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أستاذ دكتور محمد عبد الستار المليجي

Professor Dr. Mohamed A. El-Meleigi

Ph.D.  Plant Pathology 1978. Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Worke in teaching and Research at University of Alexandria, Egypt; KansasnState University and University of Kentucky, USA; Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Publications

1- El-Gorrani, M.A. and M. A. El-Meleigi, 1972. Dieback of grapevine of Botrodiplodia theobroma pat. in Egypt. Phytopathologia Mid. 11: 2-3.

2- Wasfy, E., H. Elarosi and M.A. El-Meleigi, 1974. Haustorium types of Peronospora parasitica (Fr) Tul. as seen in host cells of Cauliflower. Egypt J. Phytopathol. 6: 79-80.

3- Abd-El-Rehim, M.A. and M.A. El-Meleigi, 1973. Serological and immunicelectrophoretical relationships among some tomato cultivars. Egypt J. Genetics & Cytol. 2: 255-259.

4- Abd-El-Rehim, M.A., I.A. Ibrahim, S.H. Michail and M. A. El-Meleigi. 1974. Serological relationships of Phythium irregulare. Buisman and certain tomato cultivars, Zbi. Bakt. Abt, 129: 179-182.

5- El-Meleigi, M.A., 1985. The relationship of albumins, globulins, and hordeins in barley kernels to barley covered-smut resistance. J. Coll. Agric. King University 7: 221-231.

6- El-Meleigi, M.A., M.A., S.J. Sheen, and R.H. Lowe. 1981. Soluble proteins and enzymes in the subcellular fractions of virus-infected tobacco leaf. Can. J. of Plant Sci. 61: 135-142

7- El-Meleigi, M.A., S.J. Sheen, and R.H. Lowe. 1981. Changes in fraction 2 protein and associated enzymes during tobacco growth. Tobacco Sci. 25: 30-32.

8- El-Meleigi, M.A. 1983. Method for eradication of Fusarium moniliforme from maize seeds. Proc. Egypt. Soc. App. Microbiology 3: 197-186.

9- El-Meleigi, M.A., L.E. Claflin and R.J. Rany. 1983. Effect of seed-borne Fusarium moniliforme and irrigation scheduling on colonization of root and stalk tissues, stalk rot incidence and grain yields. Crop Science 23: 1025-1028.

10 – El-Meleigi, M.A., S.M. Khairy and G.H. Ibrahim. 1984. Tuber diseases associated with locally propagated and imported potato (Solamum tubersoum L.) seeds. Proc. Saudi Biol. Soc. 7: 9-18.

11- Khairy, S.M., M.A. El-Meleigi, and G.H. Ibrahim. 1984. Inflorescence rot (Khamedj) of date palm, caused by Mauginiella scaettae and Alternaria sp. in Gassim area. Proc. Saudi Biol. Soc. 7: 19-29.

12 – El-Meleigi, M.A. 1985. Growth of Fusarium moniliforme as affected by osmotic potential, temperature moisture, and sugar contents of corn stalk. J. Coll. Agric., King Saud Univ. 7: 197-202.

13 – El-Meleigi, M.A., 1988. Fungal diseases of spring wheat in Central Saudi Arabia. Crop Protection 7: 207-209.

14 – El-Meleigi, M.A., and Hassan, Z.M. 1988. Effect of seed-borne fungi on seed germination, soluble proteins, protease and peroxidase enzymes of corn seedlings. J. coll. Agric. king Saud Univ. 10: 165-171.

15 – El-Meleigi, M.A., 1988. Effect of soil Pseudomonas isolates applied to corn, sorghum, and wheat seeds on seedling growth and corn yield. Can. J. Plant Sci. 69: 101-109.

16 – El-Meleigi, M.A. 1989. Effect of soil moisture, carbofuran, and MDMV on Fusarium moniliforme ,  Pratylenchus spp. stalk rot and grain yield of maize. Applied Agric. Res. 4: 248-252.

17-El-Meleigi, M.A.,  Al-Rokibah, A.A. and Ibrahim G.H. 1987. Study of fungal leaf spots of date palms in Al-Gassim region, Saudi Arabia. Proc. Sec. Conf. Date Palm King Faisal Univ. 2: 401-410.

18 – El-Meleigi, M.A., Shaheen , M.A. and Hassan, Z. M. 1987. Susceptibility of pomegranate cultivars to fruit rots and electrophoretic patterns of their soluble proteins, Proc. Saudi Biol. Soc. 10: 247-255.

19 – El-Hag, E.A. , El-Meleigi, M.A., Rokiba, A.A. and Abdelmoneim, A.E. 1987. The wheat leafminer Agromyzae sp. Proc. Saudi Biol. Soc. 10: 107-115.

20- El-Meleigi, M.A., Rokaibah, A.A. Abdelmonem, A.E. and El-hag E.A. 1990. Survey of wheat pathogens associated with soil and wheat residues in Al Gassim fields prior to sowing season. J. King Saud Univ. 2: 83-91.

21 – Abdelmonem, A.E., El-Meleigi, M.A. and Al-Rokibah, A. A. 1990. Chemical characteristics and bacterial contamination of groundwater in Burydah, Saudi Arabia, J. King Saud Univ. 2: 279-290.

23 – El-Meleigi, M.A. 1990. Scanning Electron Microscopy of Maze pericarp and associated fungi after treatment with a hot mixture of alcohol and sodium hypochlorite J. King Saud Univ. 2: 291-304.

24 – El-Meleigi, M.A. and Kiesling, R.L. 1990. Changes in protein contents of resistant and susceptible barley coleoptiles in response to inoculation with Ustilage hordei race 6. JKAU, Met., Env., Arid Land Agric. Sci. 1: 59-65

25 – Soliman, A.S., El-Meleigi, M. A. Abou Zytonah H.A. 1990. Plant Protection. For the third year, Agricultural High Schools, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 285 pp (in Arabic).

26 – Abou Zytonah H.A. El-Meleigi, M.A. and Soliman, S.A. 1990. Practical Plant Protection for Tech. Agriculture, High Schools, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 130 pp (in Arabic).

27 – El-Meleigi, M.A., 1991. Alternaria blossom-end rot and seedling blight of cucurbits in Gassim. J. King Saud Univ. 3: 77-86.

29 – El-Meleigi,M.A.,Al-Rokibah,A.A.El-Hag E. A. and Abdelmonem A. E. 1991. Fungi Bacteria and insect pests of Wheat Crop in Gassim region and their control. Final Report. King Abdul-Aziz City For Science and Technology. Riyadh. 445 pp.

30 – El-Hag, E.A. and El-Meleigi, M.A. 1991. Bionomics of wheat leaf miner Agromyza sp. (Diptera: Agromyaidoe) in Control Saudi Arabia. Crop Protection 10: 70-73.

31 – El-Hag, E.A. and El-Meleigi, M.A. 1991. Insect pests of spring wheat in central Saudi Arabia. Crop Protection 10: 69-73.

32 – Shaheen, M.A. and El-Meleigi, M.A. 1992. Identification of date palm male cultivars by the electrophoretic patterns of pollen soluble proteins, IKAU: Met., Env., Arid Land Agric. Sci. 2: 97 -103.

33 – El-Meleigi, M.A. 1992. Biological control of Plant Diseases. Science and technology. 20: 17-19. (In Arabic).

34 – El-Meleigi, M.A., Al-Rokibah, A.A., Hassan, Z.M, Ibrahim, G.H., El-Shair, S. M. and Al-Omair, M. 1992. Effect of treatment with Trichoderma, Nonpathogenic Fusarium or Antagonistic Rhizobacteria on control of Cucumber and Tomato damping off in Greenhouse in Saudi Arabia. Proc. First Scientific Saudi Symposium on Controlled Environment Agriculture, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 179-188 .

 35- El-Meleigi, M.A., Al-Rokibah, A.A., Hassan, Z.M. and Ibrahim, G.H. 1993. Vascular Wilt of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Al-Gassim Region, Central Saudi Arabia. Proc. Of the Third Symposium on The Date Palm in Saudi Arabia.date Palm Research Center, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa, Vol. 2: 67-76.

36 -El-Meleigi, M.A., Al-Rokibah, A.A., Ibrahim, G.H., Shair, S.M. and Omir, M.E. 1993. Survey of wheat diseases in Central Saudi Arabia in 1987, 88 and 1989. Phytopathology 83: 1335 (Abstract).

37 -El-Meleigi, M.A. and Al-Rokibah 1994. Common root rot of wheat and its biological and Chemical Control in Central Saudi Arabia. Fifth Arab Congress of plant protection, Fez Morocco 107-A5 (Abstract).

38 -Mandeel, Q.A., Hassan, Z.M., El-Meleigi, M.A. and Baker, R. 1994. Penetration and Colonization of cucumber roots by pathogenic and non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum. Phytopath. Medit., 33: 137-145.

39 -Rokibah, A.A., Shehab El-Din, T.M. and El-Meleigi, M.A. 1995. Effect of Fusarium graminearum, N- Level and their interaction on wheat productivity. Arab Gulf Scient. Res. 13: 499-510

40 -El-Meleigi, M.A., and Al-Rokibah, A.A. 1996. Effect of black point diseases and seed treatment with fungicides on root rot and grain yield oh wheat in the field. JKAU: Met., Arid Land Agric. Sci. 7: 1-7.

41 -El-Meleigi, M.A., and Al-Rokibah, A.A. 1996. Survey of wheat diseases in Central Saudi Arabia. Bull. Fac., Univ. Cairo, 47: 499-512.

42 -Shahin, R. R., El-Meleigi, M.A., Al-Rokibah, A.A. and Eisa, A.M. 1998. Changes in organic matter and fertility of sandy soils as affected by wheat crop-rotation. Bull. Fac.Agric. , Univ. Cairo 49:169-184.

43 — Shahin, R. R., El-Meleigi, M.A., Al-Rokibah, A.A. and Eisa, A.M. 1998. Effect of wheat stubble management pattern on organic carbon content and fertility of sandy soils under pivot irrigation system. Bull. Fac.Agric., Univ. Cairo 49:283-296.

44- El-Meleigi, M. A. and Al-Rehiani, S. M. 2004. Biological control of gummy stem blight (Black rot) disease of cucurbits in the field using chicken manure and Bacillus polymyxa. JKAU: Met., Env. & Arid Land Agric. Sci., 15: 3-11.

45- El-Meleigi, M. A. 2004. First report on two new diseases of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), rachis blight caused by Seranomyces californica and wilt of fruit bunch caused by Fusarium moniliforme in Saudi Arabia. Proc. International Conf. on Date Palm, King Saud University, Qassim Branch, College of Agric. and Vet. Med., Burydah, Saudi Arabia, p 49- 61.

46 – El-Meleigi, M. A., Hassan, Z. M. and Ibrahim, G. H. 2007. Biological control of common root rot of spring wheat by coating seeds with Bacillus or Trichoderma spp. in central Saudi Arabia. JKAU: Met., Env. & Arid Land Agric. Sci., 18: 3-12.

47- El-Meleigi, M. A. 2008. Plant diseases and pests in Qassim region reported to plant clinic from 1986- 2006. Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences 1: 23-34.

48- Vijay Krishna Kumar K., Sudhakar, P. Yellareddygari, S. KR., Kloepper, J. W., H. Sudini, E. C. Surendranatha Reddy, K. S. Lawrence, Appa ,Rao Podile, K. Suresh, V. Sai Sruthi, S. Krishnam Raju, M. E. Miller , Ahmad Al-Turki, Mohamed A. El-Meleigi, R.Z. Sayyed and, Y. Han. 2013. Efficacy of Integral® (Bacillus subtilis MBI 600) in sheath blight management and yield enhancement of rice. Proceedings of 3rd Asian Conference on Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and other Microbials Manila, Philippines April 21-24, 2013

49- Surendranatha, E., Reddy,  C. Sudhakar, C., Eswara, N.P.,  Reddy, K. Vijay Krishna Kumar, Suresh K., Al-Turki A., El Meleigi, M.A. and. Reddy, M. S.. 2013. Evaluation of peanut genotypes for physiological and biochemical resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection. Proceedings of 3rd Asian Conference on Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and other Microbials Manila, Philippines April 21-24, 2013

50- Yellareddygari, S. KR. K. Vijay Krishna Kumar, Sudini, H., Surendranatha Reddy E. C., R.Z. Sayyed, K. V. Naga Madhuri, K. Suresh, B. Ravindra Reddy, Hemalatha, S,. Al-Turki, A., El Meleigi, M. A. Han Y., Sai Sruthi  V. and Reddy, M. S.. 2013. Evaluation of biopesticides for control of Xanthomonas campestrispv.pelargonni in geranium seedlings under greenhouse conditions – Proceedings of 3rd Asian Conference on Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and other Microbials Manila, Philippines April 21-24, 2013

51- El-Meleigi, M. A., Al Rogaibah, A. A., Ibrahim, G. H. and Al-Gamahan, K. A. 2014. Role of antibiosis and production of Indole-3-acetic acid by bacilli strains in suppression of root pathogens and growth promotion of alfalfa seedlings. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 3:685-696.

52- El Meleigi, M A., Omar, A. F. ,. Al Rokibah, Alsohim, A. A., Al Jamhan, K. A. and Sukar, N.       A. 2019. Molecular identification and pathogenicity of Phytophthora nicotianae-caused bud rot disease of Washingtonia palms in Saudi Arabia and use of Lysobacter enzymogenes as a bioagent in an in vitro study. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 29:2-9. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-019-0107-y)

Textbooks and Education References:

1. El-Meleigi, M. A. and Hassan, Z. M. 1992. Wheat diseases. Al Marekh Publishing Co. Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
2. El-Meleigi, M. A. and Hassan, Z. M. 2005. Microbiology. Qassim University Publications
3. El-Meleigi, M. A. and Hassan, Z. M. 2016. Illustrated terms of Plant Pathology Sciences. Qassim University Press. Ministry of Higher Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 301 P.
4. El- Meleigi, M. A., Al Rokibah, A. A., Omar, A. and Gamhan, K. 2023. Diseases of Date palm in Saudi Arabia and their control. Qassim University Press. Ministry of Higher Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 290 P (in Press).

Author of Short stories and Novels  

 El-Meleigi, M. A. 2015. Nouran. Dar Al Yasmin Publisher, Cairo 162 P. (Best Seller 2015-16 Cairo) Amazon Publications.

El-Meleigi, M. A. 2016. “Departure”. Dar Al Yasmin Publisher, Cairo 240 P, Amazon Publications

 El-Meleigi, M. A. 2017. “Soul’s Captive”, Kortobah Publishing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 142 P. Amazon Publications

El-Meleigi, M. A. 2018. “Willow Tree”. Dar Al Yasmin Publishing, Cairo 220 P. Amazon Publications