Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman, Associate Professor of Crop Sciences, Menoufia University, Egypt & Graduated Doctor of Sciences (DSc) from University of Helsinki, Finland, May 2014

New position for Dr. Mahmoud Seleiman 30.1.2019: Assistant Professor at Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

Last update Januray 2022

1. Babur E., Dindaroğlu T., Roy R., Seleiman M.F., Ozlu E., Battaglia M.L., Uslu Ö.S. Relationship between organic matter and microbial biomass in different vegetation types. In: Microbial Syntrophy-Mediated Eco-enterprising, 1st Edition (Editors: Singh R.B., Manchanda G., Bhattacharjee K., Panosyan H.). Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323999007 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99900-7.00005-5), pp 225-245.

2. Dindaroglu T., Tunguz V., Babur E., Alkharabsheh H.M., Seleiman M.F., Roy R., Zakharchenko E. 2022. The Use of Remote Sensing to Characterise Geomorphometry and Soil properties at Watershed Scale. International Journal of Global Warming, Accepted

3. Kheir, A.M.S.; Alkharabsheh, H.M.; Seleiman, M.F.; Al-Saif, A.M.; Ammar, K.A.; Attia, A.; Zoghdan, M.G.; Shabana, M.M.A.; Aboelsoud, H.M.; Schillaci, C. 2021. Calibration and Validation of AQUACROP and APSIM Models to Optimize Wheat Yield and Water Saving in Arid Regions. Land 10, 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10121375

4. Alkharabsheh, H.M.; Seleiman, M.F.; Hewedy, O.A.; Battaglia, M.L.; Jalal, R.S.; Alhammad, B.A.; Schillaci, C.; Ali, N.; Al-Doss, A. Field Crop Responses and Management Strategies to Mitigate Soil Salinity in Modern Agriculture: A Review. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2299. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112299. IF = 3.417, Q1

5. Seleiman MF, Aslam MT, Alhammad BA, Hassan MU, Maqbool R, Chattha MU, Khan I, Gitari HI, Uslu OS, Roy R, Battaglia ML (2021) Salinity stress in wheat: effects, mechanisms and management strategies. Phyton-Int J Exp Bot. 91(4), 667-694. doi:10.32604/phyton.2022.017365. Q3 = 1.039, Q4

6. Al-Suhaibani, N.; Seleiman, M.F.; El-Hendawy, S.; Abdella, K.; Alotaibi, M.; Alderfasi, A. Integrative Effects of Treated Wastewater and Synthetic Fertilizers on Productivity, Energy Characteristics, and Elements Uptake of Potential Energy Crops in an Arid Agro-Ecosystem. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2250. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112250. IF = 3.417, Q1

7. Ahmed, H.F.A.; Seleiman, M.F.; Al-Saif, A.M.; Alshiekheid, M.A.; Battaglia, M.L.; Taha, R.S. 2021. Biological Control of Celery Powdery Mildew Disease Caused by Erysiphe heraclei DC In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions. Plants 10, 2342. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112342. IF = 3.935, Q1

8. Dindaroglu, T., Babur, E., Battaglia M., Seleiman, M.F., Uslu, Ö., Roy, R. 2021. Impact of Depression Areas and Land-Use Change in the Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen contents in a Semi-Arid Karst Ecosystem. CERNE journal 27(1), e-102980, pages 1-12. Doi: 10.1590/01047760202127012980. IF = 1.20, Q4

9. Elbrense, H.; Elmasry, A.M.A.; Seleiman, M.F.; AL-Harbi, M.S.; El-Raheem, A.M.A. 2021. Can Symbiotic Bacteria (Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus) Be More Efficient than Their Entomopathogenic Nematodes against Pieris rapae and Pentodon algerinus Larvae? Biology 10, 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10100999. IF = 5.079, Q1

10. Cheptoek, R.P., Gitari, H.I., Mochoge, B., Kisaka, O.M., Otieno, E., Maitra, S., Nasar, J. and Seleiman, M.F. (2021). Maize Productivity, Economic Returns and Phosphorus Use Efficiency as Influenced by Lime, Minjingu Rock Phosphate and NPK Inorganic Fertilizer. International Journal of Bioresource Science, 08(01): 47-60.

11. Badawy, S.A.; Zayed, B.A.; Bassiouni, S.M.A.; Mahdi, A.H.A.; Majrashi, A.; Ali, E.F.; Seleiman, M.F. 2021. Influence of Nano Silicon and Nano Selenium on Root Characters, Growth, Ion Selectivity, Yield, and Yield Components of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Salinity Conditions. Plants 2021, 10, 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081657. IF = 3.935, Q1

12. Seleiman M. F., Ibrahim M. E., Darwish I. H., Hardan A. N.M. 2021. Effect of mineral and organic fertilizers on yield and quality of some Egyptian and Omani wheat cultivars. Menoufia Journal of Plant Production (6 ), 351-372.

13. Siri-Prieto G., Bustamante M., Battaglia M., Ernst O., Seleiman M.F., Sadeghpour A. 2021. Effects of perennial biomass yield energy grasses and fertilization on soil characteristics and nutrient balances. Agronomy Journal, 1-14; DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20771. IF = 2.147, Q2

14. Roy R, Núñez-Delgado A, Sultana S, Wang J, Munir A, Battaglia ML, Sarker T, Seleiman MF, Barmon M, Zhang R. 2021. Additions of optimum water, spent mushroom compost and wood biochar to improve the growth performance of Althaea rosea in drought-prone coalmined spoils. Journal of Environmental Management, 295, 113076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113076. IF = 5.647, Q1

15. Seleiman, M.F.; Al-Suhaibani, N.; El-Hendawy, S.; Abdella, K.; Alotaibi, M.; Alderfasi, A. Impacts of Long- and Short-Term of Irrigation with Treated Wastewater and Synthetic Fertilizers on the Growth, Biomass, Heavy Metal Content, and Energy Traits of Three Potential Bioenergy Crops in Arid Regions. Energies 2021, 14, 3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113037. IF = 2.702, Q2

16. Taha, R.S.; Seleiman, M.F.; Shami, A.; Alhammad, B.A.; Mahdi, A.H.A. 2021. Integrated Application of Selenium and Silicon Enhances Growth and Anatomical Structure, Antioxidant Defense System and Yield of Wheat Grown in Salt-Stressed Soil. Plants, 10(6), 1040. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061040. IF = 2.76, Q1

17. Alkharabsheh, H.M.; Seleiman, M.F.; Battaglia, M.L.; Shami, A.; Jalal, R.S.; Alhammad, B.A.; Almutairi, K.F.; Al-Saif, A.M. 2021. Biochar and Its Broad Impacts in Soil Quality and Fertility, Nutrient Leaching and Crop Productivity: A Review. Agronomy, 11(5), 993. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11050993. IF = 2.60, Q1

18. Khan I., Seleiman M.F., Chattha M.U., Jalal R.S., Mahmood F., Hassan F.A.S., Izzet W., Alhammad B.A., Ali E.F., Roy R., Uslu O.S., Hassan M.U. 2021. Enhancing antioxidant defense system of mung bean with a salicylic acid exogenous application to mitigate cadmium toxicity. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 49(2), 12303. DOI: 10.15835/nbha49212303. IF = 1.68, Q3

19. Al-Ashkar, I.; Al-Suhaibani, N.; Abdella, K.; Sallam, M.; Alotaibi, M.; Seleiman, M.F. 2021. Combining genetic and multidimensional analyses to identify interpretive traits related to water shortage tolerance as an indirect selection tool for detecting genotypes of drought tolerance in wheat breeding. Plants, 10(5), 931. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050931. IF = 2.76, Q1

20. Dustgeer, Z., Seleiman, M. F., Khan, I., Chattha, M. U., Ali, E. F., Alhammad, B. A., Jalal, R. S., Refay, Y., & Hassan, M. U. (2021). Glycine-betaine induced salinity tolerance in maize by regulating the physiological attributes, antioxidant defense system and ionic homeostasis. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 49(1), 12248. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha49112248. IF = 1.68, Q3

21. Selim, S.; Seleiman, M.F.; Hassan, M.M.; Saleh, A.A.; Mousa, M.A. 2021. Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Moringa oleifera Leaves on Performance, Meat Characteristics, Oxidative Stability, and Fatty Acid Profile in Growing Rabbits. Animals, 11, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020248. IF = 2.323, Q1

22. Seleiman, M.F.; Al-Suhaibani, N.; Ali, N.; Akmal, M.; Alotaibi, M.; Refay, Y.; Dindaroglu, T.; Abdul-Wajid, H.H.; Battaglia, M.L. 2021. Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches to Alleviate Its Adverse Effects. Plants, 10, 259. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020259. IF = 2.76, Q1

23. Taha, R.S.; Seleiman, M.F.; Alhammad, B.A.; Alkahtani, J.; Alwahibi, M.S.; Mahdi, A.H.A. 2021. Activated Yeast Extract Enhances Growth, Anatomical Structure, and Productivity of Lupinus termis L. Plants under Actual Salinity Conditions. Agronomy 11, 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010074. IF = 2.60, Q1

24. Hassan M.U., Aamer M., Chattha M.U., Haiying T., Khan I., Seleiman M.F., Rasheed A., Nawaz M., Rehman A., Aslam M.T., Afzal A., Huang G. 2020. Sugarcane Distillery Spent Wash (DSW) as a Bio-nutrient Supplement: a Win-Win Option for Sustainable Crop Production. Agronomy 11(1), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010183. IF = 2.60, Q1

25. Seleiman, M.F.; Almutairi, K.F.; Alotaibi, M.; Shami, A.; Alhammad, B.A.; Battaglia, M.L. 2021. Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use? Plants 10(1), 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010002. IF = 2.76, Q1

26. Seleiman M.F., Semida W.M., Rady M.M., Mohamed G.F., Hemida K.A., Alhammad B.A., Hassan M.M., Shamy A. 2020. Sequential Application of Antioxidants Rectifies Ion Imbalance and Strengthens Antioxidant Systems in Salt-Stressed Cucumber. Plants 9(12), 1783. DOI: 10.3390/plants9121783. IF = 2.76, Q1

27. Ding Z., Ali E.F., Elmahdy A.M., Ragab K., Seleiman M.F., Kheir A.M.S. 2021. Modeling the combined impacts of deficit irrigation, rising temperature and compost application on wheat yield and water productivity. Agricultural Water Management 244, 106626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106626. IF = 4.02, Q1

28. Taha R.S., Seleiman M.F., Alotaibi M., Alhammad B.A., Rady M.M., Mahdi A.H.A. 2020. Exogenous potassium treatments elevate salt tolerance and performances of Glycine max L. by boosting antioxidant defense system under actual saline field conditions. Agronomy 10(11), 1741; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111741. IF = 2.60, Q1

29. Seleiman M.F., Hardan A.N. 2021. Importance of Mycorrhizae in Crop Productivity. In: Mitigating Environmental Stresses for Agricultural Sustainability in Egypt (Editors: Awaad H., Abu-Hashim M., Negm A.). Springer Water, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64323-2, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64323-2. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64323-2_17. Chapter 17, pages 471-484.

30. Seleiman M.F., Hafez E. 2021. Optimizing Inputs Management for Sustainable Agricultural Development. In: Mitigating Environmental Stresses for Agricultural Sustainability in Egypt (Editors: Awaad H., Abu-Hashim M., Negm A.). Springer Water, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64323-2, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64323-2. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64323-2_18. Chapter 18, pages 487-507.

31. Batool T., Ali S., Seleiman M.F. et al. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria alleviates drought stress in potato in response to suppressive oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes activities. Scientific Reports 10, 16975 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73489-z. IF = 3.99, Q1

32. Ding Z., Kheir A.S., Ali O.A., Hafez E., Elshamey E.A., Zhou Z., Wang B., Lin X., Ge Y., Fahmy A.E., Seleiman M.F. 2021. A vermicompost and deep tillage system to improve saline-sodic soil quality and wheat productivity. Journal of Environmental Management 277, 111388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111388. IF = 5.62, Q1

33. Hewedy O.A., Abdel Lateif K.S., Seleiman M.F., Shami A., Albarakaty F.M., El-Meihy R.M. 2020. Phylogenetic diversity of Trichoderma strains and their antagonistic potential against soil-borne pathogens under stress conditions. Biology, 9(8), 189; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9080189. IF = 3.79, Q1

34. Ali S., Abbas Z., Seleiman M.F., Rizwan M., YAVAŞ I., Alhammad, B.A., Shami A., Mirza Hasanuzzaman A.S., Kalderis D. 2020. Glycine Betaine Accumulation, Significance and Interests for Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants. Plants, 9(7), 896; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070896. IF = 2.76, Q1

35. Seleiman M.F., Alotaibi M., Alhammad B., Alharbi B., Refay Y., Badawy S. 2020. Effects of ZnO nanoparticles and biochar of rice straw and cow manure on characteristics of contaminated soil and sunflower productivity, oil quality, and heavy metals uptake. Agronomy 10(6), 790. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/790. IF = 2.60, Q1

36. Sofy M., Seleiman M.F., Alhammad B.A., Alharbi B.A., Mohamed H.I. 2020. Minimizing adverse effects of Pb stress on maize yield, macro elements, and physiological and biochemical traits by combined treatment with jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, and proline. Agronomy 10(5), 699; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050699. IF = 2.60, Q1

37. Seleiman M.F., Selim S., Alhammad B.A., Alharbi B.M., Juliatti F.C. 2020. Will novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impact agriculture, food security and animal sectors? Bioscience Journal 36(4): 1315-1326. http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n4a2020-54560. IF = 0.5, Q4

38. Mukhtar T., Rehman S., Smith D., Sultan T., Seleiman M.F., Alsadon A.A., Amna, Ali S., Chaudhary H.J., Solieman T.H.I., Ibrahim A.A., Saad M.A. 2020. Mitigation of heat stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. by ACC-deaminase and exopolysaccharide producing Bacillus cereus: Effects on biochemical profiling. Sustainability 12(6), 2159. https://doi:10.3390/su12062159. IF = 2.57, Q2

39. Al-Ashkar I., Alderfasi A., Romdhane W., Seleiman M.F., El-Said R.A., Al-Doss A. 2020. Morphological and genetic diversity within salt tolerance detection in eighteen wheat genotypes. Plants 9(3), 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9030287. IF = 2.76, Q1

40. Seleiman M.F., Ali S., Refay Y., Rizwan M., Alhammad B.A., El-Hendawy S. 2020. Chromium resistant microbes and melatonin reduced Cr uptake and toxicity, improved physio-biochemical traits and yield of wheat in contaminated soil. Chemosphere 250, 126239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126239. IF = 5.77, Q1

41. Seleimana M.F., Santanen A., Mäkelä P.S.A. 2020. Recycling sludge on cropland as fertilizer – advantages and risks. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 155, 104647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104647. IF = 8.08, Q1

42. Ashraf S., Naveed M., Afzal M., Seleiman M.F., Al-Suhaibani N., Zahir Z., Mustafa A., Refay Y., Alhammad B., Ashraf S., Alotaibi M., Abdella K. 2020. Unveiling the potential of novel macrophytes for the treatment of tannery effluent in vertical flow pilot constructed wetlands. Water 12(2): 549. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020549. IF = 2.54, Q2

43. Shahid M.J., Ali S., Shabir G., Siddique M., Rizwan M., Seleiman M.F., Afzal M. 2020. Comparing the performance of four macrophytes in bacterial assisted floating treatment wetlands for the removal of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Cr) from polluted river water. Chemosphere 243, 125353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125353. IF= 5.77, Q1

44. Eid M., Abdel-Salam A., Salem H., Mahrous S., Seleiman M.F., Alsadon A., Solieman T., Ibrahim A. 2020. Interaction Effects of Nitrogen Source and Irrigation Regime on Tuber Quality, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Solanum tuberosum L. Plants 9(1): 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010110. IF= 2.76, Q1

45. Saleem M.H., Ali S., Seleiman M.F., Rizwan M., Rehman M., Akram N.A., Liu L., Alotaibi M., Al-Ashkar I., Mubushar M. 2019. Assessing the Correlations between Different Traits in Copper-Sensitive and Copper-Resistant Varieties of Jute (Corchorus capsularis L.). Plants 8(12), 545. Special Issue: Plant Responses and Tolerance to Metal/Metalloid Toxicity; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120545. IF= 2.76, Q1

46. Seleiman M.F.; Refay Y.; Al-Suhaibani N.; Al-Ashkar I.; El-Hendawy S.; Hafez E.M. 2019. Integrative effects of rice-straw biochar and silicon on oil and seed quality, yield and physiological traits of Helianthus annuus L. grown under water deficit stress. Agronomy 9(10), 637. doi: 10.3390/agronomy9100637. IF= 2.60, Q1

47. Seleiman M.F.; Kheir A.M.S.; Al-Dhumri S.; Alghamdi A.G.; Omar E.-S.H.; Aboelsoud H.M.; Abdella K.A.; Abou El Hassan W.H. 2019. Exploring optimal tillage improved soil characteristics and productivity of wheat irrigated with different water qualities. Agronomy 9(5), 233. doi: 10.3390/agronomy9050233. IF= 2.60, Q1

48. Al-Ashkar I.; Alderfasi A., El-Hendawy S.; Al-Suhaibani N.; El-Kafafi S.; Seleiman M.F. 2019. Detecting salt tolerance in doubled haploid wheat lines. Agronomy 9(4): 211. doi: 10.3390/agronomy9040211. IF=2.60, Q1

49. Seleiman M.F. 2019. Use of plant nutrients in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat. In: Wheat production in changing environments: Management, adaptation and tolerance. Eds. Hasanuzzaman M.; Nahar K.; Hossain A. Springer Nature Singapore; ISBN (eBook) 978-981-13-6883-7; DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-6883-7; pp 481-495

50. Seleiman, M.F., Kheir A.S. (2018) Maize productivity, heavy metals uptake and their availability in contaminated clay and sandy alkaline soils as affected by inorganic and organic amendments. Chemosphere, 204, 514-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.073. IF= 5.77, Q1

51. Seleiman, M.F., Kheir A.S. (2018) Saline soil properties, quality and productivity of wheat grown with bagasse ash and thiourea in different climatic zones. Chemosphere, 193, 538-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.053. IF= 5.77, Q1

52. Salem HS, Abdel-Salam A, Abdel-Salam MA, Seleiman MF. 2018. Phytoremediation of metal and metalloids from contaminated soil. In

Plants under Metal and Metalloid Stress - Responses, Tolerance and Remediation (ISBN: 978-981-13-2241-9 & eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2242-6). Eds. Hasanuzzaman M, Nahar K, Fujita M. Series Soil Biology, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Chapter 9: Pp 249-262. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2242-6_9

53. Seleiman M.F. & Abdel-Aal M.S. 2018. Effect of organic, inorganic and bio-fertilization on growth, yield and quality traits of some chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties. Egyptian Journal of Agronomy 40(1): 105-117. DOI:10.21608/AGRO.2018.2869.1093. Indexed in ISI

54. Seleiman M, Abdel-Aal M. 2018. Response of growth, productivity and quality of some Egyptian wheat cultivars to different irrigation regimes. Egyptian Journal of Agronomy 40 (3): 313-330. DOI: 10.21608/AGRO.2018.6352.1136. Indexed in ISI

55. Hafez E.H. & Seleiman M.F. 2017. Response of barley quality traits, yield and antioxidant enzymes to water-stress and chemical inducers. International Journal of Plant Production 11(4): 477-490. DOI: 10.22069ijpp.2017.3712. IF= 1.169, Q3

56. El-Shamy M.E., Seleiman M.F., EL-Gaafary T.G. & Rady H.Y.A. 2017. Effect of different sowing methods on growth, yield and its components of wheat under intercropping patterns with Egyptian clover var. Fahl. Assiut Journal of Agriculture Science, 48 (3): 67-80. http://www.aun.edu.eg/journal_files/573_J_3541.pdf

57. Abdel-Salam A., Salem HM.,Abdel-Salam MA. & Seleiman MF. 2017. Soil xenobiotics and their phytochemical remediation. In Xenobiotics in Soils (ISBN: 978-3-319-47743-5, ISSN: ISSN 2196-4831). Eds. M.Z. Hashmi & A. Varma. Series Soil Biology, Springer Publisher, Volume 49, Chapter 18: Pp 267-280. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47744-2

58. Seleiman M.F., Selim S., Jaakkola S. & Mäkelä P. 2017. Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of whole-crop maize fertilized with synthetic fertilizer or digestate and harvested at two maturity stages in boreal growing conditions. Agricultural and Food Science, Finland, 26: 47-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.60068. IF= 1.60, Q2

59. Hafez E.H., Abou El Hassan W.H., Gaafar I.A., Seleiman M.F. 2015. Effect of gypsum application and irrigation intervals on clay saline-sodic soil characterization, rice water use efficiency, growth, and yield. Journal of Agricultural Science 7(12): 208-219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v7n12p208

60. Abdel-Salam A., Salem HM.,Abdel-Salam MA. & Seleiman MF. 2015. Phyto and chemical removal of heavy metal-contaminated soils. In Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils: Monitoring and Remediation (ISBN 978-3-319-14526-6). Eds. I. Sherameti & A. Varma. Series Soil Biology, Springer Publisher.Volume 44, Chapter 16: Pp 299-308. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14526-6_16

61. Abou El Hassan W.H., Hafez E.M., Ghareib A.A.A., Freeg M.R., Seleiman M.F. 2014. Impact of nitrogen fertilisation and irrigation on water utilization efficiency, N accumulation, growth and yields of Zea mays L. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 12 (3&4): 217-222. IF= 0.49, Q4

62. Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Jaakkola S, Ekholm P, Hartikainen H, Stoddard FL & Mäkelä PSA. 2013. Biomass yield and quality of bioenergy crops grown with synthetic and organic fertilizers. Biomass & Bioenergy 59: 477-485. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.021. IF= 3.55, Q1

63. Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Kleemola J, Stoddard FL & Mäkelä PSA. 2013. Improved sustainability of feedstock production with sludge and interacting mychorriza. Chemosphere 91: 1236-1242. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.004. IF= 5.77, Q1

64. Seleiman, M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard FL & Mäkelä PSA. 2012. Feedstock quality and growth of bioenergy crops fertilized with sewage sludge. Chemosphere 89: 1211-1217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.07.031. IF= 5.77, Q1

65. Seleiman M.F., Abdel-Aal S, Ibrahim M &Zahran G. 2011. Productivity, grain and dough quality of bread wheat grown with different water regimes. Journal of Agro Crop Sciences 2: 11-17.

66. Seleiman M.F., Ibrahim M, Abdel-Aal S &Zahran G. 2011. Effect of sowing dates on productivity, technological and rheological characteristics of bread wheat. Journal of Agro Crop Sciences 2: 1-6.

67. Seleiman M.F., Ibrahim ME, Abdel-Aal SM & Zahran GA. 2010. Effect of seeding rates on productivity, technological and rheological characteristics of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal for Current Research 4: 75-81.

68. Ibrahim ME, Abdel-Aal SM, Seleiman M.F., Khazaei H &Monneveux P. 2010. Effect of different water regimes on agronomical traits and irrigation efficiency in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in Nile delta. Wheat Information Service 109: 5-9.

69. Seleiman M.F., Abdel-Aal SM, Ibrahim ME and Monneveux P (2010): Variation of yield and milling, technological and rheological characteristics in some Egyptian bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 22: 84-90.

70. Abdel-Aal SM, Ibrahim ME & Seleiman M.F. 2009. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on yield, technological and rheological characters of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Egyptian journal of Agronomy 31: 95-107.

Dr. Mahmoud Seleiman won the Prize of Menoufia University Encouragement in Agricultural Sciences, Egypt 2017

Dr. Mahmoud F. Seleiman become a reviewer in Land Degradation & Development, Impact factor= 8.145 (3.4.2017)

Our Paper " Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of whole-crop maize fertilized with synthetic fertilizer or digestate and harvested at two maturity stages in boreal growing conditions" is published in Agricultural and Food Science, 26: 47-55. https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/60068

A new Chapter in a new book has been published: Abdel-Salam A., Salem HM.,Abdel-Salam MA. & Seleiman MF. 2017. Soil xenobiotics and their phytochemical remediation. In Xenobiotics in Soils (978-3-319-47743-5). Eds. M.Z. Hashmi & A. Varma. Series Soil Biology, Springer Publisher, Volume 49, Chapter 18: Pp 267-280. http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319477435

Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has won the Prize of Dr. Mostafa Bahgat Abdel Motaal for distinct scientists during 2016, Menoufia University, Egypt.

Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has become Certified Trainer from IBCT (International Board of Certified Trainers), from April 2016.

Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participated in the 14^th International Conference of Agronomy Sciences, 11^th– 13^thOctober 2016. Department of Agronomy, University of Suez Canal, Egypt.

Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participated in the 10^th International Conference of Plant Breeding ”Plant breeding role in facing of environmental obstacles and climatic changes in Agriculture”, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Egypt, 5-6th September 2016.

Dr Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participate in the 12^th International Conference of Desert Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt, 16 – 19 November 2015 with entitled presentation "Physiological response to water stress and nitrogen management in barley under saline soil condition".

Dr Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participated in the Topical Scientific Workshop on Soil Risk Assessment, Helsinki, Finland, 7 - 8 October, 2015 with entitled presentation " Innovative biofumigation technologies for soil risk assessment."

Dr Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participated in the 25th Congress of the Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists ,Nordic View to Sustainable Rural Development’’ from 16th till 18th of June, 2015, in Riga, Latvia with Digested sludges as a source of phosphorus, and environmental risk

Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman has participated with a bstract (The impact of synthetic fertilizer on mycorrhiza activity in comparison to sludge application on cropland) in the 13th congress of ESA (European Society for Agronomy) 25.29 Agust 2014 in Debrecen, Hungary.

The Honoring of Dr. Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman at University of Menoufia's 40th Feast Celebration, 25.12.2016, Because He Won Prize of Dr. Mostafa Bahgat Abdel Motaal for Distinct Scientists During 2016, Menoufia University, Egypt

• • Some information about Dr. Mahmoud F. Seleiman

Dr. Seleiman's research interests include field crop production, plant nutrient, bioenergy crops, sewage sludge, soil fertility, waste management and sustainable of agricultur. In addition, Legumes, Rotations, Crop quality, Starch, Protein, wheat, oilseed rape, maize, hemp, rice, barley, perennial crops, crop mixtures and drought.

Education and degrees awarded

· Doctor of Science, University of Helsinki, Finland, major subject Crop Science,13.05.2014

· Master of Science, University of Minufiya, Egypt, major subject: Crop Science, 15.05.2007

· Bachelor of Science, Minufiya University, Egypt, major subject: Crop Science, 09.07.2003.

Professional position

· Lecturer of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Egypt, from 23.6. 2014- now.

· Assistant lecturer of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Egypt, from 17.06. 2007 –03.09.2008.

· Demonstrator of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Egypt, from 06.11.2003 – 16.06.2007

Other education and training, qualifications and skills

· TOT program (Training of Trainers), IBCT (International Board of Certified Trainers), Menoufia University, Egypt, from 29.12.2015 – 3.1.2016.

· Certified Trainer at the Arab Union for Sustainable Development & Environment, from January 2016.

· Methods for working with crop models, Helsinki University, FINLAND, August 2012.

· University Pedagogy: Curriculum design and assessment of learning and teaching, Helsinki University, FINLAND, August 2011.

· Modeling climate effects on crops and cropping systems, Aarhus University DENMARK, October 2010.

· Applied statistics with R for the agricultural, life and veterinary sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture, LATVIA, June 2010.

· Computer (ICDL), Minufiya University, EGYPT, August 2008.

· SPSS program, Minufiya University, EGYPT March 2008.

Previous work experience and member of projects

· Project of nutrient cycling from organic fertilizers and phosphorus accumulation in soil, University of Helsinki, Finland, 01.10.2013 – 31.5.2015.

· Project of FORESTSPECS, University of Helsinki, Finland, 10.04.2012- 31.12.2012.

· Attended many courses for Faculty and Leadership Development Project, in Minufiya University, Egypt, 2007-2008.

· Member of improving teaching methodology of some practical courses through field application in different rural areas project, Minufiya University, Egypt, 01.09.2004 – 30.09.2006.

· Member of improving of some maize populations project, Minufiya University, Egypt, 01.02.2004 – 28.02.2006.

· Technical supervision, Agronomy research farm, Minufiya University, Egypt, 06.11. 2003 – 03.09.2008.

Merits in teaching and pedagogical competence

o Experimental design and analysis

o Cereal crop production

o Forage crops production

o Cereal and legume crop production

o Cereal and fiber crops production

o Field crop technology

Awards, prizes and honours

o The big prize for the best poster presentation in Conference of Agricultural Science Day (Maataloustieteenpäivät), 10-11.1.2012, Helsinki, Finland (Seleiman MF, Mäkelä P, Santanen A, Stoddard F. Can sludge improve germination and growth of plants?)

o Prize of Dr. Mostafa Bahgat Abdel Motaal for distinct scientists during 2016, Menoufia University, Egypt.

Other academic merits

· Membership of Scientific Societies

o Representative of the Council of Egypt Scientists in European Union, 20.02.2014- now.

o Member, Nordic Association of Agricultural Sciences (NJF), national association of Finland, 01.01.2010- now.

o Member of the International Scientific Council, The Euro-Arab Organization for Environment Water, and Desert Researchers, http://ewdr.org/, 01.01.2012-now.

· Positions of trust in society and other societal merits

o General-secretary for Egyptian Community in Finland from 09.03.2012 – 08.03.2013.

o Director of the Arab union for sustainable development & environment in Minufiya Governorate, Egypt, from 08.06.2015 – until now.

· A member of International Scientific Committees in International Conferences:

o 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (SEEE2015), July 26-27, 2015, Phuket, Thailand.

• • Dr. Seleiman has participated in about (15) International Conferences (see below):

(16) Audience in the 14^th International Conference of Agronomy Sciences, Banha, Egypt, 11^th– 13^thOctober 2016. Department of Agronomy, University of Suez Canal, Egypt.

(15) Audience in the 10^th International Conference of Plant Breeding ”Plant breeding role in facing of environmental obstacles and climatic changes in Agriculture”, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Egypt, 5-6th September 2016.

(14) Seleiman M.F., Selim Sh., Jaakkola S., Mäkelä P.S.A. 2015. Nutritive value and in vitro digestibility of whole-crop maize fertilized with synthetic fertilizer or sewage sludge harvested at two maturity stages. 12th International Conference for Future Horizon of Sustainable Environmental Development In Arab Countries and Facing the Challenges, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 19-22.12.2015.

(13) Salem M.F., Tamoerg P., Seleiman M.F. 2015. Innovative biofumigation technologies for soil risk assessment. Topical Scientific Workshop on Soil Risk Assessment, Helsinki, Finland, 7 - 8 October, 2015.

(12) Hafez E.M., Abou El Hassan W.H., Seleiman M.F. 2015. Physiological response to water stress and nitrogen management in barely under saline soil condition. The 12^th International Conference of Desert Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt, 16 – 19 November 2015.

(11) Seleiman M.F., Simojoki A, Soinne H, Santanen A, Mäkelä PSA. 2015. Digested sludges as a source of phosphorus, and environmental risk. The 25^th Congress of the Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists, Nordic View to Sustainable Rural Development, Riga, Latvia, 16^th – 18^th June 2015.

(10) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard FL &Mäkelä PSA. 2014. The impact of synthetic fertilizer on mycorrhiza activity in comparison to sludge application on cropland. Abstracts, XIII^th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy, Debrecen, Hungary, 25^th –29^th August 2014, pp. 159–160.

(9) Seleiman M.F. 2014. Potential interactions between land sludge application and mycorrhiza activity. Spring Symposium (23^ndedition), Viikki Campus, University of Helsinki, Finland, 3^rd – 5^th March 2014, pp. 29–29.

(8) Seleiman M.F., Mäkelä P, Santanen A, & Stoddard F. 2012. Sewage sludge as nutrient source for energy crops. Lecture at 13^th International Conference of Agronomy Sciences, Banha, Egypt, 9^th– 10^thSeptember 2012. Eds. MI Salwau& NK El-Gizawy. Department of Agronomy, University of Banha, Banha, Egypt.

(7) Seleiman M.F., Mäkelä P, Santanen A & Stoddard FL. 2012. Biomass and leaf nitrogen content of maize grown with sludge.12^th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy, Helsinki, Finland, 20^th – 24^th August 2012.Eds. FL Stoddard & PSA Mäkelä. Maataloustieteiden laitoksen julkaisuja 14, pp. 430-431. (e-publication)

(6) Seleiman M.F., Mäkelä P, Santanen A & Stoddard F. 2012. Effect of sludge on germination and growth of bioenergy crops.In Maataloustieteen Päivät2012 ”In English: Agricultural Science Day” (e-publication). Suomen Maataloustieteellisen seuran tiedotteita no 27. Ed. A. Hopponen. www.smts.fi.

(5) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard F &Mäkelä P. 2011. Bioenergy crops for biomass production and phytoremediation. 5^thEuropean Bioremediation Conference, 4^th– 7^th July 2011, Chania, Crete, Greece.Eds. N Kalogerakis& F Fava.4 p.

(4) Seleiman M.F., Mäkelä P, Santanen A, Stoddard F. 2011. Growth and biomass quality of bioenergy crops grown with sewage sludge.24^th NJF Congress: Food, Feed, Fuel and Fun Nordic Light on Future Land Use and Rural Development, Uppsala, Sweden, 14^th – 16^th June, 2011. Eds. J Hultgren, P Persson, E Nadeau & F Fogelberg, pp. 48-48.

(3) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard FL &Mäkelä P. 2010. Maize and white lupin as bioenergy crops grown in soil amended with sewage sludge. Proceedings of ‘Agro2010, the XIth ESA Congress’, Montpellier, France, August 29^th – September 3^rd, 2010.Eds. J Wery, I Shili-Touzi& A Perrin.AgropolisInternational Editions, Montpellier, France, pp. 207-208.

(2) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Manninen-Egilmez P, Stoddard F &Mäkelä P. 2010. Sewage sludge as nutrient source for bioenergy crops.In MaataloustieteenPäivät2010 ”In English: Agricultural Science Day”(e-publication). Suomen Maataloustieteellisen seuran tiedotteita no 26. Ed. A. Hopponen. www.smts.fi.

(1) International symposium of Water for Growth. Aswan, Egypt, 14.11.2007 – 21.11.2007, Audience.

• • Dr. Seleiman has published his articles in international Journals & Books (see below):

(17) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Simojoki A, Soinne H & Mäkelä PSA. 2017. Digested sludges as a source of phosphorus, and environmental risk. Manuscript, will be submitted to Plant and Soil.

(16) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Simojoki A, Soinne H & Hartikainen H, Mäkelä PSA. 2017. Possible risks for food chain and environment related to the utilization of digested sludge as fertilizer. Review article, will be submitted to Plant and Soil.

(15) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard FL &Mäkelä PSA. 2017. Ecological and economical impact of sewage sludge as fertilizer for bioenergy crops. In preparation, will be submitted to Biomass and Bioenergy.

(14) Seleiman M.F., Selim S., Jaakkola S., Mäkelä P. 2017. Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of whole-crop maize fertilized with synthetic fertilizer or digestate and harvested at two maturity stages in boreal growing conditions. , Agricultural and Food Science, 26: 47-55.

(13) Abdel-Salam A., Salem HM.,Abdel-Salam MA. & Seleiman MF. 2017. Soil xenobiotics and their phytochemical remediation. In Xenobiotics in Soils (978-3-319-47743-5). Eds. M.Z. Hashmi & A. Varma. Series Soil Biology, Springer Publisher, Volume 49, Chapter 18: Pp 340-351.

(12) Abdel-Salam A., Salem HM.,Abdel-Salam MA. &Seleiman MF. 2015. Phyto and chemical removal of heavy metal-contaminated soils. In Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils: Monitoring and Remediation (ISBN 978-3-319-14526-6). Eds. I. Sherameti& A. Varma. Series Soil Biology, Springer Publisher.Volume 44, Chapter 16: Pp 299-308.

(11) Hafez EH, Abou El Hassan WH, Gaafar IA., Seleiman M.F. 2015. Effect of gypsum application and irrigation intervals on clay saline-sodic soil characterization, rice water use efficiency, growth, and yield. Journal of Agricultural Science 7(12), 208-219.

(10) Abou El Hassan WH, Hafez EM, Ghareib AAA, Freeg MR, Seleiman MF. 2014. Impact of nitrogen fertilisation and irrigation on water utilization efficiency, N accumulation, growth and yields of Zea mays L. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 12 (3&4), 217-222.

(9) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Jaakkola S, Ekholm P, Hartikainen H, Stoddard FL & Mäkelä PSA. 2013. Biomass yield and quality of bioenergy crops grown with synthetic and organic fertilizers.Biomass & Bioenergy 59, 477-485.

(8) Seleiman M.F., Santanen A, Kleemola J, Stoddard FL &Mäkelä PSA. 2013. Improved sustainability of feedstock production with sludge and interacting mychorriza. Chemosphere 91, 1236-1242.

(7) Seleiman, M.F., Santanen A, Stoddard FL &Mäkelä PSA. 2012. Feedstock quality and growth of bioenergy crops fertilized with sewage sludge. Chemosphere 89, 1211-1217.

(6) Seleiman M.F., Abdel-Aal S, Ibrahim M &Zahran G. 2011. Productivity, grain and dough quality of bread wheat grown with different water regimes. Journal of Agro Crop Sciences2, 11-17.

(5) Seleiman M.F., Ibrahim M, Abdel-Aal S &Zahran G. 2011. Effect of sowing dates on productivity, technological and rheological characteristics of bread wheat. Journal of Agro Crop Sciences 2, 1-6.

(4) Seleiman M.F., Ibrahim ME, Abdel-Aal SM &Zahran GA. 2010. Effect of seeding rates on productivity, technological and rheological characteristics of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal for Current Research 4, 75-81.

(3) Ibrahim ME, Abdel-Aal SM, Seleiman M.F., Khazaei H &Monneveux P. 2010. Effect of different water regimes on agronomical traits and irrigation efficiency in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in Nile delta. Wheat Information Service109, 5-9.

(2) Seleiman M.F., Abdel-Aal SM, Ibrahim ME and Monneveux P (2010): Variation of yield and milling, technological and rheological characteristics in some Egyptian bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 22, 84-90.

(1) Abdel-Aal SM, Ibrahim ME & Seleiman M.F.. 2009. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on yield, technological and rheological characters of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Egyptian journal of Agronomy 31, 95-107.

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