Mohammad Pessarakli

Dr. Mohammad Pessarakli is a Professor in the School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson. His work at the University of Arizona include research and extension services as well as teaching courses in Turfgrass Science, Management, and Stress Physiology, currently teaching Plants and Our World course to large classes of over 200 students each semester. The Editor of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress and the Handbook of Plant and...See more

Dr. Mohammad Pessarakli is a Professor in the School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson. His work at the University of Arizona include research and extension services as well as teaching courses in Turfgrass Science, Management, and Stress Physiology, currently teaching Plants and Our World course to large classes of over 200 students each semester. 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), and Handbook of Photosynthesis , Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology, Handbook of Cucurbits . He has written forty book chapters, is Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Plants & Agriculture Research (APAR) Journal, Editorial Board member of the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis as well as Journal of Agricultural Technology, and 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 200 journal articles. He is an executive Board member of the American Association of the University Professors (AAUP), Arizona 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. Dr. Pessarakli's environmental stress research work and expertise on plants and crops is internationally recognized. See less