Biography

Dr. Heba Mahmoud Mohammad Abdel-Aziz is currently working as Lecturer of Plant Physiology Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt. She graduated in 2005 with a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany and Chemistry, from Faculty of Science, Mansoura University and was appointed as a Demonstrator in Botany in November 2005. She registered for research work in Plant Physiology. She submitted a thesis entitled Physiological effects of UV Radiation on Growth and Metabolism of Germinating Broad Beans, for which she was awarded the M.Sc. degree in January 2009. On October 2009, she registered for Ph.D. Degree in Plant Physiology. In April 2012 she submitted a thesis entitled Physiological and Molecular Studies on Chilling Stress in Plants, for which she was awarded the Ph.D. degree in August 2012. Her area of research interest related to Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms and Molecular Studies Associated with Tolerance of Crop Plants to Environmental Stress, with Particular Emphasis on Salinity, Drought, Water Logging and Chilling. She is also supervising 1 MSc thesis. She has 5 publications in journals as well as 1 book contributed as author/co-author. She also attended 2 conferences and Symposia.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences

100%

Plant Physiology

62%

Plant Biotechnology

90%

Plant Biochemistry

75%

Botany

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
2

Chapters
4

Articles
28

Abstracts
8

Selected Publications

Ismail, L.M., M.I. Soliman, M.H. Abd El-Aziz and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2022. Impact of silica ions and nano silica on growth and productivity of pea plants under salinity stress. Plants, Vol. 11. 10.3390/plants11040494.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., M.N.A. Hasaneen and S.H. Helal, 2022. Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, urea, and peat moss on growth and yield of bean plants cultivated in sandy soil. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 22: 1173-1187.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., M.I. Soliman, A.M.A. Al-Saoud and G.A. El-Sherbeny, 2021. Waste-derived NPK nanofertilizer enhances growth and productivity of Capsicum annuum L. Plants, Vol. 10. 10.3390/plants10061144.
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Heikal, Y.M. and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2020. Biogenic Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Agriculture. In: Biogenic Nano-Particles and their Use in Agro-ecosystems, Ghorbanpour, M., P. Bhargava, A. Varma and D.K. Choudhary, Springer Singapore Singapore 26.
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Younis, M.E., H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz and Y.M. Heikal, 2019. Nanopriming technology enhances vigor and mitotic index of aged Vicia faba seeds using chemically synthesized silver nanoparticles. South Afr. J. Bot. 125: 393-401.
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Rizwan, M., M.M. ElShamy and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2019. Assessment of trace element and macronutrient accumulation capacity of two native plant species in three different Egyptian mine areas for remediation of contaminated soils. Ecol. Indic., 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105463.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., M.N.A. Hasaneen and A.M. Omer, 2019. Impact of engineered nanomaterials either alone or loaded with NPK on growth and productivity of French bean plants: Seed priming vs foliar application. South Afr. J. Bot., 125: 102-108.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M. and M. Rizwan, 2019. Chemically synthesized silver nanoparticles induced physio-chemical and chloroplast ultrastructural changes in broad bean seedlings. Chemosphere, 235: 1066-1072.
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Abdel-Aziz, H., 2019. Effect of priming with chitosan nanoparticles on germination, seedling growth and antioxidant enzymes of broad beans. Catrina: Int. J. Environ. Sci., 18: 81-86.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., M.N.A. Hasaneen and A.M. Omer, 2018. Foliar application of nano chitosan NPK fertilizer improves the yield of wheat plants grown on two different soils. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.), 14: 63-72.
Abdel-Aziz, H., M.N. Hasaneen and A. Omer, 2018. Effect of foliar application of nano chitosan NPK fertilizer on the chemical composition of wheat grains. Egypt. J. Bot., 58: 87-95.
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Hasaneen, M.N.A., H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz and A.M. Omer, 2017. Characterization of carbon nanotubes loaded with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. Am. J. Nano Res. Applic., 5: 12-18.
Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., A.M.S. Kazamel and S.M.N. Tourky, 2017. Salt-induced changes in gene expression of tomato plants. Int. J. Agric. Environ. Res., 4: 2600-2613.
Hasaneen, M.N.A., H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz and A.M. Omer, 2016. Effect of using two different types of engineered nanomaterials on the growth and antioxidant enzymes of French bean plants. J. Plant Prod. Mansoura Univ., 9: 1021-1025.
Hasaneen, M.N.A., H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz and A.M. Omer, 2016. Effect of foliar application of engineered nanomaterials: Carbon nanotubes NPK and chitosan nanoparticles NPK fertilizer on the growth of French bean plant. Biochem. Biotechnol. Res., 4: 68-76.
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Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., S.M.N. Tourky and A.M.S. Kazamel, 2016. Salinity impact on photosynthetic pigments, chloroplast ultrastructure and carbohydrate pool in leaves of tomato plants. Int. J. Agric. Environ. Res., 2: 833-842.
Abdel-Aziz, H.M.M., M.N.A. Hasaneen and A.M. Omer, 2016. Nano chitosan-NPK fertilizer enhances the growth and productivity of wheat plants grown in sandy soil. Spanish J. Agric. Res., Vol. 14. 10.5424/sjar/2016141-8205.
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Hasaneen M.N.A., H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, D.M.A. El-Bialy and A.M. Omer, 2014. Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles for loading with npk fertilizer. African Journal of Biotechnology 13: 3158-3164.
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Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2012. On the Role of Visible Light and UV Radiation in Germinating Vicia faba: Growth and Metabolism as Influenced by Light Irradiation. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN-13: 9783659127588, Pages: 204.
Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2012. Certain growth and metabolic indices of stress induced by visible light and UV radiation in broad bean seedlings. Phyton, 52: 203-218.
Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2011. Physiological effects of chilling stress on growth and photosynthetic capacity of germinating broad beans. J. Plant Prod. Mansoura Univ., 2: 1091-1098.
Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2011. After effects of treatment with visible light and UV radiation on amino acids, nucleic acids and protein patterns in broad bean seedlings. Indian J. Plant Physiol., 16: 58-67.
Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2010. An enhancing effect of visible light and UV radiation on phenolic compounds and various antioxidants in broad bean seedlings. Plant Signal. Behav., 5: 1197-1203.
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Younis, M.E., M.N.A. Hasaneen and H.M.M. Abdel-Aziz, 2008. Plant growth, metabolism and adaptation in relation to stress conditions. XXVIII. Physiologyical effects of UV radiation on growth and photosynthestic capacity of germinating broad beans. J. Agric. Sci Mansoura Univ., 33: 1971-1983.