Janusz Zwiazek
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences Teaching Award (2015). Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences Teacher of the Year (2000, 2004, 2011-2015). The David J. Gifford Award in Tree Physiology (2010). International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) Scientific Achievement Award (2010). University of Alberta McCalla Professor (2003-2004, 2009-2010). University of Alberta Annual Killam Professor (2002-2003).
Research Interest
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests: Tree physiology; effects of pollution, drought and other environmental stresses on function and structure of trees; stress resistance, physiological, biochemical and structural adaptations of trees to stress; tree improvement and stress conditioning; structure and function of cell membranes.
Publications
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Transcript profiling of aquaporins during basidiocarp development in Laccaria bicolor ectomycorrhizal with Picea glauca
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Hydraulic conductivity and aquaporin transcription in roots of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) seedlings colonized by Laccaria bicolor
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Effects of root medium pH on root water transport and apoplastic pH in red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera) seedlings
