Contact
The French Inst. for Dryland Agriculture and Biotechnology,
Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, 84990 Israel.
Tel: +972 (0)8-659-6748;
Fax: +972 (0)8-659-6757;
E-mail: silberbu@bgu.ac.il
· Education
B.Sc. - 1965-1969 - The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel.
M.Sc. - 1969-1972 - The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture -
Department of Irrigation, Rehovot, Israel.
Name of supervisors: Prof. D. Goldberg and Dr. B. Gornat.
Title of thesis: The effect of irrigation with the trickling method on root extension
and on oxygen flux in the soil (in Hebrew with Abstract in English).
Ph.D. - 1975-1980 - Tel-Aviv University - Department of Botany, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Name of supervisors: Prof. Y. Waisel and Prof. U. Kafkafi.
Title of thesis: Adaptation of plant populations to phosphorus-deficient soils
(in Hebrew with Abstract in English).
· Employment History (in reverse chronological order, including sabbatical leaves)
2011-2012: On sabbatical leave at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn State), Dept. of Horticulture.
2007-2008: On sabbatical leave at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn State), Dept. of Horticulture.
2001–2002: On sabbatical leave at the University of California Davis, Dept. of Environmental Horticulture.
1 April 2001: Associate Professor, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev.
1997: Senior Lecturer, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1991/92: On sabbatical leave at the University of Arkansas, Dept. of Agronomy.
1991: Senior Researcher (B) with tenure, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev.
1983: Lecturer, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1981-1983: Post-Doctoral fellowship with Dr. S.A. Barber, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, W.
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Research Project: Prediction of nutrient uptake from soils by different cultivars of soybeans with a
simulation model.
1979: Instructor, Department of Botany, Tel-Aviv University.
1975: Assistant, Department of Botany, Tel-Aviv University.
· Professional Activities (in reverse chronological order)
(a) Position in academic administration (departmental, faculty and university)
2004 – 2007. Head, Wyler Dept. of Dryland Agriculture, BIDR.
2003-2006: Chairman of the BGU Salinity Center steering committee.
1993/1995/1998: Director of Course: Biological and Physiological Aspects of Crop Production in arid
Zones. 6th International Course, in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Division of International
Cooperation (MASHAV) and Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies.
1995-2000: Member of the Blaustein International Center Committee, BIDR.
1996-2001: Ombudsman of students and trainees, BGU/BIDR.
1991,1996-2000: Chairman of the Safety Committee, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, and
member of BGU Safety Committee.
1986 - 1991: Member of the steering committee, The Salinity Research Center, Ben-Gurion University.
1986 - 1987: Acting head, Salinity and Water Engineering Unit, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert
Research, Ben-Gurion University.
(b) Professional functions outside universities/institutes
2007, 2010: Member of the Steering Panel for Efficient Use of Water in Agriculture, The Chief Scientist
Fund, Min. of Agriculture, Soil, Water & Environment.
2006/07/09: Panel Member of the US-Israel Binational Agricultural R&D Fund (BARD)/Agriculture and the
Environment: Soil, Water, Air Panel.
1995 – 1997, 2006: Member of the Soil and Water Research Proposals Reference Committee, Min. of
Agriculture.
1988 – 1990 and 1997-1999: Member of the secretariat of the Israel Society of Soil Science.
(c) Significant Professional consulting
1994-1996: Member of the advising team of the experimental reaching program for high schools, for Science-Technology-Environment studies. In collaboration with the BGU Dept. of Education and the High School for Environmental Studies at Sede-Boker.
1999: Member of the advising committee for peanut irrigation with brackish water. Maon Regional Council. Western Negev.
(d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal
(f) Memberships in professional/scientific societies
1972- present: Israel Society of Soil Science.
1972- present: International Society of Soil Science (ISSS).
1981- present: American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).
1987- present: Israel Society of Plant Sciences.
1988- present: Federation of the European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB).
1992- present: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, University of Arkansas/Fayetteville Chapter.
2000-present: International Society of Horticultural Sciences (ISHS).
· Educational activities
(a) Courses taught
1983-1986- Introduction to Soil Science - undergraduate - Department of Biology, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev. (Jointly taught with Prof. J. Ben-Asher).
1983 - 1986.– Soil Fertility - undergraduate - Department of Biology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
(Jointly taught with Dr. A. BenZioni).
1988- present: Introduction to Ecology - undergraduate - Department of Geography, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev
1988: Introduction to Soil and Water - undergraduate - Department of Geography, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev
1988- 1991: Soil Survey - graduate - Department of Geography, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1990: Nutrient and water movement in soils. In Biological and Physiological Aspects of Crop Production
in Arid Zones. International Course, in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Division of International
Cooperation (MASHAV) and Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies. Jan-Feb. 1990.
1992-1999: Mechanistic approach to plant nutrition. In Biologicl and Physiological Aspects of Crop
Production in arid Zones. International Course, in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Division of
International Cooperation (MASHAV) and Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies.
1996: Soils of Arid Zones. Overseas Student Program, BGU.
1998: Chemical characteristics of soils - Graduate - Department of Geography, Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev.
2000: Crop production under dryland conditions: Soil and water salinity and plant growth. Introductory
course, E. Katz Intl. School for Desert Studies.
2000: Design of experiments and statistical analysis. E. Katz Intl. School for Desert Studies (in
collaboration with J.E. Ephrath).
2002-present: Mechanistic Approach to Plant Nutrition. Graduate, E. Katz Intl. School for Desert Studies.
2002-2004: Plant- Soil Relationships. Undergraduate, Department of Life Sciences (in collaboration with
V. Kagan-Zur).
2002-present: Introduction to Chemistry for Geography Students. Undergraduate and
Graduate,Department of Geography.
(b) Research Students
1985: Verbeek, R., B.Sc., FAO, Brussels, Belgium. “Peanut growth on sandy soils irrigated with saline water" (Graduation project).
1985: Portner, S. , B.Sc., University of Kiel, F.R. Germany. “Ion distribution under drip-irrigated peanuts" (Graduation project).
1986: Naegels, P. , B.Sc., Catolic University of Louvane, Belgium. “Effect of hydrogel and salinity of the irrigation water on corn production on sandy soils" (Graduation project). Jointly with E. Adar.
1987: Wolf, I. M.Sc., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Geography, Israel. “Effect of hydrogel on soil-water-plant relationships in sandy soils". Jointly with E. Adar.
1990: Chiputu, S.S.M., M.Sc., Reading University, U.K. and University of Malawi. “Effect of roots on fate of nitrogen applied to sand columns". Jointly with S.H. Lips.
1990: Damrongkitsakul, M. B.Sc. Khon Kaen University, Thailand. “Ion uptake by peanut gynophores grown in saline solution" (graduation project). Jointly with S.H. Lips.
1993: Khan, M.G. Ph.D. (Post-Doc). Bareilly University, India. “Interactions of salinity and nitrogen in alfalfa growth" (jointly with S.H. Lips).
1993: Saranum, S. Khon-Kaen University, Thailand. “Effect of foliar fertilization and different levels of nutrient solution on corn growth in saline conditions" (graduation project). Jointly with B. Tokarev and S.H. Lips.
1994: Polsawas, B. B.Sc. Khon-Kaen University, Thailand. “Nitrogen balance in a sandy soil" (graduation project). Jointly with S.H. Lips and M.I.M. Soares.
1994: Jiao, Genlin. M.Sc. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Beijing, P.R. China. “Potassium and nitrate uptake by sorghum genotypes grown in different NaCl and calcium concentrations".
1995: Li, Xiangzhen. M.Sc. Academia Sinica, Beijing. “Transport of contaminants originated from sewage sludge in a sandy soil". Jointly with J. Ben-Asher and Raya Volcan.
1995-2000. Joel, Efrat. M.Sc., Dept. of Geography & Environmental Development. “The effect of afforestation on soil characteristics in a semi-arid zone". Jointly with J. Laronne.
1996: Li Tinghong. M.Sc. Gansu Academy of Agriculture, P.R. China. “Root measurement with the minirhizotron technique - calibration against soil cores". Jointly with P.R. Berliner and J.E. Ephrath.
1997-2000. Kalhamer, Batsheva. M.Sc. Dept. of Geography & Environmental Development. “Soil characteristic analyzed by spectral reflectance and laboratory measurements: Zikim-Beer Sheva cross section". Jointly with D. Blumberg.
1997-2001. Cohen, Hadassa. M.Sc. Dept. of Geography & Environmental Development. “The effect of soil texture and moisture on nitrogen mineralization originated from added leaves of Eucalyptus and Acacia in the Negev desert". Jointly with P. R. Berliner and J. Laronne.
1998: Yasa, Ebru. Ph.D., Cukurova Univ., Adana, Turkey. “Mechanisms of iron acquisition by strawberry genotypes differing in their tolerance to lime-induced chlorosis". Jointly with I. Cakmak and S. Paydas.
1998: Musandu, Amos. Post-Doc. , Egerton Univ., Kenya. “Root growth and development of Acacia saligna as affected by ion accumulation and salinity of the soil profile".
1999-2001: Fan Ling. M.Sc., Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, BIDR. “Growth response of Zea mays to foliar vs. soil applied NPK complex fertilizers".
2005. Siebner-Freibach, Hagar. Post-Doctorate, BIDR-BSCS. “Iron nutrition of tomatoes: role of chelates and root exudates".
2004-2010: Ilani. Talli. PhD., Kteitman Sch. Adv. Studies, jointly with J.E. Ephrath and P.B. Berliner.
2006-now: Itiel, Eviatar, Ph.D. Kteitman Sch. Adv. Studies, jointly with Naftali Lazarovitc and Alon Ben-Gal
(a) Awards
1978 - Ben-Gurion Fund for the Encouragement of Research, Histadrut - The Central Federation of Labor in Israel - $500.
Title: The evolution of adaptation of plant populations to phosphorus-deficient soils.
1989 - David & Paula Ben-Gurion Fund - $500.
(b) Fellowships
(a) Authored books
(b) Editorship of collective volumes
(c) Chapters in collective volumes - Conference proceedings, festschrifte, etc. – consecutive numbers
1. Silberbush, M., and D. Hillel, 1973. Movement of nitrates and other Solutes in the soil and their penetration toward groundwater. D. Hillel (Ed), Measurement of nitrates and moisture flows in the sub-soil. Israel Natl. Comm. Bios. Environ. Qual., Symp., Jerusalem, March 1973 (in Hebrew).
2. Barber, S.A. and M. Silberbush, 1984. Plant root morphology and nutrient uptake. In: S.A. Barber and D.R. Bouldin (eds.), Roots, Nutrient and Water Influx and Plant Growth. ASA Spec. Publ. No. 49, p. 43-55.
3. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, U. Kafkafi, and S.H. Lips. 1985. Fertigation of peanuts grown in sandy dunes and irrigated by trickling with saline water. Drip/Trickle Irrigation in Action. Proc. Third International Drip/Trickle Irrigation Congress, ASAE, ) Fresno, California, Vol. 2, p. 652-658.
4. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, and S.H. Lips. 1991. Nutrient-salt interaction and peanuts growth. A. Bishay and H.E. Dregne (eds.), Advances in Desert and Arid Land Technology and Development, Vol. 5, Part 1. p. 631-645. Harwood Academic Publishers, New York.
5. Lips, S.H., E.O. Leidi and M. Silberbush. 1991. Nitrogen assimilation of plants under stress and high CO2 concentration. W.R. Ulrich, C. Rigano, A. Fuggi and P.J. Aparicio (eds.) Inorganic Nitrogen Metabolism. p. 341-348. Springer-Verlag.
6. Sorek, S., A. Yakirevich, and M. Silberbush. 1993. Solutes transport and root uptake concerning their environmental impact. S.S.Y. Wang (ed.) Advances in Hydro-Science and -Engineering. Proc. 1st Intl. Conf. Hydro-Science and -Engineering. Vol. I, Part A, p. 335-342. Washington, DC.
7. Silberbush, M. 1996. Simulation of ion 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.
8. Alekperov, Ch., J. Ben-Asher, J. Ephrath, M. Silberbush and E. Dayan. 1997. Comparison of two drip water supply systems under controlled environment. J.C. Refsgaard and E.A. Karalis (eds.) Operational Water Management, Proc. Eur. Water Resour. Assoc. (EWRA) Conf., Copenhagen, 3-6 Sept. 1997, p. 379-382. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
9. Silbebush, M. 1999. Studies with the 'Global-Green' liquid fertilizer: Mobility and transformations in desert soils. O. Suriyaphan et al. (eds.) Proc. 2nd Intl. Workshop on Foliar fertilization, p. 73-88. 4-10 April 1999, Bangkok, Thailand.
*10. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. 2002. Simulation of nutrient uptake by plants from hydroponics as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration. Acta Hortic. 573:97-106. Proceeding, Int. Symp. Techniques to Control Salination for Horticultural Productivity, U. Aksoy, D. Anaç and S. Anaç (eds.), 7-10 Nov 2000, Antalya, Turkey.
*11. Silberbush, M. 2002. Simulation of ion uptake from the soil. In: Y. Waisel, A. Eshel and U. Kafkafi (eds.) Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, 3RD Edition, Revised and Expanded, Chapter 37, p. 651-661. Marcel Dekker, New York.
*12. Silberbush, M. 2002. Nutrients and toxic substances accumulation in the plant and their effect on uptake: simulation study in hydroponics. Acta Hortic. 593:235-242. Proc. 4th Intl. Symp. on Models for Plant Growth and Control in Greenhouses: Modeling for the 21st Century – Agronomic and Greenhouse Crop Models. BSSG/ISHS Joint Meet., 25-29 March 2001. Beltsville, MD, USA.
*13. Silberbush, M. and J.P. Lynch. 2009. Nitrate influx kinetics to various components of the corn intact root system: data acquisition for uptake modeling. The Dahlia Greidinger International Symposium - 2009 Crop Production in the 21st Century: Global Climate Change, Environmental Risks and Water Scarcity, p. 275-181. March 2-5, 2009 Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel.
*14. Silberbush, M. A. Eshel and J.P. Lynch. 2012. Plant nutrient uptake modeling: past and prospects for the future. In: A. Eshel and T. Beeckman (Eds.) Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, 4th Edition, Chapter 42. Taylor and Francis (in press).
(d) Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific journals – running numbers
1. Silberbush, M., B. Gornat, and D. Goldberg. 1979. Effect of irrigation from a point source (trickling) on oxygen flux and on root extension in the soil. Plant Soil 52:507-514.
2. Silberbush, M., U. Kafkafi and Y. Waisel. 1979. A quantitative study of native soil phosphorus supply to plants. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 10:1249-1260.
3. Silberbush, M., Y. Waisel and U. Kafkafi. 1981. The use of response functions in studies on edaphic ecotypes. Isr. J. Bot. 30:52-53.
4. Silberbush, M., Y. Waisel, and U. Kafkafi. 1981. The role of soil phosphorus in differentiation of edaphic ecotypes in Aegilops peregrina. Oecologia (Berl.) 49:419-424.
5. Silberbush, M., A. Shomer-Ilan, and Y. Waisel. 1981. Root surface phosphatase activity in ecotypes of Aegilops peregrina. Physiol. Plant. 53:501-504.
6. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1983. Prediction of phosphorus and potassium uptake by soybeans with a mechanistic mathematical model. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:262-265.
7. Silberbush, M., W.B. Hallmark, and S.A. Barber. 1983. Simulation of effects of soil bulk density and P addition on K uptake by soybeans. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 14:287-296, 1983.
8. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1983. Sensitivity analysis of parameters used in simulating K uptake with a mechanistic mathematical model. Agron. J. 75:851-854, 1983.
9. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1983. Sensitivity of simulated phosphorus uptake to parameters used by a mechanistic-mathematical model. Plant Soil 74:93-100.
10. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1984. Phosphorus and potassium uptake of field-grown soybean cultivars predicted by a simulation model. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:592-596.
11. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1985. Root growth, nutrient uptake and yield of soybean cultivars grown in the field. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 16:119-127.
12. Silberbush, M., and J. Ben-Asher. 1987. The effect of salinity on parameters of potassium and nitrate uptake of cotton. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 18:65-81.
13. Zemel, A., J. Ben-Asher, Ch. Charach, and M. Silberbush. 1987. Solute transfer and extraction from trickle irrigation source: The effective hemisphere model. Water Resour. Res. 23:2091-2096.
14. Silberbush, M., A. Golan-Goldhirsh, Y. Heimer, J. Ben-Asher, and S.H. Lips. 1988. Response of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in saline nutrient solution to potassium nitrate. J. Plant Physiol. 132:229-233.
15. Silberbush, M., and S.H. Lips. 1988. Nitrogen concentration, ammonium/nitrate ratio, and NaCl interaction in vegetative and reproductive growth of peanuts. Physiol. Plant. 74(3):493-498.
16. Leidi, E.O., R. Nogales, M. Silberbush and S.H. Lips. 1988. Absorcion de micronutrientes en trigo. Influencia de la salinidad, fuente de nitrogeno y pH de medio. Fisiologia Vegetal 11:289-307 (in Spanish).
17. Silberbush, M., and J. Ben-Asher. 1989. The effect of NaCl concentration on NO3, K+ and orthophosphate-P influx to peanut roots. Scien. Hortic. 39:279-287
18. Steynberg, R.E., D. Magnusson, J. Ben-Asher and M. Silberbush. 1989. Interaction of nitrogen fertilization and irrigation water salinity on growth of maize (Zea mays L.) in a two-way line-source sprinkler system. S. Afr. J. Plant Soil 6:78-82.
19. Lips, S.H., E.O. Leidi , M. Silberbush , M.I.M. Soares, and O.A.M. Lewis. 1990. Physiological aspects of ammonium and nitrate fertilization. J. Plant Nutr. 13:1271-1289.
20. Leidi, E.O., M. Silberbush, and S.H. Lips. 1991. Wheat growth as affected by nitrogen type, pH and salinity. I. Biomass production and mineral composition. J. Plant Nutr. 14:235-246.
21. Leidi, E.O., M. Silberbush, and S.H. Lips. 1991. Wheat growth as affected by nitrogen type, pH and salinity. II. Photosynthesis and transpiration J. Plant Nutr. 14:247-256.
22. Silberbush, M., and S.H. Lips. 1991. Potassium, nitrogen, ammonium/nitrate ratio and sodium chloride effects on wheat growth. I. Shoot and root growth and mineral composition. J. Plant Nutr. 14(7):751-764.
23. Silberbush, M., and S.H. Lips. 1991. Potassium, nitrogen, ammonium/nitrate ratio and sodium chloride effects on wheat growth. II. Tillering and grain yield. J. Plant Nutr. 14(7):765-773.
24. Leidi, E.O., M. Silberbush, M.I.M. Soares and S.H. Lips. 1992. Salinity and nitrogen nutrition studies on peanut and cotton plants. J. Plant Nutr. 15(5):591-604.
25. Ben-Asher, J. and M. Silberbush. 1992. Root distribution under trickle irrigation: factors affecting distribution and comparison among methods of determination. J. Plant Nutr. 15(6&7):783-794.
26. Silberbush, M. , S. Sorek and A. Yakirevich. 1993. K+ uptake by root systems grown in soil under salinity. I. A mathematical model. Transport in Porous Media 11:101-116.
27. Silberbush, M. 1993. Response of two sorghum genotypes to soil lime and sodium chloride amendments. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 24(5-6):389-395.
28. Silberbush, M., E. Adar and Y. De Malach. 1993. Use of an hydrophilic polymer to improve water storage and availability to crops grown in sand dunes. I. Corn irrigated by trickling. Agric. Water Manage. 23:303-313.
29. Silberbush, M., E. Adar and Y. De Malach. 1993. Use of an hydrophilic polymer to improve water storage and availability to crops grown in sand dunes. II. Cabbage irrigated by sprinkling with different water salinities. Agric. Water Manage. 23:315-327.
30. Silberbush, M. and E.E. Gbur. 1994. Using the Williams equation to evaluate nutrient uptake rate by intact plants. Agron. J. 86:107-110.
31. Yakirevich, A., S. Sorek and M. Silberbush. 1994. K+ uptake by root systems grown in soil under salinity. II. Sensitivity analysis. Transport in Porous Media 14:123-141.
32. Khan, M.G., M. Silberbush and S.H. Lips. 1994. Physiological studies on salinity and nitrogen interactions in alfalfa. I. Biomass production and root development. J. Plant Nutr. 17:657-668.
33. Khan, M.G., M. Silberbush and S.H. Lips. 1994. Physiological studies on salinity and nitrogen interactions in alfalfa. II. Photosynthesis and transpiration. J. Plant Nutr. 17:669-682.
34. Khan, M.G., M. Silberbush and S.H. Lips. 1995. Physiological studies on salinity and nitrogen interactions in alfalfa. III. Nitrate reductase activity. J. Plant Nutr. 18:2495-2500.
35. Khan, M.G., M. Silberbush and S.H. Lips. 1998. Responses of alfalfa to potassium, calcium, and nitrogen under stress induced by sodium chloride. Biol. Plant. 40:251-259.
36. Ephrath, J.E., M. Silberbush and P.R. Berliner. 1999. Calibration of minirhizotron readings against root length density data obtained from soil cores. Plant Soil 209:201-208.
*37. Silberbush, M. 2001. Potassium influx to roots of two sorghum genotypes grown under saline conditions J. Plant Nutr. 24:1035-1045.
*38. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. 2001. Simulation study of nutrient uptake by plants from soilless cultures as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration. Plant Soil 233:59-69.
*39. Ephrath, J. E., J. Ben-Asher, Ch. Alekparov, M. Silberbush, S. Wolf and E. Dayan. 2001. The effect of temperature on the development of Hyppeastrum: A phytotron study. Biotronics 30:51-62.
*40. Ephrath, J.E., J. Ben-Asher, F. Baruchin, Ch. Alekperov, E. Dayan and M. Silberbush. 2001. Various cutting methods for the propagation of Hippeastrum bulbs. Biotronics 30:75-83.
*41. Ephrath, J. E., J. Ben-Asher, Ch. Alekperov, M. Silberbush and E. Dayan. 2002. The growth and development of Hippeastrum in response to temperature and CO2. Biotronics 30:63-73.
*42. Ling, F. and M. Silberbush. 2002. Response of maize to foliar versus soil application of NPK fertilizers. J. Plant Nutr. 25(11):2333-2342.
*43. Silberbush, M., J.E. Ephrath, Ch. Alekperov, and J. Ben-Asher. 2003. Nitrogen and potassium fertilization interactions with carbon dioxide enrichment in Hippeastrum bulb growth. Sci. Hort. 98(1):85-90.
*44. Silberbush, M. and J.H. Lieth. 2004. Nitrate and potassium uptake by greenhouse roses (Rosa hybrida) along a flower cutting cycle: a model and its calibration. Sci. Hort. 101(1-2):127-141.
*45. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. A model for nutrient and water flow and their uptake by plants grown in a soilless culture. Plant Soil 271(1-2):309-319.
*46. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. A model for water flow and nutrient uptake by horticultural crops grown in a soilless culture system. Acta Hort. 674:357-358.
*47. Eizenberg, H., D. Shteinberg, M. Silberbush and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. A new method for in-situ monitoring of the underground development of Orobanche cumana in sunflower (Hellianthus annuus) with a mini-rhizotron. Ann. Bot. 96:1137-1140.
*48. Ben-Asher, J., M. Silberbush and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. Uptake rates of NO3 and K by lettuce on soilless culture: A mathematical model and experimental results. Acta Hort. 697:307-311.
*49. Weissbein, S., Z. Weisman, Y. Ephrath and M. Silberbush. 2008. Vegetative and reproductive response of olive cultivars to moderate saline water irrigation. HortSci. 43:320-327.
*50. Ityel, E., N, Lazarovitch, M. Silberbush and A. Ben-Gal. 2011. An introduced capillary barrier to improve root zone conditions for horticultural crops: physical effects on water content. Irrig. Sci. 29:171-180.
*51. Ityel, E., N. Lazarovitch, M. Silberbush and A. Ben-Gal. 2011. An artificial capillary barrier to improve root zone conditions for horticultural crops: response of pepper, lettuce, melon and tomato. Irrig. Sci., doi:10 1007/s00271-011-0281-5.
(e) Published scientific reports and technical papers
1. Uzrad, M., D. Goldberg, M. Silberbush, and Y. Navrot. 1973. Disinfection of soil strips through trickle irrigation systems. Hassadeh 53:739-742. (in Hebrew).
2. Ben-Asher, J. and M. Silberbush. 1983. Introduction to soil science. Manual: Theoretical background and lab exercises. BGU, Dept. of Biology. 1983.
3. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, H. Lips, U. Kafkafi, and Y. De-Malach. 1984. Peanuts production in saline water. Dead Sea Works and Haifa Chemicals, (in Hebrew).
4. Silberbush, M. 1984. Relationships between the salinity of the irrigation water and fertilizer consumption of crops. Seagram Foundation, (in Hebrew, results in English).
5. Silberbush, M., and J. Ben-Asher. 1984. Uptake of nitrate, phosphate, and potassium by cotton under saline conditions. Seagram Foundation.
6. Lips, H., J. Ben-Asher, A. Golan, and M. Silberbush. 1985. Use of potassium and nitrate fertilizers for peanuts irrigated with saline water. Dead Sea Works, (in Hebrew).
7. Ben-Asher, J., M. Silberbush. 1985. Fertilization and irrigation with saline water. Fertilizers and chemicals, (in Hebrew).
8. Silberbush, M., and J. Ben-Asher. 1985. Relationships between the irrigation water salinity and fertilizer consumption of crops. BGU Salinity Center.
9. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, and G. Oron. 1985. Irrigation of peanuts on sand dunes with saline water. BGU Salinity Center.
10. Silberbush, M., and A. Golan. 1985. Fertilization and irrigation of crops with saline water. Israel Center for Fertilizer Research.
11. Silberbush, M., A. Golan, Anat Hagin, and J. Ben-Asher. 1985. Peanuts in hydroponics. In: Fertilization and Irrigation with Saline Water, Annual Report for 1985, submitted to the Israeli Center Fert. Res., Dead Sea Works, and Haifa Chemicals, p. 3-11.
12. Silberbush, M., and J. Ben-Asher. 1985. Development of peanuts gynophores as affected by salt concentration in the soil solution. In: Fertilization and Irrigation with Saline Water, Annual Report for 1985, submitted to the Israeli Center Fert. Res., Dead Sea Works, and Haifa Chemicals, p. 12-14.
13. Silberbush, M. 1985. NaCl, K+ and NO3- on the growth of sweet corn in sand culture. In: S.H. Lips et al. "Fertilization and Irrigation with Saline Water", Annual Report for 1985, submitted to the Israeli Center Fert. Res., Dead Sea Works, and Haifa Chemicals, p. 14-16.
14. Silberbush, M., and J. DeMalach, H. Efron, G. Oron, and S.H. Lips. 1986. Increased fertilization as means to improve yields of cotton, corn and peanuts grown in sand dunes and irrigated with brackish water. Progress Report to Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., November 1986.
15. Silberbush, M. 1986. K and N fertilizers as means to reduce salt hazards to plants. Final Report to Vinik Foundation, November 1986.
16. Silberbush, M., J. DeMalach, H. Efron, G. Oron, and S.H. Lips. 1987. Increased fertilization as a means to improve yields of cotton, corn and peanuts grown in sand dunes and irrigated with brackish water. Final Report for 1986, submitted to Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., March 1987.
17. Lips, S.H., J. Ben-Asher, M. Silberbush, E. Leidi, E.P. Pacardo, B. A. Benifacio, and J. Reano. 1987. Fertilization and saline water irrigation, AID/CDR Scientific Report 1.7.87-30.6.87, CJ-001, 42pp.
18. Adar, E. and M. Silberbush. 1988. Use of soil conditioner for saving irrigation water in sandy soil. Progress Report, Natl. Council for Research and Development, October 1988.
19. Adar, E., M. Silberbush, Y. De-Malach, L. Lanzman, R. Chibutaro and M. Wolf. 1988. Use of a water absorbent soil conditioner for saving water in sandy soils. Final Report for 1988. Submitted to the Natl. Council for R & D, Ministry of Science and Technology. December 1988(in Hebrew).
20. Adar, E., M. Silberbush, Y. De-Malach, M. Wolf, and L. Lanzman. 1990. Use of a water absorbent soil conditioner for saving water in sandy soils. Final Report for 1989. Submitted to the Natl. Council for R & D, Ministry of Science and Technology. May, 1990 (in Hebrew).
21. Adar, E., M. Silberbush, I. Wolf and Y. De Malach. 1990. Comparison between Na-Agrosoak and K-Agrosoak as water absorbents in sandy soils. Ben-Gurion Univ., J. Blaustein Inst. for Desert Res. and Ramat-Negev Exp. Sta., July 1990 (in Hebrew).
22. Adar, E., M. Silberbush and Y. De Malach. 1990. Assessment of Na- and K-Agrosoak as water-absorbent conditioners in sandy soils: The present state. Report to Agropharm Ltd., U.K. Aug. 1990. 15 p.
23. Heimer, Y.M., A. Cohen and M. Silberbush. 1992. A novel procedure for the early assessment of mineral deficiencies in crops. Scientific report (Aug. 1991-July 1992). Submitted to the Moriah Fund. 8 p.
24. Ben-Asher, J., J.E. Ephrath, and M. Silberbush. 1994. Hippeastrum production for off-season marketing. Report No. 1 (Jan - July, 1994), submitted to RASHI Foundation. 8 p.
25. Ben-Asher, J., M. Silberbush, and J.E. Ephrath. 1995. Physiological aspects of Hippeastrum bulb development under controlled conditions. Research Report No. 2 (January 1994-January 1995), submitted to RASHI Foundation. 51 p.
26. Silberbush, M., J. Laronne and E. Joel . 1996. The effect of woody plants on soil properties in a semi-arid zone. Progress report, submitted to JNF (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael). July 1996.
27. Silberbush, M., J. Laronne and E. Joel . 1998. The effect of woody plants on soil properties in a semi-arid zone. Final report, submitted to JNF (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael). April, 1998.
28. Silberbush, M. 1998. “Global-Green" liquid fertilizer: Nutritional value, mobility and interactions in soils of the Negev Desert, Israel. Progress report, submitted to Japan Global Green Association. February, 1998.
29. Silberbush, M. 1998. Studies with the 'Global-Green' liquid fertilizer: Mobility and transformations in desert soils. Final report, submitted to Japan Global Green Association. July 1998.
30. Ben-Asher, J, M. Silberbush and J.E. Ephrath. 2004. Uptake rates of NO3 and K by lettuce on soilless culture: a mathematical model and experimental results. The Katif Res. Cent. Develop. Coastal Deserts, p. 129-136. Annu. Rep. 2004.
(f) Unrefereed professional articles publications
*1. Silberbush, M. Use of soilless substrates in agriculture. Midbar-Samcha, Dec. 2005 (in Hebrew).
*2. Itiel, E., S. Aaron, S. Cohen, R. Ofenbach, R. Golan, I. Zabari, I Zvieli, A. Ban-Gal, N. Lazarovich and M. Silberbush. 2007. Production of bell pepper in the Arava Valey: Irrigation water quantity, water quality and root growth substrate. Gan Sadeh VaMeshek 12:28-32 (in Hebrew).
(g) Classified articles and reports
· Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars not followed by Published Proceedings
(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings
1. Barber, S.A., and M. Silberbush. 1982. Plant root morphology and nutrient uptake. Am. Soc. Agron. Ann. Meet., Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1982. Anaheim, California, U.S.A., Agronomy Abstr. 1982, pp. 201.
2. Sorek, S., A. Yakirevich and M. Silberbush. 1993. Solute transport and root uptake concerning their environmental impact. First intl. Conf. Hydro-Science and -Eng., June 7-11, 1993, Washington, DC.
3. Oron, G., B. Nikosavich, P. Van der Steen and M. Silberbush. 1997. Reuse of the duckweed biomass from wastewater treatment ponds as a soil amendment for agricultural cultivation. Water Environ. Fed. Conf., April 1997.
4. Silberbush, M. and J.P. Lynch. 2009. Nitrate influx kinetics to various components of the corn intact root system: data acquisition for uptake modeling. The Dahlia Greidinger Int. Symp., March 2-5, 2009. Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel.
(b) Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings (oral or poster)
1. Silberbush, M., Y. Waisel, and U. Kafkafi. 1981. The use of response functions in studies on edaphic ecotypes. Israel J. Bot. 30:52 (abstracts), Israel Soc. Bot., Ann. Meet., Bet-Dagan, Israel. April 3-4, 1980.
2. Silberbush, M., and S.A. Barber. 1982. Use of mechanistic mathematical model to predict P and K uptake of soybean cultivars under field conditions. Am. Soc. Agron. Annu. Meet., Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1982. Anaheim, California, U.S.A. Agronomy Abstr. 1982, pp. 220.
3. Silberbush, M. 1984. Prevention of salt hazards to crops by fertility management: Ideas and preliminary results, U.C.L.A. - B.G.U. conference on Desert Research, 16-21 Sept., 1984, Sede Boqer, Israel.
4. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, U. Kafkafi, and H. Lips. 1985. Fertigation of peanuts grown in sandy dunes and irrigated by trickling with saline water. Third International Drip/Trickle Irrigation Congress, Nov., 1985, Fresno, California, U.S.A.
5. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, U. Kafkafi, and S.H. Lips. 1985. Fertilization of peanuts irrigated with saline water. Annu. Meet. Israel Center of Fertilizer Research., Bet-Dagan, Oct. 1985 (in Hebrew).
6. Silberbush, M. 1986. Nitrogen and potassium fertilization as means to reduce salinity hazards to crops. Conference on Fertilization Under Salinity, The Israeli Center for Fertilizer Research, 6, February 86, Bet-Dagan, Israel.
7. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, and H. Lips. 1987. Nitrogen and potassium fertilization of crops grown with brackish water on desert sandy dunes. 2nd International Conference on Desert Development. Jan. 25-31, 1987, Cairo, Egypt.
8. Ben-Asher, J. and M. Silberbush. 1990. Root distribution under trickle irrigation. Root-Soil Workshop, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. Jan. 9-11, 1990.
9. Silberbush, M., E.O. Leidi and S.H. Lips. 1991. Effect of ammonium/nitrate ratio, pH and NaCl concentration on the root development and on the mineral uptake by wheat. Annu. Meet., Israeli Soc. Bot. Tel-Aviv Univ., March 1, 1990. Israel J. Bot. 40(3).
10. Silberbush, M. 1992. Potassium influx to intact roots of two sorghum genotypes differing in their salinity tolerance. Southern Region Information Exchange Group (SRIEG-25) 1992 Meet.: The Plant Root Environment. May 12-14, 1992. Charleston, S.C.
11. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher, E. Leidi and S.H. Lips. 1992. The effect of nitrogen form on the reaction of plants to salinity. 3rd Intl. Symp. Inorganic Nitrogen Assimilation. Sept. 6-11, 1992. Tiberias, Israel.
12. Silberbush, M., S. Sorek and Y. Yakirevich. 1994. Simulation model for ion uptake from soil by plants grown in saline conditions. Israel Soc. Soil Sci. Annu. Meet., Zemach, Israel. 4-5 April, 1994.
13. Silberbush, M., A. Yakirevich, and S. Sorek. 1994. Simulation of ion uptake by plants from saline soil. Proc. 15th Intl. Congr. Soil Sci., Vol. 3b, p. 307. July 10-16, 1994. Acapulco, Mexico.
14. Joel. E., M. Silberbush and J. Laronne. 1996. The effect of afforestation on soil characteristics in a semiarid zone. The 2nd Symp., Desertification and Restoration Ecology Research Center, p. 10. BIDR, Sede-Boker, 19 Dec. 1996.
15. Joel. E., M. Silberbush and J. Laronne. 1997. The effect of afforestation on soil characteristics in a semiarid zone. The 3rd Dahlia Greidinger Intl. Symp. on Fertilization and the Environment. Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel. 24-27 March, 1997.
16. Alekperov, C., J. Ben-Asher, J. Ephrath and M. Silberbush. 1997. Comparison of two drip water supply systems under controlled environment. EWRA Conf. on Operational Water Management, 3-6 September, 1997. Copenhagen, Denmark.
17. Joel, E., M. Silberbush and J. Laronne. 1997. The effect of afforestation on soil characteristics in a semi-arid zone. Eco-Hydrology: Plants and Water in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems. British Ecol. Soc./British Hydrol. Soc. Intl. Workshop, 18-19 Oct. 1997. Univ. Sheffield, UK.
18. Ephrath, J.E., M. Silberbush and P.R. Berliner. 1998. Calibration of minirhizotron readings against root length density data obtained from soil cores. The Supporting Roots: Structure and Function. INRA Intl. Conf., Bordeaux, France. 19-24 July 1998.
19. Silberbush, M. 1999. Studies with the 'Global-Green' liquid fertilizer: Mobility and transformation in desert soils. Proc. 2nd Intl. Workshop on Foliar Fertilization (O. Suriyaphan et al., eds.). 4-10 April 1999. Bangkok, Thailand.
20. Kelhamer, B., D.G. Blumberg and M. Silberbush. 1999. Soil characteristics revealed from spectral reflectance and laboratory measurements: Zikim-Beer Sheva cross section. Remote Sensing for Earth Science Applications. EOS/SPIE Symp., 20-24 Sept. 1999, Univ. of Florence, Italy.
21. Alekperov, C., J. Ben-Asher, J.E. Ephrath and M. Silberbush. 1999. Soil Water management on different sandy soils in a desert environment. Amer. Soc. Agron. Annu. Meet., 31 Oct - 4 Nov. 1999, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
22. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. 2000. Nutrient uptake by plants from soilless cultures as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration: A simulation study. Isr. Soc. Plant Sci., Annu. Meet., 17.2.2000, Bet-Dagan.
23. Kafkas, E.Y., S. Paydas, M. Silberbush and I. Cakmak. 2000. Screening strawberry for bicarbonate-induced iron chlorosis deficiency. Isr. Soc. Plant Sci., Annu. Meet., 17.2.200, Bet-Dagan.
24. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. 2000. Simulation study of nutrient uptake by plants from soilless cultures as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration. World Congress on Soilless Culture, 14-18 May 2000, Ma'ale-Hachamisha, Israel.
25. Fan Ling and M. Silberbush. Growth response of maize to foliar vs. soil applied NPK complex fertilizers. 3Rd Intl. Crop Sci. Congr. 2000. 17-22 Aug. 2000, Hamburg, Grmany.
26. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. 2000. Simulation of nutrient uptake by plants from hydroponics as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration. Intl Symp., Techniques to Control Salination for Horticultural Productivity. 7-10 Nov. 2000, Antalya, Turkey.
27. Silberbush, M. 2001. Nutrients and toxic substances accumulation in the plant and their effect on uptake: simulation study in hydroponics. Modeling for the 21st Century: Agronomic and Greenhouse Crop Models. BSSG/ISHS Joint Meet., 25-29 March 2001. Beltsville, MD, USA.
28. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher and J.E. Ephrath. 2004. A model for water flow and nutrient uptake by horticultural crops grown in a soilless culture system. Acta Physiol. Plant. 26 (Spec. Iss.):117. FESPB Congr., 23-27 Aug 2004. Cracow, Poland.
29. Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. A model for water flow and nutrient uptake by horticultural crops grown in a soilless culture system. MODEL-IT, 3rd Intl. Symp. On Applications of Modelling as an Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food Chain. ISHS, 29 May-3 June 2005, Leuven, Belgium. Poster.
30. Ben-Asher, J., M. Silberbush and J.E. Ephrath. 2005. Uptake rates of NO3 and K by lettuce on soilless culture: A mathematical model and experimental results. Intl. Symp., Growing Media and Hydroponics. 14-18 Nov. 2004, Almeria, Spain. Oral Presentation.
31. Weissbein, S., J.Ephrath, Z. Weisman and M. Silberbush. 2006. Olive (Olea europea L.) cv. Barnea root development under saline water drip irrigation. COST E38 Workshop: Woody Root Processes: Revealing the Hidden Half. 4-8- February 2006, Sede-Boqer, Israel. Poster.
32. Ephrath, J.E., Z. Weisman, M. Silberbush and S. Weissbein. 2006. Response of olive (Olea europea L. Cv “Barnea" ) roots to drip irrigation with saline water. Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Symposium, ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings. Indianapolis, IN. November 12-16, 2006. Poster.
33. Itiel, E., A. Maduel, D. Hashmonau, S. Coshen, R. Ofenbach, R. Golan, Y. Zvieli, N. Lazarovich, M. Silberbush and A. Ben-Gal. 2007. Effect of irrigation and root zone volume of bell pepper irrigated with brackish water. Negev Conf. for Agr. R&D. Eshel Ha Nasi, Feb. 27 2007 (poster, in Hebrew)..
34. Szwerdszarf, D.A., Ahuva Vonshak, M. Silberbush and M. Guy. 2007. High boron stress in tomato. Nutrient Biofortification and Exclusion of Pollutants in Food Plants. COST 859 Workshop, 23-26 Oct. 2007, Sede-Boqer, Israel. Poster.
35. Ephrath, J.E., M. Silberbush and B. Rewald. 2007. Does root xylem plasticity affect tolerance of olive (Olea europea L.) trees grown under high salinity. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annu. Meet., p. 63-64. Nov. 2007, New Orleans, USA.
36. Silberbush, M. and J.P. Lynch. 2009. Nitrate influx kinetics to various components of the corn intact root system: data acquisition for uptake modeling. The Dahlia Greidinger Int. Symp., March 2-5, 2009. Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel.
36. Illani, T., P.R. Berliner, M. Silberbush and J.E. Ephrath. 2009. Effects of tree pruning and leaf composition incorporation into the soil on tree-crop interactions in a managed runoff agroforestry system: Trial description and first results. COST 5th Science Workshop on Water Issues in Dryland Forestry, 10-12 Nov. 2009, Sede-Boqer, Istrael. Poster.
37. Ityel, E., N. Lazarovitch, M. Silberbush and A. Ben-Gal. 2009. Moderating the salinity damage to bell pepper plants by increasing the soil water matric potential. Anu. Meet., Isr. Soc. Soil Sci. (ISSS), Rehovot, Dec 13 2009.
38. Silberbush, M. 2009. Nitrate influx kinetics to various components of the corn intact root system: data acquisition for uptake modeling. The Dahlia Greidinger International Symposium – 2009: Crop Production in the 21st Century: Global Climate Change, Environmental Risks and Water Scarcity March 2-5, 2009 Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel.
(c) Presentations at informal international seminars and workshops
1992. Silberbush, M. Interactions between nutrients and salinity compounds. Univ. of Arkansas, Dept. of Agronomy.
1997. Silberbush, M. Modern irrigation methods. Uzbek Academy of Sciences/Inst. for Soil Agrochemistry, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2001. Silberbush, M. Nutrients and salinity interactions and their effect on plant uptake: A simulation study in hydroponics. Univ. of California Davis/ Dept. of Environmental Horticulture. 27 Sept 2001.
2002. Silberbush, M. Nitrate and potassium uptake by 'Kardinal' roses along a cutting cycle. Univ. of California Davis/ Dept. of Environmental Horticulture. 5 June 2002.
2003. Silberbush, M. Simulation of nitrate and potassium uptake by roses along sequential cutting cycles. Adnan Menderes Univ./Dept of Agriculture. Aydin, Turkey. 8 July 2003.
(d) Seminars at universities and institutions
1985. Silberbush, M. Nutrient uptake by plants grown in saline water. The Boyco Institute for Applied Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1986. Silberbush, M. K and N nutrition of plants under saline conditions. The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1986. Silberbush, M. Nutrient uptake by plants grown in saline water. Department of Botany, Tel-Aviv University.
1987. Silberbush, M. Salt and mineral nutrition of plants. J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1987. Silberbush, M. Interactions between salt and nitrogen nutrition of plants. Department of Botany, Tel-Aviv University.
1989. Silberbush, M. A mathematical model to simulate K+ uptake by root systems grown under salinity. BGU Salinity Center.
1993. Silberbush, M. Potassium uptake by sorghum cultivars differing in their salinity tolerance. BGU Salinity Center.
1994. Silberbush, M. A model for nutrient uptake under saline conditions. The Hebrew Univ./Fac. of Agriculture/Dept. of Field & Garden Crops.
1998. Silberbush, M. Simulation of nutrient uptake by roots under saline conditions. Scottish College of Agriculture at Sede-Boker, Israel. March 1998.
1999. Silberbush, M. Mobility and transformations of the 'Global-Green' liquid fertilizer in desert soils. BGU/ BIDR/Dept. of Dryland Agriculture, 13 May 1999.
2000. Silberbush, M. Simulation study of nutrient uptake by plants from soilless cultures as affected by salinity buildup and transpiration. BGU Salinity Center Meet., 14 Apr. 2000.
2002. Silberbush, M. Simulation of nitrate and potassium uptake by roses along sequential cutting cycles. BIDR/Dept. of Dryland Biotechnologies. 6 Nov 2002.
2003. Silberbush, M. 2003. Nutrient uptake models. Dept. of Field Crops, Fac of Agriculture, HUJ, May 26 2003, Rehovot.
2004. Silberbush, M. Simulation of nitrate and potassium uptake by roses along sequential cutting cycles. BGU, Inst. for Applied Sciences, 8 Jan 2004.
2004. Silberbush, M. Simulation of nitrate and potassium uptake by roses along sequential cutting cycles. ARO/Inst. for Soil and Water Sciences, 7 June 2004.
2005. Eizenberg, H., J. Hershenhorn, M. Silberbush and J. Ephrath. 2005. Minirhizotron - a new method for in-situ modeling of the underground development of Orobanche. COST Action 849, Broomrape Biology and Management 15-17 Sept. 2005, Reading University, UK.
2008. Silberbush, M. Uptake of nitrate and potassium by roses along sequential cutting cycles: Measurements and simulation. Penn State, Dept. of Horticulture, 7 Feb 2008.
2008. Silberbush, M. Nitrate influx to various components of the corn root system. BGU/BIDR, 17 Dec 2008.
2011. Silberbush, M. Nitrate influx to various components of the corn root system. ARO/Inst. for Soil, Water & Environment. Jan 12 2011.
· Research Grants
1983. Center of Support in Science. Silberbush, M. Nutrient Uptake Under Salinity, One year, Annual amount - $500, Total amount - $500.
1984. Seagram Foundation. Silberbush, M. and J. Ben-Asher. Salinity and Fertilizer Consumption of crops. One year, Annual amount - $5,000, Total amount - $5,000.
1984. BGU Salinity Center. Silberbush, M. Nutrient Uptake by Plants Grown with Saline Water. Two years, First year - $2,000, Second year - $5,000, Total amount $7,000.
1985. Vinik Fund. Silberbush, M. Potassium and nitrogen fertilization as a means to reduce salinity hazards. One year, Annual amount - $750, Total amount - $750.
1985. Israel Center Fertilizer Research. Haifa Chemicals. Silberbush, M., and A. Golan. Fertilization and irrigation of crops with saline water. One year, Annual amount - $3,500, Total amount - $3,500.
1986. Israel Center Fertilizer Research. Dead Sea Works. Silberbush, M., A. Golan, and H. Lips. Fertilization and irrigation of crops with saline water. One year, Annual amount - $4,500, Total amount - $4,500.
1986. Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. Oron, G., M. Silberbush, and S.H. Lips. One year, Annual amount - $8,000, Total amount - $8,000.
1986. Vinik Foundation. Silberbush, M. Second year, Annual amount - $1,500, Total amount - $2,250.
1986. Agropharm Co. Adar, E. and M. Silberbush. Two years, Total amount - $34,000.
1987. Dead Sea Works. Lips, S.H. and M. Silberbush. Fertilization and irrigation of crops with saline water. (Continuation). Annual amount $8,000.
1988. Dead Sea Works. Lips, S.H. and M. Silberbush. Fertilization and irrigation of crops with saline water. (Continuation). Annual amount $5,000.
1988. National Council for Research and Development. Adar, E. and M. Silberbush. Use of soil conditioner to increase water holding capacity of dune sand. $30,000.
1989. Silberbush, M. Inst. for Coastal Deserts. Use of the line-source method for salinity-fertilizer interaction studies. $10,000.
1990. P.E.F. (Moriah) Israel Endowment Fund. Heimer, Y.M. and M. Silberbush. A novel procedure for the early assessment of potassium deficiency in crops. Annual amount - $30,000. Duration - 3 years.
1994. RASHI Foundation, Silberbush, M., J. Ben-Asher and J.E. Ephrath. Hippeastrum production for off-season marketing. Total amount - $150,000. Duration - 2 years.
1995. Vinik Foundation, Silberbush, M. and S. Sorek. Modeling of nutrient uptake by sorghum genotypes differing in their salinity tolerance. Total amount - NIS 20,000. Duration - 1 year.
1996. J.N.F. (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael). M. Silberbush and J. Laronne. The effect of woody vegetation on morphological and hydraulic characteristics of the soil in semi-arid zone. Total amount - NIS 90,000. Duration - 2 years.
1997. Japan Global Green Association. M. Silberbush. "Global-Green" liquid fertilizer characteristics and bioavailability in desert soils. Total amount - $49,000. Duration - years.
1997. AVICENNE. J. Ben-Asher, J. Beltrau and M. Silberbush. New techniques to control desertification and salinity. Annual ammount - $85,000. Duration – 3 years.
1999. Japan Global Green Association. M. Silberbush. Application of the "Global-Green" liquid fertilizer to olive trees irrigated by runoff water. Duration – 3 years. First year – $10,000.
· Synopsis of research, including reference to publications and grants in above lists
· Present Academic Activities
(a) Research in progress.
1. Water and nutrient balances in soilless growth system (in collaboration with, Naftali Lazarovitch, Alon Ben-Gal and Eviatar Itiel).
2. Nitrate uptake by corn roots. In collaboration with J.P. Lynch.
(b) Books and articles to be published
1. Silberbush, M. and J.P. Lynch. Nitrate influx kinetics to selected sections of intact root systems of corn plants (in preparation).
2. Ityel, E., Naftali Lazarovitch, N., Silberbush, M. and Ben-Gal., A. An artificial capillary barrier to improve root-zone conditions for horticultural crops: response of pepper plants to matric head and irrigation water salinity (in prteparation).
· Additional Information
Book Reviews:
1. Rengel, Z. 1998. Nutrient use in crop production. Haworth Press, New York.
2. Rengel, Z. 1999. Mineral nutrition of crops. Haworth Press, Inc., New York.
2004. Szwerdszarf, David A. M. Sc. Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies.
