Professor Dr. Rafik Saleh

PERSONAL DATA:

Name:	Rafik Ali SALEH
Date of Birth:	June 1952
Place of Birth:	Lattakia, Syria
Marital Status:	Married
Address:	Syrian Arab Republic, Damascus, Mashro'o Doumar, Building No. 21/a. The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD).
P.O. Box:	2440, Damascus, Syria
Tel:	(Res.) (00963 11 3118021) (Office) ( 00963 11 5743017) (00963 11 5743087) (Mobile) (009636 944 000916
Fax:	00963 11 5743063
Email:	acsad@net.sy

EDUCATION:

Degree	Institution	University	Field	Date earned
B. Sc.	Faculty of Agriculture	Damascus	Field Crops	1973
Ph. D.	Russian Kooban Institute	Russia, Soviet Union.	Agricultural Sciences.	1980

LANGUAGES:  

Arabic: Mother tongue.

Russian (writing and reading): Fluently.

English (writing and reading): Very good.

EXPERIENCES:
	I worked in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform for a period of 12 years occupying the following positions:
	1. Researcher in the Field Crops Division in the Agricultural Research Directorate. 2. Director General of the Agricultural Research Directorate. 3. Director of the Agricultural Production Unit in the General Institution of the State Farms. 4. Director of the Agricultural Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. 5. Member of the Higher Council for Medicinal Plants in the Syrian Arab Republic (since 1985), which includes 12 professors from different faculties (Pharmacy, Medicine, and Agriculture), in addition to representatives from the Ministry of Health. 6. Supervision on the establishment and development of the first medicinal plant factory in Syria, which belongs to the Administration of Productive Projects, Ministry of Defense. 7. Assistant Professor, Field Crops Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Damascus (1992 – 1997). 8. Associate Professor, Field Crops Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Damascus (1997 – 1999). 9. Head of Field Crops Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Damascus (1999 – 2000). 10. Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria. 11. Expert in the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) - Head of the Research Stations Section. 12. Head of the Office of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development in Syria (2004 – 2008).

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS:

1. Influence of the treatment of rice seeds with different concentrations of zinc (Zn⁺²) on plant growth and productivity.

2. Effect of the application of zinc in the soil on the productivity of rice crop.

3. Impact of the foliar spray of zinc solutions during tillering phase on growth development and productivity of rice crop.

4. Anatomical and chemical study on the Rosmarinus officinalis.

5. Experience of the Productive Projects Administration in the field of medicinal plants.

6. Importance of medicinal plants of the Apiaceae.

7. A study on the medicinal importance of Syrian Thymus syriacus oil.

8. A study on some of the medicinal characteristics of the Labiaceae.

9. Study of the stability of the effective ingredient in the roots of Ferula herminia.

10. Evaluation of the response of some local barely varieties for osmotic stress tolerance during the initial growth stages.

11. A study on some of the socio-economic factors of the vegetable growers in the countryside of Damascus.

12. Evaluation of the Syrian experience in the field of cultivation and investment of medicinal plants.

13. Effect of fertilization on the growth and productivity of Syrian Thymus syriacus.

PUBLISHED BOOKS:

1. Production and Technology of Leguminous Crops.

2. Aromatic and Medicinal Plants.

3. Sugar and Oilseed Crops.

SUPERVISED DISSERTATIONS: 

M. Sc. Thesis: Effect of Chemical Fertilization on Growth and Development of Syrian Thymus syriacus. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIUMS:

1. "Medicinal Plants in Syria" a workshop organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Syria, 1993.

2. Application of the modern cultural techniques in agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 1998.

3. Economy of Agriculture in the Islamic World, AL-Azhar University, Egypt, 1999.

TEACHING COURSES:

1. Production and Technology of Cereals and Leguminous Crops.

2. Production of Leguminous Crops.

3. Aromatic and Medicinal Plants.

4. Production of Sugar and Oilseed Crops.

5. Production of Field Crops.

SCIENTIFIC VISITS:

Country	Year of visit	Purpose of the visit/Subject
Bulgaria	1982	The Bulgarian experience in the field of dwarf fruit trees genetic resources.
Morocco	1986	Moroccan experience in the field of soil reclamation.
Italy	1988	Attending an FAO Conference on the world experience in the field of afforestation.
Sultanate of Oman	1988	Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization for the Middle East Countries.
Germany	1994	Visiting farms and factories of medicinal plants in Nuremberg city.
Germany	2000	Visiting Humboldt University, Agricultural Institute.
France	1994	Visiting farms and factories of medicinal plants in some famous regions.
United Arab Emirates	1995	Attending a Conference on medicinal plants.
Jordan	1998	The Arab Conference on Medicinal Plants, University of Technology, Amman.
Egypt	1998	Conference of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.
Egypt	1999	Islamic World Economy Conference.
Spain	2000	International Conference on Some of the Distinguished Industrial and Agricultural Trials.
China	2000	Experience of China in treatment by medicinal plants.