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| Fruit Tree Sciences |
| Head: Avi Sadka, Ph.D. |
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| The Department of Fruit Tree Sciences comprises 20 research groups, of which17 are located at the Volcani Center, two at the Gilat Research Center and one at the Newe Ya'ar Research Center. The research addresses both fundamental questions regarding fruit trees, and practical questions of productivity and quality. The overall aims are to reduce production costs and to improve growers' income, especially from exported fruits. Most research groups combine physiological, biochemical and molecular studies with horticultural ones. A few breeding, selection and introduction programs cover various fruit crops: subtropical (citrus, avocado, mango, olive, litchi); deciduous (grape, fig, persimmon, pomegranate, almond, guava, pear, apricot); small fruits (various berries); and Ricinus communis (castor) oil (for biofuel). |
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Department members in Gilat and Newe Ya'ar Research Centers: Dag Arnon, Ph.D. Gilat Raveh Eran, Ph.D. Gilat Doron Holland, Ph.D. Newe Ya'ar Research associates: Talia Saraf -Levy, Ph.D. Shai Koussevitzky. Ph.D. |
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Research Interests / Job description |
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| Avidan Benjamin, Ph.D. | |
Research group
Yair Mani- field technician
Itzhak Sisai-… |
| Ben-Ari Giora, Ph.D. | |
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| Ben-Hayyim Gozal, Ph.D. | |
(Emeritus) (1) Cellular and molecular basis for abiotic… |
| Carmi Nir, Ph.D. | |
a. Citrus breeding.
b. Developing of site specific… |
| Cohen Yuval, Ph.D. | |
Date palm physiology
Mango Breeding
Anthocyanin… |
| Degani Chemda, Ph.D. | |
(Emeritus) (1) Reproductive biology of subtropical fruit… |
| Erez Amnon, Ph.D. | |
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| Erner Yair, Ph.D. | |
(Emeritus) Physiology and development of citrus flowers and… |
| Eshdat Yuval, Ph.D. | |
Structure and Function of Proteins - Especially: receptors;… |
| Eyal Yoram, Ph.D. | |
(1) Regulation of chlorophyll catabolism during ripening… |
| Flaishman Moshe, Ph.D. | |
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| Irihimovitch Vered, Ph.D. | |
1- Metabolic control of fruit growth and development.
2-… |
| Klein Isaac, Ph.D. | |
(Emeritus) Fruit tree irrigation and nutrition |
| Lavee Shimon, Prof. | |
(Emeritus) Floral Biology and differentiation, growth… |
| Lavi-Gefel Uri, Prof. | |
Emeritus.
Genetics; Classical and Molecular Breeding.
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| Ophir Ron, Ph.D. | |
Bioinformatics aproach to genome-wide marker-assisted… |
| Or Etti, Ph.D. | |
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| Ostersetzer-Biran Oren, Ph.D. | |
(1) Plants organellar genome expression.
(2) RNA-Protein… |
| Perl Avichai, Ph.D. | |
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| Sadka Avi, Ph.D. | |
Citrus Physiology: fruit development, fruit quality,… |
| Saraf -Levy Talia, Ph.D. | |
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| Shahak Yosepha, Ph.D. | |
• Plant-light interaction: photosynthesis, bioenergetics,… |
| Sherman Amir, Ph.D. | |
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| Tomer Eli, Ph.D. | |
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| Zilkah Shmuel, Ph.D. | |
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| Arad Tal, M.Sc. | |
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| Bartosh Gabi | |
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| Biton Iris, Ms. | |
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| Dahan Yardena, M.Sc. | |
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| David Israel, B.Sc. | |
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| Degani Oded, B.Sc. | |
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| Eliassi Refael, Mr. | |
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| Eshed Ravit, Ms. | |
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| Ezra yael, B.Sc. | |
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| Faingersh Eugenia, M.Sc. | |
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| Faltin Zehava, M.Sc. | |
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| Fanberstein Luba, M.Sc. | |
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| Frydman-Shani Ahuva, M.Sc. | |
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| Golobovitch Sara, B.Sc. | |
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| Goren Moshe, M.Sc. | |
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| Isaac Sisai, Mr. | |
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| Kenan Vered-Adi, Ms. | |
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| Korchinsky Raya, Ms. | |
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| Malici Haim, Mr. | |
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| Manni Yair, Mr. | |
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| Ogrodovich Aliza, Ms. | |
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| Ratner Kira, M.Sc. | |
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| Rotbaum Arie, B.Sc. | |
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| Sa'adda David, Mr. | |
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| Sahar Nachman, M.Sc. | |
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| Shaya Felix, M.Sc. | |
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| Shlizerman Lyudmila, M.Sc. | |
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| Weissberg Mira, Ph.D. | |
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| Yablovitz Ze'ev, Mr. | |
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| Yaniv Yossie, Mr. | |
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| Zemach Hanita, M.Sc. | |
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| Zur Naftali, Mr. | |
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| Retiree |
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