Dr. Jamal Javanmardi, formerly an associate professor from Shiraz University, was pursuing his sabbatical leave at CRB from 2018-2019. In the CRB he worked on the physiological interaction of basil roots with the soil microbiome as well as secondary metabolite profiling of basil cultivars. His research and educational interests are focused on Controlled Environmental Vegetable Production/Physiology, Organic Vegetable Production and Vegetable Transplant Production. Dr. Javanmardi is now a professor at California State University, Chico.