Speaker: Dr Ran Erel, Agricultural Research Organization - Volcani

Seminar Title: The Phosphorus Challenge: a Case Study from the Israeli Eco-Agrosystem

Moderator: Jo Savill, University of Queensland

Format: The talk is for a general audience, runs for 15 to 20 mins, and is followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.

About the speaker:

Dr Ran Erel is a researcher at at the Volcani Institute, Israel's Agricultural Research Organisation.

His research interests include:
- Root-soil interactions
- Phosphorus acquisition by plants
- Plant's response to nutrients deficiency
- Utilization of organic waste in agriculture
Plants require each of the 17-essential element for normal growth and reproduction and therefore, large energetic and metabolic cost is invested in nutrients acquisition. In our lab, we seek to explore the soil-root-plant continuum and complex interactions that influences nutrients availability. This field of research combines soil chemistry, root development and plant physiology. We specifically interested in:
1. Phosphate fertilizers, P chemistry and availability to plants
2.Interactions between plants' nutritional level and abiotic stress
3. Optimization of crop fertilization (Avocado, potato and more)

Our goal is to develop novel diagnostic tools and precise fertilization strategies so to maintain high yields with excellent quality and minimal environmental impact
Papers: https://scholar.google.co.il/c...

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