Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Prof. Ahmad Mahdavi

University of Tehran/ and Sustainable agriculture and environment.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Dear Teodardo,

Thanks for your presentation in the webinar. I was and am involved in the insect- plant interactions, allelochemicals/ toxic compounds in plants (that is very important for pulses) and interaction of these toxics with detoxifying enzymes in lower/ higher animals. Since pulses are very important part of human food I think we need to go deeply to these aspects of pulses to discover better use of them but also to avoid some toxic ones.

Best regards,

Ahmad Mahdavi, Professor Emeritus at University of Tehran,

PhD, insect/ pesticides/ environmental regulatory toxicologist,

UNEP focal point for Environmental Education in the University of Tehran.