Gilat Research Center
Agricultural Research Organization

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Expertise: Irrigation of crops; Agricultural utilization of saline water and of recycled wastewater; Optimization of water under irrigation in arid regions; Plant response to environmental stress conditions; and Flow and transport of water and solutes in the vadose zone. Monitorting stress in crops. Plant water use and stress response modeling Facility: Greenhouse and outdoor lysimeter facilites for controlled experimental conditions and measurement of water and solute balances including transpiration. Soil water plant analytical laboratory. Extensive field experimental platforms on both annual and perennial crops. Priority: My research interests include: Irrigation of crops; Agricultural utilization of saline water and of recycled wastewater; Optimization of water under irrigation in arid regions; Plant response to environmental stress conditions; and Flow and transport of water and solutes in the vadose zone.