Strategy
The strategy depends on the continuity of ensuring the quality of long-term seed preservation
Objective
- Diagnosing plant diseases and studying the various symptoms of plants in order to differentiate between them and healthy plants to be prepared for preservation.
- Isolating plant pathogens, and identifying the actual pathogen, thus facilitating the process of implementing control programs.
- Enriching the microbial wealth with new isolates that have an interactive effect with the plant.
- It helps to study varieties that are resistant to diseases and pests at the genetic level.
- Helping to identify diseases and infections that are already present in various crops under Egyptian soil conditions. It has a role in agricultural guidance and providing recommendations on how to deal with disease problems, whether in the field, greenhouse, or laboratory, and also during various preservation methods.
The role of Lab/Dept
The primary role of the phytosanitary laboratory in gene banks is to ensure that plant samples are free and safe from diseases and pests before preserving them in the long term.
Laboratory scientific equipment
- Oven
- Incubator
- Microwave
- Seed counter
- 3 balances
- Safety cabinet
- Thermo cycle PCR
- Vortex
- Hot plate
- Microtome
- Centrifuge
- Microscope
- Water purification system
- W3Deep freezer
- autoclave
- electrophoresis cell
- power supply
- 2 germinator
- 3 Growth chamber
Staff
Dr. Heba Hamdi Hammad Afifi
+20 100 069 1522
hebaafifi160@gmail.com
