berg, E. and SUBBOTIN , S.A. 2012. Description of Tylenchulus musicola sp. n. from banana in Iran with molecular phylogeny and characterization of species of the genus Tylenchulus Cobb, 1913. Nematology14 (3): 353-369. Hesar, A.M., Moghadam, E.M. and Maafi, Z.T. 2011. Morphometrical and genetic diversity of Meloidogyne javanica isolates from the north east of Iran. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 14(1): 1-11. Giti, M. Tanha Maafi, Z. , Arjomandian, A. and Pishehvar, Sh. 2011. Occurrence of potato golden cyst nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis ) and its distribution in Hamadan province. Agricultural Biotechnology 10: 53-61. Nicol, J. M., Turner, S., Coyne, D. L., Nijis, L. den, Hockland, S. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2011. Current Nematode Threats to World Agriculture. Pp: 21-43, In : J. Jones, Gheysen, G. and Fenoll, C. (eds.), Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interactions. Springer. Hesar, A. M., Moghadam, E. M and Maafi, Z. T. 2011. Morphometrical and genetic diversity of Meloidogyne javanica isolates from the north east of Iran. Journal of Nematode Morpholoy and Systematics 14 (1): 1-11. Niknam, G., Pedram, M. Nejad E.G., Ye, W., Robbins, R. T., and Maafi. Z. T. 2010. Morphological and molecular characterization of Longidorus tabrizicus sp. n. and L. sturhani Rubtsova, Subbotin, Brown and Moens, 2001 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from north-western Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology 18 (2):127–40. Fasihi, M., Tanha Maafi, Z. , Karegar, A. and Eskandari, A. 2010. Host ranges, variability, multiplication and seed borne ability of some population of stem and bulb nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci in Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 46 (2): 179-185 (In Persian with abstract in English). Palomares-Rius, J.E., Landa, B. B., Tanha Maafi , Z., Hunt, D. and Castillo, P. 2010. Comparative morphometrics and ribosomal DNA sequence analysis of Longidorus orientalis Loof, 1983 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Spain and Iran. Nematology 12: 631-640. Hajihasani, A., Z. Tanha Maafi , Z., J. M. Nicol, J.M. and Seraji, A. 2010. Relationships between population densities of Heterodera latipons and yield losses of winter wheat in microplots. Australian Plant Pathology 39: 530-535. Hajihasani A., Tanha Maafi Z. and M. Hajihasani, M. 2010. The life cycle of Heterodera filipjevi in winter wheat under microplot conditions in Iran. Nematologia Mediterranea 38: 53-57. Hajihasani, A., Tanha Maafi, Z. , Nicol, J.M. and Rezaee, S. 2010. Effect of the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera filipjevi , on wheat in microplot trials . Nematology 12: 357-363.

Heydari, R., Pourjam, E., Tanha Maafi, Z. and Safaei, N. 2010. Comparative host suitability of common bean cultivars to the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , in Iran. Nematology 12: 335-341. Hajihasani, A. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2009. The life cycle of Heterodera filipjevi in winter wheat under microplot conditions in Iran. In "Cereal cyst nematodes: status, research and outlook". (Eds IT Riley, JM Nicol, AA Dababat) pp. 115- 117. (CIMMYT: Ankara, Turkey). Ahmadi, A.R. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2009. Occurrence and distribution of two species of cereal cyst nematodes Heterodera avenae and H. filipjevi in Khuzestan provice, Iran. In "Cereal cyst nematodes: status, research and outlook". (Eds IT Riley, JM Nicol, AA Dababat) pp. 79-81. (CIMMYT: Ankara, Turkey). Tanha Maafi, Z. , Nicol, J, Kazemi, H., Ebrahimi, N., Gitty, M., Ghalandar, M., Mohammadi Pour, M. and Khoshkhabar, ZH. 2009. Cereal cyst nematodes, root rot pathogens and root lesion nematodes affecting cereal production in Iran. In "Cereal cyst nematodes: status, research and outlook". (Eds IT Riley, JM Nicol, AA Dababat) pp. 51-55. (CIMMYT: Ankara, Turkey). Naseri, B., Pourjam, E. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2009. Some plant parasitic nematodes from canola growing regions of Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 44: 329-354 Persian with English abstract (74-77). Heydari, R., Pourjam, E., Tanha Maafi, Z. and. Safaie, N. 2009. Evaluation of some common soybean cultivars to the major type of the soybean cyst nematode of Iran, Heterodera glycines HG Type 0. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 44: 319-328 Persian with English abstract (78-80). Gitty, M. and Tanha Maafi, Z. 2009. First report of a potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis , on potato, in Iran. Plant Pathology, Vol 19: 38. Mohammad Deimi, A. Chitamber, J.J. and Maafi, Z.T. 2008. Nematodes associated with flowering ornamental plants in Mahalat, Iran. Nematologia Mediterrenea 36: 115-123. Tanha Maafi, Z. , Salati, M. and Riggs, R.D. 2008. Distribution, population density, race and type determination of soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , in Iran. Nematology 10: 919-924. Tanha Maafi Z. and Damadzadeh, M. 2008. Incidence and control of the citrus nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb, in the north of Iran . Nematology 10: 113-122. Tanha Maafi Z., Sturhan D., Kheiri, A. and Geraert, E. 2007. Species of the Heterodera avenae group (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology. 15 (49-58). Tanha Maafi, Z. , Sturhan, D., Handoo, Z., Mor, M., Moens, M. and Subbotin, S.A. 2007. Morphological and molecular studies on Heterodera sacchari , H. goldeni and H. leuceilyma (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) . Nematology 11: 483-497. Seraji, A., Pourjam, E., Tanha Maafi, Z. and Safaeei, N. 2007. Biology and population dynamics of tea root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus loosi) in Iran. Journal of Plant Pathology 43 (1): 98-115 (in Persian), English summary: 42- 44. Mohammad Deimi, A.; Tanha Maafi, Z.; Palomares Rius, J. E.; Castillo, P. 2006. Aphelenchoides subtenuis (Cobb, 1926) Steiner & Buhrer, 1932 (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from Iran with morphological and morphometric characterization. Nematology 8: 903-908. Tanha Maafi Z., Sturhan D., Subbotin S.A. & Moens M. 2006. Heterodera persica sp. n. (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) parasitizing Persian hogweed ( Heracleium

persicum (Desf. ExFisch.) in Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology 14: 171- 178. Tanha Maafi, Z. Ebrahimi, N., Khozaini, F., Barooti, S and Karegar, A. 2006. Occurrence of Scutellonema brachyurus (Steiner, 1938), Andrasy, 1958 in Damghan, Gilan and Golestan regions. Journal of Plant Pathology 42(1): 197- 200 (in Persian), English summary: 50-51. Tanha Maafi, Z., Omati, F. and Parvizi, R. 2005. Endoparasitic nematodes and their population densities in potato fields of Tehran, Semnan and West Azarbayjan. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 41(3): 425-436 (in Persian), English summary: 187-192. Tanha Maafi, Z., Sturhan, D., Kheiri, A., Geraert, E. Subbotin, S. A. and Moens, M. 2004. Morphology of some cyst-forming nematodes from Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology12: 59-78. Tanha Maafi, Z., Subbotin, S. A. and Moens, M. 2003 . Molecular identification of cyst-forming nematodes (Heteroderidae) from Iran and a phylogeny based on ITS-rDNA sequences. Nematology 5: 99-111. Maafi, Z. T . and Decraemer, W. 2002. Description of Tricodorus gilanensis n. sp. from a forest park in Iran and observations on Paratrichodorus tunisiensis (Siddqi, 1963) Siddiqi, 1974 (Nematoda: Diphtherophorina). Nematology 4: 43-54. Tanha Maafi, Z. and Mirhoseini-Moghadam, A. 2001. Study on the effect of organophosphates nematicides on the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus loosi . Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 37: 29-38 (in Persian), English summary: 9- 10. Tanha Maafi, Z .; Geraert, E.; Kheiri, A. and Sturhan, D. 1999. Occurrence of soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines Ichinohe, 1952 in Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 35: 63-64. Tanha Maafi, Z ., Ebrahimi, Y. and Anvari, F. 2000. Evaluation of resistance of some citrus rootstocks to Tylenchulus semipenetrans in Mazandaran province. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 36: 189-197 (in Persian), English summary: 59-63. Tanha Maafi, Z. 2000. Study of Pasteuria penetrans group on some plant parasitic nematodes and their host ranges in the north of Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 36: 221-233 (in Persian), English summary: 65-68. Tanha Maafi, Z. and Damadzadeh, M. 1996. An investigation on the effect of non- volatile nematicides on citrus nematode in the north of Iran. Iranian J. of Plant Pathology 32: 106. Hosseini Nejad, A.; Maafi, Z. T . and Barooti, S. 1997. Nematodes associated with olive trees ( olea europea L.) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Applied Enthomology and Phytopathology 65: 46-53 (in Persian), English Summary: 10-12. Maafi, Z. T . and Mahdavian, E. 1997. Species and physiological races of root knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne spp. ) on kiwifruit and the effect of M. Incognita on kiwifruit seedlings. Iranian Journal of Applied Enthomology and Phytopathology 65: 1-11 (in Persian), English summary: 1-3. Maafi, Z. T. and Mahdavaian, E. 1996. Occurrence of Aphelenchoides besseyi on strawberry in Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 32: 26-27. Maafi, Z. T. 1993. Observation of root lesion nematode Pratylenchus loosi in imported tea seedlings from Japan. Iranian J. of Applied. Entomology and Phytopathology 60: 29-30.

Maafi, Z. T . 1992. The host range of the citrus nematode ( Tylenchulus semipenetrans ) on perennial crop plants in Iran. Nematologica 38: 420. Maafi, Z. T. 1993 . Pasteuria sp . as a parasite of citrus nematode ( Tylenchulus semipenetrans ) in the north of Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 29: 39. Maafi, Z. T . and Kheiri, A. 1993. Plant parasitic nematodes on banana from Hormozgan Province. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 29: 21-23. Maafi, Z. T. and Kheiri, A. 1991. Citrus nematode ( Tylenchulus semipenetrans ) in Hormozgan province. Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology27: 31-42 (in Persian) English Summary: 5-7.

Books:

Nicol, J. M., Turner, S., Coyne, D. L., Nijis, L. den, Hockland, S. and Tanha Maafi, Z.2011 Nematode Current Threats to World Agriculture In: Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant -Nematode Interactions . Jones, John, Gheysen, Godelieve, Fenoll, Carmen (Eds.) 2011, XXIV, 557p.

Thesis supervised: • Identification of plant parasitic nematodes of cutflowers in Mahallat region. • Study on the effect of different population levels of cereal cyst nematodes Heterodera filipjevi and Heterodera latipons on wheat under microplot conditions. • Distribution, biology and crop loss assessment of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines and evaluation of some soybean cultivars to the nematode in Iran. • Study on morphological and morphometrical characteristics of several population of stem nematode ( Ditylenchus dipsaci Filiphev, 1936) and determination of their host ranges. • Study on the interaction of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines and Bradyrhizobium japonicum . • Study on morphological and molecular characteristics of some species of Pratylenchidae Thorne, 1949 in Iran. • Identification of plant parasitic nematodes fauna in potato fields of Ghorve, Dehgolan and Bijarvregions. • Study on the identification, distribution and population density of cereal cyst nematodes in cereal fields in Lorestan province.

• Impact of drought stress on the population density of root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus loosi ) and growth parameters of tea saplings. • Identification of plant parasitic nematodes in Tarom region. • Identification of plant parasitic nematodes in some Parks in Tehran.