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Agriculture, Food and Environment

Prof. Edouard Jurkevitch

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Predation between bacteria; Insect-bacteria symbiosis; Soil microbiology

jurkevi@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Iddo Kan

Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Wastewater irrigation; Solid-waste management; Renewable energy

iddo.kan@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Zohar Kerem

The Institute of Biochemistry, Food and Nutrition

Plant protein; Drought resistant plants; Valorization waste; Food

zohar.kerem@mail. huji. ac.il

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Dr. Jaime Kigel

The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems; Biodiversity; Plant Ecology; Grazing; Productivity-diversity relationships;Desertification

kigel@agri.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Adam Lampert

Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Environmental Management; Environmental Economics; Bioeconomics

adam.lampert@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Yael Mandelik

Entomology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem services; Ecological monitoring; Ecological restoration

yael.mandelik@mail.huji.ac.il

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Dr. Yair Mau

Soil and Water Sciences

Soil degradation; Sustainable irrigation; Desertification; Plant water management

yair.mau@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Efrat Monsonego-Ornan

The School of Nutrition, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Alternative protein; Ultra-processed food

efrat.mo@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Shai Morin

Entomology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Developing Novel methods for pest control to improve food security; Reduce chemical control spaying in agriculture for enhancing biodiversity and ecological services

shai.morin@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Menachem Moshelion

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture

Plant-environment interactions, Plant nutrient and water use, Precise irrigation

menachem.moshelion@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Masha Niv

The Institute of Biochemistry, Food and Nutrition, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Food production in changing climate; Evolution of taste perception under changing conditions; Sensory attributes of alternative proteins

masha.niv@mail.huji.ac.il

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Dr. Philippos Papathanos

Entomology

Insect genetics, Genetic control of insect pests, Gene drives, Synthetic Biology

p.papathanos@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Zvi Peleg

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture

Climate-resilient crops; Water-use efficiency; Wheat wild relatives; Root biology; Food security

zvi.peleg@mail.huji.ac.il

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Dr. Ohad Raveh

Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Natural resource economics

ohad.raveh@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Zvi Roth

Department of Animal Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Environmental contamination; Fertility

z.roth@mail.huji.ac.il

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Dr. Baruch Rubin

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Integrated Weed Management (IWM); Environmental fate of pesticides in plants, soil and water; Environmentally friendly and novel herbicide formulations

rubin@mail.huji.ac.il

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