Assoc Prof Dr. Samira Maatallah, Plant Hysiology, Best Researcher Award

🏢 Professional Experience:

Dr. Maatallah has accumulated extensive teaching and research experience in plant ecophysiology. She served as a contractual assistant at the Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet and the Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa from 2004 to 2009, teaching Plant Physiology and Plant Biology. From 2011 to 2016, she was a contract research assistant at CRRA Sidi Bouzid, where she focused on agricultural research. Since 2016, she has been a Professor Assistant of Agricultural Higher Education at IRESA/CRRA. Her research includes several national projects, such as studying nitrate accumulation in vegetables and the use of local seeds for potato production. She has also coordinated scientific collaboration agreements to evaluate new peach varieties in Central Tunisia.

Research Interests:

Dr. Maatallah’s research interests include plant ecophysiology, salinity tolerance, ion transport, water stress response, and the biochemical analysis of plants. She has focused on physiological and biochemical responses of plants to various environmental stresses, including water and salinity stress, as well as the analysis of osmocompatible compounds and essential oils.