IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Meira Ziv

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Research 

Plant breeders are challenged with sustaining global crop improvements. Is there a limit to crop yield?

Our lab is addressing this question using three favorite plants: tomatoes, Lisianthus and autotetraploid roses.  By integrating in a single web-based platform a broad germplasm base, deep ontology defined phenotypes, and multiple genome sequences we identify genes and mechanisms that dictate crop productivity.

Research Interest

Plant Responses to Environmental Abiotic Stresses

Wigoda N., Ben-Nissan G., Granot D., Schwartz A. and Weiss D. (2006) 
The gibberellin-induced, cysteine-rich protein GIP2 from Petunia hybrida exhibits in-planta antioxidant activity.
Plant J. 48: 796-805.

Maseyk KS., Lin T., Rotenberg E., Grünzweig JM., Schwartz A., Yakir D (2008) 
Physiology-phenology interactions in a productive semi-arid pine forest 
New Phytologist 178: 603-616

The students who conducted the experiments deserve all the credit:

Post Doc.:   Dr. Yishai Netzer    Or Shapira 

Ph.D.:   Ron Seligmann    Ran Arael    Or Sperling 

M.Sc.:   Idan Baht    Sarel Munitz    Dror Dotan    Yotam Zit    Yechiam Gets    Amit Haklai    David Yelin

Table and wine grapes: Dr. Yishai Netzer Post Doc., Idan Baht, Sarel Munitz and Dror Dotan M.Sc. students. 

Research Interests:

Plant water relations, Calcium transport and distribution in the whole plant, Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, Irrigation scheduling based on physiological parameters.

List of Publications (Hebrew publications and abstracts are not included)

Rubin, B. and Y. Eshel (1971). Phytotoxicity of fluometuron and its derivatives to cotton and weeds. Weed Science 19:294-295.

Eshel, Y. and B. Rubin (1972). Metabolism of fluometuron in cotton and weeds as a basis for selective action. In: Pesticide Chemistry: Herbicides, Fungicides, Formulation Chemistry. (A. S. Tahory, ed.)  5:113-124. Gordon and Breach, Science Publication.

Margulies, L; Y. El-Nahhal; B. Rubin; S. Nir. (1996). Slow release formulations of pesticides: Israel Patent No. 119142; Europe - WO 98 08380; US Patent No. 6,261,997 B1.

S. Nir; B. Rubin; Y. Mishael; T. Undabeytia; O. Rabinovitz; T. Polubesova (2006). Controlled release formulations of anionic herbicides. US patent no. US-7,030,062; EP patent 1363491, AU patent 2002219479.

Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Weed Science. R. H. Smith Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, R. H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Herbicide resistance in weeds and in transgenic crops:

Books  |  Papers   |   Gene publications   |   Patents  

Major Research Interests

Physiology, genetics and breeding for yield, disease resistance, quality, flavor and long-shelf-life in tomatoes and in short-day onions. 

Floral and fertility restoration in garlic. 

Oxygen toxicity in plants: the role of oxygen-free radicals in physiological disorders. 

Seed production: physiology and genetics of pollination and fertilization processes.