organizational affiliation
Prof. Eli Zamski
Emeritus
Peanut crop improvement, Sugar metabolism in melon fruits, Petunia flowers development, Effects of salt stress on citrus cultures.
Prof. Elisha Tel-Or
Im Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Elisha Tel-Or
Passed away in 2026
Plant Responses to Environmental Abiotic Stresses; Phytoremediation of industrial sludges by the Nymphae is being developed for polluted sludge in Haifa Bay
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. Gideon Ladizinsky
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Gideon Ladizinsky
1933 - 2025
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
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Joseph (Jossi) Hillel
1939 - 2025
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. Henryk Hanokh Czosnek
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Henryk Hanokh Czosnek
1947 - 2025
Interactions between viruses, their host plant and their insect vector; Virus indexing and plant resistance in the Middle East.