Curriculum Vitae for

Dr. Yassin Mohamed Al-Sodany

CONTACT DATA Name : Yassin Mohamed Mohamed Al-Sodany

Home Address : 29, 9th

Street, Al-Madina Al-Togaria, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Work Address : Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Kafr

El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Present Address : Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.

Email : yalsodany@yahoo.com, yalsodany@gmail.com

Tel. : (002) 047-3250650, (00966)552563175

PERSONAL DATA

Sex : Male

Date of Birth : 24 / 11 / 1963

Citizenship : Egyptian.

Marital Status : Married with five children.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1985–1992: Demonstrator in Biology Department, Faculty of Education at Kafr El-Sheikh,

Tanta University, Egypt.

1992–1999: Assistant Lecturer in Biology Department, Faculty of Education at Kafr El-

Sheikh, Tanta University, Egypt.

1996-1998: Scholar at University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science,

Florida, USA.

1999–2004: Lecturer in Biological and Geological Department, Faculty of Education Kafr El-

Sheikh, Tanta University, Egypt.

2004-2009: Associate Professor in Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of

Education, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt.

2006-2008: Associate Professor in Biology Department, Faculty of Science at Bani Waleed,

7th

October University, Libya.

2008-2010: Associate Professor in Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University,

Taif, Saudi Arabia

2009-till now: Professor of Plant Ecology, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Kafr El-

Sheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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2010-till now: Professor in Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif,

Saudi Arabia

EDUCATION DATA

A- Academic History

1985 : B. Sc. Degree (Botany), Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University,

Egypt.

1992 : M. Sc. Degree in Botany (Plant Ecology), Botany Department, Faculty of Science,

Tanta University, Egypt.

1996 : Scholar at University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, Florida,

USA.

1998 : Ph.D. in Botany (Plant Ecology), Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta

University, Egypt.

B- Vocational / Technical Training/ workshops

1- Working as a research assistant in the following projects:

a. Rangeland study of El-Qasr Rural Development Project, directed by Alexandria

University and sponsored by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit

(GTZ) GMBH.

b. Egyptian Red Sea Coastal and Marine Resources Management Project, directed by

Tourism Development Authority and sponsored by Egyptian Environmental Affairs

Agency and International Bank (1996).

2- Working as a researcher in the following projects:

a. Ecological Monitoring in El-Omayed ROSELT Observatory (September 1998 -

February 2001).

b. MedWetCoast project for the conservation of wetland and coastal ecosystems in the

Mediterranean region (April 2000- 2006).

c. Preparing the management plan for Lake Burullus and Omayed Protectorates in

MedWetCoast project for the conservation of wetland and coastal ecosystems in the

Mediterranean region (April 2002 - Dec. 2002).

d. Supervision of management of common reed in Lake Burullus in MedWetCoast project

for the conservation of wetland and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean region

(April 2004 -2006).

e. Monitoring and conservation for Lake Burullus and Omayed protectorates in

MedWetCoast project for the conservation of wetland and coastal ecosystems in the

Mediterranean region (April 2004 - 2006).

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f. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid

regions of Egypt" (2005).

g. National survey for monitoring and conservation of some important medicinal

plants in Taif. Sponsored by Taif University (2009).

h. Biodiversity in relation to water quality at different sites along The Red Sea coast of

Jeddah, KSA (2011).

i. Seed bank and gene bank of wild plants in Taif, KSA. Sponsored by Taif University

(2012-2013).

j. Applications of GIS and remote sensing in the study of plant communities in Seesed

province- Taif Governorate –KSA". Sponsored by Taif University (2013-2014).

k. Impact of greenhouse environmental factors and fungicide trinol (triadimend)

treatment on berry leaves infected with powdery mildew: Role of host antioxidant

systems against pathogen infection. Sponsored by Taif University (2014-2016).

l. Ex situ preservation for endemic and rare wild plants in Taif governorate. Sponsored

by Taif University (2014-2016).

m. Ecological distribution and genetic variations of some Aloe species in Taif, KSA.

Sponsored by Taif University (2017-2018).

n. Allelopathic effects of some wild plants on Diversity of Cyanobacteria at Taif area,

western Saudi Arabia, using TWINSPAN Analysis. Sponsored by Taif University

(2017-2018).

o. Effects of Biochar amended saline soil on growth and some metabolic activities of

two Soybean cultivars in Saudi Arabia. Sponsored by Taif University (2017-2018).

3- Training courses:

1- Scholar in University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, USA (1996 – 1998).

2- Aquatic weed control, aquatic plant culture and revegetation Short Course (12 – 15

May, 1997), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

3- Turf Short Course (January, 1997), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

4- Aquatic weed applicator Training (August, 1997), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

5- Aquatic weed control, aquatic plant culture and revegetation Short Course (11 – 14

May, 1998), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

6- International Computer Driving License (ICDL) (15 Feb. – 3 May 2004). Faculty of

Commerce- Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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7- New Trends for Teaching Workshop (3 – 7 May 2005). Faculty and Leadership

Development Project (FLDP), Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

8- Decision making and Problem Solving Workshop (21 – 24 May 2005). Faculty and

Leadership Development Project (FLDP), Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

9- Legal Issues of Universities Workshop (5 – 7 July 2005). Faculty and Leadership

Development Project (FLDP), Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

10- Time Management Workshop (16 – 19 July 2005). Faculty and Leadership

Development Project (FLDP), Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

11- Planning and Managing e-Learning Programs in Higher Education Workshop (5-6

May 2009), King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals, Deanship of Academic

Development, Academic Development projects, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

12- Designing Learning - Outcome Exams for Higher Education Workshop (16-20 May

2009), King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals, Deanship of Academic

Development, Academic Development projects, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

13- Introduction to online learning course (11 November – 8 December 2009).

14- Innovation in Scientific Research workshop (3/5/2011)

15- Preliminary year workshop (16/4/2011).

16- Medical and therapeutic uses of bee products, Scientific evidences (10/5/2011).

17- Description of program, courses and reporting, part one. Taif University & NCAAA

(13-14 Dec. 2011).

18- Description of program, courses and reporting, part two. Taif University & NCAAA

(21-22 Feb. 2012).

19- Research quality, KPIs abd benchmarking (3-4 March 2012).Britch Council.

20- Key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks. Taif University & NCAAA (1-2

May 2012).

21- Learning outcomes of programs and courses (18-19 Dec. 2012). Taif University &

NCAAA

22- Training of Trainers (TOT). American Global Center (5-10 Jan. 2013).

23- Lecturer of Learning outcomes of programs and courses (13-14 Jan. 2013). Taif

University.

24- Strategic Planning for Quality. Taif University & NCAAA (20-21 Jan. 2013).

25- Strategic Planning. Al-Andalus Al-Khadra training Center (1 March 2013).

4- Prizes and Awards:

1- Excellence Award of Scientific research from Kafr El-Sheikh University (2012).

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2- Excellence Award of Scientific research from Taif University (2013).

3- Excellence Award of Scientific research from Kafr El-Sheikh University (2013).

C- Current Specialization

Aquatic and terrestrial plant ecology, medicinal plants, analysis, biodiversity, population

ecology, population dynamics, demography, size structure, environmental assessment, and

conservation of the vegetation of the Nile Delta region, western Mediterranean coast and Lake

Burullus (Egypt) and Taif, Saudi Arabia.

D- Professional and Organization Memberships

1- Egyptian Botanical Society (EBS) (1999 till now)

2- Botanical Society of America (BSA) (1999 – 2001)

3- Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) (1996 – 2001)

4- Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society (FAPMS) (1996-2001)

5- South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society (SFAPMS) (1996-2001)

6- Nile Basin Aquatic Plant Management Society (NBAPMS) (1997-1999)

7- International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) (2003)

8- Saudi Biological Society (2010 till now).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

A- Under Graduate Courses (B. SC. Students)

1- Plant Ecology 2- Egyptian Flora

3- Agronomy 4- Plant Morphology

5- Plant Anatomy 6- Archegoniate

7- Taxonomy of Flowering Plants 8- Economic Botany

9- Plant Physiology 10- Pollution

11- Medicinal plants 12- General Biology

13- Biostatistics 14- Flora of Saudi Arabia

15-General Ecology

14- Graduate Courses

1- Flora

2- Vegetation and Plant Community

3- Plant physiology

4- Plant Stresses

5- Medicinal and Nutritional plants

6- Research Methods

7- Phytogeography

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PARTICIPATION IN SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

1- South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting (1996), Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, USA.

2- Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of Aquatic Plant Management Society (13-16 July, 1997),

Fort Myers, Florida, USA.

3- South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting (1997), Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, USA.

4- Symposium of Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society (1997), West Palm Beach,

Florida, USA.

5- Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of Aquatic Plant Management Society (12-15 July, 1998),

Memphis, Tansy, USA.

6- South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting (January, 1998), Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

7- South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting (September, 1998), Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

8- Symposium on Ecological problems in El-Gharbya province and the role of university to

solve them (21 Feb. 2000). Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

9- The First International Conference on Biological Sciences (7-8 May 2000), Faculty of

Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

10- Symposium on Natural Resources and Their Conservation in Egypt and Africa (19-21

March 2001). Institute of African Research and Studies, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

11- Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Egypt (3-5 April 2001)

. Mansoura University with U.S. National Institute of Health and Suez Canal University -

Mansoura, Egypt.

12- First regional technical seminar: From site diagnosis to management planning (10- 14

November 2001). Zaranik, North Sinai, Egypt.

13- The Second International Conference on Biological Sciences (12-13 May 2002), Faculty

of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

14- The First Egyptian International Conference on protected Areas and Sustainable

Development (23-26 October 2002), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

15- The first Symposium on Taxonomy, Flora & Ecology and application aspects (March 10,

2003), Ain Shams University, Egypt.

16- 46th

Symposium of the International Association of Vegetation Science (8-14 June 2003),

Napoli, Italy.

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17- Second International Conference on “Great Rivers as Attractors of local Civilization (12 –

14 Oct. 2003). Assuit University, Egypt.

18- The first Scientific and Development of Kafr El-Sheikh Conference: Kafr El-Sheikh as

Present and Future (2–4 December 2003). Faculty of Education at Kafr El-Sheikh, Tanta

University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.

19- The First National Expert Workshop on "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal

Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid regions of Egypt". Cairo, Egypt (14 Jan. 2004).

20- One day Conference on "Stress in Plants" Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (3, March

2004).

21- First International Conference on "Strategy of Egyptian Herbaria". Department Building,

Agriculture Museum, Dokky, Cairo, Egypt (9 – 11 March 2004).

22- The Third International Conference on Biological Sciences (28-29 April 2004),

Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

23- The Fist National Conference for Egyptian Lakes (10 April 2005), EEAA, Cairo.

24- Monthly meeting of Bees Breeding Society at Gharbia Governorate. Tanta, Egypt.

25- The Fourth International Conference on Biological Sciences (1-2 November 2006),

Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

26- The 26th

meeting of the Saudi Biological Society: Climatic change and biodiversity (10-12

May 2011).

27- The 27th

meeting of the Saudi Biological Society: Environment economics and natural

resources (6-8 March 2012).

28- 3rd Conference on Biotechnology and its Applications in Botany and Microbiology. The

Department of plant and microbiology, Faculty of Helwan University, In cooperation

with the Egyptian Botanic Society (17-18 April 2013).

Scientific School

A- Master Degrees

1- Eid, E.M. (2002). Population ecology of Ipomoea carnea Jecq. in the Nile Delta region.

M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Tanta University.

2- Gad El-Kreem, M.S. (2004). Cytological and genetical variations among Ipomoea carnea

Jecq. in the Nile Delta region. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Tanta University.

3- Farghaly, B.M.A. (2007). Insect-Plant interrelationship along Two Principle Highways in

Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis, Ecological Sciences Center, Ain Shams University.

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4- Abd El-hamed, N.N.B. (2009). Impact of Industrial and Agricultural Wastes in El-Gharbia

Main Drain Using Some Biondicators. M. Sc. Thesis, Ecological Sciences Center, Ain

Shams University.

5- El-Thomaly, A. (2010). Studies of Vertebrate diversity in different habitats at The

National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development. M. Sc. Thesis,

Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

6- Al-Yasy, H. (2011). Ecological and floristic studies on Sarrawat mountains with special

emphasis to Juniper forests. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

7- El-Sialy, M. (2011). Indicator plants for environmental conditions at Taif region, KSA.

M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

8- Al-Juaid, N. (2012). Population Ecology and Demography of invasive species

Calotropis procera (Ait) R.Br. in Saudi Arabia. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif

University, KSA.

9- El-Harthi, K. (2012). Vegetation Analysis of the main Wadis of Taif Region, Saudi

Arabia. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

10- El-Malky, A. (2013). Morphological and Cytological variations among Parkinsonia

acueata L. Population in Taif region of Saudi Arabia. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of

Science, Taif University, KSA.

11- Otiby, F. G. (2014). To prove the phytoremediation potentiality of some plants in Taif,

KSA. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

12- Abdu, M.A. (2015). The inhibiting effect of neoplastic lesions in mice using some

plants and plant extracts. M. Sc. Thesis registered in Faculty of Education, Kafr El-

Sheikh University.

13- Allaf, A.G. (2017). Geographical effects on protein and isozymes of some Moraceae

genotypes. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

14- Terkistany, A.A. (2017). Ecological diversity for some labiatae species using

biochemical and molecular markers. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

15- Alghamdi, H.M. (2017). The relationship between medicinal plant communities and

edaphic factors in Taif province, Saudi Arabia. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif

University, KSA.

B-Ph. D. Degrees

1. Eid, E.M. (2008). Population Ecology and Phytoremediation of Phragmites australis in

Lake Burullus area, Egypt. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Tanta University.

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2. Gad El-Kreem, M.S. (2010). Studies on reproduction and somatic breeding of Genus

Citrillus. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Tanta University.

C- Theses under Supervision

1- Mohamed, M.A. Population Ecology and Modeling growth dynamics of Typha spp. in

the high altitudes in Saudi Arabia. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al

Qura University. KSA.

2- Diversity of Cyanobacteria Inhabiting some Soil and Fresh water samples at hi-

latitude (Taif City) and low-latitude (Makkhha City) ,in relation to some abiotic

factors. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

3- Asseri, S.A. Biosystematic studies of some species of the genus Aloe (Aloaceae) in

Saudi Arabia. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, Taif University, KSA.

M. Sc. and Ph. D. Theses

1- Al-Sodany, Y.M. (1992). Vegetation Analysis of the Northern Part of Nile Delta Region.

M. Sc. Thesis, Fac. Sci., Tanta University, Egypt, pp. 122.

2- Al-Sodany. Y.M. (1998). Vegetation Analysis of the Canals, Drains and Lakes of the

Northern Part of Nile Delta. Ph.D. Thesis, Fac. Sci., Tanta University, Egypt, pp. 232.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1- Sharaf El-Din, A., El-Kady, H.F. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (1993). Gradient analysis of

the common species in the saline and marshy habitats in the Nile Delta. Feddes

Reportorium, 104: 387-394. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19931040515.

2- Shaltout, K.H., El-Kady, H.F. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (1995). Vegetation analysis of the

Mediterranean region of Nile Delta. Vegetatio, 116: 73-83.

3- Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Sutton, D.L. (2000). Effect of fertilizer application on the growth

of Juncus megacephalus and Oxypolis filiformis. The First International Conference on

Biological Sciences, Vol. 1:158-170

4- El-Kady, H.F., Shaltout, K.H., El-Shourbagy, M.N. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2000).

Characterization of habitats in the North Nile Delta. The First International Conference

on Biological Sciences, Vol. 1: 144-157.

5- Shaltout, K.H., Sheded, M.G., El-Kady, H.F. & Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2003).

Phytosociological behavior and population structure of Nitraria retusa along the

Egyptian Red Sea coast. J. of Arid Environment, 53: 331-345.

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6- Baraka, D. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2003). Habitat and plant life in Sharkia Governorate,

Nile Delta, Egypt. Taechholmia, 23(1): 1-13.

7- Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2003) Size structure of some common plants in the western

Mediterranean region of Egypt. ecologia mediterranea, 29: 39-48.

8- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shehata, M.N. and Shaltout, K.H. (2003). Vegetation along an

elevation gradient of El-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. ecologia mediterranea, 29(2): 35-47.

9- Agwa, H.E. & Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2003). Arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (Glomales) in

Egypt. III: Distribution and ecology in some plants in El-Omayed Biosphere Reserve.

Egyptian J. Biology 5: 19-26.

10- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M., Sheded, M.G. and H.F. El-Kady (2004). Vegetation

analysis of the Egyptian Red Sea coastal plain. Taeckholmia, 24: 1-18

11- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and El-Sheikh, M.A. (2004) Phragmites australis

(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. In Lake Burullus, Egypt: is it an expanding or retreating

population The Third International Conference on Biological Sciences. 3: 83-96.

12- Masallam, H.A., Al-Sodany, Y.M., El-Hady, A.F. & Shaltout, K.H. (2005)

Distribution of Nitraria retusa in Egypt. Egyptian J. desert Res. 55 (1): 1-21.

13- Shaltout, K.H., Tawfik, M.T. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2005). Lake Burullus (Burullus

Protected Area). Publication of National Bidiversity Unit No. 13. 578 pp.

14- Hamoud, M.A., El-Shanshoury, A.R., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Gad El-Karim, M.S.

(2005). Genetic diversity among Ipomoea carnea Jacq. populations from different

habitat types in Nile Delta region of Egypt. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.), 1: 1-10.

15- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Eid, E.M. (2006). The biology of Egyptian

woody perennials: 2. Ipomoea carnea Jacq. Ass. Univ. Bull. Environ. Res. 9 (1): 75-91.

16- Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Mosallam, H.A. (2006). Plant communities along Cairo-

Alexandria Desert Road. Ass. Univ. J. Bot., 32(2): 57-78.

17- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Eid, E.M. (2006). Biology of common reed

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin ex Steud.: Review and inquiry. Assiut University

Center for Environmental Studies, PP. 55.

18- Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2006). Recently changes in the vegetation of Burullus Wetlands.

The Fourth International Conference on Biological Sciences, Botany: 1-10.

19- Mosallem, H.A., Gad'allla, S.M., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Atef, B.M. (2007). Seasonal

abundance of insect species along Cairo-Alexandria and Cairo Ismailia desert roads in

Egypt. J. Environ. Sci., 14(2): 1-23.

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20- Shaltout, K.H. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2008).Vegetation Analysis of Burullus Wetland:

A RAMSAR site in Egypt. Wetland and Management Ecology. 16: 421-439.

21- El-Keblawy, A., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Al-Hadad, F.A. (2009). Effect of time of seed

maturation on dormancy and germination requirements of Sporobulus spicatus (Vahl.)

kunth, a native desert grass of the United Arab Emirates. Japanese Society of Grassland

Science, 55: 11-17.

22- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M., El-Keblawy, A. and Ahmed, A.M. (2009). Effect of

Seed Type, Water Regime and Partial Cutting on the Growth Performance of Emex

spinosa (L.) Campd in Egypt . Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 5(6): 648-661

23- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shaltout, K.H. and Eid, E.M. (2009). Demography of Ipomoea

carnea Jacq., the invasive species in Nile Delta, Egypt. International Journal of

Agriculture and Biology (IJAB), 11(5): 501-508.

24- Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2009). Can the new recorded species be established in Burullus

Protected Area: A RAMSAR site in Egypt. African Journal of Agricultural Science,

4(8): 752-764.

25- Abd El-Halim A. Saad; Magdy T. Khalil; Yassin M. Al-Sodany; Nadia N. Bassuny

(2009). Impact of industrial and agricultural wastes on water and macrophytes of El-

Gharbia Main Drain ecosystem, Egypt. Journal of Environmental Science.

26- Eid, E.M., Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Jensen, K. (2010). Effects of abiotic

conditions on Phragmites australis along geographic gradients in Lake Burullus, Egypt.

Aquatic Botany 92: 86–92.

27- Eid, E.M., Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M., Soetaertand, K. and Jensen, K. (2010).

Modeling growth, carbon allocation and nutrient budget of Phragmites australis in

Lake Burullus, Egypt. Wetlands 30:240-251 .

28- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Eid, E.M. (2010). Growth behavior of invasive

species Ipomoea carnea in Nile Delta, Egypt. Hydrobiologia, 656: 187-197.

29- Haroun, S.A., Gad El-Karim, M.S., Hamoud, M.A., El-Shanshoury, A.R. and Al-

Sodany, Y.M. (2011). Plant growth hormones and molecular changes during shoot

organogensis of Citrullus colocyanthis L. The 7th

Annual International Conference, The

Egyptian Society of Experimental Biology.

30- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Mosallam, H.A. and Bazaid, S.A. (2011). Vegetation analysis of

Mahazat Al-Sayd Protected Area: The second largest fenced Nature Reserve in the

world. World Applied Sciences Journal, 15(8): 1144-1156.

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31- El-Sheikh, M.A., Al-Sodany, Y.M., Eid, E.M., Shaltout, K.H. (2012).Ten years of

seral plant succession on Burullus RAMSAR site, Egypt. Flora 207: 450-458.

32- Al-Sodany, Y.M., El-Sheikh, M.A., Baraka, D.M. and Shaltout, K.H. (2013).

Elements accumulation and nutritive value of Phragmites australis in

Lake Burullus: A RAMSAR site, Egypt. CATRINA, 8 (1): 55 -68.

33- Mohamed, H.A., Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shobrak, M.Y., Abd El-Wakeil, K.F. and Kamel,

S.A. (2013). Biodiversity in Relation To Water Quality at Different Sites along the Red

Sea Coast of Jeddah, KSA. Life Science Journal, 10 (3): 2253-2260.

34- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Bazaid, S.A. and Mosallam, H.A. (2013). Medicinal Plants in Saudi

Arabia: I. Sarrwat Mountains at Taif. Academic Journal of Plant Sciences 6 (4): 134-

145.

35- Farrag, H.F., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Otiby, F.G. (2013). Phytoremediation and

accumulation characteristics of heavy metals by some plants in Wadi Alargy wetland,

Taif, KSA. World Applied Sciences Journal 28(5): 644-653.

36- Bidak L.M., Heneidy S.Z., Shaltout K.H., Al- Sodany, Y. (2013). Current Status of the

Wild Medicinal Plants in the Western Mediterranean Coastal Region, Egypt. The

Journal of Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine. Photon 120: 566-584.

37- Eid, E.M., Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2014). Decomposition and nutrient

dynamics of Phragmites australis litter in Lake Burullus, Egypt. Journal of Plant

Species Biology 29: 47-56.

38- Farrag, H.F., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Otiby, F.G. (2014). Effect of heavy metal pollution

on protein expression, enzyme activity, pigments and phytohormones in some plants

growing in Wadi Alargy wetlands, Taif, Saudi Arabia. Life Science Journal, 11 (1):

148-155.

39- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Mosallam, H.A. and Al-Yasi, H.M. (2014). Floristic diversity and

plant communities associated with juniper forests in high altitudes. International journal

of Current Life Science 4(2): 118-133.

40- Ahmed, S.M. & Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2014). Preliminary authentication of some Acacia

L. species of Saudi Arabia. Bothalia Journal 44(8): 133-144.

41- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Fadl, M.A., Farrag, H.F. and Saif, T.Y. (2015). Effect of Dams on

the vegetation of arid regions. Journal of Environmental Science and Water Resources

4(3): 071 – 091.

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42- El-Awady, M.A.M., Hassan, M.M. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2015). Isolation and

Characterization of Salt Tolerant Endophytic and Rhizospheric Plant Growth-

Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) Associated with the Halophyte Plant (Sesuvium

Verrucosum) Grown in KSA. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol 3(3): 552-560

43- Howladar, S., Al-Sodany, Y. and Abdel Khalik, K. (2015). Species richness of the

catchment area of Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia. Bothalia journal 45 (5): 64-91.

44- Fayez, K.A., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Abouzaid, A. (2016). Impact of greenhouse

environmental factors and fungicide Trinol (triadimend) treatment on berry leaves

infected with powdery mildew (Uncinula necator (Schwein.) Burrill: Role of host

antioxidant systems against pathogen infection. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical,

Biological and Chemical Sciences 7(5): 3058-3072.

45- Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2016). A New Record to the Flora of Saudi Arabia: Ipomoea

carneaJacq., Convolvulaceae. World Journal of Research and Review (WJRR) 3 (4):

25-30.

46- Farouk, A., Ahamed, N.T., AlZahrani, O., AlAmer, K., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and

Bahobail, A. (2016). Antimicrobial Activity of Caralluma quadrangula (Forssk) N.E.

Br Latex from Al-Shafa Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App.

Sci (2016) 5(11): xx-xx

47- Fadl, M., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Al-Malki, A. (2016). Parkinsonia aculeata: A New

Invasive Species in Taif Area (Saudi Arabia). Floristic and ecological Evaluation.

Assiut University Journal of Botany (In Press).

48- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Al-Juaid, N.S. & Kahil, A.A. (2016). Ecology of invasive species

Calotropis procera (Ait) R.Br. in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Ecotoxicology

and Ecobiology 1 (3): 127-140.

49- Eid, E.M., Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2017). Population Ecology of Ipomoea

carnea in Egypt. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Germany. Pp. 137.

50- Abdel Khalik, K., Al-Gohary, I.H. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2017). Floristic composition

and vegetation: Environmental relationships of Wadi Fatimah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Arid Land Research and Management 31(3): 316-334.

51- Attia, A.O., Desouky, E.S., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Ismail, I.A. (2017). Ex situ

preservation for some endemic and rare medicinal plants in Taif, KSA. Biotechnology

& Biotechnological Equipment. 31(5): 912-920.

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52- Majrashi, A.A.; Al-Yasi, H.M.; Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Khandaker, M.M. (2017). Developing

weeds of agricultural crops at different levels of heights, in Taif area of Saudi Arabia. Bulg. J.

Agric. Sci., 23 (5): 767–774.

53- Dessoky, E.S., Attia, A.O., Ismail, I.A., Sadik, A.S. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2017).

Preservation and Genetic Stability for in vitro Propagated Taify Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv.

AlBayadi. Bioscience Research 14(3): 616-625.

54- Al-Sodany, Y. M., Issa A. A., Kahil, A. A. and. Ali, E. F. (2018). Diversity of Soil

Cyanobacteria in Relation to Dominant Wild Plants and Edaphic Factors at Western Saudi

Arabia. Annual Research & Review in Biology 26(3): 1-14.

55- Kahil, A. A., Issa A. A., Al-Sodany, Y. M. and. Ali, E. F. (2018). Effects of Biochar Amended

Saline Soil on Growth and Some Metabolic Activities of Two Soybean Cultivars in Saudi

Arabia. Annual Research & Review in Biology 25(6): 1-14.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (Unpublished)

1- Shaltout, K.H. and Al-Sodany, Y. M. (2000). Phytoecology of Lake Burullus Site.

MedWetCoast, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) & Egyptian Environmental

Affairs Agency (EEAA), Cairo.

2- Shaltout, K.H. and Al-Sodany, Y. M. (2002). Phytoecology of Omayed Biosphere

Reserve. MedWetCoast, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) & Egyptian

Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Cairo.

3- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y. M. and El-Sheikh, M.A. (2002). Management of

common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. in Lake Burullus, Egypt.

MedWetCoast, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) & Egyptian Environmental

Affairs Agency (EEAA), Cairo.

4- Kassas, et al., (ed.) (2002): Management Plan for Burullus Protectorate Area.

MedWetCoast, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) & Egyptian Environmental

Affairs Agency (EEAA), Cairo.

5- Kassas, et al., (ed.) (2002): Management Plan for Omayed Protectorate Area.

MedWetCoast, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) & Egyptian Environmental

Affairs Agency (EEAA), Cairo.

6- Bidak, L.M; Heneidy, S.Z; Shaltout, K.H; Al Sodany, Y. & Seif El-Naser, M. 2005.

Conservation and sustainable use of Medicinal Plants. Vol.(4). pp 120 pp.

7- Shaltout, K.H.; Seif El-Nasr M. et al. (included Al Sodany, Y.) (2006). National

Surveys: North Western Coastal Region. Final Report: Volume 2 (Medicinal Plants in

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the Area). Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants Project. EEAA,

UNDP & GEF, Cairo, Egypt. 271 pp.

8- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Bazaid, S.A. and Mosallam, H.A. (2010). National survey for

monitoring and conservation of some important medicinal plants in Taif. Taif

University, KSA.

9- Banajah, A. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2012). The development of the state of the

environment report of KSA. Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab

Region and Europe – CEDARE.

10- Mohamed, H.A,, Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Kamel, S.A. (2011). Biodiversity in relation to

water quality at different sites along The Red Sea coast of Jeddah, KSA. Taif

University, KSA.

11- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Fayez, K.A. and Abouzaid, A. (2016). Impact of greenhouse

environmental factors and fungicide Trinol (triadimend) treatment on berry leaves

infected with powdery mildew (Uncinula necator (Schwein.) Burrill: Role of host

antioxidant systems against pathogen infection. Taif University, KSA.

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LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED AS ABSTRACT IN CONFERENCES

1- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shaltout, K.H. and Sutton, D.L. (1997). Problems caused by aquatic

weeds in irrigation canals in Egypt. Symposium of Aquatic Plant Management Society,

Fort Mayer, Florida, USA.

2- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shaltout, K.H. and Sutton, D.L. (1997). Vegetation in irrigation system

in North Nile Delta, Egypt. Symposium of Florida Aquatic Plant Manage. Society. West

Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

3- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and El-Sheikh, M.A. (2002). Standing crop phytomass

and nutritive value of common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin ex Steud. in Lake

Burullus, Egypt. VIII International Congress of Ecology, Seoul, Korea, 11 – 18 August

2002.

4- Shaltout, K.H. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2002). Phytoecology of Omayed Biosphere Reserve.

The First Egyptian International Conference on protected Areas and Sustainable

Development, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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5- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Shehata, M.N. and Shaltout, K.H. (2003). Elevation-vegetation

relationship in El-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 46th

Symposium of the International

Association of Vegetation Science, Napoli, Italy.

6- Shaltout, K.H., Al-Sodany, Y.M. and Eid, E.M. (2003). Growth of Ipomoea carnea

population in Nile Delta, Egypt. Second International Conference on “Great Rivers as

Attractors of local Civilization Assuit University, Egypt.

7- Shaltout, K.H. and Al-Sodany, Y.M. (2003). Current Status of the Flora and Vegetation

of Lake Burullus Zone: A site for RAMSAR Convention in Egypt. The first Scientific and

Development of Kafr El-Sheikh Conference: Kafr El-Sheikh as Present and Future,

Faculty of Education at Kafr El-Sheikh, Tanta University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.

8- Mosallam, H.A., Al-Sodany, Y.M., El-Hady, A.F. & Shaltout, K.H. (2005). Distribution

of Nitraria retusa in Egypt. The Third International Conference on Biological Sciences.

9- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Mosallam, H.A. and Al-Yasi, H.M. (2011). Floristic diversity and plant

communities associated with Juniper forests in Sarrawat mountains, KSA. The 26th

meeting of the Saudi Biological Society.

10- Al-Sodany, Y.M., Mosallam, H.A. and Bazaid, S.A. (2012). National survey for

monitoring and conservation of some important medicinal plants in Taif . The 27th

meeting

of the Saudi Biological Society.

11- Al-Sodany, Y.M., El-Sheikh, M.A., Baraka, D.M. and Shaltout, K.H. (2013). Elements

accumulation and nutritive value of Phragmites australis in Lake Burullus: A

RAMSAR site, Egypt. 3rd Conference on Biotechnology and its Applications in Botany

and Microbiology. Faculty of Helwan University, In cooperation with the Egyptian

Botanic Society.