Uzi Afek Ph.D

Agricultural Research Organization,
The Volcani Center,
P.O.Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel

Research Interests

Prolonging storage and increasing quality of potato, sweet potato, carrot, parsnip and onion.
Alternative methods to inhibit sprouting of stored potatoes.
Steam treatment to control pathogens of carrot, potato seeds and sweet potato.
Using hydrogen peroxide plus (HPP) to control pathogens inside storage rooms.
Studying the defense mechanisms of celery, parsley and citrus during storage.

Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Kim, J.J. 2001. Control of silver scurf disease in stored potato by using hydrogen peroxide plus (HPP). Crop. Protection 20: 69-71.
Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Nuriel, E. 2000. Using the Tabor Atomizer System to maintain weight and firmness in stored potatoes. Amer. J. Potato Res. 77: 203-205.
Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Nuriel, E. 2000. Inhibition of potato sprouting during storage by HPP (hydrogen peroxide plus). Amer. J. Potato Res. 77: 63-65.
Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Nuriel, E. 1999. Steam treatment to prevent carrot decay during storage. Crop Prot. 18: 639-642.
Afek., Orenstein, J., Carmeli, S., Rodov, V., and Bar Joseph, M. 1999. Umbelliferone, a phytolexin associated with resistance of immature 'Marsh' grapefruit to Penicillium digitatum. Phytochemistry 50: 1129-1133.
Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Nuriel, E. 1999. Fogging disinfectants inside storage rooms against pathogens of potatoes and sweet potatoes. Crop Prot. 18: 111-114.
Afek, U., Orenstein, J. and Nuriel, E. 1998. Increased quality and prolonged storage of sweet potatoes in Israel. Phytoparasitica 26: 307-312.