General Information

Name:

 Elazar

Surname:

 FALLIK

Position:

 Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Institution:

 Head of the Institute of Technology and Storage of Agricultural Products

Contact

Phone number:

 03-9683665

Fax number:

 050-6220665

E-mail:

 efallik@volcani.agri.gov.il

Skype:

Office location:

 Dept. of Postharvest Science

P.O. Box:

 P.O. Box 6

Postal Code:

 50250

Town:

 Bet Dagan 

Country:

 Israel

Other information:

 Research Interests:
- The use and development of non-chemical treatments for disease control.
- Postharvest disease control of sweet peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, melons, watermelons and organic commodities.
- Fruit resistance by physical treatments.
- Sensory analysis (taste and smell) in harvested fresh produce.
- Mechanism of water loss in fresh vegetables.
- The use of 1-MCP to inhibit ripening processes.
- Grafting affecting vegetables' quality after harvest.
- Effects of colored-net shades on vegetables' quality after harvest.