These are the grant awardees of the BARD, the United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund:
Dr. Yael Arien‘s research project – Feasibility study: Application of advanced molecular techniques to provide real solutions to counter nutrient stress in honey bees.
Dr. Orr Shapiro & Dr. Eddie Cytryn‘s research project – Advanced Disease Control Approaches for Important Warmwater Cultured Fish Species.
Dr. Nicolas Brukman‘s research project – Integration of novel sperm functional tests and strategies to enhance cattle reproductive efficiency and productivity.
Dr. Helena Vitoshkin & Dr. Eran Raveh‘s research project – Development of spectrally selective agrivoltaics for the water-food-energy nexus.
Dr. Eyal Friedman & Dr. Victor Alchanatis‘s research project – Harnessing cytonuclear and advanced breeding for developing adapted barley cultivars for Desert Farming.
Dr. Roy Kaspi‘s research project – Feasibility study: Biocontrol of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Using Local and Introduced Tamarixia spp. Parasitoids: Field Evaluation and Predictive Modeling.
Dr. Hagai Yasuor‘s research project – Feasibility study: Male Sterility in Tomato Under Temperature Stress, and the Role of Reproductive phasiRNAs.
Dr. Gilor Kelly‘s research project – Next-generation breeding in citrus: a transgene-free, in-planta genome editing platform for developing high-priority traits.
Dr. Yael Grunwald & Dr. Victor Bloch‘s research project – Mechanisms of heat stress tolerance in apple.
Dr. Alexander Goldshmidt, Dr. Shirley Paula Berman & Dr. Carmit Ziv‘s research project – Enhancing the Quality and Shelf Life of Tomato Fruit Through Precision Modulation of the ABA-Cytokinin Balance.
Dr. Noam Alkan‘s research project – AI-Optimized Antifungal Peptides and Smart Delivery Systems for Postharvest Pathogen Management.
Dr. Moran Gershoni‘s research project – Leveraging DNA methylation biomarkers for cattle management and improvement.
Dr. Nir Dai & Itay Maoz‘s research project – Merging Sensory, Chemical, and Genomic Approaches to Improve Strawberry Flavor.
Dr. Edward Sionov‘s research project – Unravelling Genetic and Regulatory Networks of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus flavus to Enable Sustainable Crop Protection.
Dr. Lior Blank, Dr. Ran Lati & Dr. Hanan Eizenberg‘s research project – From Space to Spray: Satellite-Derived Prescription Maps for Precision Weed Management.
