The wheat breeding team in the ARO Volcani center Rishon LeTzion includes Dr. Roi Ben-David (researcher) and Kamal Nashef (field and lab technician) and a team of breeding assistances.
The main breeding goals and products: Climate smart bread wheat varieties (cv. Aviv) High grain yield bread wheat for semi-arid environments (cv. Yaccobi) High forage yield wheat for semi-arid environments (cv. Sivan, Yarden) Genetic improvement of baking quality in wheat via cell engineering (cv. Ruta) Barley, Triticale and Oat for high forage productivity under Mediterranean environment (cv. Aroch and Kisar) Development of novel cereals as forage crops for hay and silage production (cv. Mispo-37, Amos)
