At the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, and under the patronage of Prof. Essawy Qassem Mahmoud, Faculty Dean, and Prof. Amgad Abdel Ghafar El-Gammal, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and hosted by the Department of Plant Protection, headed by Prof. Sobhi Abdel Rahim Hamed, the public defense of the master’s thesis submitted by Researcher Nadia Abdel Razek Mohamed El-Naggar — who is registered for the Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences in the Department of Plant Protection, specializing in Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology — was held on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Thesis Title:

“Use of Modern Methods in Controlling Noxious Plants in Wheat Fields”

Supervisory Committee:

Prof. Abdel Hakim El-Demerdash El-Sherbiny – Emeritus Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University.

Prof. Ibrahim El-Sayed Soliman – Research Professor and Vice Director of the Central Laboratory for Weed Research, Agricultural Research Center, Giza.

Asst. Prof. Hazem Mohamed Rabie Amin – Assistant Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University.

Judgment and Discussion Committee:

Prof. Helmy Ali Ibrahim Anbar – Emeritus Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Internal Examiner and Chairman).

Prof. Fahmy Ahmed Qassem – Emeritus Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University (External Examiner).

Prof. Ibrahim El-Sayed Soliman – Research Professor and Vice Director of the Central Laboratory for Weed Research, Agricultural Research Center, Giza (Member of the Supervisory Committee).

Asst. Prof. Hazem Mohamed Rabie Amin – Assistant Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Member of the Supervisory Committee).

   The researcher delivered an excellent presentation on the content of her thesis. The Judgment and Discussion Committee discussed the thesis with her, and she answered all questions and inquiries with confidence and competence. The committee commended the thesis presentation and its scientific value in terms of content and substance and recommended awarding the researcher the Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences (Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology).

   The defense was attended by faculty members and supporting staff from the department and the faculty, researchers and postgraduate students from the faculty and faculties of agriculture at Egyptian universities and research centers, as well as the researcher’s family, relatives, and friends.

   Congratulations to the researcher and the members of both the Supervisory Committee and the Judgment and Discussion Committee. We wish her continued success and achievement.

10/2/2026