El viernes 5 de julio, el Dr. Samir Droby imparte un seminario en el IATA titulado: “Exploring the fruit microbiome for improving strategies of biocontrol of postharvest diseases”.
El Dr. Samir Droby es profesor del Departamento de Fitopatología y Poscosecha de la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén e investigador de la Organización de Investigación en Agricultura de Israel (ARO). Más info
El seminario tendrá lugar en el Salón de Actos del IATA a las11:00h
Sobre Samir Droby
Samir Droby is a senior research scientist at the ARO, the Volcani Center, and a Professor of Plant Pathology and postharvest Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Samir has extensive research expertise in postharvest pathology in general and in developing biological and naturally-based control strategies for pre and postharvest diseases. In the past 30 years, he has been working closely with the citrus industry and other fruit crop exporters to develop advanced protocols for postharvest handling and testing new and reduced-risk chemical treatments to prevent postharvest decay.
He also did extensive basic research work on elucidating the mechanism of action of yeast biocontrol agents, pathogenicity mechanisms of Penicillium species, and resistance mechanisms of fruits against postharvest pathogens. He pioneered the exploration and development of commercial biological control products (e.g., 'Noli' and 'Aspire') that are based on naturally occurring yeasts. In recent years, he has been developing an active research program about the fruit microbiome and its manipulation for beneficial effects against postharvest pathogens. He also has been investigating the pathobiome concept in understanding the disease process of postharvest pathogens. Prof. Droby published more than 230 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 30 review articles, and 26 book chapters on various topics on postharvest pathology.