DDD Conference

Abstracts

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    1. Dr. Abdelghani Chehbouni

    Remote Sensing and Land-Surface Interaction in Dryland

    Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco

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    Remote Sensing for Dryland Agriculture

    1. Dr. Alon Ben-Gal

    Static vs Dynamic Management Zones for Remote-Sensing Guided Precision Irrigation

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 1

    1. Dr. Garik Gutman

    A View from Space of Drylands Agriculture Over the World

    NASA Headquarters, USA

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    1. Dr. Hanna Rosenfeld

    Aquaculture Improvement Toolkit for Grey Mullet (mugil cephalus): Broodstock Management & Production of All-Female Genetic Line

    Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    1. Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal

    Plant-Bacteria Interactions Induce Multigenerational Tolerance for Abiotic Stressors and Increased Biocontrol Properties in the Symbiotic Bacterium Bacillus Subtilis

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

     

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    Research-based Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    1. Dr. Josu G. Alday

    Soil Fungal Communities in Dryland Afforestation Programs; Are We Recovering these Fundamental Elements of the Ecosystem?

    University of Lleida, Spain

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 1

    1. Dr. Katherine Moseby

    Restoring Australian Deserts through Mammal Translocations

    University of New South Wales, Australia

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    Space Based Technological Applications for Water Management

    1. Dr. Mason Stahl

    The Seasonal Cycle of Surface Soil Moisture: Global Characterization and Applications to Soil Quality

    Union College, USA

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    1. Dr. Meredith Schuman

    Towards Functional Field Maps for Plant and Agro-Ecology

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

     

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    1. Dr. Miri Cohen-Zinder

    Moringa Oleifera; A Novel Livestock Feed, to Face Climate Change Challenges

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel 

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    1. Dr. Rafiq Islam

    Climate-Smart Agriculture, Carbon and Soil Health

    Ohio State University, USA

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    1. Dr. Uri Hochberg

    Making (Non)sense of Grapevine Cultivars Classification into Iso/anisohydric

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Cyanobacterial Soil Amendment and Restoration

    1. Dr. Wendy Williams

    Cyanobacteria-Rich Biocrusts Are Essential Components of Sustainable Rangelands in the Australian Savanna Biome – and Farmers Need to Know About Them

    The University of Queensland, Australia

     

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 2

    1. Mr. Ariel Meroz

    Untangling the Human and Climatic Impacts on Vhanges in Vegetation Using Large Scale Exclosures: National Borders and Military Areas

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Practical Methods for Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    1. Mr. Itzhack Moshe

    Water Harvesting and Afforestation As a Means for Rehabilitation of Degrades Areas of the Negev

    Former Deputy Director Southern Region, K.K.L., Israel

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    Remote Sensing Applications for Drylands Ecology

    1. Mr. Matan Cohen

    Deep Learning Strategies for Mapping Complex Vegetation Patterns (CVP) in Mediterranean Environments undergoing Climate Change

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

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    Women’s Leadership: Accelerating Impact in Rural Areas

    1. Ms. Nuria Levy

    MCTC/MASHAV’s Capacity-Building Approach and International Reach

    Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The MASHAV-Carmel International Training Center (MCTC), Israel

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    Desert Plant Ecology: Lessons for a Warming Planet

    1. Prof. Anna Sala

    The Mechanistic Link between Stored Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Plant Water Relations

    University of Montana, USA

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    1. Prof. Cornelis van Leeuwen

    Growing Vines in Dry Conditions: What Can We Learn from the Mediterranean Experience?

    University of Bordeaux, France

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    Energy and Sustainability - Materials

    1. Prof. David Cahen

    Can Energy Conversion Materials be Sustainable? Solar PV Ones, Maybe

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Resource Oriented Sanitation in Drylands

    1. Prof. Erica Hartmann

    Antimicrobials and their Impacts on Microbes in both Indoor and Outdoor Environments

    Northwestern University, USA

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 1

    1. Prof. Evyatar Erell

    The Effect of Surface Cover Vegetation on the Microclimate and Power Output of a Solar Photovoltaic Farm in the Desert

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    1. Prof. Kathy Steppe

    Mitigating Effects of CO2 In and Outside Trees Facing Drought

    University of Ghent, Belgium

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    1. Prof. Lawren Sack

    Plant drought tolerance from cells to ecosystems

    University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 2

    1. Prof. Matthew Bowker

    Establishing Biocrusts to Rehabilitate Drylands: Some Obstacles and Possible Paths Forward

    Northern Arizona University, USA

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    1. Prof. Oded Shoseyov

    How Can Advances in Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA) Technologies Revolutionize the Modern Farming Sector?

    The Future of Agriculture, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    1. Prof. Ron Mittler

    Global Warming, Climate Change, and Environmental Pollution: Recipe for a Multifactorial Stress Combination Disaster

    University of Missouri, USA

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 1

    1. Prof. Taryn Bauerle

    Harnessing the Rhizosphere for Improved Plant Productivity

    Cornell University, USA

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    Energy and Sustainability in the Built Environment

    1. Prof. Ursula Eicker

    Strategies and Modeling Tools for Urban Decarbonization

    Concordia University, Canada

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    Functionalized Antifouling Surfaces in Membrane Based Water Treatment

    1. Prof. Zhongyi Jiang

    Bioinspired Antifouling Membranes for Water Treatment

    Tianjin University, China

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    Research-based Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    2. Dr. Eli Argaman

    Multi-Aged Eco-Hydrological Functioning of Water Harvesting Systems on Soil and Vegetation Dynamics in a Semiarid Region, Israel

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    2. Dr. Ellen Graber

    Cocoa Farming at a Strategic Inflection Point

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    2. Dr. Shilo Rosenwasser

    Early Detection of Environmental Stresses and Leaf Diseases in Potato Plants with Whole-Plant Redox Imaging

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

     

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    2. Dr. Andre Dumas

    Sustainable Aquafeeds: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?

    AD Aquaculture Nutrition Services Inc., Canada

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    2. Dr. Dani Eshel

    Sweet Sleep; Dormancy of Plant Buds in a  Changing Climate

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 1

    2. Dr. Eric Vermote

    A Land Long Term Climate Data Records from Polar Orbiting Earth Observation Satellites and its Application

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

     

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 1

    2. Dr. Esther Magadley

    Organic Photovoltaic Polytunnel Greenhouse Agrivoltaics

    Triangle Research and Development Center, Israel

     

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    Remote Sensing for Dryland Agriculture

    2. Dr. Ittai Herrmann

    Spectral Assessment of Chickpea Morpho-Physiological Traits from Space and Ground

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    2. Dr. Michal Gruntman

    Herbivore-Induced Root Foraging for Cd in a Metal Hyper-accumulating Plant

    Tel Aviv Univeristy, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    2. Dr. Nadav Ziv

    CompoChar: Growing More Food While Fighting Climate Change

    Earth Biochar, Israel

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    Functionalized Antifouling Surfaces in Membrane Based Water Treatment

    2. Dr. Razi Epsztein

    Intrinsic Limitations of Nanofiltration Membranes to Achieve Precise Separations

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

     

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    2. Dr. Shmuel Assouline

    Evaporation and the Water Regime in Deep Vadose Zone Profiles with Underlying Aquifers under Hyper Arid Environments

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

     

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 2

    2. Dr. Tal Polak

    In Situ Soil Bioremediation to Counter Oil Spill in a Hyper-arid Nature Reserve

    Israeli Nature and Park Authority, Israel 

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    2. Dr. Tamir Klein

    Conifer Desiccation in the 2021 NW Heatwave Confirms the Role of Hydraulic Damage

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

     

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    2. Dr. Vasileios Fotopoulos

    Elucidation of Water Deficit Effects on ‘Xynisteri’ Grapes through Systems Biology Approaches

    Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

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    Women’s Leadership: Accelerating Impact in Rural Areas

    2. Dr. Virpi Stucki

    Challenges and Achievements of the Rural Women

    Chief, Rural Entrepreneurship, Job Creation and Human Security Division at United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austria

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    2. Dr. Yishai Netzer

    Pruning after Budbreak Affects Phenology, Physiology, Yield Components and Improved Wine Quality of Malbec

    Ariel University, Israel

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 1

    2. Dr. Yves Hingrat

    Restoration of Declining Species in Arid Lands: Learnings from the North African Houbara Bustard Translocation Program in Morocco

    Reneco International Wildlife Consultants, LLC, United Arab Emirates

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 1

    2. Mr. Alon Rapaport

    Carbon Metabolites in Interspecific Tree-Tree Carbon Transfer via Mycorrhizal Fungi

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Practical Methods for Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    2. Mr. Amit Eliyahu & Mr. Asaf Karavani

    Watershed Management as a Base for Developing Agro-Silvopastoral Systems: Capacity Building in Northern Turkana, Kenya

    Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 2

    2. Mr. Gabriel Mulero

    Detecting Wheat Response to Elevated CO2 and Drought Using Remote Sensing Metrics

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Desert Plant Ecology: Lessons for a Warming Planet

    2. Mr. Ibrahim Salman

    Local Adaptation Mediates Floral Responses to Pollinators in Arid Habitat

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    2. Prof. Alon Wolf

    Enhancing Automation in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)

    Incoming Dean

    Faculty of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Technion I.I.T,  Israel

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    Remote Sensing Applications for Drylands Ecology

    2. Prof. Geoffrey Henebry

    Observing Arid and Semi-Arid Grasslands at Multiple Spatio-temporal Scales: What Land Surface Phenologies Can Reveal About Ecosystem Dynamics

    Michigan State University, USA

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    Energy and Sustainability - Materials

    2. Prof. Jeffrey Gordon

    Today’s Most Promising Directions for High-Impact Solar Research and Development

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    2. Prof. Menachem Moshelion

    Out of the Blue: Phototropins of the Leaf Vascular Bundle Sheath Mediate the Regulation of Leaf Hydraulic Conductance by Blue Light

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Cyanobacterial Soil Amendment and Restoration

    2. Prof. Nir Keren

    Photosynthetic Life in Extreme Environments: How Desert Sand Crust Cyanobacteria Tune Photosynthesis During Hydration/Desiccation Cycles
    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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    Energy and Sustainability in the Built Environment

    2. Prof. Sue Roaf

    Building Sufficiency and Resilient Comfort in a Desert Context

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

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    Resource Oriented Sanitation in Drylands

    2. Prof. Zeev Ronen

    Is There a Reason for Concern for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Greywater?

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    3. Prof. Lawrence Hipps

    Coherent Interactions of Turbulence and Microclimate in Irrigated Vineyards

    Utah State University, USA

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    Research-based Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    3. Dr. Eli Zaady

    Drought as a Climate Change Agent Affects Afforestation in Runoff Water Harvesting Systems under Semiarid Conditions

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Cyanobacterial Soil Amendment and Restoration

    3. Dr. Eli Zaady

    Restoration of Cyanobacterial Crust as an Interface in the Critical Zone for Stabilizing Sandy Soil Surface

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Women’s Leadership: Accelerating Impact in Rural Areas

    3. Dr. Amber Hill

    Women in Agribusiness

    Expert in Sustainable Agriculture and Science Lecturer at the Tel Hai College, Israel

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    Resource Oriented Sanitation in Drylands

    3. Dr. Hadas Mamane-Steindel

    Treatment of Sewage Ponds in Rural India without Energy Investment Using The Coupled Microalgae-Bacteria Biofilm (CMBB) Technology, Punjab

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 1

    3. Dr. Helena Vitoshkin

    AgriPV High Performance Systems

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    3. Dr. Liora Shaltiel-Harpaz

    The Effect of Plant Nutrition on Herbivores Biotic Stress

    MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    3. Dr. Mery Dafny-Yelin

    Hybrid Grapevine Resistance to Downy and Powdery Mildew

    MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 2

    3. Dr. Nimrod Carmon

    Mapping Wildfire Risk with Orbital Imaging Spectroscopy: A Unified Spectral Unmixing and Atmospheric Correction Approach

    NASA & California Institute of Technology, USA

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    3. Dr. Nir Sade

    Setaria Viridis Plasma Membrane AQPs Contribute to Root Hydraulics and Root to Shoot Signalling of Gas Exchange

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

     

     

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    Desert Plant Ecology: Lessons for a Warming Planet

    3. Dr. Ofir Katz

    Functional Biogeography of Spinescence in the Flora of Israel

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    3. Dr. Omri Finkel

    Understanding How Plant-Microbiome Cooperation Evolved(s)

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 1

    3. Dr. Tal Polak

    Life is Hard: Rekindling the Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) Reintroductions in Israel

    Israeli Nature and Park Authority, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 1

    3. Dr. Tamir Caras

    Study of the Dynamics of Soil Erosion in Response to Climate Prediction Model Rusle2 and WRF Modelling in a Semi-Arid Watershed

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    3. Dr. Tamir Kamai

    An Analytical Model for Transient Evaporation from Bare Soils under Dry Conditions

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Dryland Agriculture

    3. Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan

    Predicting of Canopy Nitrogen Content based on UAVs and Satellites Data Fusion in Citrus Orchards

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    3. Dr. Yael Laor

    All-in-One? One-Fits-All? Lessons Learned from Four Years of the Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture, Newe Ya’ar, Volcani Institute, Israel

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Space Based Technological Applications for Water Management

    3. Dr. Yael Storz-Peretz

    Flash Flood Forecasting in Arid Regions – Challenges and Opportunities

    Israel Water Authority, Israel

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    Remote Sensing Applications for Drylands Ecology

    3. Mr. Mahmud Muminov

    Monitoring of Rangeland Health using RS and GIS Technologies in Uzbekistan

    Samarkand Sate University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan

     

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    3. Mr. Terry Hofecker

    A Low Cost Field-Test Kit for Illiterate Farmers in Developing Countries

    Soil1 LLC, USA

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    Practical Methods for Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    3. Ms. Himani Sharma and Mr. Anil Sarsavan

    Restoring our Commons: Securing our Future – Practical Experience from the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)

    Foundation for Ecological Security, India

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    3. Prof. Amir Sagi

    Monosex Populations of Prawns for Aquaculture and Biocontrol

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 1

    3. Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

    The Ecological Implications of Interplant Drought Cuing

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    3. Prof. Dan Yakir

    Vapor Pressure Deficit is not a Limiting Factor for Gas Exchange in a Mature Dryland Forest Under Well-Watered Conditions

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    Session 2

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    Energy and Sustainability in the Built Environment

    3. Prof. David Pearlmutter

    Urban Planning Tools for Maximizing the Effect of Shade Trees on Pedestrian Thermal Comfort

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    3. Prof. Menachem Moshelion

    Optimizing Crop Growth in an Artificial Environment

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 2

    3. Prof. Merav Seifan

    Between a Wild Ass and a Hard Place – The Combined Effect of Large Herbivores and Arid Conditions on the Composition of Desert Vegetation

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Functionalized Antifouling Surfaces in Membrane Based Water Treatment

    3. Prof. Moshe Herzberg

    Acoustic- and Light-Based Membrane Fouling Studies

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

     

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    3. Prof. Yair Mau

    Stomatal Optimization under Uncertain Climate: The Role of Discounting

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Energy and Sustainability - Materials

    3. Prof. Yaniv Gelbstein

    Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat into Useful Electricity

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    4. Dr. Eli Argaman

    Conserving Our Land: Current and Future Challenges

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel

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    Remote Sensing Applications for Drylands Ecology

    4. Dr. Amir Lewin

    Assessing Global Dryland System Designations: Land-Uses, Conservation Status and Congruency of Global Arid Landscapes

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 1

    4. Dr. Dror Minz

    Environmentally Important Bacteria: from Ecology to Isolation

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    4. Dr. Elisa Korenblum

    Cracking the code of Root Microbiome Chemical Communication

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Women’s Leadership: Accelerating Impact in Rural Areas

    4. Dr. Elisa Matola

    Rural Women’s Contribution in Ecosystem Development; Mozambique Case Study

    Deputy General Director for Academic Issues and Gender Unit President/Lecturer, Instituto Superior Politecnico de Manica, Mozambique

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    Energy and Sustainability - Materials

    4. Dr. Gabriela Bar–Nes

    Development of sustainable building materials based on local industrial waste and quarrying materials

    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,  

    Ben-Gurion University, Israel 

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    4. Dr. Lior Guttman

    Mono-Specific Algal Diets Shape Microbial Networking in the Gut of the Sea Urchin Tripneustes Gratilla Elatensis toward Specialization in the Decomposition of Algal-Polysaccharides

    National Center for Mariculture, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Dryland Agriculture

    4. Dr. Micha Silver

     A New Approach for Early Detection of Red Palm Weevil

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    4. Dr. Nadine Ruehr

    Towards Capturing Tree Mortality Rates and Mechanisms in Response to Drier and Hotter Conditions

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    4. Dr. Noam Reshef

    Controlling Fruit Sourness in a Changing Climate: Genetic Loci, Genes, and Metabolic Changes Associated with Grape Malate Levels

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Resource Oriented Sanitation in Drylands

    4. Dr. Roy Posmanik

    Subcritical Water – A Green Solvent for Resource Recovery and Circular Economy

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

     

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 1

    4. Dr. Shirli Bar-David

    The Reintroduction of the Asiatic Wild Ass in the Negev Desert: Forty Years Later

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 1

    4. Dr. Tali Zohar

    Agrivoltaics: Harvesting the Sun Twice – Dual Use of Land for Solar Energy Production and Local Agriculture

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Research-based Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    4. Dr. Tamir Klein

    A Hidden Mechanism of Forest Loss under Climate Change: The role of Drought in Eliminating Forest Regeneration at the Edge of its Distribution

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 1

    4. Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan

    Incorporation of Winter Tree Physiology into Satellite-Based Rorecast Models of Orchards Bloom and Yield

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 2

    4. Mr. Christos Theocharidis

    Monitoring Forest Health Through Remote Sensing Time Series Analysis to Assess the Effects of Extreme Drought Events in Forest Seasonality

    ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence & Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

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    Space Based Technological Applications for Water Management

    4. Mr. Daniel Kamoun

    Remote Sensing Techniques for Groundwater Measurements in Drylands Subsurface

    Brandeis University, USA

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    4. Mr. Ran Darzi

    Hydrothermal Decomposition of Plastic – A New Technology to Fight the Long-Term Effects of Agricultural Plastic Usage

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    4. Mr. Ronen Redel

    Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA) as a solution to Food Security

    VP Business Development, Vertical Field, Israel

     

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    Desert Plant Ecology: Lessons for a Warming Planet

    4. Ms. Daphna Uni

    I’m a Survivor – Acacia trees ability to cope with extremely hot and dry environment

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    4. Ms. Kaining Zhou

    Container Size and Fruit Load Intensity Affect Tomato Root Development under Salt Stress

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    4. Ms. Rebeka Strah

    Metabolic and Transcriptomic Response to Water Deficit in Two Grapevine Interspecific Hybrids

    National Institute of Biology, Slovenia

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    Practical Methods for Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    4. Ms. Shani Gleitman

    Long-Term Ecological Forest Management and Master Plan for Yatir Forest

    KKL, Israel

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    Energy and Sustainability in the Built Environment

    4. Prof. Denia Kolokotsa

    Cool Roofs in Europe

    Technical University of Crete Kounoupidiana, Greece

     

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    Cyanobacterial Soil Amendment and Restoration

    4. Prof. Ferran Garcia-Pichel

    Crustivoltaics for Arid Soil Restoration at Scale

    Arizona State University, USA

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    4. Prof. Lhoussaine Bouchaou

    Groundwater under Global Changes in Drylands: Lesson from Morocco Cases

    University Ibn Zohr, Morocco

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    4. Prof. Marco Isaac Garrido Salinas

    Study of the Hydraulic Strategy of Prosopis Tamarugo and Acclimatization Mechanisms under Phreatic Level Decrease in the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile

    University of Chile, Chile

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    4. Prof. Osnat Gillor

    Protists Modulate Enteric Bacterial Communities in Treated Wastewater Irrigated Soils

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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    Functionalized Antifouling Surfaces in Membrane Based Water Treatment

    4. Prof. Pavel Izak

    New Chiral Membranes for Separation of Enantiomers from Water

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

     

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    4. Prof. Yaron Ziv

    Studying Reclamation-Oriented Mining of Phosphate in the Negev Desert

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    5. Dr. Amir Bitan

    Development of a Static In Vitro Feed Digestion Model in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus Mykiss for the Development of an Artificial Fish Intestine

    National Center for Mariculture, Israel

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    Remote Sensing Applications for Drylands Ecology

    5. Dr. Angela Lausch

    Ecosystem Integrity – Sensor /EO-Service (ESIS) for Monitoring Bio- and Geodiversity, Vegetation Health and Land-Use Intensity by Spectral Traits, Remote Sensing

    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 1

    5. Dr. Eddie Cytryn

    Impact of Treated Wastewater Irrigation on Antibiotic Resistance in Soil and Plants

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Restoration and Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystems - Session 2

    5. Dr. Ilan Stavi

    Geodiversity Enhances Resilience of Dryland Ecosystems to Climatic Change

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel 

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    5. Dr. Kinneret Shefer

    GeneNeer Technology Aims to Unlock Plant Potential and Increase Crop Yields

    GeneNeer, Ltd., Israel

     

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    5. Dr. Lior Blank

    Effects of Climate Conditions on Seed Germination of Amaranthus albus- A study Along a Climatic Gradient

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    5. Dr. Maria Mar Alsina Marti

    Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Vine Water Status in a Production Environment: Opportunities and Challenges

    E&J Gallo Winery, USA

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    Cyanobacterial Soil Amendment and Restoration

    5. Dr. Nina Kamennaya

    Could Cyanobacterial Polysaccharides Increase Efficiency and Sustainability of Dryland Agriculture?

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Research-based Dryland Afforestation and Landscape Restoration

    5. Dr. Rakefet David-Schwartz

    Pinus Brutia, Pinus Halepensis and their Hybrids: Physiological and Morphological Traits to Survive Semi-Arid Forests

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    5. Dr. Roi Ben-David

    Cereals Productivity in Drylands; What Dose Genetic Studies from Crop and Agro-systems Level Can Tell

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Functionalized Antifouling Surfaces in Membrane Based Water Treatment

    5. Dr. Roy Bernstein

    Brush Coated RO Membranes for High Recovery Brackish Water Desalination

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Desert Plant Ecology: Lessons for a Warming Planet

    5. Dr. Tamar Azoulay-Shemer

    Physiological Characterization of the Wild Almond P. Arabica Stem Photosynthetic Capability

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    5. Dr. Thomas Worley

    Economic Implications of Climate-Smart Agriculture

    Ohio State University, USA

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    5. Dr. Yongjiang Zhang

    Hydraulic Response of Savanna Plants to Extreme Drought

    University of Maine, USA

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 1

    5. Mr. Jordan Macknick

    Agrivoltaics in Arid Environments: Keys to Successful Projects
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
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    Resource Oriented Sanitation in Drylands

    5. Mr. Osama Khoury

    Hydrothermal Carbonization of Waste Activated Sludge: A New Technology to Recover Nutrients and Address Food Insecurity

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Energy and Sustainability - Materials

    5. Mr. Rotem Haik

    Low Energy Insulating Building Materials Based on Hemp Bio-Aggregate

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Dryland Agriculture

    5. Mr. Shay Adar

    Can We Estimate Pasture Quality Using Remote Sensing? An Assessment of Mediterranean and Semiarid Grasslands

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    5. Mr. Tobias Strijker

    Biochemical Analysis and Candidate Gene Discovery for Chilling injury Tolerance in Bell Pepper

    Wageningen University, The Netherlands & Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Space Based Technological Applications for Water Management

    5. Ms. Arti Tiwari

    A Deep Learning Approach for Automatic Identification of Ancient Agricultural Water Harvesting Systems

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    5. Ms. Yael Wagner

    Embolism in Aleppo Pine: Occurrences and Consequences

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    5. Prof. Aaron Fait

    A Varietal Study on the Temperature Impact on Grapevine Physiology and Metabolism

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Session 2

    5. Prof. Arnon Karnieli

    Mapping Wildfire Scares – NDVI vs. NBR vs. AFRI

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    5. Prof. Dan Yakir

    Ecosystem Temperature Management under Water Scarcity 
    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
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    Energy and Sustainability in the Built Environment

    5. Prof. Isaac A. Meir

    Tall Buildings and the City – On Energy, Micro-Climate and Sustainability Considerations

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    5. Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch

    Family Ties: Root Social Physiology within Solanaceae

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide budgets in desert environments

    6. Dr. Dilia Kool

    Atmospheric Water Capture by Desert Soils

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    6. Dr. Dror Shalitin

    DIPTM Platform Used to Discover Genes that Provide Drought Tolerance Crops

    PlantArcBio, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 1. Physiology of Stress in Grapevine: Challenges and Solutions

    6. Dr. Elyashiv Drori

    The Effect of Irrigation-Initiation Timing on the Phenolic Composition and Overall Quality of Cabernet Sauvignon Wines Grown in a Semi-Arid Climate

    Ariel University, Israel

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    6. Dr. Inbal Zaibel

    Reuse of Treated Wastewater for Sustainable Aquaculture: Historical Overview, Current Situation and Future Possibilities

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 1

    6. Dr. Ofir Katz

    Selectivity of Mineral Acquisition in the Cistanche Tubulosa-Atriplex Halimus Plant Holoparasite-Host System

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    6. Dr. Or Sperling

    Droughts’ Instantaneous and Lasting Effects on Grapevines’ Water Use

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 1

    6. Dr. Shabtai Cohen

    Tree Hydraulic Limitations and the Relative Importance of Latent Energy Dissipation in Urban Environments

    Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 1

    6. Dr. Shahar Baram

    The Untapped Free N – What Can Be Done About It?

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Belowground Interactions in a Changing Environment - Session 2

    6. Mr. Aasfar Abderrahim

    Screening of Nitrogen Fixing Microbial Strains from Moroccan Soils and Assessment of their Effect on Wheat Plant Growth under Different Nitrogen Levels and Phosphorus Fertilization Regimes

    Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Morocco

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    Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change - Session 2

    6. Mr. Simon Futerman

    Remote Sensing of Cover Crops: Using Cover Crops as Reflectors of the Spatial Variation in Soil Nutrient Availability

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    6. Mr. Timo Knuever

    Drought Stress and Recovery at the Arid Timberline: The role of Functional Damage in Limiting Aleppo Pine Survival

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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    Plant Adjustment to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Changing Environments - Session 2

    6. Prof. Nirit Bernstein

    Impact of Environmental and Cultivation Conditions on Secondary Metabolism and Development of Medical Cannabis (Cannabis Sativa. L.) plants

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Next Generation Aquaculture

    7. Dr. Uri Yogev

    Resource Recovery and Increasing Productivity in a Sustainable Multi-loop Aquaponic System

    National Center for Mariculture (NCM), Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, Israel

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    Plant Hydraulics in Response to Environmental Stress - Session 2

    7. Mr. Assaf Alon

    Water Potential for Mortality of Cupressus Sempervirens Corresponds with 50% Embolism

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    The Future of Agriculture: Revolutionize Agricultural Practice: A Technological Revolution in Farming Led by Advances in CEA Technologies

    7. Mr. Shay Eliaz

    Principal with Monitor Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy, USA

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    Viticulture in a Changing Climate. Session 2. High-Throughput/Omics Perspectives of Grapevine Response to Stress

    7. Prof. Greg Gambetta

    Towards Drought Tolerant Ideotypes: Using Integrative Approaches to Identify Drought Tolerance Trait Syndromes in Grapevine

    Bordeaux Sciences Agro & Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV, France

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    Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Effect of Rewetting and Drought on Soil Gases Emissions

    Dr. Edwige Demangeat

    Deciphering the Source(s) of Rapid Nitrous Oxide Emissions in the Negev Desert Using Hydroxylamine and Iron Oxides

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Desertification, Climate Change and Health Inequities

    Dr. Adetoun Mustapha

    Climate Change Induced Humanitarian Needs and Health Inequities in the Lake Chad Basin Region of Africa

    Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria

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    Importance of Precise Crop Nutrition under Desert Growing Conditions

    Dr. Adriano Altissimo

    Enhancing Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) by using Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRFs) in Citrus

    Landlab, Italy

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    The Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Animal Health

    Dr. Alisa Komsky-Elbaz

    A Paternal Carry-Over Effect of Environmental Contamination on Preimplantation embryos – A Lesson from Bovines

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Cross Border Desert Research- Science and Collaboration

    Dr. Anne Dare

    Reflecting on 40 Years of the Middle East Regional Cooperation Program

    U.S. Agency for International Development, USA

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    Agrivoltaics – How Can It Be Implemented in a Desert Environment? - Session 2

    Dr. Ariel Printz

    Ministry of Energy, Israel

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    The Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Animal Health

    Dr. Ariel Shabtay

    Livestock Production Systems under the Current Climate Change Era

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Armine Asatryan

    Intestinal Health Status of the Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) Fed Aquafeed Supplemented with the Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illuscens Crude Protein and Bacillus spp

    Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Asfaw Degu

    Understanding Malic Acid Regulation using Grape Berry Derived Cell Culture as a Model System

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Assaf Chen

    Automatic Segmentation and Counting of Roosting Common Cranes (Grus grus) using UAV Thermal Images, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning in the Hula Valley, Israel

    MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Aston Chipanshi

    Spatial Density Mapping of Crop Types on the Canadian Prairies with Remote Sensing Data Sets

    Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada

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    The Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Animal Health

    Dr. Aviv Asher

    The Dark Side of the Light: The Effect of Modern Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on Welfare, Production and Feed Efficiency of Livestock

    MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute, Israel

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    Leveraging Agro-Informatics and Big Data Applications to Improve Crop Production and Farmers’ Livelihood

    Dr. Aviva Peeters

    A Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Spatial Sampling in Precision Agriculture

    TerraVision Lab and SCE Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel

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    Importance of Precise Crop Nutrition under Desert Growing Conditions

    Dr. Chanan Sluszny

    Croptune, a Real-Time Decision-Support Mobile Application for Continuous Monitoring of Nitrogen Deficiencies and Fertilization Recommendations
    Haifa Group, Israel
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    Poster Session

    Dr. Chao Song

    Leveraging a Graft Collection to Develop Metabolome-Based Trait Prediction for the Selection of Tomato Rootstocks with Enhanced Salt Tolerance

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Desertification, Climate Change and Health Inequities

    Dr. Chiyembekezo Kachimanga

    Highlighting Partners in Health’s Experience of Addressing Climate Disaster in 2022

    Partners In Health, Malawi

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    Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Effect of Rewetting and Drought on Soil Gases Emissions

    Dr. David Yalin

    Changes in Soil Carbon Turnover Following Drought Elimination in a Forest at the Dry Timberline

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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    Thermal Stress Regulation in Animals

    Dr. Denis Larkin

    How Does an Extreme Climate Make Domestic and Wild Animals Evolve Similarly?

    Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom

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    Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Effect of Rewetting and Drought on Soil Gases Emissions

    Dr. Eric Wilkman

    Unraveling the Biogeochemical Mechanisms of Drought and Rewetting Induced Nitric and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Dryland Agriculture

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Challenges and Opportunities as Stimulus for Transformation for the Bedouin-Arab Society in the Negev, Israel

    Dr. Hassan Ganayim

    Characterization of Stress Situations and Coping Strategies Among Arab Bedouin Teenagers Living in Unrecognized Villages in Israel

    Ben-Gurion University, Israel

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    KEYNOTE SPEAKER

    Dr. Henry Falk

    How Will Climate Change Impact Health, And What Can We Do About It

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Israel Oren

    Determining Drought Effects on Carbon Flow and Allocation in Wheat Using 11CO2 and Positron Emission Tomography Imaging

    University of Ghent, Belgium

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Jessica Schäckermann

    The Impact of Social Structure on Open-Land Development Preferences in the Southern Arava

    Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Israel

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    Algae-Based Solutions for Food Crisis Challenges

    Dr. José Pedro Cañavate

    Prospects of Microalgae to Meet a Growing Food Demand

    Andalusian Institute for Research and Training in Fisheries and Agriculture, Spain 

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    Thermal Stress Regulation in Animals

    Dr. Maya Zachut

    Environmental Heat Load Affects Subacute Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and the Endocannabinoid System in Periparturient Dairy Cows

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Thermal Stress Regulation in Animals

    Dr. Moran Gershoni

    Transgenerational Transmission of Heat Stress Effects in Dairy Cattle: A Study of Four Consecutive Generations

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Nevo Sagi

    Arthropods as the Engine of Nutrient Cycling in Drylands

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Economics & Desertification

    Dr. Nisha Varghese

    Multidimensional Development amidst Changing Land Uses in the Thar Desert Region of India

    Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Nitzan Segev

    Does ‘Black Gold’ turn out to be Fool’s Gold for Arthropods? Behavioral Reactions of Beetles and Antlion Larvae to Soil Contaminated with Crude Oil

    Dead Sea & Arava Science Center, Israel

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    Leveraging Agro-Informatics and Big Data Applications to Improve Crop Production and Farmers’ Livelihood

    Dr. Oded Liran

    Remote Sensing Index of Electron Transport Rate Relates to Light Use Efficiency and Biomass Production

    MIGAL Research Institute, Israel

     

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    Algae-Based Solutions for Food Crisis Challenges

    Dr. Orr Shapiro

    Raman Spectroscopy, in Combination with Machine Learning Algorithms, for Monitoring the Quality and Safety of Algal Biomass

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    KEYNOTE SPEAKER

    Dr. Osvaldo Sala

    Effects of Climate Change on Drylands: Directional Changes in Precipitation Amount and Variability

    School of Life Sciences
    Regents and Foundation Professor and GIOSI Center Director
    Arizona State University, USA

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    Cross Border Desert Research- Science and Collaboration

    Dr. Rina Kedem and Dr. Suleiman Halasah

    Cross Border Environmental Cooperation in Desert Communities: The Case of Jordan and Israel

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and University of Oxford, England

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    Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Effect of Rewetting and Drought on Soil Gases Emissions

    Dr. Shahar Baram

    How to Correctly Use Static Chambers in Drip Irrigation

    Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

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    Leveraging Agro-Informatics and Big Data Applications to Improve Crop Production and Farmers’ Livelihood

    Dr. Shai Sela

    Leveraging Data Standardization Tools for Better Collaboration and Agronomic Big Data Analysis

    Agmatix, Israel

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    Thermal Stress Regulation in Animals

    Dr. Sharon Schlesinger

    Heat Stress Effects on Transcriptome of Bovine Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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    Poster Session

    Dr. Shikha Verma

    Understanding Self/Nonself and Relative Recognition in Plants using Integrated Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Analysis

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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    Leveraging Agro-Informatics and Big Data Applications to Improve Crop Production and Farmers’ Livelihood

    Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan

    Tree-Based Multilevel Spatial Decision Support Systems to Close the Yield Bap in Almond Orchards

    Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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