Dr. Munir Aziz Noah Turk

Name           : Munir Aziz Noah Turk
Place          : Amman, Jordan.
Date of Birth  : April, 1, 1953
Nationality    : Jordanian
Marital Status : Married with three children

Field of Specialization :

Field Crops (Agronomy & Ecology of Forage crops)
Department : Crop Production
Faculty    : Agriculture
University : Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST),
             Irbid, Jordan
Position   : Professor

Mailing Address:

Crop Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture,
Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan

Tel    : 7201000 Ext. 22251 (Office)
       : 5810105 (Home)
Mobile : 0777519937
P.O. Box & Postal code: 3030, Irbid, 22110 Jordan.

Educational qualifications

Degree Field of Specialization University Place Year of Graduation

1978, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Crop Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan.

1981, Master of Science, Crop Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan.

1988, Doctor of Philosophy, in Pasture & Forage Agronomy/ Ecology, University of Sheffield, England.

Professional experience (Position, Date, Place)

Professor : Jordan University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture. 2004 – present

Fulbright Scholar : Visiting Scientist, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. (2004-2005).

Associate Professor : Jordan University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture. (1999-2004).

Assistant Professor : Jordan University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture. (1991– 999)

Head of Department :(Plant production Department), Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science & Technology (Just), (1999-2000).

Research Associate : Pasture, Forage and Livestock Improvement Program. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Aleppo, Syria. (1984-1991)

Research Associate : Food Legume Improvement Program. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Aleppo, Syria. (1981–1984)


Publication in International Journals

1. Saxena, M. C., Murinda, M. V., Turk, M.A. and Trabulsi, N. 1983. Productivity and water use of Lentil as affected by date of sowing. LENS 10, 26-28

2. Turk, M.A and Al-Jamali, A. 1998. Effects of varying nitrogen supply at different stages on yield and yield components of barley in semi-arid conditions. Crop Research. 15(1): 11 - 20.

3. Turk, M. A. 1997. Comparison between common vetch and barley to phosphorus fertilizer. Legume Research. 20 (3/4): 141-147.

4. Turk, M. A. 1998. Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus levels on Barley cultivars grown in semi-arid conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 181 (4): 257-262.

5. Munir A. Turk. 1998. Oldman saltbush seed treatment for germination improvement. Agricultura Tropica et subtropica. 31:53-59.

6. Turk, M. A. 1999. Effect of sowing rate and irrigation on dry biomass and grain yield of Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia ) and Narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 69 (6): 438-43.

7. Turk, M. A. 1999. Effect of sowing date and plant population on seed and herbage yield in common vetch (Vicia sativa). Legume Research. 22 (2): 71-76.

8. Hani Z. Ghosheh, Khalid, H. Hameed, Munir, A. Turk, and Abbas, F. Al-Jamali. 1999. Olive (Olea europea) Jift Suppress Broomrape (Orobanche spp.) Infection in Faba bean (Vicia faba), Pea (Pisum sativum), and Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Weed Technology. 13: 457-460

9. Munir A. Turk. 2000. Productivity of barley and common vetch under different cropping systems in a Mediterranean type environment. Crop Research. 19 (2): 175 - 183.

10. Turk, M. A. and M. K. Shatanawi. 2001. Effect of timing nitrogen application at different development stages on the yield and yield components of barley. Crop Research 21 (3): 253-260

11. Tawaha, A. M. and M. A. Turk, 2001. Effects of dates and rates of sowing on yield and yield components of Narbon vetch under semi-arid condition. Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 49(1) : 103-105

12. Turk, A. M. and A. M. Tawaha 2001. Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) productivity as influenced by rate and method of phosphate placement in Mediterranean environment. Agricoltura Mediterranea. 131:108-111

13. Tawaha, A. M. and Turk M. A. 2002. Response of Tetragonolobus palaestinus Boiss to several frequencies of hand weeding. Acta Agronomica Hungarica.50 (1):91-93.

14. Turk, A. M. and A. M. Tawaha 2001. Effect of time and frequency of weeding on growth, yield and economics of chickpea and lentil. Research on Crop 2(2): 103-107.

15. Tawaha, A. R., Turk, M.A. and G. A. Maghaereh. 2001. Field pea response to several frequencies of hand weeding under Mediterranean environment. Crop Research. 22 (2): 161-163.

16. Tawaha, A. M., M. A. Turk and G. A. Maghaireh. 2001. Morphological and yield traits of Awnless barley as affected by date and rate of sowing under Mediterranean condition. Crop Research 22 (3): 311-313.

17. Tawaha, A. R., Turk, M.A. and G. A. Maghaereh. 2002. Response of Barley to herbicide versus weed control under semi-arid conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science.188 (2):106-112

18. Tawaha A. M. and M. A. Turk. 2001. Crop-weed studies in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) under rainfed conditions. Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 49(3): 299-303.

19. Turk, M. A. 2001. Effect of phosphorus application on narbon vetch and barley under open and controlled conditions. Agricoltura Mediterranea. 131:112-117.

20. Turk, M. A. 2001. Population density of six row barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in semi-arid conditions in Jordan. Crop Research. 22(1): 1-3

21. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2001. Wheat response to 2, 4-D application at two growth stages under semi-arid conditions. Acta Agronomica Hungarica. 49(4): 387-391

22. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2001. Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) response to seeding rate, seeding date, rate and method of phosphorus application in a Mediterranean type environment. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Sciences.7 (6): 615-621

23. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Onion (Allium cepa L.) as influenced by rate and method of phosphorus placement. Crop Research. 23(1): 105-107

24. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Crop-weed competition studies in garlic (Allium sativum L.) under irrigated condition. Crop Research. 23(2): 321-323

25. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Effect of dates of sowing and seed size on yield and yield components of local faba bean under semi-arid condition. Legume Research. 25(4):301-302

26. Turk, M.A., A.F. Al-Jamali, and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Effect of seeding rate and ethrel spray on the morphology and the yield traits of irrigated faba bean [Vicia faba (L) major]. Crop Research. 23(2): 305-307

27. A.T. Munir. 2002. Influence of varying seeding rates and nitrogen levels on yield and yield components of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.cv. Rum) in the semi-arid region of Jordan. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Research. 53 (1): 13-18

28. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha and N.H. Samarah. 2003. The response of wild oats (Avena fatua L.) to sowing rate and herbicide application. African Journal of Range and Forage Science.20(3): 239-242

29. Tawaha, A. M. and Turk M. A. 2002. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) productivity as influenced by rate and method of phosphate placement in a Mediterranean environment. Acta Agronomica Hungarica. 50(2): 197-201

30. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha and M. Shatnawi 2003. Response of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) to plant density, sowing date, phosphorus fertilization and Ethephon application in the absence of moisture stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 189:1-6

31. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Effect of sowing rates and weed control methods on winter wheat under Mediterranean environment. Pakistan Journal of Agronomy. 1(1): 25-27

32. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Inhibitory effects of aqueous extracts from black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) on germination and growth of wheat. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 5(3): 278-280

33. Turk, A. M. and A. M. Tawaha 2001. Lentil response to several frequency of hand weeding. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(2):137-140

34. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Inhibitory effects of aqueous extracts of black mustard (Brassica nigra l.) on germination and growth of lentil. Pakistan Journal of Agronomy. 1(1): 28-30

35. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Response of sorghum genotypes to weed management under Mediterranean conditions .Pakistan Journal of Agronomy.1 (1): 31-33

36. Turk, M.A. and A. M. Tawaha.2002. Responses of winter wheat to seeding rate with or without Ethrel spray under irrigation. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 8(1): 37-42

37. Al-Jamali, A. F., Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Effect of Ethephon spraying at three developmental stages of barley planted in arid and semi-arid Mediterranean locations. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 188 (4):254-259

38. M. A. Turk and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Effect of variable sowing ratios and sowing rates of bitter vetch on the herbage yield of barley-bitter vetch mixed cropping. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 1(4):467 - 469

39. M. A. Turk and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Response of winter wheat to applied N with or without Ethrel sprays under irrigation planted in semi-arid environments. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 1(4):464 - 466

40. Tawaha A. M. and M. A. Turk. 2002. Effect of dates and rates of sowing on yield and yield components of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) under semi arid conditions. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 5(5): 531-532

41. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Awnless barley response to hand weeding and 2,4-D application at two growth stages under Mediterranean environment. Weed Biology and Management. 2: 163-168.

42. Turk, M. A. 2002. Genotype x Environment interaction of seed yield and seed index in better vetch. Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 50(2): 203 - 207

43. M. El-Shatnawi and M. Turk. 2002. Dry matter accumulation and chemical composition of saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) grown in Mediterranean desert shrub lands. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 45: 139-144

44. Munir A. Turk, and Abdel-Rahman M. Tawaha. 2002. Impact of seeding rate, seeding date, rate and method of phosphorus application in faba bean (Vicia faba L. Minor) in the absence of moisture stress. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment. 6 (3): 171-178

45. M. El-Shatnawi, M. Turk and H. Soub. 2003. Effect of sowing rate on growth and protein contents of wall barley grown under Mediterranean conditions. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 20(1): 53-57

46. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2003. Weed control in cereal in Jordan. Crop Protection. 22:239-246

47. Turk, M. A., M. K. Shatnawi, and A. M. Tawaha. 2003. Inhibitory effects of aqueous extracts of black mustard on germination and growth of alfalfa. Weed Biology and Management. 3(1): 37 - 40

48. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha and N. Samarah. 2003. Effects of seeding rate and date, and phosphorus application on growth and yield of narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis). Agronomie. 23:355-358

49. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2003. Allelopathic effect of black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) on germination and growth of wild oat (Avena fatua L.). Crop Protection. 22: 673-677

50. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Irrigated winter barley response to seeding rates and weed control methods under Mediterranean environments. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 8: 175-180

51. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Response of six- row- barley crop to seeding rate and weed control methods under moisture stress. Agricoltura Mediterranea. 132(3-4): 208-214

52. Turk, M. A, A. M. Tawaha, H. Taifor, A. Al-Ghzawi, I. W. Musallam, G.A. Maghaireh, Y. I. Al-Omari. 2003. Two row barley response to plant density, date of seeding and rate and method of phosphorus application in the absence of moisture stress. Asian Journal of Plant Science. 2(2):180-183.

53. Turk, M. A, A.M. Tawaha, N. Samarah and N. Allataifeh.2003. The Response of Awnless Six Row Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) To Nitrogen Fertilizer Application and Weed Control Methods in the Absence of Moisture Stress. Pakistan Journal of Agronomy. 2(2):101-108

54. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2002. Seed germination and seedling growth of two barley cultivars under moisture stress Research on Crop. 3 (3): 467- 472

55. Moh'd Khair J. El-Shatnaw, Louy Z. Al-Qurran, Khalil I. Ereifej and Munir Turk. 2003. Defoliation of wall barley under sub-humid Mediterranean condition. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 54: 53-58

56. Turk, M. A., Hameed, K.M., Aqeel, A. M. and Tawaha, A. M. 2003. Nutritional status of durum wheat grown in soil supplemented with olive mills by-products. Agrochimica.Vol. XLVII- 5(6): 209- 219

57. Samarah, N.H., Allataifeh, N., Turk, M.A. and Tawaha, A.M. 2004. Seed germination and dormancy of fresh and air-dried seeds of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) harvested at different stages of maturity. Seed Sci. & Technol., 32, 11-19

58. Tawaha A. M. and M. A. Turk. 2003. Allelopathic effect of black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) on germination and growth of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 189:298-303

59. Tawaha A. M. and M. A. Turk. 2004. Field pea seeding management for semi-arid Mediterranean conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 190: 86-92

60. Turk, M. A. and A. M. Tawaha. 2001. Influenced of rate and method of phosphorus placement to Garlic (Allium sativum L.) in a Mediterranean environment. Journal of Applied Horticulture. 3(2): 115-116

61. Tawaha A. M., Singh, V. P.,Turk, M. A. and Zheng, W. 2003. A review of growth, yield components and yield of barley as influenced by genotypes, herbicides and fertilizer application. Research on Crops, 4(1): 1-9

62. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha, O. Nikus and M. Rifaee. 2003. Impact of cultural practices on yield variability of semiarid wall barley (Hordeum murineum L). International Journal of Agriculture & Biology.5 (4):432- 434.

63. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha, O. Nikus and M. Rifaee. 2003. Response of six-row barley to seeding rate with or without Ethrel spray in the absence of moisture stress. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology.5 (4):416- 418.

64. Samarah, N. H., N. Allataifeh, M. A. Turk and A. M. Tawaha.2003. Effect of maturity stage on germination and dormancy of fresh and air-dried seeds of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia L.). New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 46: 347-354

65. Rifaee, M, M. A. Turk and A. M. Tawaha.2004. Effect of seed size and plant population density on yield and yield components of local faba bean (Vicia faba L. major). International Journal of Agriculture & Biology. 6(2): 294-299

66. Turk, M. A, 2003. Pasture Legume Biodiversity in the Northern Areas of Jordan. Proc. 25th EUCARPIA Fodder Crop and Amenity Grasses Section Meeting. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed. 39, (Special Issue): 255-257

67. Turk, M. A., A. M. Tawaha and K. Dong Lee. 2004. Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Three Lentil Cultivars under Moisture Stress. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 3(3): 394-397

68. O. Nikus, A. R. M. Al-Tawaha and M. A. Turk. 2004. Effect of manure supplemented with phosphate fertilizer on the fodder yield and quality of two sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor L.). Bioscience Research, 1(1): 1-7

69. A.R.M. Al-Tawaha, Munir A. Turk, K.D. Lee, W.J. Zheng, Mohammad Ababneh, Girma Abebe and Iyad W. Musallam. 2005. Impact of fertilizer and herbicide application on performance of ten barley genotypes grown in North-eastern Part of Jordan. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 7(2): 162-166

Publications in non refereed journals

1. Munir A. Turk, Tamimi, S and N. Haddad. 1996. Field Crops. 2323, Textbook, Publication of Al-Quads Open University, Amman, Jordan. In Arabic. First edition 1994

2. Munir A. Turk. 1998. Effect of actual and simulated grazing on the yield and its components of barley. The 38th science Week. Nov.7-12. Homs, Syria

3. Munir A. Turk and Rania Esso. 1998. Barley: common vetch productivity under different cropping systems in Mediterranean environment. The 38th science Week Nov.7-12. Homs, Syria

4. Munir A. Turk. 2002. Jojoba, the suitable shrub for semi-arid area. Agricultural Engineers Journal. 71:55-56. In Arabic

5. Munir A. Turk. 1999. Maintain Arable lands for providing food. Agricultural Engineers Journal. 65:89-93. In Arabic

6. Munir A. Turk. 2002. Comparative study of two forages legume species for their performance at different levels of organic manure. China International grassland conference. The conference of the Chinese grassland society. May 20-24. Beijing. China.

7. Haddad, N and M. Turk, 2002. Medicinal and herbal plants cultivation. Technical report. Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology transfer (NCARTT). Conservation of Medicinal and herbal Project preparation grant/GEF TF 023719.

8. Munir A. Turk. 2003. Pasture legume biodiversity in the Northern areas of Jordan. The 25th EUCARPIA Fodder crops and Amenity grasses. September, 1-4. Brno, Czech Republic.

International Activities

1. Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Research on Crop” (2000-2003). International Journal. India

2. Associate Editor of the journal “Asian Journal of Plant Sciences” (2004– present). ANSInet. Asian Network for scientific Information. Pakistan.

3. Regional Editor of the journal “Bioscience Research” (2004– present). ANSInet. Asian Network for scientific Information. Pakistan.

4. Member of the International Terminology Revision Committee for Grazing lands and Grazing Animals. Mississippi State University. USA.

5. Member, Research Board of Advisors, American Biographical Institute, USA 2002

6. Member, the Weed Science Society of Japan (WSSJ), Tokyo, Japan

Conferences and Training courses

1. Utilization of Expert Systems in Agricultural Research and Production. Regional Training course. Cairo, Egypt. 8-19 October 2000. The Central Laboratory for Agricultural Expert Systems (CLAES, Cairo, Egypt) and The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Aleppo, Syria.

2. Utilization of Expert Systems in Agricultural Research and Production. Follow-up Training Workshop. Cairo, Egypt. 12-16 October 2002. The Central Laboratory for Agricultural Expert Systems (CLAES, Cairo, Egypt) and The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Aleppo, Syria.

3. Comparative study of two forages legume species for their performance at different levels of organic manure. China International grassland conference. The conference of the Chinese grassland society. May 20-24., 2002. Beijing. China.

4. Productivity of barley (Hordeum vulgare L) and common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) under different cropping systems. Rania Butros and Munir Turk. 38 The Science Week, 7 – 12, November, Homs, Syria. 1998. Book 3, part 1.pp 355- 367.

5. Effect of simulative and real grazing on yield and yield components of six row barley (Hordeum vulgare L). Munir Turk. 38 The Science Week, 7 – 12, November, Homs, Syria. 1998. Book 3, part 1.pp 63- 75.

6. Evaluation of two barley cultivars in terms of their responses to herbicide applications at several growth stages. 5 The science day, Faculty of Agriculture. Jordan University of Science & Technology. 14, May, 2002. Irbid, Jordan

Teaching

Teaching the following courses at the University, (Subject Level)

1. Introduction to plant Science (B.Sc.)
2. Green Forage Production (B.Sc.)
3. Field Crop Production (B.Sc.)
4. Seminar in Plant Production (B.Sc.)
5. Industrial crops (B.Sc.)
6. Crop Science (B.Sc.)
7. Advance forage Crops (M.Sc.)
8. Cereal and Pulse Crops (M.Sc.)

Post graduate students supervision

a) Supervisor of nine M.Sc. students (graduated).
b) Member of the examining committee for ten M.Sc. students at Just.
c) External Examiner for six M.Sc. students at University of Jordan.
d) External Examiner for three PhD students at University of Jordan.
e) External Examiner for one PhD student at University of Faisalabad
   Pakistan.