Gal brings to Edete extensive expertise in pollination and tree biology, following his position as a researcher at MIGAL Northern R&D, where he was the lead in applied pollination research for a variety of cultivars such as apple, pear, plum, almond, kiwifruit, litchi and avocado. All of his projects led to increased income for local growers, and gave rise to multiple publications of peer-reviewed papers in this field.
Gal holds a PhD in Horticulture from the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (his thesis was on Gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) in Japanese plum, Prunus salicina), and an MSc thesis from Tel-Aviv University. Gal’s research covers GSI implications on the genetic control system, its implications in orchard design, and appropriate bee management to overcome semi-compatibility in order to enhance yields.