Mervat Shamoon Sadak

@nrc.sci.eg

Botany Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Division
National Research Centre, Giza, EG

Mervat Shamoon Sadak

EDUCATION

Ain Shams University Faculty of Science: Cairo, Ain Shams, EG
1998 to 2010 | PhD (Botany)Education
Zagazig University Faculty of Science: Zagazig, Zagazig, EG
1993-06-12 to 1997-04-14 | M. Sc (Botany )Education
Cairo University Faculty of Science: Cairo, Giza, EG
1986 to 1990-05 | B. Sc. (Botany)Education

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Plant physiology, plant Biochemistry
Plant Growth and Yield under stress conditions
100

Scopus Publications

5310

Scholar Citations

43

Scholar h-index

95

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Evaluation of the effects of hydrogel and glycine betaine application on growth, physiological characteristics and yield of peanut under water deficit
    BA Bakry, ME Nowar, ME El-Awadi, GS Bakhoum, MS Sadak
    BMC Plant Biology 26 (1), 687 , 2026
    2026
  • Auxin and Tryptophan Effectiveness in Attenuating the Adverse Impacts of Drought Stress on Peanut Plants
    MS Sadak, MG Dawood, ME El-awadi
    Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-19 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Mitigating the negative impact of irrigation water deficit in oat ( Avena sativa L.) with glutamic acid foliar application
    MM Tawfik, GA Amin, MS Sadak, GS Bakhoum
    Vegetos, 1-15 , 2026
    2026
  • Unraveling triacontanol impact in combating salt stress via enhancing growth, productivity, and physiological performance of wheat plant
    MS Sadak
    BMC Plant Biology , 2026
    2026
  • Spirulina-based biostimulant alleviates lead-induced stress in wheat, improves grain yield and nutrient content
    NS Bakhoum, GS Bakhoum, MS Sadak
    Vegetos, 1-12 , 2025
    2025
  • Secondary metabolites, osmolytes, and antioxidants as the primary factors boosted by salicylic acid and salicylic acid nanoparticles for white lupine growth and salinity stress …
    ME El-Awadi, MA Khater, MS Sadak
    Vegetos, 1-17 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Algal extract role in alleviating the deleterious effects of lead stress on wheat growth via regulating the antioxidant and mineral contents
    NSH Bakhoum, MS Sadak
    Vegetos, 1-15 , 2025
    2025
  • Guanine and β-aminobutyric acid as novel elicitors enhance barley defence against net blotch disease through oxidative stress and enzymatic defence mechanisms
    M Thabet, HB Khalil, MS Sadak, S Mikhail
    Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 14 (1), 111 , 2025
    2025
  • Yeast extract leads to improvement of physiological and biochemical parameters and reduction of late planting stress in wheat
    MS Sadak, EEAE Badr, MH Mohamed, G Bakhoum, MM Tawfik
    Egyptian Journal of Agronomy 47 (3), 513-533 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Role of esculin antioxidant on remediation of lead toxicity on flax growth and yield components
    HM Hassan, NS Bakhoum, MG Dawood, MS Sadak, HI Khattab
    BMC Plant Biology 25 (1), 863 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • Sodium nitropurrside enhances salt tolerance in barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) by stimulating photoprotective defence mechanism
    EA Elkordy, HMS El-Bassiouny, HH Khattab, MS Sadak
    Vegetos, 1-13 , 2025
    2025
  • Evaluate the physiological role of tetrapyrroles precursor on growth, yield and some biochemical composition of two cultivars of Vicia faba L.
    MG Dawood, ME El-Awadi, MS Sadak, MA Khater, YR Abdel-Baky
    BMC Plant Biology 25 (1), 479 , 2025
    2025
  • Effects of climate change on forage production, nutritional content and some physiological responses of Egyptian clover, ryegrass and their mixture
    GS Bakhoum, MM Tawfik, MO Kabesh, MS Sadak
    Vegetos, 1-12 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Enhancing barley growth and yield under drought stress through exogenous folic acid application
    EA Badr ElSayed, GS Bakhom, MS Sadak, GA Amin
    Egyptian Journal of Agronomy 47 (1), 157-165 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Foliar application of esculin and digitoxin improve the yield quality of salt-stressed flax by improving the antioxidant defense system
    HI Khattab, MS Sadak, MG Dawood, FMA Elkady, NM Helal
    BMC Plant Biology 24 (1), 963 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26
  • Stimulative effect of chitosan with amino acid to enhance growth, essential oil, and some physiochemical characteristics of two Mentha cultivars
    TM Abdel-Razik, BA Bakry, MS Sadak
    Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal 23 (4), 630-642 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Assessing the usefulness of Moringa oleifera leaf extract and zeatin as a biostimulant in enhancing growth, phytohormones, antioxidant enzymes and osmoprotectants of wheat …
    M Sadak, S El-lethy, RS Hanafy Amin
    Egyptian Journal of Botany 64 (3), 183-196 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Sodium nitroprusside as a signal molecule for up-regulating membrane characteristics, antioxidant defense system to improve flax productivity under water stress
    NM Al-Ashkar, BA Bakry, HMS El-Bassiouny, MMS Abdallah, MS Sadak
    Oil Crop Science 9 (3), 160-169 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • The role of carbon nanotubes in improving drought tolerance via upregulation of the physiological processes of peanut plants grown in sandy soils
    BA Bakry, MS Sadak, NM Al Ashkar, OM Ibrahim, MK Okla, AM El-Tahan
    Agronomy 14 (3), 611 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 40
  • Enhancing canola yield and photosynthesis under water stress with hydrogel polymers
    E Badr, G Bakhoum, M Sadak, I Al-Ashkar, M Islam, A Sabagh, ...
    Phyton 93 (7), 1623 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Effect of foliar application of aminoacids on plant yield and some physiological parameters in bean plants irrigated with seawater
    MSH Sadak, MT Abdelhamid, U Schmidhalter
    Acta biológica colombiana 20 (1), 141-152 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 314
  • Impact of silver nanoparticles on plant growth, some biochemical aspects, and yield of fenugreek plant (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
    MS Sadak
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 43 (1), 1-6 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 292
  • Role of melatonin in improving growth, yield quantity and quality of Moringa oleifera L. plant under drought stress
    MS Sadak, AM Abdalla, EM Abd Elhamid, MI Ezzo
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 44 (1), 18 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 171
  • Physiological and biochemical responses of soybean ( Glycine max L.) to cysteine application under sea salt stress
    MS Sadak, AR Abd El-Hameid, FSA Zaki, MG Dawood, ME El-Awadi
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 44 (1), 1 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 133
  • Physiological Role Of Salicylic Acid In Improving Performance, Yield And Some Biochemical Aspects Of Sunflower Plant Grown Under Newly Reclaimed Sandy Soil.
    MG Dawood, MS Sadak, M Hozayen
    Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 6 (4), 82-89 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 133
  • Physiological role of salicylic acid in improving performance, yield and some biochemical aspects of sunflower plant grown under newly reclaimed sandy soil
    BAOSP Grown
    Australian Journal of basic and applied sciences 6 (4), 82-89 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 133
  • Interactive effects of salinity stress and nicotinamide on physiological and biochemical parameters of faba bean plant
    AMES Abdelhamid, M.T., Mervat Sh..Sadak, URS Schmidhalter
    Acta Biologica Colombiana, 18 (3), 499-510 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 125
  • Physiological role of trehalose on enhancing salinity tolerance of wheat plant
    MS Sadak
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 43 (1), 1-10 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 120
  • Iron oxide nanoparticles effect on growth, physiological traits and nutritional contents of Moringa oleifera grown in saline environment
    MM Tawfik, MH Mohamed, MS Sadak, AT Thalooth
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 45 (1), 177 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 119
  • Proline treatment improves physiological responses in quinoa plants under drought stress
    TA Elewa, MS Sadak, AM Saad
    Bioscience Research 14 (1), 21-33 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 110
  • Physiological Role of Glycinebetaine in Alleviating the Deleterious Effects of Drought Stress on Canola Plants (Brassica napus L.)
    MGDMS Sadak
    Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research, 3 (3), 943-954 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 107
  • Drought stress mitigation by foliar application of salicylic acid in two linseed varieties grown under newly reclaimed sandy soil
    BA Bakry, DM El-Hariri, MS Sadak, HMS El-Bassiouny
    J Appl Sci Res 8 (7), 3503-3514 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 107
  • Role of ascorbic acid and α tocopherol in alleviating salinity stress on flax plant (Linum usitatissimum L.)
    MS Sadak, MG Dawood
    Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry 10 (1) , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 104
  • Impact of foliar application of ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol on antioxidant activity and some biochemical aspects of flax cultivars under salinity stress
    H El-Bassiouny, MS Sadak
    Acta Biológica Colombiana 20 (2), 209-222 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 100
  • Comparative study for the effect of arginine and sodium nitroprusside on sunflower plants grown under salinity stress conditions
    AA Ramadan, EM Abd Elhamid, MS Sadak
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 43 (1), 1-12 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 99
  • Exogenous -tocopherol has a beneficial effect on Glycine max (L.) plants irrigated with diluted sea water
    EMABDEMTA MOSTAFA M. RADY, MERVAT SH. SADAK, SAFAA R. EL-LETHY
    Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 90 (2), 195-202 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 98
  • Mitigation of drought stress on Fenugreek plant by foliar application of trehalose
    MS Sadak
    International Journal of ChemTech Research 9 (2), 147-155 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 95
  • Influence of Amino Acids Mixture Application on Some Biochemical Aspects, Antioxidant Enzymes and Endogenous Polyamines of Vicia faba Plant Grown under …
    MS Sadak, MT Abdelhamid
    Gesunde Pflanzen 67 (3), 119-129 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 93
  • Exogenous calcium reinforces photosynthetic pigment content and osmolyte, enzymatic, and non-enzymatic antioxidants abundance and alleviates salt stress in bread wheat
    MS Sadak, RS Hanafy, FMAM Elkady, AM Mogazy, MT Abdelhamid
    Plants 12 (7), 1532 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 92
  • INCREASING SUNFLOWER SALT TOLERANCE USING NICOTINAMIDE AND α--TOCOPHEROL.
    MS Sadak, MM Rady, NM Badr, MS Gaballah
    International Journal of Academic Research 2 (4) , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 92