Javad Karimi - Department of Plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Alireza Jalalizand - Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran.

Professor Ebrahim Behad, emeritus professor of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Isfahan Center, and professor at Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan branch passed away at the age of ۸۵ on March ۲۰۲۱. Despite administrative responsibilities, he is the author of several books which some are references mostly for undergraduate students. His key role in holding two rounds of the Iranian Plant Protection Congress is memorable. Also, he published some peer-reviewed scientific articles and a lot of extension booklets and was involved in teaching and supervision the postgraduate students, mainly at the Isfahan University of Technology.

Ebrahim Behdad, Entomology, Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Phytopathology, Isfahan, ابراهیم بهداد, حشره شناسی, کنگره گیاه پزشکی ایران, بیماری شناسی گیاهی, اصفهان