Mohammad Pessarakli
Research Professor
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Italy
Biography
Mohammad Pessarakli,has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 32 from University of Arizona and postdoctoral studies from the same University,Soil and Water Sciences Department. He is a Research Professor in the School of Plant Sciences, same University. He has published over120 papers in reputed journals, 20 book chapters, 4reference books: Handbook of Plant/Crop Stress (1993,1999,2010), Handbook of Plant/Crop Physiology (1994,1999), Handbook of Photosynthesis (1997,2005), and Handbook of Turfgrass Management/Physiology (2007), and serving as an Editorial Board member of Plant Nutrition Journal, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, and Crop Science Book Advisory Committee member. Mohammad Pessarakli,has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 32 from University of Arizona and postdoctoral studies from the same University,Soil and Water Sciences Department. He is a Research Professor in the School of Plant Sciences, same University. He has published over120 papers in reputed journals, 20 book chapters, 4reference books: Handbook of Plant/Crop Stress (1993,1999,2010), Handbook of Plant/Crop Physiology (1994,1999), Handbook of Photosynthesis (1997,2005), and Handbook of Turfgrass Management/Physiology (2007), and serving as an Editorial Board member of Plant Nutrition Journal, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, and Crop Science Book Advisory Committee member.
Research Interest
Research focused on the adaptation of plants/crops and turfgrass species/genotypes/cultivars to environmental (salinity, drought, and heat) stresses, screening various plants/crops and turfgrasses for stress tolerances in hydroponics culture in the greenhouse as well as in the field.
