Hamed K. Abbas
USDA-ARS, USA
Biography
Dr. Hamed Abbas has been the lead scientist in the aflatoxin control project since 1999. The focus of Dr. Abbas’ research is reduction of corn contamination with mycotoxins (especially aflatoxins and fumonisins) by studying agricultural practices, varietal resistance, fungal ecology, and biological control. He developed a sensitive, inexpensive method to identify aflatoxigenicity in Aspergillus isolates. Currently Dr. Abbas is cooperating with an industrial partner (Syngenta) to further develop and refine application methods for two promising aflatoxin biocontrol strains. Dr. Abbas has 27 years of post graduate research experience and he has authored or co-authored 261 publications (212 refereed research journal articless, 50 review articles/book chapters) and over 200 abstracts. He has received 7 patents for his work on mycoherbicides and aflatoxin control. Dr. Abbas has been recognized worldwide as an authority on mycotoxin contamination in the field, and in food, and for his work on mycoherbicides.
Abstract
Abstract : Bioplastic formulations for the delivery of beneficial microbes to control agricultural pests