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•BET DAGAN
Agricultural Research Organization
The Volcani Center
State of Israel
Ministry of AgricultureAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
• Inst. of Agricultural Engineering
• Inst. for Technology and Storage of Agricultural Products
• Inst. of Plant Protection
• Inst. of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Inst. Of Animal Science
• Inst. Of Plant Science
INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTSSTAFF OF ABOUT 120 PEOPLE
• DEPARTMENT OF POSTHARVEST SCIENCE OF FRESH PRODUCE
(HANDLING OF FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND
FLOWERS )
• DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE - FOOD TECHNOLOGY (PROCESSED PRODUCTS)
- STORED PRODUCTS (GRAIN & FODDER FOR LIVESTOCK)
Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce
Physiology Pathology Technology Molecular Biology Fresh-cut
Maturation Decay control Cold storage Ripening Vegetables
Senescence Chemical Controlled atm. Senescence Fruits
Color Biological Modified atm. Stress tolerance
Water loss Physical Waxes Pathogenicity
Firmness Humidity Pathogen resistance Composition Staff of about 60; 14 with Ph.D. degree; 23 laboratories; 54
cold rooms
Commodities InvestigatedCitrus Subtropical Deciduous Flowers VegetablesGrapefruit Avocado Apple Cut flowers Tomato
Orange Mango Pear cuttings Potato
Lemon Banana Grape Potted plants Cucumbers
Mandarins Litchi Peach Bulbs Lettuce
Pommelo Feijoa Cherry Ornamental Strawberry green branches Persimmon Fresh herbs
Plum Celery
Peppers
DEPT OF POSTHARVEST SCIENCE OF FRESH PRODUCE
DATA LOGGER for TEMPERATURE and RELATIVE HUMIDITY MONITORING
COLD ROOMS AT THE POSTHARVEST SCIENCE DEPT.
One of three experimental CA cold rooms
Experimental CA chambers
Inside an experimental
CA cold room
Israeli Fresh Produce Export
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