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Location: Jordan, Amman
Work: Postharvest physiology and technology of fruits, vebetables and cut flowers;food safety; nutritional values of fruits & vegetables as related to human health & well being; landscape designer.
Biographical: najibasi@ju.edu.jo; najibasi@gmail.com. EDUCATION 1992 - 1996 The University of Florida- Gainesville, Fl. U.S.A Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences, Postharvest Physiology 1990 - 1992 The University of California- Davis, CA. U.S.A M.Sc., Vegetable Crops, Postharvest Physiology 1972 - 1979 Vasil Colarov Institute- Plovdiv, Bulgaria B.Sc., Agricultural Engineering AWARDS -Recipient of “ Certificate of Recognition” from The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 in 1994. -Recipient of “ Certificate of Recognition” from The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 in 1995. -Recipient of the “Presidential Recognition of Outstanding Students” from the President of The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 & for an outstanding research project in 1996. CURRENT POSITION Associate Professor Dept. of Horticulture & Crop Science The University of Jordan, Amman PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Acted as FAO sub-regional consultant for Al-Mashrequ Sub-Region. Prepared and presented a report on “The Postharvest Status of Al-Mashrequ Sub-Region” during the Regional Workshop on Global Initiative on Postharvest Technology (GIPHT) for the WANA Region, held in Cairo-Egypt in February, 4-6. 2002. -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTAN IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES & FOOD SAFETY: Carried out a three-week consultation services in Iraq for The Service Group, Inc (TSG) on Handling of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Food Safety Programs in a project funded by the USAID in 2005. -RESAERCHER & TEAM LEADER/POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Acted as the team leader for the study "Postharvest Losses of Several Crops in Jordan" for the Ministry of Agriculture that was Funded by EU in 2007. -FOOD SAFETY EXPERT & TRAINER: Conducted a 5-day training course on Food Safety for 30 specialists from the public sector in Jordan in 2007, the activity was funded by the EU. -TRAINER IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES : Conducted a 5-day training course on Postharvest Handling of Fresh Produce for 25 participants from the public and private sectors in Lebanon in 2008, the activity was funded by the EU. -REESEARCHER/ POSTHARVEST EXPERT: Participated in a six-month study of Transportation of Fresh fruits and vegetables funded by Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan in 2008. -REESEARCHER/ POSTHARVEST EXPERT: Participated as a team member for of an extended study on "The Feasibility for Establishing Marketing Company in Jordan". A study that was conducted in 2008 for the Ministry of Agriculture and was funded by the Arab Investment Organization. -TRAINER IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Participated as a trainer in the IAER Postharvest Technology short course for Iraqis in Jordan in 2008. The training was held by the University of California, Davis and Texas A & M and was funded by the USAID. -POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES & QUALITY TRAINER: Carried out a 3-day training course on Quality of fresh fruits and vegetables held in Jordan for trainees from Jordan and Syria. The course was funded by the Agricultural Arab Organization in 2009. -POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES EXPERT AS RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY: Carried out a two-week mission on food security in Yemen. The project was funded by GTZ. -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES, FOOD SAFETY & INSPECTION: Conducted a thorough investigation of the postharvest handling system in Lebanon for 37 days, including a 5-day training of trainers on postharvest practices, food safety and risk-based inspection in accordance to GAPs & CCPs principles & application. The project was funded by FAO.
Favourite Publications: PUBLICATIONS •Najib M. El Assi. 2002.Postharvest Losses of Peppers and Squashes Produced For Local Markets In Jordan.Mu’tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat 17 (2), 35-46. •Al-Laham O., N. M. El Assi, M. Fayyad. 2003. Impact of treated wastewater irrigation on quality attributes and contamination of tomato fruit. Agricultural Water Management 61, 51-62. •Najib M. El Assi. 2004. Alleviating Chilling Injury and Maintaining Quality of Tomato Fruit by Hot Water Treatment. Emirates Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol (16) 1; p 01-07. •Najib M. El Assi. 2004.Postharvest Losses of Tomatoes and Eggplants Produced For Local Markets In Jordan. Journal of King Saud Universit. Vol 17/1; p 37-46. •Najib M. El Assi. 2005. Quality preservation and reduction of chilling injury occurance of tomato fruit by warm water treatment. Mu’tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat 20 (2), 37-50. •Jaradat S. and N. El Assi. 2007. Prediction of the Optimum Harvest Date for Three Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) Cultivars in Jordan. Acta Horticulturae 741, p73-80. •Hammash F. and N. El Assi. 2007. The Influence of Pre-storage Waxing and Wrapping on Quality Attributes of Stored "Shamouti" Oranges. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 133-139. •Najib El Assi and Azmi Abu-Rayya. 2007. Yield and Quality of Onion Bulbs as Affected by Manure Applications. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 265269. •Al-Najdawi O., A. Dayoob, G. Rasheed and N. El Assi. 2007. Quality of Strawberries Grown in Soil less Culture as Affected by Flower, Fruit Thinning or GA3 Sprays. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 151-157. •AlLaham. O, N. M. El Assi, and M. Fayad 2007. Translocation of Heavy Metals to Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicom L.) Fruit Irrigated with Treated Wastewater. Scientia Horticulturae 113/3 p 250-254. •Najib El Assi. and Amer Jabarin 2007. Technical and Economical Evaluation of Traditional vs. advanced Handling of Grapes in Jordan. Journal of Agronomy 6(30: 454-458. •Kilany L., J. Sawan., and N. El Assi. 2007.. Maintaining High Quality Roses by a Simple Locally-Made Forced-Air Cooling Unit. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 3 (3): 222-232. •Nawaf M. Freihat, A. K. Al-Shannag, and N. El Assi. 2008. Qualitative Responses of " Nabali" Olive Oil to Harvesting Time and Altitueds at Sub-Humid Mediterrnian. International Journal of Food Properties, 11:561-570. •Najib El Assi., Amer Jabarin, and Hmood Al Dobei. 2009. Technical and Economical Evaluation of Traditional vs. Advanced Handling of Tomatoes in Jordan. Journal of Agronomy 8(1): 39-44. •El-Assi N., and N. Alsmeirat. 2010. Total Aroma and other Quality Factors of Hugo Charantais Melons Affected by Harvest Date and Refrigeration. International Journal of Botany 6(1): 21-27. •N. Alsmeirat, and El-Assi N. 2010. Changes in Esters, Alcohols, and Acetaldehyde in Two Cultivars of Charantais Melon as Influenced by Harvest Date and Storage. International Journal of Botany 6 (2): 81-88. •Najib M. El Assi, Nihad Alsmeirat, and Nazeer Alhadidi. 2010. Determination of the Optimum Harvest Date for 'Magenta' Charentais Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Agriculture Sciences. Accepted.
Work: Postharvest physiology and technology of fruits, vebetables and cut flowers;food safety; nutritional values of fruits & vegetables as related to human health & well being; landscape designer.
Biographical: najibasi@ju.edu.jo; najibasi@gmail.com. EDUCATION 1992 - 1996 The University of Florida- Gainesville, Fl. U.S.A Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences, Postharvest Physiology 1990 - 1992 The University of California- Davis, CA. U.S.A M.Sc., Vegetable Crops, Postharvest Physiology 1972 - 1979 Vasil Colarov Institute- Plovdiv, Bulgaria B.Sc., Agricultural Engineering AWARDS -Recipient of “ Certificate of Recognition” from The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 in 1994. -Recipient of “ Certificate of Recognition” from The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 in 1995. -Recipient of the “Presidential Recognition of Outstanding Students” from the President of The University of Florida for the achievement of accumulative GPA of 4.0 & for an outstanding research project in 1996. CURRENT POSITION Associate Professor Dept. of Horticulture & Crop Science The University of Jordan, Amman PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Acted as FAO sub-regional consultant for Al-Mashrequ Sub-Region. Prepared and presented a report on “The Postharvest Status of Al-Mashrequ Sub-Region” during the Regional Workshop on Global Initiative on Postharvest Technology (GIPHT) for the WANA Region, held in Cairo-Egypt in February, 4-6. 2002. -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTAN IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES & FOOD SAFETY: Carried out a three-week consultation services in Iraq for The Service Group, Inc (TSG) on Handling of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Food Safety Programs in a project funded by the USAID in 2005. -RESAERCHER & TEAM LEADER/POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Acted as the team leader for the study "Postharvest Losses of Several Crops in Jordan" for the Ministry of Agriculture that was Funded by EU in 2007. -FOOD SAFETY EXPERT & TRAINER: Conducted a 5-day training course on Food Safety for 30 specialists from the public sector in Jordan in 2007, the activity was funded by the EU. -TRAINER IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES : Conducted a 5-day training course on Postharvest Handling of Fresh Produce for 25 participants from the public and private sectors in Lebanon in 2008, the activity was funded by the EU. -REESEARCHER/ POSTHARVEST EXPERT: Participated in a six-month study of Transportation of Fresh fruits and vegetables funded by Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan in 2008. -REESEARCHER/ POSTHARVEST EXPERT: Participated as a team member for of an extended study on "The Feasibility for Establishing Marketing Company in Jordan". A study that was conducted in 2008 for the Ministry of Agriculture and was funded by the Arab Investment Organization. -TRAINER IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES: Participated as a trainer in the IAER Postharvest Technology short course for Iraqis in Jordan in 2008. The training was held by the University of California, Davis and Texas A & M and was funded by the USAID. -POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES & QUALITY TRAINER: Carried out a 3-day training course on Quality of fresh fruits and vegetables held in Jordan for trainees from Jordan and Syria. The course was funded by the Agricultural Arab Organization in 2009. -POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES EXPERT AS RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY: Carried out a two-week mission on food security in Yemen. The project was funded by GTZ. -INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES, FOOD SAFETY & INSPECTION: Conducted a thorough investigation of the postharvest handling system in Lebanon for 37 days, including a 5-day training of trainers on postharvest practices, food safety and risk-based inspection in accordance to GAPs & CCPs principles & application. The project was funded by FAO.
Favourite Publications: PUBLICATIONS •Najib M. El Assi. 2002.Postharvest Losses of Peppers and Squashes Produced For Local Markets In Jordan.Mu’tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat 17 (2), 35-46. •Al-Laham O., N. M. El Assi, M. Fayyad. 2003. Impact of treated wastewater irrigation on quality attributes and contamination of tomato fruit. Agricultural Water Management 61, 51-62. •Najib M. El Assi. 2004. Alleviating Chilling Injury and Maintaining Quality of Tomato Fruit by Hot Water Treatment. Emirates Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol (16) 1; p 01-07. •Najib M. El Assi. 2004.Postharvest Losses of Tomatoes and Eggplants Produced For Local Markets In Jordan. Journal of King Saud Universit. Vol 17/1; p 37-46. •Najib M. El Assi. 2005. Quality preservation and reduction of chilling injury occurance of tomato fruit by warm water treatment. Mu’tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat 20 (2), 37-50. •Jaradat S. and N. El Assi. 2007. Prediction of the Optimum Harvest Date for Three Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) Cultivars in Jordan. Acta Horticulturae 741, p73-80. •Hammash F. and N. El Assi. 2007. The Influence of Pre-storage Waxing and Wrapping on Quality Attributes of Stored "Shamouti" Oranges. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 133-139. •Najib El Assi and Azmi Abu-Rayya. 2007. Yield and Quality of Onion Bulbs as Affected by Manure Applications. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 265269. •Al-Najdawi O., A. Dayoob, G. Rasheed and N. El Assi. 2007. Quality of Strawberries Grown in Soil less Culture as Affected by Flower, Fruit Thinning or GA3 Sprays. Acta Horticulturae 741, p 151-157. •AlLaham. O, N. M. El Assi, and M. Fayad 2007. Translocation of Heavy Metals to Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicom L.) Fruit Irrigated with Treated Wastewater. Scientia Horticulturae 113/3 p 250-254. •Najib El Assi. and Amer Jabarin 2007. Technical and Economical Evaluation of Traditional vs. advanced Handling of Grapes in Jordan. Journal of Agronomy 6(30: 454-458. •Kilany L., J. Sawan., and N. El Assi. 2007.. Maintaining High Quality Roses by a Simple Locally-Made Forced-Air Cooling Unit. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 3 (3): 222-232. •Nawaf M. Freihat, A. K. Al-Shannag, and N. El Assi. 2008. Qualitative Responses of " Nabali" Olive Oil to Harvesting Time and Altitueds at Sub-Humid Mediterrnian. International Journal of Food Properties, 11:561-570. •Najib El Assi., Amer Jabarin, and Hmood Al Dobei. 2009. Technical and Economical Evaluation of Traditional vs. Advanced Handling of Tomatoes in Jordan. Journal of Agronomy 8(1): 39-44. •El-Assi N., and N. Alsmeirat. 2010. Total Aroma and other Quality Factors of Hugo Charantais Melons Affected by Harvest Date and Refrigeration. International Journal of Botany 6(1): 21-27. •N. Alsmeirat, and El-Assi N. 2010. Changes in Esters, Alcohols, and Acetaldehyde in Two Cultivars of Charantais Melon as Influenced by Harvest Date and Storage. International Journal of Botany 6 (2): 81-88. •Najib M. El Assi, Nihad Alsmeirat, and Nazeer Alhadidi. 2010. Determination of the Optimum Harvest Date for 'Magenta' Charentais Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Agriculture Sciences. Accepted.