Personal profile
In Korean
김경민 교수(농업생명과학대학 응용생명과학부)
Education
o (1989) B.A., Kyungpook National University
o (1991) M.A., Kyungpook National University
o (1997) Ph.D., Kyungpook National University
o (1991) M.A., Kyungpook National University
o (1997) Ph.D., Kyungpook National University
Professional Experience
o (2002~Present) Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
o (1989~Present) Member, The Korean Society for Plant Biotechnology
o (1993~2019) Editor, The Korean Society of Breeding Science
o (1993~Present) Member, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
o (1997~Present) Scholarship Assistant Administrator, Korean Society of Life Science
o (1999~Present) Director, Korean Academy of Native Species
o (2011~Present) Member, The Gyeongsangbuk-Do Agriculture-Fishery Free Trade Agreement countermeasure Special Committee
o (2012~Present) Adjunct Senior Scientist, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration
o (2018~2023) Editor-in-Chief, The Korean Society of Crop Science o (2016~Present) Plant Production Science Editor, Japan Crop Science Society
o (2015~Present) Evaluation Committee, Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA)
o (2018~Present) National Biodiversity Strategy Development Committee, Ministry of Environment
o (1989~Present) Member, The Korean Society for Plant Biotechnology
o (1993~2019) Editor, The Korean Society of Breeding Science
o (1993~Present) Member, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
o (1997~Present) Scholarship Assistant Administrator, Korean Society of Life Science
o (1999~Present) Director, Korean Academy of Native Species
o (2011~Present) Member, The Gyeongsangbuk-Do Agriculture-Fishery Free Trade Agreement countermeasure Special Committee
o (2012~Present) Adjunct Senior Scientist, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration
o (2018~2023) Editor-in-Chief, The Korean Society of Crop Science o (2016~Present) Plant Production Science Editor, Japan Crop Science Society
o (2015~Present) Evaluation Committee, Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA)
o (2018~Present) National Biodiversity Strategy Development Committee, Ministry of Environment
Research Interests
o Development of system to conventional and Molecular breeding for rice cultivars
o Development of plant molecular marker related environmental stress in rice
o Analysis of molecular mechanism related environmental stress in rice
o Developing green rice varieties for carbon neutrality of rice
o Development of rice varieties using CRISPR/cas9
o Study of collection, preservation, assessment, and new variety development to gene resource in rice
o Development of plant molecular marker related environmental stress in rice
o Analysis of molecular mechanism related environmental stress in rice
o Developing green rice varieties for carbon neutrality of rice
o Development of rice varieties using CRISPR/cas9
o Study of collection, preservation, assessment, and new variety development to gene resource in rice
Major Research Achievements
o Jae-Ryoung Park, Eun-Gyeong Kim, Yoon-Hee Jang, Kyung-Min Kim (2024) Utilization of winkler scale of plants using big data temperature presented by the Korea Meteorological Administration. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1349606.
o Saleem Asif, Rahmatullah Jan, Nari Kim, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna Lubna, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Eun-Gyeong Kim, Yoon-Hee Jang, Dibya Bhatta, In-Jung Lee, Kyung-Min Kim (2023) Halotolerant endophytic bacteria alleviate salinity stress in rice (oryza sativa L.) by modulating ion content, endogenous hormones, the antioxidant system and gene expression. BMC Plant Biology 23:494.
o Muhammad Aizaz, Lubna Lubna, Sajjad Asaf, Waqar Ahmad, Saleem Asif, Saqib Bilal, Rahmatullah Jan, Abdul Latif Khan, Kyung-Min Kim*, Ahmed Al-Harrasi (2023) Exploring the potential of halotolerant bacteria from coastal regions to mitigate salinity stress in wheat: physiological, molecular, and biochemical insights. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1224731.
o Sajjad Asaf, Ibrahim Khan, Rahmatullah Jan, Lubna Lubna, Saqib Bilal, Abdul Latif Khan, Kyung-Min Kim*, Ahmed Al-Harrasi (2023) Dynamic interplay of WRKY, GRAS, and ERF transcription factor families in Tomato-endophytic fungal symbiosis: Insights from transcriptome and genome-wide analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1181227.
o Rahmatullah Jan, Saleem Asif, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna, Xiao-Xuan Du, Jae-Ryoung Park, Kim Nari, Dibya Bhatta, In-jung Lee, Kyung-Min Kim (2023) Melatonin alleviates Arsenic (As) toxicity in rice plants via modulating antioxidant defense system and secondary metabolites and reducing oxidative stress. Environmental Pollution 318(2023) 120868.
o Saleem Asif, Rahmatullah Jan, Nari Kim, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna Lubna, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Eun-Gyeong Kim, Yoon-Hee Jang, Dibya Bhatta, In-Jung Lee, Kyung-Min Kim (2023) Halotolerant endophytic bacteria alleviate salinity stress in rice (oryza sativa L.) by modulating ion content, endogenous hormones, the antioxidant system and gene expression. BMC Plant Biology 23:494.
o Muhammad Aizaz, Lubna Lubna, Sajjad Asaf, Waqar Ahmad, Saleem Asif, Saqib Bilal, Rahmatullah Jan, Abdul Latif Khan, Kyung-Min Kim*, Ahmed Al-Harrasi (2023) Exploring the potential of halotolerant bacteria from coastal regions to mitigate salinity stress in wheat: physiological, molecular, and biochemical insights. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1224731.
o Sajjad Asaf, Ibrahim Khan, Rahmatullah Jan, Lubna Lubna, Saqib Bilal, Abdul Latif Khan, Kyung-Min Kim*, Ahmed Al-Harrasi (2023) Dynamic interplay of WRKY, GRAS, and ERF transcription factor families in Tomato-endophytic fungal symbiosis: Insights from transcriptome and genome-wide analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1181227.
o Rahmatullah Jan, Saleem Asif, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna, Xiao-Xuan Du, Jae-Ryoung Park, Kim Nari, Dibya Bhatta, In-jung Lee, Kyung-Min Kim (2023) Melatonin alleviates Arsenic (As) toxicity in rice plants via modulating antioxidant defense system and secondary metabolites and reducing oxidative stress. Environmental Pollution 318(2023) 120868.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Exogenous Melatonin Modulates Rice Responses to Phloem-Feeding Insect Stress
Jan, R., Asaf, S., Asif, S., Khan, Z., Lubna, Elsharkawy, E. R. & Kim, K. M., Mar 2026, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 49, 3, p. 1661-1683 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of rising carbon dioxide on maize development: genotypic differences in growth, lignification and folate pathway
Khan, P., Asaf, S., Lubna, Elsharkawy, E. R., Jan, R. & Kim, K. M., 30 Jan 2026, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 106, 2, p. 1283-1298 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A single nucleotide mutation of the OsPORA gene revealed by MutMap analysis of a rice yellow leaf mutant line
Du, X. X., Ji, H., Shin, Y., Um, T., Kim, K. M. & Lee, G. S., Dec 2025, In: Plant Biotechnology Reports. 19, 6, p. 927-934 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing the rice ideotype: Optimizing traits for methane mitigation and sustainable yield
Asif, S., Jang, Y. H., Jan, R., Asaf, S., Lubna, Kim, E. G., Park, J. R. & Kim, K. M., 2025, In: Plant Journal. 121, 5, e70087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of Resistance to Damping-Off in Rice, Oryza sativa L., Using CRISPR/Cas9
Jeong, S. K., Park, J. R., Kim, E. G. & Kim, K. M., Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26, 19, 9761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New Plant Diseases Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at Kyungpook National University (Molecular Characterization and Fungicide Sensitivity of Jujube Pathogens Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides Sensu Stricto and Colletotrichum ...)
Kim, K.-M., Chang, T., Kim, M. Y., Kim, M. H. & Kim, M.
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