Research Interests
Plant PathologyDr Ismail Ismail
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
College of Sciences
Dr Ismail Ahmed Ismail has a Bachelor of Agriculture Science/Plant Protection, Master in Plant Protection/ Plant Pathology from the University of Baghdad and PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Adelaide. He worked as assistant lecturer and lecturer at the University of Baghdad, then a postdoc at the University of Adelaide School of Agriculture Food and Wine from, Researcher at CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Lab Manager at SARDI/Clare then Senior Research Officer SARDI/ Horticulture Pathology/ Fungicide resistance project.
1- Advancing diagnostics for monitoring and management of fungicide resistance in grapevine
- Optimise high-throughput laboratory testing
- Optimise in-field testing, Develop sampling protocols
- Monitor fungicide resistance
- Develop assays to detect new resistance markers
2- Improving the understanding of fungicide resistance in Australian viticulture
- Determine the sensitivity of E. necator, B. cinerea and P. viticola to selected fungicides
- Increase knowledge about the relationships between phenotype, genotype and field efficacy.
- Evaluate spore trapping technologies
3- Validation of Net Form Net Blotch (NFNB) toxins/virulence factors in disease and as a selection tool- (GRDC funded project)
Other research questions:
- How does Pyrenophora teres fungus cause net form net blotch (NFNB) disease in barley?
- Contribution of Proteinaceous toxins to NFNB disease development in barley.
- Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction especially virulence factors and effectors.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Senior Research Officer | South Australian Research and Development Institute |
| 2018 - 2018 | Researcher | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| 2018 - 2018 | Researcher at CSIRO Agriculture and Food | CSIRO |
| 2013 - 2017 | University Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2001 - 2013 | Lecturer | Baghdad University, College of Agriculture |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Award | Award of the Dean commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, The University of Adelaide, Faculty of Science, 2013. | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Award | The winner of the University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal 2013 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2014 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 1997 - 2000 | University of Baghdad | Iraq | M.Sc. Plant pathology |
| 1991 - 1995 | University of Baghdad | Iraq | B.Sc. Plant Protection |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Ismail, I., Taylor, A. S., Heuvel, S. V. D., Borneman, A., & Sosnowski, M. R. (2024). Sensitivity of Plasmopara viticola to selected fungicide groups and the occurrence of the G143A mutant in Australian grapevine isolates.. Pest management science, 80(8), 3861-3872. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2 |
| 2017 | Ismail, I., & Able, A. (2017). Gene expression profiling of virulence-associated proteins in planta during net blotch disease of barley. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 98, 69-79. Scopus9 WoS9 |
| 2016 | Ismail, I., & Able, A. (2016). Secretome analysis of virulent Pyrenophora teres f. teres isolates. Proteomics, 16(20), 2625-2636. Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC17 |
| 2014 | Ismail, I., Godfrey, D., & Able, A. (2014). Fungal growth, proteinaceous toxins and virulence of Pyrenophora teres f. teres on barley. Australasian Plant Pathology, 43(5), 535-546. Scopus12 WoS12 |
| 2014 | Ismail, I., Godfrey, D., & Able, A. (2014). Proteomic analysis reveals the potential involvement of xylanase from Pyrenophora teres f. teres in net form net blotch disease of barley. Australasian Plant Pathology, 43(6), 715-726. Scopus12 WoS12 |
| 2012 | Wong, D. J. C., Ismail, I. A., Godfrey, D., & Able, A. J. (2012). Death by toxin net blotch disease of barley. Microbiology Australia, 33(1), 34-35. |
| 2009 | Ismail, I. A. (2009). First record for charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina on melon. The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science,Vol.40, No.2, pp79-81, 40(2), 79-81. |
| 2008 | Ismail, I. A. (2008). EFFECT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND SOME SYSTEMIC FUNGICIDES ON CHARCOAL ROT ON MELON.. The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science, 39(6), 111-116. |
| 2006 | Al-Jboory, I. J., Ismail, I. A., & Al-Dahwe, S. S. (2006). Evalution of two isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. Against some insect and mites and testing the efficiency of some culture media. University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Science, 10(1). |
| 2006 | Ismail, I. A. (2006). New record of entomopathogenic nematode from Iraq.. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 24(1). |
| 2004 | Ismail, I. A. (2004). Pathogenecity of some fusarium species on potato and susceptibility of some potato cultivars to these species.. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 22(1). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Liu, H., Ismail, I., Abood, E., Sarpeleh, A., Taylor, J., Lott, G., . . . Able, A. (2017). Genetic basis of sensitivity of barley to toxins produced by the net blotch pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. teres. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Barley Technical Symposium. Hobart, Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Ismail, I. A. (2013). Characterisation of proteinaceous toxins isolated from Pyrenophora teres f. teres. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). |
| 2001 | Ismail, I. A. (2001). Determination of primary infested sources and some of provide condition to infection of potato in some species of Fusarium and control it biologically.. (University of Baghdad). |
VITICULT 7038WT - Viticultural Methods and Procedures (Practical classes)
Foundations of Plant Biotechnology (Practical classes)
Plant Biotechnology III (Practical classes)
Undergraduate mentors in Plant Science (Group Resaerch Project)
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | South Australian regional committee of The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) | Australian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | The Australasian Plant Pathology Society | Australia |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 - 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 - 2008 | Vice-head Plant | Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, The University of Baghdad | Iraq |
