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2004 - 2005 Visiting Scholar Directory
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Almutlaq, Khalid
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Protection, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Research: Characteristics and Sources of Pesticides in the Environment
Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, c/o Dr. Bernd Simoneit
September 2004 - August 2005

Alomary, Ayed
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Production, Mu'tah University, Al-Karak, Jordan
Research: Silvicultural Impact on Long-Term Soil Productivity and Carbon Sequestration Under Different Soil Moisture Conditions
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Department of Hydrology, Baton Rouge, LA, c/o Dr. Jun Xu
January 2005 - October 2005

Bahri, Akissa
Director of Research, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, Ariana, Tunisia
Research: Use of Marginal Waters and Sewage Sludge for Crop Production
University of California--Davis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Takashi Asano
January 2005 - June 2005

Bange, Michael
Senior Research Scientist, Cotton Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Narrabi, Australia
Research: Cotton Farming Systems Research: A Scientific Exchange
Texas A&M University-College Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Heep Center, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, College Station, TX, c/o Prof. Mark A. Hussey
May 2004 - October 2004

Cherif, Mohamed
Professor, Department of Plant Protection and Post-Harvest Diseases, National Institute of Agronomy, Tunis, Tunisia
Research: Ascochyta Blight of Chickpeas: Pathogenic Characterization, Distribution of Mating Types and Population Structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Tunisia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest
Washington State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Pullman, WA, c/o Dr. Tobin Peever
October 2004 - April 2005

Geduda, Desta
President, Office of the President, Alemaya University of Agriculture, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Research: Enhancement of Professional Management Skills and Techniques: Sharing Experiences With Some Universities in the United States
Oklahoma State University--Stillwater, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Stillwater, OK, c/o Dr. Barbara Stoecker
January 2005 - September 2005

Goltiano, Henry
Administrator, Hinunangan Campus, Southern Leyte State College of Science and Technology, Sogod, Philippines
Research: Emerging Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension Employed by Nongovernment Organizations in Bringing About Empowerment and Equity
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Terry W. Tucker
October 2004 - January 2005

Goreta, Smiljana
Head, Central Department, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
Research: Methods for Improving Water Use Efficiency in Vegetable Crops: Pepper (Capsicum Annum L.) Model
Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Uvalde, TX, c/o Dr. Daniel I. Leskovar
March 2005 - March 2006

Iqbal, Muhammad
Cotton Botanist, Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
Research: Genome Mapping Studies for Drought Tolerance in Cotton
University of Georgia, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Athens, GA, c/o Dr. Peng Chee
November 2004 - August 2005

Kambou, Georges
Senior Scientist, Scientific and Technological National Research Center, National Environmental and Agricultural Research Institute (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Research: The Biological Efficiency and Residual Content of Natural Substance Extracts Used Against French Bean Insects
Michigan State University, Institute of International Agriculture, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. Karimbhai Maredia
October 2004 - July 2005

Mpagalile, Joseph
Lecturer, Department of Food Science and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Research: Development of a Novel Smallscale Vegetable Oil Expression System Using Photovoltaic (PV) Cells as a Power Source
University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Industrial Agricultural Products Center, Lincoln, NE, c/o Prof. Milford Hanna
August 2004 - April 2005

Nakhone, Lenah
Senior Lecturer, Department of Soil Science, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
Research: The Decomposition Rates of Some Tropical Legumes as Affected by Polyphenol and Lignin Contents
Iowa State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA, c/o Dr. Ali Tabatabai
September 2004 - June 2005

Ozpinar, Haydar
Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disease, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research: The Effects of Carotinoids on Immune Response
University of California--Davis, Department of Animal Science, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Kirk Klasing
September 2004 - March 2005

Papachristou, Thomas
Director, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Research: Understanding Biochemical Interactions Among Plants and Herbivores to Enhance and Maintain the Biodiversity of Landscapes
Utah State University, Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Logan, UT, c/o Dr. Frederick D. Provenza
July 2004 - October 2004

Salem, Nida'
Researcher, Department of Plant Protection, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Research: Identification, Detection and Elimination of the Rose Mosaic Virus
University of California--Davis, Department of Plant Protection, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Abid Rowhani
September 2004 - August 2005

Salguero Navas, Victor
Professor and Coordinator of Masters Programs, School of Agriculture and Environment, Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Research: Taxonomic Identification of Anthropod Pest Species Important in Guatemalan Agriculture
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Plant Industry, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. Mike Thomas
July 2005 - March 2006

Sogbedji, Mianikpo
Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Lome, Lome, Togo
Research: Optimizing Nutrient Use to Sustain Maize Yields Under Stallholder Cropping Systems on West African Ferralsols
Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Harold M. Van Es
November 2004 - August 2005

Srigiofun, Yongyooth
Department Head, Faculty of Agricultural Production, Department of Horticulture, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Research: The Effects of Organic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Soybeans
University of Kentucky, Department of Horticulture, Lexington, KY, c/o Dr. Brent Rowell
July 2004 - November 2004

Stiopca, Oleg
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, State Agricultural University of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: Building Education and Training Agendas for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development in Moldova
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, University Park, PA, c/o Dr. Thomas H. Bruening
September 2004 - April 2005

Tranquilli, Gabriela
Researcher, Institute of Biological Resources, National Institute of Farming Technology, Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Positional Cloning of a Gene Responsible for High Grain Protein Content in Tetraploid Wheat
University of California--Davis, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, Davis, CA, c/o Prof. Jorge Dubcovsky
January 2005 - April 2005

Turk, Munir
Associate Professor, Department of Crop Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Improvement of Clearfield Wheat System for Dry-Land Agriculture: Absorption, Translocation and Metabolism of Imazamox in Goatgrass, Downy Brome and Wild Oat
Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy, Manhattan, KS, c/o Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib
September 2004 - May 2005

Villanueva, Luciana
Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Philippines
Research: Establishing New Nematode Management Strategies in the Philippines: Identification of Root-Knot and Potato Cyst Nematode Species Using Molecular Techniques and Morphometric and Morphologic Characters
University of California--Riverside, Department of Nematology, Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, Riverside, CA, c/o Dr. Paul De Ley
October 2004 - April 2005

Vintila, Ruxandra
Senior Researcher, Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry (ICPA), Computing Center, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
Research: Evaluation of the Utility of Hyperspectral Remotely-Sensed Data to Precision Agriculture
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, The College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. David Mulla
October 2004 - March 2005

Wanjohi, Joyce
Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Research: A Characterization of Nematode Pests of Vegetables in Kenya
University of California--Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, c/o Dr. James G. Baldwin
September 2004 - June 2005

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