Academic Professor | University of Kerbala | Iraq
Professor Dr. Adnan A. Lahuf, an esteemed scholar and researcher in Plant Virology, serves in the Plant Protection Department at the College of Agriculture, University of Kerbala. He holds a BSc in Plant Protection Sciences and an MSc in Plant Pathology from the University of Kufa, Iraq, and earned his PhD in Plant Virology from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. With a distinguished academic and professional career, Dr. Lahuf has contributed extensively to plant disease diagnostics, molecular virology, and biocontrol methods, holding leadership roles such as Registration Manager of the College of Agriculture and Editor-in-Chief of the Kerbala Journal for Agricultural Sciences. His professional service includes membership in the American Society of Plant Pathology and the Arab Plant Protection Society, as well as participation in multiple national scientific and agricultural conferences. Dr. Lahuf’s research primarily focuses on plant viruses, fungal pathogens, and nanotechnology-based plant disease management. He has authored numerous publications in international journals, reporting several first records of plant diseases and developing innovative, cost-effective diagnostic techniques. As a dedicated mentor, he has supervised doctoral and master’s students, conducted workshops and training programs, and received multiple commendations for his academic excellence and institutional service. His scholarly impact is reflected through 250 Citations, 38 Documents, 11 h-index.
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Featured Publications
1. Lahuf, A. A., & Kareem, A. A. (2019). Evaluation the potential of indigenous biocontrol agent Trichoderma harzianum and its interactive effect with nanosized ZnO particles against the sunflower damping-off pathogen. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 365, 012033.
2. Lahuf, A. A., Jaafar, O. H., Al-Mosoy, M., & Hameed, Z. L. (2018). First record of the crown rot fungus Fusarium equiseti affecting Triticum aestivum L. and Aptenia cordifolia in Iraq. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 6(4), 543–548.
3. Abdulmoohsin, R. G., & Lahuf, A. A. (2019). Bioefficiency of some indigenous biocontrol agents against Rhizoctonia solani causing cowpea seed rot and preemergence damping-off. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science: 4th International Conference.
4. Al-Tememe, Z. A. M., & Lahuf, A. A. (2019). Occurrence, identification, pathogenicity and control of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum fungus, the causal agent of sooty canker on Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Kerbala province of Iraq. Plant Archives, 19(1), 31–38.
5. Lahuf, A. A. (2019). First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing stem and root rot on lucky bamboo (Dracaena braunii) in Iraq. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal, 12, 1.