mpt

MicroPropagation Technology MPT Laboratory

Personnel
	Taymour M. Nasr El-Din, Ph.D., Plant Pathology (Virology) Emad A. Metry, Ph.D., Genetics (Molecular Genetics) Ahmed M. Ashoub, M.Sc., Plant Pathology (Molecular Virology) Mervat M. El-Far, M.Sc., Horticulture (Tissue Culture) Ahmed M. Wally, M.Sc., Horticulture (Tissue Culture) Mohamed T. Saleh, M.Sc., Plant Physiology (Tissue Culture) Osama A. Soliman, Technical Assistant Sayeda A. Morsy, Technical Assistant
Main Goals & Responsibilities
	• Production of pathogen-free plants via tissue culture and micropropagation techniques. • Establishment and improvement of micropropagation methods for selected crops and important woody plants. • Establishment of regeneration protocols for major Egyptian crops and plants. • Development of transformation protocols through biolistic bombardment and Agrobacterium mediated methods. • Evaluation of transgenic materials through molecular methods i.e. PCR, Southern blot and ELISA.
Current Research Projects
	• Developing Genetically Engineered Resistance to Potato Viruses. • Development of Potato Tuber Moth (PTM) Resistance in Potato. • Development of Improved Strategies for the Control of Faba Bean Necrotic Yellows Virus (FBNYV) in Food Legume Crops of West Asia and North Africa.
Current Research Services
	• Micropropagation of Stavia rebaudiana for steviosids compounds (rebaudioside) as a natural sweetener. • Micropropagation and maintenance of elite virus free germplasm in collaboration with international centers. • Micropropagation and conservation of mulberry germplasm.
E-mail Address
	mpt@ageri.sci.eg