Newe Ya’ar Student Day
Agricultural Research Facing Future Challenges
22.4.2025
- Every year, Newe Ya’ar Research Center hosts the Student Day,
where selected students present their research endeavors.
- This year, we decided to refresh the format and hold the day under the theme “Agricultural Research Facing Future Challenges”.
- 12 students will deliver 15-minute presentations with the objective of effectively conveying the potential impact of their research in various aspects, be it scientific, environmental, commercial, or other significant contributions.
- Prior to the conference, the students will participate in a professional storytelling workshop for effective content delivery.
- The judging committee will consist of five representatives from the industry from the academy.
Student day schedule:
Newe Yaar Students Day 22/4/2025- Program:
Time | Lecturing student | Title |
08:30 |
| Get-together |
09:00 |
| Opening and an Introduction of the judging panel |
Session 1- Plant protection, Chair: Dr. Moshe Zagouri | ||
09:20 | Dana Siso | Genomic characterization of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) resistance to sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) |
09:35 | Shlomi Aharon | Using satellite remote sensing for evaluating herbicide efficacy in maize (Zea mays) |
09:50 | Sahar Malka | Examining the competitive dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus populations and summer crop species in Israel |
10:05 | Amit Faran | Characterizing the dynamics of the fungi-vanillin interaction in Vanilla planifolia during bean development |
10:20 | Coffee break | |
Session II- Genetic, chemical and physiological characterization, Chair: Dr. Elad Oren | ||
10:40 | Ben Itzchaki | Genetic characterization of variation in sugar accumulation in melon using diverse collections and segregating populations |
10:55 | Tali Kahane | Chemical variation among Salvia dominica L. natural populations in Israel |
11:10 | Orr Shemer | Characterizing the physiological diversity between wild and domesticated watermelon under water limitation |
11:25 | Ori Eisenbach | Identification of physiological factors and genetic linkage of the Stem Photosynthesis Capability (SPC) trait in the wild almond species Prunus arabica and examination of their contribution to almond breeding |
11:40 |
| Coffee break |
Session III- Environment, Chair: Dr. Uri Hochberg | ||
12:00 | Gal Wodowski | Viruses as hidden players in parasitoid wasps: a new avenue for biological control |
12:15 | Asaf Salmon | Understanding the role of native beneficial Phosphorus Solubilization Rhizobiome in agroecosystems through the application of environmental and functional genomic approaches |
12:30 | Itay Shulner | Embracing a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to analyze the environmental impacts of almonds grown along a climatic gradient in Israel |
13:00 | Panel announcement and Lunch! | |
