Moez Amri has a PhD in biological sciences and plant breeding. He is professor of genetics and plant breeding at the University of Mohamed VI Polytechnics (UM6P). He has more than 17 years of experience in agricultural research for development (R4D) in the dry areas. He is skilled in plant breeding with a proven record in genetic enhancement of cereal and food legume crops and development of innovative climate-change-resilient varieties for the most climate-change-vulnerable regions in the world; CWANA, M. Disciplines: agricultural plant science. Skills and expertise: plant breeding, orobanche, parasitic plants, disease resistance, legume breeding, plant disease management, plant genetics, sunflower, field crops, agriculture research, plant biology, plant physiology, crop agriculture, legumes, genetics, abiotic stress, selection, marker-assisted selection, molecular markers, seed germination, crop management.