Background
Gressel, Jonathan Ben was born on October 30, 1936 in Cleveland. Son of Louis and Hanna (Kaplan) Gressel. arrived in Israel, 1950.
("Weeds are rarely considered a priority despite the fact ...)
"Weeds are rarely considered a priority despite the fact that all active farmers know that the majority of their variable costs and time are devoted to eradicating them. Even most crop losses due to pests can be traced directly back to weeds, which harbor the pests as secondary hosts. In the Molecular Biology of Weed Control, Jonathan Gressel focuses attention upon the tools of molecular biology that can be used effectively in the science of weed control. Always keeping his perspective congruent with that of the working farmer, Gressel explains how weed biologists and ecologists are beginning to use recently developed tools to control intransigent weed species in modern as well as less developed areas of the world. With his usual candor, Gressel evaluates past efforts, while also exploring future prospects for replacing chemical herbicides with genetic engineering, to improve a crop's ability to compete against its feral cousins for light, nutrients, and water. Like much of Gressel's work, this book should be mandatory reading for all agriculturists and plant scientists, so that they employ and encourage what is truly effective and efficient in meeting one of this century's most critical challenges: maximizing agricultural productivity.
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Gressel, Jonathan Ben was born on October 30, 1936 in Cleveland. Son of Louis and Hanna (Kaplan) Gressel. arrived in Israel, 1950.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1957; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1963.
Junior, interme and senior scientist, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1963-1979; associate professor, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1979-1985; professor, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, since 1985. Director Metabogal Ltd., Kiryat Shemona, Israel, since 1994. Consultant in field.
("Weeds are rarely considered a priority despite the fact ...)
Fellow Weed Science Society of America (honorary). Member American Society Plant Biologists, International Society Plant Molecular Biologists, Weed Science Society of America, International Weed Science Society (past president).
Married Miriam Safer, September 10, 1958. Children: Orit, Noam, Michal, Yoav.