Curriculum Vitae

Name: El Amin Yousif Abdalla Raddad Place and date of birth: El Gezira Wad Medani 01.01.1956 Nationality: Sudanese. Present post: Associate Professor, Sept. 2007 (Silviculture, agroforestry and dryland management, focusing on soil processes, including nutrients, ecophysiology and gum yield). Languages: Arabic as a mother tongue, English, French and Finnish. Marital status: Married. Address: Gezira Research Station, Agricultural Research Corporation, Medani, Sudan, Tel. +249 511 43213, Medani, Tel. +249 (0) 9156 95288, E-mail: . Educational records 1. University of Khartoum, Faculty of Agriculture Department of Forestry, B.Sc. (Honors) Forestry Second Class Division 1 July 1980. 2. University of Khartoum Faculty of Science, M.Sc. (Research) Botany, November 1987 (Tree physiology, hardening and preconditioning of tree seedlings) 3. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forest Ecology, VITRI, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (Dr.Sc (Agric. & For.) July 2006 (Tropical dryland agroforestry on clay soils: Analysis of systems based on Acacia senegal in the Blue Nile region, Sudan). Experience and field of work I worked as an assistant research scientist in the Forestry Research Centre of the Agricultural Research Corporation since January 1981. During the period 1981-1984, I worked as a research assistant scientist in the Land reclamation project in the Northern State, Sudan (a project supported by the International Research Center of Canada IDRC). I worked as a research scientist in the arid zone section of the Forestry Research Centre (tree physiology, water stress, and bioclimatology) till 1992. From 1992 onwards I worked as a research scientist (silviculture, ecology, rehabilitation of degraded drylands, agroforestry and gum production specialist) in Ed Damazin Research Station, Blue Nile State, and as one of the pioneer’s staff who initiated that station. Also as a part-time lecturer in the Faculty of Science University of Khartoum for the period 1985-1988. And in the Faculty of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Sennar for the period 1996-1997.

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As resource person to reflect our work and experience related to the promotion of projects for the integrated use of forest land and agroforestry practices in the Sudan. To the Tropical Silviculture Unit now VITRI (Viikki Tropical Resources Institute, Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry) of the University of Helsinki, Finland, April the first to the end of June 1999. As a research scientist in Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI) of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry University of Helsinki, Finland, 2003-2006. From 2006 onwards, I worked as a research scientist (silviculture, ecology, rehabilitation of degraded drylands, agroforestry and gum production specialist) in Gezira Research Station, Wad Medani including the Blue Nile State eastern region of the Sudan. As a director of Gezira Research Station, Agricultural Research Corporation, Wad Medani for the period May 2012 to December 2012. As secretary National Crop Husbandry Committee, for the period July 2013 to… Courses and conferences attended 1. System analysis and computer programming 1982, Institute of environmental studies (IES) University of Khartoum. 2. Regional workshop on combating desertification in Africa, held in Khartoum Sudan 23rd.-28th.October 1982. 3. Photosynthetic adaptation to environmental stress, IES: university of Khartoum 1987. 4. Social and agroforestry course, Oxford forestry institute 27th.June-28th.September 1990. 5. A regional training programme for improving bamboo production and small enterprise activities in Africa, 13th to 30th September 1993, Naivasha, Kenya. 6. The regional workshop on management of trees for Farmland Rehabilitation and Development. Khartoum- Sudan 28 Oct. - 7 Nov. 2000. 7. Trees, Agroforestry and Climatic Change in Dryland Africa (TACCDA), VITRI/ ETFRN/ IUFRO-SPDC Workshop, Hyytiälä, Finland, 30 June-4 July 2003. 8. Stable Isotopes in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Sciences. Graduate School in Forest Sciences (GSF) - University of Joensuu, Mekrijärvi Research Station, Finland. 7-10 Oct. 2003. 9. Introduction to Ecological Modelling. GFS- Biocentre 3, Viikki campus, University of Helsinki, Finland. 29 Sept-30 Oct. 2003. 10. Fourth Thai-Nordic Course in Tropical Forest Ecology and Silviculture. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand. 5-25 January 2004. 11. The 15th EASCO Meeting, ARC and FAO, under the theme: Strategic priority in soil information package for better land care in east and southern Africa. Wad Medani, Sudan from the 21th to 25th Oct. 2009. 12. VITRI field course in Ethiopia, CASFAD project representative. 03 to 15 June 2012. Wondo Gent Faculty of Forestry, Awassa University. Ethiopia. Publications 1. Raddad, E.Y.A. and Musnad, H.A. 1996. A comparative study on the effect of well-established shelterbelts on evaporation in the Sudan arid zone at Kerma

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Basin, Northern State. In the Agricultural Research Colloquium (12th), Wad Medani, Sudan, 2 to 4 Dec. 1996. Raddad, E.Y.A. 1997. Variation in fruit and seed characters of Prosopis juliflora (Molina) Stuntz and its potentiality and productivity as a fodder tree. Sudan Silva. (Accepted). Raddad, E.Y.A. 1994. The silviculture, protection and conservation of some endangered tree species in the Sudan with special emphasis to the Blue Nile State, Forestry Research Centre, Workshop, Khartoum, Soba 16th. May 1994. Raddad, E.Y.A. 1994. Protection of forests and its effect on production (NCP) Seminar, Ministry of Interior Affairs and Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research, National Committee for Population, April 1994. Raddad, E.Y. 1987. Physiological studies and seedlings survival of some forest trees in the Sudan. M.Sc Thesis. University of Khartoum, 89 p. Hassan, A.E.M., Khalf-Alla, H., Raddad, E.Y. 1997. Collaboration with ICIPE to develop sericulture in Sudan. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Sudan and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Nairobi, Kenya. Joint workshop on scientific cooperation. 6-7 December, Khartoum, Sudan. Salih, A. A., Raddad, E. Yousif., Khamis, M. A. 2007. Country report for Sudan. In: Chikamai, B. N. (ed.) Review and synthesis on the state of knowledge of Boswellia species and commercialization of frankincense in the drylands of Eastern Africa. FAO/EU/FORNESSA. AFREA (Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa), Kenya. 62 p.

List of publications (peer-reviewed) 1. Raddad, E.Y., Luukkanen, O., Salih, A.A., Kaarakka, V. and Elfadl, M.A. 2006. Productivity and nutrient cycling in young Acacia senegal farming systems on Vertisol in the Blue Nile region, Sudan. Agroforestry Systems. 68: 193-207. http://www.springerlink.com/agfo. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-006-9009-6 2. Raddad, E.Y. and Luukkanen, O. 2007. The influence of different Acacia senegal agroforestry systems on soil water and crop yields in clay soils of the Blue Nile region, Sudan. Agricultural Water Management 87: 61-72. http://www.elsevier.com/agwat/ doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2006.06.001 3. Raddad, E.Y. and Luukkanen, O. 2006. Adaptive genetic variation in water use efficiency and gum yield in Acacia senegal provenances grown on clay soil in the Blue Nile region, Sudan. Forest Ecology and Management 226: 219-229. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/foreco. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.01.036 4. Raddad, E.Y., Salih, A.A., Elfadl, M.A., Kaarakka, V. and Luukkanen O. 2005. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in eight Acacia senegal provenances in dryland clays of the Blue Nile Sudan estimated by the 15N natural abundance method. Plant and Soil 275: 261-269. http://www.springerlink.com/plso. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-0052152-4 5. Raddad, E.Y. 2006. Tropical dryland agroforestry on clay soils: Analysis of systems based on Acacia senegal in the Blue Nile region, Sudan. Doctoral thesis.

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University of Helsinki Tropical Forestry Reports 30. 98 p. www.honeybee.helsinki.fi/mmeko/vitri 6. Raddad, E.Y. 2007. Ecophysiological and genetic variation in seedling traits and in first-year field performance of eight Acacia senegal provenances in the Blue Nile, Sudan. New Forests 34: 207-222. http://www.springerlink.com/nefo. DOI: 10.1007/s1056-007-9049-4. 7. NasreAldin, M.A., Hussein, S.G., Raddad, E.Y. 2011. Use of Acacia senegal Bush fallow for sustainable farming in Nyala locality Southern Darfur, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 17: 19-28. 8. Raddad, E.Y. 2011. Influence of cutting intensity on clump survival and development of Oxytenanthera abyssinica established in the gerf land of the Blue Nile, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 18: 71-80. 9. Raddad, E.Y. and Luukkanen, O. 2013. Dryland rehabilitation with Acacia senegal in the central clay plain of the Sudan: implications for ecological sustainability and management interventions. Sudan Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 22, 31-48. 10. Raddad, E.Y. and El-Tigani, S. 2007. Effects of watering regimes on growth and development of four dryland leguminous tree seedlings. (Accepted) Sudan Journal of Sciences (Biology series). 11. Ali, Y.H. and Raddad, E.Y. 2013. Vegetative propagation of Oxytenanthera abyssinica by culm cuttings. Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies. 1. 3, 1-5, (12) 2013. (Online). Papers in press: 1. Raddad, E.Y., Musnad, H.A. 2006. A comparative study on the effect of wellestablished shelterbelts on maximum and minimum temperatures in the Sudan arid zone at kerma basin, Northern State (in preparation). 2. Raddad, E.Y. 2013. Does drought period affect plant growth, water status and nutrient accumulation in seedlings of four dryland tree species? (Manuscript submitted) Journal of Arid Environments. 3. Raddad, E.Y. and Mehassi, B.M. 2013. Soil enrichment by Acacia tortilis sub sp. spirocarpa on nutrient deprived sandy soil in dryland Sudan. (In preparation). Technologies approved 1. Raddad, E.Y. 2007. Bamboo management with emphasis on Oxytenanthera abyssinica in the gerf land of the Blue Nile, Sudan. The 43rd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. Conference Hall, ARC, Wad Medani. 2. Nasreldin, M.A., Hussein, S.G. and Raddad, E.Y. 2007. Agroforestry for sustainable dryland farming in southern Darfur. The 43rd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. Conference Hall, ARC, Wad Medani. 3. Ali, Y.H. and Raddad, E.Y. 2008. Vegetative propagation and growth performance of bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) by culms cutting. The 45th National Crop Husbandry Committee Meeting. Conference Hall, ARC, Wad Medani.

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Thesis and papers reviewed 1. Elhadi, E. E. 2007. Effect of air drying, solar-assisted air drying and sticker thickness on mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) wood. MSc. thesis, SAS. 2. Abdel Rahman, H. M. 2013. Range-wide variation among Acacia senegal provenances in seed and seedling straits, establishment, conservation and gum yield of different eco-geographic sources. PhD thesis, SAS. 3. Effect of tapping in various azimuth angles on gum Arabic yield in North Kordofan State. By: Idris M. Adam and Mohamed M. Ballal. Proceedings of the 45th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. December 2008. 4. Effect of Acacia senegal agroforestry system on growth and yield of groundnut, sesame and roselle in North Kordofan, Sudan. Kamaleldin M. Fadl and Salih A. Elshiekh. Proceedings of the 45th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. December 2008. 5. Effect of air drying, solar-assisted air drying and sticker thickness on mahogany wood. Elamin E. E. Ahmed and Abd Elatif E. Mahmood. Proceedings of the 45th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. December 2008. 6. Evaluation of bio-activity of “Garad” pods (Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ExDel.) Water extracted against Zucchini Yellow virus (ZYMV) of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) 2011. (Anonymous). 7. Effect of different Faidherbia albida stocking densities on millet yield in southern Darfur. (NasreAldin et al.). SJAR. 16: 169-172. 8. Anatomy of stem cuttings in relation to adventitious rooting of some forest trees. Yahia H. Ali and Abdel Wadoud A. El-Kahlifa. Proceedings of the 47th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. December 2008. 9. Determination of optimum tapping date for gum Arabic production in Nuba mountain area. (Idris et al.). Proceedings of the 48th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. December 2010. 10. Potential use of some Sudanese Acacias for nitrogen fixation. Inaam, A. E. Proceedings of the 49th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. Dec. 2010. 11. Effect of rangeland protection and forage growth stage on vegetation attributes and sheep and goat selection, at north Kordofan, Sudan. (Abdel Moniem M. A. Elhag) SJAR. 17: 29-38 12. Effects of polythene bag size on seedlings development of five leguminous agroforestry tree species. Haider E. Shapo and Abd Alazeez A. H. Proceedings of the 42th Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. 2007. (Eds, Ahmed A. Elsiddig and Kamal El Siddig). 13. Influence of alleycropping environment on the performance of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) crops in semi desert region of northern Sudan. Haider E. Shapo, Abdelrahman K. Osman and Seifeldin E. Ibrahim. Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. 2007. (Eds, Ahmed A. Elsiddig and Kamal El Siddig).

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14. Proximate composition of some fodder trees in the South Kordofan State. Ahmed M. Lazim. Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. 2007. (Eds, Ahmed A. Elsiddig and Kamal El Siddig). 15. Estimation of valuable browse for Acacia tortilis and Acacia mellifera in Butana area of central Sudan. Ahmed M. Lazim, Abdelaziz K. Gaiballa and Hassabelrasoul F. Elmola. Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. 2007. (Eds, Ahmed A. Elsiddig and Kamal El Siddig). 16. Effect of protection on the components of pasture plants and their nutritional value by grazing sheep and goat, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Anonymous). Manuscript No. (543) SJAR. 17. Determination of optimum tapping date for gum Arabic production in Nuba mountain area. (Anonymous). Manuscript No. (…) SJAR. 18. Frankincense yield of Boswellia papyrifera in relation to some management factors in South Kordofan State. Abbas H. Ali and Kamaleldin M. Fadl. Proceedings of the 52nd Meeting of the National Crop Husbandry Committee. June 2013. 19. A proposal for the release of two Faba bean genotypes for the River Nile and Northern States. Gamal E. Khalifa, Hassan A. Tambal, Noha A. M. Ahmed, Fath Elaliem A. Hamza and Sheeren M. Awad. Sudan National Variety Release Committee. August 2013. Papers reviewed for international journals 20. Derbel et al. 2008. Acacia saligna plantation impact on soil surface soil properties and vascular plant species composition in central Tunisia. Journal of Arid Land Research and Management, Hungary. 21. Lekha, C. and Parmar, Y.S. 2008. Variation in growth of 10-year-old provenances of Acacia catechu Willd. In Himachal Pradesh, India. Silvae Genetica, Germany. 22. Does geographic origin dictate ecological strategies in Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.? Evidence from carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. (Alan Gray et al.). Plant and Soil. Manuscript No. PLSO-D-12-00767. 23. Ethephon: a tool to boost gum Arabic production from Acacia senegal and for experimental studies on gummosis processes. (Abib, et al.). Agroforestry Systems. Manuscript No. AGFO-D-12-01550. Thesis supervised 1. Regeneration and resin yield of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst. In the Blue Nile State. By: Ammar Fadlalla Gessmalla Mohammed Ali. 2011. SAS. MSc. 2. Genetic variation in Balanites aegyptiaca provenances based on morphological and physiological differences. By: Sawsan Ahmed Babiker. Ongoing research programme. SAS. PhD.

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Scientific files reviewed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Evaluation of a scientific file of Abbas Hassan Ali. (2011) Evaluation of a scientific file of Gadah Salih Eltayeb (2011) Evaluation of a scientific file of Mohamed Elbager Mohamed Ahmed (2011) Evaluation of a scientific file of Abdel Gabar Sharaf Eldin Ahmed. (2012) Evaluation of a scientific file of ...

Seminars delivered at ARC and abroad 1. Forests and adaptation to climate change: challenges and opportunities. June 2011. 2. Agroforestry as a means of land rehabilitation: The case of Sudan clay plains. VITRI field course in Ethiopia, CASFAD project representative. 03 to 15 June 2012. Wondo Gent Faculty of Forestry, Awassa University. 3. How to write a successful manuscript in biological sciences. 2011. Part I. 4. How to write a successful manuscript in biological sciences. 2011. Part II. 5. Prosopis juliflora, an invasive alien tree species is it a curse or a blessing? 6. Forest Research in Sudan- Past and Present. July 2011. Membership of professional Societies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Agricultural Society Sudanese Graduate Foresters Association Sudanese Environmental Society Sudanese Social Forestry Society Sudanese Soil Science Society

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