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Eliezer Goldschmidt
Eliezer E. Goldschmidt (born 1938, Jerusalem) is an emeritus professor of agriculture at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He earned his Ph.D. in 1968 and has been a professor since 1982. Contributions His research has focused on general agriculture and on various citrus species. He is primarily known for his research on citron genetics and shape variability,. He developed an auxin which is instrumental in preserving the carpel, style and Stigma (botany), stigma of the citron; these features figure prominently in determining the Halakhah, halachic status of individual citrons for use as ''etrogim''. Since retiring from the Hebrew University, he has continued his work on projects to lengthen the shelf life of produce and to increase the productivity of wheat. Selected publications References External links Profile with links to scholarly workDifferential Counteraction of Ethylene Effects by Gibberellin A3 and N6-Benzyladenine in Senescing Citrus PeelFifty Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew University Of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened in April 1925. It is the second-oldest Israeli university, having been founded 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel but six years after the older Technion university. The HUJI has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest library for Jewish studies—the National Library of Israel—is located on its Edmond J. Safra campus in the Givat Ram neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The university has five affiliated teaching hospitals (including the Hadassah Medical Center), seven faculties, more than 100 research centers, and 315 academic departments. , one-third of all the doctoral candidates in Israel were studying at the HUJI. Among its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
