Shlomo Navarro Ph. D.

Professor Shlomo Navarro is the principal inventor of the current technologies being promoted by FTIC. Until his recent retirement he was a Principal Scientist in the Department of Food Science, Israel Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Bet Dagan.

Professor Navarro is a worldwide expert in the post harvest protection of durable commodities with specific emphasis on insect control and storage engineering technology.

He headed the Department of Stored Products at the ARO. He has chaired numerous professional and scientific committees at the ARO including the Research Projects Evaluation Committee on Food Technology, the Stored Products Advisory Board of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Committee for Promoting Commercialization of R & D Applications and the Division of International Relations.

His Handbook of Aeration in subtropical Climates for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations is the leading authority for aeration in tropical and sub-tropical grain stores and was the forerunner of the book The Mechanics and Physics of Modern Grain Aeration Management published by CRC Press in 2002.

His chapter "Innovative environentally friendly technologies to maintain quality of durable agricultural produce" in the recently published book by CRC Press entitled ""Innovative environentally friendly technologies for agricultural produce quality" provides an across-the-board summary of the latest know-how in the diverse aspects of this field.

He has authored or co-authored 302 technical articles in scientific journals, conference proceedings, and books. He holds 6 Patents on developing storage structures and technologies.

Professor Navarro is the leading authority on hermetic storage in semi-permanent plastic storage structures for use with grains, seeds, dried fruits and other stable bulk products.

The following are specific areas of scientific interest in which Professor Navarro has been active during his professional career:

1. Forced aeration and refrigerated aeration technology for the preservation of bulk stored grain.
2. Modified atmospheres storage methods for grain preservation.
3. Drying seeds using controlled humidity aeration.
4. Prevention of heating of soybeans and cotton seeds using aeration and refrigerated air.
5. Population dynamics of stored grain pests.
6. Computerized data system and modeling stored grain conditions.
7. Storage of dried fruits including: dates, pecans, peanuts and dehydrated vegetables.
8. Hermetic storage methods using plastic liners.
9. Disinfestation of dried fruits using modified atmospheres.
10. Development of safe fumigation techniques by reducing methyl bromide emissions to the atmosphere.

The following is a list of some recent publications. Many abstracts and some full-papers are available on-site.

 
• Navarro, S., deBruin, T., Montemayor A.R., Finkelman, S., Rindner, M., and Dias R. (2007) Use of biogenerated atmospheres of stored commodities for quality preservation and insect control,with particular reference to cocoa beans. IOBC/wprs Bulletin Vol.30 (2): 197-204
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• Navarro, S. (2006) Postharvest treatment of dates. In: Stewart Postharvest Review. An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology 2:1, 9pp.  File size=676k


• Finkelman, S., Navarro, S., Miriam Rindner and Dias, R. (2006) Use of Heat for Disinfestation and Control of Insects in Dates: Laboratory and Field Trials. Phytoparasitica 34(1):37-48.
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• Navarro, S. (2006) Modified Atmospheres for the Control of Stored-Product Insects and Mites. In: Insect Management for Food Storage and Processing, Second Edition. Heaps, J. W. Ed., AACC International, St. Paul, MN, pp. 105-146.
  
• Navarro, S. and Donahaye, E.  (2005) Innovative Environmentally Friendly Technologies to Maintain Quality of Durable Agricultural Produce. p. 205-262. In: S. Ben-Yehoshua (Ed.), Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL.  
  
• Finkelman, S., Navarro, S., Isikber, A. and Donahaye, E. (2005) A new method of ensuring even distribution of a fumigant in ?exible fumigation chambers using external fans . Journal of Stored Products Research 41, 323–331
  
• Emekci, M., Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Rindner, M. and Azrieli, A. (2004) Respiration of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) at reduced oxygen concentrations. J. stored Prod. Res. 40: 27-38.
  
• Finkelman, S., Navarro, S., Miriam Rindner, Dias, R. and Azrieli, A. (2004) Effect of low pressures on the survival of three cacao pests at 30°C. J. stored Prod. Res., 40:499-506.
  
• Isikber, A.A., Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner, M., Azrieli, A. and Dias R. (2004) Propylene oxide: a fumigant for quarantine purposes as a potential alternative to methyl bromide enhanced at low pressure or in a combination with CO2. IOBC Bulletin/wprs Vol.27
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• Isikber, A. A., Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner, M., Azrieli, A., and Dias, R. (2004) Toxicity of propylene oxide at low pressure against life stages of four species of stored product insects. J. Econ. Entomol. 97 (2): 281-285
• Isikber, A. A., Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner, M., and Dias, R. (2004) Influence of temperature on toxicity of propylene oxide at low pressure against Tribolium castaneum. Phytoparasitica 32(5): 451-458.
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• Navarro, S., Isikber, A.A., Finkelman, S., Rindner, M., Azrieli, A. and Dias R. (2004) Effectiveness of short exposures of propylene oxide alone and in combination with low pressure or carbon dioxide against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) . J. stored Prod. Res. 40: 197-205.
  
• Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner Miriam and Dias, R. (2004) Emigration and control of nitidulid beetles from dates using heat. IOBC Bulletin, Vol. 27 (9): 219-225
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• Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner Miriam and Dias, R. (2003) Effectiveness of heat for disinfestation of nitidulid beetles from dates. Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions (eds. G.L. Obenauf and R. Obenauf) Hotel Double Tree, San Diego, California, November 2-6 2003. 69-1;2. San Diego, CA, USA.
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• Navarro, S., Finkelman, S., Rindner Miriam, Dias, R. and Azrieli, A. (2003) Field trials on biogenerated V-HF systems to control the large narcissus fly. Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions (eds. G.L. Obenauf and R. Obenauf) Hotel Double Tree, San Diego, California, November 2-6 2003. 73-1;2. San Diego, CA, USA.
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• Emekci, M., Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Rindner, M. and Azrieli, A. (2002) Respiration of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) at reduced oxygen concentrations. J. stored Prod. Res. 38: 413-425.
  
• Finkelman, S., Navarro, S., Isikber, A., Dias, R., Azrieli A., Rindner Miriam, Lotan, Y. and deBruin, T. (2002) Application of vacuum to sealed flexible containers: A viable alternative to disinfestation of durable commodities with methyl bromide. In Transportable Systems. In: Batchelor, T. A. and Bolivar, J. M. (Eds) Proc. Int. Conf. On Alternatives to Methyl Bromide, Sevilla, Spain 5-8 March 2002. 145-149.
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• Navarro S., Finkelman S., Sabio G., Isikber A., Dias R., Miriam Rindner, and Azrieli A. (2002). Enhanced effectiveness of vacuum or CO₂ in combination with increased temperatures for control of storage insects. Proceedings of the 8th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, York, UK. 2002 (in preparation).
  
• S. Navarro, S. Finkelman, G. Sabio, A. Isikber, R. Dias, M. Rindner And A. Azrieli (2002). Quarantine treatment of storage insect pests under vacuum or CO₂ in transportable systems. Proceeding of International Conference on Alternatives to Methyl Bromide (eds. T.A. Batchelor and J.M. Bolivar), pp. 130-134 Sevilla, Spain. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
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• Navarro S., Finkelman S., Donahaye E., Dias R., Miriam Rindner and Azrieli A. (2001) Integrated storage pest control methods using vacuum or CO₂ in transportable systems. Meeting of the IOBC WPRS / OILB SROP working group integrated protection of stored products (eds. A. Cornel and S. Navarro), p. 31 Lisbon, Portugal.
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• Navarro S., Finkelman S., Donahaye E., Miriam Rindner, Dias R., Azrieli A. (2001) Laboratory and field tests on vacuum or CO₂ for the control of storage insects. Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions (eds. G.L. Obenauf and R. Obenauf), p. 68-1. San Diego, CA, USA.
  
• Navarro, S. and Noyes, R. (2001) (Editors) The Mechanics and Physics of Modern Grain Aeration Management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 647 pp.
  
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Rindner Miriam, Azrieli A. and Dias, R., (2001) Seed Storage In The Tropics Under Gastight Sealed Conditions. 20th ASEAN Seminar on Postharvest Technology, Chiang Mai, Thailand, September 2001.
  
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, E.J., Miriam Rindner and Azrieli, A.(2001). Storage of dates under carbon dioxide atmosphere for quality preservation. In: Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. and Leesch J.G. [Eds.] (2001) Proc. Int. Conf. Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Fresno, CA. 29 Oct. - 3 Nov. 2000, Executive Printing Services, Clovis, CA, U.S.A. pp. 231-239
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• Zettler, J.L. and Navarro, S.(2001). Effect of modified atmospheres on microflora and respiration of California prunes. In: Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. and Leesch J.G. [Eds.] (2001) Proc. Int. Conf. Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Fresno, CA. 29 Oct. - 3 Nov. 2000, Executive Printing Services, Clovis, CA, U.S.A. pp. 26-35
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• deBruin, T., Villers, P., Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., and Phillips, T. (2000) Development of alternative fumigation systems and methods to reduce methyl bromide emissions in post-harvest treatments. U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation. February 2000. 23 pp.
• Donahaye, E.J. and Navarro, S. (2000). Comparisons of energy reserves between strains of Tribolium castaneum selected for resistance to hypoxia and hypercarbia and the unselected strain. J. stored Prod. Res. 36: 223-234.
  
• Navarro, S. (2000). Appendix I- Vacuum and carbon dioxide treatments of cocoa. In. Storage of prunes under controlled atmospheres for quality preservation and insect control. Sabbatical Report 1998-1999 submitted to the USDA, ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, CA, 90-92.
• Navarro, S. (2000). Appendix II- Vacuum treatments of lemons and nectarines. In. Storage of prunes under controlled atmospheres for quality preservation and insect control. Sabbatical Report 1998-1999 submitted to the USDA, ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, CA, 93-97.
  
• Navarro, S. (2000). Appendix III- Testing three models of phosphine detectors. In. Storage of prunes under controlled atmospheres for quality preservation and insect control. Sabbatical Report 1998-1999 submitted to the USDA, ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, CA, 98-105.
• Samish, M., Navarro, S., Yvgeni, A., Donahaye, E. and Miriam Rindner (2000). Barriers to prevent movement and structural damage by the Lesser Mealworm to broiler poultry houses. "Meshek Haophot" Feb 2000, 27-29.(in Hebrew).
• Kanner, J., Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Akiri, B., Rindner Miriam, Granit Rina, (2000). Development of applicative technology to prevent blistering of madjoul dates. Annual Rep. 1999 Submitted to the Chief Scientist of the Min. Agric. For Res. Proj. No. 416-0450-99, 18 pp.
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, E. Dias, R., Azrieli, A., Miriam Rindner, Phillips, T., Noyes, R., Villers, P., deBruin, T., Truby, R. and Rodriguez, R. (2000). Application of vacuum in a transportable system for insect control. In: Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. and Leesch J.G. [Eds.] (2001) Proc. Int. Conf. Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Fresno, CA. 29 Oct. - 3 Nov. 2000, Executive Printing Services, Clovis, CA, U.S.A. pp. 307-315
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• Navarro, S. (2000). I- Equilibrium moisture content of California prunes. In. Storage of prunes under controlled atmospheres for quality preservation and insect control. Sabbatical Report 1998-1999 submitted to the USDA, ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, CA, 16-36.
  
• Navarro, S. (2000). II- Effect of water activity on the respiration rates of California prunes. In. Storage of prunes under controlled atmospheres for quality preservation and insect control. Sabbatical Report 1998-1999 submitted to the USDA, ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, CA, 37-57.
  
• Navarro, S. and Zettler, J.L.(2000). III- Critical limits of degree of sealing for successful application of controlled atmosphere or fumigation. In: Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. and Leesch J.G. [Eds.] (2001) Proc. Int. Conf. Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Fresno, CA. 29 Oct. - 3 Nov. 2000, Executive Printing Services, Clovis, CA, U.S.A. pp. 507-520
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• Donahaye, J.E., Navarro, S., Filipinas Caliboso, Glory Sabio, Gemma Mallo and Dator, J. (1999). Prevention of moisture migration in sealed stacks stored in the open in the tropics using reflective covers. 19th ASEAN Seminar on Postharvest Technology, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam 9-12 Nov 1999 (accepted).
  
• Donahaye, E., Navarro, S., Paster, N. Andales, S., Caliboso, F.M., and Sabio, G.C. (1999). Self regulated atmospheres to prevent fungal damage in moist paddy. Final Report submitted to U.S. Agency for International Development, CDR Project No. C12-057, February 1996 - November 1999. 30 pp.
  
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, J.E., Miriam Rindner, Azrieli, A. and Dias, R. (1999) Protecting grain without pesticides at farm level in the tropics. 19th ASEAN Seminar on Postharvest Technology, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam 9-12 Nov 1999 353-363.
  
• Navarro S., Donahaye E., Sabio, Glory C., Rindner, Miriam, Dias R and Azrieli A. (1999). Reducing MB dosage or exposure time using CO₂ with MB or CO₂ with heat Proc. Annual Int. Res. Conf. Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emission Reductions, San Diego, California, November 1-4 1999.
• Noyes, R. and Navarro, S. (1999). Development of Cooperative Programs with Postharvest Authorities in Vietnam. Rep. Submitted to Report to the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS), Research and Scientific Exchange Division (RSED), 7 pp.
• Noyes, R. and Navarro, S. (1999). Development of Cooperative Programs with Postharvest Authorities in China. Rep. Submitted to Report to the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS), Research and Scientific Exchange Division (RSED), 18 pp.
• Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S., Miriam Rindner and Azrieli, A. (1998). Sensitivity of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella to carbon dioxide enriched modified atmospheres. p. 692-701 (Vol. I) (In) Proc. 7th Int. wkg. Conf. Stored-Product Protection, (Eds. Zuxun, J., Quan, L., Yongsheng, L., Xianchang, T., and Lianghua, G.) 14-19 October Beijing China.
  
• Donahaye, E.J., Andales, S.C., Chernoguz, D., Navarro, S., Azrieli, A. and Miriam Rindner (1998). Respiration rates of paddy at different temperatures and moisture contents. In: Proc. 18th ASEAN Seminar on Grains Postharvest Technology, 11-13 March 1997, Manila, Philippines pp. 145-152.
  
• Kanner, J., Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Ben-Shalom, N., Shuval, N., Granit Rina, Rindner Miriam, Azrieli, A. and Pinto Rivka (1998). Development of technological systems to improve the quality of madjoul dates for export. Annual Rep. 1997 Submitted to the Chief Scientist of the Min. Agric. For Res. Proj. No. 416-0435-97, 47 pp.
• Navarro S., Donahaye, E.J., Caliboso, F.M., and Sabio, G.C. (1998). Outdoor Storage of Corn and Paddy Using Sealed-Stacks in the Philippines. In: Proc. 18th ASEAN Seminar on Grains Postharvest Technology, 11-13 March 1997, Manila, Philippines pp. 225-236.
  
• Navarro S., Donahaye, E.J., Ferizli, G.A., Miriam Rindner and Azrieli, A. (1998). A sealed granary for use by small-scale farmers. p. 434-443 (Vol. I) (In) Proc. 7th Int. wkg. Conf. Stored-Product Protection, (Eds. Zuxun, J., Quan, L., Yongsheng, L., Xianchang, T., and Lianghua, G.) 14-19 October Beijing China.
  
• Navarro, S. (1998). Pressure tests for gaseous applications in sealed storages: Theory and practice. p. 385-390 (Vol. I) (In) Proc. 7th Int. wkg. Conf. Stored-Product Protection, (Eds. Zuxun, J., Quan, L., Yongsheng, L., Xianchang, T., and Lianghua, G.) 14-19 October Beijing China.
  
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, E., Miriam Rindner and , Azrieli, A. (1998) Disinfestation of nitidulid beetles from dried fruits by modified atmospheres Proc. Annual Int. Res. Conf. Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emission Reductions, 7-9 December 1998, Orlando Florida pp.68_1 - 68_3.
  
• Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. and Varnava, A. (1997). Editors Proceedings of an International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products. PrintCo Ltd., Nicosia, Cyprus. 700pp.
• Navarro, S. (1997). Stored crops: the search for food security. Stored crops, foodstuffs - Introduction. In. Elaine Warrell (Editor) The Crop Protection Directory, International Edition. 209-210.
• Donahaye, E.J., Navarro, S. Miriam Rindner and Azrieli, A. (1996) The combined influence of temperature and modified atmospheres on Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). J. stored Prod. Res. 32: 225-232.
  
• Donahaye, E. J., Navarro, S. and Miriam Rindner (1995). The influence of low temperatures on three stored-product insects J. stored Prod. Res. 31, 63-70.
  
• Varnava, A., Navarro, S. and Donahaye, E. (1995). Long-term hermetic storage of barley in PVC covered concrete platforms under Mediterranean conditions. Postharvest Biol. & Technol. 6: 177-186.
  
• Navarro, S., Slavezky, Y., Yaacobson, B., Rindner Miriam and Azrieli, A. (1994). On the storage of honeycombs in a sealed plastic cover and control of wax moth using carbon dioxide. Yalkut Hamikveret No. 31, 23-25.
• Navarro, S. and Donahaye, E. (1993). (Editors) Proceedings of an International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Grain Storages, Winnipeg, June 1992, Caspit Press Ltd., Jerusalem, 560 pp.
• Navarro, S., Donahaye, E. and Dias, R. (1991) Insects of Stored Products. Israel Agric. Res. Org. & Min. Health. 87pp (in Hebrew).

 

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