Last database update for these data: 2006-12-05 - Data extracted on 2009-04-14 from the database.
| No | Title | Participants | Period | Description | Crops | Viruses | Host plants | Key words | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Production of cucurbits resistant to major viruses by transgenic approaches | Victor Gaba (Leader) Amit Gal-On Aaron Zelcer Benjamin Steinitz |
1995 - 2006 | Transgenic resistance | Musk melon Watermelon Cucumber Squash |
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Cucumber fruit mottle mosaic virus Cucumber mosaic virus Squash leaf curl virus Papaya ringspot virus |
Cucumis melo Citrullus lanatus Cucumis sativus |
gene silencing | Ministry of Agriculture and Company |
| 2 | Study of plant virus symptom expression | Amit Gal-On (Leader) Victor Gaba Tzachi Arazi Yoel Shibbolet |
2002 - 2006 | Musk melon Squash |
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus | Cucumis melo Citrullus lanatus |
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| 3 | Use of a virus vector for protein and peptide production for agriculture and medicine | Amit Gal-On (Leader) | 1998 - 2006 | Musk melon Squash |
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus | Cucumis melo Citrullus lanatus |
Attenuated ZYMV | ||
| 4 | Introduction of virus-free sweet potato to Israel | Victor Gaba (Leader) Zion Dar |
2004 - 2006 | Sweet potato | Sweet potato feathery mottle virus Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus |
Ipomoea batatas | farmers' organizations |