Handbook of Photosynthesis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032280332)

Dr. Mohammad Pessarakli, the Editor, is a Research Professor and a Teaching Faculty in the School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. His work at the University of Arizona includes research and extension services as well as teaching courses in Turfgrass Science, Management, and Stress Physiology as well as Plants and Our World course. The Editor of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress and the Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology (both titles published by, formerly Marcel Dekker, Inc., currently Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press), Handbook of Photosynthesis, Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology, and Handbook of Cucurbits. He is also a Co-editor of the Silicon and Nano-silicon in Environmental Stress Management and Crop Quality Improvement Progress and Prospects, 1st Edition, Elsevier, Academic Press. Dr. Pessarakli has written over thirty-five (35) book chapters, he is an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis as well as the Journal of Agricultural Technology, a member of the Book Review Committee of the Crop Science Society of America, and Reviewer of the Crop Science, Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, and HortScience Journals. He is the author or co-author of over two hundred (200) journal articles and fifty-five (55) trade magazine articles. Dr. Pessarakli is an active member of the Agronomy Society of America, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America, among others. He is an executive Board member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Arizona Chapter. Dr. Pessarakli is a well-known Internationally recognized Scientist and Scholar and an esteemed member (invited) of Sterling Who's Who, Marques Who's Who, Strathmore Who's Who, Madison Who's Who, and Continental Who's Who as well as numerous honor societies (i.e., Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Alpha Chapter). He is a Certified Professional Agronomist and Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPAg/SS), designated by the American Registry of the Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crop Science, and Soil Science. Dr. Pessarakli is a United Nations Consultant in Agriculture for underdeveloped countries. He received a B.S. degree (1977) in Environmental Resources in Agriculture and an M.S. degree (1978) in Soil Management and Crop Production from Arizona State University, Tempe, and a Ph.D. degree (1981) in Soil and Water Science from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Dr. Pessarakli's environmental stress research work and expertise on plants and crops are internationally recognized.

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