The organizers wish to thank The U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) for providing the major funding for this Workshop.

Also, we thank the following sponsors for their contribution without which students and post doctoral fellows would not have been able to attend this workshop:

The Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

http://www.science.moag.gov.il/

Association of Trustees & Friends of Agricultural Research

at the Volcani Center

Evogene

http://www.evogene.com/

Danziger "Dan" Flower Farm

http://www.danziger.co.il/index.php?ln=en

Hazera Genetics

http://www.hazera.com

Syngenta - Zeraim Gedera

http://www.zeraim.com/zeraim_en_home.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLEddQEFvaQ&feature=player_embedded