Ismail Abdelbagi

Biography

"His work is currently focused on the tolerance of rice for abiotic stresses, including salinity and other soil problems (alkalinity, nutrient deficiencies, and toxicities), complete (submergence) and partial (stagnant) floods, and flooding tolerance during germination and early crop establishment. His work is focused on refining screening methods, identifying tolerant donors following large-scale screening, establishing genetic and physiological bases of tolerance, and assisting in developing tolerant breeding lines and their evaluation in the field. He has developed and validated sets of best management practices for different abiotic stress conditions to maximize expression of genetic tolerance and mitigate stress effects in farmers’ fields. "

Research Interest

Crop and Environmental Sciences