Principal Researcher
Prof. Rachel Amir
Plant Metabolism Laboratory
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The research deals with plant biotechnology with an emphasis on plant metabolism. We focus on two main subjects:
Latest Publications
Establishment of Punica granatum L. peel cell culture to produce bioactive compounds
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2019 Volume 138 Pages 131-140
2019
Root stem cell niche maintenance and apical meristem activity critically depend on THREONINE SYNTHASE1
Journal of Experimental Botany 2019 Volume 70 Issue 15 Pages 3835-3849
2019
Gene expression and metabolite profiling analyses of developing pomegranate fruit peel reveal interactions between anthocyanin and punicalagin production.
Tree Genetics & Genomes 2019 Volume 15 Pages 22
2019
The biodiversity of different traits of pomegranate fruit peels from a broad collection of diverse cultivars.
Scientia Horticulturae 2019 Volume 246 Pages 842-848
2019