Tuesday, July 3 – Arrivals
Wednesday, July 4 – Day 1
Morning session:
- Presenting the students and the 3-day program
- Root measurements
- minirhizotron, in-growth cores, root-fly, WinRHIZO
Lunch
Afternoon Session:
- Lab – stress
- ROS (roots and leaves)
- Roots, Primary and secondary metabolites
Thursday, July 5 – Day 2
Morning session:
- Root anatomy
- Root hydraulic conductivity
- Root cavitation
- HPFM
- Pressure chamber
Lunch
Afternoon Session:
- Invited lectures: various aspects of root studies:
- Root parasite
- Root exudates
- Root gene expression
- Water absorption and aquaporin
- Solutes Uptake
- Soil aeration and oxygen in roots
- Mycorrhizae
Friday, July 6 – Day 3
Morning session:
- Modeling the root zone
- Root water uptake
- Root growth
- Solute uptake
Lunch
Tour to R&D farm (Jojoba, vineyard) and runoff irrigated farm (olives)
Saturday, July 7 – Day 4
Touristic tour – Masada and Dead Sea. Finishing in Conf. Hotel, Yearim