Education and Additional Training
1977 - 1980 | B.Sc. in Agronomy, Soil Science, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
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1980 - 1983 | M.Sc. in Soil Science, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel Title of thesis: Zinc movement to a simulated root in absorbing porous media as affected by pH and various chelating agents Supervision by: Y. Chen and B. Bar-Yosef |
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1983 - 1987 | Ph.D. in Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel Title of thesis: Effect of pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedling nutrition in the nursery on transplant development, establishment in the field and fruit yield Supervision by: U. Kafkafi and B. Bar-Yosef |
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1987 - 1988 | Postdoctoral position at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE. USA. with prof. Donald L. Sparks Research subject: Kinetics of K-Ca exchange on clays and soils |
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1996 - 1997 | Sabbatical leave at the Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) at the University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia with Dr. J.W. Bowden Research subject: Application of the NWHEAT-APSIM model to predict protein content in wheat grain in Mediterranean climate |
2008-2009 | Sabbatical leave at the Department of Land, air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, California, with Prof. William Horwath. Research subject: Decomposition of plant residues under different application modes. |
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Recent publications (Since 2000)
Reviewed Journals
1. Karni, L., Aloni, B., Bar-Tal, A., Moreshet, S., Keinan, M. and Yao, C. (2000) The effect of root restriction on the incidence of blossom-end rot in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 75:364-369
2. Bar-Tal, A., Aloni, B., Karni, L., Oserovitz, J., Hazan, A., Itach, M. Gantz, S., Avidan, A., Posalski, I., Tratkovski, N. and Rosenberg, R. (2001) Nitrogen nutrition of greenhouse pepper: I. Effects of Nitrogen concentration and NO3:NH4 ratio on yield, fruit shape, and the incidence of blossom-end rot in relation to plant mineral composition. HortScince 36:1244-1251
3. Bar-Tal, A., Aloni, B., Karni, L. and Rosenberg, R. (2001) Nitrogen nutrition of greenhouse pepper: II. Effects of Nitrogen concentration and NO3:NH4 ratio on growth, transpiration and nutrients uptake. HortScince 36:1244-1251
4. Bar-Tal, A., Baas, R., Ganmore-Neumann, R., Dik, A., Marissen, N., Silber, A., Davidov, S., Hazan, A., Kirshner, B.and Elad, Y. (2001) Rose flower production and quality as affected by Ca concentration in the petal. Agronomie 21, 393-402
5. Asseng, S., Bar-Tal, A., Bowden, J.W., Keating, B.A., Van Herwaarden, Palta, J.A., Huth, N. and Probert, E.M. (2002) Simulation of grain protein content with APSIM-Nwheat. European Journal of Agronomy 16:25-42.
6. Silber, A., Ben-Jaacov, J., Ackerman, A., Bar-Tal, A., Levkovitch, I., Matsevitz-Yosef, T., Swartzberg, D., Riov, J. and Granot, D. (2002) Interrelationship between phosphorus toxicity and sugar metabolism in Verticordia plumose L. Plant and Soil 245:249-260
7. Baas, R., van Oers, S., Silber, A., Bernstein, N., Ioffe, M., Keinan, M. and Bar-Tal, A. (2003) Calcium distribution in cut roses as related to transpiration. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 78: (6)1-9.
8. Bar-Tal, A., Yermiyahu, U., Beraud, J., Keinan, M., Rosenberg, R., Zohar, D., Rosen, V. and Fine, P. (2004). N, P and K uptake by wheat and their distribution in soil following successive annual application of composts. J. Envir. Qual. 33:1855-1865.
9. Beraud, J. Fine, P., Keinan, M., Rosenberg, R., Hadas A. And Bar-Tal, A. (2005) Modeling carbon and nitrogen transformations for adjusting compost application with N consumption by wheat. J. Envir. Qual. 34:664-675.
10. Atkas, H., Karni, L., Chang, D.C., Turhan, E., Bar-Tal, A., and Aloni, B. (2005) The suppression of salinity-associated oxygen radicals production, in pepper (capsicum annuum L.) fruit, by manganese, zinc and calcium in relation to its sensitivity to blossom-end rot. Physiol. Plant. 123:67-74
11. Bernstein N., Bar-Tal A., Friedman H., Snir P., Chazan A., Ioffe M. (2006) Application of treated wastewater for cultivation of roses (Rosa hybrida) in soil-less culture. Sci. Hort. 108:185-193
12. Bar-Tal, A., Aloni, B., Arbel, A., Barak, A., Karni, L., Oserovitz, J., Hazan, A., Gantz, S. Avidan, A., Posalski, I. and Keinan, M. (2006) Effects of evaporating cooling system on the incidence of blossom-end rot and fruit cracking in bell pepper (capsicum annuum L.). J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 81:599-606
13. Turhan, E., Karni, L., Aktas, H., Deventurero, G., Chang, C. C., Bar-Tal, A. and Aloni, B. (2006) Apoplastic antioxidants in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruit and their relationship to blossom-end rot. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 81:661-667
14. Turhan, E., Aktas, H., Deventurero, G., Karni, L., Silber, A., Bar-Tal, A. and Aloni, B. (2006) Blossom-end rot is associated with impairment of sugar uptake and metabolism in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruits. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 81:921-927
15. Weinberg, Z.G., Bar-Tal, A., Chen, Y., Gamburg, M. Brener, S., Dvash, L., Markovitz, T. and Landau, Y.S. (2007) The effect of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on the ensiling of safflower. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 134:152-161
16. Yermiyahu, U., Tal, A. Ben-Gal, A., Bar-Tal, A., Tarchisky, J. and Lahav, O. (2007) Rethinking Desalinated Water Quality and Agriculture. Science 318:920-921
17. Bhardwaj, A.K., Mandal, U.K., Bar-Tal, A., Gilboa, A. and Levy, G.J. (2008) Replacing saline-sodic irrigation water with treated wastewater: Effects on saturated hydraulic conductivity, slaking, and swelling. Irrig. Sci. 26:139-146
18. Mandal, U.K., Warrington, D.N., Bhardwaj, A.K., Bar-Tal, A., Kautzky, L., Minz, D. and Levy, G.J. (2008) Evaluating impact of irrigation water quality on a calcareous clay soil using principal component analysis. Geoderma 144:189-197
19. Bar-Tal, A., Yermiyahu, U., Keynan, M., Faingold, I. and Ben-Gal, A. (2008) Boron deficiency and toxicity in young persimmon (Diospyrus kaki L.). J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 83:469-473
20. Mandal, U.K., Bhardwaj, A.K., Warrington, D.N., Goldstein, D., Bar Tal, A., Levy, G.J. (2008) Irrigation with Treated Wastewater vs. Saline-Sodic Water: Effects on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity, Infiltration, Runoff and Interrill Erosion. Geoderma 144:509-516
21. Bar-Tal, A., Landau, Y.S., Li-xin, Z., Markovitz, T., Keinan, M., Dvash, L., Brener, S. and Weinberg, Z.G. (2008) Fodder quality of safflower across an irrigation gradient and nitrogen rates. Agronomy Journal. 100:1499-1505.
22. Bernstein, N., Guetsky, R., Friedman, H., Bar-Tal, A., and Rot, I. (2008) Monitoring bacterial populations in agricultural greenhouse production system irrigated with reclaimed wastewater. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 83:821-827
23. Danga, B. O., Ouma, J. P., Wakindiki, I. C., and Bar-Tal, A. (2008) Legume-Wheat Rotation Effects on Residual Soil Moisture, Nitrogen and Wheat Yield in Tropical Regions. Advances in Agronomy (101: 315-349)
24. Silber, A., Bar-Tal, A., Levkovitch, I., Bruner, M., Yehezkel, H., Shmuel, D., Cohen, S., Matan, E., Karni, L., Aktas, H., Turhan, E. and Aloni, B. (2009) Manganese nutrition of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.): growth, Mn uptake and fruit disorder incidence. Sci. Hort. 123:197-203
25. Danga, B. O., Ouma, J. P., Wakindiki, I. C., and Bar-Tal, A. (2010) Chickpea - Wheat Rotation for higher production in a humid tropical region. Agron. J. 102:363-371
26. Heller, H., Bar-Tal, A., Tamir, G., Venterea, R.T., Chen, D., Zhang, Y., Clapp, E.C., Bloom, P., and Fine, P. (2010) Manure and Cultivation Effects on CO2 and N2O Emissions from a Corn Field. J. Envir. Qual. (In press)
Book Chapters
1. Raviv, M. Wallach, R. Silber, A. and Bar-Tal, A. (2002) Substrates and Their Analysis. In D. Savvas and H.C. Passam (Eds.) "Hydroponic Production of Vegetables and Ornamentals". pp. 25-102. Embryo Publications.
2. Silber, A. and Bar-Tal, A. (2008) Nutrition of Substrates-Grown Plants. In M. Raviv and J.H. Lieth (Eds.) "Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice". pp 291-339. Elsevier.
3. Papadopoulos, A.P., Bar-Tal, A., Silber, A., Saha, U.K. and Raviv, M. (2007) Inorganic and Synthetic Organic Components of Soilless Culture and Potting Mixes. In M. Raviv and J.H. Lieth (Eds.) "Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice". pp 505-543. Elsevier.
4. Raviv, M., Lieth, J.H., Bar-Tal, A. and Silber, A. (2007) Growing plants in soilless culture: Operational conclusions. . In M. Raviv and J.H. Lieth (Eds.) "Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice". pp 545-571. Elsevier.
5. Bar-Tal, A. (2009) Nitrogen in Treated Waste Water Used for Irrigation. In G. Levy, A. Bar-Tal and P. Fine (Eds.) "Use of Treated Waste Water in Agriculture: Impacts on Crop and Soil Environment". Blackwell (in press)
6. Levy, G., A. Bar-Tal, A. and P. Fine (2009) "Use of Treated Waste Water in Agriculture: Impacts on Crop and Soil Environment". Blackwell (in press)