Prof. Nava Moran
Emeritus
Plant signal transduction, regulation of plant membrane transport, plant ion channels, bundle sheath.
plant science and genetics
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. Joseph (Jossi) Hillel
Emeritus
Population and Quantitative geneticist with experience in gene mapping projects aimed to detect genes (QTLs) controlling quantitative complex traits.
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. Henryk Hanokh Czosnek
Emeritus
Building H
Interactions between viruses, their host plant and their insect vector; Virus indexing and plant resistance in the Middle East.
Prof. Avigdor Cahaner
Emeritus
Quantitative genetics; genotype-by-environment interaction(GxE); chicken breeding, DNA markers, heat tolerance, ascites, immune response, fat deposition, water consumption and feed efficiency.
Prof. Ben Ami Bravdo
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Ben Ami Bravdo
1933 - 2023
Effects of cultural practices on crop productivity; control of root environment; interactions between plant and environmental factors; biosynthesis and metabolism of aroma compounds in fruit and wine.
Prof. Arie Altman
Emeritus
Molecular regulation of plant response to drought and salinity, Forestry biotechnology, Plant tissue culture and propagation, Plant gene-culture coevolution and niche construction.
Prof. Shmuel Wolf
Emeritus
Factors affecting productivity, yield accumulation and quality of vegetable and field crops, Phloem genomics, Seed development
Prof. David Weiss
Professor
James de Rothschild Chair in Horticulture
Hormone signal transduction and responses (gibberellin and cytokinin).
Prof. Alexander Vainstein
Professor
Wolfson Family Chair in Floriculture
Identification of novel aroma genes, Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast, Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants.
Prof. Oded Shoseyov
Professor
Combining plant molecular biology, protein engineering and nano-biotechnology to develop super-performing materials for affordable and sustainable applications.