Galili Shmuel Ph.D.
Researcher
- Institute of Plant Sciences
- Vegetable Field Crop Research
- Room 3034 (319) 3rd floor, Gene Bank building
- +972-506220387
- +972-39683872
Biography
- B.Sc. in Agronomy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- M.Sc. in Biology at The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Title of thesis: Further studies on the molecular basis of streptomycin resistance in Nicotiana. Supervision by: Prof. Ezra Galun.
- Ph.D. in Biology at The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Title of thesis: Mapping, classification, and differential expression of the Rubisco small subunit genes in wheat. Supervision by: Prof. Moshe Feldman.
- Postdoctoral position at the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center. Research subject: Interactions between plants and V.A. mycorrhizal fungi with Prof. Yoram Kapulnik.
Research Areas
- Agriculture according to Jewish law
- Breeding and cultivation of forage plants
- Breeding and cultivation of chickpea
Publications/Articles
- Galili, et al., 1989: Ribosomal protein S12 as a site for streptomycin resistance in Nicotiana chloroplasts. Molecular and General Genetics, 218: 289-292
- Galili, et al., 1991: Chromosomal location of genes for Rubisco small subunit and Rubisco-binding protein in common wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 81: 98-104
- Galili, et al., 1992: Identification and chromosomal location of four subfamilies of the Rubisco small subunit genes in common wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 83: 385-391
- Perl, et al., 1993: Bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase and desensitized aspartate kinase: Two novel selectable markers for plant transformation. Nature BioTechnology, 11: 715-718
- Perl, et al., 1993: Enhanced oxidative-stress defence in transgenic potato expressing tomato Cu, Zn superoxide dismutases. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 85: 568-576
- Galili, et al., 1994: Production of transgenic plants containing elevated levels of lysine and threonine. Biochemical Society Transactions 22: 921-925
- Shaul, et al., 1995: Peroxidase and pathogenicity-related proteins in plant tissues infected by Botrytis cinere. Aspects Applied Biology, 42: 285-291
- Kapulnik, et al., 1996: Suppression of defence responses in mycorrhizal alfalfa and tobacco roots. New Phytologist, 133: 59-64
- Van Rhijn., et al., 1997: Expression of early nodulin genes in alfalfa mycorrhizae indicates that signal transduction pathways used in forming arbuscular mycorrhizae and Rhizobium-induced nodules may be conserved. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 94: 5467-5472
- Hirsch, et al., 1997: Studies on MsENOD40 gene expression in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and white sweet clover (Melilotus alba Desr.). NATO AS Series G39: 33-36
- Galili, et al., 1998: Differential expression of three RbcS subfamilies in wheat Guenoune, et al., 1999: A soybean vegetative storage protein accumulates to high levels in various organs of transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Science, 139: 185-193
- Guenoune, et al., 1999: A soybean vegetative storage protein accumulates to high levels in various organs of transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Science, 145: 93-98
- Shaul, et al., 1999: Mycorrhiza-induced changes in disease severity and P.R. protein expression in tobacco leaves. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 12: 1000-1007
- Galili, et al., 2000: The use of S.D.S. polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the detection of protein degradation during silage fermentation. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, 48: 97-98
- Galili, et al., 2000: RFLP-based analysis of three RbcS subfamilies in diploid and polyploid species of wheat. Molecular and General Genetics, 263: 674-680
- Galili, et al., 2000: Enhanced levels of free and protein-bound threonine in transgenic Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Expressing a Bacterial Feedback-Insensitive Aspartate Kinase Gene. Transgenic Reserch, 9: 137-144
- Guenoune, et al., 2001: The defence response elicited by the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani is suppressed by colonization of the AM-fungus Glomus intraradices. Plant Science, 160: 925-932
- Guenoune, et al., 2002: Resistance of soybean vegetative storage proteins (S-VSPs) to proteolysis by rumen microorganisms. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50: 2256-2260
- Guenoune, et al., 2002: Combined expression of S-VSPa in two different organelles enhances its accumulation and total lysine production in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53: 1867-1870
- Guenoune, et al., 2003: Coexpression of the soybean vegetative storage protein b subunit (S-VSPa) either with the bacterial feedback-insensitive dihydrodipicolinate synthase or with S-VSPa stabilizes the S-VSPb transgene protein and enhances lysine production in transgenic tobacco plants. Transgenic Reserch, 12:123-126
- Al-Ahmad, et al., 2004: Tandem constructs to mitigate transgene persistence: tobacco as a model. Molecular Ecology, 13: 697-710
- Havraham, et al., 2005: Enhanced levels of methionine and cysteine in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants overexpressing the Arabidopsis cystathionine g-synthase gene. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 3: 71-79
- Al-Ahmad, et al., 2005: Poor competitive fitness of transgenically mitigated tobacco in competition with the wild type in a replacement series. Planta, 222: 372-385
- Gaolan, et al., 2005: Soluble methionine enhanced accumulation of 15 kDa zein, a methionine-rich storage protein in transgenic alfalfa but not in transgenic tobacco plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 56: 2443-2452
- Al-Ahmad, et al, 2006: Infertile interspecific hybrids between transgenically mitigated Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana sylvestris did not backcross to N. sylvestris. Plant Science, 170: 953–961
- Snowball, et al., 2008: Collecting pasture legumes in Israel with a focus on species of importance to southern Australia. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 155: 1-10
- Segev, et al., 2010: Determination of polyphenols, flavonoids and antioxidant capacity in colored chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Journal of Food Science, 75: S115-S119
- Badani, et al., 2010: Influence of sowing date on yields of fresh-harvested chickpea. Journal of Agricultural Science, 2: 83-88
- Segev, et al., 2011: Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as affected by soaking and cooking conditions. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2: 724-730
- Shem-Tov, et al., 2012: Determination of total polyphenol, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents and antioxidant capacities of skins from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) lines with different skin colors. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 36: 301-308
- Hovav., et al., 2012: Evaluation of a peanut collection for shell-color traits in two diverse soil types. Plant Breeding, 131:148-154
- Segev, et al., 2012: Effects of baking, roasting and frying on total polyphenols and antioxidant activity in colored chickpea seeds. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 3:369-376
- Brand, et al., 2012: Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of red and yellow quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seeds as affected by baking and cooking Conditions. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 3:1150-1155
- Dor, et al., 2016: Characterization of the novel tomato mutant HRT1, resistant to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides. Weed Science, 64: 348-360
- Dor, et al., 2017: The effects of herbicides targeting aromatic and branched chain amino acid biosynthesis support the presence of functional pathways in broomrape. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: [cited 2017 Dec 14]; [15 p.]
- Patil, et al., 2018: Genotype-by-environment effects on the performance of recombinant inbred lines of Virginia-type peanut. Euphytica, 214: 83
- Dekalo-Keren, et al., 2018: The effects of several types of induced abiotic stress on Cephalaria joppensis germination under controlled conditions
- Galili, et al., 2018: Utilization of natural variation in Cephalaria joppensis to diversify wheat forage crop rotation in Israel. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, 65: 195-201.
- Asher, et al., 2020: The potential of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) cultivation in Israel as a dual-purpose crop for grain production and livestock feed. Scientia Horticulturae, 272: 109534
- Kumar, et al., 2020: Biofilm formation onto starch fibers by Bacillus subtilis governs its successful adaptation to chickpea milk. Microbial Biotechnology, 14: 1839-1846
- Galili, et al., 2021: Characterization of a Chickpea Mutant Resistant to Phelipanche aegyptiaca Pers. and Orobanche crenata Forsk. Plants, 10: 2552
- Galili, et al., 2021: Novel mutation in the acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS), gene confers imidazolinone resistance in chickpea Cicer arietinum L. plants. Plants, 10: 2791
- Bellalou, et al., 2022: Germination of Chenopodium quinoa cv. ‘Mint Vanilla’ seeds under different abiotic stress conditions. Seed Science and Technology, 50: 40-45
- Asher, et al., 2022: Effect of row spacing on quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) growth, yield and grain quality under Mediterranean climate. Agriculture 2022, 12: 1298
- Almagor, et al., 2023: Effects of soaking, cooking, and steaming treatments on the faba bean seeds’ total bioactive compounds content and antioxidant activity. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 11: 96-101
- Rubinovich, et al., 2023: The potential of young vegetative quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) as a new sustainable protein-rich winter leafy crop under Mediterranean climate. PLoS ONE, 18: e0290000
- Bellalou, et al., 2024: Effect of sowing date of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) mother plants on germination of their seeds. Seed Science and Technology, 52: 17-27
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- Book Chapters and Invited Reviews
- Galili, et al., 2002: Genetic, molecular and genomic approaches to improve the value of plant foods and feeds. Critical Review Plant Sciences, 21: 167-204
- Galili, et al., 2008: Genetic engineering of amino acid metabolism in plants In: Advanced in plant biochemistry and molecular biology: Bioengineering and molecular biology of plant pathways. (Bohnert, H. J., Nguyen, H. T. & Lewis, N. eds.) Elsevier Science L.T.D., Oxford, UK. pp 49-80
- Galili, et al., 2018: The history of chickpea cultivation and breeding in Israel. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, 65: 186-193
- Mahler-Slasky, et al., 1996: Root directed expression of alien genes in transgenic potato: sarcotoxin and Gus. pp. 187-192. In: A. Airman and Y. Waisel, eds., Biology of Root Formation. Plenum Press, N.Y.
- Galili, and Hovav 2013: Determination of polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity in dry seeds. In: Polyphenols in Plants. (R. Watson. ed), 305-323 Elsevier Academic Press, London, The U.K. Galili, et al., 2002: Genetic, molecular and genomic approaches to improve the value of plant foods and feeds. Critical Review Plant Sciences, 21: 167-204
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- Articles in Symposia Proceedings (including Acta Horticulturae)
- Galili, et al., 1995: Differential expression of Rubisco small subunit genes in wheat, in Li ZS, Xin ZY (eds): Proc 8th Int Wheat Genet Symp, pp 801–805 (China Agricultural Scientech Press, Beijing 1995)
- VanRhijn, et al., 1997: Early nodulin genes are expressed in mycorrhizal legume roots suggesting that the signal transduction pathways between nodulation and arbuscular-mycorrhizae formation may be conserved. Plant Physiology 114: 112
- Galun, et al., 1996: Defense against pathogenic bacteria in transgenic potato plants. In "III International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding 447", pp. 423-430
- Guenoune, et al., 1999: Expression of Soybean Vegetative Storage Proteins. Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the IXth International Congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Jerusalem, Israel, 14–19 June 1998
- Galili, et al., 2015: Characterization of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant resistant to acetolactate synthase inhibiting herbicides. Phytoparasitica, 43:417–425
- Dor, et al., 2015: How do ALS inhibiting herbicides control broomrapes? Phytoparasitica, 43:417–425
- Galili, et al., 2017: Characterization of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutants resistant to acetolactate synthase inhibiting herbicides. Phytoparasitica, 45:439–451
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- Allowed Patents and Registered Cultivars
- Late flowering clover Trifolium berytheum Boiss cultivar "Sefy" 2002
- Late flowering clover Trifolium alexandrinum L. cultivar "Neria" 2002
- Barley cultivar "Eli" 2007
- Forage sorghum "Matar" 2013
- Chickpea line resistant to Fusarium wilt and Ascochyta Blight cultivar "Neriya (BD-19)" 2016
- Chickpea line resistant to Ascochyta Blight "Liel (BD-1)" 2016
- Chickpea line resistant to Fusarium wilt, Ascochyta Blight and AHAS inhibitors cultivar "Yehonatan (BD-21)"2019
- Methods of culturing probiotic bacilli. 2021