R BogatekRenata Bogatek is Professor in Plant Physiology at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland). She completed PhD in 1986 and Dr. Sci. (Doctor Habilitatus) in 2006 (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry). She is an internationally recognized specialist o physiology and biochemistry of seeds. Her main research interests are on the hormonal regulation of seed dormancy and germination, as well as responses of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses. She is actively working on physiological and molecular basis of allelopathy. She closely collaborates with French scientific laboratory of University M. and P. Curie, Paris 6 (Laboratory of Applied Plant Physiology). She has 20 years of teaching experience in plant physiology and biochemistry at University of Warsaw and University Paris 6. She is a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal - Acta Physiologiae Plantarum as well as a member of the Federation of European Plant Biology Societies - FEPBS, International Society for Seed Science - ISSS (2001-2005, regional representative for Central Europe), International Allelopathy Society - IAS (since 2005, regional representative for Central Europe). Read More Read Less