Plant Protection Research Center

Projects & Researches

• Early Stages of Pathogenesis in Plant Pathogenic fungi. in cooperation with the University of Müenster, Germany, 2007-2013.
• Plant improvement for resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, using agricultural biotechnology in cooperation with the Max-Planck Institute in Cologne, Germany, 2009-2011.
• Effect of organic amendments on the level of soil suppressiveness to plant diseases: application to integrated control of diseases induced by Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani in cooperation with INRA of Dijon, France, 2006-2008.
• Studying the potential of Trichoderma species native to Palestinian agricultural soil in biocontrol of soilborne plant-pathogenic fungi in cooperation with GEF/SGP of the United Nation Development Program (UNDP/PAPP), 2004-2006.
• Biocontrol of Armyworms with the Entompathogenic Fungi Nomuraea rileyi and Beauveria bassiana in cooperation with MERC program of the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID), 2005-2008.
• Integrated broomrape management in cooperation with CDR program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 2004-2007.
• Role of phytohormones in the interaction of phytopathogenic fungi and their host plants in cooperation with the University of Müenster in Germany, 1999-2004.

Publication

- Radwan Barakat and Mohammad AL-Masri (2012). Enhanced soil solarization against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersiciin the uplands. International Journal of Agronomy Volume 2012, doi: 10.1155/2012/368654.

- Ibrahim Ghannam, Mohammad AL-Masri and Radwan Barakat (2012). The effect of herbicides on the Egyptian Broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca) in tomato fields. American Journal of Plant Science 3, 346-352, doi:10.4236/ajps.2012.33041 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajps)

 -Leonie Kokkelink, Minz Anna, Mohammad Al-Masri, Sabine Giesbert, Radwan Barakat, and Paul Tudzynski (2011). The small GTPase BcCdc42 effects nuclear division, germination and virulence of the grey mould fungus Botrytis cinerea. Fungal Genetics and Biology 48,1012-1019.

- Radwan Barakat and Mohammad Al-Masri (2009). Trichoderma harzianum in combination with sheep manure organic amendment enhances soil suppressiveness of Fusarium wilt of tomato. Phytopathologia  Mediterranea 48 (3), 385-395.

- Izz- aldien Iqtiat, Mohammad Al-Masri and Radwan Barakat  (2009). The potential of native Palestinian  Nomuraea rileyiisolates in the biocontrol of corn earworm Helicoverpa (Heliothis) armigera. Dirasat 36 (2), 122-132.

- Schumacher J, Kokkelink L, Huesmann C, Jimenez-Teja D, Collado I, Barakat R, Tudzynski P, and Tudzynski B (2008). The cAMP-dependent signaling pathway and its role in conidial germination, growth and virulence of the grey mould B. cinerea . Mol Plant-Microbe Interact , 21(11): 1443-1459.

- Ibrahim Ghannam, Radwan Barakat, and Mohammad Al-Masri (2007). Biological control of broomrape (Orbanche aegyptica) using Fusarium spp. Phytopathologia  Mediterranea 46, 177-184.

- M.I. Al-Masri, Y. Elad,  and R. Barakat. (2006). Ethylene production by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and influence of exogenously applied hormone and its inhibitor aminoethoxyvinyglycine on white mold. Crop Protection 25, 356-361.

- Barakat, R., Al-Mahareeq, F. and Al-Masri, M.I. (2006). Biological control of Sclerotium rolfsii by using indigenous Trichodermaspp. isolates from Palestine. Hebron University Research Journal 2(2), 27-47.

- Barakat, R. and Al-Masri, M.I., (2005). Biological control of gray mold disease (Botrytis cinerea) on tomato and bean plants by using local isolates of Trichoderma harzianum. Dirasat, Agricultural Sciences 32(2), 145-156.

- K. Hardan, M.I. Al-Masri, and R. Barakat. (2005). Ethylene production by Botrytis cinerea (Causal organism of gray mold disease) and influence of exogenously applied growth regulators and thier inhibitor on disease development. HebronUniversity Research Journal 2(1), 55-75.

- Al-Masri, M.I. and Barakat, R. (2004) Effect of plant growth regulators on tomato leaf grey mold. XIII International Botrytis Symposium, 25-31 October 2004, Antalya, Turkey. The Book of Abstracts, P. 52. (Abstract & Presentation).

- Elad, Y., Barakat, R. and Tudzynski, P. (2004). Phytohormones In Botrytis-Plant Interactions. In: Botrytis: Biology, Pathology and Control (Elad, Y., Williamson, B., Tudzynski, P. and Delen, N., Eds.), pp. 163-179. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

- Al-Masri, M. I., and Barakat, R. (2003) Role of the auxin, Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) in the pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, causative organism of white mold disease. Hebron University Research Journal 2, 4-16.

- Al-Masri, M.I. and Barakat, R. (2002) Alteration of plant-pathogen interaction by phytohormones. The 7th International Mycology Conference, Oslo 11-17 August 2002. Book of Abstract. P. 29-30.

- Al-Masri, M. I., Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Elad, Y, Tudzynski, P. and Barakat, R. (2002). Effect of plant growth regulators on white mould (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) on bean and cucumber. The Jourmal of Phytopathology 150, 481-487.

- Chagué, V., Elad, Y., Barakat, R., Tudzynski, P., and Sharon, A. 2002. Ehtylene biosynthesis in Botrytis cinerea. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 40:143-149.

- Meloch, A., Lapsker, Z., Al-Masri, M., Hardan, K., Barakat, R., Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Stavi, A., Tudzynski, P., and Elad, Y. (1999). Effect of exogenous application of plant hormones and ethylene inhibitors in gray mold, white mold and powdery mildew in tomato, bean and cucumber plants. International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC), Jerusalem, July 25-30, 1999, p. 108. (Abstract & Poster)

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