Controlled Environment Specialty Crop Pathology and Precision Disease Management

Publications

Characterization and Molecular Identification of Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Isolates Causing White Mold of Bean in the Nile Delta, Egypt

Souzan Fathy Youssif, Warda A. M. Hussain, H. El-zahaby, Yasser Nehela

Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2026

Humic substances and folic acid supplementation enhance soil health and boost tomato growth and response against Alternaria alternata

Yasser Nehela, Y. Mazrou, Nehad A. El_Gammal, Rasha R. EL-Khamisy, A. Makhlouf, Warda A. M. Hussain

Pedosphere, 2026

Not just a cycle: mitochondrial CsgabD is involved in GABA metabolism during citrus defense against biotic stress

Y. Nehela, N. Killiny

Plant Molecular Biology, 2026

Ornithine enhances common bean growth and defense against white mold disease via interfering with SsOAH and diminishing the biosynthesis of oxalic acid in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Yasser Nehela, Y. Mazrou, Nehad A. El_Gammal, O. Atallah, Abdelrazek S. Abdelrhim, Sumit Kumar, Temoor Ahmed, Qurban Ali, A. Makhlouf, Warda A. M. Hussain

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2025

Oil-in-Water Nano-Emulsions Boost Rice Innate Immune Response Against Pyricularia oryzae via the Induction of Salicylic Acid-Mediated Pathway and the Enhancement of Antioxidant Machinery

Z. Kalboush, Y. Mazrou, Amr A. Hassan, Osama Abd El Badeea, Yasser Nehela

Plant Stress, 2025

Antibacterial Potential of Honeybee Venom and Monascus purpureus Extracellular Metabolites Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria

Islam I. Teiba, Y. Mazrou, A. Makhlouf, Y. Nehela, A. Mohamed, A. M. Abbas, Islam Mamdouh, Emad H. El-Bilawy

Biology, 2024

Pathological characterization and management of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, a hemi-biotroph with an interkingdom host range.

O. Atallah, A. Hassanin, Sherin Yassin, A. Aloufi, Enas A. Almanzalawi, Ahmed Abdelkhalek, M. Atia, S. Behiry, Abdelrazek S. Abdelrhim, Y. Nehela

Plant Disease, 2024

Non-proteinogenic amino acids mitigate oxidative stress and enhance the resistance of common bean plants against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Y. Nehela, Y. Mazrou, Nehad A. El_Gammal, O. Atallah, T. Xuan, A. Elzaawely, H. El-zahaby, Abdelrazek S. Abdelrhim, S. Behiry, E. Hafez, A. Makhlouf, Warda A. M. Hussain

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024

Revisiting the emerging pathosystem of rice sheath blight: deciphering the Rhizoctonia solani virulence, host range, and rice genotype-based resistance

Z. Kalboush, Y. Mazrou, Amr A. Hassan, Ahmed Sherif, Wael E. Gabr, Qurban Ali, Yasser Nehela

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024

Regional propolis extracts suppress Fusarium fujikuroi and boost rice seedling growth and response against Bakanae disease

Z. Kalboush, Y. Mazrou, Sara H. Elzan, Eatmad M. Zanaty, Alyaa A. Gazzy, Marwa B. M. Gomaa, A. Makhlouf, Yasser Nehela

Plant Stress, 2024

Benzimidazole Derivatives Suppress Fusarium Wilt Disease via Interaction with ERG6 of Fusarium equiseti and Activation of the Antioxidant Defense System of Pepper Plants

Asmaa El-Nagar, A. Elzaawely, H. El-zahaby, T. Xuan, T. Khanh, M. Gaber, Nadia El‐Wakeil, Y. El‐Sayed, Y. Nehela

Journal of Fungi, 2023

Two Bacterial Bioagents Boost Onion Response to Stromatinia cepivora and Promote Growth and Yield via Enhancing the Antioxidant Defense System and Auxin Production

H. Osman, Y. Nehela, A. Elzaawely, M. El-Morsy, Asmaa El-Nagar

Horticulturae, 2023

Bio-functionalized nickel-silica nanoparticles suppress bacterial leaf blight disease in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Y. Abdallah, Y. Nehela, S. O. Ogunyemi, Munazza Ijaz, T. Ahmed, Ranya M S Elashmony, D. H. Alkhalifah, W. Hozzein, Lihui Xu, Chengqi Yan, Jianping Chen, Bin Li

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Supplementation Boosts the Phytohormonal Profile in ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’-Infected Citrus

Y. Nehela, N. Killiny

Plants, 2023

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Accumulation Contributes to Citrus sinensis Response against ‘Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus’ via Modulation of Multiple Metabolic Pathways and Redox Status

Y. Nehela, N. Killiny

Plants, 2023

Hydroxylated Cinnamates Enhance Tomato Resilience to Alternaria alternata, the Causal Agent of Early Blight Disease, and Stimulate Growth and Yield Traits

Y. Nehela, Y. Mazrou, Naglaa A. Taha, A. Elzaawely, T. Xuan, A. Makhlouf, Asmaa El-Nagar

Plants, 2023

Metal Complexation of Bis-Chalcone Derivatives Enhances Their Efficacy against Fusarium Wilt Disease, Caused by Fusarium equiseti, via Induction of Antioxidant Defense Machinery

Asmaa El-Nagar, A. Elzaawely, T. Xuan, M. Gaber, Nadia El‐Wakeil, Y. El‐Sayed, Y. Nehela