Curriculum vitae

I. ADDRESS

Dioumacor FALL, PhD Address: Centre National de Recherches Agronomiques (CNRA), Route de Diourbel, BP 53, Bambey, Senegal Mobile phone: + 221 77 532 37 91 ; E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

II. RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2011 - Present: Researcher at the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA) 2011 - Present: Associate Professor at the National Higher School of Agriculture (ENSA-Thiès) 2009 - 2017: Associate Professor at Cheikh Anta DIOP University (UCAD-Dakar) 2009 - 2010: Post-doctorate at the Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD (Dakar- Senegal)

III. EDUCATION

2009: PhD in Soil Microbiology at Cheikh Anta DIOP University (UCAD-Dakar) 2004: Master II in Biology, option Soil Microbiology and Plant Physiology 2000: License (Bachelor) in Natural Sciences at UCAD 1997: Baccalaureate

IV. PUBLICATIONS 1. Diagne N., Ngom M., Djighaly P.I., Fall D., Hocher V., Svistoonoff S. (2020). Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth and Performance: Importance in Biotic and Abiotic Stressed Regulation. Diversity 2020, 12, 370. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12100370 2. Djighaly P.I., Ngom D., Diagne N., Fall D., Ngom M., Diouf D., Hocher V., Laplaze L., Champion A., Farrant, J.M., Svistoonoff S. (2020). Effect of Casuarina plantations inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Frankia on the diversity of herbaceous vegetation in saline environments in Senegal. Diversity 2020, 12, 293; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12080293 3. Mbaye T., Gning F., Fall D., Ndiaye A., Ngom D., Cissé M., Ndiaye S. (2019). Effet du greffage horticole et de l’inoculation mycorhizienne sur la croissance du baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) en Moyenne et Haute Casamance -(Sénégal). European Scientific Journal, 15 (36) : 507-527. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2019.v15n36p507 4. Diouf P., Diedhiou S., Fall D., Ngom D., Diallo M.D., Ndoye I. (2019). Effect of substrates on the mycorrhization and growth of Saba senegalensis under semi-controlled conditions. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 10 : 1612-1622. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2019.109114 5. Fall F., Bâ A.M., Le Roux C., Fall D., Bakhoum N., Faye M.N., Kane A., Ndoye I., Diouf D. (2019). The rhizosphere of the halophytic grass Sporobolus robustus Kunth hosts rhizobium genospecies

1 Curriculum vitae that are efficient on Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC and seyal (Del.) seedlings. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 42(2):232-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2018.10.006. 6. Thioye B., Sanguin H., Kane A., de Faria S.M., Fall D., Prin Y., Sanogo D., Ndiaye C., Duponnois R., Sylla S.N., Bâ A.M. (2019). Impact of mycorrhiza-based inoculation strategies on Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. and its native mycorrhizal communities on the route of the Great Green Wall (Senegal). Ecological Engineering, 128 : 66-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.12.033. 7. Bakhoum N., Fall D., Fall F., Diouf F., Hirsch A.M., Balachandar D., Diouf D. (2018). senegal (synonym: Acacia senegal), its importance to sub-Saharan Africa, and its relationship with a wide range of symbiotic soil microorganisms. South African Journal of Botany, 119 : 362-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.10.007. 8. Fall D., Bakhoum N., Fall F., Diouf F., Faye M.N., Ndiaye C., Hocher V., Diouf D. (2018). Effect of peanut shells amendment on soil properties and growth of seedlings of (L.) Britton, (Delile) P. Hurter and Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC in salt-affected soils. Annals of Forest Science, 75: 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0714-x. 9. Fall M., Fall D., Ndiaye S., Guiro I., Bakhoum N., Diouf D. (2018). Influence of Diogo heavy mineral sand mining process on physical and chemical characteristics and microbiological properties of dune soils in the northern coastal line of Senegal. Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences, 8 (3): 156-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.24214/jcbps.D.8.3.15671. 10. Koffi G.A., Ndoye F., Dabonné S., Bakhoum N., Faye M.N., Fall D., Diouf D. (2018). Effect of maize and peanut crops on Ivory Coast northern soil biological activities and their response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 12(7): 171-180. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2017.8775. 11. Fall D, Bakhoum N, Fall F, Diouf F, Faye MN, Ndiaye C, Hocher V, Diouf D. (2017). Improvement of tree growth in salt-affected soils under greenhouse conditions using a combination of peanut shells and microbial inoculation. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development, 9 (5) : 36-44. https://doi.org/10.5897/JABSD2017.0294. 12. Fall D., Bakhoum N., Sall S.N., Zoubeirou A.M., Sylla S.N., Diouf D. 2016. Rhizobial inoculation increases soil microbial functioning and production of 13-years old Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton trees in the North part of Senegal. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7: 1355. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01355

13. Fall D., Niokhor B., Fall F., Diouf F., Ly M.O., Diouf M., Gully D., Hocher V., Diouf D. (2016). Germination, growth and physiological responses of Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton, Vachellia seyal (Delile) P. Hurter and Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC to salinity stress in greenhouse conditions. African Journal of Biotechnology. 15 (37) 2017- 2027. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2016.15518 14. Ndoye F., Diedhiou A.G., Gueye M., Fall D., Barnaud A., Sy M.O., Noba N., Diouf D., Kane A. (2016). Réponse du fonio blanc (Digitaria exilis Stapf) { l’inoculation avec des champignons mycorhiziens à arbuscules en conditions semi-contrôlées. Journal of Applied Biosciences, 103: 9784 – 979. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v103i1.1 15. Bakhoum N.,Odee D.W., Fall D., Ndoye F., Kane A., Kimiti J.M., Zoubeirou A.M., Sylla S.N., Noba K., Diouf D. (2016). Senegalia Senegal response to inoculation with rhizobial strains vary in relation

2 Curriculum vitae to seed provenance and soil type. Plant and Soil, 398:181-193. http://dx.doi/10.1007/s11104-015-2655- 6.

16. Fall F., Diouf D., Fall D., NdoyeI., Ndiaye C., Kane A., Bâ A.M. (2015). Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation on growth, and nutrient uptake of the two grass species, Leptochloa fusca (L.) Stapf and Sporobolus robustus Kunth, under greenhouse conditions. African Journal of Biotechnology, 14 (39) : 2770-2776. http://dx.doi/10.5897/AJB2015.14840

17. Fall D., Diouf D., Zoubeirou A.Z., Bakhoum N., Faye A., Sall S.N. (2012). Effect of distance and depth on microbial biomass and mineral nitrogen content under Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. trees. Journal of Environmental Management, 95: S260-S264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.038

18. Fall D., Ourarhi M., Missbah El Idrissi M., Bakhoum N., Zoubeirou A.M., Abdelmoumen H., Diouf D., 2011. The efficiency and competitiveness of three Mesorhizobium sp. strains nodulating Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. under water deficiency conditions in the greenhouse. Symbiosis, 54 (2): 87-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-011-0128-0

19. Fall D., Diouf D., Neyra M., Diouf O., Diallo N. (2009). Physiological and biochemical responses of Acacia seyal (Del.) seedlings under salt stress. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 32: 1122-1136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01904160902943155

20. Fall D., Diouf D., Ourarhi M., Faye A., Abdelmounen H., Neyra M., Sylla S.N. and Missbah El Idrissi M. (2008). Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of -nodulating isolated from Acacia senegal (L. Wild.) in the dryland part of Senegal. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 47 (2): 85-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02389.x

V. CONFERENCES PARTICIPATION

20-25 May 2019: Participation to the 4th World Agroforestry Conference Montpellier, France. 16 - 21 October 2017 : Participation to the International Congress on Microbial & Biochemical Research and Technologies, Toronto-Canada. 2-3 juin 2016 : Participation to the 8th Edition of the Printemps de Baillarguet, Montpellier-France. 22 - 26 October 2012 : Participation to the International congress on « Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Africa : From Microbes to Market » Nairobi-Kenya. 8 - 13 November 2011 : Participation to the conference of African Academy of Sciences (AAS) on « Climate Change and Security : The Road for Africa » Nairobi-Kenya. 21-25 September 2008: Participation of the 3rd International Meeting on Environmental Biotechnology and Engineering (3IMEBE), , Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 17-21 September 2007: Participation to the International Symposium on Innovations as key to the Green Revolution in Africa: Exploring the scientific facts of the African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility Network (AfNet). Arusha, Tanzania. 22-27 November 2004: Participation to 11th international congress of the African Association of Biological (AABNF), Dakar-Senegal.

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