- Identifying the causative factors and developing solutions to “soil fatigue” and yield loss in the banana plantations.
- Lowering banana plantation height by agrotechnical and genetic means.
- Pinpointing the genetic basis of Panama Disease (TR4) tolerance in bananas.
- Improving frost tolerance in banana plantations by net house improvement.
- Breeding banana varieties with improved performance under sub-tropical conditions.
- Introduction of new banana varieties with improved fruit quality.
- Identifying the factors underlying Apple Replant Disease, evaluation and development of apple rootstocks tolerant to the phenomena in the local conditions.
Location: MIGAL / Jordan valley banana research station / Western Galilee
