khfifkhalid | CV des Chercheurs INRA

Khalid KHFIF

Chercheur

khalid.khfif@inra.ma

Recruitement year at INRA

Research Unit

Scientific Department

Regional Center

Brief Biography and or accomplishements

Entomologist Researcher, specialist on 1) IPM using biological and reasonned chemical approachs, also on 2) the study of population dynamics and bio-ecology of insects on small red fruits, vegetables, citrus and grapevines.

Keywords

Leafminers
Medfly
Natural enemies
Drosophila
Degree days
Chemical control
Entomopathogens
Predators
Parasitoids
Leafhoppers

Professional Appointments

Position Title	Program Title	Project	Year
chercheur	Biological approaches of the Empoasca leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) for an integrated control program in Morocco	Principal Investigator of : KAFACI (2020 - 2024) / 150,000 USD	2020
chercheur	Amélioration de l’efficacité des pièges par des attractifs à base d’extrait naturel des plantes pour lutter contre les principaux ravageurs émergeants causant des écarts de triage pour les agrumes et fruits rouges au Maroc	Principal Investigator of : MCRDV (2023 - 2026) / 600,000 MAD	2023

Awards and honors

Select Type	Subject	Year
award_honors	Best Scientific Paper Award	2023
award_honors	Borlaug Fellowship Program - Citrus IPM - University of Florida	2017
patent	Red Palm Weevil Trap - ferruTap	2015

Degress held

Degrees	Year	Discipline	College/institute	University	City/ Country
PhD (Cotutelle)	2023	Agronomic Sciences / Biological Sciences	Gembloux AgroBio Tech / Faculty of Sciences	University of Liege / University Moulay Ismail of Meknes	Belgium / Morocco
Master de Recherche en Biologie Intégrative et Physiologie	2014	Spécialité de Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes	Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie,	SORBONNE Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)	Paris, FRANCE
Ingénieur d’Etat en Sciences Agronomiques	2013	Spécialité de Protection des Plantes et de l’Environnement	Département de Protection des Plantes et de l’Environnement	Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès	Meknès, Maroc
Bachelor's degree	2008	Experimental Sciences	Lycée : Al mohammadia	-	Ksar El Kebir, Maroc

List of the recent publications

Publication Type
Paper	Laasli S.E., Mokrini F., Iraqi D., Shtaya M.J.Y., Dababat A.A., Paulitz T., Khfif K., Lahlali R. 2023. Phytopathogenic nematode communities infesting Moroccan Olive Agroecosystems: Impact of Agroecological Patterns.
Paper	Phytopathogenic nematode communities infesting Moroccan olive agroecosystems: impact of agroecological patterns
Paper	Population dynamics of the leafhopper Jacobiasca lybica (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) within vineyards and citrus orchards of Morocco
Paper	Predatory Performance of Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on Jacobiasca lybica (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) under Laboratory Conditions
Paper	Occurrence and Geographic Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Citrus in Morocco and Their Interaction with Soil Patterns
Paper	Population monitoring of males steriles of Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, 1824) in citrus orchards of the Moulouya region
Paper	La mineuse des feuilles des agrumes Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) : Synthèse sur des approches biologiques et chimiques de lutte
Paper	Study of the control methods practiced against the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, 1824) in citrus orchards of the Moulouya region
Paper	Population ecology of leafhopper Jacobiasca lybica (Bergevin & Zanon, 1922) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and its control based on degree-days in Moulouya area of Morocco
Paper	Impact of active and passive radio tags on the flying and burrowing behavior of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)