{"id":7,"date":"2016-04-19T06:46:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T06:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/dandelion\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-09-01T06:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T06:58:25","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/dandelion\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Main field: <\/strong>Applied Ecology\/ Biocontrol\/ Environmental Botany &nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Other fields: <\/strong>Bio andPhytoremediation, Weed Biology and Biocontrol; Plant Microbial Interactions; Weed Biology &amp; Ecology; Biocontrol; Bioherbicides; Allelopathic effects on plants; Aerobiology (airborne fungal spores and pollen grains); Medicinal plant bio-products (antimicrobials).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Research Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator). Biology and ecology of dandelion <em>Taraxacum officinale <\/em>in Jordan. <strong>JD 1000<\/strong>. The Hashemite University Deanship of Scientific Research.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator). Anti-microbial (bacterial, fungal and algal) effects of <em>Diplotaxis erucoides. <\/em>Student Grant <strong>JD 500<\/strong>. The Hashemite University Deanship of Scientific Research.<em> <\/em>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator) Aerobiology (fungal spores and pollen grains) of Zarqa area, Jordan. <strong>JD 16000.<\/strong> The Hashemite University Deanship of Scientific Research.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator) Biofuel from macroalgae of Jordan, a research funded by <strong>European Union. EUR 85000. External grant.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H. <\/strong>(Lead Principal Investigator), Usman, K. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Investigating the role of Qatari plants in phytoremediation of heavy metals from polluted water,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 20,000.00.<\/strong> (May 1, 2017 &#8211; December 31, 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. (Co-Principal<\/li><li>Investigator), &#8220;UREP19-152-1-026\/ Qatar Foundation. Assessment of Airborne fungi and their constituents in indoor environment of Qatar University Campus,&#8221; Local, <strong>$30,000.00.<\/strong> (December 2016 &#8211; December 2017).<\/li><li>Alatalo, J. M. (Lead Principal Investigator), <strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Co-Principal Investigator), Balakrishnan, P. (Co-Principal Investigator), &#8220;Ecosystem services from planted and natural mangrove.,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 115,000.00.<\/strong> (March 1, 2016 &#8211; December 31, 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Ghouti, M. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Screening of Selected Qatari Plant Species for Allelopathic activity and investigating their potential applications as natural herbicides,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 104,000.00.<\/strong> (March 1, 2016 &#8211; December 31, 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H. <\/strong>(Principal Investigator), Said, Z. (Lead Principal Investigator), &#8220;(NPRP 7 &#8211; 050 &#8211; 5 &#8211; 001 Award Active) Development of a Framework for practical Science in alignment with the Curriculum Standards of grades K-12 of Independent Schools in Qatar,&#8221; Local, <strong>US $805,487.00<\/strong>. (January 2014 &#8211; December 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. A. J. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Akhtar, S. (Supporting), Alasmar, W. (Supporting), Kafour, N.(Supporting), Saadat, F. (Supporting), Sadeq, N. (Supporting), Ahmad, S. (Supporting), &#8220;(UREP18-170-4-003 Award Active)\/ Qatar Foundation. Antifungal activities of Prosopis juliflora on post-harvest fungal pathogens of fruits in Qatar,&#8221; Local, <strong>US $58,850.00<\/strong>. (December 2015 &#8211; February 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Moughrabi, R. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Dynamics of Fungal populatons in the indoor air environment of class rooms at QU Campus,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 8,000.00<\/strong>. (May 18, 2016 &#8211; December 31, 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Touti, m. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Dynamics of Fungal populations in the indoor air environment of library and students&#8217; dwellings at QU Campus,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 8,000.00.<\/strong> (May 18, 2016 &#8211; December 31, 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. (Co-Principal Investigator), &#8221; UREP21-060-1-012, Qatar Foundation.&nbsp; In-vitro Assessment of Qatari halophytes for Antifungal Activities,&#8221; Local, <strong>US $30,000.00<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Alghouti, M. A. S. (Lead Principal Investigator), &#8220;(UREP17-066-1-004, Award active, Qatar Foundation) Detoxification of mercury extracted from spent fluorescent lamps by date pits and bacterial strains,&#8221; Local, <strong>US $51,700.00.<\/strong> (June 2015 &#8211; June 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Fayad, R. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(Graduate Student Grant) Dynamics (Seasonal and Intra-diurnal) of air-borne fungal spore population of Doha Area, Qatar.,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 10,000.00<\/strong>. (June 2015 &#8211; May 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Bibi, S. (Principal Investigator),&#8221;(Undergrad. Student grant) Allelopathic effects of the invasive Prosopis Julifora (Sw.) DC. On germinaton potental of seeds of selected Qatari native plant species (student grant),&#8221; Local, <strong>QR 10,000.00<\/strong>. (June 2015 &#8211; May 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Kazmi, S. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(Undergrad. Student Grant) Effect of salinity gradient and soil type on vegetation of Qatari coastal areas,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 10,000.00.<\/strong> (June 2015 &#8211; May 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. A. J. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(Active University Grant) Concentrations and dynamics of air-borne fungal spore population of Doha Area, Qatar, using the volumetric method\/ Internal University grant,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 140,000.00.<\/strong> (April 2014 &#8211; March 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Haddad, F. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(Graduate Student Grant) Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in Selected Qatari Halophytes at the Two Initial Growth Stages,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 10,000.00<\/strong>. (October 2014 &#8211; September 2015).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. A. J. (Lead Principal Investigator), Alghouti, M. A. S. (Principal Investigator), Youssef, T. A. A. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(Active Award-TOTAL) Innovative environmental-friendly solutions for the re-use of produced waters for irrigation purposes and its effects on plant and soil characteristics,&#8221; International, <strong>US $100,000.00.<\/strong> (January 2016 &#8211; December 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H<\/strong>. (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. A. J. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Akhtar, S. (Supporting), Alasmar, W. (Supporting), Kafour, N. (Supporting), Saadat, F. (Supporting), Sadeq, N. (Supporting), Ahmad, S. (Supporting), &#8220;(UREP18-170-4-003 Award Active) Antifungal activities of <em>Prosopis juliflora<\/em> on postharvest fungal pathogens of fruits in Qatar,&#8221; Local, <strong>US<\/strong> <strong>$58,850.00<\/strong>. (December 2015 &#8211; February 2017).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Qutibi, R. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;\u201cInvestigating Methodologies of Isolation of Endophytes from Qatari halophytes,&#8221; Qatar University, <strong>QR 20,000.00<\/strong>. (December 2017 &#8211; December 2018).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M<\/strong>. (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Naemi, F. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;(UREP21-060-1-012) In-vitro Assessment of Qatari halophytes for Antifungal Activities,&#8221; Local, US <strong>$30,000.00.<\/strong> (Feb 2018- December 2018).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), &#8220;In-vitro evaluation of promising rhizobacterial strains isolated from Qatari soil against <em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em> QUST-2CAS-2018-9,&#8221; Qatar University, QR 20,000.00. (June 2018 &#8211; December 2018).&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. H.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator), &#8220;QUXP-CAS-2018-1 Qatari Medicinal Plants and their uses,&#8221; Local, QR148, 000. (March 2018 &#8211; December 2020).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Qutibi, R. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;\u201cInvestigating Methodologies of Isolation of Endophytes from Qatari halophytes,&#8221; Qatar University, QR 20,000.00. (December 2017 &#8211; December 2018).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), <em>Prosopis juliflora <\/em>extracts as antispoiling agent, in\u2010vitro assessments of crude extracts<em>. <\/em>Qatar University, QR 20,000.00. (August &#8211; December 2019). UREP26-005-4-001<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Plants heavy metal hyper accumulation and the role of stress induced proteins in phytoremediation mechanism.Qatar University, QR 20,000.00. (August &#8211; December 2019).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh M.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator), Greywater treatment using vegetated walls for sustainable urban greening and water reuse in Qatar. NPRP12S-0226-190160, Qatar Foundation. $699,309. January 2020-January 2024.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh M.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator), Medicinal wild herbs from the Qatari environment: Multidisciplinary exploratory study. UREP25-022-5-003, Qatar Foundation. <strong>$16200<\/strong>. January 2020 -January 2021.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Isolation of endophytic microorganisms from <em>Limonium axillare<\/em> a Qatari halophyte for applications in selected vegetable growth promotion. UREP25-065-1-007, Qatar Foundation. <strong>$15000<\/strong>. January 2020 -January 2021.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. <\/strong>(Lead Principal Investigator), \u201cScreening, isolation and In-vitro assessments of endophytes isolated from halophytes in Qatar&#8221;. QUCG-CAS-20\/213 Collaborative Grant, Qatar University. QAR 269,800. 13\/1\/2020 &#8211; 31\/12\/2021.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Principal Investigator), Ahmed, T. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), &#8220;Enhancing vegetable production and quality in greenhouse and open field conditions in Qatar,&#8221; Local (Excluding Qatar University), $749,219.00. (November 1, 2020 &#8211; November 1, 2023). <strong>MME01-0826-190018<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Razavi, M. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Application of biochar produced from <em>Prosopis juliflora<\/em> for the removal of heavy metal pollutants from contaminated soil,&#8221; Qatar University, QR14,000.00. (August 15, 2021 &#8211; November 25, 2021).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Dalloul, A. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Phyllosphere epiphytic and endophytic fungal community of mangrove, Avicenna marina,&#8221; Qatar University, $7,000.00. (August 15, 2021 &#8211; November 25, 2021).<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M.<\/strong> (Lead Principal Investigator), Al-Ghouti, M. (Principal Investigator), Al-Rajihi, K. (Principal Investigator), &#8220;Isolation and Screening of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) from Arid Zones and their Applications on Crop Plant Growth Promotion&#8221; Local(Excluding Qatar University), $5,000.00. (April 2021 &#8211; September 2021). QUEX-CAS-QAFCO-2021-2.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. (Pi) <\/strong>Internal Grant\/ PI\/ Marine photosynthetic microbial mat extracts as a potential source for antimicrobial agents and soil fertilizers. Awarded 26\/12\/2021.400,0000 QR.<\/li><li><strong>Abu-Dieyeh, M. 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