•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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