Tasks

Research associate in the research group “Microbiology and Bioengineering” in the project “Alternative plant protection agents for safe integrated and water management around mediterranean based on two strains of Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki (SAFWA)”

Determining production parameters of a plant protection agent based on Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki strains

• Conducting drying techniques with fluid bed dryer and spray dryer
• Studying the sporulation mechanism of Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki
• Conducting lab and field assays targeting Spodotera frugiperda and Tuta absoluta