Abdelali (Ali) Hannoufa, Ph.D.

Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor in Genomics and Biotechnology
Current research and/or projects
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Discovery Research towards crop Improvement
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Abiotic stress response in plants
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RNAi Trap Plants for Horticulture
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Novel Biological for Mitigation of Abiotic Stresses in Forage Legumes and Reduced Methane Emissions by Ruminants
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Development of IPM tools using genomic and ecological approaches for the control of insect pests in greenhouses
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Improving productivity and persistence of alfalfa under extreme weather events
Education and awards
Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology, York University, 1996
M.Sc. in Plant Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1991
Additional links
www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181940065860
Key publications
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Feyissa, B.A., Amyot, L., Nasrollahi, V., Papadopoulos, Y., Kohalmi, S.E., Hannoufa, A. (2021). Involvement of the miR156/SPL module in flooding response in Medicago sativa, 11(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82450-7
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Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Yu, P. (2020). Overexpression of miR156 and Silencing SPL6RNAi and SPL13RNAi Genes in Medicago sativa on the Changes of Carbohydrate Physiochemical, Fermentation, and Nutritional Profiles. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, [online] 68(49), 14540-14548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02508
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Arshad, M., Puri, A., Simkovich, A.J., Renaud, J., Gruber, M.Y., Marsolais, F., Hannoufa, A. (2020). Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis of alfalfa in response to microRNA156 under high temperature, 21(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07161-1
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Subedi U, Burton Hughes K, Dhariwal G, Kader K, Hannoufa A, Acharya S, Singer SD. Mutation of MsSPL8 alleles via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing leads to superior abiotic stress resiliency and distinct morphological alterations in alfalfa. 1st International Electronic Conference on Plant Science, Dec. 1 – 15, 2020
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Feyissa, B.A., Renaud, J., Nasrollahi, V., Kohalmi, S.E., Hannoufa, A. (2020). Transcriptome-IPMS analysis reveals a tissue-dependent miR156/SPL13 regulatory mechanism in alfalfa drought tolerance, 21(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07118-4
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Hanly, A., Karagiannis, J., Lu, Q.S.M., Tian, L., Hannoufa, A. (2020). Characterization of the role of SPL9 in drought stress tolerance in medicago sativa, 21(17), 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176003
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Singer SD, Burton Hughes K, Dhariwal GK, Subedi U, Kader K, Hannoufa A, Acharya S. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutation of alfalfa SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING-LIKE8 alleles leads to distinct morphological alterations. Plant Biology Worldwide Summit 2020, virtual conference, July 27 – 31, 2020
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Singer SD, Subedi U, Feyissa BA, Dhariwal GK, Burton Hughes K, Kader K, Hannoufa A, Acharya S. Comparative physiological, biochemical and transcriptomic analyses of Medicago sativa subsp. falcata and subsp. sativa in the context of drought tolerance. Plant Biology Worldwide Summit 2020, virtual conference, July 27 – 31, 2020
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Hannoufa A, Feyissa BA, Kohalmi SE (2020) Medicago sativa L (alfalfa) employs molecular physiological strategies to regulate drought response through the miR156-SPL13-DFR module. XXVIII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 11-15, 2020
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Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Wang, Y., Christensen, D., Yu, P. (2019). Effects of silencing TT8 and HB12 on in vitro nutrients degradation and VFA production in relation to molecular structures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, [online] 99(15), 6850-6858. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9970
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Boukari, N., Jelali, N., Renaud, J.B., Youssef, R.B., Abdelly, C., Hannoufa, A. (2019). Salicylic acid seed priming improves tolerance to salinity, iron deficiency and their combined effect in two ecotypes of Alfalfa. Environmental and Experimental Botany, [online] 167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.103820
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Feyissa, B.A., Arshad, M., Gruber, M.Y., Kohalmi, S.E., Hannoufa, A. (2019). The interplay between miR156/SPL13 and DFR/WD40-1 regulate drought tolerance in alfalfa, 19(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2059-5
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Amyot L, McDowell T; Martin S; Renaud J; Gruber M; Hannoufa A (2019) Natural variation in glucosinolate profiles in Camelina sativa and its wild relatives. Plant Canada 2019, Communicating Innovation in Science, Guelph, Ontario, July 7-10, 2019
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Hanly, A, Amyot L, Karagiannis J., B.. Hannoufa (2019) Characterization of SPL9 role in drought stress tolerance in Medicago sativa. Plant Canada 2019, Communicating Innovation in Science, Guelph, Ontario, July 7-10, 2019
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Feyissa BA, Papadopoulos Y, Kohalmi SE, Hannoufa A (2019) Flooding tolerance is regulated through the MiR156/SPL13 module in Medicago sativa. Plant Canada 2019, Communicating Innovation in Science, Guelph, Ontario, July 7-10, 2019 (student received Plant Canada best presentation award).
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Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Prates, L.L., Christensen, D., Wang, Y., Yu, P. (2019). Silencing TT8 and HB12 Decreased Protein Degradation and Digestion, Microbial Synthesis, and Metabolic Protein in Relation to Molecular Structures of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, [online] 67(28), 7898-7907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02317
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Ben-Abdallah, S., Cáceres, L.A., Wang, Z., Renaud, B.J., Lachâal, M., Karray-Bouraoui, N., Hannoufa, A., Scott, I.M. (2019). Host plant defenses of black (Solanum nigrum L.) and red nightshade (Solanum villosum Mill.) against specialist Solanaceae herbivore Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, [online] 101(2), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arch.21550
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Matthews, C., Arshad, M., Hannoufa, A. (2019). Alfalfa response to heat stress is modulated by microRNA156, 165(4), 830-842. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12787
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Ben-Abdallah, S., Zorrig, W., Amyot, L., Renaud, J., Hannoufa, A., Lachâal, M., Karray-Bouraoui, N. (2019). Potential production of polyphenols, carotenoids and glycoalkaloids in Solanum villosum Mill. under salt stress, 74(3), 309-324. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-00166-y
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Amyot, L., McDowell, T., Martin, S.L., Renaud, J., Gruber, M.Y., Hannoufa, A. (2019). Assessment of Antinutritional Compounds and Chemotaxonomic Relationships between Camelina sativa and Its Wild Relatives. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, [online] 67(3), 796-806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04724
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Affiliations
Adjunct Professor – University of Western Ontario
Member – University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Vice President – Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology
Member, Canadian Society of Plant Biologists