Synthetic Seeds

Dr. Mohammad Faisal has over 12 years of research experience in Plant Biotechnology and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany & Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He received the Plant Biotechnologist Award from the SESR, India (2017), the Scientist of the Year Award-2015 from NESA (2015), and several national and international fellowships. He is a member of several academic bodies/societies and Fellow of the SESR. He has published over 70 research articles, 3 book chapters and 4 books, and serves on the editorial board of several reputed journals. Dr. Abdulrahman Alatar is a Professor at the Department of Botany & Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is also serving as a consultant for human resources and management at the Ministry of Higher Education, Saud Arabia. He has been the PI and Co-I on various projects. Further, he has published more than 60 scientific articles and2 books.​

• An Introduction to Synthetic Seeds: Production, Techniques, and Applications.- Synthetic Seeds: Relevance to Endangered Germplasm Conservation in vitro.- Synseed: A New Trend in Seed Technology.- Synthetic Seeds: An Alternative Approach for Clonal Propagation to Avoiding the Heterozygosity Problem of Natural Botanical Seeds.- Insight View of Topical Trends on Synthetic Seeds of Rare and Endangered Plant Species and Its Future Prospects.- Application of Synthetic Seeds in Propagation, Storage, and Preservation of Asteraceae Plant Species.- Synthetic Seeds: a Valuable Adjunct for Conservation of Medicinal Plants.- Cash Crops: Synseed Production, Propagation and Conservation.- Synthetic Seeds of Two Aquatic Plants.- Synthetic Seed Technology in Forest Trees: A Promising Technology for Conservation and Germplasm Exchange.- Medium and Long-Term Conservation of Ornamental Plants Using Synthetic Seed Technology.- Synthetic Seed Production of Flower Bulbs.- Applications of Synthetic Seed Technology for Propagation, Storage, and Conservation of Orchid Germplasms.- Somatic Embryos Encapsulation for Synthetic Seeds Production of Sugar Palm (Arenga pinnata Wurmb Merr.)).- Perspectives of Synthetic Seed Technology for Conservation and Mass Propagation of the Medicinal Plant Castilleja tenuiflora Benth.- Encapsulation and Synthetic Seeds of Olive (Olea europaea L.): Experiences and Overview.- Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed Technology of Curcuma spp.- Synthetic Seeds of Wild Beet; Basic Concepts and Related Methodologies.- In vitro Conservation Through Slow-Growth Storage.- Synthetic Seeds: Prospects and Advances in Cryopreservation.- Progress and Challenges in the Application of Synthetic Seed Technology for Ex Situ Germplasm Conservation in Grapevine (Vitis spp.).- Cryopreservation of Grapevine Shoot Tips from in vitro Plants Using Droplet Vitrification and V Cryo-Plate Techniques.