Curriculum Vitae - Lea Mazor
Web site of the Official Seed Testing Laboratory: http://old.agri.gov.il/Units/Seeds/Main.htm

Education:

1967- 1971: High School,  Nahariya.

1973-1976: B Sc. Biology-Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences,. Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan,

1979 - 1982: M.Sc.  Agricultural Botany, Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Rehovot.
M.Sc. Thesis: ATP Accumulation during Early Stages of Germination as a Possible Indicator of Seed Quality.

Employment:

1976- 1981: 

Seed Technologist, Official Seed Testing Laboratory, Agricultural Research Organization.  Ministry of Agriculture, Bet - Dagan.

1985- 1993:        

Head, Purity & Germination Section. Official Seed Testing Laboratory, ARO. Ministry of Agriculture, Bet - Dagan.

1993 - Present: 

Head, Seed Testing Division (Official Seed Testing Laboratory).  ARO. Ministry of Agriculture, Bet - Dagan., Israel.

Science Related Activities:  

1989- Present:

Member of the ISTA-Germination Committee. International Seed Testing Association.

1993 - Present:  

Representative of the State of Israel in ISTA- International Seed Testing Association.  

1997-2001:        

Chairperson of the Flower Seed Committee- ISTA. International Seed Testing Association 

1993-Present:    

Member of the Seed Advisory Committee. Ministry of Agriculture.

2005-2007:       

Member of Scientific Program Advisory Committee. ISTA-Seed Symposium 2007: Diversity in Seed Technology. Iguassu Falls, Brazil 

2007-present:   

Member of Scientific Program Advisory Committee. ISTA- Seed Symposium 2007: Application and improvement of established and advanced technologies in seed testing. Cologne, Germany

Selected Publications: 

Mazor L., Perl M., Negbi M. (1984) Changes in some ATP- dependent activities in seeds during treatment with polyethyleneglycol, and during the redrying process. J. Exp. Bot. 35: 1119-1127.

Mazor L., Negbi M., Perl M. (1984) The lack of correlation between ATP accumulation in seeds at the early stage of germination and seed quality. J. Exp. Bot. 35: 1128-1135.

Mazor L. Cohen Z., Feder Z., Bar Z., Kleinerman R. (1994)  Peanuts: The quality of mechanically damaged seeds and a comparison of seeds different origins. "Hasadeh" Vol. 74 (6): 604-608 (in Hebrew).

Mazor L., Cohen Z., Cohen O., Grama A., Globerson D. (1998)  Production of confectionery sunflower achenes with high germinability. In ISTA 25^th Congress, Pretoria,1998. Seed Symposium. Abstract (page 62) & Poster.

Mazor L. (1999) Report of the Flower Seed Committee 1995-8 Term of Reference and Progress. Seed Science & Technology Vol. 27, Suppl. 1: 122-123.

Mazor L. (2001) Report of the Flower Seed Committee 1998-2001, Term of Reference  and Progress. Seed Science & Technology, Vol. 29, Suppl. 1: 165-9.

Mazor L., Kohen, R. et al (2002) Wheat seed treatments with Dividend (Commercial & New Formula) and Vitavax. (confidential).

Mazor L. (2003) Report of two comparative tests on root system evaluation of Tagetes. Seed testing international. No. 126: 34-35.

Mazor L. (2004) A comprehensive worldwide questionnaire on flower seed testing. Seed testing international. No. 128: 23-25.

Mazor L. Cohen O., Sidan G., Abu-Aklin W., Dekalo-Keren M., Levin A. (2006)  The Effect of "Gaucho" treatment on the shelf- life of Onion. "Gan Shade Va Mesek" April 2006, (in Hebrew).

Mazor L. Cohen O., Cohen Z., Sidan G., Dekalo-Keren M., Abu-Aklin W., Levin A. (2007)    Assessment of seed vigour for the local Israeli cotton types "Acala" and "Pima". In ISTA 28^th Congress, Iguassu Falls, Brazil, 2007. Seed Symposium. Abstract (page 119) & Poster.

Mazor L., et al (2008 (ISTA Handbook on Flower Seeds Testing:  Workingsheets (WS) on Calendula, Dianthus, Gaillardia, Impatiens, Tagetes & Viola.    

Each sheet includes information on the following sections: Seed Description, Purity, Germination, Tetrazolium, Seed-borne Diseases and References. ISBN 978-3-906549-45-3. Published by ISTA, Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Mazor L., Cohen O., Sidan G., Dekalo-Keren M., Abu-Aklin W., Berger V. and  Cohen Z. (2010) Assessment of seed vigour for the local Israeli cotton types "Acala" and "Pima". "Sade Va Telem", No. 22, March-April 2010 (in Hebrew).