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Dr. Muhammad Farooq
Title: Associate Professor & Head of the Department
Office No. 218
Ext. 1214
Email: farooqcp@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Agronomy, Allelopathy, Crop Physiology, Seed Biology
Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Supervsion:

Prof. Abdullah Al-Sadi
Title: Professor & Dean, CAMS
Office No. 2012
Ext. 1200
Email: alsadi@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Soil borne fungal diseases, Fungal diversity, Phytoplasma and viral diseases, Biological control
Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, The University of Queensland , Australia
Supervsion:

Dr. Ahmed Al-Maskri
Title: Associate professor
Office No. 211
Ext. 1225
Email: maskri99@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Plant Physiology
Education: Ph.D. Crop Physiology, University of Durham, UK
Supervsion:

Prof. Rashid Al-Yahyai
Title: Professor
Office No. 1015
Ext. 1208
Email: alyahyai@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Horticulture production, agroecology, biodiversity, environmental stress physiology (with emphasis on nutrient deficiency, drought, salinity and heat stress).
Education: Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, USA
Supervsion:

Dr. Rhonda R. Janke
Title: Associate Professor
Office No. 210
Ext. 1217
Email: rhonda@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Organic farming, soil quality, sustainable agriculture
Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Cornell University, USA
Supervsion:

Dr. Ali Khalfan Al-Wahaibi
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 1009
Ext. 1220
Email: awahaibi@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Biology, ecology, and management of dubas bug, pest of date palm, Fruit feeding Tephritid fruit flies in Oman and their Management, Tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, distribution and management, Taxonomy and biology of leafhoppers and planthoppers and their egg parasitoids, Pollination of cucurbits by honeybees in greenhouses, Arthropod fauna of Oman
Education: Ph.D. in Entomology, University of California, Riverside, USA
Supervsion:

Dr. Amna Al-Ruheili
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 214
Ext. 1213
Email: alruheli@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Research Interest: surface flooding, species modeling, sediments modeling, GIS application in environment, and residential and public spaces designs.
Education: Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California - Berkeley, USA
Supervsion:

Dr. M. Mumtaz Khan
Title: Associate Professor
Office No. 1021
Ext. 1216
Email: mumtaz@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Agricultural water productivity, Protected horticulture (Vertical Horticulture/hydroponics), Abiotic stress in horticultural crop plants, Non-conventional crops (cut flowers), Biochar production and usage, Sustainable Agriculture, Fruit and vegetable production
Education: Ph. D. in Plant Sci./Horticulture, University of Sheffield, UK
Supervsion:

Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Shahid
Title: Associate Professor
Office No. 116
Ext. 1209
Email: mshahid@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Epidemiology of plant viruses, Virus host interaction
Education: Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology/Plant Molecular Virology, NIBGE, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Supervsion:

Prof. Velazhahan Rethinasamy
Title: Professor
Office No. 212
Ext. 3646
Email: velazhahan@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Biological control; Molecular Plant Pathology; Mycotoxins
Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
Supervsion:

Dr. Sovetgul Asekova
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 222
Ext. 3623
Email: a.sovetgul@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Quantitative genetics, and statistical analysis of quantitative data (QTL mapping, association mapping, BLUP); Genotype x environment (G x E) interaction; Molecular techniques for selection (MAS); Application of genomic tools for plant breeding; Bioinformatics
Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Supervsion:

	Dr. Muhammad Farooq Title: Associate Professor & Head of the Department Office No. 218 Ext. 1214 Email: farooqcp@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Agronomy, Allelopathy, Crop Physiology, Seed Biology Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Supervsion:

	Prof. Abdullah Al-Sadi Title: Professor & Dean, CAMS Office No. 2012 Ext. 1200 Email: alsadi@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Soil borne fungal diseases, Fungal diversity, Phytoplasma and viral diseases, Biological control Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, The University of Queensland , Australia Supervsion:

	Dr. Ahmed Al-Maskri Title: Associate professor Office No. 211 Ext. 1225 Email: maskri99@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Plant Physiology Education: Ph.D. Crop Physiology, University of Durham, UK Supervsion:

	Prof. Rashid Al-Yahyai Title: Professor Office No. 1015 Ext. 1208 Email: alyahyai@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Horticulture production, agroecology, biodiversity, environmental stress physiology (with emphasis on nutrient deficiency, drought, salinity and heat stress). Education: Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, USA Supervsion:

	Dr. Rhonda R. Janke Title: Associate Professor Office No. 210 Ext. 1217 Email: rhonda@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Organic farming, soil quality, sustainable agriculture Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Cornell University, USA Supervsion:

	Dr. Ali Khalfan Al-Wahaibi Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 1009 Ext. 1220 Email: awahaibi@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Biology, ecology, and management of dubas bug, pest of date palm, Fruit feeding Tephritid fruit flies in Oman and their Management, Tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, distribution and management, Taxonomy and biology of leafhoppers and planthoppers and their egg parasitoids, Pollination of cucurbits by honeybees in greenhouses, Arthropod fauna of Oman Education: Ph.D. in Entomology, University of California, Riverside, USA Supervsion:

	Dr. Amna Al-Ruheili Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 214 Ext. 1213 Email: alruheli@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Research Interest: surface flooding, species modeling, sediments modeling, GIS application in environment, and residential and public spaces designs. Education: Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California - Berkeley, USA Supervsion:

	Dr. M. Mumtaz Khan Title: Associate Professor Office No. 1021 Ext. 1216 Email: mumtaz@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Agricultural water productivity, Protected horticulture (Vertical Horticulture/hydroponics), Abiotic stress in horticultural crop plants, Non-conventional crops (cut flowers), Biochar production and usage, Sustainable Agriculture, Fruit and vegetable production Education: Ph. D. in Plant Sci./Horticulture, University of Sheffield, UK Supervsion:

	Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Shahid Title: Associate Professor Office No. 116 Ext. 1209 Email: mshahid@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Epidemiology of plant viruses, Virus host interaction Education: Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology/Plant Molecular Virology, NIBGE, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan Supervsion:

	Prof. Velazhahan Rethinasamy Title: Professor Office No. 212 Ext. 3646 Email: velazhahan@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Biological control; Molecular Plant Pathology; Mycotoxins Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India Supervsion:

	Dr. Sovetgul Asekova Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 222 Ext. 3623 Email: a.sovetgul@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Quantitative genetics, and statistical analysis of quantitative data (QTL mapping, association mapping, BLUP); Genotype x environment (G x E) interaction; Molecular techniques for selection (MAS); Application of genomic tools for plant breeding; Bioinformatics Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Kyungpook National University, South Korea Supervsion:

Dr. Muhammad Farooq

Prof. Abdullah Al-Sadi

Dr. Ahmed Al-Maskri

Prof. Rashid Al-Yahyai

Dr. Rhonda R. Janke

Dr. Ali Khalfan Al-Wahaibi

Dr. Amna Al-Ruheili

Dr. M. Mumtaz Khan

Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Shahid

Prof. Velazhahan Rethinasamy

Dr. Sovetgul Asekova