Plant response to environmental signals

Tomato; Genome editing; Light signaling; Interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses

The mission

We aim to reveal the key signaling pathways and mechanisms that link information from the environment to changes in plant growth and development. We are curious about how plants regulate the tradeoff between growth and defense and how they process multiple signals at the same time.

Research

The interaction of plant biotic and abiotic stresses

Study the interaction of shade and warm temperature with biotic stress using Botrytis cinerea and Pseudomonas syringae in tomato. The trade-off between growth and defense.

Interaction of light and temperature

Reveal the signaling pathways and mechanisms that regulate the response to shade from neighboring plants, the response to warm ambient temperatures, and their interaction using Arabidopsis and tomato as a model system.

Viruses resistance

Improve the resistance to viruses such as Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) using natural variation and genetic editing. Study the interaction of virus proteins with plant development.

publications

Publications List

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Selected publication

PIF7 is a master regulator of thermomorphogenesis in shade

Team

Yogev Burko

Principal investigator

Yardena Dhahn

Lab manager

Srinivas Kunta

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Abigail Aryeeatta

Doctoral Student

Tamir Malul

Master Student

Ikram Hakim

Doctoral Student

Gal Dimri

Alumni Master student

Zeenu Singh

Alumni Postdoctoral

Rotem Goldman

Alumni Master student

Gallery

  • Tomato Field in Aco

  • Yield experiment 2023

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    Tomato trichome

    Taken with FLIM (Leica STELLARIS 8)

  • Tomato fruit expressing the Rubby marker

  • Planting day

  • Planting day

  • Lab before (room 1)

  • Lab before (room 2)

  • Lab construction

  • The new lab I

  • The new lab II

  • Our greenhouse before

  • Our greenhouse during

  • Our greenhouse after

  • Our greenhouse after

News and media

CBS8

CBS8 interview

Open Positions

Contact

  • The Institute of Plant Sciences Vegetables and Field Crops Department ARO, Volcani Center, POB 15159 68 Hamakabim Road, 7505101 Rishon LeZion, Israel

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