Jacques M Berner obtained his PhD degree in 2006 at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He worked for several years in the private sector, where he developed nutrient foliar applications and the incorporation of plant growth regulators into these products. At the end of 2007, he was appointed as a Lecturer in Plant Physiology at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015. He specializes in the use of chlorophyll a fluorescence as a tool to evaluate plant health. His current research activities involve the quantification of the effects of climate change and air pollution on crops. Jacques M Berner obtained his PhD degree in 2006 at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He worked for several years in the private sector, where he developed nutrient foliar applications and the incorporation of plant growth regulators into these products. At the end of 2007, he was appointed as a Lecturer in Plant Physiology at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015. He specializes in the use of chlorophyll a fluorescence as a tool to evaluate plant health. His current research activities involve the quantification of the effects of climate change and air pollution on crops.

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