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Yariv Ben-Naim

Co-I

Yariv is an expert in fungal pathogenesis with over 13 years of experience with destructive diseases as Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Downy Mildew and viruses of major crops as cucurbits, Tomato, Potato, Sweet basil and medical cannabis. In Last few years Yariv focused in sweet basil disease and stresses (Fusarium, Downy mildew, chilling and shelf life) and deals with phylogenetic understanding of the virulence abilities and diversity of DM and FOB pathogens. Yariv research filed is mainly focus biology, genetics, genomics and breeding of Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) and their use in horticulture. According to that Yariv research is focusing on tissue culture and interspecies methodology for gene pool enrichment as a basis for hybrids production, breeding, transformation and gene editing. Yariv developed innovative approaches to overcome sterility from interspecific hybridizations and developing new novel disease resistant sweet basils and released several registered varieties of sweet basils for different markets based on is publications and patents. Recently a new field of research in which Yariv is engaged is genome wide association study (GWAS) which is one of the new bio-statistical applied tools used understand the crop wild relative relationships and became one of extensive crop phylogenetic tools, utilizing the genetic diversity in close relative species, an additional approach for enriching the genetic diversity of CWR. Yariv has been involved in conservation, sustainability and renewable energies activities. Yariv has established an innovative agro-solar farm which aims to examine the maximum utilization of solar energy for photon harvesting compeer with photosynthesis photon harvesting and yield.

Patents

US provisional Patent, . (2020).  63/113,989: Cohen, Y., and Ben Naim, Y. Joint action of Pb1 and Pb2 provide overdominance resistance against new races of Peronospora belbahrii (basil downy mildew).  US provisional Patent, (2020).  63/113,989

Publications

  1. Cohen, Y., Vaknin, M., Ben-Naim, Y., Rubin, A. E., Galperin, M., Silverman, D., Bitton, S., and Adler U. 2013. First report of the occurrence and resistance to mefenoxam of Peronospora belbahrii, causal agent of downy mildew of basil (Ocimum basilicum) in Israel. Plant Dis. 97:692
  2. Cohen, Y., Vaknin, M., Ben-Naim, Y., and Rubin, A.E. 2013. Light suppresses sporulation and epidemics of Peronospora belbahrii. Plos One 8:e81282.
  3. Ben-Naim, Y., Falach, L., and Cohen, Y. 2015. Resistance against basil downy mildew in Ocimum species. Phytopathology 105:778-785.
  4. Cohen, Y., and Ben-Naim, Y**. 2016. Nocturnal fanning suppresses downy mildew epidemics in sweet basil. Plos One 11(5): e0155330.
  5. Cohen, Y.,Ben Naim, Y., Falach, L., and Rubin, A.E.2017. Epidemiology of basil downy mildew. Phytopathology 107:1149-1160. (Cover page, October 2017
  6. Ben Naim, Y., Falach, Ls., and Cohen. Y. 2018. Transfer of Downy Mildew Resistance from Wild Basil (Ocimum americanum) to Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum). Phytopathology (Cover page, Jan 2018) 108:114-123. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-17-0207-R.
  7. Falach-Block, Ls., Ben-Naim, Y., Cohen, Y. 2019. Investigation of Seed transmission in Peronospora belbahriithe Causal Agent of Basil Downy Mildew. Agronomy, 9, 205.
  8. Ben Naim,Y., Falach,L., Ben Daniel, B.H, and Cohen,Y. 2019. Host range of Peronospora belbahrii, causal agent of basil downy mildew, in Israel. European Journal of Plant Pathology. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-019-01809-9
  9. Thines, M., Buaya, A., Ploch, S., Ben Naim, Y., and Cohen, Y. (2020). Downy mildew of lavender caused by Peronospora belbahrii in Israel. Mycological Progress, 19(12), 1537-1543.
  10. Ben Naim, Y.** and Weitman, M. 2021. Joint action of Pb1 and a new gene Pb2 provides dominant complementary resistance against new races of Peronospora belbahrii (Basil Downy Mildew). Phytopathology. First look-ID PHYTO-02-21-0065-R.R3.
  11. Ben Naim Y., Yakobov, , Brindisi, L., Cohen, Y., Matera, R. and Simon, J.E. 2022.  Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) de novo linkage map discovered major QTL for resistance against Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. bacilici) and Basil Downy Mildew race 0 (Peronospora belbahrii) Phytopathology- Plos1??, in preparation.
  12. Yariv Ben Naim and Yigal Cohen. “Basil Downy Mildew” Chapter in Plant Protection Management for Fresh Herb in Israel. 2021.Shimon Biton and David Silverman. Ministry of Agriculture-Extension Service (p34-36).( Book Chapter)