Professor - Plant Pathology Department - New Valley University
Expert in diagnosis and treatment of date palm and fruit tree diseases and pests, integrated pest management, biological control, epidemiology, prediction models, and soil-borne pathogenic fungi.
Professor at the Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University since October 2024. Expert in diagnosing and treating date palm and fruit tree diseases, integrated pest management, and biological control. I work on developing disease prediction models and researching soil-borne pathogenic fungi.
Head of the Plant Pathology Department since 2019, contributing to scientific research in plant pathology and addressing agricultural challenges in the New Valley Governorate.
Faculty of Agriculture - New Valley Branch - Plant Pathology Department
• Head of Plant Pathology Department (2019 - Present)
• Professor (31/10/2024 - Present)
• Assistant Professor (30/9/2019 - 30/10/2024)
• Lecturer (1/12/2014 - 29/9/2019)
Plant Pathology Research Institute - Fruit and Woody Tree Diseases Research Department
• Research Doctor (30/6/2011 - 30/11/2014)
• Assistant Researcher (7/5/2005 - 29/6/2011)
• Research Assistant (27/10/1999 - 6/5/2005)
2007 - 2011
Plant Pathology Department - Faculty of Agriculture - Suez Canal University
Thesis: Studies on Fungal Root Diseases of Date Palm and Their Control
1997 - 2001
Plant Pathology Department - Faculty of Agriculture - Suez Canal University
Thesis: Pathological and Physiological Studies to Control Persimmon Fruit Rot
1988 - 1992
Plant Pathology Department - Faculty of Agriculture - Ain Shams University
New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science, 4 (2), 16-36.
J. of Plant Protection and Pathology, Mansoura Univ., Vol. 15 (5):155 – 162.
Journal of Desert and Environmental Agriculture, 4 (2):294-324.
New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science. 4 (1), 84-106.
Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 54 (4), 154-167.
Project Number: 43384
Duration: 12 months (August 2020 - August 2021)
Funding Agency: Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF)
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Number: 1006
Duration: Ongoing since January 2015
Funding Agency: Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture Fund
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Number: 827
Duration: January 2012 - December 2014
Funding Agency: Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture Fund
Role: Principal Investigator
drkhaledarafat@agr.nvu.edu.eg
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ResearcherID: F-2531-2011