The Fourth International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference AMAS Conference IV May 9-11, 2018 Agropolis, Meknes, Morocco Promoting Cooperation in Scientific Research and Education Between USA and Morocco AMAS Conference IV, May 9-11, 2018, Meknes, Morocco May 9-11, 2018, Meknes, AMAS Conference IV, ORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES Organizing Committee Khalid Meksem, Professor, Southern Illinois University, USA Moulay Abdelmajid Kassem, Professor and Dept. Chair, Fayetteville State University, USA In Collaboration With: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Morocco Institute of Agronomy & Veterinary Sciences (IAV) Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco University My Ismail, Meknes, Morocco Scientific Committee Mohamed Badraoui, Professor, Director of INRA, Rabat, Morocco Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Research Director, INRA/CNRS, Paris-Saclay, France Abdelhamid El Mousadik, Professor, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir; Morocco Peter Gresshoff, Professor, The University of Queensland; Australia My Abdelmajid Kassem, Professor and Chair, Fayetteville State University; USA David A. Lightfoot, Professor, Southern Illinois University; USA Khalid Meksem, Professor, Southern Illinois University; USA Karen Midden, Professor, Southern Illinois University; USA Alan Walters, Professor, Southern Illinois University; USA James Saunders, Professor, Towson University, USA Ikram Blilou, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bouaziz, Professor, IAV, Rabat, Morocco Mohamed Bouslikhane, Professor, IAV, Rabat, Morocco Ahmed Elamrani, Professor, University Mohamed Premier, Oujda, Morocco El Hassan Achbani, Research Director, INRA, Meknes, Morocco Layla Nassiri, Professor, University My Ismail, Meknes, Morocco Adnane Boualem, INRA/CNRS, Paris-Saclay, France Abdellatif Haggoud, Professor, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco Allal Douira, Professor, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco Younes Zagzouti, Professor, My Ismail University, Morocco Abdelghani Nabloussi, Researcher, CRRA, Meknes, Morocco Rachid Bouamri, Researcher, ENA, Meknes, Morocco Mrani Alaoui, Professor, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetouane, Morocco General Coordinator in Morocco Coordinator in Morocco Fatiha El Hilali, PhD Ms. Wafaa Mokhtari Centre Regional de Transfusion PhD Student, IAV, Rabat, Moroco Meknes, Moroco Phone: +212 6 12 20 75 16 Phone: +212 6 50 06 21 76 E-mail: [email protected] Organizing and Scientific Committees E-mail: [email protected] Coordinator in Europe Coordinator in Europe & Middle East Dr. Adnane Boualem Blilou Ikram, Professor INRA/CNRS, Paris-Saclay, France KAUST, Saudi Arabia Phone: +33 1 60 87 45 24 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEETING PROGRAM Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Session I. Plant Health & Production I (Plenary Session) ................................................................... 3 Session II. Animal Health & Production ............................................................................................. 4 Session III. Bioactive Compounds ..................................................................................................... 8 Posters Session I. Posters P1-88 ......................................................................................................... 8 Session IV. Water & Soil Management ............................................................................................... 9 Session V. Plant Health & Production II ............................................................................................ 12 Thursday, May 10, 2018 Session VI. Africa Sustainable Agriculture (Plenary Session) .......................................................... 12 Session VII. Plant Health & Production III ........................................................................................ 13 Session VIII. Micropropagation & Tissue Culture ............................................................................. 15 Session IX. US-Morocco Research & Higher Education Collaboration .............................................. 15 Posters Session II. Posters P89-175 .................................................................................................. 15 Session X. Plant Pathology, Nematology, and Disease Resistance ................................................. 16 Table ofTable Centents Session XI. Water Management & Uses ........................................................................................... 16 Oral Presentations Abstracts ........................................................................................................... 18 Posters Presentations Abstracts ....................................................................................................... 66 Authors Index ................................................................................................................................ 170 Organizers Biographies .................................................................................................................181 Sponsors & Partners .......................................................................................................................183 2 WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2018 8:00-9:30 am Registration 8:00-6:00 pm Registration Desk Open 9:00-10:00 am Conference Official Opening My Abdelmajid Kassem, Fayetteville State University, USA Mohamed Badraoui, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Morocco Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV) Hassan II, Morocco National School of Agriculture (ENA), Meknes, Morocco Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, and Forests, Morocco University Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco El Hassan Achbani, Local Organizing Committee Khalid Meksem, Southern Illinois University, USA 10:00-12:30 Session I (Large Room): Plant Health & Production I (Plenary Session) Co-Chair: David Lightfoot, Southern Illinois University, USA Co-Chair: Ikram Blilou, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 10:00-10:15 Detection of QTL Underlying Seed Composition Traits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Masum Akond1, Jiazheng Yuan1, Shiming Liu2, Stella K. Kantartzi2, Khalid Meksem2, Nacer Bellaloui3, David A. Lightfoot2, and My Abdelmajid Kassem1* 1 Plant Genomics and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301, USA; 2 Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA; 3 USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Road, P.O. Box 345, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA. 10:15-10:30 Integrative Approach Toward Revealing and Understanding Complexity of Root System Architecture in Date Palm. Ikram Blilou. Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. 10:30-10:45 Enhanced Nutritional Quality By Glutamate Synthesized By Transgenes Improves Crop Growth, Herbicide Tolerance And Reduced Fungal Toxin Contamination. David A. Lightfoot. Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA. 10:45-11:00 The Rose Genome and Beyond; Understanding Rose Domestication and the Mechanisms Underlying Major Traits. Mohammed Bendahmane. Ecole Normale Supérieure (INRA CNRS Lyon1 ENSL), Lyon, France. 11:00-11:15 Valorization of Moroccan Saffron through Scientific Research. Serghini M. A.*, K. Lagram, M. Ben El Caid, L.H. Atyane, M. Lachheb, L. Salaka, and S. El Merzougui Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorization of Natural Ressources, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco. 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2018 11:15-11:30 Evaluation of EMS Induced Genetic Variability in Quantitative Traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Souhail Channaoui1,2, Mustapha Labhilili3, Mohamed El Fech tali1, Hamid Mazouz2, and Abdelghani Nabloussi1*. 1 Research Unit of Plant Breeding and Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Regional Agricultural Research Center of Meknes, Morocco; 2 Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Moulay Ismail, Morocco; 3 Research Unit of Plant Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Regional Agricultural Research Center of Rabat, Morocco. 11:30-11:45 Antioxidant and Anti-Cancer Activities of Anacyclus pyrethrum from Morocco. Hakima Bahri1,2*, Abdeslem El Idrissi2, Salvatore Rotondo2, Bouchra Tazi3, Samira Oulahboub1,3, and Chaymae Benkirane1,3. 1 Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Plant Improvement, Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès, Meknès, Morocco; 2 Laboratory of Neuro-Sciences, Medical Technology Program, Department of Biology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, New York, 10314, USA; 3 Laboratory of Chemistry, Department of Basic Sciences, Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès, BPS 40, Meknès, Morocco. 11:45-12:15 Preliminary Results on Flowering Phenology of the World Olive Germplasm Bank of Marrakech. Zaher Hayat1*, Moukhli Abdelmajid1, Khayat Meriem1, Boutzankad Tfarah1,2, Gaboun Fatima1, Sikaoui Lhassane1, El Modafar C.2, and Khadari Bouchaib3. 1 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, CRRA de Marrakech, Morocco; 2 Université Cadi Ayyad, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco; 3 INRA, UMR Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes (AGAP), 34398 Montpellier, France. 12:15-12:30