Sheren E. Farag
Biography
Dr. Sheren Farag joined 91²Ö¿â as the director and assistant professor of the Horticulture Technology program, bringing extensive expertise in teaching and research. She earned her Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from Seville University in Spain, where her doctoral and postdoc studies were focused on irrigation water management; soil, water and plant relationships; crop physiology; deficit irrigation strategies; and irrigation scheduling using soil and plant-based methods. Prior to joining 91²Ö¿â, she worked as the workforce development trainer and remote pilot operator and instructor, training professionals to use drones for commercial purposes. She also worked as an agricultural technology instructor teaching numerous courses related to horticulture such as crops production; forage and pasture management; crop science; soil science; geographic information systems; and several others. During her academic and professional history, Dr. Farag was awarded several fellowships and accomplished publishing various scientific articles. She was a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW); American Society for Horticulture Science (ASHS); and Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society. She received several international and national honors and awards from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), Spain; and an international postdoctoral fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), USA.
Courses Teaching
HORT-36014- PLANT PROP AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION
HORT-46014-GARDEN CENTR AND NURSERY PRODUCTION
BSCI-16001- HORTICULTURAL BOTANY
GEOG-16001- SOIL AND HORTICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
HORT-26010- ARBORICULTURE
HORT-10195- ST: SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE
Education
Publications
- Enciso J., Avila C. A., Jung J., Elsayed-Farag S., Chang A., Yeom J., Landivar J., Maeda M., Chavez J. C. (2019) Validation of agronomic UAV and field measurements for tomato varieties. Journal of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 158: 278-283.
- Elsayed-Farag S., Anciso J., Marconi C., Avila C. A., Rodriguez A., Enciso J. (2018) Appropriate planting dates and plastic mulch for increasing common tomato varieties yield in South Texas. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 13(26): 1349-1357.
- Elsayed-Farag S., Solis-Gracia N., Enciso J., Da Silva J. (2018) An agronomic approach to scan different genotypes of sugar and energy cane for drought tolerance. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 13(23) :1220-1226.
- Fuentes C., Enciso-Madian J., Nelson S.D., Anciso J., Setamou M., Elsayed-Farag S. (2018) Yield Production and Water Productivity under Furrow and Drip Irrigation Systems for Watermelons in South Texas. Journal of Subtropical Agriculture and Environments.
- Elsayed-Farag S., Anciso J., Marconi C., Avila C., Rodriguez A., Badillo-Vargas I.E., Cholula U., Enciso J. (2018) Effect of planting date and plastic mulch on tomato production in South Texas. 72nd Annual meeting of the Subtropical Agriculture...
- Elsayed-Farag S., Melgar J.C. (2015) The efficiency of tree-based water status indicators at the onset of water deficit in citrus depends on the deficit irrigation strategy. Journal of Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology 56:305-309.
- Fernández J.E., Elsayed-Farag S., Cuevas M.V., Martin-Palomo M.J. (2013) An index from sap flow records to Schedule irrigation in super-high-density olive orchards. Acta Horticulturae 991:393-399.
- Fernández J.E., Perez-Martin A., Torres-Ruiz J.M., Cuevas M.V., Rodriguez-Dominguez C.M., Elsayed-Farag S., Morales-Sillero A., GarcÃa J.M., Hernandez-Santana V., Diaz-Espejo A. (2013) A regulated deficit irrigation strategy for hedgerow olive orchards...
- Elsayed-Farag S., Melgar, J.C. (2013) Using sap flow and stem diameter micro-variations to assess water use in grapefruit trees under water-saving irrigation strategies. American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference. Palm Desert, CA, USA...
- Diaz-Espejo A., Buckley T.N., Sperry J.S., Cuevas M.V., de Cires A., Elsayed-Farag S., Martin-Palomo M.J., Muriel J.L., Perez-Martin A., Rodriguez-Dominguez C.M., Rubio-Casal A., Torres-Ruiz J.M., Fernández J.E. (2012) Steps toward an improvement...
- Fernández J.E., Martin-Palomo M.J., Cuevas M.V., Rodriguez-Dominguez C. M., Pérez-Martin A., Torres-Ruiz J.M., Elsayed-Farag S., DÃaz-Espejo A. (2012) Olive sap flow response to water stress: a comparative study with trunk diameter variations...