About
Professional Summary
Prof. Dr. Ragab Abdel-Mohsen El-Mergawi was born in Giza, Egypt. He obtained his bachelor and master degree in Plant Biochemistry from Ein Shams University and his doctoral degree in Biochemistry from Cairo University in 1992. Currently he is working at National Research Centre, Egypt. His main area of specialization is Plant biochemistry. Over the last years, he also focused on those areas: metabolism of plant secondary metabolites, production of phenolic compounds, quality of organic and conventional vegetables and fruits, antioxidant activity and antioxidant constituents of vegetables, fruits and waste products, antioxidant capacity and antioxidant constituents of different varieties of date palm seeds and flesh, phytoremediation of toxic pollutants, allelopathy studies for producing natural herbicides, plant hormones.
Education
Academic Background
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Ph.D.
Cairo University, Egypt
Bio Chemistry | Completed: 1992
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M.Sc.
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Plant Biochemistry | Completed: 1987
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B.Sc.
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Plant Biochemistry | Completed: 1977
Publications (10)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Effect of High Salicylate Concentrations on Growth and Levels of Aromatic Compounds in Six Plant Species
Ragab A. EL-Mergawi, M. S.A Abd El-Wah
Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
| Journal Article
2020
Effect of exogenous salicylic acid or indole acetic acid on their endogenous levels, germination, and growth in maize
Ragab A. El-Mergawi, Mohamed S. A. Abd El-Wahed
Bulletin of the National Research Centre
| Journal Article
2020
Suitability of high doses of phenolic acids for controlling corchorus olitorius and phalaris minor weeds.
El-Mergawi R.A.,
Gesunde Pflanzen
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2019
Allelopathic activities of celery extract and its fractions against Corchorus olitorius, Echinochloa crusgalli and Portulaca oleracea weeds.
El-Mergawi, R. and E.R. El-Desoki,
Adv. Hortic. Sci.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2018
Sugar types, phenolic contents, and antioxidant activities for 17 Saudi Arabian date cultivars and their relations with glycemic indices.
El-Mergawi, R.A., M.A. Al-Geffari and A. Al-Humaid,
Int. J. Fruit Sci.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2018
Screening for antifungal potential of plant extracts of fifteen plant species against four pathogenic fungi species.
El-Mergawi R.A., G. Ibrahim and A. Al-Humaid,
Gesunde Pflanzen
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2018
Glycemic indices, glycemic load and glycemic response for seventeen varieties of dates grown in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Geffari, M.A., E.S. Almogbel, H.T. Alhomaidan, R. El-Mergawi and I.A. Barrimah,
Ann. Saudi Med.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2017
Safety methods for chlorpyrifos removal from date fruits and its relation with sugars, phenolics and antioxidant capacity of fruits.
Osman, K.A., A.I. Al-Humaid, K.N. Al-Redhaiman and R.A. El-Mergawi,
J. Food Sci. Technol.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2012
Genetic Variation and Chemical Traits of Selected New Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider) Genotypes.
Al-Soqeer, A., M.I. Motawei, M. Al-Dakhil, R. El-Mergawi and N. Al-Khalifah,
J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2012
Zinc antagonizes glyphosate efficacy on yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus).
Abouziena, H.F., R.A. Elmergawi, S. Sharma, A.A. Omar and M. Singh,
Weed Sci.,
| Journal Article

Ragab Abdel Mohsen El-Mergawi
2009