Dr. Nawal AlHajaj | Crop Science | Research Excellence Award
National Agricultural Research Center NARC | Jordan
Dr. Nawal Abdo M. Abu Q. Alhajaj is a senior researcher and Head of the Cereals and Legumes Research Division at the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan. She holds a PhD in Horticulture and Field Crops from the University of Jordan, with earlier degrees in field crop production and plant production. With nearly two decades of research experience, her work focuses on wheat and barley breeding, participatory and evolutionary plant breeding, crop genetic resources, and climate change adaptation. She has led several national and international projects, published extensively, received multiple awards of excellence, and actively contributes to regional and international scientific forums, advancing sustainable food security in dryland systems.
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Adaptive changes of seminal root and coleoptile length in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum) over a period of 23 years in Jordan
– Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2025
Sustainable wheat subspecies mixtures production by evaluating morphological traits and stability analysis in different environments in Jordan
– SAINS TANAH: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2025
Seed priming improved physiological parameters, growth, and yield of durum wheat varieties under tillering and anthesis drought stress
– Australian Journal of Crop Science, 2024
Concept and rationale of evolutionary barley breeding under climate change in Jordan
– International Journal of Research, 2021