1994B.Sc.studies at thePlant Protection and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

1997M.Sc.studies at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

2001Ph.D.studies at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

2001-2003Post-Doctoral position at the Weed Science Lab, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon, USA.

2003- to dateResearch Scientist, in the Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel.

Research subject: Modeling andprecision agriculture focusing on chemical control of troublesome weeds in vegetable and field crops; Optimization of chemical weed control in major crops; chemical control of the root parasitesOrobanchespp.; Resistant varieties; Site Specific Weed Management (SSWM).

Teaching experience

Lecturing at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. Two courses:

1. Workshop in the Field and Vegetables Crops: Parasitic weeds in the agriculture: agronomical and environmental aspects. Course No. 71924.

2. Models and simulation in agricultural systems. Course No. 71912.

List of recent publications
  • Joel, D.M., Hershenhorn J., Eizenberg H., Aly R., EjetaG., Rich P.J., Ransom J.K., Sauerborn J. and Rubiales D. (2007). Biology and management of weedy root parasites (review). Horticultural Reviews. ed. J. Janick.John Wiley & Sons. 33: 267-350.
  • Eizenberg, H., Hershenhorn, J., Silberbush, M, and Ephrath, J. E. (2007). Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Orobanche cumana Control in Sunflower.
  • Cohen, R., Eizenberg, H., Edelstien, M., Horev, C., Lande, T., Porat, A., Achdari, G., and Hershenhorn, J. (2007). Evaluation of herbicides for grafted watermelons and melons grown in the Arava Valley of southern Israel. Phytoparasitica
  • Colquhoun, J. B., Eizenberg, H., and Mallory Smith, C. A. (2006).Herbicide placement site affects small broomrape (Orobanche minor) control in red clover (Trifolium pratense).Weed Tecnology 20: 356-360.
  • Eizenberg, H., Colquhoun, J. B., and Mallory-Smith, C. A. (2006). Imazamox application timing for small broomrape (Orobancheminor) control in red clover (Trifolium pratense).Weed Science54: 923-927.
  • Eizenberg, H., Lande, T., Achdari, G., Roichman, A., and Hershenhorn, J. (2006). Effect of Egyptianbroomrape(Orobanche aegyptiaca) seed depth on the parasitism and its chemical control.Weed Science55: 152-156.
  • Eizenberg, H., Colquhoun, J. B., and Mallory-Smith, C. A. (2005). A predictive degree-days model for small broomrape (Orobanche minor)parasitism in red clover (Trifolium pratense) in Oregon. Weed Science53: 37-40.
  • Eizenberg, H., Shtienberg, D., Silberbush, M. and Ephrath, J. E. (2005). New method for monitoring early stages of Orobanchecumana development in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with minirhyzotron. Annals of botany 96:1137-1140.
  • Eizenberg, H., Hershenhorn, J., Plakhine, D., Kleifeld, Y., and Rubin, B. (2004). Variation in resistant and sensitive sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) response to the parasitic weed broomrape (Orobanche spp.). Plant Disease 88: 479-484.
  • Eizenberg, H., Goldwasser, Y., Golan, S., Plakhine, D., and Hershenhorn, J. (2004). Egyptian broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers.) control in tomato with sulfonylurea herbicides - greenhouse studies. Weed Technology 18:490-496.
  • Eizenberg, H., Plakhine, D., Landa, T., Achdari, G., Joel, D. M. and Hershenhorn, J. (2004). A new race of sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) in Israel- first report. Plant Disease 88:1284.
  • Eizenberg, H., Colquhoun, J. B., and Mallory-Smith, C. A. (2004). The relationship between growing degree days and small broomrape (Orobanche minor) parasitism in red clover. Weed Science52:735-741.
  • Goldwasser, Y., Eizenberg, H., Golan, S. and Kleifeld, Y. (2003). Control of Orobanchecrenata and O. aegyptiaca in parsley. Crop Protection 22: 295-3.
  • Eizenberg, H., Goldwasser, Y., Achdari, G. and Hershenhorn J. (2003).The potential of sulfosulfuron to control troublesome weeds in tomato. Weed Technology. 17: 133-137.
  • Eizenberg, H., Plakhine, D., Hershenhorn, J., Kleifeld, Y. and Rubin, R. (2003). Resistance to broomrape (Orobanche spp.) in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is temperature-dependent. Journal of Experimental Botany 54: 1305-1311.
  • Eizenberg, H., Hershenhorn, J.,Plakhine, D., Shtienberg, D., Kleifeld, Y. and Rubin, B. (2003). Effect of temperature on susceptibility of sunflower varieties toOrobanche cumana and O. aegyptiaca. Weed Science 51: 279-286.
  • Eizenberg, H., Colquhoun, J. B., and Mallory-Smith, C. A. (2003). Variation in clover (Trifolium spp.) response to small broomrape (Orobanche minor J. E. Smith.). Weed Science 51: 5: 759-763.
  • Eizenberg, H., Hershenhorn, J., Graph, S. and Manor H. (2003). Orobanche aegyptiaca control in tomato with sulfonylurea herbicides. ACTA Horticulture 613: pp 205-208.
  • Eizenberg, H., Golan, S. and Joel D. M. (2002). First report of the parasitic plant Orobancheaegyptiaca infecting Olive. Plant Disease 86: 814. 05.
  • Aly, R., Goldwasser, Y., Eizenberg, H., Hershenhorn, J., Golan, S. and Kleifeld, Y. (2001). Broomrape (Orobanche cumana) control in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) fields. Weed Technology 15: 306-309.
  • Joel, D. M. and Eizenberg, H. (2001). Three weedy Orobanche species newly found in Israel. Phytoparasitica 30: 187-190.
  • Goldwasser, Y., Eizenberg, H., Golan, S., Hershenhorn, J. and Kleifeld, Y. (2001). Orobanche aegyptiaca control in potato. Crop Protection 20: 403-410.
  • Eizenberg, H., Tanaami, Z., Jacobsohn, R. and Rubin, B. (2001). Effect of temperature on the relationship between Orobanche spp. and carrot (Daucus carota L.). Crop Protection 20: 415-420.
  • Hershenhorn, J., Goldwasser, Y., Plakhine, D., Lavan Y., Blumenfeld, T., Bucsbaum, H., Herzlinger, G., Golan, S., Chilf, T., Eizenberg, H. and Kleifeld, Y. (1998). Orobanche aegyptiaca control in tomato fields with sulfonylurea herbicides. Weed Research 38: 343-349.

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