Plant Lipid Biotechnology Lab (PLBL)

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Research grants:

2008-2010 Three Year Grant from Israel Ministry of Infrastructure for Evaluation of waste resources from Biodiesel production (PI Z. Wiesman, $94,000)
2008-2011 Four year BIRD grant with Orfuel & Evogene for Seed oil analysis for biodiesel, $ 100,000
2007-2009 Three year from Israel Ministry of Agriculture grant for Developing of new Israeli Pomegranate brand name for export (PI- Z. Wiesman- $90,000)
2003 Three year grant from Ministry of Science. "Characterization of brassinosteroid from desert plants" - N. Amzaleg, Yeuda R&D (Principle Investigator) and Z. Wiesman - ($30,000).
2000-2004 Five year Dibner Foundation Grant "Natural Products from Desert Oil Trees" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) - ($75,000 per year).
2000-2001 One-year grant from Harry Stern & Helen Tzoref Funds for Applied Research "Control-release of a natural IGR" - A. Markus (Principal Investigator) with Z. Wiesman and D. Wolf ($ 25,000).
2000-2002 Three one-year grant from Agro-Vant. "Improving of Adjuvant formulation for leaf penetration of agrochemicals" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) [($60,000) in 2000 + 70,000 annually in 2001 and 2002].
1999 One-year grant from Rotem Amfert Fertilizers. "Optimization of a new spray formulation for mechanical harvesting of olives" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) - ($30,000).
1998-2001 Four-year grant from INCO-DC "Improved management of agoforestry parkland systems in sub-Saharan Africa" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Israeli Investigator) - (€78,000).
1998 One-year grant from Rotem Amfert Fertilizers for "Development of foliar spray of monopotassium phosphate in olive" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) - ($ 8,000).
1998 One-year grant from Makteshim "Improvement foliar penetration of Rimon in citrus" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Markus - ($ 18,000).
1997-1998 One-year grants from Harry Stern & Helen Tzoref Funds for Applied Research for "Hormo-mineral slow release compositions for promoting rooting and survival of plants" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Markus and D. Wolf ($ 20,000 per year)
1997-1999 One-year Dibner Foundation Grant "Selection of improved Balanites aegyptica genotypes" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Benzioni - ($30,000).
1997-1998 Two-year grant from Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Commerce for developing "Accelerators for Foliar Penetration of Fertilizers" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Benzioni, D. Mills, A. Markus - ($ 400,000).
1996 One-year grant from Rotem Amfert Negev "Analyses of foliar spray of monopotassium phosphate in olive" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Benzioni - ($10,000).
1995-1997 Special three-year grant from Ministry of Agriculture "Improvement of olive growth" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with S. Lavee (NIS 220,000).
1995-1997 Special three-year grant from Ministry of Agriculture "Selection of avocado rootstock" - Z. Wiesman (Principal Investigator) with A. Ben Yaacov (NIS 100,000).




Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.Box 653, Beer-sheva 84105
Department of Biotechnology Engineering