Biography:
Dr. Ofir Degani completed his Ph.D. (2005) at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel), specializing in genetic engineering approaches in phytopathology. He carried out his post-doctoral studies at the Migal-Galilee Research Institute (Israel). Dr. Degani is the research group head of this institute's Phytopathology and Crop Protection Laboratory and a senior staff member at Tel-Hai College (Israel). His research is based on molecular, biochemical, and microbial approaches for understanding and preventing plant fungal diseases. He has published over 50 research articles and chapters in reputable journals/books.
Title : 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone, a strong antifungal compound, against the maize late wilt pathogen, magnaporthiopsis maydis