BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE SURNAME: B ... - NAKEMS - Oman

SURNAME: B’CHIR
FORENAMES: Mohamed Mouldi
AGE: 62
BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
MARITAL STATUS: Married two Children
ADRESSE :
INAT, 43 AVENUE CHARLES NICOLLE 2090 TUNIS, TUNISIA
PB : 150, PC : 328 AL RUMAIS, SULTANATE OF OMAN
TEL: 00216 71 278110 FAX: 00216 71 799391 (Tunisia)
TEL: 00968 24 522 504 FAX: 00 968 24 522 504 (Oman)
EMAIL: bchir.mouldi@inat.agrinet.tn
DEGREES
mouldi_bchir@yahoo.com
1971. B. Sc Sciences agronomy (INAT Tunisia)
1972. Parasitology and invertebrate pathology Certificate (USTL France)
1972. Plant pathology certificate (ENSA France)
1973. Master Animal Biology plant protection (INAT Tunisia)
1979. PhD Applied and Fundamental Biological sciences (USTL France)

POSTS HELD AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
Biological control Master Supervisor (INAT Tunisia)
University lecturer (Master biological control and integrated plant protection
Tunisia)
Professor of nematology (INAT Tunisia)
Head of Applied biology and Food Processing department (INAT Tunisia)
Head of Plant protection department (INAT Tunisia)
National coordinator plant protection research (M Agriculture. Tunisia)
Member of OEPP Panel of experts in PRA, GPP and EDR (France)
Member of pesticide regulation committee in Tunisia
Member of CIHEAM international committee
Member of European Society of Nematologists
Elected member of “Academie d’Agriculture de France”
Member of the reviewing committee of “Revue de l’INAT ” Tunisia
Member of the reviewing committee of “Annales de l’INA. Algeria”
Biological control expert (Ministry of Agriculture Oman)
PROFESSIONAL FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Plant protection academic education
Operational development of models in Pest Risk assessment
Plant protection research and development
Plant protection Quarantine
Integrated Pest management
Nematode’ systematic biology, ecology and control
Microbiological biological control of plant pest and diseases

Applied biological control of pests and diseases
Biological control of phytoparasitic nematodes (two patents)
Histology and Histopathology of plants and associated microorganisms
Applied Agricultural Experimentation, Research and Development
Applied techniques in TEM and SEM expertise
Advanced software’s application (Excel, Words, PowerPoint, ....etc)
Advanced data manipulation and statistical analysis (over than 50 statistical processes
using SPSS or PASW versions)
EXPIRIENCE
With more than 35 years experience in Education and Agricultural
Fundamental and Applied Research, expert in Applied Plant Protection, including
nematodes’ biological control, wide expertise in Advanced Laboratory Techniques,
organizing several training and supervising multidisciplinary research in plant
protection, applying concepts of IPM and Biological control, professor Dr MM
BCHIR is leader and scientific collaborator on different research development
projects and member of plant protection societies, has represented Tunisia in several
scientific and technical EPPO expert panels until 2001.
Professor Dr MM BCHIR received in 2000 OADA price of Sciences creativity in
pest and diseases control and in 2001 the Merit Tunisian Medal of Education and
Sciences. Since 1995 Professor Dr MM BCHIR is member of Agriculture French
Academy.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Professor Dr MM BCHIR published between 1970 and 1999 more than one
hundred scientific papers and between 2000 and 2009more than twenty papers in
the different field of plant protection, including patents of two biological control
processes. In addition, Professor Dr MM BCHIR supervised three Master degrees
and five PHD in Tunisia and Oman between 2000 and 2009.
REFERENCES (2000/2009)
B’Chir M. M. 2000. Novibiotec7996, a bionematicide with effective ovicide activity
against plant parasitic nematodes. Patent PCT number WO9839973 (1998), in Biannual
Journal of Arab Organization for Agricultural Development Vol. 4(1): 37-91.
B’Chir M. M. 2001. Bionematicide biodegradable (Monacrosporium salinum strains)
and its industrial mass production process. Patent number FR95 15687, Official Bulletin
INPI Industrial property 01/14.
Kallel S., A. Jaziri and M. M. B’Chir. 2001. Relationship between infestation by
Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb., morphogenesis and yield of Citrus, orange cv. Maltaise
semi-bloody grafted on sour orange. OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 31, 105-110.
B’Chir M. M. and Y. Al-Raeesy. 2002. The fungal effect of the biological
nematicide Novibiotec7996. Journal of Nematology, vol.4 (2) 281p.
B’Chir M. M. 2002. Occurrence of Rhizobium radiobacter associated with Heterodera
avenae Woll. eggs in Tunisia. Journal of Nematology, vol.4 (2) 286p.
Horrigue-Raouni N., A. Ghariani-Abdelwahed, A. Jaziri, S. Kallel, M. M. B’Chir.
2003. Cadaman (Prunus persica L. Batsch. x Prunus davidiana Carr. Franch) behaviour
towards a partially virulent isolate of Meloidogyne javanica (Treub.) Chitwood. Cahiers
Agricultures; 12: 93-97.
M. M. B’Chir, Y. Al-Raeesy and M. S. Al-Hinai 2004. Extension trials on biological
control of soilborne pests associated to cucumber under cooled greenhouses.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman Report 10pp.

M. M. B’Chir, Y. Al-Mantheri, I. J. Al-Raeesy and A. M. Al-Shoraqi 2004. Induced
effect of Novibiotec7996 on soilless Cucumber grown under cooled greenhouses.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman Report 4pp.
Kallel S., A. Abdelwahed, M. Ammar and M. M. B’Chir. 2004. Relationship
between Citrus decline in orchard, population density of Tylenchulus semipenetrans,
Cobb. and some soil abiotic factors. International Journal of Nematology,, 14 (2): 236 -
245.
M. M. B’Chir 2004. Distribution of the main nematode species associated with
cereals in Tunisia. Tunisian National Institute of Agronomic Research Annals, 77: 137-147.
Kallel, S. and M. M. B’Chir. 2005. Seasonal variations and temperature effect on
the soil potential inoculum of Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Cobb. Nematologia Mediterranea,
32: 31-39.
Kallel, S. and M. M. B’Chir. 2005. Radiometric detection of parasitic stress induced
by Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Cobb. on Citrus trees grafted on infested sour orange
rootstock. Cahiers Agricultures; 14 (2): 241-248.
Kallel S., A. Louhichi, M. M. B’Chir and P. Van Oostveldt. 2005. Structure of
trophic site induced by Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Cobb. as observed under light,
confocal and transmission electron microscopy. Nematologia Mediterranea, 33: 171 -
178.
M. M. B’Chir 2005. Morphological and molecular identification of some Tunisian
populations of cyst nematodes Heterodera avenae, Woll. associated with cereals.
Nematologia Mediterranea
, 33: 171-178.
Kallel, S. and M. M. B’Chir. 2006. Effect of Citrus nematode Tylenchulus
semipenetrans, Cobb. on morphogenesis and physiology of ‘Maltaise douce’ orange
grafted on sour Orange (Citrus aurantium) Nematologia Mediterranea, 34: 115-128.
Kallel S., S. Louhichi, A. and M. M. B’Chir. 2006. Citrus aurantium Resistance
induced by the grafted Poncirus trifoliate toward Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Cobb..
Nematology Vol. 8 (5): 671 -679.

Al-Zidjali N. and B’Chir. M. M. 2007. Dubas bug biological control using local
microbiological agents. Biennial Report of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture
Oman 2005/2006: 221-230.
B’Chir. M. M. 2008. Evaluation of success and failure of applied biological control
strategies. Workshop on Biological control of Pests in Oman, D.G.A.L Research, Ministry of
Agriculture Oman & ICARDA: p17-18.
Kallel S., S. Elfekih, A. Abdelwahed and M. M. B’Chir. 2008. Comparative
adaptation of two strains of nematode-trapping fungi Monacrosporium salinum to the
abiotic factors variation. Nematologia Mediterranea, 36: 191 -195.
S. Kallel and M.M. B’Chir. 2009. Incidence of Heterodera avenae on wheat, Triticum
durum, under Tunisian field conditions Nematologia Mediterranea, 37 (1): 1-19.