Biography

Dr. Yasser Mohamed Nour El-Din Shabana is currently working as Professor of Plant Pathology and Vice-Dean for Graduate Studies, Research, and Cultural Affairs, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt. He has completed his Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Pathology from University of Florida, Florida, USA. He also served as Visiting Research Scholar at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, Visiting Professor at the Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Stellenbosch, South Africa, Visiting Professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Botany & Plant Pathology Department Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. He is member of scientific societies and committees such as American Phytopathological Society (APS), Panel member in the APS International Relations Committee, Former committee member in the APS Biological Control Committee, Arab Society for Plant Protection, Florida Weed Science Society, American Association for Advancement of Sciences, International Organization for Biological Control, Agricultural Sciences Society, Mansoura University, Egypt, Honorary membership in the Caribbean Food Crops Society and many others. Dr. Shabanas research is focused on solving real agricultural problems particularly in the tropical and Subtropical Regions. A major part of his research has been concentrating on Biological Control of Weeds, Parasitic Plants, and Plant Diseases of Global Importance. He also completed 18 research projects as principal investigator, research fellow and coordinator. He also participated in more than 50 international scientific meetings and many of national meetings. He is also serving as associate editor for International Journal of Plant Pathology, Research Journal of Agricultural Research, and Journal of Environmental Science and Technology and peer reviewer for international journals. He has supervised 16 graduate students. He has published 3 books, 2 patents, and 49 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author. Dr. Yasser received honors includes Mansoura University Award for Scientific Innovation, Mansoura University Award for Academic Excellence, Shabana’s et al. paper published in “Biological Control” (Vol. 54: 159-165) was ranked in the Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles within this journal, Biographical record in Marquis Who’s Who in America, and Distinguished Scholar Award of the Arab Fund Fellowships Program and Shoman Prize for the Young Arab Scientists.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences

100%

Biological Control

62%

Plant Pathology

90%

Plant Disease

75%

Microbial Plant

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Hafez, E.E., Y.M. Rashad, W.M. Abdulkhair, A.A. Al-Askar, K.M. Ghoneem, Z.A. Baka and Y.M. Shabana, 2018. Improving the chitinolytic activity of Streptomyces griseorubens E44G by mutagenesis. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Food Sci. (In Press). .
Elsayed, Y. and Y. Shabana, 2018. The effect of some essential oils on aspergillus niger and alternaria alternata infestation in archaeological oil paintings. Medit. Archaeol. Archaeom., 18: 71-87.
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Shabana, Y.M., M.E. Abdalla, A.A. Shahin, M.M. El-Sawy, I.S. Draz and A.W. Youssif, 2017. Efficacy of plant extracts in controlling wheat leaf rust disease caused by Puccinia triticina. Egypt. J. Basic Applied Sci., 4: 67-73.
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Elwakil, M.A., E.M. Abo-Hashem, Y.M. Shabana, M.A. El-Metwally and G. El-Kannishy et al., 2017. Hepatocellular carcinoma in rural populations exposed to dietary heavy metals pollution. Res. J. Environ. Toxicol., 11: 55-61.
Shabana, Y.M., M.E. Abdalla, A.A. Hilal and H.M. Abdel–Aziz, 2016. Performance of three silicon sources in suppressing Rhizoctonia solani diseases on sage (Salvia officinales L.) and in improving yield productivity of plant herb and essential oil. J. Plant Prot. Pathol., 7: 555-563.
Shabana, Y.M., N.A. Ghazy, S.A. Tolba and E.A. Fayzalla, 2015. Effect of storage conditions and packaging material on incidence of storage fungi and seed quality of maize grains. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 6: 987-996.
Shabana, Y.M., M.S.S. El-Boray, M.F.M. Mustafa and G.A.R.M. Al-Juboori, 2015. Antifungal activity of plant extracts, essential oils and microbial culture filtrates against Botrytis cinerea in-vitro. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., Vol. 6, No. 9, (In Press). .
Shabana, Y.M., M.S.S. El-Boray, M.F.M. Mustafa and G.A.R.M. Al-Juboori, 2015. Antifungal activity of plant extracts, essential oils and microbial culture filtrates against Botrytis cinerea in-vitro. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 6: 1297-1311.
Shabana, Y.M., A.H. Abou Tabl and M.E. Sadek, 2015. Effect of nutrition and physical factors on mycelial growth and spore production of Curvularia prasadii, a mycoherbicide agent for barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in rice. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 6: 1143-1153.
Shabana, Y.M., A.H. Abou Tabl and I.M.H. Al-Farhan, 2015. Effect of culture media on mycelial growth and sporulation of two isolates of Alternaria solani, the causal agent of early blight disease of tomato. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., Vol. 6, No. 7, (In Press). .
Shabana, Y.M., A.H. Abou Tabl and I.M.H. Al-Farhan, 2015. Effect of culture media on mycelial growth and sporulation of two isolates of Alternaria solani, the causal agent of early blight disease of tomato. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 6: 1135-1141.
Al-Askar, A.A., Z.A. Baka, Y.M. Rashad, K.M. Ghoneem, W.M. Abdulkhair, E.E. Hafez and Y.M. Shabana, 2015. Evaluation of Streptomyces griseorubens E44G for the biocontrol of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici: Ultrastructural and cytochemical investigations. Ann. Microbiol., 65: 1815-1824.
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Al-Askar, A.A., Z.A. Baka, W.M. Abdulkhair, Y.M. Rashad, E.E. Hafez, K.M. Ghoneemand Y.M. Shabana, 2015. Evaluation of Streptomyces mutabilis E44G for the control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici: Ultrastructural and cytochemical investigations. Ann. Microbiol., (In Press). 10.1007/s13213-014-1019-4.
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Al-Askar, A.A., E.E. Hafez, Y.M. Rashad, W.M. Abdulkhair, K.M. Ghoneem, Z.A. Baka and Y.M. Shabana, 2015. Improving the chitinolytic activity of an antagonistic Streptomyces griseorubens E44G by mutagenesis. Ann. Microbiol., (In Press). .
Shabana, Y.M., A.A. Shahin and H.A. Omar, 2014. Identification of physiological races and virulence of yellow rust on wheat in Egypt. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 5: 309-316.
Al-Askar, A.A., K.M. Ghoneem, Y.M. Rashad, W.M. Abdulkhair, E.E. Hafez, Y.M. Shabana and Z.A. Baka, 2014. Occurrence and distribution of tomato seed-borne mycoflora in Saudi Arabia and its correlation with the climatic variables. Microb. Biotechnol., 7: 556-569.
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Shabana, Y.M., S.M. El-Wahsh, A.F. Abdelkhalik, S.A. Fayzalla and A.A. Hassan, 2013. Physiological races of rice blast pathogen and host resistant genes under Egyptian conditions. J. Plant Protect. Pathol. Mansoura Univ., 4: 709-720.
Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan, A.H. Abou Tabl, J.P. Morales-Payan and E. Rosskopf et al., 2010. Production and application of the bioherbicide agent Dactylaria higginsii Biol. Control, 54: 159-165.
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Shabana, Y.M., D. Singh, L.M. Ortiz-Ribbing and S.G. Hallett, 2010. Production and formulation of high quality Microsphaeropsis amaranthi conidia for the biological control of weedy Amaranthus species. Biol. Control, 55: 49-57.
Shabana, Y.M., C. Stiles, R. Charudattan and A.A. Tabl, 2010. Evaluation of bioherbicidal control of tropical signalgrass, crab grass, smut grass and torpedograss. Weed Technol., 24: 165-172.
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Rosskopf, E.N., J.T. DeValerio, M.S. Elliott, Y.M. Shabana and C.B. Yandoc, 2010. Impact and legacy of raghavan charudattan in biological control of weeds. Weed Technol., 24: 182-184.
Shabana, Y.M., M.E. Abdalla, A.A.A. Ismaiel and I.A.E. El-Nady, 2009. Effect of different plant extracts and essential oils on sugar beet damping-off and root rot. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 34: 9107-9116.
Abdalla, M.E., S.M. Zaied, Y.M. Shabana and A.A. El-Khawaga, 2009. Effect of climatic conditions and fungicidal and natural compounds on the occurrence of flax powdery mildew as well as on agronomic traits and fiber technical characters of flax. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 34: 5311-5325.
Shabana, Y.M., G.M. Abdel-Fattah, A.E. Ismail and Y.M. Rashad, 2008. Control of brown spot pathogen of rice (Bipolaris oryzae) using some phenolic antioxidants. Braz. J. Microbiol., 39: 438-444.
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Nemat Alla, M.M., Y.M. Shabana, M.S. Serag, N.M. Hassan and M.M. El-Hawary et al., 2008. Granular formulation of Fusarium oxysporum for biological control of faba bean and tomato Orobanche. Pest Manage. Sci., 64: 1237-1249.
Morales-Payan, J.P., P.E. Marquez-Mendez, R. Charudattan, E. Rosskopf, Y.M. Shabana and W. Klassen, 2008. Organic and plastic mulches for suppression of purple nutsedge in watermelon. Hort Sci., 43: 1185-1186.
Fayzalla, E.S.A., Y.M. Shabana and N.S. Mahmoud, 2008. Effect of environmental conditions on wilting and root rot fungi pathogenic to solanaceous plants. Plant Pathol. J., 7: 27-33.
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Nemat-Alla, M.M., Y.M. Shabana, M.S. Serag, N.M. Hassan and M.M. El-Hawary, 2007. Granular mycoherbicides formulation of Fusarium oxysporum forOrobanche biocontrol mitigate oxidative stress and growth reduction in host species. Res. J. Bot., 2: 165-175.
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Abdel-Fattah, G.M., Y.M. Shabana, A.E. Ismail and Y.M. Rashad, 2007. Trichoderma Harzianum: A biocontrol agent against Bipolaris oryzae. Mycopathologia, 164: 81-89.
Abdelhamid, A.M., Y.M. Shabana and S.S.A. Gomaa, 2006. Aquatic fungi and fish production in Egypt: In vivo studies. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 31: 7675-7686.
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Shabana, Y.M., 2005. The use of oil emulsions for improving the efficacy of Alternaria eichhorniae as a mycoherbicide for waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). Biol. Control, 32: 78-89.
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Shabana, Y.M. and Z.A. Mohamed, 2005. Integrated control of water hyacinth with a mycoherbicide and a phenylpropanoid pathway inhibitor. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 15: 659-669.
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Shabana, Y.M., J.P. Cuda and R. Charudattan, 2003. Evaluation of pathogens as potential biocontrol agents of hydrilla. J. Phytopathol., 151: 607-613.
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Shabana, Y.M., J.P. Cuda and R. Charudattan, 2003. Combining plant pathogenic fungi and the leaf-mining fly, Hydrellia pakistanae, increases damage to hydrilla. J. Aquat. Plant Manage., 41: 76-81.
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Shabana, Y.M., D. Muller-Stover and J. Sauerborn, 2003. Granular pesta formulation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Orthoceras for biological control of sunflower broomrape: Efficacy and shelf life. Biol. Control, 26: 189-201.
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Shabana, Y.M. and Z.A. Mohamed, 2003. Integrated control of water hyacinth by using Alternaria eichhorniae isolate 5 (Ae5) with a phenylpropanoid pathway inhibitor. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 333-342.
Khairat, M.D., Y.M. Shabana, A.F. El-Sayed and A.E. El-Sherbiny, 2003. Search for antifungal compounds of plant origins for biological control of plant diseases: (A) from aqueous plant extracts and (B) from methanolic plant extracts. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 5317-5349.
Dawood, K.M., Y.M. Shabana, E.A. Fayzalla and E.A. Elsherbiny, 2003. Search for antifungal compounds of plant origins for biological control of plant diseases: (B) From methanolic plant extracts. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 5335-5349.
Abdel-Fattah, G.M. and Y.M. Shabana, 2003. The use of Glomus fasiculatum, a mycorrhizal fungus to overcome the effect of the industrial wastes on the growth of cowpea. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 5387-5403.
Abdel-Fattah, G.M. and Y.M. Shabana, 2002. Efficacy of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus clarum in protection of cowpea plants against root rot pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. J. Plant Dis. Prot., 109: 207-215.
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Shabana, Y.M., M.A. Elwakil and R. Charudattan, 2001. Effect of nutrition and physical factors on mycelial growth and production of pigments and nonchromatic UV-absorbing compounds of Alternaria eichhorniae. J. Phytopathol., 149: 21-27.
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Shabana, Y.M., M.A. Elwakil and R. Charudattan, 2000. Effect of media, light and pH on growth and spore production by Alternaria eichhorniae, a mycoherbicide agent for waterhyacinth. J. Plant Dis. Prot., 107: 617-626.
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Rosskopf, E.N., R. Charudattan, Y.M. Shabana and G.L. Benny, 2000. Phomopsis amaranthicola, a new species from Amaranthus sp. Mycologia, 92: 114-122.
Shabana, Y.M., Z.A.M. Baka and G.M. Abdel-Fattah, 1997. Alternaria eichhorniae, a biological agent for water hyacinth: Mycoherbicidal formulation and physiological and ultrastructural host responses. Eur. J. Plant Pathol., 103: 99-111.
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Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan, J.T. DeValerio and M.A. Elwakil, 1997. An evaluation of hydrophilic polymers for formulating the bioherbicide agents Alternaria cassiae and A. eichhorniae. Weed Technol., 11: 212-222.
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Shabana, Y.M., 1997. Vegetable oil suspension emulsions for formulating a weed pathogen to bypass dew. J. Plant Dis. Prot., 104: 239-245.
Shabana, Y.M., 1997. Formulation of Alternaria eichhorniae, a mycoherbicide for waterhyacinth, in invert emulsions averts dew dependence. J. Plant Dis. Prot., 104: 231-238.
Shabana, Y.M. and R. Charudattan, 1997. Preparation and regeneration of mycelial protoplasts of Alternaria eichhorniae. J. Phytopathol., 145: 335-338.
Shabana, Y.M. and M.E. Ragab, 1997. Alternaria infectoria, a promising biological control agent for the fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Homoptera: Coccidae), in Egypt. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 7: 553-563.
Shabana, Y.M., Z.A. Baka and G.M. Abdel-Fattah, 1996. Effect of designed mycoherbicide prepared from host specific candidate Alternaria eichhorniae on some physiological and ultrastructural characters of waterhyacinth. Ann. Agric. Sci., 41: 421-443.
Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and J.T. DeValerio, 1996. Frequencies of microorganisms associated with hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata L. f. Royle) in nature. Weed Sci., 36: 50-50.
Shabana, Y.M., 1996. Regeneration of Alternaria eichhorniae protoplasts as an effort to develop a high virulent pathogen on waterhyacinth. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 21: 643-650.
Shabana, Y.M., 1996. Effects of culture media on macroconidium morphology and pathogenicity of Fusarium solani. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 21: 3181-3190.
Shabana, Y.M. and R. Charudattan, 1996. Microorganisms associated with hydrilla in ponds and lakes in north Florida. J. Aquat. Plant Manage., 34: 60-68.
Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and M.A. Elwakil, 1995. Identification, pathogenicity and safety of Alternaria eichhorniae from Egypt as a bioherbicide agent for waterhyacinth. Biol. Control, 5: 123-135.
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Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and M.A. Elwakil, 1995. First record of Alternaria eichhorniae and Alternaria alternate on waterhyacinth in Egypt. Plant Dis., Vol. 79.No. 3. 10.1094/PD-79-0319B.
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Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and M.A. Elwakil, 1995. Evaluation of Alternaria eichhorniae as a bioherbicide for waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in greenhouse trials. Biol. Control, 5: 136-144.
Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and J.T. DeValerio, 1995. Comparison of six media for isolation of microbes associated with hydrilla under natural conditions. Ann. Meet. Aquat. Plant Manage. Soc., 35: 7-7.
Shabana, Y.M., R. Charudattan and M.A. Elwakil, 1994. Biological control of waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) by Alternaria eichhorniae. Phytopathology, 84: 1068-1068.