Research Areas

  • Biotechnology

    The Department of Biotechnology and Innovation at Moop Arava is engaged in the research and commercial application development of products from the fields…

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  • Orchard

    Plantations in the Central and Northern Arava include mainly dates, vineyard grapes and mango. In addition, there are a few plantations of papaya,…

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  • Postharvest

    Quality of fruits and vegetables

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  • Drug Discovery – ADSSC

    Zebrafish and c. elegans as models for human diseases like ALS, Alzheimer` disease and Parkinson` disease.

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  • Flowers

    The research studies on flowers currently taking place on the Yair Station focus on improving existing crops and on acclimatization of new varieties…

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  • Plant Protection

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  • Vegetables

    The vegetable sector in the Central and Northern Arava accounts for about 75% of total crops. The major crop is currently bell peppers.…

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  • Clean Arava

    The "Clean Arava" Project (CAP) is the ensign area wide management project of the Arava region. It comprises diverse activities to minimize or…

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  • Aquaculture

    Aquaculture is a unique field in the Arava. Today, several farms produce and export ornamental fishes (mainly guppies, angelfish and clown fishes) to…

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