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Dissertation Topics

Dr. Negin Boaz
Dr. Boaz Negin
The function of plant specialized metabolites
Plant Sciences
  1. Examining the effects of Nicotiana benthamiana volatile terpenes on insect herbivory, herbivores’ natural enemy attraction and environmental interactions.
  2. Characterization of the phenylpropanoid pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana, and examination if and which specific metabolites in this pathway protect the plants from herbivory.
  3. Adaptation of local species to become models for research of chemical ecology, and examination of the effects of their metabolites on environmental interactions.
  4. Elucidating the in-planta functions of specialized plant metabolites we encounter in everyday life.
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