BIOTECHNOLOGY
Coordinators : Moncef HARRABI, Tijani MEHOUACHI, Moez TORKI, Saber MASMOUDI, Tatsuhito
FUJIMURA, Kazuichi SAKAMOTO, Masaya NAGAO

November 10, 2008
Session 1. Microorganisms and their environment
11.30-11.45
11.45-12.00
12.00-12.15
12.15-12.30
12.30-12.45

13.00-14.30- Chairs : Chedly ABDELLY & Takahiro MORIO Ammar AYACHI - University of Batna,
Antibacterial activity of some fruits, berries and medicinal herb
Algeria
extracts against poultry strains of Salmonella
Chedly CHOUCHANI - Higher Inst. ofResistance of a clinical isolate of proteus mirabilis to ‚ ßlactam drug
Sc. & Tech. of Environment, Borj-Cedria
by production of oxa-60 ßlactamaseHaitham SGHAIER - CNSTN,
The universal communal ancestor was ionizing-radiation resistant
Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
Youssef SAIDI - Forestry Institute,
A survey on silk worm rearing and moriculture in Tunisia
TabarkaControl of fusarium wilt of tomato caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.
Neila SAIDI - CERTE, Ecopark Borjsp. radicis-lycopersici using mixture of vegetable and Posidonia
Cedria, Tunisia
oceanica compostLunch

Special Workshop : Wheat Outlook for Africa

17.15-17.30- Chairs : Moncef HARRABI & Yasunari OGIHARA Moncef HARRABI - INAT, NationalWheat, Past and future research needs
Institute of Agronomy
CIMMYT durum wheat research
Karim AMMAR, CYMMIT
Yasunari OGIHARA - Yokohama City
Application of functional genomics in wheat breeding for tolerance toUniversity, Japan
biotic and abiotic stresses
Mnaouar JAMMALI, National Genebak,
Gene Bank in Tunisia ongoing research on wheat biodiversity
Tunisia
Sonia HAMZA, INAT, National Institute
Genetic diversity in local barley accessions collected from differentof Agronomy, Tunisia
geographical regions of Tunisia
Segun FAKAYODE, University of Ilorin,
A Survey of Grain Storage Practices in Nigeria: Implications forNigeria
Food Security
Coffee break:
Tamotsu HOSHINO, AIST, Japan
Snow molds in the Middle East
Walid HAMADA, National Institute ofCharacterisation of Septoria tritici and its interaction with wheat inAgronomy, Tunisia
Tunisia
Toshio HARA, Kyushyu University,
Development of Water Absorbent Polymers derived from Biomass
Japanand its Wastes prepared by Electron Beam-Irradiation
Q&A

17.30-19.45

POSTER SESSION

14.30-14.45
14.45-15.00
15.00-15.15
15.15-15.30
15.30-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-16.30
16.30-16.45
16.45-17.00
17.00-17.15

November 11, 2008
Session 3 : Plant Breeding, genetic diversity & biotechnology
09.00-09.15
09.15-09.30
09.30-09.45
09.54-10.00
10.00-10.15- chairs: Tijani MEHOUACHI & Tatsuhito FUJIMURA Selvanayagam ANBU, Tamil Nadu
Studies on in-vitro multiplication of anthurium (Anthurium
Agricultural University, India
andreanum Lind.)
Mokhtar BARAKET - INAT, National
Effect of irradiation on seed germination in five Tunisian durum
Institute of Agronomy
wheat cultivars
Rim GHABRICHE - CBBC, Borj-Cedria
Comparison between two Brassica juncea accessions (PI 426308
Science and Technology Park
"Pakistan" and PI 633086 "Russia") for Cd-phytoextraction
Sourour AYED - INAT, National InstituteDetection of polymorphism between six local accessions of durumof Agronomy
wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)
Dorra SFAIHI - INAT, National InstituteCooking quality and frying attitude of potatoes stored at differentof Agronomy
temperatures10.15-10.30

Cheima BRAHIM KORTAS - Higher
School of Agronomical Sciences, ChottMeriem

10.30-11.00

Coffee break:

The wine landscapes of the colonial farms of the plain of grombalia

Session 4 : Plant adaptation to abiotic stress
11.00-11.15
11.15-11.30
11.30-11.45
11.45-12.00
12.00-12.15
12.15-12.30
12.30-12.45
13.00-14.30- Chairs : Haitham SGHAIER & & Yasunari OGIHARA Chedly ABDELLY - CBBC, Ecopark
Variability of salt response between two Tunisian accessions of theBorj-Cedria
oilseed halophyte Cakile maritima
Samiha KHELIFA - Forestry Institute,Relation between Catalase activity, salt stress and urbanTabarka
environments in Citrus aurantium L.
Tatsuhito FUJIMURA - University ofExpression analysis of rice root under drought with microarray
Tsukuba
Tahar GHNAYA - CBBC, Ecopark BorjEDTA enhances Cd2+-phytoextraction by the halophyte Batis
Cedriamaritima
Can abscisic acid (ABA) supply alleviate osmotic stress effects onSameh SASSI - CBBC, Ecopark Borjnitrogen fixing common bean seedlings?
CedriaHanen FALLEH - CBBC, Ecopark BorjCedria
Hasna ELLOUZI - CBBC, Ecopark BorjCedria

Oxidative properties of Mesemebryanthemum edule shoot extracts
Early salt stress effects on the nutritional and the antioxidant
responses of Cakile maritima and Arabidopsis thaliana

Lunch

Session 5 : Aromatic Plants, essential oil and olive oil- Chairs : Walid HAMADA & Hiromi HAGIWARA
14.30-14.45
14.45-15.00
15.00-15.15
15.15-15.30
15.30-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-16.15
16.00-16.30

Ahlem HAJAMMAR - INAT, National
Institute of Agronomy
Hajer BENMARZOUG NACEUR National Engineering School of Gabes
Youssef SAIDI - Forestry Institute,Tabarka
Mitsutoshi NAKAJIMA - University ofTsukuba
Imen OUESLATI - CBBC, Ecopark BorjCedriaKiyokazu KAWADA - University ofTsukuba
Toru MATSUI - University of theRyukyus, JapanMyrtus communis L. in Tunisia: Variability of essential oil yield andcomposition
Effect of harvest time on the yield and composition of Tunisian
myrtle oils
Myrtle essential oil yield variability according to orographic factors(Exposure and Altitude)
Development of Microchannel EmulsificationTechnology for
Monodispersed Soybean and Olive Oils
Effect of various compounds on Tataouine virgin olive oil stability
measured by rancimat
Databasing of useful plants in North Africa
Microbial library of sub-tropical area, Okinawa

Coffee break

Session 6 : Bioactive compounds and health16.30-16.45
16.45-17.00
17.00-17.15
17.15-17.30
17.30-17.45
17.45-18.00
18.00-18.15- Chairs : Saber MASMOUDI & Hiroko ISODA Comprehensive screening of functional molecules from natural
Hiroko ISODA - University of Tsukuba
resources by bioassay studies
Amira ZAIRI, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Antimicrobial Peptides from amphibian skin: Pioneers for novel antiFaculty of medicine, Sousse
infectious agents
Oleuropein stimulates the differentiation and mineralization ofHiromi HAGIWARA - University ofcultured osteoblasts and inhibits the formation of osteoclasts inYokohama
cultureAnti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of oleuropein andJunkyu HAN - University of Tsukubahydroxytyrosol on human breast cancer MCT-7 cells.
Samia OUESLATI - CBBC, Ecopark
Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Suaeda pruinosa andBorj-Cedria
Suaeda maritima halophytes
Kazuichi SAKAMOTO- University ofPhysiological effects of polyphenols on differentiation of adipocyte
Tsukubaand bone-metabolic cells
Jouda MEDIOUNI - INRAT, National
Isolation and identification of the sex pheromone components of theInstitute of Agricultural Research, Tunisia carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)