Academic Staff

June 1, 2026, 10:37 a.m.
Fathi Abdulkareem Omer (PhD)
Professor
Professor in Field Crops Production

Field Crops
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

PhD in Field Crops Production (2015) by Split Site between UoD, Kurdistan Region-Iraq and BOKU/Austria Universities

MSc in Field Crops Production (2007), Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region -Iraq.

BSc in Plant Production (1997), Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region -Iraq.

Teaching in Cereal Crops, Industrial Crops, Academic Debate, Advance crops production, Advance corn production, Dryland and Sustainable agriculture

  • 2021, 23-24 March: International Collaborative Conference of Modern Agricultural Technologies. (ICCMAT). Erbil–Iraq
  • 2020. 24-27, February: International Symposium on Plant Life of South Asia, University of Karachi, Pakistan. I represented Duhok University in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for scientific Collaboration and staff exchange
  • 2020, February: International conference on “Climate resilient smart soil management” Focusing on Food Security, Ecosystems & Environment, University of Haripur, Pakistan.
  • 2018, April 4-6: 2nd International Conference of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sulaimani, College of Agriculture.
  • 2016, 26-27, April: 2nd Scientific Agricultural Conference, College of Agriculture – University of Duhok. Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • 2012, 7, July- 15, September: Fulbright Scholar Visiting Program. Michigan State, USA. I represented Duhok University for signing a memorandum of unstaring (MoU) for scientific Collaboration and staff exchange.
  • 2012, 10 – 12th April: 1st Scientific Agricultural Conference, College of Agriculture - University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • 2011, 29, June -1, July: CIOSTA International conference, Vienna, Austria.
  • 2010, March 8-12: 22nd Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (International) (APWSS) Conference, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 2004, 23-25, Dec.: Conference for Kurdistan Agronomist Syndicate. Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Trainings and Workshops
  • 2025, organizing 6 workshops on Value Chain Actors on Agricultural Development in Kurdistan Region, University of Duhok.
  • 24 July - 5 August 2024: Study visit to Switzerland for potato value chain project organized CABI Organization.
  • March 29- April 11, 2024: Workshop on global value chain for developing countries, China.
  • 2020-2024: Summer training courses for the last stages of students on how to create CVs and look for job opportunities after graduation. College of Agriculture, University of Duhok.
  • 2022, August: Participation in a workshop at Pordu and Indiana Universities, within the project” Supporting Traditional Cultural Practices in Northern Iraq” Supported by USAID and LASER PULSE” USA.
  • 2019/2020, training of 430 farmers on principles of field crops through field cropping demonstrations (Wheat, Barley, Corn, Fababean, and Chickpea), Joint Development Associates International (JDA). Nov.-July; Sharyea and Doghata areas, Duhok/Mosul.
  • 2017, ICRA course on Learning, action research, and outreach - making higher education boost food security, 13 - 31 March 2017 in Wageningen, the Netherlands.
  • 2017, Trainer in TOT (Training of Trainers) for agricultural extension staff arranged by GOAL international organization, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, April 2017.
  • 2015, Workshop on the value added to Agriculture by Gio information system, BOKU University, Vienna, July 2015
  • 2012, Fulbright Scholar Visiting Program 7/7- 15/9/2012. Michigan State, USA.
  • 2009, 16 Feb. – 30 April: English Proficiency course. Duhok University, Training and Development Center.
  • 2009, English Training Course, (100 Teaching units, 45 min for each unit) at Employment Promotion Center, Duhok arranged by Ministry of Planning and AGEF organization.
  • 2007, Methods of Teaching training course 2/9 - 19/9/2007, University of Duhok, College of Basic Education, Kurdistan, Iraq.
  • 2006, Scientific Writing and Presentation Training Course from 12-18 Oct. 2006, University of Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
  • 2006, SAS Program Course (Computer Course) from 21 August to 11 Sep. 2006, the Regional Information and Mapping Center (RIMC), Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
  • 2004, September, TOEFL Class (Training Course) By Millenum Relief & Development Services, Duhok, Northern Iraq.

Research

1- Shileer Sulaiman Ahmed and Fathi Abdulkareem Omer. 2025. Evaluation of Some Growth and Yield Traits of Safflower Crop (Carthamus tinctorius L.) as Influenced by Sowing Dates and Row Spacing. Euphrates Journal of Agricultural Science-17 (3):334-350. https://iasj.rdd.edu.iq/journals/uploads/2025/10/20/f9ae2a28920d5e4c663edf1febc8cc43.pdf

2- Mohammed A. Hussain, Fathi A. Omer and Abed A. Hassan Al-Doski. 2025. Performance of Newly Improved Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes in Multi-Environments of Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Euphrates Journal of Agricultural Science-17 (3):940-957. https://iasj.rdd.edu.iq/journals/journal/issue/18166

3- Shawkat A. M’Sadeq, Fathi A. Omer, Hojeen M. Abdullah, Nabaz I. Mohammed, Nashwan S. Mizzouri, Mark A. Russell, Amanda J. Dickson, Peter M. Hirst. 2024. Assessment of Livestock Production Resources and Challenges Faced By Farmers in Nineveh Plains. Pak. j. life soc. Sci. (2024), 22(1): 5969-59. https://doi.org/10.57239/PJLSS

4- Shawkat A. M’Sadeq, Fathi A. Omer, Hojeen M. Abdullah, Nabaz I. Mohammed, Nashwan S. Mizzouri, Mark A. Russell, Amanda J. Dickson, Peter M. Hirst. 2024. The reality of agricultural extension activities in the nineveh plain region post libaration (2017-2023). Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture 51(3) 22-36. https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/

5- Shawkat A. M’Sadeq, Fathi A. Omer, Hojeen M. Abdullah, Nabaz I. Mohammed, Nashwan S. Mizzouri, Mark A. Russell, Amanda J. Dickson, Peter M. Hirst. 2024. Sources of information used by the farmers in the Nineveh Plains. Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment. Vol. 57, Issue 3 (199) / 2024: 459-474. https://repository.iuls.ro/xmlui/handle/20.500.12811/5268

6- W. H. Shaaban and F. A. Omer. 2023. Evaluation of bread wheat cultivars in terms of spike and yield properties under various concentrations of soil and foliar fertilization. Anbar journal of agricultural sciences 21(2) 261-275. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali-Almamury/publication/385046916_PSJ_Volume_10_Issue_1_Pages_59-701_0/links/677e569318faf13f0c39e773/PSJ-Volume-10-Issue-1-Pages-59-701-0.pdf

7- Omer, Fathi A. "Economic feasibility of supplementary foliar fertilization for wheat cultivars under rainfed conditions." Pak. J. Bot 54.5 (2022): 1785-1792. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&cluster=6962774697559583125

8- F. A. Omer, A. H. Mohammed, D. N. Sulaiman and O. O. Salih. 2022. Assessment of some recently introduced barley cultivars in response to soil and foliar fertilization. Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 20 (2) 485-496. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=nto8hYYAAAAJ&citation_for_view=nto8hYYAAAAJ:L8Ckcad2t8MC

9- M. A. H. Al-Falahi, Kh. M. Dawod and Fathi. A. Omer. 2021. Yield stability evaluation for bread wheat genotypes under environmental variations. Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences –2021:52(6):1449-1460. https://jcoagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/intro/article/view/1486

10- MOHAMMED, AMAL HASSAN, OMED OMER SALIH, and FATHI ABDULKAREEM OMER. "EVALUATION THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME INTRODUCED CHICKPEA GENOTYPES UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS." Journal of Duhok University 22.1 (2019): 147-157. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=2641205419418694265&hl=en&oi=scholarr

11- KHALAF, AHMED S., FATHI A. OMER, and KHALIL A. KHALIL. "MEDICAL TABLETS PARACETAMOL AND MERTRONIDAZOLE AFFECTS WHEAT SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLINGS GROWTH AS PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS." Journal of Duhok University 22.s2 (2019): 48-57. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=7918145749198919866&hl=en&oi=scholarr

12- Dalilla Nadhir Sulaiman, Darsim Mame Ibrahim & Fathi Abdulkareem Omer. 2018. Performance of newly introduced broadbean genotypes under rainfed conditions of Duhok Province. . Volume 1 , Issue 1 , Pages 401-406. https://sjpas.univsul.edu.iq/article?id=706

13- FA Omer, DN Abbas, AS Khalaf. 2016. Effect of molybdenum and potassium application on nodulation, growth and yield of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic). Pak. J. Bot 48 (6), 2255-2259. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315708749

14- Sulaiman N Amin, Ibrahim, Taher, and Fathi A Omer. 2015. Bioassay and pathogenicity of wheat seed gall nematode Anguina tritici. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 3(1) 38-45. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=nto8hYYAAAAJ&citation_for_view=nto8hYYAAAAJ:YOwf2qJgpHMC

15- Fathi A. Omer, Ahmed S. Khalaf and Heinrich Grausgruber. 2015. Estimation of wheat seeding rate based on fixed population density and test weight by displacement. nternational Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research Vol.3 (1), pp. 39-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15739/IJAPR.024

16- Dilsouz Noori Abbas and Fathi A. Omer. 2022. Early vegetative growth of barley and triticale sown at different seed and dap fertilizer rates under rainfed conditions. Journal of University of Duhok., Vol. 25, No.2 (Agri. And Vet. Sciences), Pp 9-18. https://doi.org/10.26682/ajuod.2022.25.2

17- Fathi. A. Omer, Dilsher. Sh. Tahir and P. How. 2021. Studying the Effect of Different Fertilizers Types and Methods of Application on Nodulation, Growth and Yield of Some Chickpea Varieties Under Rainfed Conditions. IOP Conference Series: Earth Environ. Sci. 761 012067. https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1755-1315

18- Khalaf, Akram Abbas, and Fathi Abdulkareem Omer. "Prediction of growth and yield of different wheat varieties under rainfall condition by AquaCrop program." Pak. J. Bot 50.2 (2018): 693-698. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&cluster=7368589306643264263

19- Fathi Abdulkareem Omer. 2017. Comparison of some Italian and Iraqi bread wheat varieties in respond to Eco-zinc application. International Journal of Biosciences 10(1)6-15. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=nto8hYYAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=nto8hYYAAAAJ:KlAtU1dfN6UC

20- Fathi A. Omer, Ahmed S. Khalaf, Heinrich Grausgruber. 2016. The leave proline content of some bread and durum wheat under stress conditions in the field and related seedling traits under different regimes of PEG. Journal of University of Duhok.,Vol.19,No.1 (Agri. and Vet.Sciences),Pp 157-165, 2016 (Special Issue). https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=nto8hYYAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=nto8hYYAAAAJ:3fE2CSJIrl8C

Field Crops

Certified Seed and Technology

Climate Change (Drought)

Crops Production

Wan Hassan Shaban (Evaluation of growth and yield of different bread wheat cultivars to various rates of foliar fertilization)-MSc . 2023