Combining plant molecular biology, protein engineering and nano-biotechnology to develop super-performing materials for affordable and sustainable applications.
Molecular regulation of plant response to drought and salinity, Forestry biotechnology, Plant tissue culture and propagation, Plant gene-culture coevolution and niche construction.
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.
Chlorophyll breakdown and chloroplast senescence; role of ethylene in citrus fruit ripening; flower induction in fruit trees; history and genetics of the Citron.
Ethylene action in plants; Examining the efficacy of ethylene antagonists in delaying senescence, increasing fruit and flower shelf life, and retarding abscission.
Plant Responses to Environmental Abiotic Stresses; Phytoremediation of industrial sludges by the Nymphae is being developed for polluted sludge in Haifa Bay.