Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:11 a.m.
Layla Shaaban Mohammed (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Ornamental Plants

Horticulture
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

  • PhD. in Ornamental plants (2023), UoD, Kurdistan Region - Iraq
  • MSc. in Ornamental plants (Plant tissue culture) (2007), UoM - Iraq
  • BSc. in Plant Production (1999), UoD, Kurdistan Region - Iraq

  • Ornamental plants - Turf grass - Plant nutrition - Plant tissue culture - Landscape design - Plant growth regulator - Academic debate.

  • Rapporteur of the Horticulture Department in 2011.
  • Rapporteur of the Horticulture Department in 2016.
  • Participation in Master's thesis defense committees.
  • Participation in the summer training course for Horticulture Department students.
  • Member of the Examination Committee on multiple occasions.
  • Participation in the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences conference at the University of Kirkuk in 2010.
  • Supervision of a Master's student in 2024.
  • Publication of 30 research papers in local and international universities.

Research

  • In vitro micropropagation of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.)
  • In vitro micropropagation of selected Bougainvillea sp. through callus induction
  • Effect of different concentration of cytokinins, carbon source and agar on in vitro propagation of Dahlia sp. through one single node
  • In vitro propagation of walnut (Juglans regia) by nodal explants
  • Rooting Response of Rosa canina and Cotoneaster acuminatus to Different in vitro Factors
  • Effect of different explant and different concentrations of plant growth regulators on micropropagation of (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  • IN VITRO MULTIPLICATION OF PHOTINIA (PHOTINIA X FRASERI) USINGDIFFERENT CULTURE MEDIA
  • Effect of Different Type Light and Growing Medium on the Growth and Flowering of Two Cultivars of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  • Effects of some plant growth regulators and different culture media on in vitro shoot multiplication of Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)
  • Effect of different explants and concentrations of plant growth regulators on micropropagation of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  • Effects of media cultures and benzyladenine (BA) concentrations in micropropagation of three types of cherry Rootstock (Establishment and multiplication)
  • MICROPROPAGATION OF CROTONE (Codiaeum variegatum)
  • MICROPROPAGATION OF (Jasminum humile L) BY SHOOT TIPS AND NODE SEGMENTS
  • MICROPROPAGATION OF Chrisanthemim hortorum L. IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF CYTOKININS AND AUXINS
  • Effect of Some Preservative Solutions on Keeping Quality and Vase Life of Cut Narcissus Flowers (Narcissus tazetta L)
  • Efficacy of Foliar Application of Micronutrients and BA Concentrations on Flowering and Vase Life of Zinnia Plant (Zinnia elegans)
  • Effects of some plant growth regulators and different culture media on in vitro shoot multiplication of Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)
  • EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LIGHT TYPES AND EXPOSURE DURATIONS ON STOMATAL CHARACTERISTICS IN TWO CULTIVARS OF CARNATION (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  • Effect of Different Type Light and Growing Medium on the Growth and Flowering of Two Cultivars of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  • EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY LIGHT ON GROWTH, FLOWERING AND CUT FLOWER QUALITY IN TWO CULTIVAR OF CARNATION PLANT
  • Impact of Different Zinc Levels and Benzyl Adenine Concentrations Applied as Foliar Spray on the Vegetative Growth of Two Zinnia elegans Cultivars.

  • I am Interested in Ornamental Plants, Turf grass, Plant nutrition, Plant tissue culture, Landscape design, and Plant growth regulator.

  • Supervision of an MSc student.