1. Ping AN—Associate Professor, Tottori University, Japan. 2. PhD (agricultural), 2002, Tottori University. 3. Researcher and supervisor of master's and PhD students. 4. Current and previous research interests: salinity stress on plant physiology. Has been studying plant stress (salinity and drought) physiology, functions of plant roots under salinity and drought conditions. 5. Crop Science Society of Japan; The Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies; Japanese Society for Root Research. Received “Special Academic Award” from the Japanese Society for Root Research and “Paper Award” from the Japanese Society of Sand Dune Research.