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| Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce |
| Head: Amnon Lichter, Ph.D. |
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| The research activities of the Department address the postharvest life of many fruit, vegetable and ornamental products. The products, and the researchers involved, include: |  | Deciduous and small fruits: apple, apricot, cherry, grape, nectarine, peach, persimmon, pomegranate, strawberry (Lichter, Lurie, Porat, Prusky, Rodov) |  | Subtropical fruits: avocado, banana, citrus, date, fig, lychee, mango, guava, feijoa (Droby, Lichter, Pesis, Porat, Prusky, Rodov) |  | Fruit vegetables: cucumber, melon, pepper, squash, sweet corn, tomato (Fallik, Lers, Lichter, Rodov) |  | Leafy vegetables: celery, herbs, lettuce (Aharoni, Kenigsbuch, Lers) |  | Root vegetables: carrot, leek, onion, potato, sweet potato, parsnip (Eshel) |  | Ornamentals: cut flowers, cut foliage, cuttings, edible flowers, geophytes, potted plants (Droby, Friedman, Meir, Philosoph-Hadas) |
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Research Interests / Job description |
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| Aharoni Nehemia, Ph.D. | |
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| Alkan Noam, Ph.D. | |
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| Droby Samir, Prof. | |
Research Interests
- Postharvest treatment of citrus… |
| Eshel Dani, Ph.D. | |
- Postharvest dormancy release in potatoes
- Alternative… |
| Fallik Elazar, Prof. | |
*The use and development of non-chemical treatments for… |
| Friedman Haya, Ph.D. | |
• Mechanisms of senescence induction
• Elucidating the role… |
| Fuchs Yoram, Ph.D. | |
(Emeritus) |
| Kenigsbuch David, Ph.D. | |
Research Interests
• Post harvest physiology and… |
| Lers Amnon, Ph.D. | |
Plant senescence and programmed cell death:
function and… |
| Lichter Amnon, Ph.D. | |
Botrytis cinerea: Fungal development at low… |
| Lurie Susan, Ph.D. | |
Deciduous fruit storage, physical treatments, chilling… |
| Meir Shimon, Ph.D. | |
Postharvest physiology of ornamentals, Controlled and… |
| Pesis Edna, Ph.D. | |
• Fruit ripening processes including: cell wall degradation,… |
| Philosoph-Hadas Sonia, Ph.D. | |
Postharvest physiology of ornamentals, including cut… |
| Porat Ron, Ph.D. | |
• Postharvest storage of citrus fruit
• Postharvest… |
| Prusky Dov, Prof. | |
Understanding the basic processes underlying the… |
| Rodov Victor, Ph.D. | |
Minimally-processed (fresh-cut) and ready-to-eat fruit and… |
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| Engineers/Technicians |
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Research Interests / Job description |
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| Aharon Zion, Mr. | |
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| Alkalai-Tuvia Sharon, Ms. | |
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| Ben-Arie Rosa, M.Sc. | |
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| Burd Shaul, Ph.D. | |
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| Chalupowicz Daniel, M.Sc. | |
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| Cohen Lea, Ms. | |
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| Daus Avinoam, Mr. | |
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| Dvir Orit, Ms. | |
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| Feygenberg Oleg, M.Sc. | |
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| Horev Batia, Ms. | |
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| Kaplunov Tatiana, M.Sc. | |
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| Kobiler Ilana, M.Sc. | |
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| Kochanek Batina, M.Sc. | |
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| Levi Azri, Mr. | |
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| Maurer Dalia, M.Sc. | |
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| Peer Roee, Mr. | |
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| Perzelan (Peretz) Yaacov (JACOB), Ph.D. | |
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| Rafael Ginat, M.Sc. | |
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| Rosenberger Ida, M.Sc. | |
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| Rot Ilona, Ms. | |
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| Salim Shoshana, Ms. | |
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| Teper-Bamnolker Paula, Ph.D. | |
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| Vinokur Yakov, Ph.D. | |
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| Weiss Batia, Ms. | |
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| Weksler Asya, M.Sc. | |
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| Zadka Tamar, Ms. | |
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| Zutahy Yohanan, Mr. | |
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