Achievements
-Establishment the headquarter of weed research central laboratory, which include library to carry out workshops and seminars and weed herbarium administration.
-Preparing expert systems on wheat, faba bean and parasitic weeds
-Weed control of wild oat in 1.7 millions feddans in wheat fields through the last ten years attained on with increase in wheat productivity.
-Preparing technical recommendations of herbicides in field crops, horticulture and vegetables crops.
-Studying proper better crop sequences for weed control in wheat.
-Weed survey and preparing data base for dominant weed species in wheat and faba bean fields in 20 governorates.
-Conducting extension programs for training extension agents and pest control specialists for weed identification and control methods.
-Printing first colored manual for weed identification and control in wheat.
-Conducting research on yield losses due to weeds in different field and horticulture crops.
-Evaluation of Phytomyza orobanchia fly as biocontrolling agent on feeding on broomrape seeds (Orobanche spp.) in legumes and vegetable crops.
-Carrying lots of research on parasitic weeds and methods of controlling these weeds.
-There is a lot of achievements which varied from basic & adaptive research and technology transfer which is backbone for sustaining agriculture production in Egypt
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