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CURRICULUM VITAE
SAMUEL MENDLINGER
January, 2004
I. PERSONAL
Name:
Born:
Marital status:
Citizenship:
Employment:
Samuel Mendlinger
Bamberg, Germany, May 17, 1947
Married, two children
American and Israeli
Senior Research Agronomist and Plant Geneticist, Institute for
Agriculture & Applied Biology, The Institutes for Applied
Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Tel. 08-6461995¬ 6461997
Home address: Rechov Zohar 14, Meitar. Tel. 08-6510652
Regular army service: 1975-1976
Date if Immigration: 1971
II. EDUCATION
B.A.
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
Postdoctorate
1965-1969 - Queens College, New York City - Biology
1971-1975 - Dept. of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel - Population
Biology and Genetics in Tribolium - Prof. David Wool
1977-1980 - Dept. of Genetics, Hebrew University, Israel - Genetic
variation
and population structure in the diploid species of the wheat group- Prof. Daniel Zohary
1980-1982 - University of California, Davis - Agronomy and Plant Genetics
III. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1972-1974
Research Assistant. M. Sc. candidate, Tel-Aviv University
1974-1975
Research Associate, Ecological Genetics, Institute for Evolution, Haifa University
1977-1980
Research Assistant, Ph.D. candidate, Hebrew University
1980-1982
Agronomist in Training, Dept. of Agronomy, University of California, Davis
1982 -present: Research Agronomist and Plant Geneticist - The Institutes for Applied Research - BenGurion University of the Negev - Grade A
1987 -present: Adjunct Professor, Boston University - Dept. of Administrative Science, Metropolitan
College 1988-1989
Visiting Professor, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Arizona.
2003
Visiting Professor, Boston University
IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
A. Academic Administration within Ben-Gurion University
11984-1986
21989-1992
31990-1994
41996-1999
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Representative to Center for Salinity Research, Ben-Gurion
University
Deputy Chairman, Institute for Agriculture and Applied Biology
Director, Training Program of Junior Scientists from Developing Countries
Coordinator of joint University-Turkmenistan Research Program
Scientific director for international course “Trees for the Future”
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6. 2000-present Director, Joint Ben Gurion University-Buenos Aires University
program in intensive agriculture for arid zones
graduate
B. Professional Functions outside University
1. 1984-1988: Committee member, Israel Gene Bank, Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of
Science.
21990
Director, International Course in Agriculture, for the Israeli Foreign Ministry
31992
Scientific Program Coordinator for "International Conference on Development of New
Crops"
C. Consulting
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1986. Union Mine Ltd. Agricultural utilization of saline wastewater from deep mines
V. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
A. Teaching
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Biometry and Experimental Design - required graduate course - Dept. of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev- 1984-present
2 Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics - graduate course - Boston University- Masters of
Science in Management program, Israel, Boston - 1987-2000
3 Agricultural Development in Africa: undergraduate seminar course- University of Arizona-1989
4 Elementary Statistics - undergraduate course - Boston University - Summer Session - 1991-present
5 Agricultural Development in Africa: undergraduate seminar course - University of Osnabruck,
Germany - 1991-1992.
6 Operations Management - graduate course - Boston University - 1994-1995.
7 Culture and Development - graduate seminar - Boston University -1998-present – developed course
8. Ecotourism – graduate course – Boston University – 2003 – developed course
9. Mathematics – on-line course – Boston University – 2003 – developed course
B. Teaching Awards
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Boston University - 1994 - Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
Boston University - 1997 - Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
Boston University - 2000 - Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
C. Graduate students, post doctorates and international trainees
1) Graduate Students
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Ms. Susanne Huyskens - Ph.D. - Post harvest physiology in Asian and African vegetables - with
Drs. Aliza Benzioni and Fritz Lenz (University of Bonn). 1991.
b)
Ms. Yvonne Rosengartner - M.Sc. - Genetic variations for cold tolerance in melons. 1994-1996.
c)
Mr. Sergei Volis - M.Sc. - Genetic variation in annual grass species common to Israel and
Turkmenistan. 1994-1996.
d)
Mr. Vincent Okoko - M.Sc. - Genetic variation in Kenyan pumpkins - from University of
Nairobi, with Dr. James Chweya 1991.
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Mr. Charles Lung'aho - M.Sc. - Agromanagement and genetic variation in Luffa acutangula from University of Nairobi, with Dr. James Chweya -1992.
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Mr. Edward Owuor - M.Sc. The extent and structure of genetic variation in Hordeum spontaneum
populations from Israel and Turkmenistan. - from University of Nairobi, with Dr. James
Chweya -1994.
Mr. Patrick Amuyunzu - M.Sc. Heritability of cold tolerance in melons - from University of
Nairobi, together with Dr. James Chweya. 1995.
Mr. Dimitri Spivak - M.Sc. Heat tolerance in tomatoes –1994-1995
Mr. Sergei Volis - Ph. D. Ecological genetics in wild barley - 1997- 2002
Ms. Ester Guggenheim - Ph.D. - Population dynamics of wild lilies - 1997-present - together
with David Ward
Ms. Anat Levy - M.Sc. - Ecological genetics of wild lilies in the Negev - 1998-2002
2) Post doctorates and International Trainees (minimum six months)
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Mr. Michael Fossen - Germany - Salt tolerance in melons.- 1988.
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Mr. Barbara Nowak - Poland. Somatic hybridization in the genus Cucumis 1990-1991®
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Dr. Orlando Ofilas - Philippines - Flower production and fruit set in Cucumis metuliferus 1991
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Dr. Nancy Balantac - Philippines - Productivity in six cultigens of Cucumis metuliferus - 19921993®
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Dr. Leticia Flores Gudoy - Philippines - Salt tolerance in Hordeum spontaneum® 1992-1993®
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Mr. Zui Gong - China - Salt tolerance in potatoes - 1992
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Dr. Mohammed abdel Aziz Ahmed - Egypt - Salt tolerance in potatoes. 1992.
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Mr. Azat Nouberdyev - Turkmenistan - Genetic variation in Turkmenian barley. 1993-1994.
(I) Dr. Yerlan Turespekov - Kazakhstan - Biochemical variation in Central Asian barley - 1993-1994.
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Ms. Rose Abdoul - Kenya - Phenological variation in melons - 1993-1994.
(k) Ms. Marissa Imber - Philippines - Fruit quality in cucumbers - 1993-1994.
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Ms. Saule Abugalieva - Kazakhstan - Genetic variation in Central Asian melons - 1993-1994;
1996.
(m) Dr. Natalie Rjabushkin - Kazakhstan - Cold tolerance in melons. 1993-1994.
(n) Dr. Intyk Rachembetova - Kazakhstan - Genetics of fruit quality in melons. 1994-1995.
(o) Dr. Umuzat Bertova - Kazakhstan - Barley genetics - 1995-1996.
(p) Mr. Uskin Batitulin - Genetics of wild barley - 1995.
(q) Ms. Irina Pirogova - Fruit quality of Turkmenian melons - 1996.
(r) Dr. Intyk Rachembetova - Kazakhstan - Lipid production in heat stressed tomatoes - 1997.
(s) Ms. Irina Pirogova - Turkmenistan - Heat avoidance in tomatoes - 1997-1998.
(t) Ms. Elizabeth Nambiro - Kenya - Heat avoidance in tomatoes - 1998®
(u) Ms. Anel Tornmanova - Kazakhstan - Heat avoidance in F2 generation in tomatoes - 1998
(v) Ms. Mirash Zekicheva - Kazakhstan - Heat avoidance in F4 generation in tomatoes - 1999
(x) Dr. Bakhtier Yakubov - Uzbekhistan - Variation in PCR profiles in wild barley populations- 1999
(y) Dr. Irina Shulgina - Genetic variation in wild oats, Avena sterilis® - 2001
(Z) Ms. Rose Shoya - Genetic variation in African leafy vegetables - 2002
VI.SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
A. Chapter in collective volumes
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Mendlinger, S, 1983. Electrophoretic variability and the pedigree breeding method. In: Isozymes in
Plant Genetics and Breeding. ed. S. Tanksley and T. Orton. pp. 377-380, Elsevier Press.
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Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, M. Ventura and S. Huyskens. 1993. Germination, fruit development,
yield and postharvest characters of Cucumis metuliferus. in J. Janick and J.E. Simon (eds.). New
Crops. Wiley, New York.
B. Papers
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Wool, D. and S. Mendlinger. 1972. A recurrent mutation. Tribolium Inf. Bull. 15.
Wool, D. and S. Mendlinger. 1973. The EU mutant of the flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.
Environmental and genetic effects on penetrance. Genetica, 44:496-504.
Wool, D. and S. Mendlinger. 1981. Genetic and ecological consequences of subdivision in Tribolium
populations. J. An. Ecol. 50:422-433.
Brody, T. and S. Mendlinger. 1980. Species relationships and genetic variation in the diploid wheats
revealed by starch gel electrophoresis. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 136:247-258®
Dvorak, J., P.E. McGuire and S. Mendlinger. 1984. Inferred chromosomal morphology of the
ancestral genome of Triticum. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 144(3/4):209-220.
Dvorak, J., K. Ross and S. Mendlinger. 1985. Transfer of salt tolerance from Elytrigin pontica to wheat
by the addition of an incomplete Elytrigia genome. Crop Science. 25(2):306-309.
Pasternak, D., J.A. Aronson, J. Ben-Dov, M. Forti, S. Mendlinger, A. Nerd and D. Sitton. 1986.
Development of New Arid Zone Crops for the Negev Desert of Israel. Journal of Arid
Environments. 11:37-54.
D. Pasternak, Y. De Malach, S. Mendlinger, and I. Borovic. 1989. Irrigation with brackish water
under desert conditions. VIII. Further studies on irrigation management of onions with brackish
water. Agric. Water Manag. 16:201-215.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, M. Ventura and S. Huyskens. 1991. Cucumis metuliferus, a new crop. I.
The effect of sowing dates, salinity and temperatures on germination, flowering and yield.
HortScience. 26¨8©÷1051-1053®
Mendlinger, S. and D. Pasternak. 1992. Breeding for salt tolerance in melons. HortScience. 27:905907.
Huyskens, S., S. Mendlinger, A. Benzioni and M. Ventura. 1992. Optimization of agrotechniques
for cultivating Momordica charantia. Journal of Horticultural Science. 67:259-264.
Mendlinger, S., A. Benzioni, S. Huyskens and M. Ventura. 1992. Fruit development and
postharvest physiology of Cucumis metuliferus Mey. a new crop plant. Journal of Horticultural
Science. 67:489-493.
Mendlinger, S. and D. Pasternak. 1992. Effect of time of salinization on flowering, yield and fruit
quality factors in melon. Cucumis melo L. Journal of Horticultural Science. 67:529-534.
Mendlinger, S. and M. Fossen 1993. The effects of salt increase on flowering, vegetative growth,
yield and fruit quality in melons. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science. 118:868872.
Huyskens, S., S. Mendlinger, A. Benzioni and M. Ventura. 1993. Optimization of Agrotechniques in
the cultivation of Luffa acutangula. J. Hort. Sci. 68:989-994.
Mendlinger, S. 1994. Effect of increasing plant density and salinity on yield and fruit quality in
muskmelon. Scientia Horticulturae. 57:41-49.
Mendlinger, S. and D. Zohary. 1995. The extent and structure of genetic variation in species of the
Sitopsis group. Heredity 74:616-627.
Mendlinger, S., Y. Ventura and P. Amuyunza. 1996.The potential of hybrid breeding for tolerance to
suboptimal cold temperatures in melons. Acta Hort. 434: 401-406.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger and M. Ventura. 1996. Improvement of the appearance and taste of
kiwano fruits for export to the ornamental and consumer markets. Acta Hort. 434: 293-300. .
Polimbetova, F., S. Mendlinger and Y.A. Aitosabetova. 1996. Preservation of biological diversity of
Kazakh melons. NAN PK 21:21-34.
Turespekov, Y., S. Abugalieva, S. Mendlinger and S. Volis. 1996. Genetic variation in Central Asian
wild barley. Genetica 46: 124-137..
Owuor, E., P. Kimani, S. Mendlinger, J. Chweya and L. Whittaker. Comparative allozymic
multilocus analysis of genetic diversity in wild barley from Turkmenistan and Israel: implications
on sampling strategies. Bar. Genet. Newsl. 25: pp. 10-13.
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Volis, S., S. Mendlinger, L. Olswig-Whittaker, U. Safriel and N. Orlovsky. 1998. Phenotypic
variation and stress resistance in core and peripheral populations of Hordeum spontaneum.
Biodiversity and Conservation. 7: 799-813.
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Amuyunza, P., J. Chweya, Y, Ventura and S. Mendlinger. 1997. Effect of different temperature
regimes on vegetative growth of melon plants. Afric. Crop Sci. Journ. 5: 77-86.
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Ventura, Y. and S. Mendlinger. 1998. Effects of suboptimal low temperatures on plant architecture
and flowering in muskmelons, Cucumis melo. L. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech. 73: 640-646.
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Mendlinger, S. and Y. Ventura. 1999. Effect of suboptimal low temperatures on yield, fruit
appearance and quality in muskmelons (Cucumis melo) cultivars. J. Hort. Sci. and Biotech 74: 122133.
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Volis, S., S. Mendlinger, Y. Turuspekov, U. Esnazarov and N. Orlovsky. 2000. Allozyme variation in
Turkmenian populations of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum Koch. Ann. Bot. 87: 435-446.
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Volis, S., S. Mendlinger and N. Orlovsky. 2001. Variability in phenotypic traits in core and
peripheral populations of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum Koch. Hereditas 133: 235-247.
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Volis, S., B. Yakubov, I. Shulgina, D. Ward, V. Zur and S. Mendlinger. 2001. Tests for adaptive
RAPD variation in population genetic structure of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum Koch. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society. 74: 289-303.
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Volis, S., S. Mendlinger and D. Ward. 2002. Differentiation in populations of Hordeum spontaneum
Koch. Along a gradient of environmental productivity and predictability: plasticity in response to
water and nutrient stress. Biological Journal of Linnean Society. 75: 301-312.
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Volis, S., S. Mendlinger and D. Ward. 2002. Differentiation in populations of Hordeum spontaneum
Koch. Along a gradient of environmental productivity and predictability: multilevel selection
analysis. Biological Journal of Linnean Society. 75: 313-318..
32. Volis, S., S. Mendlinger, Y. Turuspekov and U. Esnazarov. 2002. Phenotypic and allozyme variation
in Mediterranean and Desert populations of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum Koch. Evolution. 56:
1403-1415.
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Mendlinger, S., Volis, S. and D. Ward. 2002. Differentiation in populations of Hordeum spontaneum
Koch along a gradient of environmental productivity and predictability: life history and local
adaptation. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 77: 479-490.
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Mendlinger, S., Volis, S. and D. Ward. 2002. Adaptive traits of wild barley plants of Mediterranean
and desert origin. Oecologia 133: 131-138.
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Volis, S., I. Shulgina, D. Ward and S. Mendlinger. 2002. Regional allozyme variation in wild barley,
Hordeum spontaneum: adaptive or neutral? Journey of Heredity. (in press).
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Volis., S., Mendlinger, S. and D. Ward. 2003. Demography and the role of the seed bank in
Mediterranean and desert populations of wild barley. Basic and Applied Ecology. (in press©
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Roth-Bejerano, S. Mendlinger and V. Zur. 2004. Effect of calcium on growth of submerged Terfezia
boudieri mycelium. Mycoscience (in press)
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Volis,S., Anikster, Y., Olsvig-Whittaker, L. and S. Mendlinger. 2004. The influence of space in
genetic-environmental relationships when environmental heterogeneity and seed dispersal occurs
at similar scale. American Naturalist. (in press)
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Mendlinger, S., D. Pasternak, Y. DeMalach and H. Klotz. 1988. Effects of growth regulators on yield
in melons. Hassadeh 1988. pp. 1924-1926.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, J. Chweya, M. Ventura and S. Huyskens. 1990. Sowing dates and its
effects on yield in Kiwano. Hassadeh. 1990: 705-707.
Ventura, M., A. Benzioni, S. Mendlinger and S. Huyskens. 1990. Rolet - a new squash for Israel.
Hassadeh.
Huyskens, S., A. Benzioni, M. Ventura, S. Mendlinger and B. Raviv, 1990. Yield of Luffa acutangula
in two growing regimes. Hassadeh 13-78-1379.
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C. Classified articles and scientific reports
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Forti, M., S. Mendlinger, J.A. Aronson and A. Yaron. 1983. Crops for Arid Lands. Progress report.
BGUN-ARI-14-83.
Forti, M., J.A. Aronson, S. Mendlinger and A. Yaron. 1983. New crops for arid lands agriculture
research program, United States-Egypt-Israel. Progress Report BGUN-ARI-33-83.
Arad, S., A. Benzioni, S. Lerman and S. Mendlinger. 1985. Melon collapse. BGUN-ARI-15-85. (In
Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., D. Pasternak and Y, De Malach, 1984. Genetic improvement of melons for salt
tolerance. Progress report BGUN-ARI-73-83.
Forti, M., S. Mendlinger, J.A. Aronson and A. Yaron. 1984. New Crops for arid lands. Progress
report BGUN-ARI-18-84.
Mendlinger, S., D. Sitton and J. Aronson. 1984. The commercial and breeding potential of the
evening primrose: Oenothera, in Israel. Progress report BGUN-ARI-19-84. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., A. Aronson and D. Sitton. 1984. Oenothera, A new crop for Israel. Progress
Report. BGUN-ARI-45-84. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., D. Sitton and A. Aronson. 1984. Oenothera, A new crop for Israel. Progress report.
BGUN-ARI-88-84. (In Hebrew).
Arad, S., S. Lerman and S. Mendlinger. 1984. Melon collapse, Progress report Apr.-Sept. 1984.
BGUN-ARI-81-84. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., D. Sitton and J. Aronson. The Evening Primrose. BGUN-ARI-8-85. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., D. Sitton and J. Aronson. 1985. The Evening Primrose, A progress report. BGUNARI-38-85.
Benzioni, A., S. Arad and S. Mendlinger. Melon Collapse, Progress Report. Oct.1984-Sept. 1985.
BGUN-ARI-77-85. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S., D. Pasternak and Y. DeMalach, 1986. Breeding for salt tolerance in melon. BGUNARI-65-86.
Forti, M. (compiler), S. Mendlinger, D. Sitton, D. Mills, A. Benzioni and J.A. Aronson. 1986. New
crops for arid lands. Oenothera, a new crop for Ramat Negev. BGUN-ARI-32-86.
Mendlinger, S. and D. Sitton. 1987. Oenothera - A new crop for Israel: Irrigation Requirements.
BGUN-ARI-64-87.
Mendlinger, S. 1986. Breeding for salt-tolerant melons. BGUN-ARI-9-86.
Mendlinger, S. 1987. Breeding for salt-tolerant melons: Testing new varieties. BGUN-ARI-65-87.
Mendlinger, S. 1988. Field testing of new salt melon cultivar at Ramat Negev. BGUN-ARI-5-88.
Benzioni, A. and S. Mendlinger. 1988. Development and optimization of agro-techniques for
tropical vegetable production. BGUN-ARI-6-88.
Mendlinger, S., D. Pasternak and Y. de Malach. 1988. Breeding for salinity tolerance in melons,
Cucumis melo. BGUN-ARI-24-88.
Mills, D., Wenkart, S. and Mendlinger, S.,1988. Selection of salt tolerant melon plants in tissue
culture. BGUN-ARI-48-88.
Mendlinger, S., D. Pasternak and Y. DeMalach. 1988. Breeding for salinity tolerance in melons;
testing new cultivars. BGUN-ARI-58-88.
Benzioni, A., Mendlinger, S.J. Chweya, S. Huyskens and M. Ventura. 1988. Optimization of
agrotechniques in cultivation of new vegetables for the local and export markets. BGUN-ARI-97-88.
Benzioni, A.and S. Mendlinger. 1988. Preliminary testing of species and varieties of novel
vegetables, semiannual report. BGUN-ARI-98-88. (In Hebrew).
Mendlinger, S. and D. Pasternak. 1988. Breeding for salt tolerance in melons. BGUN-ARI-102-88.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, J. Chweya, S. Huyskens and M. Ventura. 1989. Optimization
ofagrotechniques in cultivation of new vegetables for the local and export markets. BGUN-ARI-589.
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Benzioni, A. and S. Mendlinger. 1988. Preliminary testing of species and varieties of exotic
vegetables for export; annual report. BGUN-ARI-17-89.
Mendlinger, S, A. Benzioni, V. Kagan-Zur, M. Ventura, S. Huyskens and J. Chweya. 1989. Southern
Africa edible vegetables: germplasm collection, evaluation and breeding. BGUN-ARI-24-89.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, J. Chweya, S. Huyskens and M. Ventura. 1989. Optimization of
agrotechniques in cultivation of new vegetables for the local and export markets. BGUN-ARI-5789.
Mendlinger, S. and D. Pasternak. 1990. Breeding for salt tolerance in melon: testing a new
cultivar. BGUN-ARI-4-90.
Mendlinger, S., A. Benzioni, V. Kagan-Zur, M. Venture, S. Huyskens and J. Chweya. 1990.
Southern African vegetables: germplasm collections, evaluation and breeding. BGUN-ARI-7-90.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger, J. Chweya, M. Ventura and S. Huyskens. 1990. Optimization of
agrotechniques in the cultivation of African vegetables for the local and export market. BGUNARI-21-90.
Mendlinger, S., J. Chweya, A. Benzioni, S. Nahashon, M. Venture and V. Kagan-Zur. 1990.
Southern African edible vegetables: germplasm collections, evaluation and breeding. BGUN-ARI52-90®
Mendlinger, S., J. Chweya, A. Benzioni, S. Nahashon and M. Ventura. 1991. Collection, evaluation
and breeding of African edible vegetables. BGUN-ARI-31-91.
Benzioni, A., J. Chweya, S. Mendlinger, S. Huyskens, M. Ventura, D.R. Basiime, R.A. Buruchara
and N.W. Mburu. 1991. Optimization of agromanagement in the cultivation of
new vegetables
for the local and export market. BGUN-ARI-40-91.
Benzioni, A., S. Mendlinger and M. Ventura. 1992. The effects of irrigation on the yield of rolet, a
new squash. BGUN-ARI-24-92.
Mendlinger, S., J. Chweya, A. Benzioni, A., N. Seme, M. Ventura, C. Lung'aho and V. Okoko. 1992.
Collection, evaluation and breeding of African edible vegetables. BGUN-ARI-25-92.
Benzioni, A., J. Chweya, S. Mendlinger, S. Huyskens, F. Lenz and M. Ventura. 1992. Optimization
of agromanagement in the cultivation of new vegetables for the local and export markets. BGUNARI-26-92.
Mendlinger, S., R. Kamenetsky, N Orlovsky, N. Durikov, K. Sarsenbaev, Y. Rosengartner, R. Adoul,
E. Oduor, S. Volis, A. Mourbedyev, A. Ivashenko, Y. Turespekov, S. Abugalieva and I. Safronova.
1994. Determinations of genetic variations for modeling efficient germplasm collections strategies.
BGUN-ARI-47-94.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, Y. Ventura and N. Njabushkin. 1994. Development of rapid and
reliable breeding criteria for cold tolerance in melons. BGUN-ARI-50-94.
Mendlinger, S., R. Kamenetsky, N. Orlovsky, M. Durikov and K. Sarsenbaev. 1995. Determination
of genetic variation for modeling efficient germplasm collection strategies. BGUN-ARI-13-95.
Mendlinger, S., J. Chweya, A. Benzioni and S. Nahashon. 1995. Germplasm collection, evaluation
and breeding of African edible vegetables. BGUN-ARI-36-95.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova and Y. Ventura. 1995. Development of rapid and reliable breeding
criteria for cold tolerance in melons. BGUN-ARI-39-95.
Mendlinger, S., R. Kamenetsky, N. Orlovski, M. Durikov and K. Sarsenbaev. 1995. Determination of
genetic variation for modeling efficient germplasm collection strategies. BGUN-ARI-40-95.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova and Y. Ventura. 1996. Development of rapid and reliable breeding
criteria for cold tolerance in melons. BGUN-ARI-28-96.
Mendlinger, S. R, Kamenetsky, N. Orlovsky, M. Durikov and K. Sarsenbaev. 1996. Determination of
genetic variation for modeling efficient germplasm collection strategies. BGUN-ARI-30-96.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, Y. Ventura and N. Rjabushkin. 1996. Development of rapid and
reliable breeding criteria for cold tolerance in melons. BGUN-ARI-54-96.
Mendlinger, S., R. Kamenetsky, N. Orlovsky, M. Durikov and K. Sarsenbaev. 1997. Determination
of Genetic Variation for Modeling Germplasm Collection. Final Report. BGUN-ARI- 19-97.
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Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, M. Tal and Y. Ventura. 1998. Heat avoidance: a new approach for
breeding for heat resistance. BGUN-ARI- 21-98.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, M. Tal and Y. Ventura. 1999. Heat avoidance: a new approach for
breeding for heat resistance. BGUN-ARI-12-99.
Mendlinger, S., D. Ward and S. Volis. Specialization and adaptation in populations in contrasting
environments. BGUN-ARI-15-99.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, M. Tal and Y. Ventura. Heat avoidance: a new approach for
breeding for heat resistance. annual report 4/99-3.00. BGU-ARI-23-2000.
Mendlinger, S., F. Polimbetova, M. Tal and Y. Ventura. Heat avoidance: a new approach for
breeding for heat resistance - final report. BGU-ARI-39-2000.
Mendlinger, S., D. Ward and S. Volis. Specialization and adaptation in populations in contrasting
environments. final report. BGU-ARI- 40-2000.
Mendlinger, S., M.L. Chadha. 2002. germplasm collection, evaluation and improvement of African
leafy vegetables. BGUN-ARI-35-2002.
Bustan, A., S. Mendlinger, D. Pasternak, A. Degan. 2003. A saltgraqss (Distichlis spicata) – A new
salt-resistant forage crop for the reclamation of salinized soils. BGUN-ARE-1-2003
mendlinger, S., M.L. Chadha, H. Mndiga and S. Mendlinger. 2002. Germplasm collection,
evaluation and improvement of African leafy vegetables. BGUN-ARI-26-2003.
D. Submitted Papers
1
Mendlinger, S., Ventura, Y. and M. Tal. Heat avoidance in tomatoes. Annals of Botany.
2
Mendlinger, S. genetic variation and erosion in African vegetables. Conservation Biology
3
Volis, S., L. Olsvig-Whittaker, Y. Anikster and S. Mendlinger. Analyses of micro-geographical
environmental effects on allozyme, glutenin and qualitative phenotypic trait variation in wild
emmer wheat. American Naturalist
4
Volis, S., S. Mendlinger, D. Ward and K. Verhoeven. Phenotypic selection and regulation of
reproduction in different environments in wild barley. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
5
Mendlinger, S. and M.L. Chadha. The importance of vegetables during famines in Africa (in
preparation).
VII. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
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2
1980-1982
1988-1989
Agronomist in Training, University of California.
Bendillin Foundation for Agricultural Research, University of Arizona.
VIII. PATENTS AND BREEDERS RIGHTS
1.
2
1990 - Dr. Samuel Mendlinger and Hevrat Hazerah Seed Company.
C. melo, melon cultivar, Negev - Israel.
2002– Dr. Mendlinger – a tomato variety that was breed for heat avoidance and open pollination to
be used in the developing world.
IX. RESEARCH GRANTS
A. PEER REVIEWED - MAJOR, I.E. AT LEAST $15,000 PER YEAR
Israeli funded
1
1983-1985 Ministry of Commerce and Industry -Development of the Evening Primrose - 2 years, $
20,000 per year - total $40,000
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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1984-1985 Center for Salinity Research - $15,000
1984-1986 Ministry of Agriculture - 2 years - $18,000 per year - total $36,000
1985-1987 Jewish Agency - Development of the Evening Primrose for Ramat Negev - 2 years,
$20,000 per year - Total $40,000
1986-1989 Jewish Agency - Salt tolerance in melons - 3 years, $50,000
1987-1988 Jewish Agency - Development of New Crops for Israel $20,000
1988-1989 Ministry of Agriculture - Investigation and preliminary trials of new vegetables - $16,000
1989
Ministry of Agriculture - Preliminary trials of new vegetables. $15,000.
1993 - 1995 - Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Stern Foundation. Heat tolerance in
tomatoes. $30,000.
1997-2000 - The Israel Academy of Science. Ecological genetics of populations of
Hordeum spontaneum® - $118,000®
International Grants
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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12
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1980-1982 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Drs. J. Dvorak and
S. Mendlinger Salinity tolerance in wheat - introgression from wild species
into cultivated wheat. $35,000 a
year, total $105,000.
1982-1990 USAID - with Egypt - Breeding for salinity tolerance in melons - 7
years, $100,000
per year - total $700,000
1982-1987 USAID - .with Egypt - Introduction and development of new
industrial crops for arid
regions, 5 years, $50,000 per year - total $250,000.
1984-1987 USDA - Israel Gene Bank, Prof. Y. Anexter, principal investigator Genetic variation
in Triticum dicoccoides population - 3 years, $50,000 a year total $150,000
1987 - Union Mining Ltd. of South Africa - Utilization of mining waste water for
agricultural
production - total $20,000
1987-1991 German-Israel Agricultural Research Agreement, GIARA - Drs.. A.
Benzioni and S.
Mendlinger - with Kenya - Agromanagement and Cultivation of African Vegetables - 3 years - total
$250,000.
1989-1992 - USAID - Genetic variation in African vegetables -with Kenya - Drs.
S. Mendlinger
and A.Benzioni. - 4 years, $50,000 a year - total
$200,000®
1990-1995 - USAID - Breeding for Cold Tolerance in Melons.- with Egypt 5 years, $75,000 a year total $375,000
1991-1992 PEF - Moriah Fund - Protoplast fusion and genetic exchange between
Cucumis melo and
C. metuliferus -with David Mills - $15,000.
1991-1992 - CIDA - The Lake Baringo Land Reclamation Project.-in Kenya $30,000®
1993-1996 - USAID - Developing rapid and reliable screening criteria for cold
tolerance in melons -with Kazakhstan - $100,000.
1993-1997 - USAID - The extent and structure of genetic variation in wild barley,
onions
and melons -with both Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan- $135,000.
1997-2000 - USAID - Heat avoidance, an alternative method for improving heat
resistance in
plants - with Dr. Moshe Tal - with Kazakhstan - $150,000.
2000-2004 - USAID - Distichlis spicata - a new salt resistance forage crop for the reclamation of
salanized soils- with Amnon Bustan - with Turkmenistan - $150,000.
2002-2006. USAID - Germplasm collection, evaluation and improvement of African Leafy Vegetables
- with Tanzania - $200,000.
B. MINOR GRANTS RECEIVED IN THE LAST TWELVE YEARS (LESS THAN $15,000
1. 2002 - Genetic variation in African leafy vegetables - $7,500
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2. 2001 - germplasm collection of wild barley - Israel Academy of Science - $5,000
3. 1999 - Genetic variation in Hordeum spontaneum via PCR analysis - $6,000
4. 1998 - Leaf morphology in tomatoes exposed to high temperatures - $8,000
5. 1998 - Stomatal conductance and leaf temperature in tomatoes - $6,000
6. 1997 - Genetic variation in wild barley - $7,000
7. 1996 - Genetic variation for heat avoidance in tomatoes - $8,000
8. 1995 - Variation in fruit quality in melons from Central Asia - $6,000
9. 1994 - Genetic variation in barley from Central Asia - $8,000
10. 1993 - Fruit quality in melons - $10,000
11. 1993 - Phenotypic variation in melons - $8,000
12. 1992 - Salt tolerance in Hordeum spontaneum - $6,000
13. 1992 - Genetic variation in Cucumis metuliferous$6,000
14. 1991 - Fruit set in Cucumis metuliferous - $10,000
15. 1990 - Hybridization in Cucumis metuliferous - $12,000
C. NON-PEER REVIEWED GRANTS – INTERNATIONAL
12001-2004– Argentina – joint Israel-Argentina graduate program for Agricultural Research in Arid Zones
of Argentina - $400,000
X. PRESENT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Breeding strategies for environmental stresses
Genetics of fruit quality in fruits and vegetables
Preservation and utilization of wild germplasm of domesticated crops
Agromanagement of vegetables under environmental stress
Ecological genetics of wild and weedy relatives of our important crops
The causes and rates of genetic erosion in important crops of the developing world
Understanding the mechanisms maintaining genetic diversity in plant populations
X. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE
A. Egypt - (a) Salinity tolerance in melon, breeding and agromanagement ¨1982-1990
(b) Cold tolerance in melons. (1990-1995).
(c) Development of new industrial crops for the developing world. 1982-1987
B. South Africa - Utilization for agriculture of mining waste water (1987).
C. Kenya -
(a)
Development of agricultural techniques for vegetable production 1987-1990
(b) Germplasm collection and evaluation of Kenyan indigenous vegetables - (19881993).
(c) Lake Baringo Land Development Program - (1993-1994).
D. Uzbekistan - (a) - member of Israeli delegation for developing joint research programs (1992)
- (b) - member of Israeli delegation for developing joint research programs, specifically
in the Aral Sea region (1999)
E. Kazakhstan
(a) Breeding for cold tolerance in melons.¨1993-1996
(b) Quantifying genetic variation in Central Asian barley onions and melons.
(1993-1997).
(c) Heat avoidance in tomatoes (1997-2000).
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F. Turkmenistan - (a)Quantifying genetic variation in Central Asian barley, onions and melons. (19931997
(b) Distichlis spicata - a new salt resistance forage crop for the reclamation of
salanized soils (2000-2003).
G. Mali - New directions for agricultural development in the Sahel. (1996).
H. Argentina - Director, joint Ben Gurion University - University of Buenos Aires graduate program in
advanced agricultural agromanagement systems (2001-2004).
I. Tanzania - Germplasm collection, evaluation and improvement of African leafy vegetables (2002-2006
XI. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS (1988-present)
1
1988
Faculty of Agriculture, Texas, A. & M., College Station, Texas. Genetic variation in wild
wheats, Aegilops.
2
1988
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
a. Salinity Tolerance in Melons
b. Development of African Vegetables
3
1989
Southwest Consortium on Water Quality, Riverside, California. Conventional breeding for
salt tolerance in melons - a success story.
4
1989
American Lettuce Society, Palm Beach, Florida. Salinity tolerance in lettuce.
5
1990
American Society of Horticultural Sciences, Tucson, Arizona. Genetics and breeding for salt
tolerance in melons (plus session coordinator).
6
1990
International Horticultural Society , Florence, Italy. Breeding for stress tolerance: salinity
and melons.
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1990-1991. University of Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany. Agricultural Development in Africa. A
Historical Perspective - 3 lectures.
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1991
Nairobi University, Nairobi, Kenya. Methods in germplasm collections and evaluationsAfrican vegetables as a model.
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1991
Second National Symposium on New Crops. Indianapolis, Indiana. Cucumis metuliferus, a
new fruit crop.
10 1992
Boston University. Loss of genetic diversity in African vegetables.
11 1992
International Conference on the Development of New Crops - Cucumis metuliferus, a new
fruit from Africa.
12 1992
Lake Baringo Land Development Workshop. Desert Agriculture vs. Agriculture in the
Desert., Kenya.
13 1993
American Society of Horticultural Science - Cold tolerance in melons.
14 1994
Boston University - short seminar in Agricultural Development in East Africa.
15 1994
American Society of Horticultural Science - Breeding for Environmental stress.
16 1995
International symposium on stress. Stress resistance and phenotypic variation in core and
peripheral populations of Hordeum spontaneumMoscow.
18 1996
Workshop in agricultural development in west Africa - Genetic erosion in Africa - Mali.
19 1997
First Balkan Botanical Congress. - Partitioning of genetic diversity in phenotypic traits
between core and peripheral populations of wild barley.
20 1998
VII International Congress on Ecology. Local adaptation in desert and Mediterranean
populations of wild barley. Florence, Italy.
21 1999
The XVI International Botanical Congress. Inter- and intra-specific competitive responses of
wild barley populations distributed along aridity gradient in Israel. St. Louise, Missouri.
22 2000The 85th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Differences
in life history and
local adaptation in populations of Hordeum spontaneum. Snowbird, Utah.
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2001Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Tests for adaptive RAPD and allozyme
variation in population genetic structure of wild barley Albuquerque, New Mexico.