Islam Sobhy
@islamssobhy.bsky.social
Chemical ecologist researching plant–insect–microbe interactions, behavioural ecology, and chemical signalling for sustainable pest management. PhD, FRES, FHEA, Editor @Fronteris @RES @SpringerNature
Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests
Plant diversity differentially affects trophic interactions across ecosystems.
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🌱 Excited to share our latest review, now published in Pathogens! We explore how endophytic entomopathogenic fungi influence plant defence, herbivore behaviour, and multitrophic interactions, highlighting their potential for IPM. 📄 Read the open-access article: www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/15...
PhD Funded Position in Phytopathology and Plant Disease Epidemiology at INRAE–JKI, France & Germany A funded PhD position in phytopathology and plant disease epidemiology is available at INRAE and… https://agristok.net/2026/06/13/phd-position-phytopathology-wheat-pathogen-climate-adaptation-2026/
PhD Funded Position in Phytopathology and Plant Disease Epidemiology at INRAE–JKI, France & Germany
A funded PhD position in phytopathology and plant disease epidemiology is available at INRAE and Julius Kühn Institute. The project explores how wheat fungal pathogens adapt to temperature and humidity changes through experimental biology, epidemiology, and genomics.
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Delighted that our e-book, Interplay of Plant Volatiles in Enhancing Immunity and Sustainable Pest Management, which I co-edited, is now available in #FrontiersinPlantScience & #FrontiersinPhysiology. www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #ChemicalEcology #PlantDefence #SustainablePestManagement
Interplay of Plant Volatiles in Enhancing Immunity and Sustainable Pest Management
Plants employ complex signaling mechanisms in response to both herbivore and microbial attacks, which play a crucial role in their immunity. When attacked by herbivores, plants emit a mixture of herbi...
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Delighted to share our new editorial in @FrontPlantSci 🌱 As Guest Editor, I helped shape this collection exploring the multifunctional roles of plant VOCs in plant defense, sustainable pest management, advancing plant–insect ecology and agroecology. 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
How to speak potato: Like most plants, potatoes release volatile chemicals for communication and defense. A study identifies specific compounds released by potatoes that repel and attract the potato tuber moth pest. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/fjCG50YFHVp
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CABI Agriculture and Bioscience - Editor Pick by Hafeez ur Rehman
See Intetersting contributions How some poaceae plants can be alternative host for fall armyform? Application of microbial inoculants for improving insect pests and pathogens under greenhouse crops ...
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🚨 New Publication in @neobiota.pensoft.net! We show that invasive plants can significantly alter water chemistry and microeukaryote assemblages, ultimately boosting mosquito development. Read the full study here: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1671...
ONLINE: Volatile‐mediated defence induction in potato plants: transient suppression of Myzus persicae and enhanced recruitment of Harmonia axyridis and Aphidius gifuensis scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Volatile‐mediated defence induction in potato plants: transient suppression of Myzus persicae and enhanced recruitment of Harmonia axyridis and Aphidius gifuensis
Brief exposure (48 h) of potato plants to herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) from aphid-infested neighbours triggers a rapid but transient defensive response. During the first 48 h following e...
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