Dr. Afshin  Soltani
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Dr. Afshin Soltani

Research Scientist
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agronomy from Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

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Biography

Dr. Afshin Soltani has a Ph.D. in Crop Physiology and more than 100 peer-reviewed, scientific publications. He has worked at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran for more than 16 years. He serves on several editorial boards (International Journal of Plant Production, Agronomy Journal, and European Journal of Agronomy). His research interests include the development and application of mathematical models of crop development, growth, and yield in order to understand the interactions between the environment and crops and to improve crop production.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Cropping System Analysis
62%
Crops Simulation
90%
Environmental Impacts
75%
Agroclimatology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Soltani, E. and A. Soltani, 2015. Meta-analysis of seed priming effects on seed germination, seedling emergence and crop yield. Iranian studies. Int. J. Plant Prod., 9: 413-432.
  2. Soltani, A. and T.R. Sinclair, 2015. A comparison of four wheat models with respect to robustness andtransparency: Simulation in a temperate, sub-humid environment. Field Crops Res., 175: 37-46.
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  3. Maddah, V., A. Soltani, E. Zeinali and M. Bannayan-Aval, 2015. Simulating Climate change Impacts on Wheat Production in Gorgan, Iran. Bull. Env.Pharmacol. Life Sci., 4: 58-67.
  4. Eshraghi-Nejad, M., A. Bakhshandeh, M.H. Gharineh and A. Soltani, 2015. Prediction of spring barley flowering time based on multiplicative approach of temperature × photoperiod. Int. J. Agri. Biosci., 4: 21-26.
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  5. Soltani, A., M.H.M. Maleki and E. Zeinali, 2014. Optimal crop management can reduce energy use and greenhouse gases emissions in rainfed canola production. Int. J. Plant Prod., 8: 587-604.
  6. Sinclair, T.R., H. Marrou, A. Soltani, V. Vadez and K.C. Chandolu, 2014. Soybean production potential in Africa. Global Food Security, 3: 31-40.
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  7. Hajarpoor, A., A. Soltani, E. Zeinali and F. Sayyedi, 2014. Simulating climate change impacts on production of chickpea under water-limited conditions. Agric. Sci. Dev., 3: 209-217.
  8. Hajarpoor, A., A. Soltani, E. Zeinali and F. Sayyedi, 2014. Potential benefits from adaptation to climate change in chickpea. Agric. Sci. Dev., 3: 230-236.
  9. Vadeza, V., A. Soltani and T.R. Sinclair, 2013. Crop simulation analysis of phenological adaptation of chickpea to different latitudes of India. Field Crops Res., 146: 1-9.
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  10. Torabi, B., M. Attarzadeh and A. Soltani, 2013. Germination response to temperature in different safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) cultivars. Seed Technol., 35: 47-59.
  11. Soltani, E., A. Soltani, S. Galeshi, F. Ghaderi-Far and E. Zeinali, 2013. Seed bank modelling of volunteer oilseed rape from seeds fate in the soil to seedling emergence. Planta Daninha, 31: 267-279.
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  12. Soltani, A., V. Maddah and T.R. Sinclair, 2013. SSM-Wheat: a simulation model for wheat development, growth and yield. Int. J. Plant Prod., 7: 711-740.
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  13. Soltani, A., M.H. Rajabi, E. Zeinali and E. Soltani, 2013. Energy inputs and greenhouse gases emissions in wheat production in Gorgan, Iran. Energy, 50: 54-61.
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  14. Nehbandani, A., A. Soltani, E. Zeinali, S. Raeisi andR. Najafi, 2013. Allometric relationships between leaf area and vegetative characteristics in soybean. Int. J. Agric. Crop Sci., 6: 1127-1136.
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  15. Khaliliaqdam, N., A. Soltani, N. Latifi and F. Ghaderifar, 2013. Laboratory tests for predicting emergence of soybean cultivars. Plant Knowl. J., 2: 89-93.
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  16. Khaliliaqdam, A., A. Soltani, N. Latifi and F.G. Far, 2013. Soybean seed aging and environmental factors on seedling growth. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 44: 1-14.
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  17. Vadeza, V., A. Soltani and T.R. Sinclair, 2012. Modelling possible benefits of root related traits to enhance terminal drought adaptation of chickpea. Field Crops Res., 137: 108-115.
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  18. Soltani, A., and T.R. Sinclair, 2012. Modeling Physiology of Crop Development, Growth and Yield, CAB International, Wallingford, UK., 309.
  19. Soltani, A. and T.R. Sinclair, 2012. Optimizing chickpea phenology to available water under current and future climates. Eur. J. Agron., 38: 22-31.
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  20. Soltani, A. and T.R. Sinclair, 2012. Identifying plant traits to increase chickpea yield in water-limited environments. Field Crops Res., 133: 186-196.
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  21. Khaliliaqdam, N., A. Soltani, N. Latifi and F.G. Far, 2012. Quantitative response of the longevity of soybean seed under controlled conditions. Am. Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 12: 224-230.
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  22. Khaliliaqdam, N., A. Soltani, N. Latifi and F. Ghaderifar, 2012. Seed vigor and filed performance of soybean seed lots case study: Northern of Iran. Am. Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 12: 262-268.
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  23. Khaliliaqdam, N. and A. Soltani, 2012. Quality control and methods for modeling daily global solar radiation case study: Gorgan, Iran. Int. J. Agric. Crop Sci., 4: 971-978.
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  24. Bakhshandeh, E., A. Soltani, E. Zeinali and M. Kallate-Arab, 2012. Predication of plant Height by Allometric Relationships in Field-Grown wheat. Cereal Res. Commun. 40: 487-496.
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  25. Torabi, B., A. Soltani, S. Galeshi and E. Zeinali, 2011. Assessment of yield gap due to nitrogen management in wheat. Aust. J. Crop Sci., 5: 879-884.
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  26. Soltani, E., A. Soltani, S. Galeshi, F.Ghaderi-Far and E. Zeinali, 2011. Quantifying seed production by volunteer canola (Brassica napus L.) and Sinapis arvensis. Planta Daninha, 29: 489-497.
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  27. Soltani, A., and T.R. Sinclair, 2011. A simple model for chickpea development, growth and yield. Field Crops Res., 124: 252-260.
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  28. Rassam, G., N. Latifi, A. Soltani and B. Kamkar, 2011. Impact of crop management on weed species diversity and community composition of winter wheat fields in Iran. Weed Biol. Manage., 11: 83-90.
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  29. Mohammadi, H., A. SOltani, H.R. Sadeghipour and E. Zeinali, 2011. Effect of seed ageing on subsequent seed reserve utilization and seedling growth in soybean. Int. J. Plant Prod., 5: 65-70.
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  30. Ghaderi-Far, F., A. Soltani and H.R. Sadeghipour, 2011. Change in seed quality during seed development and maturation in medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo subsp. Pepo. Convar. Pepo var. styriaca Greb), J. Herbs, Spices Med. Plants 17: 249-257.
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  31. Bazrgar, A.B., A. Soltani, A.R. Koocheki, E. Zeinali and A. Ghaemi, 2011. Environmental emissions profile of different sugar beet cropping systems in East of Iran. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 6: 6246-6255.
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  32. Soltani, A. and V. Maddah-Yazdi, 2010. Simple Applied Programs in Agricultural and Natural Resources. Daneshgahi Press, Mashhad, Iran.
  33. Rahemi-Karizaki, A., S. Galeshi, A. Soltani and B. Kamkar, 2010. Variation of Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Grain Protein Concentration and Yield in Wheat Cultivars in Temperate Sub Humid. American-Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 9: 8-15.
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  34. Pourreza, J., A. Soltani, A. Naderi and A. Aynehband, 2009. Modeling Leaf Production and Senescence in Wheat. American-Eur. J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 6: 498-507.
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  35. Nikoobin, M., F. Mirdavardoost, M. Kashaninejad and A. Soltani, 2009. Moisture-dependent physical properties of chickpea seeds. J. Food Process Eng., 32: 544-564.
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  36. Nejad, E.M., B. Kamkar and A. Soltani, 2009. Cardinal temperatures and required biological days from sowing to emergence of three millet species (common, foxtail, pearl millet). J. Agric. Sci. Tech., 3: 36-43.
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  37. Gholipoor, M. and A. Soltani, 2009. Future climate impacts on chickpea in Iran and ICARDA. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 3: 16-28.
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  38. Faraji, A., N. Lattifi, A. Soltani and A.H. Shirani-rad, 2009. Seed yield and water use efficiency of canola (Brassica napus) as affected by high temperature stress and supplemental irrigation. Agric. Water. Manage., 96: 132-141.
  39. Davatgar, N., M.R. Neishabouri, A.R. Sepaskhah and A. Soltani, 2009. Physiological and morphological responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to varying water stress management strategies. Int. J. Plant Prod., 3: 19-32.
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  40. Zeinali, E., A. Soltani, S. Galeshi and S.A.R.M. Naeeni, 2009. Estimates of nitrate leaching from wheat fields in gorgan, of Iran. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 3: 645-655.
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  41. Soltani, E. and A. Soltani, 2008. Climatic changes of Khorasan, North-East of Iran, during 1950-2004. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 2: 316-322.
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  42. Kamkar, B., M. Ahmadi, A. Soltani and E. Zeinali, 2008. Evaluating non-linear regression models to describe response of wheat emergence rate to temperature. Seed Sci. Biot., 2: 53-57.
  43. Gholipoor, M. and A. Soltani, 2008. Assessing potential drought avoidance for five crops in Iran using long-term weather data. Int. J. Agric. Res., 3: 202-210.
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  44. Ghaderi, F.A., A. Soltani and H.R. Sadeghipour, 2008. Cardinal temperatures of germination in medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo convar. pepo var. styriaca), Borago (Borago officinalis L.) and black cumin (Nigella sativa L.). Asian J. Plant Sci., 7: 574-578.
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  45. Faraji, A., N. Latifi, A. Soltani and A.H.S. Rad, 2008. Effect of high temperature stress and supplemental irrigation o flower and pod formation in two canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars at Mediterraean climate. Asian J. Plant Sci., 7: 343-351.
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  46. Soltani, A., M. Gholipoor and K. Ghassemi-Golezani, 2007. Analysis of temperature and CO2 effects on radiation use efficiency in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). J. Plant Sci., 2: 89-95.
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  47. Soltani, A., 2007. Application of SAS in Statistical Analysis. 2nd Edn., JDM Press, Mashhad, Iran, Pages: 182.
  48. Soltani, A. and G. Hoogenboom, 2007. Assessing crop management options with crop simulation models based on generated weather data. Field Crops Res., 103: 198-207.
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  49. Soltani, A. and A. Faraji, 2007. Soil Water and Plant Relationship. Mashhad University, Tehran, Iran, Pages: 246.
  50. Akram-ghaderi, F. and A. Soltani, 2007. Leaf area relationships to plant vegetative characteristics in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) grown in a temperate sub-humid environment. Int. J. Plant Prod., 1: 63-71.
  51. Soltani, A., M.J. Robertson, Y. Mohammad-Nejad and A. Rahemi-Karizaki, 2006. Modeling chickpea growth and development: Leaf production and senescence. Field Crops Res., 99: 14-23.
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  52. Soltani, A., M.J. Robertson, B. Torabi, M. Yousefi-Daz and R. Sarparast, 2006. Modelling seedling emergence in chickpea as influenced by temperature and sowing depth. Agric. For. Meteorol., 138: 156-167.
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  53. Soltani, A., M.J. Robertson, A. Rahemi-Karizaki, J. Poorreza and H. Zarei, 2006. Modeling biomass accumulation and partitioning in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). J. Agron. Crop. Sci., 192: 379-379.
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  54. Soltani, A., M.J. Robertson and A.M. Manschadi, 2006. Modeling chickpea growth and development: Nitrogen accumulation and use. Field Crops Res., 99: 24-34.
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  55. Soltani, A., M. Gholipoor and E. Zeinali, 2006. Seed reserve utilization and seedling growth of wheat as affected by drought and salinity. Environ. Exp. Bot., 55: 195-200.
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  56. Soltani, A., G.L. Hammer, B. Torabi, M.J. Robertson and E. Zeinali, 2006. Modeling chickpea growth and development: Phenological development. Field Crops Res., 99: 1-13.
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  57. Soltani, A. and M. Gholipoor, 2006. Teleconnections between El NiÜo/Southern Oscillation and rainfall and temperature in Iran. Int. J. Agric. Res., 1: 603-608.
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  58. Koocheki, A., M. Nassiri, A. Soltani, H. Sharifi and R. Ghorbani, 2006. Effects of climate change on growth criteria and yield of sunflower and chickpea crops in Iran. Clim. Res., 30: 247-253.
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  59. Soltani, A., B. Torabi and H. Zarei, 2005. Modeling crop yield using a modified harvest index-based approach: Application in chickpea. Field Crops Res., 91: 273-285.
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  60. Soltani, A., S. Galeshi, M.R. Attarbashi and A.H. Taheri, 2004. Comparison of two methods for estimating parameters of harvest index increase during seed growth. Field Crops Res., 89: 369-378.
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  61. Soltani, A., M.H. Ghorbani, S. Galeshi and E. Zeinali, 2004. Salinity effects on germinability and vigor of harvested seeds in wheat. Seed Sci. Technol., 32: 583-592.
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  62. Soltani, A., H. Meinke and P.D. Voil, 2004. Assessing linear interpolation to generate daily radiation and temperature data for use in crop simulations. Eur. J. Agron., 21: 133-148.
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  63. Soltani, A., B. Torabi, E. Zeinali and R. Sarparast, 2004. Response of chickpea to photoperiod as a qualitative long-day plant. Asian J. Plant Sci., 3: 705-708.
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  64. Soltani, A. and G. Hoogenboom, 2003. Minimum data requirement for parameter estimation of stochastic weather generators. Clim. Res., 25: 109-119.
  65. Soltani, A. and G. Hoogenboom, 2003. A statistical comparison of stochastic weather generators WGEN and SIMMETEO. Clim. Res., 24: 215-230.
  66. Soltani, A., S. Galeshi, E. Zeinali and N. Latifi, 2002. Germination, seed reserve utilization and seedling growth of chickpea as affected by salinity and seed size. Seed Sci. Technol., 30: 51-60.
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  67. Soltani, A. and S. Galeshi, 2002. Importance of rapid canopy closure for wheat production in a temperate sub-humid environment: Experimentation and simulation. Field Crops Res., 77: 17-30.
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  68. Gholipoor, M., A. Soltani, F. Shekari and F.b. Shekari, 2002. Effect of salinity on water use efficiency and its components in chickpea. Acta. Agronomica. Hungarica., 50: 127-134.
  69. Soltani, A., F.R. Khooie, K. Ghassemi-Golezani and M. Moghaddam, 2001. A simulation study of chickpea crop response to limited irrigation in a semiarid environment. Agric. Water Manage., 49: 225-237.
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  70. Soltani, A., E. Zeinali, S. Galeshi and N. Latifi, 2001. Genetic variation for and interrelationships among seed vigor traits in wheat from the Caspian Sea Coast of Iran. Seed Sci. Technol., 29: 653-662.
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  71. Soltani, A., E. Zeinali, N. Niari and S. Galeshi, 2001. Simulating Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory predicted climate change impacts on rice cropping in Iran. J. Agric. Sci. Technol., 3: 81-90.
  72. Soltani, A., N. Latifi and M. Nasiri, 2000. Evaluation of WGEN for generating long term weather data for crop simulations. Agric. For. Meteorol., 102: 1-12.
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  73. Soltani, A., F.R. Khooie, K. Ghassemi-Golezani and M. Moghaddam, 2000. Thresholds for chickpea leaf expansion and transpiration response to soil water deficit. Field Crops Res., 68: 205-210.
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  74. Soltani, A., K. Ghassemi-Golezani, F.R. Khooie and M. Moghaddam, 1999. A simple model for chickpea growth and yield. Field Crops Res., 62: 213-224.
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  75. Rezaei, A. and A. Soltani, 1998. An Introduction to Applied Regression Analysis. Isfahan University of Technology Press, Isfahan, Iran.
  76. Ghassemi, G.K., A. Soltani and A. Atashi, 1997. The effect of water limitation in the field on seed quality of maize and sorgum. Seed Sci. Technol., 25: 321-323.