Born in 1944 in Rehovot, Israel, Prof. Eshel has been happily married to his wife Nira sinc 1965. He has three children and 5 grandchildren (so far.) He has been teaching at Tel Aviv University since 1980. An author of four books on plant roots, he has also written 71 articles and chapters in books and presented more than 40 papers at scientific conferences.
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Education: |
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| 1978-1980 | Postdoctoral Research; Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Department of Agricultural Engineering- Wooster, Ohio |
| 1979 |
Ph.D; Botany, Tel Aviv University |
| 1971 | M.Sc.; Botany (cum laude), Tel Aviv University |
| 1969 | B.Sc.; Biology, Tel Aviv University |
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Academic Appointments: |
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| 2011-2012 | Visiting Scientist; ERGO, University of Western Australia, School of Plant Biology, Perth WA |
| 2003-2005 | Head; Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University |
| 1997 | Associate Professor; Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Tel Aviv University |
| 1994-1995 | Visiting Scholar; Department of Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University, -- University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 1992-1994 | Affiliated Teacher; Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University |
| 1990 | Visiting Scholar; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut des Sciences Vegetales- Gif sur Yvette, France. |
| 1987-1989 | Executive Director; Tel-Aviv University Botanical Gardens |
| 1986-1987 | Visiting Scholar; Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University- East Lansing, Michigan. |
| 1982-1987 | Affiliated Teacher; Department of Biology, Technion- Haifa |
| 1985-1997 | Senior Lecturer; Department of Botany, Tel Aviv University |
| 1980-1985 | Lecturer; Department of Botany, Tel Aviv University |
My main research interests are in the field of plant ecophysiology, especially as related to root-system structure and function. I am also interested in plant ecology and agro-ecosystems and in application of computer simulation to the study of ecological and physiological processes. I am also in charge of monitoring airborne allergenes and forecast of alleregnic blooming published monthly by The Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection,
For a full list
Since 2010:
Shtein I., Noy-Porat T., Eshel A. Effects of light, temperature and nitrogen on Scilla hyacinthoidesgermination and seedling development. Seed Science and Technology 42(2):113-125 (2014).
Ventura Y., Eshel A., Pasternak D., Sagi M. The development of halophyte-based agriculture: Past and Present. Annals of Botany (in press) (2014).
Eshel A., Geller-Bernstein C. Undesirable plants - allergenic and toxic - in Israeli parks. Chapter 2 in: I. Schnell, A. Rosenberg, G. Ronen (eds.) Sustainability Considerations in Urban Parks Design in Israel. Haifa: Pardes. pp. 41- 62 (2014).
Santi G., D’Annibale A., Eshel A., Zilberstein A., Crognale S., Ruzzi M., Valentini R., Moresi M., Petruccioli M. Bioethanol production from xerophilic and salt-resistant Tamarix jordanis biomass. Biomass and Bioenergy 61: 73-81 (2014)
Noy-Porat T., Cohen D., Mathew D., Eshel A., Kamenetsky R., Flaishman M.A. Turned on by heat: differential expression of FT and LFY-like genes in Narcissus tazetta during floral transition. Journal of Experimental Botany 64:3273-3284 (2013).
Inbart-Pompan H., Eilam T., Eshel A. Searching for salt tolerance among wild relatives of wheat: What should we look for? Australian Journal of Crop Science 7(13):2116-2127 (2013).
Abbruzzese G., Kuzminsky E., Abou Jaoudé R., Angelaccio C., Eshel A., Scoppola A., Valentini R. Leaf epidermis morphological differentiation between Tamarix africana Poir. and Tamarix gallica L. (Tamaricaceae) With ecological remarks. Plant BioSystems 147: 573-582 (2013).
Muscolo A., Panuccio M.R., Eshel A. Ecophysiology of Pennisetum clandestinum: A valuable salt tolerant grass. Environmental and Experimental Botany 92:55-63 (2013)
Eshel A., Grünzweig J.M. Root-shoot allometry of tropical forest trees determined in large-scale aeroponics. 8th Meeting of the International Society of Root Research, Dundee, Scotland 25th June – 29th July 2012.
Eshel A. Oren I, Alekperov C, Eilam T, Zilberstein A. Biomass production by desert halophytes: Alleviating the pressure on the scarce resources of arable soil and fresh water. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology 5(Special issue 2):48-53 (2011)
Sherman T, Yakobi P, Zarchin Y, Bolshak G, Svatizky M, Finkler R, Eshel A, Fromm H (2011) 4D Root imaging system for root phenotyping. PhenoDays International Symposium. October 12-14, Wageningen, Holland.
Eshel A., Zilberstein A., Alekparov C., Eilam T., Oren I., Waisel Y. Biomass production by desert halophytes will not compete with conventional agriculture. WSEAS Int.Conf. on ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT (EE'10) Cambridge, UK, February 23-25, 2010
