”My name is Mohanned Abdalla. I received my Ph.D. degree at the Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, Germany. Before that, I studied agriculture and obtained B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in agricultural sciences from the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan. After my Ph.D. I had a post-doctorate position at the lab of Soil-Plant Interactions, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis. Now I have a research associate position at the Chair of Root-Soil Interaction, Department of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich.

My research interests focus on plant-soil water relations, especially water use regulations under water scarcity. I aim, through my research, to provided new fundamental knowledge concerning the links between below-ground hydraulics and stomatal regulation under drought. Understanding the effects of stress on the dynamics of plant eco-physiological processes is crucial for predicting plant performance in shifting agroecological zones in the future. I am eager to expand my knowledge on plant eco-physiological processes by using interdisciplinary approaches to identifying key traits that make it possible to improve sustainable crop production systems, especially under depleted resources.“