Curriculum Vitae

Of Prof. Dr. Ezzat El- Sayed soliman Mahdy

1- Personal Data:

Full name / : / Ezzat El-Sayed soliman Mahdy
Family name / : / Mahdy
Position / : / Emeritus Professor of Agronomy (Crop breeding)
Date of Birth / : / 5-17-1946 Place of Birth: Menoufia, Egypt
Marital status / : / Married
Nationality / : / Egyptian
Affiliation / : / Agron. Dept., Fac. Agric., Assiut University, Egypt
Major speciality / : / Crop breeding
Minor speciality / : / Cotton breeding
Address / : / Agron. Dept., Fac. Agric., AssiutUniv., Assiut, Egypt.
Phone No. / : / Home: +2088-2080393 Work:+2 088-2412580
E-mail (),
Fax No. / : / +088-2331384 or +088-2322564
Postal Code No. / : / 71515

2- Qualifications:

Degree /

Institution

/ Year
Bachelor / Cairo Univ., Egypt / 1967
M.Sc. / Ain Shams Univ., Egypt / 1974
Titled: / A study of environmental effect on fiber fineness and maturity of some Egyptian cottons
Ph.D. / Assiut Univ., Egypt / 1979
Titled: / Manifestation of heterosis and nature of gene action in intervarietal crosses of cotton, Gossypium barbadense L.

3- Position Held:

- / Assistant researcher, cotton Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Egypt. / 1968-1975
- / Assistant Lecturer, Assiut Univ., Egypt / 1975-1979
- / Lecturer, Assiut Univ., Egypt. / 1979-1983
- / Associate Prof., Assiut Univ., Egypt / 1984-1988
- / Professor, Assiut Univ., Egypt. / 1989 until now
- / Dean of Fac. Agriculture ,Sohag Univ. , Egypt / 2000/2001
- / Head of the agronomy Dept. / 2001/2004
Retired Prof. / 17/5/2006

4-General activities:

  • Elected as a member to prepare “a Strategic plan for Quality Assurance of Assiut University”.
  • Prepare the first “Strategic Plan and Self Study” of the Faculty of Agriculture –Assiut University”.
  • The executive manager of the “CIQAP” of the Faculty of Agriculture.
  • Share in preparing the oldand the new program of credit hour system of the under- and post graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture.
  • Member in the Egyptian society of Agronomy.
  • Member in the Egyptian society of Plant Breeding.
  • Member in the Egyptian society of Genetics and Cytology.
  • Hold a scientific mission to USA “Colorado State University, Forte Collins” in 1999 to make genetic engineering studies on drought resistance in bread wheat.
  • Visit USA at summer of 2000 for presentation the results of collaborated project with Texas A & M University on “Resistance of Faba Bean to Orobanche”.
  • Published 80 scientific paper in plant breeding
  • Supervised 15 Ph.D. and 16 M.Sc. Degrees.
  • Shared in the National Campaign to improve productivity of Wheat Maize and Oil Seed Crops.
  • Developed a “Genetic and Statistical Package analysis” for free for the post graduate students experiments.
  • Teach “introduction to computer science, and some soft-ware programs “for ten years in “south Valley University”.
  • The vice president of the promotion committee of plant production from 2003-2007.

5- Research Experience:

i-University degree supervisor:

No. of M.Sc. thesis16

No. of Ph.D. thesis15

ii-Research grants:

1-Member of the research team project titled: Collection and evaluation of cereal germplasm in Egypt. 1970-84, PL 480 Funded by USA.

2-Response of several Egyptian cotton cultivars to mechanization and some cultural practices, 1994-2000.

3-No. A-6-7 (NARP) 1992-1994.Potential improvement of sugar beet, sweet sorghum and sugar cane in Upper Egypt.

4-EMCIP-AT-3: Selection and evaluation of improved early maturing barley under stress conditions.

5-ATUT W-6: Breeding of early maturing drought resistant wheat with enhanced stability. 1997-2000. Collaborated project with Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, USA, Prof. Dr. James S. Quick.

6- Principle Investigator of ATUT Res. Grants Prog. No. 52. “Response of wheat cultivars to fertigation and seeding rate in new reclaimed and clay soil in Upper Egypt .1996-1998.

7-Principle Investigator of ATUT Collabrative Research Project-F001.withTexas A&MUniv.”Genetic improvement of faba bean genotypes for dryland regions”

8-Puplished 80 scientific papers in local and national journals

9-Topics in statistics for training or teaching :

1-Tabular and geaphical presentation of data .

2-Mean , median and mode

3-Range , variance , standard error , coefficient of variation

4-Theory of probability

5-Binomial & piosson distribution .

6-Normal distribution tests.

7-Tests of significance

8-t – tests

9-F- tests

10-Analysis of variance

11-Simple , partial and multiple correlations .

12-Linear , partial and multiple regression .

13-Chi – square test .

14-Non – parametric statistics :

Median test

Tests involving signs of differences

Eank – correlation methods

Kendal's method

Coefficient of associatiom .

15 – Experimental designs , and Lattices .

List of Publications ofProf. E.E. Mahdy

Wheat Breeding

  1. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. The relative importance of the types of gene aciton in the inheritance of some agronomic traits in Triticum aestivum L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (3): 215-225.
  2. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. Inheritance of some agronomic traits in wherat, Triticum aestivum L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (3): 204-213.
  3. Khalifa, M.A., E.E. Mahdy and H.H. El-Hennawy. 1988. Genetic studies of yield components in some wheat crosses. Presented in the 7th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, July 1988.
  4. Gamil, K.H., E.E. Mahdy and H.H. El-Hennawy. 1984. Genotype x environment interaction and stability analysis in wheat. Minia J. Agric. Res. & Devel. 6 (2): 159-175.
  5. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. The efficiency of some selection procedures in wheat, Triticum aestivum L. Cereal Research Communications 3-4(16):175-181.
  6. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. Single and multiple traits selection in a segregating population of wheat, Triticum aestivum L. Plant Breeding 101: 245-249.
  7. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. Recurrent seleciton for grain protein content in spring wheat, Triticum aestivum L. Cereal Research Communications 3-4(16):195-201.
  8. Mahdy, E.E., K.A. Kheiralla and R.A. Dawood 1988. Stability analysis of resistance to water-loss of excised leaf as an indicator of drought resistance in spring wheat. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (4): 67-80.
  9. Dawood, R.A., K.A. Kheiralla and E.E. Mahdy. 1988. Evaluation of some wheat cultivars for drought resistance under three levels of soil available water. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (4): 83-96.
  10. Dawood, R.A., E.E. Mahdy and K.A. Kheiralla. 1989. Effect of soil water stress on growth parameters and yield components of wheat. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 20 (2): 357-371.
  11. Mahdy, E.E. and E.A. Teama (2000). Response of wheat cultivars to fertigation and seeding rate in new reclaimed and clay soils in Upper Egypt. A- Yield and yield components. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 31 (4):109-134.
  12. Mahdy, E.E. and E.A. Teama (2000). Response of some wheat cultivars to fertigation and seeding rate in new reclaimed and clay soils in Upper Egypt. B- Morphological traits and grain protein percentage. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 31 (4):135-148.
  13. Ismail, A.A., E.E. Mahdy and K.A. Kheiralla. 1996. The efficiency of selection in F3 and F5 generations in spring wheat. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 27 (3): 3-16.
  14. Mahdy, E.E., A.A. Ismail and K.A. Kheiralla. 1996. The relative merits of selection index and pedigree selection in improving grain yield of spring wheat. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 27 (3): 17-34.
  15. Kheiralla, K.A., R.A. Dawood and E.E. Mahdy. 1989. Effect of soil water stress on some technological characteristics of wheat. Assiut J. Agric. Sci., 20 (4): 239-252.
  16. Kheiralla, K.A., E.E. Mahdy and R.A. Dawood. 1993. Selection for early heading and correlated response in grain yield and its components of spring wheat. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci., 24 (4): 95-106.
  17. Kheiralla, K.A., E.E. Mahdy and R.A. Dawood. 1993. Evaluation of some wheat cultivars for traits related to lodging resistance under different levels of nitrogen. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 24 (1): 257-271.
  18. Dawood, R.A., E.E. Mahdy and K.A. Kheiralla. 1989. Effect of soil water stress on growth parameters and yield components of wheat. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 20 (2): 357-371.
  19. Mahdy, E.E. and E.A. Teama (2000). Response of wheat cultivars to fertigation and seeding rate in new reclaimed and clay soils in Upper Egypt. A- Yield and yield components. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 31 (4):109-134.
  20. Mahdy, E.E. and E.A. Teama (2000). Response of some wheat cultivars to fertigation and seeding rate in new reclaimed and clay soils in Upper Egypt. B- Morphological traits and grain protein percentage. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 31 (4):135-148.

Sesame Breeding

  1. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1987. The inheritance of seed yield and its components in sesame. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (1): 207-222.
  2. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1987. Gene action in the inheritance of earliness and some morphological traits in sesame. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (1): 176-190.
  3. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1987. Heterosis and inbreeding depression in sesame. Alex. Sci. Exch. 8 (2): 183-197.
  4. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit, 1988. Environmental effects on genetic components for some morphological traits in sesame. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (2): 72-88.
  5. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1988. Genotype-environment interactions for seed yield and its components in sesame. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (2): 108.
  6. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1988. Estimates of genetic effects of earliness and some agronomy traits in a cross of sesame. Alex. Sci. Exch. 9: 131-140.
  7. El-Hifny, M.Z., E.E. Mahdy, B.R. Bakheit, N.R. Guirgus and A.A. El-Shimy. 1988. Evaluation of some cultivars and promising strains of sesame, Sesamum indicum, L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (4): 35-50.
  8. Mahdy, E.E., B.R. Bakheit, M.Z. El-Hifny and A.A. El-Shimy. 1988. Genotypic stability analysis of yield and several traits of sesame, Sesamum indicum L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19: 19-34.
  9. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1987. Correlation and path-coefficient analysis in sesame. Alex. Sci. Exch. 8 (2): 199-211.
  10. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1988. Genetic variability and correlations in a world collections of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (3): 228-240.

Cotton Breeding

  1. Mahdy, E.E., E.A. Hassaballa, M.A. Khalifa and F.G. Younis. 1987. Relative efficiency of three selection procedures in improving yield and its components in Egyptian cotton. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 159-175.
  2. Hassaballa, E.A., E.E. Mahdy, M.A. Khalifa and F.G. Younis. 1987. Changes in gene associations by selection procedures in an intraspecific cotton population. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 119-133.
  3. Mahdy, E.E., E.A. Hassaballa, M.A. Khalifa and F.G. Younis. 1987. Comparative studies on three selection procedures in an interspecific population of cotton. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 179-195.
  4. Kassem, E.S., M.A. Khalifa, A.M. El-Adl and E.E. Mahdy. 1980. A diallel analysis of several agronomic traits in cotton Gossypium barbadense L. 1st Inter. Conf. for Statistics, Computer Science, Social and Demographic Research, 29 March – 3 April, Cairo, 371-391.
  5. Mahdy, E.E. 1982. Genetic parameters under two plant densities in G. barbadense L. I- Lint yield, number of bolls/plant and boll weight. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 13: 195-208.
  6. Mahdy, E.E. 1982. Genetic parameters under two plant densities in G. barbadense L. II- Lint percent, lint index and seed index. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 13: 209-223.
  7. Mahdy, E.E., H.H. El-Hinnawy and M.M. Abdalla. 1983. Gene action in the inheritance of earliness and plant height of cotton. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 14: 273-285.
  8. Mahdy, E.E., H.H. El-Hinnawy and M.M. Abdalla. 1983. A diallel analysis of several agronomic traits in selected varieties of G. barbadense L. and G. hirsutum L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 14: 237-248.
  9. Mahdy, E.E. 1983. Selection index in cotton (G. barbadense L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 14: 267-281.
  10. Mahdy, E.E. 1983. Relative effectiveness of pedigree line and recurrent selection for improving lint yield in cotton (G. barbadense L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 14: 315-324.
  11. Kassem, E.S., M.A. Khalifa, A.M. El-Adl and E.E. Mahdy. 1980. Genotypic and phenotypic correlation among yield and its components of cotton, Gossypium barbadense L. 1st Inter. Conf. for Statistics, Computer Science, Social and Demographic Research, 29 March – 3 April, Cairo, 207-219.
  12. Hassaballa, E.A., E.E. Mahdy, M.A. Khalifa and F.G. Younis. 1987. Correlation and path-analysis as affected by selection procedures in an interspecific cotton population. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 85-100.
  13. Mahdy, E.E., A.A. Ismail, H.Y. Awad and A.A. Mohamed. 2001. The relative merits of pedigree and modified recurrent selection in improving seed cotton yield in two segregating populations of Egyptian cotton (G. barbadense L.). The 2nd Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2, 2001, 61-80
  14. Mahdy, E.E., A.A. Ismail, H.Y. Awad and A.A. Mohamed. 2001. The relative merits of pedigree and modified recurrent selection in improving earliness in two segregating populations of Egyptian cotton (G. barbadense L.). The 2nd Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2, 2001, 81-101.
  15. Younis, F.G., E.E. Mahdy and K.A. Kheiralla. 1990. Genetic study on four interspecific crosses of G. barbadense L. and G. hirsutum L. Assiut J. Agric. Sci., 21 (1): 4-21.
  16. Teama, E.A., E.E. Mahdy and K.A. Abd El-Rahman (2000). Effect of mechanical planting methods and seeding rates on yield, earliness and technological properties of some Egyptian cotton varieties. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 31 (5): 169-186.
  17. E.E. Mahdy , A.A. Mohamed , M.Z. Elhifny and H.Mahrous (2006). Pedigree selection for earliness index in two populations of Egyptian cotton. Minia J.Agric.Reasearch,26(3):485-506
  1. E.E. Mahdy , A.A. Mohamed , M.Z. Elhifny and H.Mahrous (2007). Selection for seed cotton yield in early and late sowing dates of Egyptian cotton. Minia J.Agric.Reasearch ,27(1):1-22.
  2. Ezzat E. Mahdy, Atif A. Ahmed, El-Saady A. Ali and Abd El-Raheem R. Talat . 2008 . Evaluation of nine Egyptian cotton cultivars for drought tolerance in clay and sandy new reclaimed soils. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 39(2): 17-32.
  3. Ezzat E. Mahdy, G.M.K.Hemaida;F.M.F.Abd El-Motagally and A.Mostafa.2009.Response to selection for yield under late sowing date in two populations of Egyption cotton . Assiut J. of Agric. Sci.40 :1-25.
  4. Ezzat E. Mahdy, G.M.K.Hemaida;F.M.F.Abd El-Motagally and A.Mostafa.2009. Pedigree selection for lint yield, lint percentage and earliness index in late planting in two populations of Egyption cotton . minia J. of Agric. Res.& develop. 29(2):233-258.

Sorghum and Maize Breeding

  1. Mahdy, E.E., E.A. Hassaballa, M.A. El-Morshidy and M.A. Khalifa. 1982. Comparative studies on selection index and phenotypic single trait selection in sorghum. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 13: 141-152.
  2. Mahdy, E.E., E.A. Hassaballa, M.A. El-Morshidy and M.A. Khalifa. 1982. Variance components, predicted genetic advance to selection, genotypic and phenotypic correlations in grain sorghum. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 13: 225-235.
  3. Mahdy, E.E., B.R. Bakheit and H.H. El-Hinnawy. 1987. Expected and realized gain from S1 and S2 selections in grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (2): 103-118.
  4. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1988. The modified mass selection in a composite variety of maize (Zea mays L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (1): 391-397.
  5. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1988. Selection among and within half-sib families in a composite variety of maize. Cereal Research Communications 16 (1-2): 107-111.
  6. Mahdy, E.E., B.R. Bakheit, H.H. El-Hinnawy and A.M. Easa. 1987. S1 and half-sib reciprocal recurrent selection in two maize productions. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (2): 119-130.
  7. Mahdy, E.E., E.E.M. El-Orong, O.O. El-Nagoly and H.I. Aly. 1999. Effectiveness of pedigree selection in two environments for kernel weight, plant height and earliness on improving grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 30: 29-52.
  8. Mahdy, E.E., E.E.M. El-Orong, O.O. El-Nagoly and H.I. Aly. 1999. Response to pedigree selection for grain yield in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) in two environments. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 30: 14-26.
  9. 48- Mahdy, E.E., E.E.M. El-Orong, O.O. El-Nagoly and H.I. Aly. 1999. Comparative study of independent culling levels to visual selection in improving grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 30: 104-122.

Lentil , Faba bean , sugarcane , and forage crops Breeding:

  1. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1987. Individual plant selection in a landrace of lentil, Lens esculenta Moench. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 135-142.
  2. Mahdy, E.E., M.A. El-Morshidy, A.M. Eissa and A. Abo-Elwafa. 1987. Genetic variability in lentils (Lens esculenta Moench). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 71-83.
  3. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1987. Selection for seed yield in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 18 (3): 143-156.
  4. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1987. Variation, correlations and path-coefficient analysis in collections of Vicia faba L. Agricoltura Mediterranea 117: 243-249.
  5. Mahdy, E.E. and B.R. Bakheit. 1985. The inheritance of forage yield in Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.). Alex. Sci. Exch. 6 (2): 27-40.
  6. Mahdy, E.E. 1988. Selection under two plant densities for forage yield of Miskawy clover, Trifolium alexandrinum L.). Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (3): 243-252.
  7. Bakheit, B.R. and E.E. Mahdy. 1988. Improving berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) through pedigree selection among and within farmer's seed lots. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 19 (3): 267-278.
  8. Kheiralla, K.A., E.E. Mahdy and R.A. Dawood. 1988. Evaluation and genotypic stability of some accessions of multi-cut Egyptian clover. Assiut J. Agric. Sci. 14 (4): 51-64.
  9. Kheiralla, K.A., E.E. Mahdy and R.A. Dawood. 1989. Evaluation and genotypic stability of some accessions of multi-cut egyptian clover. Assiut J. Agric. Sci., 19 (4): 51-64.
  10. A.B.A.El-Taib,M.Z.El-Hifny,E.E.Mahdy,andA.m.Abou-Salama (2005).Assessment of genetic variability in some sugarcane populations under Upper Egypt conditions.Inter.Symp.on Sustainable Sugarcane and Sugar Producton Technology(IS-2004).29th November to 2nd December 2004,Nanning, Guangxi, China, 231-242.
  11. A.B.A.El-Taib,M.Z.El-Hifny,E.E.Mahdy,andA.m.Abou-Salama (2005).Performance of some selected sugarcane genotypes in two Upper Egypt locations. Inter.Conf. on :"Political, Economic and Technological Challenges for Sugar and its Integrated Industries in Arab Region, the Middle East, Africa, and the European Union".3-4 April 2005, Alexandria, Egypt.P6/1-21.
  12. E.E. Mahdy , A.A. Mohamed , M.Z. Elhifny and H.Mahrous (2007). Selection for seed cotton yield in early and late sowing dates of Egyptian cotton. Minia J.Agric.Reasearch ,27(1):1-22.
  13. Ezzat E. Mahdy, Atif A. Ahmed, El-Saady A. Ali and Abd El-Raheem R. Talat . 2008 . Evaluation of nine Egyptian cotton cultivars for drought tolerance in clay and sandy new reclaimed soils. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci. 39(2): 17-32.
  14. Ezzat E. Mahdy, G.M.K.Hemaida;F.M.F.Abd El-Motagally and A.Mostafa.2009.Response to selection for yield under late sowing date in two populations of Egyption cotton . Assiut J. of Agric. Sci.40 :1-25.
  15. Ezzat E. Mahdy, G.M.K.Hemaida;F.M.F.Abd El-Motagally and A.Mostafa.2009. Pedigree selection for lint yield, lint percentage and earliness index in late planting in two populations of Egyption

Amira M. I. Mourad; E. E. Mahdy; B. R. Bakheit and A. Abo El-Wafa Ahmed.2011. Genetic Analysis of Yield Traits in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L(.Assiut J. Agric. Sci.42:1-15.

  1. E. M. Ezzat, M. A. Ali and A. M. Mahmoud.2011. The effect of environment on Combining Ability and Heterosis in Grain Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Asian Journal of Crop Science 3:1:15.

77.E. M. Ezzat, M. A. Ali and A. M. Mahmoud.2011. Agronomic Performance, Genotype x Environment Interactions and Stability Analysis of Grain Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench(.2:250

78. Mahdy, E. E**, E.A. Hassaballa**, A. A. Mohamed* and A.M..Aly.2012. Pedigree selection for number of bolls/plant in two populations of Egyptian cotton under late planting conditions.

78. Mahdy, E. E**, E.A. Hassaballa**, A. A. Mohamed* and A.M..Aly.2012. Pedigree selection for lint yield at late planting in Egyptian cotton (G . barbadense L.).

79. Mahdy, E. E, E.A. Hassaballa, A. A. Mohamed and A.M..Aly.2012. Selection for earliness index in two segregating populations of Egyptian cotton under late planting.Assiut J. of Agric.Sci. 43: 1-17.

80. Mahdy1, E.E.; A.A. Ab0-Elwafa1; G.M.Kh.Hemaida2 and A. M.Soliman.2013. Improving earliness index and lint yield by pedigree selection in two populations of Egyptian cotton under late planting.Assiut J.Agric.Sci.(In press).

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