Faculty of Agriculture

Mason MacDonald

Assistant Professor, Plant Ecophysiology

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

Education

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

Teaching

Current

  • BIOA1002 – Biology I
  • ENVA3001 – Environmental Sampling & Analysis
  • PLSC4002 – Plant Ecophysiology
  • AGRI5230 – Directed Studies in Environmental Science 
  • AGRI5540 – Special Topics in Crop Physiology

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 Google Scholar page