STUDIES

Ph.D. Thesis

2010 to present
National High School of Agriculture, Pytotechnie Department.

Area of specialization is genetic resources and Plant breeding. Project title "Study of genetic diversity of lentil using SSR markers and Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to fusarium wilt".

M.Sc.Degree

2007 to 2010
National High School of Agriculture, Pytotechnie Department.

Area of specialization is Genetic Resources and Plant breeding. Thesis title "Morpho-Agronomic characterization of 29 Algerians populations of Hedysarum coronarium".

Engineer degree

1999 to 2002
Blida University, college of Agriculture. Plant Production Department

Area of specialization is Cereal and Forage Legume Crop Production. Thesis title "effect of five previous crops on wheat yield in relation with the chemical weeding control and nitrogen fertilization".

Applied Agriculture degree

1997 to 1999
Blida University, college of Agriculture. Plant Production Department

Area of specialization is cell stem and somatic embryonic. Thesis title "In vitro culture for obtaining Embryogenesis callus from Atriplex halimus"

Bachelor Science degree in Mathematics

1991 to 1996
Oudhias-Algeria

Experience

Researcher

2012 to Present
Biotechnology Research Center- Constantine, ALGERIA

working on improving legume crops.

Agronomy Engineer

2006-2007
Ouacif division of agriculture

member of project related to proximity and integrated rural development (PPDRI).

Sales representative

2005
Algerian Water Agency-Ouacif sector.

Office Agent

2003-2005
Ait Toudert communal Assembly.

TRAINING

October 2001 Ms. Office training (CFPA Blida-Algeria).

January 2003 Training course management service (ITMA-Algeria).

June 2006 Advanced English Courses (ECOMODE Tizi ouzou Algeria).

July 2012 Summer University-Khanchala-Algeria.

October 2012 Advanced Bioinformatics Course (CERIST-Algeria).

October 2012 Training in Molecular Biology (ENSV-Algeria).

December 2012 Training in WEB 2.0 (AUF-Algeria).

January 2013 Certificate of English-Universal School Algeria.

April 2013 Training in Latex software (AUF-Algeria).

June 2014 Marker Assisted Plant Breeding course, 10-13 June, 2014; University of Minneapolis-USA.

January 2016 Genomic prediction and selection in plant breeding, 18-22 January, 2016- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza.

October 2016 Workshop on molecular marker data analysis, 25-27 October, 2016. ICARDA-Morocco.

COMMUNICATION

D. GAAD, R. ISSOLAH, et S. YAHIAOUI.2013. Biometrical and phenological variation of several Algerians population of Sulla coronaria M. Colloque International: 50 ans de formation et de recherche a l'ENSA.22 au 24 Avril 2013.Algiers-Algeria.

D. GAAD, M. LAOUAR, and A. ABDELGUERFI.2014. Morphological and Biometrical Characterization of Seeds of Some Algerians Lentil Accessions: Quantitative and Qualitative Characters." 6th International Food Legumes Research Conference (IFLRC VI) and 7th International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG VII). University of Saskatchewan-Canada July 7 to 11, 2014.

D. GAAD, 2016. Food legume crop in Algeria, situation and prospect: A case of lentil. International Conference on Pulses, Marrakesh, Morocco, 18-20 April, 2016.

D. GAAD, M. LAOUAR, and A. ABDELGUERFI.2016. Etude ethnobotanique Page 3 et caracterisation preliminaire des varietes locales de la lentille (Lens culinaris M.) cultivees en Algerie. Forum Regional pour le developpement des legumineuses alimentaires - les legumineuses, un atout strategique pour la securite alimentaire et le developpement durable Le 28, 29 et 30 novembre 2016. Universite de Mostaganem.

D. GAAD, M. LAOUAR, and A. ABDELGUERFI.2016. Prospection, collecte et caracterisation preliminaires des varietes locales de la lentille (Lens culinaris M.) cultivees en Algerie. Journees Internationales de Biotechnologie (JIB2016) de l'Association Tunisienne de Biotechnologie (A.T.Biotech). Sousse du 18 au 22 Decembre 2016.

D. GAAD, M. LAOUAR, and A. ABDELGUERFI. 2016. Genetic diversity analysis of Algerians accessions of lentil using molecular markers. 2eme Workshop International Gestion et Amelioration Genetique Des Ressources Vegetales Et Microbiennes (GRPM2017).

D. GAAD, A. DEBBI, L. KERKOUR, K.NADJEM, R.BOUDIARE, S. SILABDI, B. ZAAROURI, A. BELBELDI M. BENBDJAOUI H. BENBOUZA. 2016. MAS-based breeding of lentil for lodging and Fusarium resistance and high nutritional quality. 2eme Workshop International Gestion et Amelioration Genetique Des Ressources Vegetales Et Microbiennes (GRPM2017).

PUBLICATION

D. GAAD, R. ISSOLAH, et S. YAHIAOUI.2012. Variation phenologique et biometrique chez plusieurs populations Algeriennes de Sulla coronaria (Fabaceae). Revue Recherche Agronomique 39: 12-16. Ed. INRAA.

D. GAAD, M. LAOUAR, and A. ABDELGUERFI 2014. Morphological and Biometrical Characterization of Seeds of Some Algerians Lentil Accessions: Quantitative and Qualitative Characters." World Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 2, no. 4 (2014): 183186. doi:10.12691/wjar-2-4-8.

RESEARCH PROJECT

MAS-based breeding of lentil for lodging and Fusarium resistance and high nutritional quality.