Dr. Mehmet Hamurcu is Full Professor at Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey and also designated as the Director of Konya Teknokent. He is working at Selcuk University since last 24 years and with more than 60 research publications, he has been coordinator of 5 TUBITAK, 1 Boren and 9 Selcuk University based projects. He has been member of Chamber of Agricultural Engineers and Turkish Biotechnology Association. He has guided several students and has an expertise in plant physiology with focus on mechanism of free radicals and antioxidants in plants, physiological adaptations and defense mechanisms in plants under biotic and abiotic stress conditions, different farming systems and hydroponic system.