Prof. Fahad  N. I. AL-Barakah

 Name: Fahad  N. I. AL- Barakah

Nationality: Saudi 

Place and Date of Birth: Riyadh, 1959 A.D.

Sex: Male                            Marital Status: Married

Current Academic Rank:    Professor

Academic Degrees:

1)- B.Sc.Universityu: King Saud University            College: Agriculture

University Location: Riyadh- Saudi Arabia             Date: 29|7|1982  A.D.

 2)- M.Sc.Universiy: King Saud University              College: Agriculture

University Location: Riyadh- Saudi Arabia              Date: 14|3|1987  A.D.

3)- Ph.D. Universiyu: Sheffield, University             College: Science

University Location: Sheffield- England, UK.         Date: 26\3\1992 A.D.

Major Field: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

Administrative Assignments:

1- Dean of Food and Agriculture College from 2012 till now.

2-Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2001 Up to 2006 and from 2010 till 2012.

3- Head of Registration Office, Agriculture College, King Saud University  1995-2001.

3- Principle of Student Social Activity. Agriculture College, King Saud University  1995-1997

Professional Societies:

1- Saudi Society for Agricultural Sciences

2 - Biological Saudi Society

Office Address: Soil Science Dept. College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box, 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.

Fields of  Interest:

Soil Microbial Ecology, Nitrogen Fixation, Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals, Waste Water Use and Effects on Biological Activity, Environmental Contamination, Oligotrophic growth of microorganisms.

  Publications
1- EL-Shahawy, R. M and  F. N. Barakah .(1988). Effect of organic amendment    and/or salinity on nitrogenase activity of arid soils. Fayoum .J. Agric. Res. And Dev. 2, 963-978.
 
2- EL-Shahawy, R. M and  F. N. Barakah .(1989). Prevalence and activity of some   
     diazotrophs in Saudi Arabin soils. J. Egypt Microbiol. 24, 321-334.
 
3- Wainwright, M. F. N. Barakah, I. AL-Turk and T. A. Ali,  (1991). Oligotrophic micro-organisms in industry, medicine and environment. Sci. Progress Edinburgh, 75, 313-322.
 
4- Gomah, A.M. F.N. Barakah and A.M. Heggo (1992). Effect of va mcorrhiza and /or bradyhizobium inoculants on soybean growth and phosphates activity, under water stress conditions. Zagazig J.Agric. Res. 19, 2331-2349.
 
5- Wainwright, M., T. A. Ali. and F. N. Barakah,  (1993). A review of the role of  oligotrophic micro-organisms in biodeterioration. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 31, 1-13.
  
6- EL-Shahawy, R. M and  F. N. Barakah .(1993). Prevalence, characterization and nitrogenase activity of diazotrophic azospirilum in Saudi Arabia. Fayoum .J. Agric. Res. And Dev. 7, 53-61.
 
7- Heggo A. M.  and  F. N. Barakah  (1993). Proto-cooperation effect of va mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate dissolving bacteria on phosphatse activity and nutrient uptake by maize (zea maize) plants grown in calcareous soils. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 38, 71-77.
 
8- A. M. Heggo  and  F. N. Barakah  (1994). A mycorrhizal role on phosphorus-zinc interaction in calcareous soil cultivated with corn (zea maize L.). Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 39, 595-608.
 
9- Heakal, M. S., M. H. AL-Awajy, M. S. AL-Sewailm, F. N. Barakah and A. AL-Asheik (1995). Phosporus forms in a sandy soil (Torripsamment) under palm orchards of different age in Saudi Arabia. European Journal of  Soil Science, 46, 481-488.
 
10-  Barakah, F. N. (1995). Effect of irrigation with sewage water on the nodulation and  nitrogen fixation of alfalfa grown on calcareous soils. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ. Cairo, 40, 579-595.
 
11- Barakah, F. N., S. H. Salem, A. M. Heggo and M. A. Ben-Shiha (1995). Activities of the rhizosphere microorgainsms as affected by application of organic amendments in calcareous loamy soil. 1-Carbon assimilation. Arid Soil Research and Rehabiliation  
9, 187-200.
 
12- Barakah, F. N. S. H. Salem, A. M. Heggo and M. A. Ben-Shiha (1995). Activities of the rhizosphere microorgainsms as affected by application of organic amendments in calcareous loamy soil. 2-Nitrogen transformation. Arid Soil Research and Rehabiliation ,  9, 486-480.
 
13- Barakah, F. N. S. H. Salem and  A. M. Heggo (1996). Effect of sewage sludge on nodulation and N₂-fixation in alfalfa grown on calcareous loamy soils. Z. Pflanzenernahr. Bodenk., 159, 289-296.  
 
14- Mashhady, A. S., S. H. Salem and F. N. Barakah (1997). Effect of salinty on surrival and symbiotic performance between Rhizobium meliloti and Medicago sative L. in Saudi Arabian soils. Arid Soil Research and Rehabiliation ,  12: 3-14.
 
15- Barakah, F. N and A. M. Heggo (1998). Moisture stress, bradyrhizobia, vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza and P-fertilizer effects on soybean growth, nutrient content and phosohatase activity under calcreous soil. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 43: 461-475.
 
16- Barakah, F. N., S. H. Salem and  A. M. Heggo (1998). Effect of inoculation with endomycorrhizal fungi (VAM) and Rhizobium meliloti on nodulation, nutrition and N₂-fixation of alfalfa grown on calcareous soil. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 43: 49-64.
 
17- Barakah, F. N.  (1999). Effect of soil amendment with sewage sludge on survival of Bradyrhizobium joponicum, nodulation and symbiotic N₂-fixation of soybean plants grown on calcareous loamy soil. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 44: 841-858.
18 -Barakah, F. N. , E .M. Ramadan and A. M. Heggo (2000). Diversity of heavy metals-tolerant microorganisms isolated from arid calcareous soil of Riyadh region, Saudia Arabia. Arab. Univ. J. Agric. Sci.: 8: 573-594. 
 
19- Barakah, F. N., E .M. Ramadan and A. M. Heggo (2000). Evaluation of microbial and chemical pollution in deep-well water at EL-Kharj, Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Annals Agric. Sci. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 45:163-188.
 
 20 - Barakah, F. N. (2001). Bioaccumulation of some heavy metals by local isolates of algal biomass. Arab. Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 9: 145-167. 
 
21- Barakah, F. N. , E .M. Ramadan and A. M. Heggo (2001).Effect of  heavy  metals on the biological activity of certain soil and ground water microorganisms. J. King Saud University, Agricultural Sciences. 13: 75-90.
 
22 -Barakah, F. N, , Abdel-Aziz, R. A, Ramadan,E.M. and Heggo, A. M. (2003). Properties of arid soils irrigated with treated sewage effluent and groundwater in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. J. Egyptian  Micobiology. 38, 39-55..
 
23- Barakah, F. N. (2003). Evaluation of  ground water  and treated sewage effluent quality for irrigation in Saudi Arabia. Mansoura. Univ. J.Agri  Sci. 28: 1513-1529 .
 
24- Heggo, A. M. and Barakah, F. N. (2004). Effect of  inoculum densities of Rhizobium meliloti and different rates of nitrogen fertilizers on alfalfa plants grown on calcareous soil. J. King Saud University, Agricultural Sciences.16, 161-170.
 
25-Abdel Aziz, R.A. and F.N. AL-Barakah, (2005). Composting technology and impact of compost on soil biochemical properties. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 23, 80-91.
 
26- Barakah, F. N, Ababutain, M, Ibtisam and A. M. Heggo (2007). Effect of lannite and diazinon pesticides on some soil microorganisms. Alexandria Science Exchange Journal, 28, 38-53.
 
27- Abdel Aziz, R.A., F.N. AL-Barakah  and H. M. AL-Asmary (2008). Genetic identification and symbiotic efficiency of Sinorhizobium meliloti indigenous to Saudi Arabian soils. African Journal of Biotechnology. 7, 2803-2809.
 
28- Ababutain, M. Ibtisam; Barakah,F.N and Heggo,A.M. (2009). Effect of pesticides (lannate and Diazinon)  on growth and activity of soil free living nitrogen fixing Bacteria. J. Saudi Soc. For Agric.Sci. 8, 40-52.
 
 
29-. Al-Barakah, F. N.;

 30ـ  - فهد ناصر البركه, احمد ابراهيم التركي, سمير حماد سالم وعلى محمد حجو (2002). تقييم كفاءة سلالات الريزوبيم المتدوالة في المملكة في تثبيت النتروجين الجوي تكافليا مع البرسيم الحجازي. مركز البحوث الزراعية- كلية الزراعة - جامعة الملك سعود.  111: 5 – 18.

1. Al-Barakah, F. N.; R. A. Abdel-Aziz; and Radwan S.M.A. (2011). Response of Alfalfa to Inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti Strains Indigenous to Saudi Arabian Soils. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 10(2):193-199.

1. Al-Barakah, F. N.; R. A. Abdel-Aziz; and Radwan S.M.A. (2013). Using Biotechnology in Recycling Agricultural Waste for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Protection. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., 2(12).

1. Mridha, M.A.U., AL-Qarawi, A.A., AL-Oud, S.S. and AL-Barakah,F.N. (2013). Status and need of research on growth improvement of olive (Olea europaea L.) with microbial inoculants in saudi Arabia. Journal of Pure and Appled microbiology. Vol.7. (3). 1861-1868.

 
 
36 – فيصل سلطان السبيعي ، فهد ناصر البركه ، عبدالله سعد المديهش، الحاج احمد الحاج  ومحمد التوم ابورزيقة (2013). الاحتياجات الإرشادية لمزارعي منطقة حائل في مجال تسميد النخيل. J.Saudi Soc. For Agric., Vol.12. (2a:2013). 206-228.
 
37- Al-Barakah, F. N and Mridha, M.A.U (2014). Status of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by Sinorhizobium meliloti in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under Filed Conditions at AL-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 8(1):41-46.
38- Al-Barakah, F. N , Radwan, S.M.A. and Modaihsh, A.S. (2014). Seasonal and spatial variation of microbial contents in falling dust in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. Vol.3. (10). 647-656.