Seminari extraordinari del Prof. Samir Droby en l'IVIA - IVIA

Divendres que ve, 28 de juny, a les 13 h., tindrà lloc en la Sala d'actes de l'Institut Valencià d'Investigacions Agràries (IVIA, Montcada, València) un seminari extraordinari a càrrec del Prof. Samir Droby (CÉRCOL, Volcani Center, Israel) titulat ‘Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases – New Concepts and Perspectives’.

Esteu tots convidats!!

[Prof. Samir Droby. Short biography

Samir Droby is a senior research scientist at the ARO, the Volcani Center, and a Professor of Plant Pathology and postharvest Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Samir has extensive research expertise in postharvest pathology in general and in developing biological and naturally-based control strategies for pre and postharvest diseases. In the past 30 years, he has been working closely with the citrus industry and other fruit crop exporters to develop advanced protocols for postharvest handling and testing new and reduced-risk chemical treatments to prevent postharvest decay. He also did extensive basic research work on elucidating the mechanism of action of yeast biocontrol agents, pathogenicity mechanisms of Penicillium species, and resistance mechanisms of fruits against postharvest pathogens. He pioneered the exploration and development of commercial biological control products (e.g., 'Noli' and 'Aspire') that are based on naturally occurring yeasts. In recent years, he has been developing an active research program about the fruit microbiome and its manipulation for beneficial effects against postharvest pathogens. He also has been investigating the pathobiome concept in understanding the disease process of postharvest pathogens. Prof. Droby published more than 230 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 30 review articles, and 26 book chapters on various topics on postharvest pathology.]