CORRICULUM VITAE
Name
: Abdulrahman Abdulah Al-Soqeer
Date of Birth
: November, 6, 1964.
Nationality
: Saudi
Marital status
: Married
Specialty
: Plant Production
Current position : Associate Professor, Faculty of Agric. & Veterinary Medicine,
Qassim University.
Head of the Agricultural and Veterinary Research Centre.
Current address : Plant Production & Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture
& Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. P.O.
Box 6622, Buraidah 51452
Phone
: 00966 6 3800050-2426.
Fax
: 00966 6 3801185
E-mail
: [email protected]
Education and Academic Qualification:
1- Ph.D. in Field Crops Production, School of Agriculture, Nottingham
University, UK, 2004.
2- M. Sc. in Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, King Saud University,
Saudi Arabia. 1995
3- B. Sc. Faculty of Agriculture, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.1986.
Teaching:
1- Field Crops Production
2- Weeds and its Control
3- Principles of Forests and Rangelands
4- Rangelands Management
5- Forage Crops Production
Research interest:
- Native plants adaptation and utilization.
- Conservation and management of rangelands.
- Introduction of new crops.
- Crop production under stress.
Current Research:
1- P. Investigator of project AT-27-27 supported by King Abdul-Aziz City for
Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Project title "Application of
Biotechnology as DNA fingerprinting and Micropropagation of Jojoba, and
2-
3-
456-
Study of its Growth and Yield under the Environmental Conditions of The
Central Region of Saudi Arabia ".
P. Investigator of research project funded by King Abdul-Aziz City for
Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Project title " Fingerprinting as a
tool in studying genetic variations between some Buffelgrass (Cenchrus
ciliaris) genotypes, and studies on its adaptation , cultivation and natural
habitat ".
P. Investigator of research project funded by King Abdul-Aziz City for
Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Project title " Prosopis juliflora as a
renewable natural resource for arid regions, studies on pod production, and
genetic variation on frost resistance, antioxidants and glycoprotein
allergens".
Effect of water stress on simmondsin content in jojoba seeds, and its
extraction and use in biological control.
Detoxification and utilization of Jojoba to produce a safe protein for animal
and human Nutrition.
Searching for Local and Cheap Alternatives to Feed Ruminants and
Poultry.
Publications:
Kamel, H.E.M., A. Al-Soqeer and S.N. Al-Dobaib (2006). Assessment of nutritive value
of fourteen Acacia species, in vitro. EAAP Annual Meeting in Antalya, Turkey September 2006.
Al-Dobaib, S.N., A. Al-Soqeer and H.E.M Kamel (2006). Ruminal degradation kinetics
in camel and sheep for some trees and shrubs grown under Saudi environmental
conditions. The International Scientific Conference on Camels, Qassim University,
Saudi Arabia (2006), 10-12 May pp.231.
Kamel, H.E.M., Al-Dobaib, S.N., and A. Al-Soqeer (2007). Nutritive value assessment
for some acacia species grown in Saudi Arabia as an alternative feed resources in
comparison with alfalfa hay, in vitro. The International Conference on the Arabian
Oryx in the Arabian Peninsula. Riyadh (2007).
Al-Soqeer, A. and M. Motawei. (2008). Molecular Fingerprinting of Jojoba
(Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider) Genotypes with Inter-simple sequence
repeat (ISSR) markers. JKAU: Met., Env. & Arid Land Agric. Sci., Vol. 19, No2, pp.
(1429 A.H./2008 A.D.)
Al-Soqeer A.A. (2008) Nutritive Value Assessment of Acacia Species Using Their
Chemical Analyses and inVitro Gas Production Technique. Research Journal of
Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 4(6): 688-694, 2008.
Kassem, M. A. and A. Al-Soqeer (2009). Effect of fertigation methods on productivity
and nitrogen use efficiency for wheat and barley crops. Misr. J. Aa. Ena., 26(2). 866885 (2009).
Al-Soqeer, A. (2009). Nutritive value assessment for some acacia species grown in
Saudi Arabia. The 60th annual meeting of the European Association for Animal
Production. Book of abstracts No. 15 (2009). Barcelona, Spain 24-27 August 2009.
Al-Soqeer A. A. (2010). Establishment and Early Growth of Some Jojoba Clones in AlQassim Region. Journal of Agronomy, 9 (4); 157-162, 2010.
Al-Soqeer A. A. (2010). Antioxidant activity and biological evaluation of hot-water
extract of Artemisia monosperma and Capparis spinosa against lead contamination.
Research Journal of Botany,6 (1): 11-20, 2011.
Al-Soqeer , A. (2011). Genotypic diversity among wild populations of buffelgrass
(Cenchrus ciliaris L. Link) in the Central of Saudi Arabia. Asian Journal of
Biotechnology 3(3): 262-268, 2011.
Al-Soqeer , A. and Nasser S. Al-Ghumaiz (2012). Studies on Forage Yield and Feeding
Value for Some Grass Species under Different Irrigation Treatments in Al-Qassim
Region. Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Science. 5(1) 3-16, 2012.
Al-Soqeer , A., M. I. Motawei , M. Al-Dakhil ,R., El-Mergawi , N. and Al-Khalifah.
(2012). Genetic Variation and Chemical Traits of Selected New Jojoba (Simmondsia
chinensis (Link) Schneider) Genotypes. J Am Oil Chem Soc DOI 10.1007/s11746-0122034-x.
Gamal E.B. El Ghazali and Abdulrahman Al-Soqeer. (2013). A Checklist of the Weed
Flora of Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied
Sciences, 7(2): 900-905, 2013, ISSN 1991-8178 900
Gamal E.B. El Ghazali , Abdulrahman A. Al-Soqeer and Galal E.A. El Tayeb (2013).
Floristic and ecological studies on the plant cover of Wadi Al Rummah, Qassim
Region, Saudi Arabia. International Research Journal of Plant Science (ISSN: 21415447) Vol. 4(10) pp. 310-318, 2013.
Moustafa, Z. and Abdulrahman Al-soqeer. (2014). Detection of Sex Steroid Hormones
in Alfalfa and Some Rangeland Native Species in Saudi Arabia and Their Subsequent Effects
on Camel Reproduction. Global Veterinaria 13 (1): 33-38, 2014