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E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 242
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2333
Moscow, ID 83844-2333

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Pooria Ensafi

Pooria Ensafi

Post-Doctoral Fellow — Nematologist

Office

Tingey Administration Building, Room 217

Phone

208-757-5474

Mailing Address

Idaho Falls Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho
1776 Science Center Drive, Suite 205
Idaho Falls, ID 83402-1575

Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2018
M.S., Ghent University, 2013
B.S., Ferdowsi University, 1998

  • Cereal cyst nematode: biology, biochemical and molecular diagnosis, integrated management
  • Plant parasitic nematodes associated with cereals: diagnosis, population genetics, effect on plant growth and yield
  • Nematode resistance and tolerance: population density and reproduction rate
  • Entomopathogenic nematodes: identification, biological control potential

  • Ensafi, P., Crowder, D. W., Esser, A. D., Zhao, Z., Marshall, J. M., & Rashed, A. (2018). Soil type mediates the effectiveness of biological control against Limonius californicus (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of economic entomology, 111(5), 2053-2058.
  • Slos, D., Ensafi, P., Claeys, M., Yushin, V. V., Decraemer, W., & Bert, W. (2015). Ultrastructure of sperm development in the genus Ditylenchus (Nematoda: Anguinidae), Nematology, 17(3), 313-324.
  • Nikoukar, A., Ensafi, P., Lewis, E., Crowder, D. W., Rashed, A. (2021), Efficacy of Naturally Occurring and Commercial Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Sugar Beet Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of economic entomology, 114(5), 2241-2244.

Contact

University of Idaho

Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 242
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2333
Moscow, ID 83844-2333

Directions