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Overview

Meni Ben-Hur is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Organization in Israel. Their research predominantly spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

Their research topics include Soil erosion and sediment transport, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, Aeolian processes and effects, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

Recent publications by Meni Ben-Hur cover multiple aspects of irrigation, soil aeration, and wastewater treatment. These include:

  • Drip irrigation with nanobubble oxygenated treated wastewater improves soil aeration, 2021, Scientia Horticulturae
  • Irrigation with treated wastewater containing nanobubbles to aerate soils and reduce nitrous oxide emissions, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Reducing salinity of treated waste water with large scale desalination, 2020, Water Research
  • New modelling approach to optimize rainwater harvesting system for non-potable uses and groundwater recharge: A case study from Israel, 2022, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Short Term Effects of Livestock Manures on Soil Structure Stability, Runoff and Soil Erosion in Semi-Arid Soils under Simulated Rainfall, 2020, Geosciences

Meni Ben-Hur regularly publishes in journals such as Water Research, The Science of The Total Environment, Geoderma, Applied Sciences, and Scientia Horticulturae.

Frequent co-authors include Uri Nachshon, Daniel Kurtzman, Lior Netzer, Yakov Livshitz, and Eli Argaman, demonstrating collaboration across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Heavy metals and metalloids: Sources, risks and strategies to reduce their accumulation in horticultural crops

    Menahem Edelstein;Meni Ben-Hur

  • Effects of rainfall intensity and slope gradient on the dynamics of interrill erosion during soil surface sealing

    S. Assouline;M. Ben-Hur

  • Organic matter and aggregate size interactions in infiltration, seal formation, and soil loss

    M. Lado;A. Paz;M. Ben-Hur

  • Soil Wetting and Texture Effects on Aggregate Stability, Seal Formation, and Erosion

    M. Lado;M. Ben-Hur;I. Shainberg

  • The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment

    Frank G.A. Verheijen;Anna Zhuravel;Flávio C. Silva;António Amaro

  • Soil mineralogy and texture effects on crust micromorphology, infiltration, and erosion

    I. I. C. Wakindiki;M. Ben-Hur

  • Organic Matter and Aggregate-Size Interactions in Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

    M. Lado;A. Paz;M. Ben-Hur

  • Effect of soil texture and CaCO3 content on water infiltration in crusted soil as related to water salinity

    M. Ben-Hur;I. Shainberg;D. Bakker;R. Keren

  • Boron and salinity effects on grafted and non-grafted melon plants

    M. Edelstein;M. Ben-Hur;R. Cohen;Y. Burger

  • Polymer Effects on Water Infiltration and Soil Aggregation

    M. Ben-Hur;R. Keren

  • Biochar effects on soil water infiltration and erosion under seal formation conditions: rainfall simulation experiment

    Vikas Abrol;Meni Ben-Hur;Frank G. A. Verheijen;Jacob J. Keizer

  • Soil mineralogy effects on seal formation, runoff and soil loss

    M Lado;M Ben-Hur

  • CLAY MINERALOGY EFFECT ON RAIN INFILTRATION, SEAL FORMATION AND SOIL LOSSES

    R. Stern;M. Ben-Hur;I. Shainberg

  • Polymers' Effects on Infiltration and Soil Erosion during Consecutive Simulated Sprinkler Irrigations

    G. J. Levy;J. Levin;M. Gal;M. Ben-Hur

  • Overcoming Salinity Barriers to Crop Production Using Traditional Methods

    Z. Plaut;M. Edelstein;M. Ben-Hur

  • Treated domestic sewage irrigation effects on soil hydraulic properties in arid and semiarid zones: A review

    Marcos Lado;Meni Ben-Hur

  • Forest fire effects on soil chemical and physicochemical properties, infiltration, runoff, and erosion in a semiarid Mediterranean region

    Assaf Inbar;Marcos Lado;Marcelo Sternberg;Haim Tenau

  • Polyacrylamide application versus forest residue mulching for reducing post-fire runoff and soil erosion

    Sergio Alegre Prats;Martinho António dos Santos Martins;Maruxa Cortizo Malvar;Meni Ben-Hur

  • Soil-Plant System Response to Pulsed Drip Irrigation and Salinity

    S. Assouline;M. Möller;S. Cohen;M. Ben-Hur

  • Sodium and chloride exclusion and retention by non-grafted and grafted melon and Cucurbita plants

    M. Edelstein;Z. Plaut;M. Ben-Hur

Frequent Co-Authors

Shmuel Assouline
Shmuel Assouline Agricultural Research Organization
Guy J. Levy
Guy J. Levy Agricultural Research Organization
John Letey
John Letey University of California, Riverside
Marcelo Sternberg
Marcelo Sternberg Tel Aviv University
Shabtai Cohen
Shabtai Cohen Agricultural Research Organization
Jan Jacob Keizer
Jan Jacob Keizer University of Aveiro
Christoph C. Tebbe
Christoph C. Tebbe Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
Ellen R. Graber
Ellen R. Graber Agricultural Research Organization
Asher Bar-Tal
Asher Bar-Tal Agricultural Research Organization
Nativ Dudai
Nativ Dudai Agricultural Research Organization

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