| Expert Name | Dr. Rian Baalbaki |
| Title | Associate Professor |
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| Institution | |
| City | Beirut |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Telephone | 961 1 350000 ext. 4507 |
| Email | rianbaal(at)aub.edu.lb |
| Work Experience | 1 - Evaluation, characterisation and conservation of wild plant biodiversity, and its sustainable use in agriculture.
2 - Drought and salinity stress effects on wild and cultivated crops.
3 - Exploring navel and traditional uses of our domesticated and wild plant resources for this region, and their use for agricultural and pest harvest purposes.
4 - Sustainable agricultural production in semi-arid region. |
| Qualifications | Phd in seed sciences, Michigan State University, 1989 |
| Number of Publications | 24 |
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| Publications | 1 - H. Zahreddine, C. Clubbe, R. Baalbaki, A. Ghalayini, and S.N. Talhouk, 2004. "Status of native species in breatered habitats: the case of Parratium maritimum". In Lebanon. Biological Conservation. In press.
2 - E.K. Barbour, S.H. Salman, R. Baalbaki and U.K. Sagherian, 2004. "Root yield of Echinacea purpurea L. Bench in relation to spacing in solarized soil and preservation of pressed root juice". Biological Agriculture and Horticulture. 22(2): 1-7.
3 - S. K. Yna, M. Bounejmate, J. Rynn, R. Baalbaki, A. Nassar, and A. Maacaroun, 2003. "Barley - Legumes rotations for semi-arid areas of Lebanon". European Jouranl of Agronomy. 19: 599-610.
4 - R. Zurayk, B. Sakkariyah, and R. Baalbaki, 2001. "Common hydrophytes as bioindicators of nickel, chromium and calcium pollution". Water, air and soil pollution.127: 373-388.
5 - R. Baalbaki, R. Zurayk, M. Adlan, and M.C. Saxera, 2000. "Effect of N-source and salinity level on salt accumulation of two chickpea genotypes". Journal of plant nutrition. 23(6): 805-814. |
| Discipline | Agricultural Sciences |
| Last updated | 22/01/2007 10:47:00 |
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