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Basic Information

Full Name: 
Yacoub A. M. Batta
Gender: 
Male
Martial Status: 
Married

Contact Information

Faculty: 
Agriculture
Email addresses: 
[email protected]
Email addresses: 
[email protected]
Land Phone: 
00 972-9-2395105
Address: 
An-Najah National University
Town/City: 
Nablus
Country: 
Palestine
Postcode: 
00972

Personal Information

About me: 

I am a staff member (with Professor rank) of the Department of Plant Production & Protection - Faculty of Agriculture, An-Najah National University and senior researcher with research interests in biocontrol of plant diseases using antagonistic fungi and biocontrol of agricultural insects of crops using entomopathogenic fungi.  

Short Curriculum Vitae

Education: 
  • B. Sc., M. Sc., Diplome d'Agronomie Approfondi (DAA), and Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences (Plant Protection: Agricultural Entomology and Plant Pathology). Holder of the Ph.D degree since 1991.
Employment history: 
  • Working in "Hebron (Al-Khalil) University" from 1991 to 1994 and in "An-Najah National University" from 1995 until present.
  • Working in An-Najah University as assistant professor from 1995 to 2001, associate professor from 2002 to 2006 and full professor from 2007 until present.
Awards and distinctions: 
  • 1) Post-doctorate Fellowship (1993/94) in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gembloux, Gembloux – Belgium. 2) DAAD-Scholarship for supporting a 3-month research visit to Germany for 2 times (summer 2005 &summer 2010). 3) Research grant from United States Academy for Educational Development (US-AED) for supporting a 15-month research project (2004 /2005). 4) Sabbatical leave for one academic year (2008 / 2009) for conducting research studies in Australia (fellowship from Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia).
Research Interests: 
  • Conducting scientific researches in biocontrol of plant diseases using antagonistic fungi and in biocontrol of agricultural insects of crops using entomopathogenic fungi.
Curriculum Vitae: 

History

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