plant pathology
Dr. Lianet Noda-Garcia
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Evolution and synthetic biology of bacterial biofilms
Prof. Abraham Sztejnberg
Emeritus
Phytoalexins in citrus, Biological control of mildews, Insect and mite control by fungi.
Prof. Jaacov Katan
Emeritus
Kenedy Leigh A
Biology, ecology and control of soil-borne plant pathogens, Soil solarization.
Prof. Amos Dinoor
Emeritus
ICA Building
Diseases and disease resistance in natural populations of crop progenitors.
Prof. Ilan Chet
Emeritus
Biological control of soilborne plant diseases by using antagonistic organisms.
Prof. Oded Yarden
Professor
Buck Family Chair in Plant Pathology
Aaronsohn building
Molecular mechanisms of fungal growth and development, cell wall biosynthesis, regulation of hyphal elongation and branching.
Prof. Maggie Levy
Associate Professor
Lauterman building
Glucosinolate accumulation, Biological control of Botrytis cinerea.
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Research in the Lab
The main focus of the research in our lab is plant-pathogen interactions. Plant pathogens challenge our efforts to maximize crop production. A limited understanding of the pathogenesis and defense mechanisms involved in plant-pathogen interactions often obstruct those efforts. We study the plant's defense responses against the fungal plant-pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Structural defense, chemical defense and plant induced resistance via the biocontrol agents Pseudozyma aphidis. Our knowledge on the regulation of plant defense pathways may contribute in the long term to the development of plant-protection strategies that will reduce the required amount of chemicals and thereby genuinely benefit the consumer, farmers and the environment.
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Dr. Asaf Levy
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Animal Science Bldg. (Ariowitcsh) room 313
Plant microbiome gene function and inter-bacterial warfare.
Prof. Nadav Kashtan
Associate Professor
Lauterman building
Using systems biology to study ecology and evolution of microbes.
Prof. Edouard Jurkevitch
Professor
Lauterman building
Predatory bacteria, Bacteria-tephritid fruit flies symbioses, Molecular profiling of soil microbial populations.
Prof. Yael Helman
Associate Professor, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Head of International School of Agricultural Sciences
Microbial interactions in the rhizosphere, Biological control of plant pathogens, Mechanisms of bacterial stress responses.
Prof. Yitzhak Hadar
Emeritus
Francis Ariowitsch Chair in Agriculture
Environmental Microbiology, Recycling Municipal and Agricultural Waste, Degradation of lignocellulose