Assiut University
Faculty of Agriculture
Sugar Technology Research Institute
-------C.V.
Name in fall: Atif Abo El-wafa Ahmed Hefny
Date of Birth: 10-01-1959, El-Kobiba, Qena, Egypt.
Social status: Married
Present Jop : Dean of Sugar Technology Research Institute,
Assiut University, Assiut, A.R. Egypt.
Qualification:
* B.Sc. June (1981) Agronomy, Faculty of
Agriculture,
Assiut University.
* M.Sc. October (1986) Agronomy (Plant Breeding),
Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University.
Title of thesis: “Genetic variability in lentil”
* Ph.D. November (1994) Agronomy (Plant Breeding);
Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University.
* Title of thesis: “Traditional and
tissue culture selection in two lentil
(Lens
culinaris
Medikus)
populations”.
Positions:
(1) *
Demonstrator at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut
University in 8-3-1982.
(2) *
Asst. Lecturer at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut
University in 1-12-1986.
(3) * Lecturer at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in
11-12-1994.
(4) *
Associate Prof. at the Agronomy dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut
University in 28/5/2000.
(5) *
Prof. at Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 27-112005.
(6) * Vice-Dean of Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University in
1/8/2007.
(7) *
Member of the Egyptian association of plant breeding.
(8) * Executive director of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project 2
(QAAP2) in Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University.
(9) * Dean of Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University in
1/12/2009 till now.
Scientific Experience:
(1) In JAPAN; During my study in Japan for two years and 3 months (19921994) with Dr. Shimada and Dr. Murai , I have a good experience in the field of plant
breeding, tissue culture and RAPD analysis using PCR technology of DNA in lentil.
(2) IN USA; I have scholarship for five months (7/17/1999 - 12/17/1999) with
Dr. Prakash and Dr. He in the center of biotechnology at Tuskegee University, AL.
USA. I worked to detect the genetic diversity using the DNA manipulation in 95
genotypes of cowpea, which were collected over the world. The DAF and AFLP
analyses were used for that study.
(3) In EGYPT; Establisher and head of tissue culture laboratory of
Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture, Assiut University. Also, many
researches were done in filed of plant breeding, tissue culture and molecular biology.
(4) Member of the Egyptian projects of improvement wheat crop in Qena and
Aswan and oil crops in Sohag governments.
(5) I am teaching some courses for postgraduate students such as Genetic
Molecular Markers, bases of QTLs mapping, Markers Assisted Selection (MAS) and
advanced plant breeding. Moreover, I am teaching some courses for undergraduate
students such as bases of plant breeding, recent aspects for crops breeding and
Experimental Design.
(6) I am supervising for at least 18 postgraduate students (MS.c and Ph.D).
(7) I am supervising for at least 6 postgraduate students (Graduate projects).
(8) I am the General Coordinator and Speaker of the International Conference
on "New Role for the World Sugar Economy in a Changed Political and Economic
Environment", Aswan 10-13 November, 2012.
Training Courses:
A) Applied courses of computer:
1- Disk Operating system (DOS).
2- MS-Word for Windows.
3- MS-Windows.
4- Harvard Graphics for Windows.
5- MS-Windows 95.
6- Microsoft Access 97.
7- Microsoft Excel 97.
8- Internet.
B) Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP):
1- Teaching with Technology.
2- Course and Curriculum Design.
3- The University and nation.
4- Management of time and work pressure.
C) Training course for general and specific teaching fundamentals.
Teaching courses:
A) Undergraduate courses, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University
1- New aspects of plant breeding.
2- Crop improvement.
3- Experimental Design.
4- Fundamental of plant breeding.
B) Graduate courses
B1- Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University
1- Improvement of pulses crops.
2- Plant breeding technique.
3- Breeding for insects and diseases.
4- Breeding for abiotic stresses.
5- Applications of tissue culture in crops improvement.
6- DNA manipulation and QTL mapping in different crops.
7- Marker Assisted Selection.
B2- Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University
1- Breeding for sugar crops ( Sugarcane and sugar beet)
2- Fundamental of Tissue cultures in plants.
B3- Faculties of Science at Assiut and South Valley Universities
1- Biostatistics.
Applied Workshops:
1- Workshop on "The Biotechnology and Sugar Industry" With
Braunschweig University, Germany, Sugar Technology Research
Institute, Assiut University 28-30 September 2009.
2- Workshop on "Water and Waste Water Treatment" With Braunschweig
University, Germany in El-Hawmidia, Egyptian Sugar and Integrated
Industries Company 12-13 December 2009.
3- Workshop on "Treatment of Pollution in Sugar and Integrated
Industries" With Braunschweig University, Germany in Qos Factory,
Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company 24-25 April 2010.
4- Workshop on "Treatment of Pollution in Delta Sugar Company" With
Braunschweig University, Germany in Delta Sugar Company 28-29 July
2010.
5- Workshop on "Treatment of Pollution in Delta Sugar Company" With
Braunschweig University, Germany in Delta Sugar Company 9-10
September 2012
6Scientific Conferences:
A- Assiut University:
1- The Second Agric. Science Conference, Assiut 28-30 Oct.2000.
2- The Second Conference of Plant breeding, Assiut 2nd of Oct.2001.
3- The Fourth Agric. Science Conference, Assiut 7-9 December.2004.
4- Meeting of Agricultural Improvement in Arabic Nation, Assiut 20-22
Jan.2004.
5- The 11th Agronomy Science Conference, Assiut, 15-16 November
2005. (Member of the scientific and organizing committee).
6- The First Conference for Young Researchers, Faculty of Agric. Assiut
University, 17-18 April 2007.
7- The Third Conference for Young Researchers, Faculty of Agric. Assiut
University, 28 April 2009.
8- The Fifth Agric. Science Conference, Assiut 16-17 October.2010.
9- Information Session on Scheme-1 Call for Proposal, Research
Development & Innovation Programme, Ministry of Scientific
Research, Assiut, June 10 th , 2012
10- The 6 th Conference for Young Researchers, Faculty of Agric. Assiut
University, 25 October 2012.
B- Out of Assiut University:
1- The Third Conference of Plant Breeding, Cairo 26 of April 2003.
2- International Conference on the Arab region and Africa in the World
Sugar Context, Aswan 9-12 March, 2003.
3- The 10th Agronomy Science Conference, El-Aresh, 7-10 Oct. 2003.
4- First Meeting for Agric. Researches Arrangement in Egypt, Cairo
University 8th of June 2005.
5- International Conference on the World Perspective for Sugar Crops as
Food and Energy Suppliers, Luxor 1-4 March, 2009.
6- The Third Conference in Plant Breeding, Cairo University, 26 April
2003
7- International Conference on "New Role for the World Sugar Economy
in a Changed Political and Economic Environment", Aswan 10-13
November, 2012.
C- Outside Egypt:
1- 1- The Second Syrian-Egyptian Conference (Agriculture and Food in
Arabic Nation), Homs, El-Bath University 25-28 April 2005.
Scientific Prize:
I have got the best scientific prize of plant production at Assiut University for the
year of 2005/2006 through my study titled of "Abo-Elwafa. A (2004): In field
assessment of somaclonal variability in sugarcane through callus culture. Assiut J. of
Agric. Sci. 35(4): 29-47.
Supervised Committees:
A- Finished Studies:
Student
Title of Study
name
Mustafa
Evaluation of some soybean
Abdin
genotypes in upper Egypt.
Bahkiet
Mahmoud
Pedigree selection in two
El-Noby
segregation populations of
Raslan
lentil, Lens culinaris Med.
Ashraf Ali Inheritance of agronomic
Abdellah
characters in bread wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.).
Mohamed
Heterosis and Line × tester
Degree
M.Sc.
Started
date
20-9-1995
Finished
date
30-7-2000
M.Sc.
20-9-1995
25-2-2001
M.Sc.
30-9-1996
29-7-2001
M.Sc.
18-9-2000
25-5-2003
Abd
ElAziz
Sayed
Mohamed
Waheed
Shawky
Abd
ElRaheem
Rabiee Abd
El-Raheem
Mahmoud
El-Noby
Raslan
Mohamed
Waheed
Shawky
Amera
Murad
Ismaiel
Wael Ali
Ahmed
HamdAlla
analysis of combining ability
in grain sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor (L.) Moench).
Genetic studies on yield and
its components in canola.
M.Sc.
18-9-2000
27-4-2004
Genetic analysis of drought
tolerance in Egyptian cotton
(Gossypium barbadense L.)
M.Sc.
22-9-2003
30-4-2006
Response to selection for
yield and its componets in
lentil (Lens culinaris Medk.)
Efficiency of some selection
procedures for seed yield in
canola (Brassica napus L.)
Genetic anylsis of yield traits
in faba bean ( Vicia faba L.).
Ph.D
10-9-2001
24-9-2006
Ph.D
20-9-2004
1-2-2009
M.Sc.
14-1-2008
6-2011
M.Sc.
10-9-2007
16-7-2012
Effect of selection in root
characteristics on forage yield
of alfalfa.
B- Current studies:
Student
Title of Study
name
Mustafa
Combining
ability
and
Omar
genetic components in durum
Mustafa
wheat under heat stress
conditions in reclaimed area.
Ahmed
Pedigree selection for yield
Abdand yield components in
ElSaber Ali Sesame.
Ahmed
Efficiency of selection for
Mustafa
lint yield and earliness in two
Mohamed
segregating populations of
Egyptian cotton in late
planting.
Mahros
Developing and evaluation of
Abd
– Sunflower synthetic varieties
Elbast Attia Helianthus annus L.
Ahmed
Improvement of the monocot
Egyptian clover (Trifolium
Mahmud
Abd-Elatif alexandrinum L.) by recurrent
selection
varieties.
Khaled
Mohamed
Kames
and
Wheat breeding area.
Degree
M.Sc.
Started
date
10-9-2007
Ph.D
4-1-2009
Ph.D
19-9-2009
Ph.D
16-9-2009
Ph.D
24-1-2010
M.Sc.
24-9-2012
synthetic
Finished
date
Hessen
Fahem
Ahmed
Study to improve sugar cane
using
tissue
culture
techniques.
M.Sc.
Khalid
Mohamed
Salem
Use of line *tester as a mean
of conducting pre-planned
crosses in the sugarcane
breeding program.
M.Sc.
25-12-2012
(Sugar
Technology
Research
Institute)
25-12-2012
(Sugar
Technology
Research
Institute)
Supervising for 6 postgraduate students (Graduate projects (G.p.).
(Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University)
Title of Study
Degree
Started
date
Applications of in-Vitro
G.p
September,
cultures in sugar beet.
2007
Student
name
Hesham
Mohamed
Elamer
Melad Attia In-Vitro
cultures
Ibrahim
applications in Sugarcane to
invent free-diseases varities.
Amr
Hybrids Production on sugar
Ramadan
beet (Beat vulgaris L)
Mohammed
Ahmed
Application of In-Vitro
Hamadaallah culture in Sugarcane.
Yasen
Rasha
Application of In-Vitro
Ahmed
culture for improving sugar
Mustafa
beet.
Els-Shasly
Study on the ability of
Abd-Elasis
recovery of lime mud
Yasen
produced from the recovery
system of black liquor.
Finished
date
July, 2008
G.p.
September,
2008
July, 2009
G.p.
September,
2009
July, 2010
G.p.
September,
2010
July, 2011
G.p.
September,
2011
July, 2012
G.p.
September,
2012
July, 2013
Member of Qualifying Exam Committee for postgraduate students
Student Name
Ahmed Moustafa
Mohamed
Saad Mohamed
Ahmed
Moustafa
Mohamed
Ahmed Zahran
Mohamed AbdElgany Mohamed
Department
Agronomy
Faculty
Agriculture
University
Assiut
Date
21-5-2012
Agronomy
Agriculture
Assiut
21-5-2012
Soil and Water
Agriculture
Assiut
20-10-2012
Plant Pathology
Agriculture
Assiut
17-12-2012
List of Publications for Dr.Atif Abo-Elwafa
Mahdy, E.E., El-Morshidy, M.A., Eissa, M and Abo-Elwafa , A. (1987). Genetic
variability in lentil ( Lens esculenta Moench). Assiut Journal of Agricultural
Science.18(3) : 71-83
Eissa A.M., El-Morshidy, M.A., Mahdy, E.E and Abo-Elwafa, A. (1987).
Correlation and path-coefficient analysis in lentil . Assiut Journal of
Agricultural Science.18(3) : 103-118
Abo-Elwafa A. , Murai, K and Shimada, T. (1995) . Intra and inter-specific variations
in Lens revealed by RAPD markers. Theor.Appl.Genet. 90 : 335-340
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999) . Callus induction and plant regeneration
from culture of immature embryos of spring wheat. Assiut Journal of
Agricultural Science. 30 (3) : 13-23
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999) . Response of immature embryos in vitro regeneration of
some wheat (T.aestivum) genotypes under different osmotic stress of mannitol
. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (3) : 25:34
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999). Response of immature embryos of wheat genotypes in vitro
regeneration under different NACL concentrations. Assiut Journal of
Agricultural Science.30 (3) : 35-46
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999). Mean performance and phenotypic stability in lentils (Lens
culinaris,Medik). Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (4) : 63-76
Abo-Elwafa, A and Bakheit, B.R. (1999) . Performance, Correlations and pathcoefficient analysis in faba bean. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (4)
: 77-92
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999). Selection for yield and protein in two
populations of lentil. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (4) : 93-102
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999) . Genotypic stability of some agronomic
characters in lentils (Lens culinaris ,Medik). Assiut Journal of Agricultural
Science. 30 (5) : 35-48
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ahmed, T.A. (2001). Somaclonal variation an attractive source
of variability for crop improvement. The second Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2,
Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, pp. 459-471.
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ahmed, T.A. (2001). Applications of Molecular markers in crop
improvement. The second Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2, Assiut University,
Assiut, Egypt, pp. 473-494.
Abo-Elwafa, A and Abo-Salama, A.M. (2003). A study of somaclonal induced
phenotypic variability in sugarcane . International Conf., on The Arab Region
and Africa in the World Sugar Context March, 9-12, Aswan , Egypt ,P.6/1:16.
Abo-Elwafa,A.; Taghian, A.S.and El-Aref,H.M.; (2003). Response to pedigree
selection for seed yield and molecular genetic markers for new selected lines
of lentil. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science.34(2):1-23.
Taghian,A.S. and Abo-Elwafa, A. (2003). Multivariate and RAPD analyses of
drought tolerance in spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum L ) Assiut Journal of
Agricultural Science. 34(5): 1-25.
El-Aref,H.M.; Taghian, A.S.; Abo-Elwafa, A. and Hashad, M.M. (2003). Genetic
studies on the progeny of plants regenerated from hexaploid wheat varieties.
Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 34(5): 27-52.
Abo-Elwafa, A.; A.Y.Allam; A.A.El-Shimy and M.S.Mahmoud (2004). Inheritance
of yield and its attributes in five canola (brassica napus L.) crosses using six
parameters model. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(1): 199-219.
El-Morshidy,M.A.; A. Abo-Elwafa and A.Y.Allam (2004). Assessment of some new
wheat lines variability using RAPD and protein patterns. Assiut Journal of
Agricultural Science. 35(1): 221-249.
Abo-Elwafa. A. (2004).Multiple regression analysis of lentil yield under different
levels of water stress. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(4): 1-27.
Abo-Elwafa. A. (2004).In field assessment of somaclonal variability in sugarcane
through callus culture. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(4): 29-47.
Abo-Elwafa. A., T.A. Ahmed, E.A.Hassaballa and M.A. Sayed (2005). Heterosis and
line x tester analysis of combining ability in grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench]. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 36 (1): 159-175.
Abo-Elwafa. A. and T.A. Ahmed (2005). Efficiency of pedigree line selection and
contributions of different traits in seed yield and oil through two cycles of
selection in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Assiut Journal of Agricultural
Science. 36 (2): 1-24.
Abo-Elwafa, A. (2007). Sugarcane In vitro culture. In; A short course on plant
tissue culture & transformation. In collaboration between Engineering &
Tissue Culture Unit, Genetic Engineering & Molecular Biology Research
Centre, Assiut University and Midwest Universities Consortium for
International Activities (MUCIA),USA. Assiut, Egypt.11-15 March, pp; 33-39.
Talaat A.R., E.E. Mahdy, A. Abo-Elwafa, and E.A. Ali (2007). Genetic analysis of
drought in Egyptian cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) 1St conference of
young scientists, Fac. Agric. Univ. Assiut , April, 17-18.
Mahdy E.E, A. Abo-Elwafa, E. A. Ali and A.R.Talat (2008). Evaluation of nine
Egyptian cultivars for drought tolerance in clay and sandy new reclaimed soils.
Assiut. J. of Agric. Sci. 39(2):17-32.
Hesham A., A. Abo-Elwafa and E. Moamed (2009). Isolation and molecular
characterization of catabolic genes related to phenanthrene-degrading bacteria.
1st international conference on biotechnology (Towards Knowledge Basedeconomy); Feb. 16-18, Center of excellence in biotechnology research, Kin
Fahad cultural Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abo-Elwafa, A. (2011). In field assessment of somaclonal variation among sugarcane
clones derived through immaturs leaf callus culture. Egyptian Sugar J. Vol. 4 :
1-19
Amira M. I. Mourad, E.E. Mahdy, B.R. Bakheit and A. Abo-Elwafa (2011). Genetic
anylsis of yield traits in faba bean ( Vicia faba L.). Assiut of Agric. Sci.,42 :116
Hamd Alla W.A., B.R. Bakhit, A. Abo-Elwafa and M.A. El-Nahrawy (2012). Effect
of mass selection for root characteristics on forage yield and some of its
components in Alfalfa. Egypt. J. Plant breeding, 16(3): 1-18