Prof. Elisha Tel-Or
Emeritus
Plant Responses to Environmental Abiotic Stresses; Phytoremediation of industrial sludges by the Nymphae is being developed for polluted sludge in Haifa Bay.
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Prof. Amnon Schwartz
Emeritus
Building A
Plant water relations, Plant gas exchange, Irrigation scheduling of orchards and vineyards based on physiological parameters.
Prof. Baruch Rubin
Emeritus
Building A
Weed biology and management; herbicide physiology and action in crops, weeds and environment; Mechanisms of herbicide-resistance in weeds.
Prof. Joseph Riov
Emeritus
Kennedy Leigh A, room 220
Mechanisms of controlling adventitious root formation, with an emphasis on auxin activity and metabolism. Genetics of forest trees. Abscission control of plant organs.
Prof. Haim D. Rabinowitch
Emeritus
Kennedy Leigh A
Vegetable physiology, breeding & seed production, esp. tomatoes, alliums, and potatoes.
Prof. Nava Moran
Emeritus
Plant signal transduction, regulation of plant membrane transport, plant ion channels, bundle sheath.
Prof. Avishalom Marani
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Avishalom Marani
1924 - 2020
Cotton physiology and breeding; Moisture stress in field crops; Quantitative genetics in plant breeding; Heterosis in cotton.
Prof. Gideon Ladizinsky
Emeritus
Evolution of cultivated crops; Chormosomal and genetic diversity in wild relatives.
Prof. Jaime Kigel
Emeritus
Ecology of Mediterranean and semiarid plant communities, grazing effects, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, plant-environment interactions, climate change, physiology and ecology of seed germination.
Prof. Uzi Kafkafi
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Uzi Kafkafi
1934 - 2024
Nutrient consumption of field crops.
Prof. Joseph (Jossi) Hillel
Emeritus
Population and Quantitative geneticist with experience in gene mapping projects aimed to detect genes (QTLs) controlling quantitative complex traits.
Prof. Raphael (Raffi) Goren
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Raffi Goren
1931 - 2020
Ethylene action in plants; Examining the efficacy of ethylene antagonists in delaying senescence, increasing fruit and flower shelf life, and retarding abscission.
Prof. Eliezer E. Goldschmidt
Emeritus
Chlorophyll breakdown and chloroplast senescence; role of ethylene in citrus fruit ripening; flower induction in fruit trees; history and genetics of the Citron.
Prof. Shmuel Gazit
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Shmuel Gazit
1029 - 2020
Reproductive biology and productivity of subtropical fruit tree crops; avocado, mango and litchi breeding.
Prof. Aryeh Gur
In Memoriam