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Omer Frenkel Ph.D.

Researcher

  • Institute of Plant Protection
  • The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research
  • +972-506220379
  • +972-39683529
omerf@volcani.agri.gov.il

Education

  • 1995-1998
    1995-1998 B.Sc. Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 1999-2002
    M.Sc. studies at the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environmental Quality, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 2003-2008
    Ph.D. studies at the Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • 2008-2010
    Postdoctoral position at the Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, with Prof. Michael Milgroom.

Research Interests

 

1 Soil borne fungal diseases

2 Disease complexes and multi pathogen infections, studying the epidemiology and control measures of the complex

3 Population biology and population genetics  of fungal pathogens

Publication list until October 2024  CV Volcani site September 2024

Research Areas

  • Soil borne diseases caused by Fusarium and Pythium spp.
  • Disease complexes of vegetables and their control means
  • Developing new biopesticides
  • Population biology of plant pathogens in wild vs domesticated pathosystems
  • The influence of biochar on plant pathogens

Links

  • Omer Frenkel google scholar
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