CURRICULUM VITAE

(C.V of Professor Yacoub Batta)

Updated on 15 February 2014

I.PERSONAL DATA:

1. Full Name: Batta Yacoub Ahmad

(Family name) (First name) (Middle name)

2. Nationality: Palestinian

3. Married with 5 children

4. Permanent Address: Nablus, West Bank, Palestine, P.O.Box 562 (Nablus).

5. Present Address: Nablus, West Bank, Palestine, P.O.Box 562 (Nablus).

6. E-mail: acec56@r.postjobfree.com

acec56@r.postjobfree.com

7. Website: www.najah.edu.ps

II. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Degree University Country Degree Year Field of Specialization

Ph. D INA-Paris-Grignon France 1991 Agriculture/Plant

(Paris University) Protection-Plant Pathology

D. A. A INA-Paris-Grignon France 1987 Agriculture/Plant

(Diplome (Paris University) Protection-Plant Pathology

d'Agronomie & Entomology

Approfondi)

M. Sc. University of Jordan- Jordan 1984 Agriculture/Plant

Amman Protection-Entomology

B. Sc. University of Jordan- Jordan 1979 Agriculture/Plant

Amman Protection (G.P.A.Grade:

Very good)

III. Languages/Special Skills:

Arabic Speaking x Reading x Writing x

English Speaking x Reading x Writing x

French Speaking x Reading x Writing x

Computer Skills Good

IV. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Number of years of post-doctoral experience: 23 years

Present Position: Faculty staff member, Department: Plant Production & Protection

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Institution: An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine

V. Academic Positions:

Title From - To University Country

Professor 2007-present An-Najah National Palestine

University-Nablus

Associate Professor 2002-2007 An-Najah National Palestine

University-Nablus

Assistant Professor 1995-2002 An-Najah National Palestine

University-Nablus

Assistant Professor 1991-1995 Hebron University-Al- Palestine

Khaili

Instructor/Post-Doctoral 1993-1994 Faculty des Sciences Belgium

Agronomiques-

Gembloux

VI. Membership of Cultural, Educational and Professional Societies: Member of the

American

Phytopathological Society (APS) in USA.

VII. HONORS: (Names and dates of professional honors, awards, fellowships and

scholarships):

Names Dates

Post-Doctoral Fellowship for one year attributed by the Faculty of Agricultural September

Sciences of Gembloux in Belgium 1993-June

1994

DAAD-Scholarship for supporting a 3-month research visit in the Institute for June to August

Biological Control in Darmstadt, Germany 2005

Research grant from United States Academy for Educational Development April 2004-

(US-AED) for supporting a 13-month research project conducted in Faculty of July 2005

Agriculture, An-Najah University

DAAD-Scholarship for supporting a 3-month research visit in the Department of June to August

Crop Science (Agricultural Entomology), University of Goettingen, Goettingen, 2010

Germany

Award of An-Najah National University for research excellence and April 2010

publication April 2011

quality for the academic years 2010, 2011 and 2012 successively April 2012

Research grant from the Arab Universities' Union for supporting research in the February

Palestinian Universities: this grant supported a 10-month research project 2011-

conducted in Faculty of Agriculture, An-Najah University December

2011

VIII. COURSES TAUGHT:

Undergraduate Courses: General Entomology, Economic Entomology, Biological Control

of Insects, Integrated Pest Management, Principle of Plant Protection, General Plant

Pathology, Mycology, Fungal and Bacterial Diseases, Vegetable Diseases, Fruit Tree

.Diseases

Graduate Courses: Advanced Pests of crops, Advanced Plant Pathology, Scientific Writing

.of articles, thesis and dissertations

IX. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Projects and Grants:

*Research grant from United States Academy for Educational Development (US-AED)

for supporting

a 15-month research project conducted in Faculty of Agriculture, An-Najah University (April

2004-July

2005), Project title: "Biocontrol of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables”

*Research grant from the Arab Universities' Union for supporting research in the

Palestinian

Universities to support a 10-month research project conducted in Faculty of Agriculture, An-

Najah

University (February 2011-December 2011); Project title: "Production of biopesticides for

control of stored-products grains".

Previous SABBATICAL LEAVES:

Sabbatical leave during the academic year 2008/2009 (August 2008 to July 2009) for

conducting research

studies in Australia in the School of Agriculture, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide,

Adelaide,

South Australia State (SA), Australia.

X. REFERENCES (Names, Position, Institution, and Country):

1.Prof. Naim Sharaf, Faculty staff member & researcher, University of Jordan - Amman, Jordan.

2.Prof. Michel Coleno, Faculty staff member & researcher, Paris University (VI) – Paris, France.

3.Prof. Otto Schmidt, Faculty staff member & researcher, Adelaide University - Adelaide, SA,

Australia.

XI. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Papers published in refereed international journals:

1. Batta, Y. Production and testing of novel formulations of the entomopathogenic fungus

Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch.) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes). Crop

Protection, 22:415-422 (2003). Elsevier, UK. (English language).

2. Batta, Y. Control of rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L., Coleoptera : Curculionidae) with

various formulations of Metarhizium anisoplie. Crop Protection, 23:103-108 (2004). Elsevier,

UK. (English language).

3. Batta, Y. Postharvest biological control of apple gray mold by Trichoderma harzianum

Rifai formulated in an invert emulsion. Crop Protection, 23:19-26 (2004). Elsevier, UK.

(English language).

4. Batta, Y. Effect of treatment with Trichoderma harzianum Rifai formulated in invert

emulsion on postharvest decay of apple blue mold. International Journal of Food

Microbiology, 96:281-288(2004). Elsevier, UK. (English language).

5. Batta, Y. Cladosporium tenuissimum Cooke (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) as a

causal organism of new disease on cucumber fruits. European Journal of Plant Pathology,

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110:1003-1009 (2004). Springer, Europe (English language).

6. Batta, Y. Control of the lesser grain borer ( Rhyzopertha dominica F., Coleoptera:

Bostrichidae) by treatments with residual formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch.)

Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes). Journal of Stored Products Research, 41:221-

229 (2005). Elsevier, UK. (English language).

7. Batta, Y., Zatar, N., Sama’neh, S. Quantitative determination of chlorpyrifos and

penconazole residues in grapes using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Journal of

Food Technology, 3:284-289(2005). Medwell Journals International. (English language).

8. Michalaki, M., Athanassiou, C., Kavallieratos, N., Batta, Y. and Balotis, G. Effectiveness

of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchinkoff) Sorokin applied alone or in combination with

diatomaceous earth against Tribolium confusum (Du Val) larvae: influence of temperature,

relative humidity and type of commodity. Crop Protection, 25:418-425 (2006). Elsevier,

UK. (English language).

9. Kavallieratos, N. G., Athanassiou, C. G., Michalaki, M. P., Batta, Y. A., Rigatos, H. A. and

Pashalidou, F. G. Effect of combined use of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchinkoff) Sorokin

and diatomaceous earth for the control of three stored-product beetle species. Crop

Protection, 25:1087-1094(2006). Elsevier, UK. (English language).

10. Batta, Y. Quantitative postharvest contamination and transmission of Penicillium

expansum (Link) conidia to nectarine and pear fruit by Drosophila melanogaster (Meig.)

adults. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 40:190-196 (2006). Elsevier, UK. (English

language).

11. Batta, Y. Control of postharvest diseases of fruit with an invert emulsion formulation of

Trichoderma harzianum Rifai. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 43:143-150 (2007).

Elsevier, UK. (English language).

12. Batta, Y. Biocontrol of almond bark beetle (Scolytus amygdali Geurin-Meneville,

Coleoptera: Scolytidae) using Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. (Deuteromycotina:

Hyphomycetes). Journal of Applied Microbiology, 103: 1406-1414 (2007). Wiley Online

Library. UK. (English language).

13. Batta, Y. A. Control of main stored-grain insects with new formulations of

entomopathogenic fungi in diatomaceous earth dusts. International Journal of Food

Engineering, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Article 9 (16 pages) ( 2008). Available at:

http://www.bepress.com/ijfe/vol4/iss1/art9. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Melbourne, Australia.

(English language).

14. Batta, Y., Rahman, M., Powis, K., Baker, G., Schmidt, O. Investigations into the

development of cross-tolerance in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.,

Yponomeutidae: Lepidoptera) to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bal.)

Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) and the toxin Dipel ®of Bacillus thuringiensis.

Trends in Entomology, 6: 15-21 (2010). Research Trends, International, India. (English

language).

15. Batta, Y., Rahman, M., Powis, K., Baker, G., Schmidt, O. Formulation and application of

the entomopathogenic fungus: Zoophthora radicans (Brefeld) Batko (Zygomycetes;

Entomophthorales). Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110: 831–839 (2011). Wiley Online

Library. UK. (English language).

16. Batta, Y. The first report on entomopathogenic effect of Fusarium avenaceum (Fries)

Saccardo (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) against rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.:

Curculionidae, Coleoptera). Journal of Entomological & Acarological Research, 44: 51-55

(2012). PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy. (English language).

17. Batta, Y. Efficacy of endophytic and applied Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch.) Sorokin

(Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against larvae of Plutella xylostella L. (Yponomeutidae:

Lepidoptera) infesting Brassica napus plants. Crop Protection, 44: 128-134 (2013). Elsevier,

UK. (English language).

Papers published in refereed regional journals:

1- Batta, Y. Effect of fungicides and antagonistic microorganisms on the black fruit spot

disease on Persimmon. Dirasat: Agricultural Sciences, 28:165-171 (2001). University of

Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (English language).

2- Batta, Y. Symptomatology of tobacco whitefly and red spidermite infection with the

entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch.) Sorokin. Dirasat: Agricultural

Sciences, 30:294-303 (2003). University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (English language).

3. Batta, Y. Postharvest control of soft-rot fungi on grape berries by fungicidal treatment and

Trichoderma. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 8:29-32 (2006). The Society for the

Advancement of Horticulture. India. (English language).

4. Batta, Y., Zatar, N., Sadeq, N. Detection of Endosulfan residues in the soil of western

Jordan Valley. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2:57-64 (2006). University of Jordan,

Amman, Jordan. (English language).

5. Batta, Y. Evaluation of local wheat cultivars’ susceptibility to infection with black stem

rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici). Arabian Gulf Journal for Scientific Research, 25 (3):

95-102 (2007). Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. (English language).

6. Batta, Y. Evaluation of the susceptibility of wheat cultivars to the lesser grain borer

infestation (Rhyzopertha dominica Fab., Bostrichidae: Coleoptera). Arab Journal for Plant

Protection, 25 (2): 159-162 (2007). The Arab Society for Plant Protection, Alepo, Syria.

(Arabic language).

Papers published in refereed local journals:

1. Batta, Y. Alternaria leaf spot disease on fig trees: varietal susceptibility and effect of

some fungicides and Trichoderma. The Islamic University of Gaza Journal, 8: 83-97

(2000). (English language).

2. Batta, Y. Symptomatology and ultrastructure of infection with Colletotrichum acutatum:

causative organism of anthracnose on strawberry. Bethlehem University Journal, 19: 10-28

(2000). (English language).

3. Batta, Y. Potential biocontrol agents of nutsedges. An-Najah University Journal

Research: Natural Sciences, 14: 83-103 (2000). (English language).

4. Batta, Y. Application and usage of pesticides in Palestine: current and future outlook.

An-Najah University Journal Research: Natural Sciences, 17: 89-98 (2003). (subject

review). (English language).

5. Batta, Y. Alternaria leaf spot disease on cucumber: susceptibility and control using leaf

disk assay. An-Najah University Journal Research: Natural Sciences, 17: 269-279 (2003).

(English language).

6. Batta, Y., Abo-Ahmad, T., Shalabi, M., Arman, N. and Daoud, N. The present status of

control and extent of infestation with citrus leafminer and scale insects on citrus trees in

Tulkarm area. An-Najah University Journal Research: Natural Sciences, 18: 267-280

(2004). (Arabic language).

7. Batta, Y. and Abu Safieh, D. I. A study of treatment effect with Metarhizium anisopliae

and four types of dusts on wheat grain infestation with red flour beetles ( Tribolium

castaneum Herbs, Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The Islamic University of Gaza Journal, 13:

11-22 (2005).. (English language).

8. Batta, Y. Control of Alternaria spot disease on loquat using detached fruits and leaf-disk

assay. An-Najah University Journal Research: Natural Sciences, 19: 69-81 (2005).

(English language).

Papers published in refereed international conference proceedings:

1. Batta, Y., Murdoch, G. and Mansfield, S. Production and testing of novel formulations

of entomopathogenic fungi. Proceeding of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Australian

Entomological Society, 25-28 September 2009, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

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Papers published in refereed local conference proceedings:

1. Batta, Y. Biocontrol of stored grain insects and postharvest rot diseases of fruits and

vegetables in Palestine. Proceeding of the 1st Conference on Biotechnology Research &

Application in Palestine, 3-4 April, 2009, Furno Hall, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem,

The Palestinian National Authority.

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