Dr. Ibrahim Ali Abouelsaad
Dr. Ibrahim Ali Abouelsaad
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Desert Agriculture
Dr. Ibrahim Abouelsaad is currently an Assistant Professor of plant production at the Faculty of Desert Agriculture, King Salman International University. Dr. Abouelsaad received a Bachelor of Science (agricultural production; with honors) and Master of Science degrees (olericulture) from Alexandria University (Damanhour branch), Egypt. Subsequently, he won a competitive national scholarship to do his PhD studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada. His research focuses on the enhancement of yield, quality traits and environmental stress tolerance (e.g. salinity and drought) for vegetable crops, using modern molecular biology, biochemical and biotechnological tools (plant tissue culture). He also presented his research at prestigious international conferences. In addition, his experience extended to the production of vegetable crops under different systems (e.g. open field, hydroponics and greenhouse). Dr. Abouelsaad is actively involved in teaching undergraduate students, supervising graduate students and training lab assistants.
Research Interests
The enhancement of yield, quality traits and environmental stress tolerance (e.g. salinity and drought) for vegetable crops, using modern molecular biology, biochemical and biotechnological tools (plant tissue culture).
Administrative roles
Academic advisor (faculty of Desert Agriculture).
Secretary of the faculty of Desert Agriculture council.
Member of Laboratories committee (examining and receiving devices and equipment) at the university.
Member of the university’s assessment office (control) at the university.
Member of the rodent control committee at the university,
Member of setting academic schedules for the university.
Last 3 Publications
- Dossou, S., Dawood, M. A., Zaineldin, A. I., Abouelsaad, I. A., Mzengereza, K., Shadrack, R. S., … & El Basuini, M. F. (2021). Dynamical Hybrid System for Optimizing and Controlling Efficacy of Plant-Based Protein in Aquafeeds. Complexity, 2021.
- Sary, B., Abouelsaad I. Effect of melatonin or cobalt on growth, yield and physiological responses of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants under salt stress (Submitted research paper, 2021).
- Sary, B., Abouelsaad I. Variation in cadmium accumulation in potato cultivars grown on agricultural soils with different cadmium concentrations. (Submitted research paper, 2021).
- Abouelsaad, I., El Basuini, M. F., El Sharkawy I. Artificial intelligence and reducing food waste during harvest and post-harvest processes. (Submitted book chapter, 2021).