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Gilat Center
Volcani Institute
R&D center


Gilat Research Center for Arid & Semi-Arid Agricultural Research is the southern branch of the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel's Ministry of Agriculture. Gilat comprises research units that address the issues facing farmers in Israel's Negev region, and aims to develop knowledge and technology to increase the yield and quality of agriculture while protecting the environment.
Facilities

Fruit trees
Field crops
Various vegetables

Plant sciences
Soil and water
Plant protection
Postharvest and Food sciences
Food Quality and Safety
AI
Machine learning
Big data

Tomato; pepper
Services
Joint Reaserch
Joint Pilot
From Beta site to full collaboration
Expertise
Plant Sciences
Crop cultivation
Dryland farming
Field crops
Precision agriculture
Stress physiology and biochemistry
Soil and water
Irrigation and fertilization
Plant protection
Entomology
Plant pathology
Nematology



Gilat

20-32 °C

10-19 °C

Sandy Soil
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