I'm looking for collaboration opportunities in project consortia and would like to offer your expertise.
As a postharvest specialist, my research interests revolve around postharvest disease control of fruit vegetables, environment-friendly treatments for controlling postharvest fungal rot, and tolerance mechanisms of fruit vegetables and their phytopathogenic fungi to cold storage.
In addition another importent reaserch topic in my lab is the impact of pre- and postharvest handling on the nutritional and sensory quality of fruit vegetables.
I'm also involved in breeding programs (public and commertial) of vegetables for extended shelf life.

Volcani Institute is the largest agricultural research center in Israel and one of the most renowned worldwide. Its primary roles are conducting advanced research in agriculture and food sciences with an aim to promote, and assist the Israeli agricultural sector and farmers. As a leading institution in applied sciences, the Volcani Institute takes part in planning, organizing, and implementing outcomes of agricultural research in Israel.

Volcani Institute is comprised of 180 research groups from various disciplines, leading hundreds of active research programs . Volcani institue includes six research devisions: The Institute of Plant Sciences, The Institute of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, The Institute of Animal Sciences, The Institute of Plant Protection, The Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, and The Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.