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Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

The one-meter-tall sapling was found alongside citrus propagation materials during an anti-smuggling operation done in collaboration with inspectors from the Ben-Gurion Airport.

A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.
Teucrium Procerum

Critically endangered perennial herb successfully propagated by KKL-JNF

Flower-free at Elie Wiesel Plaza in the Yefe Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem public spaces lay barren as flowers die and go months without being replaced

FLORA PALAESTINA’ – 316 native species and over 2,000 uses

New Israeli website gets down to the roots of nature’s medicine chest


Eliminate processed foods, embrace whole food plant diet - opinion

What is processed food? Why is the ultra-processed variety so harmful to our health, and what’s keeping us from eating real, whole foods? 

 A flexitarian diet involves eating more plant-based meals

Newly founded Fungi Protein Association is an international supergroup of fun guys

The Fungi Protein Association will represent the interests of its member companies, including advocating for fungi protein in public policy and conducting consumer research.

 Mush Foods' sustainable protein looking like a great lunch

Israeli researchers isolate wheat genes that make it disease-resistant

One of the genes provides resistance against two different diseases – leaf rust and stripe rust, which are now spreading because of rising temperatures around the world.

 Wheat is seen in a field near the southern Ukranian city of Nikolaev July 8, 2013.

How can crops be grown on Mars? These plants are the key - study

Researchers found that it is possible to grow food crops on Mars using an alfalfa based-fertilizer.

Growth of radish plants in alfalfa treated basaltic regolith simulant soil using fresh water (left), unfiltered (middle) or filtered (right) biodesalinated water.

Jerusalem needs to save its trees

Too many questions have remained, without satisfying answers, regarding who is profiting when trees are cut down.

 ADMIRING A blossoming almond tree in the Judean Hills.

White egret orchid developed jagged shape to support hawkmoths - study

Researchers found that the orchids produced fewer healthy seeds when their fringes were removed.

White egret flower

Israeli start-up develops environmentally-friendly plant protein extraction process

The sustainability-based corporation found that lentils could be converted into nutritious, neutral-flavored, non-gluten flour.

 Lentils; illustrative.

Ayala Netzer’s exhibit launches Jerusalem Botanical Gardens gallery

Gaby Hamburg Fhima: “There is an oxymoronic mix here, between beauty and ugliness, pain and pleasure. All of that is deeply entrenched in her works.”

 DESPITE HER emotional challenges, Ayala Netzer opts to grow and seek pastures anew.

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s digital transformation

From the digitized Books of Honor to tree plantings via Zoom, KKL-JNF is adopting advanced technologies to strengthen its fundraising and the connection of Diaspora Jews to the Land of Israel.

 THE KKL-JNF Hall of Books of Honor in Jerusalem, where the historic books are being digitized.

For its redemption, the pharmaceutical industry must go plant-based

Should the pharmaceutical industry be lauded or lambasted for the drugs that they've developed? Or is there a middle path for the industry to take?

Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S.