A5001965520- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
Agricultural Research Organization
2018-2025
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2009-2018
University of Nevada, Reno
2017-2018
The role of plants in the treatment effluents by constructed wetland (CW) systems is under debate. Here, we review ways which can affect CW processes and suggest two novel functions for CWs. first salt phytoremediation halophytes. We have strong evidence that halophytic reduce wastewater salinity accumulating salts their tissues. Our studies shown Bassia indica, a annual, capable phytoremediation, sodium to up 10% its dry weight. second use CWs as phytoindicators water quality. demonstrate...
Alkaloids play an essential role in protecting plants against herbivores. Humans can also benefit from the pharmacological effects of these compounds. Plants produce immense variety structurally different alkaloids, including quinolizidine a group bi-, tri-, and tetracyclic compounds produced by Lupinus species. Various lupin species alkaloid profiles. To study composition alkaloids seeds, we collected 31 populations two wild native to Israel, L. pilosus palaestinus, analyzed their contents....
Soil fauna, particularly its microarthropod content, plays a key role in soil functioning, such as nutrient cycling and formation. However, the interactions of agricultural practices functioning biodiversity are not fully understood. This study evaluated how vegetation cover, conservative practice, affects diversity three Mediterranean agroecosystems - almond olive orchards vineyards Israel. samples were collected from vegetated non-vegetated areas analyzed using Biological Quality method...
Soil fauna, particularly its microarthropod content, is key to soil functioning. However, the interactions of agricultural practices and functioning biodiversity are not fully understood. We evaluated how vegetation cover affects diversity in three Mediterranean agroecosystems - almond olive orchards a vineyard Israel. samples were collected from vegetated non-vegetated areas analyzed using Biological Quality method (QBS-ar). Higher QBS-ar, higher richness, distinct assemblage composition...
Abstract Soil organic matter (SOM) transformation processes are regulated by the activities of plants, microbes, and fauna. Compared with plants effects soil fauna less understood because their high taxonomic functional diversity, mix direct indirect effect mechanisms. Trait‐based approaches offer a generic perspective to quantify mechanistic relationships between SOM transformations, including decomposition, translocation, stabilisation carbon. Yet, at present, we lack consensus concerning...
Abstract Plant roots are responsible for the acquisition of nutrients and water from soil have an important role in plant response to stress conditions. The direction root growth is gravitropic general. Gravitropic responses been widely studied; however, studies about other tropisms scarce. Soil salinity a major environmental factor plants, sensed by affecting whole plant. Our observations on architecture Kochia (Bassia indica) indicated that may cue tropism part toward increasing salt...
Abstract For many years, farmers across Italy have struggled to convert rocky landforms into farmlands. Recently, expensive, heavy machineries been widely used for these activities, exaggerating costs on land preparation. Subsidised by the Italian authorities, nearly 20% of Apulia lands in southern converted farmland through methods. Recent evidence shows that short term, rock grinding enriches soil with nutrients and improves quality. However, over long run, degradation ecosystem service...
Inhabitants of arid ecosystems face severe nitrogen and water limitations. Inventive adaptations by organisms occupying such habitats are essential for survival. This study describes a tri-party symbiotic interaction between plant (Salsola inermis), beetle (Conorhynchus pistor), bacterium (Klebsiella pneumonia). The weevil survives living within mud structure affixed to the roots, thus benefiting from increased carbon water, refuge predators parasites. Active nitrogen-fixing bacteria...
Abstract Studies of herbivores and secondary consumer communities rarely incorporate a comprehensive characterization primary producer trait variation, thus limiting our understanding how plants mediate community assembly consumers. We took advantage recent technological developments for efficient generation phytochemical, microbial genomic data to characterize individual alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ; Fabaceae) growing in an old‐field, semi‐naturalized state 770 traits (including 753 chemical...
Leaves of the spiny winter annual Silybum marianum express white patches (variegation) that can cover significant surface areas, outcome air spaces formed between epidermis and green chlorenchyma. We asked: (1) what characterizes in S. differs them from patches? (2) Do differ photosynthetic efficiency under lower temperatures? predicted have physiological benefits, elevating rates low temperatures. To test our hypotheses we used both a variegated wild type entirely mutants. grew plants...
Green roofs in the Mediterranean region are often exposed to high levels of radiation, extreme temperatures, and an inconsistent water supply. To withstand these harsh conditions shallow soils poorly aerated growth media, plants must be armored with adaptations. Strategies that have evolved desert can play significant roles use for green covers. In following, we will specifically focus on (1) heat (2) drought, (3) salinity. Further, discuss (4) interactions between neighboring plants....