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  • Prof. Muhammad Farooq

  • Title: Professor & Head of the Department
  • Office No. 218
  • Ext. 24141214
  • Email: farooqcp@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Agronomy, Allelopathy, Crop Physiology, Seed Biology
  • Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy

  • Curriculum vitae

           
 
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  • Prof. Abdullah Al-Sadi

  • Title: Professor
  • Office No. 109
  • Ext. 24143671
  • 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

  • Curriculum vitae
           
 
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  • Dr. Ahmed Al-Maskri

  • Title: Associate professor
  • Office No. 211
  • Ext. 24141225
  • Email: maskri99@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Plant Physiology
  • Education: Ph.D. in Crop Physiology

  • Curriculum vitae

      
 
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  • Prof. Rashid Al-Yahyai

  • Title: Professor & Dean, CAMS
  • Office No. 1015
  • Ext. 24141208
  • 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

  • Curriculum vitae

            
 
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  • Dr. Ahmad Nawaz

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Office No. 210
  • Ext. 24141217
  • Email: a.nawaz1@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Entomology, Toxicology, Biological control
  • Education: Ph.D. in Toxicology

  • Curriculum vitae

         
 
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  • Dr. M. Mumtaz Khan

  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Office No. 1021
  • Ext. 24141216
  • 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 Sciences (Horticulture)

  • Curriculum vitae

           
 
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  • Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Shahid

  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Office No. 116
  • Ext. 24141209
  • Email: mshahid@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Epidemiology of plant viruses, Virus host interaction
  • Education: Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology

  • Curriculum vitae

           
 
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  • Prof. Velazhahan Rethinasamy

  • Title: Professor
  • Office No. 212
  • Ext. 24143646
  • Email: velazhahan@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Biological control; Molecular Plant Pathology; Mycotoxins
  • Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology

  • Curriculum vitae

           
 
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  • Dr. Sovetgul Asekova

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Office No. 222
  • Ext. 24143623
  • 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

  • Curriculum vitae

           
 
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  • Dr. Waleed Mubarak Al Busaidi

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Office No. 220B
  • Ext. 24143615
  • Email: waleedm@squ.edu.om
  • Field of Interest: Organic farming, soil health, sustainable agriculture, plant physiology
  • Education: Ph.D. in Crop Sciences

  • Curriculum vitae
 
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