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Afzal, Irfan
Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Research: Determination of the Efficacy of Seed Enhancement Techniques by Using the Seed Vigor Imaging System
University of California--Davis, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Kent Bradford
October 2007 - October 2008

Aguirre Jimenez, Maria
Professor, Department of Agroforestry Sciences, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Research: Improving the Sustainability of Organic Agriculture
University of California--Santa Cruz, Department of Environmental Studies, Santa Cruz, CA, c/o Dr. Stephen R. Gliessman
September 2007 - December 2007

Alshammary, Saad
Head, Natural Resources and Environment Research Institute, City for Science and Technology, King Abdulaziz Research Center and Archives, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Research: Urban Landscape Irrigation With Recycled Wastewater: Current Knowledge and Community Experience
Colorado State University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Fort Collins, CO, c/o Dr. Yaling Qian
September 2007 - July 2008

Arinafril, -
Lecturer, Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Research: Biological Activity of Alpinia Galanga on Cowpea Beetle
Clemson University, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson, SC, c/o Dr. Geoffrey Zehnder
October 2007 - April 2008

Bahri, Hakima
Professor, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, National Agriculture School of Meknes, Meknes, Morocco
Research: Chemical Characterization and Profiling of Wild and Cultivated Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Implications for Quality and Sustainability
University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Laboratories for Natural Products, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, Amherst, MA, c/o Dr. Lyle Craker
June 2008 - August 2008

Batlla, Diego
Assistant Researcher, Institute of Physiological and Ecological Agricultural Research, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Modeling Seed Germination and Dormancy in Relation to Environmental Factors
University of California--Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Kent Bradford
April 2008 - June 2008

Burjanadze, Medea
Senior Research Scientist, V. Gulisashvili Forestry Institute, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia
Research: Entomopathogenic Fungi as Pest Insect Control
University of Vermont, Entomology Research Laboratory, Burlington, VT, c/o Dr. Bruce L. Parker
September 2007 - March 2008

Christodoulopoulos, Georgios
Assistant Professor, Clinic of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
Research: Farm Health Plans Aiming at the Prevention and Eradication of Important Diseases in the Sheep Industry
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Michael L. Thonney
August 2007 - December 2007

El Salamouny, Said
Associate Professor, Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Research: Using Natural Additives to Increase the Efficacy of Baculoviruses as Biocontrol Agents of Insect Pests
Clemson University, Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson, SC, c/o Dr. B. Merle Shepard
August 2007 - April 2008

Figueira, Antonio
Associate Professor, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Research: Global Analysis of Genes Differentially Expressed in the Theobroma Cacao Genotypes in Response to Witches Broom Infection
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture, University Park, PA, c/o Dr. Mark Guiltinan
October 2007 - January 2008

Hasan, Md.
Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Research: Environmentally-Based Pest Control Strategy for Post-Harvest Agricultural Products
Kansas State University, Department of Entomology, Manhattan, KS, c/o Dr. Tom Phillips
February 2008 - February 2009

Khadra, Roula
Research Assistant, Center for Remote Sensing, National Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon
Research: Economic Optimization of On-Farm Irrigation Management Under Water Deficit and Salinity Conditions
University of California--Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Atmospheric Science Graduate Group, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Richard L. Snyder
March 2008 - September 2008

Kone, Daouda
Teaching Assistant and Researcher, Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Cocody--Abidjan, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Research: Biological Control of Vegetable and Fruit Diseases for Sustainable Agriculture
University of Georgia--Tifton, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology, Tifton, GA, c/o Dr. Alexander Csinos
University of Georgia--Tifton, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Tifton, GA, c/o Dr. Esendugue Greg Fonsah
September 2007 - August 2008

Lage, Mounira
Researcher, National Agronomy Institute, Rabat, Morocco
Research: Developmental Project for Introducing Saffron as an Alternative Crop in Some Deprived Moroccan Regions
U.S. Department of Agriculture--Mid South Area, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, Stoneville, MS, c/o Dr. Charles L. Cantrell
July 2007 - August 2007

Latiri, Kaouther
Director, Agronomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Ariana, Tunisia
Research: Increasing the Understanding of the Effects of Drought and Other Factors on Field Crop Production
Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Tim Setter
November 2007 - May 2008

Mohan Kumar, Bhaskaran Pillai
Head, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India
Research: Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Home Gardens and Other Multistrata Production Systems
University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. P.K. Nair
September 2007 - December 2007

Nguyen, Vinh
Senior Researcher, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Mapping Genes That Control Waterlogging Tolerance in Soybeans
University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, Columbia, MO, c/o Dr. Henry T. Nguyen
September 2007 - August 2008

Novoselovic, Dario
Assistant Professor, Department of Cereal Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural Institute Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Research: Wheat Genomics: A Tool for Breeding Better Varieties
Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Mark E. Sorrells
September 2007 - March 2008

Oke, John
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Lecturing: Global Perspectives on Marketing
Winston-Salem State University, School of Business & Economics, Managing and Marketing Dept, Winston-Salem, NC, c/o Dr. Suresh Gopalan
August 2007 - April 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Pena Barragan, Jose
Research Assistant, Department of Crop Protection, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish National Research Council, Vigo, Spain
Research: Integrating Remote Sensing and Modeling to Assess Temporal and Spatial Variability of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture
University of California--Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Richard E. Plant
March 2008 - February 2010

Rodriguez De Pece, Silvia
Director, Food Science and Technology Institute, National University of Santiago del Estero, Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
Research: Developing, Evaluating and Implementing Post-Harvest Techniques to Optimize the Health Properties of Horticultural Crops
Texas A&M University--College Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Horticultural Science, College Station, TX, c/o Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos
February 2008 - May 2008

Saleh, Aleh
Lecturer, Department of Agriculture, Economics and Society, University of Mataram, West Java, Indonesia
Research: Agricultural Communication Strategy to Promote Effective Teaching and Sustainable Agricultural Development
Oklahoma State University--Stillwater, Department of Agriculture Education, Communication and 4-H Youth Development, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Stillwater, OK, c/o Dr. Dwayne Cartmell
August 2007 - August 2008

Samarah, Nezar
Associate Professor, Department of Crop Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Slow Drying Effect on Desiccation Tolerance of Immature Seeds of Common Vetch in Association With the Accumulation of Soluble Sugars
Iowa State University, Crop Physiology and Production, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA, c/o Dr. Russell E. Mullen
September 2007 - May 2008

Siyal, Altaf Ali
Associate Professor, Department of Land and Water Management, Agricultural Engineering, Sind Agricultural University, Tandojam, Pakistan
Research: Improving the Leaching Efficiency of a Saline Clay Soil
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, George E. Brown Jr. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA, c/o Dr. Rien Van Genuchten
November 2007 - August 2008

Soto Valdez, Herlinda
Researcher, Division of Fruits and Vegetable Technology, Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD), Hermosillo, Mexico
Research: Influence of the Addition of A-Tocopherol and Resveratrol to Polylactic Acid Packaging and Its Potential Application to Improve the Shelf Life of Food Products
Michigan State University, School of Packaging, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. Rafael Auras
August 2007 - August 2008

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