Publications by authors named "Hamzeh Lafi"

The genus Morus comprises many species (Suttie 2012). The species Morus alba is one of the most popular mulberry species worldwide. In October 2020, numerous mulberry trees presented chlorotic leaves and stunted growth with severe root galling in a private compound in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia.

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  • The samples were processed using the centrifugal flotation method, leading to the identification of 14 different genera and/or species of stylet-bearing nematodes.
  • Important parasitic nematodes were confirmed both morphologically and molecularly using specific ribosomal RNA techniques, resulting in new records for both local and world nematode-host associations.
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Ubiquitin expression protein DNA clone (Hl-UBI) was isolated from collected from North Jordan. Its sequence of 285 nucleotides was also determined and deposited in the GeneBank. The 285-bp open reading frame coded for 76-amino acid protein having two domains; the ubiquitin domain and the C terminal extension.

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Phenotypic diversity of five Jordanian populations of cyst nematodes, Heterodera spp. collected from five regions from Jordan (Ar-Ramtha, Madaba, Dana, Al-Karak, and Jerash) was investigated. Soil samples were collected from one representative field in each region.

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