Plant Agriculture

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Dr. Azza Siddig Hussein Abbo

Address: Al Wukair, Ezdan 10. Phone: 55451481

Email: ****.****@*****.***

Objective: a highly motivated consultant whose expertise is focused on plant pathology, phytosanitary & plant quarantine, diagnoses and possible management of plant diseases, green houses diseases, can handle various researches on plant disease epidemics, susceptibility to certain diseases, efficacy of botanical pesticides & biopesticides, can work under pressure and can also engaged in teaching crop protection courses to university students.

Nationality: Sudanese

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 1976

Marital Status: Married with two children

Profession: Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Crop Protection, Phytosanitary

& Related Legislation

Language: Arabic & English

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. (Plant Pathology/ Mycology). Crop Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan/ George August University of Geottingen, Germany. Ph.D. Study entitled: Etiology, Epidemiology and Management of Early Blight Disease (Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl.) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Sudan. 2011.

M.Sc. in Agricultural Science. Crop Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan. M.Sc. Study entitled: Identification of the chickpea wilt/root-rot pathogens and their interaction with the lesion nematode Pratylenchus sp. 2005. B.Sc. in Crop Protection (Honours), First Class (with university prize), Crop Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 2000. Molecular Biology Course. The Institute of Endemic Diseases (IEND), University of Khartoum, Sudan. Sep. 2014- Feb. 2015.

Prizes and Merit Scholarships

University of Khartoum Prize for the best student at 5 th

level, 2000.

Arab Authority for Investment and Agricultural Development Prize for Academic Excellence, 2000.

Agricultural Bank of Sudan Prize for Academic Excellence, 2000. In-Country- DAAD Scholarship for Postgraduate Study (Ph.D.), 2002-2004. In-Country- DAAD Scholarship for Postgraduate Study (Ph.D.), 2008-2011. 2

Key Experiences

Over 17 years of professional working experience in phytopathology, microbiology, and plant quarantine; from consultancy, training, diagnosing plant diseases and university teaching. Also internal examiner for master students and reviewer for national and international scientific journals for example: Journal of Al Fashir University of Applied Science, Tropical Plant Pathology Journal and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Full time Assistant professor, Crop Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan. March. 2011- present. Full time Lecturer, Crop Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Sep. 2001- present.

Head Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Oct.-2015- Dec.-2018.

Member of the Faculty Board: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Oct. 2015- Dec. 2018.

Member of Senate: University of Khartoum, Oct. 2015- Dec. 2018. Head of Excellence Center of Pesticides & Plant Health, University of Khartoum. Feb. 2017- Dec. 2018.

Secretary of Crop Protection Departmental Board, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Feb. 2012 – Sep. 2015.

Consultant member of the Permanent Import Permit Committee: Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Sudan, June- 2015- June 2019.

Technical advisor: Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; to participate in the negotiations between the Sudanese Plant Protection Directorate and the French Plant Protection Organization and The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) concerning obstacles that faces importation of French carrot seeds, France. Dec. 2018. Delegate (Head inspection team) of Sudanese Plant Quarantine Administration: Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; to inspect sunflower, Wheat and Corn seeds in the state of origin, Turkey, Oct. 2018. Delegate (Head inspection team) of Sudanese Plant Quarantine Administration: Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; to inspect sunflower and Corn seeds in the state of origin, South Africa July-August 2017. Technical consultant: for Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; to lead inspection and confirmed identification of Bayoud disease

(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis) on imported date palm and eradicated the infected palm, Feb. 2017.

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Delegate (Head inspection team) of Sudanese Plant Quarantine Administration: Plant Protection Directorate- Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; to inspect sunflower seeds in the state of origin, South Africa Sep. 2015. Teaching Experiences

Courses taught to undergraduates and postgraduates at Faculty of Agriculture & Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum & other universities:

Advanced Plant Pathology- Postgraduate students.

Tropical and Subtropical diseases- Postgraduate students.

Methods & Techniques in Plant Pathology- 4

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under graduate students.

Plant Health & Plant Quarantine- 4

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under graduate students.

Seed & soil borne diseases- 4

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undergraduate students.

Agro-chemical regulations and safety procedures-4 th

undergraduate students.

Mycology- 3

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undergraduate students.

Bacteriology- 3

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undergraduate students.

Virology- 3

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undergraduate students.

General Plant Pathology- 3

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undergraduate students.

Economic Entomology- Preliminary year (Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Juba).

Zoology- Preliminary year (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum and Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Juba). Staff Training Courses

Biological Control of Plant Pathogens & Other Pests for crop protection specialists, farmers and other relative fields.

Agricultural Quarantine Regulation for crop Protection specialist and seeds importers. Detection of Plant Pathogens for plant quarantine inspectors. Basics of Molecular Biology for teaching assistants and laboratory`s technicians. Training courses to develop phytosanitary legislation and inspection services for plant quarantine inspectors

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Research Grants

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) grants for research project (Adopting “Aflasafe” for Sudanese Groundnut Production), 2018.

University of Khartoum grants for research project (Camel urine as a mitigation agent of Aflatoxin), 2018.

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grants for research project (Epidemiology and Management of Downy mildew Disease on Sunflower), 2017.

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grants for research project (Early blight disease on Solanacease), 2015. References

Prof. Dr. Petr Karlovsky: Georg-August-University Goettingen. Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research, Grisebachstrasse 6, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany. email: *******@****.**. Phone: +49 - 551 - 3912918 Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hashim Ahmed: Khartoum University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Protection. Phone: +249-********* Dr. Abdelwahab El-Affendi: Dean of School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Email: **********@*************.***.**. Phone: +974******** 5

Publications

Coniochaetaceae: Sudanomyces prosopidis gen. nov. sp. nov. associated with wilt disease in Prosopis species. Phytotaxa. In review.

First Report of Plasmopara viticola causing Downy Mildew Disease on Grapevine in Sudan. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 19(3): 143**-*****. 2019.

Occurrence, Etiological and Ecological Aspects of Bacterial Blight of Guar in Sudan. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 18 (6): 358-362. 2018.

Genetic Variability and Host Specialization in Alternaria alternata Colonizing Solanaceous Crops in Sudan. Journal of Plant Protection Research, (58)3: 246-256. 2018.

Co-authored of Crop Protection Book for Technical and Technological Education. 2017.

FIRST Record OF Collembolans Carboxyle Estrase and Glutathione-S- Transferase Activity Exposed to Several Pesticides. Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 21(2): 99-105, 2017.

Antifungal Effect of Camel Urine and Ginger Water Extract Against Alternaria alternata in vitro. International Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Plantation, (2): 261-269, 2016.

Camel Urine as A Novel Control Agent against Tomato Leaf Miner (Tuta absoluta Meyrick) In Darfur, Sudan. American-Euroasian J. Agric & Environ. Sci., 16(4): 780-785, 2016.

The Effect of Melanin on the Tolerance of Fungal Conidia to Ultraviolet and Visible Light Exposure. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology 4(4): 1059-1065, 2015.

The Antifungal Effects of Four Tomato Rhizosphere Bacillus spp. against Alternaria alternata. International Journal of Science and Research 3(7): 1324-1328, 2014.

Effects of Variety, Nitrogen Form and Application Timming of Fungicide on Early Blight Disease on Tomato. Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture & Health Sciences 2(3): 241-248, 2013.

The Response of Tea Tree Oil as Biofungicide Against Early Blight Disease in Tomato Crop (Solanum lycoperisicum) in Sudan. In: Tropentag 2009. Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resources Management and Rural Development. October 6-8.2009 Hamburg, Germany.

Identification of the chickpea Wilt/Root-Rot Pathogens and their Interaction with the Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus sp. U. of K. J. Agric. Sci. 16(3): 461- 476, 2008.

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