Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy (with Honours).

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (ENSAIA)-Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL), Nancy, France.Dissertation: Photosynthesis, assimilate partitioning, and rhizodeposition in corn (Zea mays L.) subjected to soil compaction.


Master of Science in Agronomy.

ENSAIA-INPL, Nancy, France.Thesis: Effect of soil compaction on root morphology of corn.

Bachelor of Science in Plant Production and Protection.

An-Najah National Univ., Nablus, Palestine.

Research Areas:

• Agronomic management for biofuel crop production
• Enhancing nutritional value of Ontario soybeans
• Control of leaf fugal diseases in cereals

Expertises:

• Sustainable crop and fruit-tree production systems
• Soil and water conservation
• Plant water relations and crop ecophysiology

Affiliations:

• Canadian Society of Agronomy
• Canadian Weed Science Society
• World Association of Soil and Water Conservation.

Current Research Projects / Interests:

• Evaluation of biomass crops as an industrial energy source
• Evaluation of different entries of miscanthus for biomass production
• Improving nutraceutical concentrations in soybean seeds
• Optimization of cereal leaf disease control

Selected Publications:

Qadir M., Tubeileh A., Akhtar J., Larbi A., Minhas P.S., Khan M.A., 2008. Productivity enhancement of salt-prone land and water resources through crop diversification. Land Degradation and Development 19, 429-453.

Tubeileh A ., Bruggeman A., Turkelboom F., 2004. Growing olives and other tree species in marginal dry environments. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria. 106 p. ISBN: 9291271571.

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Thomas R.J., El-Dessougi H., Tubeileh A., 2006. Soil System Management under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions. In: N. Uphoff et al. (eds.), Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. pp. 41-55. ISBN: 1574445839.

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Turkelboom F., Tubeileh A., La Rovere R., Bruggeman A., 2007. Furrow-enhanced runoff harvesting for olives. In: Liniger and Critchley (eds.), Where the Land is Greener – WOCAT Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies. ISBN: 9789290813392. pp. 221-224.

Turkelboom F., Tubeileh A., La Rovere R., Bruggeman A., 2007. Participatory technology development. In: Liniger and Critchley (eds.), Where the Land is Greener – WOCAT Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies. ISBN: 9789290813392. pp. 225-228.

Tubeileh A., Groleau-Renaud V., Plantureux S., Guckert A., 2003. Effect of soil compaction on photosynthesis and carbon partitioning within a maize-soil system. Soil & Tillage Research. 71, 151-161.

Traore O., Groleau-Renaud V., Plantureux S., Tubeileh A., Boeuf-Tremblay V., 2000. Effect of natural and modelled root exudates on soil structure. European Journal of Soil Science 51, 575-581.

Groleau-Renaud V., Plantureux S., Tubeileh A., Guckert A., 2000. Influence of microflora and composition of root bathing solution on root exudation of maize plants. Journal of Plant Nutrition 23, 1283-1301.