Membership in Professional Societies
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International Allelopathy Society
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The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
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American Phytopathological Society (APS)
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The Israel Botanical Society
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Israel Medicinal Plants Society (EILAM)
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Israel Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Society (honorary membership)
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The Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Research Grants -
2002 | Cooperative Research Grant of the European Commission Grant. Title: Development of greenhouse foils and additives to optimize plant growth and disease inhibition through the control of photomorphogenesis, for 2 years. Total budget: $ 60,000/year. Cooperating investigator Researcher's part: $25,000/year. | 2002 |
BARD Grant. Title: Functional genomics of citral biosynthesis in aromatic plants: Pathway elucidation and applications. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $48,000/year. Researcher's part: $10,000/year.
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CDR –US-AID Grant. Title: Soil erosion control by narrow stripes of Vetiveria zizanioides. Cooperating Investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $70,000 /year; Researcher’s part $/25,000 year.
| 2003 |
CDR –US-AID Grant. Title: Kenyan Plant Extracts for Biological Insect Control. Cooperating Investigator, for 4 years. Total budget: Total $50,000/year; Researcher’s part $10,000/year.
| 2008 |
BARD Grant. Title: Genetic linkage mapping of basil (Ocimum basilicum) a feasibility study. Israeli principal investigator, for 1 year. Total budget: $ 100,000. Researcher's part: $ 48,000.
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National Competitive Grants 1993 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Improving the quality and quantity of yield of chives for the fresh herb market. Principal investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $13,043/year. Researcher's part: $6000/year. | 1993 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Selection and cultivation of fresh herbs. Cooperating investigator, for 4 years. Total budget: $11,000/year. Researcher's part: $5,000/year. | 1994 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Breeding and cultivation of fresh herbs. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $41,219/year. Researcher's part: $13,740/year. | 1996 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Cultivation of fresh herbs. Cooperating investigator, for 1 year. Total budget: $41,219. Researcher's part: $14,000 | 1997 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: The biochemistry of the production of linalol in basil, Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $60,000/year Researcher's part: $20,000/year. | 1998 |
Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Breeding of unique basil varieties for export. Cooperating investigator, for 2 years. Total budget: $16,000/year. Researcher's part: $8,000/year.
| 1998 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Examination of the potential use of modified atmosphere packaging, combined with application of essential oils, for storage of ornamental geophytes. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $25,000/ year. Researcher's part: $5,000/year. | 1999 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: The accumulation of pesticides in aromatic plants. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $28,000/year Researcher's part: $10,000/year. | 1999 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Breeding of chives for the fresh herbs market. Principal investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $15,000/year. Researcher's part: $15,000/year. | 2001 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Breeding of basil with tolerance for low temperatures for the fresh herbs market. Principal investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $18,000/year. Researcher's part: $13,000/year. | 2001 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Introduction of flowering aromatic crops as new ornamental products. Principal investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $13,000/year. Researcher's part: $10,000/year. | 2001 | Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture Grant. Title: Irrigation of aromatic plants by waste water. Principal investigator, for 3 years. Total budget: $24,000/year. Researcher's part: $16,000/year. | | |