| Abstracts of Completed BARD Projects 1999 |
| Ag. Economics |
| IS- 2135- 92 |
| Pooling and Pricing Schemes for Marketing Agricultural Products |
| I. Finkelshtain | Center for Agric. Economic Res. | Israel |
| S.T. Buccola | Oregon State University | OR | USA |
| Z. Bar-Shira | Center for Agric. Economic Res. | Israel |
| Ag. Engineering |
| US- 2234- 92CR |
| Electronic Sensing of Fruit Ripeness Based on Volatile Gas Emissions |
| J.E. Simon | Purdue | IN | USA |
| U.M. Peiper | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| G.E. Miles | Purdue | IN | USA |
| A. Mizrach | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| D.J. Charles | Purdue | IN | USA |
| US- 2199- 92C |
| Adaptive Sorting of Fresh Produce |
| S.W. Searcy | Texas A&M | TX | USA |
| K. Peleg | Technion | Israel |
| IS- 2181- 92R |
| Ultrasonic Body Condition Measurement for Computerized Dairy Management Systems |
| A. Mizrach | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| S.L. Spahr | Univ. of Illinois | IL | USA |
| E. Maltz | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| M.R. Murphy | Univ. of Illinois | IL | USA |
| Z. Shmilovitch | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| J.E. Novakofski | Board of Trustees, Univ. of Illinois | IL | USA |
| U.M. Peiper | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 1995- 91CR |
| Optimal Environmental Control for Indeterminate Greenhouse Crops |
| I. Seginer | Technion R&D Foundation Ltd. | Israel |
| J.W. Jones | University of Florida | FL | USA |
| P. Gutman | Technion R&D Foundation Ltd. | Israel |
| C.E. Vallejos | University of Florida | FL | USA |
| Animal Production |
| US- 2155- 92R |
| Effect of Rumen Available Protein, Amimo Acids and Carbohydrates on Microbial Protein |
| Synthesis, Amino Acid Flow and Performance of High Yielding Dairy Cows |
| G.A. Varga | Pennsylvania State University | PA | USA |
| A. Arieli | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| L.D. Muller | Pennsylvania State University | PA | USA |
| H. Tagari | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| I. Bruckental | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| Y. Aharoni | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| US- 2109- 92R |
| An In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of the Diverse Biological Activities of Bovine Placental |
| Lactogen |
| D.E. Spiers | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | USA |
| A. Gertler | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| H.D. Johnson | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | USA |
| J. Spain | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | USA |
| Animal Protection |
| US- 2238- 92C |
| Development of a Multivalent Iscom Vaccine against Anaplasmosis |
| G.H. Palmer | Washington State University | WA | USA |
| E. Pipano | Kimron Veterinary Institute | Israel |
| T.F. McElwain | Washington State University | WA | USA |
| V. Shkap | Kimron Veterinary Institute | Israel |
| D. P. Knowles, Jr. | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| IS- 2156- 92 |
| Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents of Ticks |
| M. Samish | Kimron Veterinary Institute | Israel |
| K.M. Kocan | Oklahoma State University | OK | USA |
| I. Glazer | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| Aquaculture |
| US- 2305- 93CR |
| Expression and Inheritance of Growth Hormone Gene Constructs and Selective Breeding of |
| Transgenic Farmed Fish |
| R.A. Dunham | Auburn University | AL | USA |
| B. Moav | Tel Aviv University | Israel |
| T.T. Chen | University of Connecticut | CT | USA |
| B. Cavari | Israel Oceanogr. & Limnolog. Res. | Israel |
| Ltd. |
| Cell & Mol Biology |
| US- 2318- 93C |
| Development of Assay Systems for Bioengineering Proteins that Affect Dough Quality and |
| Wheat Utilization |
| O.D. Anderson | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| G. Galili | Weizmann Institute of Science | Israel |
| IS- 2265- 93R |
| Degradation of Abnormal Proteins in Chloroplasts of Higher Plants |
| Z. Adam | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| E. Pichersky | University of Michigan | MI | USA |
| US- 2208- 92 |
| Productivity of Stress Tolerant Plants by Overproduction of Enzymatic Oxyradical Scavengers |
| B.A. Zilinskas | Rutgers, The State University | NJ | USA |
| D. Holland | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| Y. Eshdat | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| G. Ben-Hayyim | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| US- 2207- 92 |
| Manipulation of Gene Expression in the Chloroplast: Control of mRNA Stability and |
| Transcription Termination |
| D.B. Stern | Boyce Thompson Institute | NY | USA |
| G. Schuster | Technion | Israel |
| IS- 2191- 92CR |
| Role of the Hsp70 Homologue from Chloroplasts in the Assembly of the Photosynthetic |
| Apparatus |
| R. Nechushtai | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| P.R. Chitnis | Iowa State University | IA | USA |
| Field & Garden Crops |
| IS- 2162- 92C |
| The Genetics of Heat Shock Proteins in Wheat in Relation to Heat Tolerance and Yield |
| A. Blum | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| H.T. Nguyen | Texas Technical University | TX | USA |
| Plant Protection |
| US- 2346- 93 |
| Citrus Tristeza Virus: Molecular Approaches to Cross Protection |
| W.O. Dawson | University of Florida | FL | USA |
| M. Bar-Joseph | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| C.L. Niblett | University of Florida | FL | USA |
| R. Gafny | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| R.F. Lee | University of Florida | FL | USA |
| M. Mawassi | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 2306- 93 |
| Hormonal and Pheromonal Regulation of Reproduction in the Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris |
| A. Hefetz | Tel Aviv University | Israel |
| G. Robinson | Univ. of Illinois | IL | USA |
| US- 2232- 92 |
| Role of Phosphorylation in Fungal Spore Germination |
| M.B. Dickman | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | USA |
| O. Yarden | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| US- 2217- 92 |
| Host Plant Chemical Mediation of Heliothis Reproductive Behavior |
| P.J. Landolt | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| E. Dunkelblum | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| R.R. Heath | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| M. Kehat | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 2170- 92CR |
| Host-Elicited Germination and Mechanism of Penetration in Broomrape (Orobanche Spp.) |
| D.M. Joel | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| J.C. Steffens | Cornell University | NY | USA |
| A.M. Mayer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| US- 2168- 92 |
| Evaluation of Strategies and Implementation of Biological Control of Fire Blight |
| S.E. Lindow | University of California, Berkeley | CA | USA |
| S. Manulis | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| D. Zutra | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| D. Gaash | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 2115- 92 |
| Clinical (Major) and Subclinical (Minor) Root-Infecting Pathogens in Plant Growth Substrates, |
| and Integrated Strategies for their Control |
| Y. Katan | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| M.E. Stanghellini | University of California, Riverside | CA | USA |
| Post Harvest |
| US- 2222- 92R |
| Membrane Processing of Citrus Extracts: Effect on Pectinesterase Activity and Cloud Stability |
| L. Wicker | Univ. of Georgia | GA | USA |
| I. Shomer | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| U. Merin | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 2175- 92R |
| Prestorage Heat Treatment to Inhibit Chilling Injury and Delay Ripening in Tomato Fruit |
| S. Lurie | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| D.R. Dilley | Michigan State University | MI | USA |
| J.D. Klein | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| I.D. Wilson | Michigan State University | MI | USA |
| IS- 2128- 92C |
| Induction of Resistance to Postharvest Diseases and Extension of Shelf-Life of Fruits and |
| Vegetables by Ultra-Violet Light |
| E. Chalutz | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| C.L. Wilson | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| S. Droby | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| V.P. Gaba | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| C. Stevens | Tuskegee University | AL | USA |
| R. Fluhr | Weizmann Institute of Science | Israel |
| J.Y. Lu | Tuskegee University | AL | USA |
| Soil & Water |
| IS- 2194- 92 |
| Biocolloids Transport to Groundwater |
| A. M. Nasser | Ministry of Health | Israel |
| C.P. Gerba | Univ. of Arizona | AZ | USA |
| B. Fattal | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| T. J. Yeh | Univ. of Arizona | AZ | USA |
| U. Mingelgrin | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| IS- 2102- 92 |
| Reducing Evaporation from Cultivated Soils by Mulching with Crop Residues and Stabilized |
| Soil Aggregates |
| M. Fuchs | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| J.L. Hatfield | USDA, Agricultural Research | MD | USA |
| Service |
| A. Hadas | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |
| R. Keren | Agricultural Research Organization | Israel |