Deucleiton Jardim Amorim | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award

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Mr  Deucleiton Jardim Amorim | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award

Candidate PhD at  UNESP,  Brazil

Graduado em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA, 2020), possui curso técnico em Agropecuária pelo Centro Familiar de Formação por Alternância e ensino médio profissionalizante – CEFFA (2012-2014). Mestre em Proteção de Plantas e Doutorando em Proteção de Plantas pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Unesp/FCA.

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Formação Acadêmica:

  • Doutorado em andamento em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas)
    • Instituição: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Brasil
    • Orientador: Silvia Renata Siciliano Wilcken
    • Coorientador: Luis Garrigós Leite
    • Ano de início: 2022
    • Bolsista: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
  • Mestrado em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas)
    • Instituição: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Brasil
    • Título: Prospecção de bactérias no controle biológico de nematoide-das-galhas (Meloidogyne incognita) e promoção de crescimento vegetal
    • Ano de obtenção: 2022
    • Orientador: Silvia Renata Siciliano Wilcken
    • Coorientador: Luis Garrigós Leite
    • Bolsista: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
    • Palavras-chave: Controle biológico; Bacillus; Pseudomonas; Nematoide-das-galhas
    • Grande área: Ciências Agrárias
  • Graduação em Agronomia
    • Instituição: Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Brasil
    • Título: Alternativas de manejo para controle de Pratylenchus brachyurus na cultura da soja
    • Orientador: José Roberto Brito Freitas
    • Ano de conclusão: 2019
  • Curso técnico/profissionalizante em Técnico em Agropecuária
    • Instituição: Centro Familiar de Formação por Alternância Manoel Monteiro (CEFFA), Brasil
    • Ano de conclusão: 2014

Formação Complementar:

  • Taxonomia de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (35h) – Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do MA (UEMASUL), 2018
  • Suplementação mineral para bovinos de corte (4h) – Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), 2017
  • Rotinas básicas de software QGIS aplicadas à agricultura: gestão e manuseio (8h) – Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), 2017
  • Implantação de pastagens (8h) – Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), 2016
  • Componente Solo nos Sistemas de ILPF (10h) – Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural (SENAR), 2016
  • Práticas de manejo das principais culturas do tabuleiro de São Bernardo (8h) – Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), 2016

Atuação Profissional:

  • Professor de Fitopatologia e Entomologia – Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão (UEMASUL)
  • Engenheiro Agrônomo – Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)
  • Técnico em Agropecuária – Centro Familiar de Formação por Alternância e ensino médio profissionalizante (CEFFA)

Research Focus: Agronomy

  • Plant Protection: Given their master’s and doctoral studies in Plant Protection, their research is likely focused on strategies and technologies to safeguard crops from pests, diseases, and weeds.
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Developing and optimizing IPM strategies to manage pest populations while minimizing environmental impact.
  • Crop Disease Management: Studying plant pathogens and disease dynamics to develop resistant crop varieties or effective management practices.
  • Pest Biology and Ecology: Researching the biology and ecology of crop pests to better understand their life cycles and interactions with crops.
  • Herbicide Resistance: Investigating mechanisms of herbicide resistance in weeds and developing alternative control methods.
  • Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Exploring sustainable approaches to crop protection that align with broader agricultural sustainability goals.

Publication Top Notes:

  • “Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Serratia control Meloidogyne incognita (Rhabditida: Meloidogynidae) and promote the growth of tomato plants”
    Rhizosphere
    2024-09
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2024.100935
  • “Response of plants used in cover crop mix to Meloidogyne enterolobii, Meloidogyne incognita and Pratylenchus brachyurus”
    Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
    2023
    DOI: 10.1590/1983-40632023v5375822
  • “Logística, indicadores socioeconômicos e perdas pós-colheita de hortifrútis em cinco cidades Maranhenses”
    Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais
    2021-03-28
    DOI: 10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2021.005.0054
  • “Casca de arroz carbonizada como substrato alternativo na propagação por estaquia de ixora (Ixora coccínea)”
    Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais
    2021-02-10
    DOI: 10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2021.002.0003
  • “Aspectos da comercialização e perdas pós-colheita de beterraba em diferentes segmentos varejistas”
    Research, Society and Development
    2020-09-18
    DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8191
  • “Substrato a base de bagana de carnaúba na propagação vegetativa de Ocimum basilicum”
    Research, Society and Development
    2020-09-06
    DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i9.7879
  • “Postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in different microregions of Maranhão, Brazil”
    Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais
    2020-06-05
    DOI: 10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2020.005.0056
  • “Perdas pós-colheita e destinação final de frutas em segmentos comerciais de Teresina (PI)”
    Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais
    2020-04-02
    DOI: 10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2020.003.0034

 

 

Jiri Holatko | Soil | Best Researcher Award

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Dr Jiri Holatko | Soil | Best Researcher Award

Senior Researcher at  Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

Jiří Holátko holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (2009) and an MSc. in Microbiology from the same institution (2002). Currently a senior researcher at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2018, Jiří previously served as the head of Testing Laboratory and researcher at Agrovyzkum Rapotin Ltd., Czech Republic (2016-2018), and held various positions at the Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague (1999-2016). His research focuses on soil microbiology, agricultural sustainability, and transcriptional regulation in bacteria. Jiří has participated in several research projects, received awards, including the Best Czech and Slovak Young Microbiologist 2009 Award, and is a member of the Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology.

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Education:

  • Ph.D. in Microbiology, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2009
  • MSc. in Microbiology, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2002

Projects Participation:

  • Optimization of subsidy for agricultural land afforestation
  • Innovation of maize cropping systems using intercrops
  • Promoting functional diversity of soil organisms
  • Application systems of liquid organic fertilizers
  • Transcriptional regulatory network(s) in C. glutamicum

Awards:

  • Best Czech and Slovak Young Microbiologist 2009, Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology

Memberships:

  • Committee Member, Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology

Research Focus:

Jiří Holátko’s research focus includes Soil Microbiology, Agricultural Sustainability, and Transcriptional Regulation in Soil Organisms.

Citations:
  • Citations: 1,640 citations by 1,345 documents.
  • Documents: 86 documents have cited the researcher’s work.
  • h-index: 17

📄 Publication:

  • The effect of chelating agents on the Zn-phytoextraction potential of hemp and soil microbial activity – Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2024.
  • Biodegradation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate after soil inoculation with microbial consortium: Soil microbiome and plant responses to the changed environment – Science of the Total Environment, 2024.
  • Long-term effects of wheat continuous cropping vs wheat in crop rotation on carbon content and mineralisation, aggregate stability, biological activity, and crop yield – European Journal of Agronomy, 2024.
  • The Interaction of Microplastics and Microbioplastics with Soil and a Comparison of Their Potential to Spread Pathogens – Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2024.
  • Does poly-3-hydroxybutyrate biodegradation affect the quality of soil organic matter? – Chemosphere, 2024.
  • Combined biochar and manure addition to an agricultural soil benefits fertility, microbial activity, and mitigates manure-induced CO2 emissions – Soil Use and Management, 2024.
  • Effect of Mycotoxins in Silage on Biogas Production – Bioengineering, 2023.
  • The Role of Biochar Co-Pyrolyzed with Sawdust and Zeolite on Soil Microbiological and Physicochemical Attributes, Crop Agronomic, and Ecophysiological Performance – Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023.
  • Pre-activated biochar by fertilizers mitigates nutrient leaching and stimulates soil microbial activity – Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023.
  • Time-dependent impact of co-matured manure with elemental sulfur and biochar on the soil agro-ecological properties and plant biomass – Scientific Reports, 2023.

Liang He | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Liang He | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award

dean at  Xinjiang university, China

Dr. He Liang, born in December 1981, is a distinguished professor and serves as the Executive Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science and Technology, as well as the Dean of the School of Intelligence Science and Technology at Xinjiang University. He holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and specializes in temporal sequence signal processing, knowledge graphs, and reinforcement learning.

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Educational Background:

  • Qualification: PhD
  • Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
  • Sub-Division: Knowledge Graphs, Reinforcement Learning

Professional Experience and Achievements:

Dr. He Liang serves as the Executive Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science and Technology and Dean of the School of Intelligence and Science and Technology at Xinjiang University. With a focus on temporal sequence signal processing, knowledge graphs, and reinforcement learning, he has led over 20 scientific research projects and published over 100 academic papers in prestigious journals and conferences, including Nature Communication, IEEE Trans on ASLP, and ICASSP.

He is a well-regarded reviewer for several international journals and conferences such as IEEE Audio, Speech and Language Processing, and Pattern Recognition. Dr. Liang’s contributions to research have earned him over 1000 citations in Scopus/Web of Science.

Research and Development Contributions:

Dr. Liang has made significant contributions to the study of drought stress resistance in cotton plants, exploring optimal irrigation methods to improve yield and conserve water. His research has shown a strong correlation between deficit irrigation and improved cotton yield, leading to optimized irrigation schemes that benefit local agriculture.

Agronomy Research Focus:

Dr. He Liang has directed a significant portion of his research towards addressing agronomic challenges, particularly in the context of arid regions. His work primarily focuses on optimizing agricultural practices through advanced data-driven methodologies and artificial intelligence.

Citations:

  • H-Index: 25 (Total), 24 (Since 2019)
  • i10-Index: 66 (Total), 61 (Since 2019)
  • Total Citations: 2352 (Total), 1836 (Since 2019)

 

Publication Top Notes:

  • Applications of Chemical Vapor Generation in Non-Tetrahydroborate Media to Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
    • Year: 2010
    • Citations: 202
  • Large Margin Softmax Loss for Speaker Verification
    • Year: 2019
    • Citations: 163
  • The Trans-Omics Landscape of COVID-19
    • Year: 2021
    • Citations: 88
  • Speaker Embedding Extraction with Phonetic Information
    • Year: 2018
    • Citations: 77
  • Evaluation of Tungsten Coil Electrothermal Vaporization-Ar/H2 Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry for Determination of Eight Traditional Hydride-Forming Elements and Cadmium
    • Year: 2008
    • Citations: 55
  • Dynamics and Correlation Among Viral Positivity, Seroconversion, and Disease Severity in COVID-19: A Retrospective Study
    • Year: 2021
    • Citations: 53
  • Enhance Prototypical Network with Text Descriptions for Few-Shot Relation Classification
    • Year: 2020
    • Citations: 53
  • Simultaneous Utilization of Spectral Magnitude and Phase Information to Extract Supervectors for Speaker Verification Anti-Spoofing
    • Year: 2015
    • Citations: 52

 

Arash Rasi | Agronomy| Best Researcher Award

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Mr Arash Rasi | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award

Master’s at University of Tehran, Iran

Arash Rasi, a master’s student at the University of Tehran, focused on agronomy and plant breeding from 2020 to 2023. He is a published author with a recent article titled “Modulation of Tropane Alkaloids’ Biosynthesis and Gene Expression by Methyl Jasmonate in Datura stramonium L.” published in 2024. Arash’s research interests lie in plant biology and molecular biology, particularly in understanding the biochemical pathways of secondary metabolites in plants.

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Education:

M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (September 2020 – September 2023). B.Sc. in Plant Biology University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (September 2013 – June 2017).

Work Experience:

Research Assistant: University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (June 2016 – April 2017) Research on Medicago seed germination under different temperatures and lights. Master Researcher: University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran (June 2021 – September 2023) Studied the effect of methyl jasmonate elicitor on tropane alkaloids production in Datura using HPLC and Real-time PCR.

Teaching Experience:

Biology Teacher at multiple high schools, including Allameh Tabataee, Atarode Elm, Valeh, Sama, and Allame Helli (2017 – present). Teacher Assistant of Biological Mathematics at the University of Tehran (September 2015 – January 2016). Educational Consultant at Ghalamchi Organization (July 2013 – June 2015).

Certificates:

  • National Biology Symposium (February 2016)
  • CRISPR/Cas9 Course (November 2020)
  • Primer Design for qPCR Course (December 2020)
  • TOEFL English Test (Score: 88, January 2024)

Extracurricular Activities:

Editorial Team Member of “The Science Magazine of the University of Tehran” (September 2010 – February 2012).

Research Focus: Agronomy

Arash Rasi is a master’s student at the University of Tehran, specializing in agronomy and plant breeding. His research primarily focuses on the biosynthesis and modulation of tropane alkaloids in plants, particularly in Datura stramonium L. (Jimsonweed).

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