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
The citron (''Citrus medica''), historically cedrate, is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed throu ...
genetics and shape variability,. He developed an auxin which is instrumental in preserving the
style
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* Architectural style, the features that make a building or structure historically identifiable
* Design, the process of creating something
* Fashion, a prevailing mode of clothing ...
and
stigma of the citron; these features figure prominently in determining the
halachic
''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical comman ...
status of individual citrons for use as ''
etrog
Etrog ( he, אֶתְרוֹג, plural: '; Ashkenazi Hebrew: ', plural: ') is the yellow citron or ''Citrus medica'' used by Jews during the week-long holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the ''lulav'', ''hadass'', and '' a ...
im''.
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.
The Retirees that Lengthen the Life of the Plants, Hebrew
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Selected publications
References
External links
Profile with links to scholarly work
Differential Counteraction of Ethylene Effects by Gibberellin A3 and N6-Benzyladenine in Senescing Citrus Peel
Fifty Years of Research, Hebrew
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1938 births
Living people
Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israeli agronomists