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Tileye Feyissa

Full name Tileye Feyissa
Education attended PhD, Plant Biotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

MSc, Genetics, Addis Ababa University

BSc, Biology, Addis Ababa University
Academic Rank Assistant Professor
Working for AAU Since 1995
Administrative positions held Director, Biotechnology Program Unit, 2010 to 2012
Memberships, journal editorial roles
  • Biological Society of Ethiopia
  • Plant Biotechnology Society of Ethiopia
  • Associate Editor of Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences
Research interest Plant tissue culture, genetic engineering and plant molecular breeding areas on plants of African importance, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. More specifically, developing abiotic and biotic stress resistant plants using molecular breeding and/or plant genetic engineering techniques.
Publications in reputable journals
  1. Feyissa T., Zhu L.H., Welander M. and Negash L. (2007) Regeneration and genetic transformation of Hageniaabyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. (Rosaceae) with rolB gene. Plant Cell Tissu and Organ Culture 88 (3): 277-288.
  2. Feyissa T., Welander M. and Negash L. (2005) In vitro regeneration of Hageniaabyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. (Rosaceae) from leaf explants. Plant Cell Reports 24: 392-400
  3. Feyissa T., Welander M. and Negash L. (2005) Micropropagation of Hageniaabyssinica: a multipurpose tree. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 80: 119-127
  4. Feyissa T., Welander M. and Negash L. (2007) Genetic stability, ex vitro rooting and gene expression studies in Hageniaabyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. (Rosaceae) BiologiaPlantarum 51 (1): 15-21.
  5. Feyissa T., Nybom H., Bartish, I.V. and Welander M. (2007) Analysis of genetic diversity in the tropical tree species Hageniaabyssinica using ISSR marker. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54 (5): 947-958
  6. Feyissa T. (2009). Biotechnology for food security. Proceedings of Biological Society of Ethiopia Feb. 5-6. 99-113.
  7. MistruTesfaye, TileyeFeyissa and LikyeleshGugsa (2010). Embryogenic callus induction and regeneration in anther culture of noug (Guizotiaabyssinica (L.F) Cass.). SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science. 33(1): 49-58
  8. BalchaAbera, LegesseNegash, JochenKumlehn and TileyeFeyissa (2010). In vitro regeneration of Tavernieraabyssinica A. Rich: A threatened medicinal plant. Ethiop. J. Educ. & Sc. 6 (1): 59-71
  9. GeletaDugassa and TileyeFeyissa (2010). In vitro production of virus-free sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) by meristem culture and thermotherapy. SINET, Ethiopian Journal of Science 34 (1): 17-28.
  10. DawitBeyene, TileyeFeyissa and GirmaBedada (2010). Micropropagation of selected cassava (ManihotesculentaCrantz) varieties from meristem culture. Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences 9(2): 127-142.
  11. TewodrosTesfaye, TileyeFeyissaand Adane Abraham (2011). Survey and serological detection of sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. infecting viruses in Ethiopia. Journal of Applied Biosciences 41: 2746-2756.
  12. TesfayeDisasa, TileyeFeyissa, KifleDagne (2011). In vitro regeneration of niger (Guizotiaabyssinica L.F.) Cass.). Int. J. Biosci. 1(6): 110-118
  13. TileyeFeyissa (2011). Biotechnology product development and delivery to the low-input agriculture in Ethiopia: production and dissemination of virus-free crops to the farmers using tissue culture. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Ethiopia March 2011, pp. 72-84.
  14. TekalignWondimu, TileyeFeyissa and GirmaBedada (2012). Meristem culture of selected sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) cultivars for production of virus free planting material. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 87(3): 255-260.
  15. TsegayeGetahun, TileyeFeyissa, LikyeleshGugsa (2012). Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from embryo rescue cultures of F1 hybrids of teff with its wild relatives. African Crop Science Journal 20(3): 189 – 196
  16. TasewGetu and TileyeFeyissa (2012). In vitro regeneration of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.)from leaf and petiole explants. Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences 11(2): 147-162.
  17. GetachewMelaku, TeklehaimanotHaileselassie, TileyeFeyissa and Samuel Kiboi (2013). Genetic diversity of the African wild rice (OryzalongistaminataChev. etRoehr) from Ethiopia as revealed by SSR markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 60(3): 1047-1056.
  18. HailekirosTadesse and TileyeFeyissa (2013). Analysis of Genetic diversity of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor (L.) Moench using ISSR Markers. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 12(2): 61-70
  19. MesfinTeshome andTileyeFeyissa (2013).Genetic Diversity of Wild Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor ssp. verticilliflorum (L.) Moench) Germplasm from Ethiopia as Revealed by ISSR Markers Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 12(3): 137-144
  20. RozaBerhanu and TileyeFeyissa (2013). Factors affecting in vitro propagation of cassava (Manihotesculentacrantz) varieties of ‘Kello’ and ‘Qulle’. Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences 12(1): 25-39.
  1. TsegayeGetahun, TileyeFeyissa and LikyeleshGugsa (2013). Regeneration of plantlets from unpollinated ovary cultures of Ethiopian wheat (Triticum turgidumand Triticum aestivum). African Journal of Biotechnology 12(39): 5754-5760.
  1. Workia Ahmed, TileyeFeyissa and TesfayeDisasa (2013). Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffee (Coffeaarabica L.) Hybrid from Leaf Explants. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 88(4): 469-475.
  2. YosefYambo and TileyeFeyissa (2013). Micropropagation of Anchote (Cocciniaabyssinica (Lam.) Cogn.): High Calcium Content Tuber Crop of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research 8(46): 5915-5922.
  3. AbrehamBekele,TileyeFeyissa and KassahunTesfaye (2014). Genetic diversity of anchote(Cocciniaabyssinica (Lam.) Cogn.) from Ethiopia as revealed by ISSR markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (In press).