Yusuf Adib Abou-Jawdah Adib Abou-Jawdah Bldg.│ Maska Broumana, Metn │C. 03-010344 │abujawyf@aub.edu.lb

EDUCATION

Undergraduate Level

1. B.Sc. in Agriculture (with distinction)

Specialization: Crop Production and Protection

American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1977).

2. Ingenieur Agricole (with distinction)

American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1977).

Graduate Level

1. Master of Science

Specialization: Plant Protection

American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1979).

2. Certificat d'Etudes Spéciales en Phytopharmacie et Phytiatrie (3e cycle) (High

Distinction).

Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgium (1980).

3. Docteur en Sciences Agronomiques (avec la Plus Grande Distinction/Highest

Distinction)

Main Subject: Plant Pathology. Laboratoire de Pathologie végétale

Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgium (1983).

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

1. Oct. 2001- Present Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Agriculture (AGRI),

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), American

University of Beirut (AUB).

2. 1995 – 2001 Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Crop Production and

Protection Department (CPP), FAFS, AUB.

3. 1992- 1995 Chairman of CPP Department, FAFS, AUB.

4. 1991 - 1992 Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, CPP Department, FAFS,

AUB.

5. 1989 - 1991 Plant Protection Expert - FAO - Ministry of Agriculture and Water,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

6. 1987 - 1989 Plant Protection Expert - FAO - Wadi Jizan Development Project,

Jizan, Saudi Arabia.

7. 1984 - 1986 Assistant Professor, AUB, adjuncted to the Department of Plant

Protection Research at the Ministry of Agriculture and

Water - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

8. 1977 - 1978 Graduate Assistant, Phytopathology Lab, CPP Department, FAFS,

AUB.

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NOTABLE MEMBERSHIP AND CONSULTANCY

1. 2010-present Scientific consultant on pesticide registration Committee Lebanese

Ministry of Agriculture

2. 2011-present Member of the Pesticide Scientific committee

3. 2011- 2015 Member of the phytoplasma scientific committee

4. 2007- 2009 Scientific consultant on pesticide registration, Lebanese Ministry of

Agriculture

5. 2009-2010 Consultant To Kuwait Institute of Scientific research (KISR) on

survey of viruses infecting major vegetable crops in Kuwait ( 2

weeks)

6. 2008 Consultant Arab Thought Foundation, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two

short visits to Jeddah to serve as a referee for the Arab Award for

Excellence in Sciences.

7. 2005, 2006 Nomination from the AUB president to serve on the promotion

committee of professors in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty

of Arts and Sciences, respectively.

8. 1999 (April)-2002 Advisor to the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture on Pesticides and

Plant Protection issues. Lead or participated in the following

activities: Head a committee to set the list of plant quarantine pests

in Lebanon, senior consultant on updating pesticide regulations,

training of Ministry officers on plant protection issues, Farmer field

schools. Launched a project on the quality of pesticide formulations

($30,000 have already been approved); Preparing to launch an olive

integrated pest management project (IPM), seed money was

secured.

9. 2000- 2001 Consultant to the FAO on IPM in the project entitled (Development

integre des regions montagneuses du Liban-Nord).

10. 1997- Nov1998 - Advisor to the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture on Pesticides and

Plant Protection issues.

- Reviewed legislation pertaining to pesticides: registration,

packaging, labeling, import, sales,... and submitted the

recommended modifications of the existing regulations to the

Pesticide Advisory Committee for review and final approval.

- My main emphasis was on promoting Integrated Pest Management

(IPM) and the safe and rational use of pesticides. Launched the

IPM project on citrus. Other IPM projects were planned.

- Served in several committees including the citrus IPM committee

and committees charged of putting the technical specifications for

the purchase and import of seedlings of fruit trees and of pesticides.

11. 1996-2002 Member of the FAO working group – greenhouse crop production

in the Mediterranean region. President elect of the group for the

years 2001-2002.

12. 1997 Member of the scientific committee and the logistic committee of

the sixth Arab Congress of plant protection that was held in Beirut,

October 27-31, 1997.

13. 1996 Member, Advisory Committee at the Lebanese Ministry of

Agriculture entrusted with setting up laws and regulations for the

import, manufacturing, sale and use of pesticides.

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14. 1989 - 1991 - Advised and assisted in the planning of pest control strategies to be

adopted by the Department of extension and agricultural services

on national level - MAW - Riyadh, SA.

- Assisted in the evaluation and development of the plant quarantine

system.

- Served in several expert committees for the control of dangerous

pests, eg.: citrus canker, citrus greening, palm yellowing, water

melon yellowing and red palm weevil.

15. 1987 - 1989 Supervised daily pest control operations for 2 years in Wadi Gizan

development project and provided extension services to farmers in

the region, SA.

16. 1984 - 1986 - Consultant on plant protection issues and on evaluation and

coordination of research activities. Ministry of Agriculture and

Water (MAW) - Riyadh, SA.

- Served in the committee of pesticides' registration.

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

1. 1998 - Reviewer, Arab Journal of Plant Protection

2. 1999 - Reviewer, Damascus University Journal

3. 2000- 2012 - Reviewed several articles in the Journal of Virological methods,

Journal of Phytopathlogy, Phytopathologia Mediterrannea,

European Journal of Plant pathology,…

4. 2000- 2009 - Served as thesis committee member of 2 students at the Lebanese

university and 2 students at the Kaslik University

5. 2008-2009 - Reviewer of promotion file for the promotion to the rank of

Professor , Albalqaa applied University, Jordan

6. 2013 - Reviewer of promotion file for the promotion to the rank of

Associate Professor, Al-Quds University

AWARDS AND HONORS

- USAID scholarship for B.Sc. studies.

- Dean's Honor List.

- B.Sc. with Distinction.

- Belgian Lebanese Cooperation scholarship for Ph.D. studies.

- Ph.D. with the Highest Distinction.

- Five long term faculty developments: UC-Davis, USA; 2X UW-Madison, USA; Univ of

Gembloux, Belgium; CIHEAM, Bari, Italy.

- Since 2002, five of my students received the best thesis award

- CC and CA Rebeiz Award: best research at FAFS

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Taught the following courses at AUB:

a. Undergraduate courses:

- AGSC 232: Principles of Plant Pathology

- CPP 294: Plant Protection (shared course)

- AGSC 295: Pesticides

- CPP 296: Applied Plant Pathology

- AGSC 203 Crop Production and Protection (shared course 50%)

b. Graduate courses:

- AGSC 311: Advanced Principles and Methods in Plant Pathology

- PLSC 323: Plant Virology

- CPP 317: Plant Parasitic Fungi and Bacteria

- PLSC CPP 345: Plant Disease Control

- AGSC 388: Integrated Pest Management (course coordinator 50%)

- PLSC 396: Graduate seminar (Coordinator)

- PLSC 347: Biological control of crop pests (shared course 50%)

- AGSC 332: Plant-pest Interactions (shared course, 50%)

- LDEM 631: Agricultural Pollution and Control (shared course 50%)

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MASTER OF SCIENCE MAJOR THESIS ADVISOR

- Itani, Halima. 1994. Status of Fungicidal Resistance in Botrytis cinerea Isolates on

Tomatoes in Lebanon. FAFS Thesis #920

- Shebaro, Wafa. 1994. Screening Tomato Cultivars for Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf

Curl Virus. FAFS Thesis #922

- Soubra, Kamal. 1994. Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Geminivirus: Varietal Reaction and

Detection by Heterologous Monoclonal Antibodies. FAFS Thesis # 934

- Assi, Raghed. 1994. Effect of Fungicides and Timing of Application on the Control of

Apple Powdery Mildew in the Beqa'a Valley. FAFS Thesis # 935

- Al-Khoury, Anna Maria. 1994. Race identification of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis

Occurring in Lebanon. FAFS Thesis # 938

- Diab El Arab, Hanan. 1995. Resistance of Venturia inaequalis Isolates to Fungicides Used

in Lebanon. FAFS Thesis # 944.

- Sobh, Hana. 1995. Effect of soil solarization on soil-borne pathogens. FAFS Thesis # 961.

- Hamed, Abdel Majid Adlan. 1996. Ecological studies on faba bean necrotic yellows virus:

Virus-vector relationship and yield loss assessment. FAFS Thesis # 977.

- Maalouf Sarrouf, Rachad. 1997. Reaction of tomato genotypes to infection by tomato

yellow leaf curl geminivirus in Lebanon. FAFS Thesis # 989

- Fayad, Amer Sharif, 1997. Diagnosis and control of cucurbit viruses in Lebanon. FAFS

Thesis # 1005.

- El–Zammar, Souheir 2000. Comparative study on the management of cucurbit

viruses. FAFS Thesis # 1057

- Karakashian, Armine 2001. Diagnostic of mollicutes infecting fruit trees in Lebanon.

FAFS Thesis # 1104

- Dakhil, Hala (Co-advisor) 2002. Stone fruit phytoplasma: Molecular diagnostic methods,

survey of leafhopper populations and graft transmission. FAFS Thesis #

- Cordahi, Nada 2002. Development of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of

Prunus dwarf virus. FAFS thesis # 1136

- Kawtharani, Hadia, 2003. Development of molecular biology techniques for the detection

of Prunus necrotic ring spot virus. FAFS thesis # 1148

- Hourani, Hala. 2003. Development of serological assays for diagnosis of Cucurbit yellow

stunting disorder virus using molecular techniques. FAFS thesis #

- El Mohtar, Shoaa, 2003: Development of molecular techniques for specific detection of

almond and tomato phytoplasmas. FAFS thesis # 1145 - Eid Georges Sahar 2005: Evaluation of cucurbit germplasms for resistance to

Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. FAFS thesis # 1180

- Atamian S. Hagop 2006: Breeding Lebanese tomato landraces for combined resistance to

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, root-knot nematode and two vascular wilt diseases. FAFS

thesis #

- Dagher B. Rachel 2007: Breeding local tomato for combined resistance to Tomato yellow

leaf curl virus, Verticillium and Fusarium wilt diseases. FAFS thesis #

- Dandache A. Layal 2007 (Co-Advisor): Prevalence of genetically modified corn in Lebanon

and implications on biosafety.

- Elvis Gerges 2008: Breeding local tomato landraces for combined resistance to Tomato

yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and three soil-borne pathogens.

- Ezzedine Sarah 2008. Molecular characterization of the cedar processionary moth,

Thaumetopoea libanotica, and the identification of its sex pheromone.

- Rasha Talhouk 2010. Breeding local tomato landraces for combined resistance to Tomato

yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and three soil-borne pathogens. Part II.

- Farah Baroudy 2010. Molecular characterization of a Lebanese isolate of Beauveria and its

efficacy for control of Bemisia tabaci and Pieris brassicae

- Jamil Samsatly 2011. Development of serological and molecular techniques for the

detection of potato viral diseases.

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- Mohamad Ali Hisham Khalife 2012, Co-advisor: Deficit irrigation based on drought

tolerance in tomato varieties.

- Rami Salem 2013. Development of methods for the production of certified seed potato in

Lebanon.

- Rewa El Seblani 2013. Molecular characterization of local microalgae and evaluation of

their potential use for biodiesel production and as plant disease control agents.

- Peter Abrahamian 2013. Molecular characterization of a newly introduced whitefly-

transmitted crinivirus and assessment of its synergistic interaction with other viruses in

cucumber.

- Ali Abdel Sater, 2013. Studies on the epidemiology of almond witches’ broom (AlmWB)

phytoplasma, spread in South Lebanon, vector transmission and potential alternative hosts.

- Dina Saleh, 2014. Evaluating the potential of local microalgae species for use as energy

sources, nutritional supplements and biological control of plant pathogens.

- Samia Hamati 2015. Potential of local microalgae cultures for biodiesel production and for

disease management

- Patil Tawidian 2016. Almond witches’ broom phtyoplasma: development of detection

methods, epidemiology and management of the disease

- Ongoing: Three MS students + 2 new students + co-advisor for a PhD student (USJ)

MASTER OF SCIENCE NON-THESIS ADVISOR

- Barghout, Bilal. 1993

- Fakhoury Ahmad. 1994

- Abou-Zeid, Mohamed. 1995

- El Oud, Suheil. 1996

MS THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER

- Several students at AUB

- Two at “University St. Esprit”, Kaslik, Lebanon

- Two at the Lebanese University: Charbel and Nancy

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

1. The American Phytopathological Society - APS - MN. USA.

2. Arab Society for Plant Protection - Beirut, Lebanon.

3. Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU), Italy. Board member 2011-2013

4. Member of European Union COST Action FA0807 Integrated Management of

Phytoplasma Epidemics in Different Crop Systems

5. Member of the international working group on Legume and Vegetable Viruses

(IWGLVV)

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RESEARCH GRANTS University research board (URB)

- Received grants on yearly basis from 1993 to 2010:

1993-1994 Control of late blight of Potato (approximately $ 5000)

1994-1995 Soil solarization for control of soilborne pathogens $5100

1995-1998 Survey and control of virus diseases of cucurbits $16,100

1999-2000 Production of virus free planting material - part 1. Survey of potato

diseases of quarantine interest. $ 4,500

2000-2003 Diagnosis of mollicutes infecting fruit trees in Lebanon $ 21,500

2004-2005 Molecular studies on Mollicutes infecting stone fruits $ 8,600

2006-2008 CYSDV: Detection and development of resistant transgenic plants ($ 12,125)

2009-2011 Development of Lebanese type tomato with multi-resistance to tomato

yellow leaf curl virus, soil borne pathogens and abiotic stress

( $ 11,400)

2013-2014 Exploring the potential of local strains of microalgae for biological

control of plant pests $ 10.000

2016-2018 Development of serological methods for detection of almond witches

broom phytoplasma. $20.000 (10,000/year)

Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research

- Received yearly grants from 1994 to 2007:

1994-1995 Control of apple scab $ 2,200

1995-1998 Screening tomato genotypes for resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl

begomovirus. $ 14,660

1999-2000 Integrated management of cucurbit virus diseases $ 2,750

2000-2003 Selected Lebanese plant flora as sources of natural products to control

plant pests. $ 14,000

2005-2007 Identification and Evaluation of Local Strains of Fungi and Viruses as Biological

Control Agents of Pests of Major Economic Significance to Lebanese Agriculture

( $ 9, 3000 )

2014-2016 Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma: epidemiology, detection and

management ($ 13,300 )

EEC/INRA 1992-1994 Screening segregating tomato populations for resistance to tomato

yellow leaf curl virus.($ 10,000)

UNIFERT Co. 1998- 1999 Soil Solarization: An alternative method for soil disinfestation.$2,000

1999- 2000 Integrated management of soil-borne pathogens. $1,980

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IPIGRI 1998-2000 Survey, collection and diagnosis of diseases associated with almond

germplasm in Lebanon.(Co-Investigator with Prof. A. Saad)

CEDRE (France & Lebanon) 1998-2002 Creation de porte-greffes allotetraploides d’agrumes tolérants aux

contraintes environnementales biotiques et abiotiques du littoral

Libanais. (75,000FF, French Francs)

USAID (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison) 2000-2005 Development of a regional viral indexing and certification program for

plant propagation materials in the Middle East.($ 239.000)

USDA 2003-2006 Breeding of pickling cucumber for resistance to Cucurbit yellow

stunting disorder virus ($ 45,000).

USAID – Subagreement with Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison 2004-2009 Development of tomatoes with combined resistance to Tomato yellow

leaf curl virus (TYLCV) using both virus-derived resistance and

molecular marker assisted breeding. ($269,000)

2007-2012 Development and Improvement of Local Seed Potato Production in the

Middle East ($190,000).

USAID – Subagreement with Al-Balqaa Univ., Jordan 2008-2013 Control of new threatening cucurbit-infecting whitefly-transmitted

geminiviruses in the Middle-East. ($ 247,000)

FAO, Italy 2008-2011 Integrated Pest Management in Green House Tomatoes ($ 25,000)

AVSI, Italy 2010 Diagnostical analysis for “Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium on

plant and insect samples ($ 21,000)

European Union- European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument

(ENPI). ENPI 2012-2015 Production of biodiesel from Algae in selected Mediterranean Countries

(Budget € 309,297.96 equivalent to ~ $ 433,000)

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Italian cooperation/ Ministry of Agriculture Lebanon 2012-2013 Diagnostic Analysis of Phytoplasma Disease on Stone Fruits

(Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium (Budget € 28,800+8000

equivalent to ~ $ 37,000+10,000 = $ 47,000)

2013-2014 Renewal € 14,500 ($ 18,850)

2014 Organizing and Coordinating a Molecular Training for the Subgroup

Detection of the Phytoplasma Strains (workshop dates Jan. 27-31,

2014). (€ 7180 = $ 9820)

Al Balqaa Applied Univ. Jordan 2012-2017 Development of Tomato with Multi-resistance to Tomato yellow leaf

curl virus and abiotic stress (Budget $130,000)

Conservation, Food and Health Foundation & the University of Vermont Dec 2014-15 Sustainable Biological Control Strategies for Growers of Greenhouse

Vegetables in Lebanon (budget $28,492, AUB share $16,000)

2015-2016 Renewal, AUB share $ 17,000

Antagro Co 2016/2017 Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouse crops $ 3000

RobinsonAgri 2016/2017 Biological control in greenhouse vegetables $ 4300 (in kind)

Unifert 2016/2017 Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouse crops $ 3000

EXTENSION GRANTS Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN

2001-2003 Rehabilitation of greenhouse production in Lebanon. Wrote the project,

followed it up and consulted the Ministry of Agriculture for initiation of

the pilot projects ($ 300,000). Executed by the Ministry of Agriculture.

2003 FAO grant to edit and publish the proceedings of the First National

Conference on of Integrated Production and Protection Management of

Greenhouse Crops ($4,000)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Working in a developing country with limited funds and facilities, I started to work on

applied plant pathology and tried to attract funds to improve our facilities and to

maintain a balance between applied and fundamental research. The major topics of

interest are: Integrated pest management, improvement or development of diagnostic

techniques for plant pathogens (viruses, phytoplasma), breeding for resistance using

marker assisted selection or development of transgenic plants based on gene silencing

(pathogen derived resistance), host-pathogen interaction, induced resistance and

virology.

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PUBLICATIONS

Articles In International Refereed Journals

1. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1981. Etude de l'effet du phosethyl-aluminium (Aliette) vis-à-vis de

l'anthracnose du haricot. Parasitica 37: 3-13.

2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1981. Changes in the patterns of soluble proteins of bean leaves

infected with Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. Parasitica 37: 35-38.

3. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1982. Changes in the soluble protein patterns of bean leaves upon

fungal or viral infections or after chemical injury. Phytopathologishe Zeitschrift

103:272-279.

4. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1983. Mycelial cell swellings of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum.

(Sacc. & Agn.) Bri. & Cav. induced by treatment with phosethyl Al. Parasitica 39:3-8.

5. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and J. Kummert. 1983. Effect of Aliette on AMV infection of bean

leaves and on the resultant alterations in the patterns of proteins and peroxidases.

Phytopathologishe Zeitschrift 108:294-303.

6. Van Loon, L.C., S. Gianinazzi, R.F. White, Y. Abu-Jawdah, P. Ahl, J.F. Antoniw, T.

Boller, A. Camacho-Henriquez, V. Conejero, J.C. Coussirat, R.N. Goodman, E. Maiss,

P. Redolfi, T.M.A. Wilson, Y.A.M. Gerristen, H.J. Van Telgen and E.J. Van Der Zaal.

1983. Electrophoretic and serological comparisons of pathogenesis related to (b)

proteins from different plant species. NETH. J. PL. Path. 89:293-303.

7. Abu-Saleh, H.S., Y. Abu-Jawdah, M.N. Munawar and W. Shugaidef. 1991. Studies

on the yellowing disease of watermelon in Jizan. Arab J. of Plant Protection 9(1):

27-31. Corresponding author (CR).

8. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and B. Barghout. 1993. Fungicide Resistance in Isolates of Botrytis

cinerea on Greenhouse Tomatoes in Lebanon. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 32:

182-187.

9. Abou-Jawdah, Y. and H.M. Itani. 1994. Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea isolates to

fungicides used in Lebanon. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 34:100-108

10. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 1995. Analysis of tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus isolates

from Lebanon with heterologous monoclonal antibodies. Phytopathologia

Mediterranea. 34:35-37.

11. Abou-Jawdah, Y., W. Shebaro and K. Soubra. 1995. Detection of tomato yellow leaf

curl geminivirus by a digoxigenin-labeled DNA probe. Phytopathologia Mediterranea.

34:52-57.

12. Abou-Jawdah, Y.* and A.M. Al-Khoury. 1996. First Report on the identification of

Races 0, 1 and 1, 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis in Lebanon. Plant Disease.

80:711.

13. Abou-Jawdah, Y., K.H. Soubra and W.A. Shebaro. 1996. Evaluation of the

reaction of tomato genotypes to tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus in Lebanon.

Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 35:91-99.

14. Diab El-Arab, H. and Y. Abou-Jawdah. 1997. Evaluation of the sensitivity of

Venturia inaequalis isolates to fungicides used in Lebanon. Arab Journal of Plant

Protection. 15(1):3-9. (CR).

15. Assi, R., Y. Abou-Jawdah and O. Asly. 1997. Evaluation of fungicides and timing of

fungicidal applications for the control of powdery mildew. Fungicide and Nematicide

Tests. 52:2. (CR).

16. Abou-Jawdah, Y.*, H. Sobh, A. Fayad. 1997. First report of cucurbit aphid-borne

luteovirus in Lebanon. Plant Disease 81:1331

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17. Diab El Arab, H. and Y. Abou-Jawdah*. 1997. Sensitivity of Venturia inaequalis

isolates to fungicides used in Lebanon. Plant Disease. 81(1):112. (CR).

18. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Y. Al-Masri, W. Saad and M. Tabet. 1999. Evaluation of

fumigants and soil solarization for the control of root-knot nematodes on cucumber.

Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. 54:423.

19. Abou-Jawdah, Y., R. Maalouf, W. Shebaro and K. Soubra. 1999. Comparison of the

reaction of tomato genotypes to infection by tomato yellow leaf curl begomovirus in

Lebanon. Plant Pathology. 48:727-734.

20. Abou-Jawdah, Y., H. Sobh, A. Fayyad, H. Lecoq, B. DelEcolle and J. Trad-Ferre.

2000. Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus – a new threat to cucurbits in Lebanon.

Journal of plant Pathology. 82 (1):55-60.

21. Abou-Jawdah, Y., H. Sobh, A. Fayyad and S. El-Zammar. 2000. Incidence and

management of virus diseases of cucurbits in Lebanon. Crop Protection. 19:217-224.

22. Abou-Jawdah, Y., K. Melki, S. L. Hafez, H. Sobh, Y. El-Masri and P. Sundararaj.

2000. Alternatives to methyl bromide for root knot nematode management on

cucumber in Lebanon. Nematropica. 30:41- 45

23. El-Zammar S., Y. Abou-Jawdah and H. Sobh. 2001. Management of squash

viruses in Lebanon. Journal of Plant Pathology. 83:21-25. (CR).

24. Kannaan-Atallah, Z.H., Abou–Jawdah, Y. and Saad, A. 2001. Virus diseases

infecting almond germplasm in Lebanon. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 39(3):417-

422. (CR).

25. Rubio, L., Abou-Jawdah Y., Lin H-X. and Falk B.W. 2001. Geographically distant

isolates of the Crinivirus, Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV), show

very low genetic diversity in the coat protein gene. Journal of General Virology.

82:929-933.

26. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Sobh, H. and Saad, A. 2001. Incidence of potato virus diseases and

their significance for a seed-potato certification program in Lebanon. Phytopathologia

Mediterannea. 40:113-118.

27. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Karakashian, A., Sobh, H., Martini M. and Lee I.M. 2002. An

epidemic of almond witches'-broom in Lebanon: classification and phylogenetic

relationship of the associated phytoplasma. Plant Disease. 86:477-484.

28. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Sobh, H and Salameh, A. 2002. Antimycotic activities of selected

plant flora, growing wild in Lebanon, against phytopathogenic fungi. Journal of

Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 50:3208-3213.

29. Al-Kadamany, E., Toufeili, I., Khattar, M., Abou-Jawdeh, Y., Harakeh, S. and

Haddad, T. 2002. Determination of shelf-life of concentrated yogurt made by in-bag

straining of set yogurt using Hazard analysis. Journal of Dairy Science. 85:1023-1030.

30. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Dakhil, H., El-Mehtar, S. and Lee, I.M. 2003. Almond witches’-

broom phytoplasma, a potential threat to almond, peach and nectarine. Canadian

Journal of Plant Pathology. 25:28-32.

31. Hourani, H. and Abou-Jawdah, Y. 2003. Immunodiagnosis of cucurbit yellow

stunting disorder virus using polyclonal antibodies developed against recombinant coat

protein. Journal of Plant Pathology. 85(3):197-204. (CR).

32. Abou-Jawdah Y., Sobh H., Cordahi

N., Kawtharani H., Nemer G., Maxwell D.P. and

Nakhla M.K. 2004. Immunodiagnosis of Prune dwarf virus using antiserum produced

to its recombinant coat protein. Journal of Virological Methods. 121:31-38.

33. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Wardan R., Sobh H., and Salameh A. 2004. Antifungal activities of

selected Lebanese wild plants, against plant pathogenic fungi. Phytopathologia

Mediterranea 43:377- 386.

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34. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 2005. Tissue- blot immunoassay a rapid method for virus detection

in screening tomato lines for TYLCV resistance. Acta Hort. 695:295-298.

35. Eid, S., Abou-Jawdah, Y., El-Mohtar, S., Sobh, H. and Havey, M. 2006. Tolerance in

Cucumber to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. Plant disease 90: 645-649. (CR).

36. Abou-Jawdah, Y.*, El Mohtar, C., Atamian, H., and. Sobh, H. 2006. First report of

Tomato chlorosis virus in Lebanon. Plant Disease 90: 378

37. Abou-Jawdah, Y.,* El Mohtar, C., and. Sobh, H. 2006. First Report of Tomato

spotted wilt virus on tomatoes in Lebanon. Plant Disease 90: 376

38. El-Mohtar C., Atamian H., Dagher R., Abou-Jawdah Y., Salus M., and Maxwell D.

2007. Marker assisted selection of tomato genotypes with I2 gene of resistance to

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Plant Disease 91: 758-762. (CR).

39. Sweiss M., Anfoka G., and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2007. Molecular characterization of

Jordanian isolates of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. J. of Phytopathology

155: 557-562.

40. Abdo, C., Nemer, N., Nemer, G., Abou-Jawdah, Y., Atamian, H., and Kawar, N.

2008. Isolation of Beauveria species from Lebanon and evaluation of its efficacy for

biocontrol of the cedar web-spinning sawfly, Cephalcia tannourinensis. BioControl

53: 341-352

41. Abou-Jawdah Y., Eid S. G., Atamian H. S., and Havey

M. 2008. Assessing the

movement of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in susceptible and tolerant

cucumber germplasms using serological and nucleic acid-based methods. J.

Phytopathology 156, 438–445.

42. Anfoka G., Abhary M., Haj Ahmad F., Hussein A. F., Rezk A., Akad F., Abou-

Jawdah Y. , Lapidot M., Vidavski F. , Nakhla M. K. , Sobh H., Atamian H., Cohen

L. , Sobol I., Mazyad , H., Maxwell D. P. and Czosnek H. 2008. Survey of tomato

yellow leaf curl disease–associated viruses in the eastern mediterranean basin. Journal

of Plant Pathology 90 (2), 311-320.

43. Abou-Jawdah Y., Atamian H., Nemer G., Kfoury

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Nemer N. 2008. Efficacy and molecular studies of a Lebanese isolate of Beauveria for

the biocontrol of Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni (Lepidoptera : Thaumetopoeidae).

Biocontrol Science & Technology 18 (6):581-589.

44. Abou -Jawdah Y., Sobh H. and Akkary M. (2009). First report of Almond witches’

broom phytoplasma ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’) causing a severe disease

on nectarine and peach trees in Lebanon. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 39, 94–98.

45. Atamian H., Dagher R., Gerges E., Sobh H., Talhouk R. El Mohtar C. and Abou-

Jawdah Y. (2009). Breeding for a Lebanese type of tomato with combined resistance

to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, fusarium and verticillium wilts using marker assisted

selection tools. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Tomato

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46. Sobh, H., Atamian, H.S. and Abou-Jawdah, Y. (2009). Preliminary Results on

Developpment of Transgenic Tomato Plants Tolerant to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl

Virus. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Tomato Diseases.

Acta Horticulturae 808: 181 – 184. (CR).

47. Elie K. Barbour, Samar K. Dankar, Wiam N. Haidar, Houssam A. Shaib and Shady K.

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“Comparison of chemical profiles, in vitro efficacy against enteric bacteria and safety

of essential oils extracted from wild verses cultivated Origanum ehrenberjii”, journal

of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants (Accepted).

48. Molino Lova, M. Quaglino F., Abou-Jawdah Y., Choueiri E. , Sobh H., Alma A.,

Tedeschi R., Casati P., Bianco P. 2011. Identification of new 16SrIX subgroups, rIX-F

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and rIX-G, among ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’-related strains infecting

almond, peach and nectarine in Lebanon. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 50: 273−282

49. Dakhil, H.A., Abou-Fakhr Hammad, E., El-Mohtar C, and Abou-Jawdah, Y. 2011

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Survey of leafhopper species in almond orchards infected with almond witches’-broom

phytoplasma in Lebanon. Journal of insect Science 11:60 available online:

insectscience.org/11.60 (CR)

50. Abou‐Jawdah,Y., Dakhil H. , Molino Lova M., Sobh H., Maya Nehme M., Abou

Fakhr‐Hammad E., Alma A., Samsatly J., Jawhari M., Abdul‐Nour H , Bianco P.

2011. Preliminary survey of potential vectors of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma

phoenicium’ in Lebanon and probability of occurrence of apricot chlorotic leaf roll

(ACLR) Phytoplasma. Bulletin of Insectology 64: 123-124 (CR)

51. Molino Lova M., Quaglino F., Abou‐Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Sobh H., Alma A.,

Tedeschi R.M., Casati P., Bianco P. A. 2011. ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’‐related strains infecting almond, peach and nectarine in Lebanon. Bulletin of

Insectology 64: 267-268.

52. Abou Jawdah Y., Choueiri E, Bianco P., Molino-Lova M., Hajj-Hassan S., Al Achi

R. 2011. Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma: situation in Lebanon. Phytopathogenic

Mollicutes 1 (2): 99-100. (CR)

53. Sobh H*., Samsatly J., Jawhari M., Najjar C., Haidar A., Abou-Jawdah Y. 2012. First

report of squash leaf curl virus in cucurbits in Lebanon. Plant disease 96: 1231 (CR)

54. Abrahamian P.*, Sobh H., Abou-Jawdah Y. 2012. First Report of Cucurbit chlorotic

yellows virus on Cucumber in Lebanon. Plant disease 96: 1704 (CR)

55. Samsatly J*., Sobh H., Jawhari M., Najjar C., Haidar A., Abou-Jawdah Y. 2012. First

report of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in Cucurbits in Lebanon. Plant Diseases 96:

1703 (CR)

56. Bassil R. J., Bashour I. I., Sleiman F.T. & Abou-Jawdeh Y. A. (2013): Antibiotic

uptake by plants from manure-amended soils, Journal of Environmental Science and

Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 48:7, 570-

574

57. Abrahamian P. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2013. Detection and quantitation of the new

world Squash leaf curl virus by TaqMan real-time PCR. Journal of Virological

Methods 191: 76– 81 (CR)

58. Abrahamian P., Seblani R., Sobh H., Abou-Jawdah Y. 2013. Detection and

quantification of two cucurbit criniviruses in mixed infection by real-time RT-PCR.

Journal of Virological Methods 193: 320– 326 (CR)

59. Abrahamian, P. *, Sobh, H., Seblani R., Samsatly J., Jawhari M., Abou-Jawdah Y.,

2013. First report of Cucumber vein yellowing virus on cucumber in Lebanon. Plant

Disease 97: 1516 (CR)

60. Abrahamian P. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2013. Whitefly-transmitted criniviruses of

cucurbits: current status and future prospects. Indian Journal of Virology (DOI

10.1007/s13337-013-0173-9). Published online: October 27, 2013. (CR)

61. Samsatly J., Jawhari M., Najjar C., Sobh H. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2014. Modification

of serological techniques and their evaluation for detection of potato viruses in seed

certification related activities. Crop Protection 61: 51-57 (CR)

62. Abou-Jawdah Y., Abdel Sater A., Jawhari M., Sobh H., Abdul-Nour H., Bianco

PA., Molino Lova M., Alma A. 2014. Asymmetrasca decedens (Cicadellidae,

Typhlocybinae), a natural vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’. Annals of

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63. Jawhari M., Abrahamian P., Ali Abdel Sater, Sobh H, Tawidian P. and Abou-Jawdah

Y. 2015. Specific PCR and real-time PCR assays for detection and quantitation of

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64. Tedeschi R., Picciau L., Quaglino F., Abou-Jawdah Y., Molino Lova M., Jawhari M.,

Casati P., Cominetti A., Choueiri E., Abdul-Nour H., Piero Attilio Bianco P.A., Alma

A. 2015. A cixiid survey for natural potential vectors of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma

phoenicium’ in Lebanon and preliminary transmission trials. Annals of Applied

Biology doi:10.1111/aab.12188.

65. Abrahamian P., Sobh H., Seblani R., Abou-Jawdah Y. 2015. Co-infection of two

criniviruses and a begomovirus enhances the disease severity in cucumber. European

Journal of Plant Pathology. DOI 10.1007/s10658-015-0630-y (CR)

66. Quaglino F., Kube M., Jawharim., Abou-Jawdah Y., Siewert C., Choueiri E., Sobh

H., Casati P., Tedeschi RM., Molino- Lova M., Alma A., Bianco P. A. 2015.

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from draft genome to genetic diversity among strain populations. BMC

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Jawhari M, Choueiri E., Sobh H., Molino Lova M., Beyrouthy M., Alma A., Bianco

P.A. 2016. Wild plants could play a role in the spread of diseases associated with

phytoplasmas of pigeon pea witches'- broom group (16SrIX). Journal of Plant

Pathology 98: 71-81.

68. Hamati S., Abdel-Kader O., Babikian J., Jawhari M., Tzovenis I., Mouneimne Y.,

Economou-Amilli A. Abou-Jawdah Y. 2016. Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus

amendment on the yield of a Chlorella sp. strain isolated off the Lebanese coast.

International Journal of Environmental & Agriculture Research (IJOEAR) 2 (8): 106-

116.

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Disease in broiler Farms and Evaluation of a Developed Autogenous Vaccine against

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2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and W. Shebaro. 1993. Situation of TYLCV in Lebanon. Tomato

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7. Abou-Jawdah, Y., K.H. Soubra, R. Maalouf and W.A. Shebaro. 1996. Reaction of

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8. Sobh, H. and Y. Abou-Jawdah. 1997. Effect of soil solarization on soil-borne

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11. Maalouf and Y. Abou-Jawdah. 1997. Studies on the resistance of tomato

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12. Abou-Jawdah, Y., R. Maalouf, K.H. Soubra and L. Hanna. 1998. Varietal reaction

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13. Abou-Jawdah, Y., H. Sobh, A. Fayad and H. Lecoq. 1998. Yellowing diseases of

cucurbits - A major threat to Lebanese Agriculture. In: Abstracts, 7th International

Congress of Plant Pathology, Edinburgh, Scotland. Paper number 6.46.

14. Rubio L., Abou-Jawdah Y., Lin H., Soong J., Kao J. and Falk B.W. 2001. Genetic

diversity of natural populations of the whitefly-transmitted Curcubit

yellow stunting yellow disorder virus (CYSDV). European Whitefly Studies

Network Symposium. Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. February 2001.

15. Abou-Jawdah Y., A. Karakashian, H. Dakhil, S. El-Mehtar, and Lee I.M.

2003. Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma, an epidemic disease in Lebanon.

Phytopathology 93: S2

16. Sobh H., Cordahi N, Kawtharani H., Nakhla M., Maxwell D.P, and Abou-Jawdah

Y. 2003. The challenges of developing a serological detection method for Prune

dwarf virus using polyclonal antiserum developed to recombinant coat protein.

Phytopathologia Mediterranea 42: 299

17. Abou-Jawdah Y. 2004. Tissue-print immunoassay, a rapid method for virus

detection in screening tomato lines for resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

(TYLCV). Program and Abstract book of the 1st International Symposium on

tomato diseases and 19th

Annual Tomato Disease Workshop. Momol M.T. and

Jones J.B. editors. Page 95

18. Abou-Jawdah Y. and Hourani H. 2004. Detection of the Crinivirus, Cucurbit

yellow stunting disorder virus using antibodies produced against its recombinant

coat protein. Phytopathology: 94 (6): S2

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19. El-Mohtar S., Atamian H., Dagher R., and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2005. A PCR- based

method for screening tomato lines for resistance to race2 of Fusarium oxysporum f.

sp. lycopersici. Proceeding of the XV meeting of the Eucarpia Tomato Working

Group, Bari, Italy, September 20-23, 2005.

20. Abou-Jawdah Y., Eid S., Atamian H., Sobh H, and Havey M. 2006. Sensitivity of

serological assays in detection of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.

Proceedings of the 12th

Mediterranean Phytopathological Congress, Rhodes Island,

Greece 10-15 June 2006. Page 114.

21. Eid, S., Abou-Jawdah, Y., El-Mohtar, C., Sobh, H., and Havey, M. 2006.

Screening cucumber accessions for resistance to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder

virus. Proceedings of the 12th

Mediterranean Phytopathological Congress, Rhodes

Island, Greece 10-15 June 2006. Page 115.

22. El-Mohtar C. A. , Abou-Jawdah Y. A., Atamian, H. S., Salus M. S. and Maxwell

D. P. 2006. A PCR method to detect tomato genotypes with the I-2 gene for

resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 2.

Phytopathology 96:S32

23. Nemer, N., Abdo, C., Nemer, G., Abou Jawdah, Y, and Kawar, N. 2006,

Identification moléculaire de l’espèce Beauveria au Liban et evaluation de son

efficacité contre la tenthrède du cèdre, Cephalcia tannourinensis Chevin. VI ème

Conférence Internationale Francophone d’Entomologie, July 2-6, 2006, Rabat,

Morocco. Page 81.

24. Abou-Jawdah Y., Atamian H., Dagher R., Gerges E., Sobh H. and Talhouk R.

2007. Breeding for Lebanese type of tomato with combined resistance to Tomato

yellow leaf curl virus, Fusarium and Verticillium wilts using marker assisted

selection tools. Program and abstract book, Second international symposium on

tomato diseases, Kusadasi, Turkey, October 8-12, 2007; page .

25. Sobh H., Atamian H. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2007. Preliminary results on

development of transgenic tomato plants tolerant to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus.

Program and abstract book, Second International Symposium on Tomato Diseases,

Kusadasi, Turkey, October 8-12, 2007; page 108.

26. Abou Jawdah Y., Eid S.,Atamian H., and Havey M. 2008.. Tolerance to Cucurbit

yellow stunting disorder virus in cucumber is not correlated with delay in virus

movement. Phytopathology, 98: S9.

27. Eid S. G., Abou-Jawdah, Y. and Havey M. 2008. Cucumber tolerance to Cucurbit

yellow stunting disorder virus is not correlated with a delay in virus movement.

Abstracts of the 9th

International Congress of Plant Pathology, Torino, Italy, August

24-29, 2008.

28. Talhouk, R., Gerges E., Dagher R., Atamian H.S., Sobh H. and Abou-Jawdah Y.

2008. Development of tomato lines with large fruit size and carrying resistance to

TYLCV and three soilborne pathogens. Abstract book of the symposium: Frontiers

in Agriculture – Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants, November 3-7, 2008, Amman,

Jordan.

29. Eid S., Hourani H., El-Mohtar C., Sobh H., Havey M. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2008.

Screening cucumber accessions for resistance to CYSDV and preliminary studies

on the mechanisms of virus tolerance. Abstract book of the symposium: Frontiers in

Agriculture – Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants, November 3-7, 2008, Amman,

Jordan.

30. Abou-Jawdah Y., Abou-Fakhr E., Hana S., Molino Lova M., Vercesi A., P.A.

Bianco. 2009. Almond witches - broom phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma

phoenicium’) a real threat to almond, peach and nectarine. Abstracts of the XXIst

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International Conference on Virus other Graft Transmissible Diseases of Fruit

Crops, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany July 5- 10, 86.

31. Farah Baroudy, Lucia Hanna, Yusuf Abou-Jawdah, and Nabil Nemer 2009.

Molecular Characterization of a Lebanese Isolate of Beauveria and Its Efficacy For

Control Of Bemisia tabaci And Pieris brassicae. Arab Journal of Plant Protection,

(27): E-147. Oct. 26-30, 2009 Beirut, Lebanon.

32. Sarah Ezzedine1, Nabil Nemer

1,2, Brigitte Frerot

3, Youssef Abou Jawdah

1. 2009.

Identification of the sex pheromone and molecular characterization of the Lebanese

cedar processionary moth, Thaumetopoea libanotica. Arab Journal of Plant

Protection, (27): E-38. Oct. 26-30, 2009. Beirut, Lebanon.

33. Rasha Talhouk, Elvis Gerges, Rachel Dagher, Hagop Atamian, Choaa El-Mohtar,

Hana Sobh, Yusuf Abou-Jawdah and Douglas Maxwell2

2009. Development of

Lebanese type tomato with multiple resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and

soilborne pathogens. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, (27): E-85. Oct. 26-30,

2009. Beirut, Lebanon.

34. Charbel Abou Haidar, Adib Saad, Yusuf Abou- Jawdah 2009. Biological control

of soilborne pathogens on cucurbits under organic agricultural systems. Arab

Journal of Plant Protection, (27): E-164. Oct. 26-30, 2009. Beirut, Lebanon.

35. Yusuf Abou-Jawdah, Sahar Eid, Hana Sobh and Michael Havey 2009. Cucurbit

yellow stunting disorder virus a major threat to cucurbits in Lebanon: Development

of serological detection methods and screening for resistance.. Arab Journal of

Plant Protection, (27): E-81. Oct. 26-30, 2009. Beirut, Lebanon.

36. Molino Lova M., Abou-Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Geagea L., Abdul-Nour H., Geze

N., Sobh H., El Zammar S., El Khoury R., Nehme M., El Amil R., Fakhr R., Haidar

A., Mortada C., Alma A., Picciau L., Vercesi A., Casati P., Perini M., Maacaroun

R., Mahfoud C., Mouannes E., Sakr W., Bianco P. A. 2010. Candidatus

Phytoplasma phoenicium’ in Lebanon. Petria 20: 694-696

Proceedings of the workshop: Fifth National Meeting on Phytoplasma Diseases,

Ancona, Italy; September 23-24, 2010.

37. Abou-Jawdah Y., Abou-Fakhr E., Hana S., Molino Lova M., Vercesi A., P.A.

Bianco. 2010. Almond witches - broom phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma

phoenicium’) a real threat to almond, peach and nectarine. Proceedings of the

XXIst International Conference on Virus other Graft Transmissible Diseases of

Fruit Crops, July 5- 10, 2009 Neustadt Germany, Julius kuhn Archiv 427:418-420

(a more elaborate version of # 30 above).

38. Abou-Jawdah Y., Abou -Fakhr E., Dakhil H., , Sobh, H., Molino Lova M.,

Vercesi A.M., and Bianco A.P. 2010. Survey of almond witches’-broom

phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’) and of leafhopper species in

infected orchards. Abstract book of the combined meeting of Work Groups 1-4;

editors: Assunta Bertaccini, Amparo Laviña and Ester Torres. Current status and

perspectives of phytoplasma disease research and management conference,

February 1st and 2

nd 2010, Sitges, Spain.

39. Abou-Jawdah Y. 2010. Diagnosis and molecular characterization of whitefly-

transmitted viruses which affect solanaceous and cucurbit crops in the

mediterranean region. Petria, Giornale di Patologia delle Piante 20: 173 -175

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Congres of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, MPU”;

June 20-25, 2010, Rome Italy.

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molecular characterization. Petria, Giornale di Patologia delle Piante 20: 268

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Congres of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, MPU”;

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41. Abou-Jawdah, Y., Sobh H., Samsatly J., Najjar C. and Jawhari M. 2011.

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Lebanon. Book of Abstracts, page 94. Fourth conference of the international

working group on legume and vegetable viruses (IWGLVV). May 16‐20, 2011;

Antequera, Málaga, Spain.

42. Abou-Jawdah Y., Dakhil H., Molino Lova M., Sobh H., Nehme M., Abou

Fakhr-Hammad E., Alma A., Samsatly J., Jawhari M., Abdul-Nour H., Bianco

P. A. 2011. Preliminary survey of potential vectors of ‘Candidatus

Phytoplasma phoenicium’ in Lebanon and probability of occurrence of apricot

chlorotic leaf roll (ACLR) phytoplasma

Book of Abstracts, pages The second meeting of the International

Phytoplasmologist Working Group (IPWG). Neustadt an der Weinstrasse,

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43. Abou Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Bianco P., Molino-Lova M., Hajj-Hassan Salah.,

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44. Molino Lova M., Mahfoud C., Abou Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Abdul-Nour H.,

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stone fruits and other crops and their possible impact on EU countries. December 1-

2, 2011, Istanbul Turkey,

45. Abou-Jawdah Y., Molino-Lova M.,, P. Bianco P., Choueiri E., Fakhr R., Hajj-

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46. Quaglino F., Casati P., Abou-Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Molino-Lova M., Tedeschi

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witches'-broom phytoplasma populations in Lebanon. Proceedings of the VI Italian

meeting on phtoplasmas and phytoplasma diseases. Petria 23: 55-56

47. Casati P., Abou-Jawdah Y., Cominetti A., Quaglino F., Choueiri E., Molino Lova

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'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' in spontaneous weeds in orchards in

Lebanon. Proceedings of the VI Italian meeting on phtoplasmas and phytoplasma

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48. Tedeschi R., Picciau L., Quaglino F., Casati P., Molino Lova M., Abou-Jawdah

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Abou Jawdah Y. 2014. Potential biodiesel production from four green microalgae

cultures collected off the Lebanese coast. The Second International Conference on

Renewable Energies for Developing Countries (REDEC 2014)

[www.redecconf.org]. Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut, November 26

and 27, 2014. IEEEXplore , 2nd Renewable Energy for Developing Countries -

REDEC 2014 - November 26-27, Beirut - Lebanon -

http://www.redeconf.org/pages 230-234

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7038561

55. Mouneimne Y, Abdelkader O, Hamati S, Saleh D, Bouhadir K, Saoud I , Tzovenis

I, and Abou Jawdah Y. 2015. GC-MS analysis of the lipid profile of Lebanese

Algae isolates. Current trends in mass spectrometry, Journal of chromatography and

separation techniques, 6:4. Htt://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7064.S1.008.

56. Quaglino F., Abou-Jawdah Y., Molino Lova M., Al Achi R., Choueiri E.,

Tedeschi R., Casati P., Alma A., & Bianco 2016 P.A. 2016. Could 16SrIX

phytoplasmas associated with almond witches'-broom disease represent an actual

risk for Euro-Mediterranean countries? Proceedings of the 10th Annual Meeting of

the International Pest Risk Research Group, 23-26 August, 2016. Parma, Italy; page

20.

57. Abou-Jawdah Y., Jawhari M., Tawidian P., Choueiri E., Quaglino F., Bianco P A.

Alma A., Molino-Lova M. 2016. An invasive lethal phytoplasma disease

threatening stone fruit production: detection, epidemiology and management.

Abstract book of the “2016 annual meeting of the American Phytopathological

Society” Tampa, Florida, USA. Phytopathology 106:S4.1.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-106-12-S4.120

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Handbooks and Chapters in books

1. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1985. A handbook on the use of pesticides. MAW - Saudi Arabia.

pp. 99 (in Arabic).

2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1986. Diseases of tomatoes and cucumbers grown in greenhouses

and their control - Ministry of Agriculture and Water (MAW) - Saudi Arabia. pp. 68.

3. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and M.N. Munawar. 1991. Weeds in Jizan and methods of their

control. MAW - Saudi Arabia. pp. 84.

4. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1997. Protected cultivation in Lebanon. In: A contribution towards

a data base for protected cultivation in the Mediterranean region. Abou – Hadid ,

A.F. ed. FAO. Rome, Italy. pp 91- 123.

5. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 1997. Integrated Production and Protection management in

protected vegetable crops in Lebanon. In: Production et Protection Integrées Hanafi,

A. Achouri, M. and Baudoin, W.O. eds. IAV Hassan II & FAO. pp 164-171.

6. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 1999. IPM in protected cultivation in Lebanon. In: Cahier

Options Mediterranean. Choukrallah ed. Volume 31.

7. Kumari G.S., Makkouk M.K. and Abou-Jawdah Y. “Techniques for plant virus

diagnosis”. Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region. Makkouk M.K.,

Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia, publishers. 2008. Chapter

3.pp 45-76 (in Arabic)

8. Abou-Jawdah Y. and Haddad S. : “Plant quarantine and its role in restricting virus

spread”. Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region” Makkouk M.K., Fegla

J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia, publishers, 2008. Chapter 6. pp

193-210 (in Arabic)

9. Fegla J.E., Mansour A., Abou-Jawdah Y. and Kassim A.A.H. Virus diseases of

cucurbits. in Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region. Makkouk M.K.,

Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia, publishers, 2008. Chapter

7: pp 211-244 (in Arabic)

10. Mansour A., Kassim A.A.H., Salem N., Choueiry E., Abou-Jawdah Y., Kalil J.,

and Aziz N. “Virus diseases of potato” Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab

Region. Makkouk M.K., Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia,

publishers, 2008. Chapter 9: pp 273- 308 (in Arabic)

11. L. Picciau, R. Tedeschi, F. Quaglino, M. Jawhari, Y. Abou-Jawdah, M. Molino

Lova, P. Casati, E. Choueiri, H. Abdul-Nour, P.A. Bianco, A. Alma. 2014. Potential

vectors of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ in Lebanon. Book: Phytoplasmas

and phytoplasma disease management: how to reduce their economic impact,

Chapter: 2, Publisher: IPWG - International Phytoplasmologist Working Group,

Editor: A. Bertaccini, pp.79-81.

12. Molino Lova M., Abou Jawdah Y., Choueiri E., Beyrouthy M., Fakhr R., Bianco

P.A., Alma A., Sobh H., Jawahri M., Mortada C., Najjar P., Casati P., Quaglino F.,

Picciau L., Tedeschi R., Khalil S., Maacaroun R., Makhfoud C., Haydar L. and Al

Achi R. 2014. Almond witches’ broom Phytoplasma: disease monitoring and

preliminary control measures in Lebanon. Book: Phytoplasmas and phytoplasma

disease management: how to reduce their economic impact, Chapter: 2, Publisher:

IPWG - International Phytoplasmologist Working Group, Editor: A. Bertaccini, pp.

71-75.

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Reports

1. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1989. A five years plan for development of the quarantine system

in Saudi Arabia. Report presented to the Ministry of Agriculture and water, Riyadh.

Pp. 68.

2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1992. Vegetable pests, present control practices and prospects of

IPM in the humid zone of West-Africa: An overview of country-situation reports and

suggestions. Report presented to FAO - Rome. pp. 106.

3. Abou-Jawdah, Y., H. Itani, F. Fleifel, H. Nasrallah and Z. Hawi. 1997. Integrated

Pest Management in Lebanon, Country Report. Workshop on IPM by farmers – A

Participatory Approach. Ismailia, Egypt. November 15-20

4. Abou-Jawdah Y. 2001. Developpement integre des regions montagneuses du

Liban- Nord, Plant Protection report. FAO pp. 40

5. Abou-Jawdah Y. 2008. A threatening phytoplasma disease hits nectarine and peach

trees in the Sarada Plain area, South of Lebanon. (Technical report submitted to

AVSI).

Editor of proceedings and books

1. Abou-jawdah Y. 2002. Integrated Production and Protection Management of

Greenhouse Crops. Proceedings of the FAO/AUB first National Conference. Beirut

Feb. 7, 2002 (pp. 187)

2. Abou-jawdah Y. 2002. Fourth coordinating meeting of the FAO regional working

group on greenhouse production in the Mediterranean region. Beirut Feb. 2-7,

2002. (pp. 180)

Chapters in books

1. Kumari G.S., Makkouk M.K. and Abou-Jawdah Y. 2008. Chapter 3: Techniques for

plant virus diagnosis. in Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region. Makkouk

M.K., Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia, publishers, pp 45-76

(in Arabic)

2. Abou-Jawdah Y. and Haddad S. 2008. Chapter 6: Plant quarantine and its role in

restricting virus spread. in Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region.

Makkouk M.K., Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia,

publishers, pp 193-210 (in Arabic)

3. Fegla J.E., Mansour A., Abou-Jawdah Y. and Kassim A.A.H. 2008. Chapter 7: Virus

diseases of cucurbits. in Virus Diseases of Major Crops in the Arab Region. Makkouk

M.K., Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda Al Arabia, publishers, pp 211-

244 (in Arabic)

4. Mansour A., Kassim A.A.H., Salem N., Choueiry E., Abou-Jawdah Y., Kalil J., and

Aziz N. 2008. Chapter 9: Virus diseases of potato. in Virus Diseases of Major Crops

in the Arab Region. Makkouk M.K., Fegla J.E. and Kumari G.S. Editors. Dar Nahda

Al Arabia, publishers, pp 273- 308 (in Arabic)

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Extension Bulletins (In Arabic)

1. Abu-Jawdah, Y., M.A. Zayed and M.N. Munawar. 1989 (1409H). Citrus canker and

its control measures . MAW - Saudi Arabia. pp. 8.

2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1990. The date spider mite - Oligonychus afrasiaticus. Bull. No.

90. MAW - Saudi Arabia. pp. 8.

3. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and N. Akeel. 1990. Disposal of pesticides in farms. Bull. No. 92.

MAW - Saudi Arabia. pp. 8.

4. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and N. Akeel. 1990. Weeds widespread in wheat fields and their

control methods. Bull. No. 96-97. MAW - Saudi Arabia. pp. 16.

6. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1991. Thrips and their control methods. Bull. No. 102-103. MAW.

Saudi Arabia. pp. 16.

7. Co-authored 2003. A poster on IPM in olive orchards.

8. A poster on Disease Management in stone fruits (in Arabic, 2005)

9. A pamphlet on IPM in Greenhouse crops. (Arabic, 2005)

10. A pamphlet on pesticides (Arabic, 2005)

11. C0-authord three pamphlets on IPM of citrus, potato and forage crops (Arabic,

2005))

12. Co-authored three posters on IPM in Stone fruits, pome fruits and vegetable crops

(Arabic, 2006)

13. Co-authored a poster on Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma (Arabic 2012)

14. Pamphlet on Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma , in cooperation with the Italian

Cooperation/Ministry of Agriculture (Arabic, 2013)

15. Pamphlet on Microalgae in English (2014)

16. Pamphlet on research on microalgae in Lebanon – English (2015)

17. Video on microalgae research conducted in Lebanon – Broadcasted on LBC (2014,

updated 2015)

18. Pamphlet on natural enemies used in vegetable and ornamental crops in Lebanon

(English and Arabic versions) 2016.

Articles in Extension Journals (In Arabic)

1. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1986 (1406H). Citrus greening and its control measures,

Agricultural Magazine MAW, Riyadh, 16 (1): 18-20.

2. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1986 (1406H). Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and

its control measures, Agricultural Magazine, MAW, Riyadh,18 (2): 3-10.

3. Abu-Jawdah, Y., M.N. Munawar and W. Shugaidef, 1989 (1409H). Yellowing

disease of watermelon in Jizan. Agricultural Magazine, MAW, Riyadh 20 (2): 51-54.

4. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1991 (1410-1411H). Bayoud Disease of date palms. Agricultural

Magazine, MAW, Riyadh, 21(4): 18-19.

5. Abu-Jawdah, Y. 1991 (1411-1412H). Boom sprayers. Agricultural Magazine.

MAW, Riyadh, 22(2): 43-51

6. Abu-Jawdah, Y. and K. Soubra. 1994. Tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus: vector

transmission and control measures. Agrotica. 1:29-30.

7. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 1999. Integrated management of agricultural pests and

environmental safety. Encyc. Du Cenacle Libanais pour la Protection de l’

Environnement. 9:82-87.

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8. Abou-Jawdah, Y. 2000. Pesticide labels: Human and environmental safety. Encyc.

Du Cenacle Libanais pour la Protection de l’ Environnement. 10: 160-161.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1. Components essential for ecologically sound pest management

systems - ICIPE - Nairobi, Kenya, July 16 to August 6, 1978 (United Nations

Environment Program).

2. Phytoalexins and elicitation phenomenon. Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse,

France, April 17-18, 1980.

3. International symposium on crop protection. Gent, Belgium, 1980, 81 & 82.

4. Improvement of vegetatively propagated plants, Long Ashton Research Station,

Bristol, England, September 12-15, 1982.

5. Workshop on pathogenesis-related (b) proteins in plants, Wageningen, Netherlands,

May 17-19, 1983.

6. Nineth Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, Kusadasi - Turkey,

Sept. 18-24, 1994.

7. American Phytopathological society/ Mycological society of America. Joint annual

meeting, Indianapolis - IN - USA. July 27-31, 1996.

8. Mediterranean colloquium on Protected Cultivation, Agadir, Morocco, October 6-9,

1996.

9. Second International Conference on Soil Solarization and Integrated Management of

Soilborne Pests. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria. March 16-21, 1997.

10. Symposium international production et protection integrees des cultures. Agadir,

Morocco, May 6-9, 1997.

11. Sixth Arab congress of Plant Protection, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 27-31, 1997.

12. Second Co-ordinating meeting of the FAO regional working group on greenhouse

crop production in the Mediterranean Region, Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 6-7, 1997.

13. Greenhouse management for better yield and quality in mild winter climates,

Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 3-5 , 1997.

14. Second International Symposium on Bemisia and geminiviral diseases. San-Juan,

Puerto Rico, June 7-12, 1998.

15. Seventh International Congress of Plant Pathology. Edinburgh, Scotland, August 9-

16, 1998.

16. Third Coordinating meeting of the FAO regional working group on greenhouse crop

production in the Mediterranean region. Ragusa, Italy, December 15 –19, 1999.

17. Workshop on viruses important in the Middle East. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June

26-30, 2000.

18. Workshop on Marker Assisted Breeding and Virus Indexing. Paphos, Cyprus, Feb

10-18, 2002.

19. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

July 27-31, 2002.

20. Two workshops: Virus Indexing and Marker Assisted breeding, organized by

USAID/MERC, Malaga, Spain, February 7-14, 2003.

21. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Charlotte, NC, USA,

August 9-13, 2003.

22. Molecular diagnostics of plant pathogens, a joint workshop organized by the

Mediterranean Phytopathological Union and three other institutes. Lametia Terme

(Catanzaro), Italy, November 20-23, 2003.

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23. First international symposium on tomato diseases and 19th

annual tomato disease

workshop. Orlando, Florida, USA, June 20-24, 2004.

24. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Anaheim California , 1-

4 August, 2004.

25. Workshop on Gene Silencing directed by Professor Claude Fauquet, Aqaba Jordan,

February, 2005.

26. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Austin, Texas, USA,

July 30 -August 3, 2005

27. XV meeting of the Eucarpia Tomato Working Group. Bari, Italy, September 20-23,

2005

28. Twelfth Mediterranean Phytopathological Congress, Rhodes Island, Greece 10-15

June 2006.

29. Workshop on tomato breeding for disease resistance, organized by MERC USAID,

Cairo Egypt, Nov.12-18, 2006

30. Workshop on production and certification of seed potato, organized by MERC

USAID, Tiznit, Morocco, March 21-26, 2007

31. Second International Symposium on Tomato Diseases. Kusadasi, Turkey, October 8-

12, 2007.

32. Meeting on tomato breeding for resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,

organized by MERC USAID, Morocco, November 11-17, 2007.

33. Meeting on production and certification of seed potato, organized by USAID, Taba,

Egypt, March 23-27, 2008

34. Kick- off meeting of the research group on” Control of new threatening cucurbit-

infecting whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses in the Middle-East”. organized by

USAID, Aqaba, Jordan, June 1-5, 2008

35. Nineth international congress of plant pathology, Torino, Italy, August 24-29, 2008.

36. Symposium: Frontiers in Agriculture – Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants,

Amman, Jordan; November 3-7, 2008.

37. First annual meeting on the “Control of new threatening cucurbit-infecting

whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses in the Middle-East” that was held in

Limassol, Cyprus; February 23-36, 2009.

38. The 21st international Conference on Virus and Other Graft transmissible

diseases of Fruit Crops. July 5-16, 2009; Neustadt, Germany

39. The USAID group meeting on Seed Potato Production, July 13-17, 2009

Larnaca, Cyprus.

40. The 10th

Arab Congress of Plant Protection.October 26-30, 2009. Beirut,

Lebanon.

41. Three meetings of USAID working groups on “Seed Potato Production”,

“Cucurbit begomoviruses” and “Cereal viruses” in the ME region. March 20-26,

2010; Larnaca, Cyprus.

42. The 13th

Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, MPU”; June

20-25, 2010, Rome Italy

43. Fifth National Meeting on Phytoplasma Diseases, Ancona, Italy; September 22-

23, 2010.

44. Phytoplasma Disease Management: ECOST-MEETING- FA0807-230910-

002679, Facoltà di Agraria, Aula Magna, via Brecce Bianche, Ancona, Italy,

September 23-24, 2010.

45. Biodiversity, nutrition and development. Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma

in Lebanon: a potential threat to all Mediterranean Countries. Milano, Italy,

September, 25, 2010.

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46. Meeting of the USAID working group on breeding tomato for resistance to

TYLCV and abiotic stress. November 21-24, 2010; Cairo, Egypt.

47. Meeting of the USAID working group on whitefly transmitted Cucurbit

begomoviruses. Aqaba, Jordan, January 2-5, 2011.

48. Meeting of the USAID working group on seed potato production. Larnaca,

Cyprus, March 26-28, 2011.

49. Fourth conference of the international working group on legume and vegetable

viruses (IWGLVV). Antequera, Málaga, Spain, May 16‐20, 2011.

50. International course on biological control: “22th Entomology course”, Koppert

biological systems, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 7 to 9, 2011.

51. The second meeting of the International Phytoplasmologist Working Group

(IPWG). Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, September 12-14, 2011.

52. COST Action FA0807 Workshops of WG1-WG2-WG3-WG4 and EC meeting.

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, September 14-15, 2011.

53. Cost Action FA0807 workshop: Emerging phytoplasma diseases of stone fruits

and other crops and their possible impact on EU countries. Istanbul Turkey,

December 1-2, 2011.

54. Meeting of the USAID working group on whitefly transmitted Cucurbit

begomoviruses. Larnaca, Cyprus, January 15-18, 2012.

55. Kick-off meeting of the EU ENPI project: Production of biodiesel from Algae in

selected Mediterranean countries. Nicosia, Cyprus; January 18-19, 2012.

56. Meeting of the USAID working group on seed potato production. Rome, Italy,

March 26-April 1, 2012.

57. The 22nd “International Conference on Virus and Other Transmissible Diseases of

Fruit Crops” (ICVF), Rome, Italy, June 3-8, 2012.

58. Meeting of the USAID working group on whitefly transmitted Cucurbit

begomoviruses. Larnaca, Cyprus, September 16-19, 2012

59. The 1st meeting of the MED ALGAE Project, November, 25-27, 2012; Faculty

of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

60. Meeting of the USAID working group on whitefly transmitted Cucurbit

begomoviruses. Larnaca, Cyprus, January 24, 2013

61. Regional meeting of the research group on “breeding tomato for resistance to

TYLCV and abiotic stress. Larnaca, Cyprus, January 23-24, 2013.

62. Workshop on algae identification techniques, held at the National &

Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the framework of ENPI CBCMED project

“Production of biodiesel from Algae in selected Mediterranean Countries, MED-

ALGAE”. February 11-16, 2013

63. Workshop on “Methodologies to improve phytoplasma DNA extraction from

plants and insects”; Branišovská, Czech Republic, July 5- 18, 2013

64. Interim meeting of the Med-Algae project and stakeholders workshop,

University of Athens, Palamas Building, 48 Akadimias street, Athens, Greece,

November 25-26, 2013.

65. Regional meeting of the research group on “breeding tomato for resistance to

TYLCV and abiotic stress. Assisted in organizing the meeting and presented one

paper. Milano-Italy, January 23-25, 2014.

66. Final meeting of the USAID regional working group on whitefly transmitted

Cucurbit begomoviruses. Assisted in organizing the meeting and presented one

paper. Rome, Italy, March 30-April 2, 2014.

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67. The Joint International Congress 14th Congress of Mediterranean Phytopathological

Union (MPU) & International Society of Mycotoxicology (ISM) (Mediterranean

Branch).Invited speaker. Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

68. EU, ENPI –CBCMED, Medalgae meeting. Organized the meeting in Beirut and

submitted a presentation. July 31-August 1, 2014.

69. Advanced Training Seminar and Workshop on Microalgae Biotechnology in the

Euro Mediterranean Region: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects. Submitted an

oral presentation. Almeria, Spain, October 19-24, 2014.

70. The Second International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing

Countries (REDEC 2014) [www.redecconf.org]. Submitted two oral presentations.

Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut. November 26 and 27, 2014.

71. Regional meeting of the research group on “breeding tomato for resistance to

TYLCV and abiotic stress. Assisted in organizing the meeting and presented one

paper. Milano-Italy, January 19-24, 2015.

72. EU ENPI Medalgae project: Final meeting the final conference with local

stakeholders. Organized by ALESSCO; Reggio Calabria, Italy. April 20-22,

2015.

73. Regional meeting of the research group on “breeding tomato for resistance to

TYLCV and abiotic stress. Presented a paper. Madrid, Spain, January 17-22,

2016.

LOCAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

First National symposium on Agricultural research: Plant Protection - Application

and current status, Research and perspectives. Beirut-Lebanon, Oct. 18, 1995.

(Presented a paper).

The Second, Third and Fourth meetings of the Lebanese Scientific Research

sponsored by the LNCSR. AUB. 1995, 1996, and 1997. (Presented a paper in each

meeting).

Integrated Pest Management Conference. Organized by the Greenline and

sponsored by the Canadian Embassy. AUB. Beirut. May 15, 1997. (lectured on

integrated production and protection in protected crops).

Workshop on strategic planning and program design orientation. Sponsored by the

Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), The International Service for the National

Agricultural Research (ISNAR) and the International Development Research

Center (IDRC), Canada. Member of the Vegetable production task force entrusted

to set the recommendations for the Lebanese Agriculture Research Strategy. Oct.

94- April 96.

Economic Acarology in Agriculture. Organized by FAFS, AUB. Presented by Dr.

Fareed Saba - Leverkusen - Germany. April 17-18, 1997.

Integrated Pest Management Workshop. Organized by Novartis Agro A.G. &

Comptoir Agricole du Levant at the American Univ. of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

October 21-22, 1998. (Presented a paper on IPM in protected cultivation in

Lebanon.)

CEDRE project. Palais UNESCO, Beirut, Lebanon. May 31 and June 1, 1999.

(presented a paper on tolerance of citrus allotetraploid rootstock to Mal secco

disease).

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Identification and Management of Plant Pathogenic Nematodes, a workshop

organized jointly by UNEP- Ozone office and Plant pathology lab at FAFS, AUB,

Beirut, Lebanon, June 3 and 5, 1999.

13th

Science Meeting. The National Council For Scientific Research, The Lebanese

association for the advancement of Science at The Lebanese American University ,

Kraitem, Beirut, November 2-4, 1999

15th

Science Meeting. The National Council For Scientific Research. Presented a

paper on Integrated management of cucurbit virus diseases in Lebanon. LNCSR,

Beirut, October 11, 2001.

Organized the First conference in Lebanon on: “Integrated Production and

Protection Management of Greenhouse crops” Issam Fares Hall, AUB, Feb 7,

2002. Lecturers from 13 countries attended the conference.

Research priority setting and regulatory issues in crop protection in Lebanon.

Organized by the National Council For Scientific Research and The Arab Society

for Plant Protection. Presented a paper about research conducted during the last

five years at AUB. Beirut, Lebanon, October 24, 2002 .

Workshop, Italian innovations and technologies in olive growing and oil quality.

Tripoli, Lebanon, October 30-31, 2002.

Grant Writing Workshop. Key lecturers: Suad Joseph, Carl Keen, David Szanton,

Daniel Werthimer and Mary Kate Morris. West Hall, AUB, Beirut, Lebanon. May

14 - 16, 2004.

Lectured about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a new disease of bees during the

second National Beekeeping Conference, AUB, May 30, 2009.

Press conference on awareness about almond witches’broom Phytoplasma in

Lebanon. Syndicate of Engineers, Beirut, Lebanon, January 17, 2011.

GCP/LEB/021/ITA - Pesticide Management in Lebanon Workshop held between

5th

and 7th

of April 2011 at Le Commodore Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

GCP/LEB/021/ITA Pest Surveillance and National Pest Listing Technical

Workshop held 29 June-8 July 2011; Ministry of Agric., Beirut, Lebanon

North Africa/Middle East Industry Workshop on: “ Technology and Enabling

Regulatory Framework as Tools Towards Food Security », Beirut, Lebanon,

October 25 & 26, 2011.

FAO/Ministry of Agriculture Workshop on setting a “Program for Seed and

seedlings Policy Forum”. Beirut, Lebanon, November 1 and 2, 2011.

AVSI/ Italian Cooperation/ Ministry of Agriculture. First, second and Third

Scientific table for the project entitled: “The National Program For The

Improvement Of Olive Oil's Quality And Actions Against The Diffusion Of Stone

Fruit Phytoplasma (Aid 9627)”, Beirut, Lebanon. Presented an oral summary of

research activities in each meeting).

- May 23, 2012

- September 14, 2012

- December 10, 2012

FAO/Ministry of agriculture. Training Workshop on Pest Risk Analysis. Holiday

Inn – Dunes, Beirut, March 12 – 21, 2013.

FAO/Ministry of agriculture. Seminar entitled “Results of Citrus and Stone Fruits

Pest Surveys” that were conducted under the “Strengthening Production and

Marketing of Lebanese Agricultural Products” project. Industrial Research Institute

Building – Lebanese University, Hadath, June 14, 2013

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AVSI/ Italian Cooperation/ Ministry of Agriculture. Scientific table for the project

entitled: “The National Program For The Improvement Of Olive Oil's Quality And

Actions Against The Diffusion Of Stone Fruit Phytoplasma (Aid 9627)_Phase II”,

Beirut, June 21, 2013, presented an oral summary of research activities).

Ministry of agriculture/ Italian cooperation; organized a workshop on: “Molecular

Training for the Subgroup Detection of the Phytoplasma Strains” at FAFS, AUB on

Jan 28-31, 2014. Participants From LARI, USEK and AUB attended the workshop.

National Information Day on Erasmus + EU-Lebanon Higher Education

Cooperation Day. Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon,

November 18, 2014

Information session on opportunities of EU-MED Collaborations, ERANETMED

Joint Call, CNRS-Jnah, Beirut. November 25, 2014.

EU, ENPI –CBCMED, Medalgae project: Final Dissemination Conference, Final

Event. Organized the meeting in Beirut and submitted a presentation and organized

a visit to FAFS microalgae growing facilities. Beirut, Lebanon; May 9, 2015

Organized the FAO webinar on: Agricultural biotechnology and its use in

developing sustainable food systems and improving nutrition; Beirut, Lebanon

February 16-17, 2016. (The Lebanese team contribution).

CONSULTANCIES & OTHER ACTIVITIES

Member of the Committee for selection of nominees for the Award for Arab

Excellence in Science (2 meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, summer 2008)

Consultant to Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research in Plant Virology : HELPED

IN Survey of plant viruses on 10 vegetables crops and drafted the research proposal

for 2010-2012 ( 2 visits in Spring 2009)

Initiated and prepared a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between

AUB and the Agriculture research Center in Cyprus.

Initiated and signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University de Milano,

Italy and FAFS-2009 A PhD student carried part of her research in my lab.(co-

advisor)

EXTENSION AND TRAINING

Initiated and organized extension conferences on wheat production and protection in the

following 3 regions: Tabouk, Al-jouf and Hail, Saudi Arabia (SA), and lectured on

control of wheat pests. (1990).

Participated in Saudi Arabia, in several training courses including:

- Two X Training course for farmers' sons (Gizan, Saudi Arabia (SA) 1988 and 1989).

- Two X General plant protection training course for engineers (Saudi Arabia 1988 and

1989)

- Two X Training of quarantine officers, Qatif (SA), 1990, and Jeddah (SA), 1990.

- Weed control training program, Riyadh (SA), 1990.

Training for farmers on ecologically sound pest management (AREC, AUB, 1997).

Training of farmers sponsored by Makhzoumi Foundation (AREC, AUB, Nov. 1997).

Three workshops: Training of newly recruited Agriculture engineers in the Lebanese

Ministry of Agriculture (Beirut, April-May, 1998).

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Training extension agents - Yammouneh project (AREC, AUB. July 1998)

Training course for female farmers on proper use of pesticides and principles of

integrated pest management. Ministry of Agriculture / FAO (Nabattieh 1-5 March

1999).

Training of farmers on Safe handling and use of pesticides and integrated disease

management. Sponsored by Makhzoumi Foundation (Akkar, Feb. 15, 1999).

Headed the delegation of the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture on IPM to Syria. (April

21-22, 1999).

Launched the first two citrus IPM campaigns in Akkar and the

South of Lebanon (May 19-20, 1999).

Presented a seminar on: “Alternatives to methyl bromide”. Seminars in Environmental

Sciences. FEA, AUB, May 1999.

Two workshops: Training farmers on the management of olive pests, sponsored by

YMCA, in the villages of:

Ksaibeh, Nabatieh district, (Feb., 2000)

Rachaya, (March, 2000)

Two workshops: Training farmers on the management of apple and pear pests,

sponsored by YMCA, in the villages of:

Akkar Al Atikia (April, 2000)

Al–Nabi Ousman, Bekaa (May, 2000).

Two workshops: Training farmers on the management of olive pests

Bsebaal, Koura, (March, 2001).

Mounsef, Batroun (April, 2001)

Training farmers on the management of apple scab Akkar Al Atika (May, 2001).

Training farmers on the management of olive and apple diseases AREC, Bekaa (2

sessions, March, 2002)

Training farmers on the management of apple diseases AREC, Bekaa (2 sessions,

April, 2002)

Training farmers on Integrated Pest Management in Forage Crops, Organized by

USAID AREC, Bekaa

(May 31, June 1, 28, and December 20 2002)

(March 14, April 10 and May 22, 2003)

Five workshops: Training farmers on post-harvest diseases of apple and their control;

in cooperation with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)

Annaya, Anjar and Jezzine (July 18, 20 & 22, 2002)

Zgharta, Lebanon. (December 11, 2002).

Baakline, Lebanon (December 13, 2002).

Workshop on Agricultural Pollutants and Control Organized by USAID/Creative

Associates international (AREC, March 29, 2003).

Two workshops on IPM in olive orchards. Organized by the Moawad Foundation in

Kour and Douma on April 5 and 12, 2003.

Workshop on IPM in apples and field visits. Organized by YMCA in Kartaba and

Bekaa, Sept. 16, 2003.

Presentation on IPM in Potato organized by CIFAD, in Tal Abbas, Akkar, on April 17,

2004.

Two presentations on IPM in apple organized by CIFAD, in Akkar al Atika and in

Fnaidek on April 24, 2004.

Presentation on IPM of roses organized by YMCA, in Bater, Chouf, May 11, 2004.

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Training of extension agents of the Ministry of Agriculture on IPM of grapes.

Organized by FAO. Syndicate of Engineers, Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2005.

Farmer training (presentation) on IPM in apple and pear orchards. Organized by the

“Institut pour la Cooperation Universitaire Rome, Italy “and by the European Union.

Barouk, Chouf, Lebanon. March 19, 2005.

Two presentations on IPM in apples and pears in Akkar al Atika and Fnaidek. In

cooperation with CIFAD, April, 2005.

Farmer presentation, and field visit on IPM in apple and stone fruit orchards. In

cooperation with YMCA. Kartaba, May 6, 2005.

Farmer presentation and field visit on IPM in grapevines in cooperation with CIFAD,

Akkar, May 6, 2005.

Farmer presentation on IPM in pome fruits in cooperation with YMCA, Rachaya,

February 2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM in olive orchards in cooperation with YMCA. Akkar Al

Atika, March 2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM in apple and pear orchards in cooperation with YMCA.

Akkar Al Atika, March, 2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM in Potato, cooperation with SRI international Akkar, May,

2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM of tomato, pepper, cucurbits and stone fruits in cooperation

with YMCA. Hermel, Baalbeck, May, 2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM of potato, in cooperation with SRI international, Al

Massoudieh, Akkar, May 23, 2006.

Farmer presentation on IPM, in cooperation with SRI International, Abou el Aswad,

Sour, South Lebanon, June 24, 2006.

Two Farmer Field Schools in cooperation with YMCA, Hasbaya and South Lebanon

(Markaba), July 1 and 7, 2007.

Four workshops on Integrated Management of Greenhouse Crops, in cooperation with

USAID and Mercy Corps. Organized the workshops and gave two lectures/ workshop.

AREC, Bekaa, Lebanon

June 28& 29, 2007

July 5 & 6, 2007

August 23 & 30, 2007

September 6, 2007

Five workshops/presentations on IPM principles followed by pest diagnosis and

recommendation on appropriate pest management- in cooperation with AVSI-A (Italian

cooperation). 5 villages in Western Bekaa.

July 4 & 25, 2007.

August 8, 16 & 31, 2007

Two workshops on IPM of Fruit trees and vegetable crops, respectively; in cooperation

with AVSI-B (Italian cooperation) 2 villages in Western Bekaa. August 2 & 14, 2007.

Two farmer field schools in cooperation with YMCA, Western Bekkaa and South

Lebanon. August 3 & 24, 2007, respectively.

Two workshops on IPM of potato in cooperation with AVSI-B (Italian cooperation)- 2

villages in Western Bekaa. August 22 & 29, 2007.

Three workshops/presentations on Integrated Management of Fruit Crops (apples and

stone fruits), in cooperation with USAID and Mercy Corps. Organized the workshops

and gave two lectures/day. AREC, Bekaa, Lebanon. September 16, 17 and 26, 2007.

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Three workshops/presentations on Principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM),

IPM in Potato, and IPM in Vegetable crops, in cooperation with AVSI. Kamed ElLaouz,

Bekaa, on February 21 and 27 and on March 5, 2008, respectively.

Three field visits to Sarada plain, Marjyoun area. A new threatening disease of peaches

and nectarines was diagnosed, and a meeting was held with farmers and an Integrated

pest management approach was recommended to stop the disease. The last filed visit

included a lecture on IPM in stone fruits. In cooperation with AVSI. April 21 May 6 and

June 27, 2008 ( A technical report was submitted).

Farmer field school, IPM in potato and installation of pheromone traps to monitor the

population densities of the potato tuber moth. Kherbet Kanafar, bekaa, May 23, 2008. In

cooperation with AVSI.

A workshop on IPM in stone fruits, Kherbet kanafar, Bekaa, June 20, 2008. In

cooperation with AVSI.

A farmer gathering and discussion of apple pest problems, Akoura July 3, 2008. In

cooperation with AVSI.

Two training sessions on Integrated Pest Management Training of Trainers (IPM

ToT) on Tomato under green house. Two lectures the first on IPM of tomato diseases

and the second on IPM of tomato insects, on July 7 and 8, 2008, respectively. In

cooperation with the Regional IPM Programme in the Near East in Lebanon (The

Ministry of Agriculture in Collaboration with FAO).

Six farmer field visits in Akkar area (over 20 farmers) and follow up on Integrated Crop

Management (ICM). In cooperation with YMCA. April and May 2009.

Seven workshops on pesticides and integrated pest management of greenhouse crops,

potato and apple. In cooperation with Safadi Foundation; July and August 2009.

Nine workshops/field days on integrated management of fruit tree orchards, in Deir al

ahamar and Kfarchouba neighberhoods, in cooperation with YMCA , May-June 2010.

Two workshops on IPM for greenhouse crops, in cooperation with the NGO: Africa 70,

Akkar plain, May & July 2010.

Three workshops on IPM in apple orchards and in citrus orchards, in cooperation with

Safadi Foundation Akkar plain, July and August, 2010.

Six workshops on IPM in apple orchards, in cooperation with CHF in the following

regions: Akoura, Koubayyat/Akkar, Bcharry, Deir el Ahmar, Ainata/Cedars and

Tannourine. July, 2010.

Workshop on whitefly-transmitted virus diseases of vegetables, for a group of engineers

from several ME countries. In cooperation with USAgriseeds, Beirut, Lebanon, August

10, 2010.

A total of six workshops on: “Integrated pest management in tomato” were given in

cooperation with the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Abdeh (North), on December 6, 2010

Baakline, on December 9, 2010

Jbeil (Byblos), on December 15, 2010

Sour (Tyr), on December 20, 2010

Jiyeh, on December 22, 2010

Bekaa, on December 23, 2010

A total of four workshops on IPM in greenhouse vegetable crops in Cooperation with

UNDP. Akkar Region (in Halba, Bebnine, Menieh, Mohammara). March 21-24, 2011

A total of five workshops on IPM in olive groves in cooperation with UNDP. Akkar

Region (Halba, Al Jedideh; Deir Touma and 2 in Jdaydet el Kayteaa). April.27- 29,

2011 and May 13, 2011.

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Organized and gave two workshops on “Almond witche’s broom: disease biology and

management” in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture,

Feghal, Jbeil: Dec 20, 2014

Kfarhata , Batroun: Feb 27, 2015.

Organized and lectured in two workshops on “IPM in greenhouse vegetable

production”. One in Byblos & second in meileh , In cooperation with the Ministry of

Agriculture & the University of Vermont, May 23 & 25, 2015, respectively.

Organized and lectured in two workshops on “IPM in greenhouse vegetable production”

in Byblos & Rmeileh, In cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and the

University of Vermont, April 11 and 14, 2016, respectively

Organized and lectured in two student workshops on ““Biologically based Integrated

Pest Management for sustainable production of greenhouse vegetables in Lebanon”;

including laboratory identification of major pests and natural enemies. Workshops held

at FAFS, AUB on February 24 and 28, 2017.

Organized and lectured on a workshop titled: “Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management

in Lebanon: A Path to a Greener Future”. In cooperation with the University of Vermont

and the extension service at the ministry of Agriculture. Workshop held at the premises

of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut, Lebanon. April 20, 2017.