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Ilan Chet

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Ilan Chet · Science & Medicine

What

Israeli pioneer of biological pest control (Hebrew University); Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1998)

When

1939, Haifa, Israel

Where

Israel

Prizes and awards
Biography

Ilan Chet is recognized among Israeli contributors to Science & Medicine — Israeli pioneer of biological pest control (Hebrew University); Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1998)

How & why

Born in Haifa, Chet earned his degrees at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he pioneered the biological control of plant diseases using beneficial fungi such as Trichoderma in place of chemical pesticides. His environmentally friendly methods earned him the 1998 Wolf Prize in Agriculture; he is an Israeli Jew.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)

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Contributions & Sources

Israeli pioneer of biological pest control (Hebrew University); Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1998)

1998

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)