The public defense of the master’s thesis submitted by Demonstrator Aya El-Hefny Abdel Hamid El-Naggar, registered for the Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences (Horticulture – Flowers and Ornamental Plants), was held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University. The event was conducted under the patronage of Prof. Essawy Qassem Mahmoud, Faculty Dean, and Prof. Amgad El-Gammal, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and hosted by the Department of Horticulture (Flowers and Ornamental Plants), headed by Prof. Fahmy Abdel Rahman Sadeq.

Thesis Title:

Physiological Studies on Trachyspermum ammi

Supervisory Committee:

• Prof. Fahmy Abdel Rahman Sadeq Hassan – Professor of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University.

• Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim Fatouh – Professor of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University.

• Prof. Rasha Selim El-Serafi – Professor of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University.

Judgement and Discussion Committee:

• Prof. Ferdous Abdel-Salam El-Menisi – Emeritus Professor of Flowers, Ornamental, Medicinal, and Aromatic Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-Sheikh University (External Examiner and Chairperson).

• Prof. Fahmy Abdel Rahman Sadeq Hassan – Professor of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Representing the Supervisory Committee).

• Prof. Saber Fayez Hendawy – Professor of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Research, National Research Centre (External Examiner).

• Prof. Rasha Selim El-Serafi – Professor of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Representing the Supervisory Committee).

   The committee thoroughly discussed the content of the thesis, and the researcher successfully responded to all questions. The committee commended the thesis for its distinguished content and scientific value and recommended granting the researcher the Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences – Horticulture – Specialization of Flowers and Ornamental Plants.

   The defense was attended by Prof. Mohamed El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed (Professor of Vegetable Crops at the department and former Faculty Dean), colleagues from the Agricultural Research Center, faculty members, assistant staff, and postgraduate students of the department and the faculty.

11/26/2025