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JAMAL Y. M. AYAD, Ph.D

Dept. of Horticulture & Crop Science

Faculty of Agriculture

The University of Jordan

Amman 11942, Jordan

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Education:

1. Ph.D.: Agronomy (Crop Physiology; 4.0/4.0 GPA) - Dept. of Plant and Soil

Science, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock-Texas. USA. August 1995 - August

1998.

2. M.Sc.: Plant Production (forage management; 85.8% GPA) - The University of

Jordan, Amman-Jordan. Sept. 1989 - June 1992

3. B.Sc.: Plant Production; 85.5 GPA- the University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan.

Sept. 1985 - June 1989.

Embloyment

1. Associate Professor: March 2011 up to date. Department of Horticulture and Crop

Science, The University of Jordan. Amman.

2. Assistant Professor: October 1998 March 2011. Department of Horticulture and Crop

Science, The University of Jordan. Amman.

3. Research Assistant: August, 1995-August, 1998. Department of Plant and Soil Science /

Texas Tech University - Texas.

4. Teaching and research Assistant: July, 1993 July, 1995. Department of Plant

Production / the University of Jordan- Amman.

5. Field Crop Researcher: Dec, 1992-June 1993. National Center for Agriculture Research

and Technology Transfer, Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan.

Research interests:

My research interest is to conduct basic research on major agronomic field crops, their

growth and production in response to abiotic stresses, mainly drought and salinity.

Understanding the effect of environmental stresses on plant growth and elucidating the

physiological factors that may contribute to plant stress tolerance Assessment of water and

nitrogen uptake and their impact on shoot and root growth, biomass accumulation and

partitioning of selected wheat and barley genotypes is going on in a joint project funded by

European Commission. More over I'm working with my colleagues on the enhancement of

drought tolerance of barley in Jordan via alteration of drought tolerance mechanisms of

local genotypes to improve their performance under water deficit conditions. At the same

time it is important for me to communicate research findings and technical information

related to crops management and production with other researchers and industry personnel.

Taught Courses:

Undergraduate Courses:

Plant physiology

Plant-soil-water relationships

Principles of plant production

Crop production

Graduate Courses:

Advanced crop physiology,

Stress physiology,

Plant growth regulators

Plant biochemistry.

Graduate Students Research Supervision:

1. Effect of Water Deficit Stress on Biomass Production of Two Atriplex Species; Co-

Supervisor

2. Responses of Root and Shoot Growth of Durum Wheat and Barley Plants to Different

Water and Nitrogen levels; Supervisor

3. Influence of Salinity in Irrigation Water and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Kochia and Soil

Chemical Properties; Supervisor.

4. Effect of Mepiqat Chloride and Ethephon on Enhancing Drought of Two Durum Wheat

Cultivars; Co-Supervisor

Other Academic Activities:

1. National Consultant for Low Rainfall Areas Program at National Center for Agricultural

Research and Extension (NCARE) January, 2008-December 2009

2. Traits Influencing Water x Nitrogen Interactions and Scope for Developing GECROSS.

Mini-Workshop held at the University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus,

United Kingdom. 28-30, Jan 2007

3. GECROSS Modelling. WatNitMED-workshop at the University of Wageningen,

Wageningen, the Netherlands. 10-11, Oct 2005.

4. Farmer participation in selection of wheat and barley landraces in Jordan/ Agro-

Biodiversity Project. University of Jordan. June 2004.

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5. On-farm conservation and management of target crop landraces and improved soil

fertility. University of Jordan. May, 2001.

Funded Research Projects:

1. May 2009, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research: 100000 $. Project

title: A Biotechnological approach to improve drought tolerance traits in local barley

genotypes.

2. January 2009, Higher Council for Science and Technology: 95000 $. Project title: A

Novel Biotechnological Approach to Improve Water Use Efficiency in Barley through

Regulating Stomatal Closure under Drought Conditions.

3. March 2007, University of Jordan, Deanship of Academic Research: 75000 $ over three

years. Project title: Enhancement of Drought Tolerance in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

by the Manipulation of Stress Responsive genes.

4. February, 2005, FP6 project funded by uropean Commission (INCO-MPC Program):

114,000 Euro over 4.3 years. Project title: Management Improvements of WUE and

NUE of Mediterranean Strategic Crops (Wheat and Barley).

5. January, 2000. GEF (global Environment Facility) project implemented by UNDP and

the national executing agency is NCARTT . Project title: Conservation and sustainable

use of dry-land agro-biodiversity in Jordan.

Ongoing Research:

1. A New Ecophysiology Laboratory for the University of Jordan. Integrative action

Funded by Agencia Espa ola de Cooperaci n Internacional para el Desarrollo

(AECID), University of Granada and University of Barcelona/ Spain and University of

Jordan/Jordan. December 13, 2011 to December 13, 2012.

2. Project related to A Biotechnological approach to improve drought tolerance traits in

local barley genotypes

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3. A project related to A Novel Biotechnological Approach to Improve Water Use

Efficiency in Barley through Regulating Stomatal Closure under Drought Conditions.

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Published Research:

1. Al-Debei, H.S., I. Makhadmeh, I. Abu-Al Ruz, A. Al-Abdallat, J. Ayad, N. Al Amin.

2012. Influence of different rootstocks on growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis

sativus L.) under the impact of soil-borne pathogens in Jordan. International Journal for

Food, Agriculture and Environment, 10(2): 343-349.

2. Saoub H., M. W. Akash, J. Y. Ayad. 2012. Agronomic potential of vetch landraces

from Jordan. Research on Crops J., 13(1): 206-213

3. Saoub, H., R. Al Tabini, K. Al Khalidi and J. Ayad. 2011. Effect of three water

harvesting techniques on forage shrub and natural vegetation in the badia of Jordan.

International Journal of Botany, 7(3): 230-236.

4. Ayad, J. 2011. Effects of salinity stress on germination, growth and some physiological

characteristics of Kochia plants (Kochia scoparia L.). Jordan Journal of Agricultural

Sciences, 7(2): 284-299.

5. Ayad, J., H. Saoub, and R. Ajjour. 2010. Influence of salinity and nitrogen application on

dry matter and ion accumulation in Kochia scoparia L. Schrader. Crop Research.40 (3):

40-52.

6. Ayad, J., A. Al-Abdallat, and Hani Saoub. 2010. Variation in root water and nitrogen

uptake and their interactive effects on growth and yield of spring wheat and barley

genotypes. International Journal of Botany, 6(4): 404-413.

7. Ayad, J. 2010. Comparative effects of CaCl2 and NaCl salinity on growth and ion

partitioning of Atriplex halimus L. DIRASAT, Agricultural Sciences Journal, 37 (2): 82-

90.

8. Ayad, J., M.N. Talhouni and H. Saoub. Variation in growth and water uptake of Atriplex

halimus and Atriplex nummularia plants in relation to water deficit. DIRASAT,

Agricultural Sciences Journal. 37 (2): 91-100.

9. Al-Bakri, J., A. Suleiman, F. Abdulla and J. Ayad. 2010. Potential impacts of climate

change on the rainfed agriculture of a semi-arid basin in Jordan. Journal of Physics and

Chemistry of the Earth, 35: 125-134.

10. Akash, M.W., A. Al-Abdallat, H. Saoub and J. Ayad. 2009. Molecular and field

comparison of selected barley cultivars for drought tolerance. Journal of New Seeds.10:

98-111.

11. Ibrahim, N., J. Ayad, M. Shatanawi and D. Badarneh. 2008. Root Growth and Water

Capture of Durum Wheat (Ttritcum turgidum L. var durum) and Barley (Hordeum

vulgare L.) in Response to Nitrogen and Irrigation Water. In Resource Capture by Crops:

Integrated Approaches, Annals of Applied Biologist, September,10-12, University of

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Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus. UK.

12. Slafer, G.A., M. karrou, F. Karam, C. Thabet, H.J. Spiertz, R. Dahan, J. Foulk, S.

Nogues, P. Peltonen-Sainio, R. Albrizio, J.Y. Ayad, H. J. Mellouli. 2007. WatNitMed

Management improvement of WUE and NUE of Mediterranean strategic crops (Wheat

and Barley). Proceeding of the International Conference on Water Saving in

Mediterranean Agriculture and Future Research Needs, Valencia, Italy 14-17, February.

Session 6: 291-299.

13. Al-Tabbal, J. A. and J. Y. Ayad. 2007. Effects of water stress conditions and plant

growth regulators on growth, yield, and yield components in durum wheat (Triticum

turgidum L. var durum) under the Jordan conditions. Journal of Agronomy. 6 (1): 100-

105.

14. Al-Tabbal J. A. O. M. Kafawin and. J. Y. Ayad. 2006. Influence of water Stress and

Plant Growth Regulators on Growth and Yield of Two Durum Wheat Cultivars (Triticum

turgidum L. var. durum). Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 2(2) 132-141.

15. Al-Tabbal J. A., J. Y. Ayad and O. M. Kafawin. 2005. Effect of Water Deficit and

various concentrations of mepiquat chloride and ethephon on biochemical constituents of

two durum wheat cultivars (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum). DIRASAT, Agricultural

Science, 32 (2):195-204.

16. Allen, V. G., K. R. Pond, K.E. Saker, J.P. Fontenot, C. P. Bagley, R. L. Ivy, R. R. Evans,

R. E. Schmidt, J. H. Fike, X. Zhang., J. Y. Ayad, C. P. Brown, M. F. Miller, J.

Montgomery, J. Mahan, D. B. Wester, and C. Melton. 2001. Tasco: Influence of brown

seaweed on antioxidants in forages and livestock A review. J. Anim. Sci. 79 (E.

Suppl.): E21 E31.

17. Dennis, S.B., V.G. Allen, K.A. Saker, J.P. Fontenot, J.Y. Ayad, and C.P. Brown. 1998.

Influence of Neotyphodium coenophialum on copper concentration in tall fescue. J. of

Anim. Sci. 76: 2687-2693.

18. Ayad, J.Y., J.E. Mahan, V.G. Allen, and C.P. Brown. 1997. Effect of Seaweed extract

and the endophyte in tall fescue on superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, and

ascrobate peroxidase under varying levels of moisture stress. In: M.J. Williams (ed) Proc.

Amer. Forage Grassl. Council, Vol. 6. Ft. Worth, TX, April 13-16. Amer. Forage Grassl.

Council, Georgetown, TX.

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