| Expert Name | Mr. Moshe Silberbush |
| Title | Researcher and Senior Instructor |
| Division | Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Sede Boqer |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 659 6748 |
| Email | silberbu(at)bgumail.bgu.ac.il |
| Work Experience | - Effects of soil and water salinity on plant growth;
- Modeling of nutrient uptake by plants: Non-saline and saline environments;
- Ecotypic differentiation in response to edaphic factors;
- Soil characteristics relevant to soil reflectance for remote-sensing;
- Quantifying and activity of plant root systems;
- Decomposition and mineralization of plant residues in desert runoff harvesting basins |
| Qualifications | Ph.D., Plant Ecology, Tel Aviv University, 1980 |
| Number of Publications | 43 |
| Awards | |
| Other Activities | - Israel Society of Soil Science
- International Society of Soil Science (ISSS)
- American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).
- Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, University of Arkansas/Fayetteville Chapter
- Israel Society of Plant Sciences and Federation of the European Societies of Plant Physiology (FESPP) |
| Publications | 1. Barber, S.A., and Silberbush, M., 1984: Roots, nutrients and water influx and plant growth. Plant root morphology and nutrient uptake. S.A. Barber and R. Bouldin (eds.), ASA Spec. Publ. No. 49, p. 43-55;
2. Silberbush, M., 1996: Simulation of iron uptake from the soil. In: Y. Waisel, A. Eshel and U. Kafkafi (eds.) Plant roots: The hidden half, Second Edition, p. 643-658. Marcel Dekker, New York;
3. Silberbush, M., and Barber, S.A., 1983: Prediction of phosphorous and potassium uptake by soybeans with a mechanistic mathematical model. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47: 262-265;
4. Silberbush., M., and Barber, S.A., 1983: Sensitivity analysis of parameters used in simulating K uptake with a mechanistic mathematical model. Agron. J. 75: 851-854;
5. Silberbush, M., Sorek, S., and Yakirevich, A., 1993: K+ uptake by root systems grown in soil under salinity. I.A. Mathematical model. Transport in Porous Media 11:110-116. |
| Discipline | Agricultural Sciences |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 12:12:00 |
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