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Bacteria are joining the fight against global warming! 🌡️ An innovative method is being developed in Dr. Dror Minz's lab at the Volcani Institute to reduce the emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from agricultural soils. This gas is 265 times more potent

טוויטר Boosting collaboration with regional agricultural R&D centers. Prof. Benny Chefetz, Institute’s Manager, Dr. Sigal Brown-Miyara, researchers, and board members embarked on a tour of the south to get an up-close look at the work of R&D centers. They met with researchers

A study conducted by Dr. Dror Sagi's group, in collaboration with Prof. Ilan Halachmi from the Volcani Institute, has found that synchronizing food availability with the natural sleep-wake cycle led to remarkable improvements in health and fertility in laying hens: Hens with free

We congratulate Dr. Ron Porat and Dr. Elena Poverenov from the Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences on winning a grant from the Ministry of Science in collaboration with Prima. Their research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of biodegradable packaging

The "Promising Young Professionals in Agriculture" prize was awarded today at the Israel Agriculture Conference, organized by the Mashov Group, to Dr. Dana Haruvi from the Institute of Plant Sciences, Dr. Itay Ma'oz from the Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, and Dr.

The Postharvest and Food Sciences labs at Volcani Institute have opened their doors for us. Here are some of the projects we saw there: A new variety of Acrylamide-free potatoes, eco-friendly alternatives to plastic in agriculture and food industries, packaging designs to extend

Ever wonder what NPK can do for cacao flowering and natural pollination? You can read about it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A new study conducted at Volcani Institute reveals the unique potential of the moringa tree as a nectar source for honeybees during the hot summer in Israel. 🍯 The research conducted in the southern Golan Heights showed that the moringa's flowering season lasts about six months,

The Volcani Institute hosted the first conference of regional R&D centers, titled "Regional R&D Conference - A Milestone for Food Security". The conference aimed to strengthen collaboration between the centers. It featured roundtable discussions, including one on "How to

Today, The Volcani Institute held an exposure event for dozens of women scientists at the doctoral or postdoctoral stage. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce them to various research opportunities, the different institutes, and the wide range of research topics in which

“Our lab was the first in Israel to successfully perform genome editing in food fish, and establish edited lines with enhanced appearance and performance for use in aquaculture” says Dr. Kobi Biran, a researcher at the Institute of Animal Science, about his greatest achievement.