Moderator: Dr. Arnon Dag, Senior Researcher, ARO, Volcani Center
13:00-13:30: Keynote: Prof. Dani Shtienberg, Deputy Director for Strategic Development, ARO, Volcani Center – Management of bacterial canker of tomatoes grown under net in semi-arid conditions
13:30-13:50: Prof. Avital Bechar, Senior Researcher, ARO, Volcani Center – Robotics for precision agriculture tasks in protected crops
13:50-14:10: Ms. Alona Ron-Snir, Business Development Manager, DryGair Energies – Innovative solution for controlling humidity within the growing facilities/ greenhouse
14:10-14:30: Dr. Hagai Yasuor, Senior Researcher, ARO, Volcani Center – Heat stress in protective vegetable crops, mechanisms and agronomical challenges
14:30-14:50: Dr. Meir Teitel, Senior Researcher, ARO, Volcani Center – Methods for the reduction of heat load in protected crops under warm climatic conditions
