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Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Agriculture

Mason MacDonald

Assistant Professor, Plant Ecophysiology

MMacdonald
Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences

Email: mason.macdonald@dal.ca
Phone: 902.893.3135
Mailing Address: 
Room 280C, Cox Institute Faculty of Agriculture, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø PO Box 550, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
 

Education

  • Faculty Certificate in Teaching, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2020
  • Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie, 2014
  • PhD, Plant Biology (Ecophysiology), Laval University, 2010
  • MSc, Agriculture (Ecophysiology), ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2006
  • BSc, Agriculture (Environmental Science), Nova Scotia Agricultural College, 2004

Teaching

Current

  • BIOA1002 – Biology I
  • ENVA3001 – Environmental Sampling & Analysis
  • PLSC4002 – Plant Ecophysiology
  • MTHA0050 – Functions

 

Research Interest

  • Abiotic and environmental stress in plant physiology
  • Influence of climate change on crop yields and quality
  • Seed preconditioning and other stress mitigating technologies
  • Christmas tree physiology, ecology, and production
  • Enhancing carbon sequestration in plants

Publications

Full list of publications can be found on my page