Faculty of Science

Dr. Yasser Shaaban Moursi

Contact Information
Phone number : 084 6338462 - 084 6344264                          
Fax number : 084 6370025
E-mail Address : ysm01@fayoum.edu.eg
Office : Botany Department - Faculty of Science - Fayoum University
Post Address : Fayoum - Fayoum University - faculty of science - Botany Department - POBox: 63514
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. : Faculty of Science - Department of Botany - Cairo University - 2002.
M.Sc. : in plant genetics May, 2008. Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Ph.D. : in plant genetics and plant breeding November, 2014. Georg-August University, Gottingen, Germany.
Academic Positions
Demonstrator : From 2003 To 2006
Assistant Lecturer : From 2008 To 2015
Lecturer : From 2015 Until Now
Teaching SKILLS
Plant Genetics and cytology.
Molecular biology.
Plant taxonomy and systematic.
Plant physiology and plant ecology.
Microbiology.
Plant morphology and Anatomy.
Awards
DAAD PhD scholarship, Department of Crop sciences, Division of Plant Breeding, Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Workshops and courses
Molecular biology techniques Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Training course in Statistics. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Workshop on Molecular Techniques in Phytopathology. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Genome Analysis and Application of Markers in Plant. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
New Areas of Plant Breeding. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Biotechnological applications in plant breeding. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Molecular Techniques in Phytopathology. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Progress in Plant Breeding Research (Three talks about my PhD project). Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany an Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany.
Scientific Writing and Publishing in Crop Sciences. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
Conferences
05- 09.06.2012 The IRC 13th International Rapeseed Congress 201, Prague, Czech Republic.
28.02- 01.03.12 Breeding crops for sustainable agricultural production international conference. Justus -Liebig-Universitat Gie?en, Germany.
18-20.09.2012 Genome Research Working Group Conference of the GPZ. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
19-21.09.2012 Resilience of agricultural systems against crises Conference. Georg-August- Universitat Gottingen, Germany.
24–26.09.2013 Georg-August- Universit?t G?ttingen, Germany.
11-13. 02.2014 Conference of the Genome Research Working Group, Max Plant Institute for Plant Breeding Research. K?ln, Germany.
12-15. 10.2014 The 3rd International Glucosinolates Conference (Glucosinolates and beyond), Oct 12-15, Wageningen, Netherlands.
List of publications
Detailed genetic analysis for identifying QTLs associated with drought tolerance at seed germination and seedling stages in barley
Genetic associations uncover candidate SNP markers and genes associated with salt tolerance at the seedling stage in barley
Investigation of Heat-Induced Changes in the Grain Yield and Grains Metabolites, with Molecular Insights on the Candidate Genes in Barley
Natural Variation Uncovers Candidate Gene for Barley Spikelet Number and Grain Yield Under Drought Stress
Genetic basis of drought tolerance during seed germination in barley
Marker–trait association for grain weight of spring barley in well-watered and drought environments
Selection Index for Seedling Root Traits to Improve Frost Tolerance in Winter Faba Bean
Yasser S. Moursi* and Heiko C. Becker (2012) Salt tolerance in seedlings of a Brassica napus DH population. GPZ annual meeting, Giessen, Germany 28.02-01.03 2012 (Breeding crops for sustainable agricultural production) P44.
Yasser S. Moursi* and Heiko C. Becker (2012) Genetic Variation in Salt Tolerance in Oilseed Rape. (Resource Management and Rural Development Resilience of agricultural systems against crises). September 19-21, Goettingen, Germany P113.
Yasser S. Moursi*, Antje Schierholt and Heiko C. Becker (2013) The Effect of Salinity on Plant Growth in Brassica napus. (International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum). Stuttgart, Germany P286.
Mohamed A. Karam*, Yasser S. Morsi (Moursi), Reda H. Sammour and Refat M. Ali (2014) Assessment of genetic relationships within Brassica rapa subspecies based on polymorphism. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 3(3): 1-10.
Mohamed A. Karam*, Yasser S. Morsi (Moursi), Reda H. Sammour and Refat M. Ali (2014b) Genetic Diversity and Selection for Salt Tolerant accessions of Brassica rapa populations. Life Science Journal 11(11): 163-172.
Yasser S. Moursi*, A. Schierholt and Heiko C. Becker (2014) Mapping QTL for salt tolerance in Brassica napus and Brassica oleracea (GPZ- Conference at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding) Cologne, Germany. 11-13.02.2014.
Sallam, A and Yasser S. Moursi (2014) Genetic variation in morpho-physiological traits associated with frost tolerance in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science (in press).
Yasser S. Moursi*, A. Schierholt and Heiko C. Becker (2014) Mapping QTL for leaf glucosinolates under salt stress in a Brassica napus DH population (The 3rd International Glucosinolates Conference (Glucosinolates and beyond), Oct 12-15, Wageningen, Netherlands P.33.
Yasser S. Moursi*, Genetic mapping of QTL controlling salt tolerance and glucosinolates in Brassica napus and Brassica oleracea. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0023-9954-F
Theses
Genetic diversity of Brassica rapa the progenitor of oilseed rape Brassica napus.
Genetic mapping of QTL controlling salt tolerance and glucosinolates in Brassica napus and Brassica oleracea.
Research Interests
Plant genetics.
Genetic diversity and plant conservation.
Plant breeding.
Quantitative genetics, Molecular plant breeding and Cytogenetics.
Plant interaction with biotic and abiotic stresses, especially the effect of such kinds of stresses on plant metabolities like glucosinolates.
EXPERIENCE
Good experience in Gel electrophoresis, Characterization of genetic diversity using many biochemical and molecular markers such as Isozymes, RAPD and SSR.
Software Plabstat, Plabplan, STATISTICA, TASSEL 3.0, QTL network, Mapmaker 3.0 and Mapchart 2.0.
LANGUAGES
Arabic Native.
English Very Good.
Plant breeding.
German Good.