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Plant Science and Agronomy
Israel
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
87
Citations
26081
World Ranking
317
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of study are Botany, Botrytis cinerea, Trichoderma harzianum, Agronomy and Fungi imperfecti. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Competition and Solanaceae. His work carried out in the field of Botrytis cinerea brings together such families of science as Inoculation, Fungicide, Biological pest control and Microbiology.

Yigal Elad usually deals with Trichoderma harzianum and limits it to topics linked to Chitinase and Glucanase, Sclerotium and Protease. His research investigates the connection with Agronomy and areas like Biochar which intersect with concerns in Pepper, Soil conditioner and Hydrogenophaga. His Fungi imperfecti research includes themes of Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus cereus and Trichoderma.

His most cited work include:

  • Biochar impact on development and productivity of pepper and tomato grown in fertigated soilless media (452 citations)
  • DEGRADATION OF PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI BY TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM (432 citations)
  • Biological control of foliar pathogens by means of Trichoderma harzianum and potential modes of action (318 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yigal Elad spends much of his time researching Botany, Horticulture, Botrytis cinerea, Agronomy and Trichoderma harzianum. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Inoculation and Solanaceae. His study in Botrytis cinerea is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Salicylic acid, Fungi imperfecti, Microbiology and Carbendazim.

His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pepper and Biochar. His Trichoderma harzianum study incorporates themes from Sclerotium, Pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani and Chitinase. His Biological pest control research includes elements of Biotechnology and Natural enemies.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (42.79%)
  • Horticulture (36.94%)
  • Botrytis cinerea (36.49%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Agronomy (24.77%)
  • Biochar (9.01%)
  • Horticulture (36.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yigal Elad focuses on Agronomy, Biochar, Horticulture, Botrytis cinerea and Botany. His Agronomy study which covers Pepper that intersects with Strain, Fertilizer and Soil organic matter. His Biochar research incorporates themes from Microbiome, Microbial population biology and Soil conditioner.

His work on Sweet Basil, Shoot, Fungicide and Germination as part of general Horticulture research is frequently linked to Phenylalanine, bridging the gap between disciplines. The Botrytis cinerea study combines topics in areas such as Salicylic acid, Solanum, Gene and Fungus. Yigal Elad studies Botany, focusing on Trichoderma harzianum in particular.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Climate Change Impacts on Plant Pathogens and Plant Diseases (127 citations)
  • Biochar mediates systemic response of strawberry to foliar fungal pathogens (122 citations)
  • Plant Hosts of Botrytis spp. (89 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Biochar, Agronomy, Rhizosphere and Plant disease. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Botrytis cinerea, Botrytis and Ginkgo is frequently linked to work in Flavobacterium sp., therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. As a part of the same scientific study, Yigal Elad usually deals with the Botrytis cinerea, concentrating on Salicylic acid and frequently concerns with Trichoderma harzianum and Solanum.

His work in Trichoderma harzianum addresses subjects such as Soil solarization, which are connected to disciplines such as Powdery mildew. His research integrates issues of Fusarium, Rhizoctonia solani, Biological pest control and Illumina dye sequencing in his study of Biochar. He has included themes like Microorganism, Peat, Colonization and Microbial population biology in his Agronomy study.

Best Publications

  • Biochar impact on development and productivity of pepper and tomato grown in fertigated soilless media

    Ellen R. Graber;Yael Meller Harel;Max Kolton;Eddie Cytryn

  • DEGRADATION OF PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI BY TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM

    Y. Elad;I. Chet;Y. Henis

  • Biological control of foliar pathogens by means of Trichoderma harzianum and potential modes of action

    Y. Elad

  • Trichoderma harzianum: A biocontrol agent effective against Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia solani.

    Y. Elad;I. Chet;J. Katan

  • A mechanism for increased plant growth induced by Trichoderma spp

    M. T Windham;Y Elad;R Baker

  • Botrytis: biology, pathology and control.

    Yigal Elad;Brian Williamson;Paul Tudzynski;Nafiz Delen

  • Parasitism of Trichoderma spp. on Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii--scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy.

    Elad Y;Chet I;Boyle P;Henis Y

  • Trichoderma biocontrol of Colletotrichum acutatum and Botrytis cinerea and survival in strawberry

    Stanley Freeman;Dror Minz;Inna Kolesnik;Olga Barbul

  • The role of chitinase of Serratia marcescens in biocontrol of Sclerotium rolfsii

    A. Ordentlich;Y. Elad;I. Chet

  • A selective medium for improving quantitative isolation of Trichoderma spp. from soil

    Y. Elad;I. Chet;Y. Henis

  • Botrytis – the Fungus, the Pathogen and its Management in Agricultural Systems

    Sabine Fillinger;Yigal Elad

  • Induction of Systemic Resistance in Plants by Biochar, a Soil-Applied Carbon Sequestering Agent

    Yigal Elad;Dalia Rav David;Yael Meller Harel;Menahem Borenshtein

  • Induced systemic resistance in Trichoderma harzianum T39 biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea

    Geert De Meyer;Joseph Bigirimana;Yigal Elad;Monica Höfte

  • Impact of Biochar Application to Soil on the Root-Associated Bacterial Community Structure of Fully Developed Greenhouse Pepper Plants

    Max Kolton;Max Kolton;Yael Meller Harel;Zohar Pasternak;Ellen R. Graber

  • THE ROLE OF TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM PROTEASE IN THE BIOCONTROL OF BOTRYTIS CINEREA

    Y. Elad;A. Kapat

  • Combining biocontrol agents to reduce the variability of biological control.

    Ruth Guetsky;D. Shtienberg;Y. Elad;A. Dinoor

  • Climate Change Impacts on Plant Pathogens and Plant Diseases

    Yigal Elad;Ilaria Pertot

  • Improving biological control by combining biocontrol agents each with several mechanisms of disease suppression.

    Ruth Guetsky;D. Shtienberg;Y. Elad;E. Fischer

  • Possible role of competition for nutrients in biocontrol of pythium damping-off by bacteria

    Y. Elad;I. Chet

  • Improved selective media for isolation ofTrichoderma spp. orFusarium spp.

    Y. Elad;I. Chet

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen R. Graber
Ellen R. Graber Agricultural Research Organization
Ilan Chet
Ilan Chet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Stanley Freeman
Stanley Freeman Agricultural Research Organization
Talma Katan
Talma Katan Agricultural Research Organization
Paul Tudzynski
Paul Tudzynski University of Münster
Alison Stewart
Alison Stewart Foundation for Arable Research
Amir Sharon
Amir Sharon Tel Aviv University
Yoram Kapulnik
Yoram Kapulnik BARD The U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
Dov Prusky
Dov Prusky Agricultural Research Organization
Ilaria Pertot
Ilaria Pertot University of Trento

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