45 www.seed.ab.ca | fall.2018 Ph.D. students. He currently supervises four M.Sc. students and supervises or co-supervises four Ph.D. students. He also supervises two postdoctoral fellows, two research associates and three technicians. Since joining the U of A, Rahman has published 45 papers in refereed journals and eight papers in conference proceedings (over his lifetime 65 papers in refereed journals, 14 in conference proceedings and one book chapter). He has received several research grants as principal investigator or co-principal investigator for conducting breeding research on canola in the areas of clubroot and blackleg disease resistance, genetic diversity and heterosis, earliness of flowering and maturity without yield penalty, clubroot and blackleg disease resistance, yellow seed colour and seed meal quality, fatty acid profile of oil and increasing seed oil content. There’s no doubt Rahman possesses strong academic and commercial plant breeding expertise, and the combination of these two makes him a very unique plant breeder. He has made huge contributions to plant breeding research, to training of the next generation of plant breeders, and has made important contributions to the practical application of research for the development of commercial cultivars. Despite a highly-successful plant breeding career, Rahman isn’t slowing down. He’s got plans and dreams. “I hope to have more money and more time to do more research to integrate molecular tools in breeding,” he says. “And I’d like to see all students include a molecular component in their research and integrate this with breeding. “I would also like to see more integration of molecular tools and research, including the finding of beneficial genes and alleles in Brassica vegetables and allied species, in the breeding of canola cultivars; lots of important genes and alleles can be found in Brassica – beyond the boundary of B. napus canola. If I had a few million dollars, I’d put up a centre for this.” Janet Kanters “I hope to have more money and more time to do more research to integrate molecular tools in breeding. And I’d like to see all students include a molecular component in their research and integrate this with breeding.” —Dr. Habibur Rahman QUALITY TOP TO BOTTOM STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES AGGROWTH.COM | WESTEEL.COM | 937.8335 | [email protected] REMOTE VENTED LID INTERIOR EPOXY COATING INDUSTRIAL GRADE COATING FOR SUPERIOR FINISH PRESSED CONE SHEETS FOR OPTIMUM STRENGTH INSPECTION HATCH RACK & PINION SLIDE GATE (Stainless Steel Components on Magnum-FTM ) 6" SIGHT GLASS POKE HOLE (on Magnum-FTM ) HEAVY-DUTY CONSTRUCTED FOUNDATION (Varies Depending on Model) CUSTOM OPTIONS AVAILABLE