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Tesfaye Alemu (Dr.)

Full name Tesfaye Alemu (Dr.)
Education attended PhD
Academic rank Assistant Professor
Serving AAU Since 2004
Administrative positions held
  • Member of the Academic and Graduate Committee of the Department of Biology
  • Chairman of the Academic Committee of General Biology Program Unit
  • Member of the Department Graduate Committee of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Awards/recognitions/memberships of international bodies/journals- editorial roles/initiatives etc MembershipsSecretary of the Biological Society of Ethiopia; member of Plant Protection Society of Ethiopia; Indian Journal of Phytopathology; Board member of the Ethiopian Neem Foundation

Research Projects Awarded

1. Identification and characterization of Ochratoxin A producing fungus (Aspergillus ochraceus) on coffee beans (from Ministry of Science and Technology of Ethiopian, in 2003).

2. Single Cell Protein (SCP) production from fungal species using fruit pulp wastes and its evaluation for animal feed (from Research and Publication Office, Addis Ababa University in 2006).

3. Identification, Characterization and Evaluation of Potential Biological Control of Coffee Wilt Disease (Fusarium xylarioides) in Ethiopia (from Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Fund, World Bank Project from 2009 to 2012).

4. Enhancing food security through improved productivity, nutrition and marketing systems in Ethiopia (Thematic Research Projects funded by Addis Ababa University from 2010 to 2014).

5. Biodiversity of Entomopathogenic fungi in Ethiopia (Thematic Researches Projects funded by Addis Ababa University from 2010 to 2014).

6. Study on fungal diversity and culture collections for the development of biotechnological applications and management of fungal diseases of plant and insect pests in south western parts of Ethiopia (Thematic Researches Projects funded by Addis Ababa University from 2014 to 2016).

 
Address Campus: College of Natural SciencesBuilding: Post Graduate StudiesFloor number: 6thOffice room no. 619Office Tel.: 0118959216/18

Mobile: 0911407094

University email: tesfaye.alemu@aau.edu.et

Alternative email: tesfayealemu932@gmail.com
Research interests
  Publications in reputable journals *4.. Afrasa Mulatu,Negussie Megersa, Tesfaye Alemu. (2013). Characterization and testing of antifungal extracts from Trichoderma isolates against Fusarium xylarioides, a causative agent of coffee wilt disease. SINET, Ethiopian Journal of Sciences. Volume 36 (in press).16. Getachew Gashaw, Tesfaye Alemu and Kassahun Tesfaye (2013). Evaluation of disease incidence and severity and yield loss of finger millet varieties and mycelial growth inhibition of Pyricularia grisea isolates using biological antagonists and fungicides in vitro condition.

      Journal of Applied Biosciences, 68: (in press).

 

17. Getachew Gashaw, Tesfaye Alemu and Kassahun Tesfaye (2013). Morphological, physiological and biochemical studies on Pyricularia grisea isolates causing blast disease on finger millet in Ethiopia.  Journal of Applied Biosciences, 68: (in press).

 

18. Fekadu Alemu, Silvia Blanco and Tesfaye Alemu. (2013). Antifungal activity of secondary metabolites of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates as a biocontrol agent of chocolate spot disease (Botrytis fabae) of faba bean in Ethiopia. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences. (Under review process).

 

19. Tesfaye Alemu. (2013). Method of Standardization and Determination of Protein Extraction Using Orange Wastes by Aspergillus niger Isolate in Solid State Fermentation. The manuscript is submitted to Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences (Under review process).