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Kefeli, Valentin Ilich was born on July 12, 1937 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Ilia Josef Kefeli and Alisa Michailovna Kefeli-Tongur.
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This book represents the authors' lifetime dedication to the study of inhibitors and phytohormones as well as its practical applications for achieving a more sustainable agriculture. Their work focuses on the functions of various groups of active molecules, their direct effect upon plant growth, but also implications for their impact upon the surrounding environment are explored. The main idea of the book evolved from the need to determine a balance among natural growth inhibitors and phytohormones. This approach was pursued through a better understanding of their biochemical pathways, their effects on plants physiological functions, and their influence upon stress factors on plant ontogenesis. Therefore, this effort proposes a more holistic approach to the study of plant physiology, in which the plant-soil interactions are discussed, with a profound description of different allelochemicals and their effects on plants growth. A rigorous attention is also paid to discuss the role of microorganisms in ecosystems and their capability to synthesize physiologically active substances, which trigger also unique plant-microbial interactions. These synergies are leading scientists to the discovery of major breakthroughs in agriculture and pharmacology that are revolutionizing old epistemologies and thus, contributing to the emergence of a philosophy of interconnectedness for the whole biosphere.
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Kefeli, Valentin Ilich was born on July 12, 1937 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Ilia Josef Kefeli and Alisa Michailovna Kefeli-Tongur.
Student, Agricultural Academy, Moscow, 1954-1959; candidate of science, Institute Plant Physiology, Moscow, 1965; Doctor of Science, Institute Plant Physiology, Moscow, 1971.
Assistant Institute Phytopathology, Moscow region, 1959-1961. Science junior Institute Plant Physiology, Moscow, 1961-1969, science senior, 1969-1988, head laboratory, professor biology, since 1986. Director Institute of Soil Science and Photosynthesis, Moscow region, since 1988.
From visiting professor to associate professor biology Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, 1995-1998. Advisor wetland project & master programs College Health & Human Services, 1998-2000. Advisory Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, since 2000, Carnegie Mellon University Living Laboratory, Pittsburgh, since 2005.
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Vice president Presidium of Pushchino Biological Center, Moscow region, 1989. Member Plant Physiological Society (president Pennsylvania chapter since 1993), New York Academy of Sciences. International Institute of Crimean Karaites (founder).
Married Galina Michailovna Mzen, January 9, 1932. 1 child, Maria Valentinovna.