The Saffron Genome

Dr. Seyed Alireza Salami has about two decades of experience in bioscience, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics. He is currently CEO and the R&D manager of a start-up biotechnology company (OMICS) in Iran which led many projects on next generation sequencing and database technology, CRISPR-Cas editing technology, and recombinant proteins. Dr. Salami received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology and Molecular Genetics on "Genetics of Host-Pathogen Interactions". His interest in medicinal plants and pharmaceutical industry led him to start two mega projects on medicinal herbs mainly cannabis (CannOMICS) and saffron (CrocOMICS) since 2010 towards putting valuable natural metabolites in food and health baskets. He is collaborating with numerous university and research centers around the world which led to generate several research funding. He is a reviewer of several scientific journals and is the author and the co-author of more than 60 scientific papers in reputed scientific journals. He is the owner of MedCannaBase.org and SaffronOmics.com which aim to gather all cannabis and Crocus experts together as a Union. He is also a member of Organization of Saffron Exporting Countries (OSEC), head of Industrial and Medical Cannabis Research Institute (IMCRI), member of Iranian Society for Horticultural Science (irSHS), and Dean of Biotechnology and Genetic Resources branch of irSHS.

Crocus sativus saffron: A 360 degree overview.- Reference genome of Saffron "The Golden condiment".- "SaffronOMICS: Novel approaches towards putting saffron data at work".- Bioinformatics for saffron-omics and crop improvement.- Genetic mapping and molecular markers in Saffron.- Soil Classification, Nutrient Management and Land Cover of Saffron Growing Areas of Kashmir Valley.- Cultromic and metabarcodic insights into saffron-microbiome associations.- "Saffron, bacteria and mycorrhiza".- Diversity and bioprospection of fungal endophytic microbiome of Crocus sativus L. (saffron).- Epidemiology and Management of Corm Rot of Saffron.- Pathogenicity and genetic diversity of microbes in Crocus sativus L. and various strategies combating diseases.- Tissue culture techniques for Saffron improvement.- Saffron production under control condition.- Saffron: Metabolomics and quality points of view.- Saffron in phytotherapy : Pharmocological properties and medicinal uses.- Economic Aspects of Saffron in the World.- Marketing prospects for Saffron in domestic market: the case of Moroccan PDO.