Current PhD
August 2, 2024 2025-05-08 7:57Current PhD
PhD student:
Wissam Hassan Hourani
Scientific Supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Vesselin Koutev, DSc, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Agrochemistry”
Title of dissertation:
„Effects of nano fertilizer application, superabsorbent polymer and maternal corm size on yield components and quality of Spanish and Iranian saffron (Crocus sativa I.), grown in North Lebanon“
Year of enrollment and completion:
27.11.2019 – 27.11.2023
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Narges Jamal Aldin
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Kiril Popov, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vine Growing”
Title of dissertation:
Potential of nano fertilization on enhancing the productivity of traditional Lebanese grape varieties “Tfiehfihi”
Year of enrollment and completion:
16.10 2020 – 16.10.2024
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Georges Louis Ghantous
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Kiril Popov, PhD, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vine Growing”
Title of dissertation:
„Effects of climate change on the phenology and production of winegrape varieties grown in the vineyards of Bekaa Valley – Lebanon”
Year of enrollment and completion:
24.04.2019-24.04.2022
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Israa Youssef El Masri
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Kiril Popov, PhD, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vine Growing”
Title of dissertation:
„Trial on counteracting the lack of enough chilling hours on seedless table grapes by greenhouse cultivation and application of products in Lebenese coast“
Year of enrollment and completion:
24.04.2019-24.04.2022
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Sami Elie Abou Fayssal
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Nidal Shaban, DSc, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vegetable growing”
Title of dissertation:
“Potential effects of local wastes and Nanofertilizer on oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr. Singer)) cultivation in Lebanon”
Year of enrollment and completion:
27.11.2019 – 27.11.2023
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Layla Mohamad Naim
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Nidal Shaban, DSc, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vegetable growing”
Title of dissertation:
„Application of nano-additives in oyster mushoom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr. Singer)) production in Lebanon“
Year of enrollment and completion:
24.04.2019 – 24.04.2022
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Tony Kevork Sajian
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Nidal Shaban, DSc, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Vegetable growing”
Title of dissertation:
„Comparative study on different compounds in order to alleviate salinity stress on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crop“.
Year of enrollment and completion:
19.10.2017-19.10.2020
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Current
PhD student:
Rami Rofael Bejjani
Scientific Supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Stamen Dimitrov, PhD, Prof. Youssef Sassine, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant growing”
Title of dissertation:
„Impact of climate changes on potato crop under Lebanese weather conditions: A Simulation Studies
Year of enrollment and completion:
24.4.2019-24.4.2023
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Velichko Emilov Traikov
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Slavka Lukipudis, DSc
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant Breeding and seed production”
Title of dissertation:
Breeding, morphological marks and agro-technical characteristics of sunflower
Year of enrollment and completion:
30.10.2019 г. – 30.10.2022 г
Remark:
Removed
PhD student:
Pavlina Milkova Pavlova
Scientific Supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Lilyana Markova Koleva, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant Protection” (Non-insect pests)
Title of dissertation:
Studies on resistance to root- knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in traditional genotypes and modern tomato varieties
Year of enrollment and completion:
21.01.21 – 21.01.25
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Current
PhD student:
Damyan Valentinov Ivanov
Scientific Supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Katya Trencheva, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant Protection” (Entomology)
Title of dissertation:
“Bioecological studies on Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) Hemiptera; Pentatomidae) and chemical control”.
Year of enrollment and completion:
18.12.2019 – 18.12.2023
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Tsvetelina Miroslavova Vasileva
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Rumen Tomov, PhD
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant Protection” (Phytopathology)
Title of dissertation:
„Pests on stored cereal crops in Bulgaria – species composition, population density and environmentally friendly control methods “
Year of enrollment and completion:
18.12.2019 – 18.12.2023
Remark:
Current
PhD student:
Roshan Said Shaalan
Scientific Supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Slavtcho Slavov
Scientific specialty (SS):
SS “Plant Protection” (Phytopathology)
Title of dissertation:
„Impact of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhezium anisopliae on the interactions between Cucumis sativus L., cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
Year of enrollment and completion:
27.11.2019 – 27.11.2023
Remark:
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