报 告 人：Prof. Noureddine Benkeblia （The University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica）
报告题目：甘薯、农学、加工及生物技术（Sweetpotato: Agronomy, gro-Processing and Biotechnology）
报告时间：2014年1月13日上午10:00
报告地点：生命科学学院1#楼109学术报告厅
主办单位：生命科学学院、科技处
Noureddine Benkeblia：
Noureddine Benkeblia is a scientist involved in postharvest plant biochemistry and physiology including preservation technologies for horticultural crops. His work is mainly devoted to the metabolism of the carbohydrate, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), during plant development and storage periods. Few years ago, he introduced the new concept of system biology, metabolomics, to investigate the mechanisms of biosynthesis and accumulation of FOS in liliaceous plants. Dr Benkeblia, first received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from INA, Algeria, and Doctor in Agriculture (Ph.D.) degree from Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. After few years teaching in Algeria, he joined INRA, Avignon (France) as a Postdoctoral Scientist since 2001. From 2002 to 2008, he worked as a Visiting Professor at the University of Rakuno Gakuen, Ebetsu (Japan) and also as a Research Associate at Hokkaido University from 2005 to 2007. Benkeblia joined the staff at the Department of Life Sciences in 2008, continuing his work on physiology, biochemistry, and metabolomic of fructan-containing plants in Jamaica. He also works on the postharvest physiology and biochemistry of local fruits such as Ackee and Sorrel. He is teaching plant physiology, horticulture, and postharvest management of crops.
