Complexe Horticole d'Agadir

• 1975-79: Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat
  B.S degree in General Agronomy (Diplôme d’Agronomie Générale);
• 1979-80: Institut National d’Agronomie Paris-Grignon (INA-PG), Paris, France
  DEA (Diplôme des Etudes Approfondies) degree in Plant Pathology;
• 1980-81: Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco;
  M. Sc. degree in Plant Pathology;
• 1984-89: University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
  Ph.D. degree in Plant Science with emphasis in Phytobacteriology.

• Arabic;
• French;
• English.

• Professor (1992 – present), Phytobacteriology, Department of Plant Protection, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
• Associate professor (1988 – 1992), Phytobacteriology, Department of Plant Protection, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
• Assistant professor (1981 –1988), Phytobacteriology, Department of Plant Protection, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco

• Head of Plant Protection Department: 1994-1998;
• Coordinator of IPM, Agribusiness project: 1996- 1998;
• Member of the International Seed Testing Association: 1986 – present;
• Member of the Moroccan Association of Plant Protection: 1992 – present;
• Member of Plant Clinic Committee 1996 – present;
• Member of the Arab Society for Plant Protection: 2000 – present;
• Member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS): 2001- present;
• Member of the National Scientific Committee of the Moroccan Coordinated Collection of Microorganisms (CCMM) 2001- present.
• Founder and President of the International Network for Sustainable Plant Protection (INSPP)

Teaching:

• Introduction, biology and taxonomy of bacteria;
• Introduction, biology and taxonomy of plant pathogenic bacteria;
• Plant bacterial diseases: Symptoms, epidemiology, and management;
• Diagnosis and identification of plant bacterial diseases;
• Seedborne bacteria: Epidemiology, detection, and strategies of control.

Area of Expertise:

• Diagnostic and epidemiology of plant bacterial diseases;
• Detection of seedborne bacteria;
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for control of bacterial diseases, particularly in protected vegetable crops;
• Biological control of bacterial and fungal diseases of plants using antagonistic bacteria;
• Search and selection of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for improving germination, emergence, plant vigor, and yield.

Research:

• Evaluation of methods for the detection of Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp michiganensis (Serology, Semi-selective media, PCR, Bio-PCR)
• Epidemiology and biological control of potato scab (Streptomyces scabies);
• Biological control of bacterial canker of tomato (Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp michiganensis);
• Biological of tomato Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae);
• Research and selection of beneficial microorganisms for enhancement of growth and yield of tomato, melon, and potato;
• Real time BIO-PCR for the detection of Xylella fastidiosa from naturally infected grape and citrus plant materials;
• DNA homology of Xylella fastidiosa from different host plants.

Fulbright scholarship: 3 months (July-September 2001) at the USDA, Fort Detrick, Maryland.

• Akasbi Nadia: Research and selection cherche des bacteries stimulatrices de la croissance et du rendement de la tomate, DES, University Ibnou Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, Agadir. 1994-1997, presented in December 1997.
• Lhamzi Saida: Production of monoclonal antibodies against Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp. michiganensis, the causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato; DES, University Ibnou Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, Agadir 1994-1997; presented in December 1997.
• Youness Aboubaker Ali Alkhayali : Lutte biologique contre la verticilliose de la tomate : Doctorats es Sciences Agronomiques, IAV Hassan II, Rabat ; presented in February 1999.
• Atik Ali: Evaluation of methods of detection of Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp. michiganensis from tomato seeds. Engineer degree in Plant Pathology ; presented in December 1999.
• Boudyach Hassan : Lutte biologique contre le chancre bactérien de la tomate: Doctorat es Sciences, Université Ibnou Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, Agadir ; presented in December 2004.
• El Taweel Khaled : Développement d’une lutte intégré contre la gale commune de la pomme de terre (Streptomyces scabies) : Doctorats es Sciences Agronomiques, IAV Hassan II, Rabat ; presneted in November 2005.

• Workshop on methods of detection of seedborne bacteria, Angers, France, 1982;
• Sixth International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Washington, DC, 1985;
• American Phytopathological Society, Annual Meeting, August 11-15, 1985, Reno, Nevada, USA;
• American Phytopathological Society, Pacific Division, June 23-25, 1986, Sacramento, California, USA;
• American Phytopathological Society, Annual Meeting, August 10-14, 1986, Kissimmee, Florida, USA;
• 8th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopthological Union, October28th –November3rd, 1990, Agadir, Morocco;
• Workshop on seed bacteriology, June 14-17 1992, Angers, France;
• Fifth International Conference on Pseudomonas Syringae Pathovars and Related pathogens. September 3-8, 1995. Berlin, Germany;
• Mediterranean Colloquium on Protected Cultivation, October6-9, 1996,Agadir, Morocco;
• International Symposium on Production and Protection in Horticultural Crops, May 6-9, 1997, Agadir, Morocco;
• Seventh Arab Congress of Plant Protection, 22-26 October 2000. Amman, Jordan.
• Fulbright program, USDA, Fort detrick MD. USA: June 30, 2001-September 29, 2001.
• American Phytopathological Society, Annual Meeting, August 25-29, 2001, Salt Lake, Utah, USA;
• Sixth International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars and Related Pathogens. September 15-19, 2002, Acquafreda di Marrata (PZ), Italy.

• Implementation of the plant Clinic: Diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria
• Implementation of integrated pest management of bacterial diseases of tomato in the Souss-Massa Valley;
• Organization of Workshops and continuing education for the benefit of extension agents and growers:
  • Methods of detection de Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp michiganensis from tomato seed: Agents of Plant Quarantine Services in Morocco, March, 1992;
  • Workshop on Xyllela fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce disease (grape): Agents of Plant Quarantine Services in Morocco, July, 1995;
  • Integrated management of bacterial diseases of tomato, potato, and cucurbits: ORMVA of TADLA, May, 1996;
  • Integrated management of bacterial diseases of tomato, potato, and cucurbits: ORMVA of TADLA, April, 1997;
  • Bacterial diseases fruit trees: ORMVA of Souss-Massa, June, 1997;
  • Integrated management of bacterial diseases of tomato, potato, and cucurbits: ORMVA of TADLA, May, 1998;
  • Plant bacterial diseases: IAV Hassan II & BADEA, April, 1998.

• Fatmi, M. et Aaouine, M. 200¬6. La détection précoce, une technique simple pour combattre les contaminations bactériennes en culture in vitro de palmier dattier. El Awamia. (Accepted).
• Fatmi, M, V.D. Damsteegt, and N. W. Schaad. 2005. A Combined agar absorbent and BIO-PCR assay for rapid, sensitive detection of Xylella fastidiosa in grape and citrus. Plant pathology 54: 1-7
• Schaad, N.W., E. Postnikova, , G. Lacy, M. Fatmi and C. J. Chang. 2004. Xylella fastidiosa subspecies: X. fastidiosa subsp. piercei, subsp. nov., X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex subsp. nov., and X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca subsp. nov. System. Appl. Microbiolo. 27: 290-300.
• Boudyach E. H., M. Fatmi, H. Boubaker, A. Ait Ben Aoumar and O. Akhayat. 2004. Effectiveness of fluorescent pseudomonads strains HF 22 and HF 142 to control bacterial canker of tomato. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Vol. 2 (3&4): 115-120
• Fatmi, M. 2003. Use of Oxos, a complex of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and silver ion, to control bacterial speck of tomato (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato) and angular leaf spot of melon (Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans). 459-466. In Pseudomonas syringae and related pathogens. Biology and Genetic. Ed. N. S. Iacobellis and Alan Collmer, S.W. Hutcheson, J.W. Mansfield, C.E. Morris, J. Murillo, N.W. Schaad, D.E. Stead, G. Surico, M.S. Ullrich. 707 pages.
• Fatmi, M, V.D. Damsteegt, and N. W. Schaad. 2003. A Combined agar absorbent and BIO-PCR assay for rapid, sensitive detection of Xylella fastidiosa in grape and citrus. Phytopathology 93:S25. Publication no. P-2003-0178-AMA.
• Fatmi, M. 2002. Use of Oxos, a complex of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and silver ion, to control bacterial speck of tomato (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato) and angular leaf spot of melon (Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans). 6th International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars and Related Pathogens. September 15-19, 2002, Acquafreda di Marrata (PZ), Italy.
• Fatmi, M. and N.W. Schaad. 2002. Survival of Clavibacter michiganenesis Subsp michiganenesis in infected tomato Stems in California, Ohio and Morocco. Plant Pathology (2002) 51, 149-154.
• Bousselmane F. Kenny, L ; Fatmi. M. Chlyah. H. 2002. Effet des mycorhizes et des bacteries PGPR sur la croissance et la composition minérale de l’arganier (Argania spinosa L.). In : Colloque International sur les Biotechnologies: Quelles avenirs pour le Maroc ?. Rabat, 3-5 juin, Maroc.
• Boudyach, E.H., M. Fatmi, O. Akhayat, E. Benziri & A. Ait Ben Aoumar. 2001. Selection of antagonistic bacteria of Clavibacter michiganensis Subsp. michiganensis and evaluation of their efficiency against bacterial canker of tomato. Biocontrol Science abd Technology. 11: 141-149.
• Fatmi, M., 2000. Bactérisation des semences de melon et de tomate: une nouvelle technique pour augmenter la vigueur des plantes en pépinière et le rendement en serre. Le Monde Agricole et la Pêche Maritime. Janvier- Février 2000.
• Fatmi, M., and A. Atik, 2000. Un nouveau milieu semi-selectif et comparaison des de détection de Clavibacter michiganenesis Subsp michiganenesis à partir des semences de tomate. In Actes du 4ème congrès de l'Association Marocaine de Protection des Plantes, pp.235-242, Rabat, 17-18 Mai 2000.
• Fatmi,M., H. Boudyach, and M. Bougsiba, 2000. Biological control of bacterial canker of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Seventh Arab Congress of Plant Protection, October 22-26, Amman, Jordan.
• Fatmi,M., Y. A. A. Alkhayali, and M. Achouri. 2000. Biological control of tomato Verticillium wilt. Seventh Arab Congress of Plant Protection, October 22-26, Amman, Jordan.