Education
B.Sc. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Biology, 1968
M.Sc. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Genetics, 1970
Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Genetics, 1974
Academic Appointments
1997 - A.R.O. The Volcani Center, A.R.O. Senior Scientist, Plant molecular biology
1995-1996 Boyce Thompson Inst. Ithaca. NY, Visiting Scientist, Plant molecular biology
1987-1988 University California, Berkeley, Visiting Scientist, Plant molecular biology
1975-1977 University California, San Diego, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Yeast molecular biology
Selected Relevant Publications
Barg R, Salts Y, Lapushner D, Frankel R, Meir E (1990) Differential regulation of a fruit specific 62 kDa protein in developing parthenocarpic (pat-2 /pat-2) and seeded tomato fruits. Physiol. Plant. 80: 417-424
Salts Y, Wachs R, Gruissem W, Barg R (1991) Sequence coding for a novel proline-rich protein preferentially expressed in young tomato fruit. Plant Mol. Biol. 17: 149-150
Salts Y, Kenigsbuch D , Wachs R, Gruissem W, Barg R. (1992) DNA sequence of the tomato fruit expressed proline-rich protein gene TPRP-F1 reveals an intron within the 3' untranslated transcript. Plant Mol. Biol 18: 407-409
Carmi N, Salts Y, Dedicova B, Shabtai S, Pilowsky M, Barg R. (1997). Transgenic parthenocarpy due to specific over-sensitization of the ovary to auxin. Acta Hort 447: 579-581
Szechtman A, Salts Y, Carmi N, Shabtai S, Barg R. (1997) Seedless fruit setting in response to NAM treatment of transgenic tomato expressing the iaaH gene specifically in the ovary. Acta Hort 447: 597-598
Barg R, Pilowsky M, Shabtai S, Carmi N, Szechtman AD, Dedicova B, Salts Y (1997) The TYLCV-tolerant tomato line MP-1 is characterized by superior transformation competence. J Exp Bot 48: 1919-1923
Barg R, Shabtai S, Carmi N, Pilowsky M, Salts Y (2001). Transgenic parthenocarpy in determinate and indeterminate tomato cultivars. Acta Hort 560:207-210
Kafkas E, Koch-Dean M, Shabtai S, Tanaami Z, Salts Y, Barg R (2001). Development of methods for improved transformation of strawberry in Israel, with the aim of improving fruit development. Acta Hort 567:109-111
German M.A., Dai N., Chmelnitsky I., Sobolev I., Salts Y., Barg R., Schaffer AA, Granot D. (2002). LEFRK4, a novel tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L. mill) fructokinase specifically expressed in stamens. Plant Sci 163: 607-613
Chmelnitsky I, Sobolev I, Barg R, Shabtai S, Salts Y (2003). Isolation and preliminary characterization of tomato petal-and stamen-specific cDNAs from subtracted and equalized cDNA library. Euphytica 129:229-236
Carmi N, Salts Y, Dedicova B, Shabtai S, Barg R (2003) Induction of parthenocarpy in tomato via specific expression of the rolB gene in the ovary. Planta 217:726-735
Cohen A, Lipsky A, Arazi T, Ion A, Stav R, Sandler-Ziv D, Pintea C, Barg R, Salts Y, Shabtai S, Gaba,V, Gera A (2004) Efficient genetic transformation of Lilium longiflorum and Ornithogalum dubium by particle acceleration followed by
prolonged selection in liquid medium. Acta Horti 651:131-138
Barg R, Sobolev I, Eilon T, Gur A, Chmelnitsky I, Shabtai S, Grotewold E, Salts Y (2005) The tomato early fruit specific gene Lefsm1 defines a novel class of plant-specific SANT/MYB domain proteins. Planta 221:197-211
Zhang M, Barg R, Yin M, Gueta-Dahan Y, Leikin-Frenkel A, Salts Y, Shabtai S, Ben-Hayyim G (2005) Modulated fatty acid desaturation via over-expression of two distinct w-3 desaturases differentially alters tolerance to various abiotic
stresses in transgenic tobacco cells and plants. Plant J 44:361-371
Salts Y, Sobolev I, Chmelnitsky I, Shabtai S, Barg R (2005) Genomic structure and expression of Lestd1, a seven-transmembrane-domain protein encoding gene specifically expressed in tomato pollen. Isr J Plant Sci 53:79-88
Shabtai S, Salts Y, Kaluzky G, Barg1 R (2007) Improved yielding and reduced puffiness under extreme temperatures induced by fruit specific expression of rolB in processing tomatoes. Theor Appl Genet 114:1203-1209
Book Chapter:
Barg R, Shabtai S, Salts Y (2001) Transgenic Tomato (Lycopesicon esculentum) In: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry. Transgenic Crops II (Ed. YPS Bajaj). pp.212-233. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg
Patent:
Barg R and Y. Salts Y (Sept 5, 2000) United States Patent 6,114,602 : Method for the induction of genetic parthenocarpy in plants
Cultivar registration:
Pilowsky M, Cohen S, Barg R, Salts Y, Shabtai S, Carmi N, (28.10.1998). Breedres' rights No. 1720. Tomato cultivar ‘Ady'