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Weed Management Under Changing climate

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We study the genetic, biology and phenology of weeds and invasive plant species addressing ecological and evolutionary questions in order to improve future weed management 

Selected Publications

  1. Matzrafi M., Raz H., Rubin B., Yaacoby T. and Eizenberg H. (2021). Distribution and biology of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Israel. Frontiers in Agronomy doi: 10.3389/fagro.2021.639991.​

  2. Mesgaran M.B., Matzrafi M. and Ohadi S. (2021). Sex lability and dimorphism in diecious Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Planta 254:17.​

  3. Matzrafi M., Preston C., Brunharo C. (2021). Review: Evolutionary drivers of agricultural adaptation in Lolium spp. Pest Management Science 77:2209-2218.

  4. Zohar M, Matzrafi M, Abu-Nassar J, Khoury O, Gaur RZ, Posmanik R (2021). Subcritical water extraction as a circular economy approach to recover energy and agrochemicals from sewage sludge. Journal of Environmental Management, doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112111.​

  5. Matzrafi M, Peleg Z and Lati R (2021). Herbicide resistance in weed management. Agronomy 11, 280.​

  6. Abu-Nassar J and Matzrafi M (2021). Effect of herbicides on the management of the invasive weed Solanum rostratum Dunal (Solanaceae). Plants 10, 284.

  7. Matzrafi M, Adewale Osipitan O, Ohadi S, Mesgaran MB (2020). Under pressure: Maternal effects promote drought tolerance in progeny seed of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Weed Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2020.75

  8. Matzrafi M, Morran S, Jasieniuk M (2020). Recurrent selection with glufosinate at low rates reduces the susceptibility of a Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum population to glufosinate. Agronomy 10, 1288.

  9. Neves CJ, Matzrafi M, Thiele M, Lorant A, Mesgaran MB, Stetter MG (2020). Male linked genomic regions determine sex in dioecious Amaranthus palmeri. bioRxiv.

  10. Matzrafi M, Gerson O, Sibony M, Rubin B (2020). Target Site Resistance to Acetolactate Synthase Inhibitors in Diplotaxis erucoides and Erucaria hispanica–Mechanism of Resistance and Response to Alternative Herbicides. Agronomy 10: 471.

  11. Mesgaran MB, Matzrafi M, Ohadi S (2019). Sex lability and dimorphism in diecious Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). bioRxiv.

  12. Tehranchian P, Nandula VK, Matzrafi M, Jasieniuk M (2019), Multiple herbicide resistance in California Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) I: characterization of ALS-inhibiting herbicide resistance. Weed Science. 67:273-280.

  13. Matzrafi M, Brunharo C, Tehranchian P, Hanson BD, Jasieniuk M (2019). Increased temperatures and elevated CO2 levels reduce the sensitivity of Conyza canadensis and Chenopodium album to glyphosate. Scientific Reports. 9:2228.

  14. Matzrafi M (2018). Climate change exacerbates pest damage through reduced pesticide efficacy. Pest Management Science, 75: 9–13.

 
 

Open Positions

​We are looking for hard working MSc, PhD and Postdocs, please apply by sending your CV to Dr. Maor Matzrafi.

maorm@volcani.agri.gov.il

 
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