M&M-VS: Modeling & Monitoring
​Vegetation Systems Lab

May 2026. From left to right: Yonathan, Fedor, Gabriel, Yaron, David,, Dmitrii, Yedidya, Gil, Emmanuel

We are currently focusing on two main general topics:

• Climate–CO2–vegetation systems feedbacks (with emphasis on agricultural systems)
• Vertical urban farming (including developing monitoring tools for use in autonomous systems)

We use a plethora of tools to study different aspects of these two topics in controlled experiments and natural environments, from high-tech sensors, handheld cameras, and cameras and sensors onboard drones and satellites to empirical and more complex numerical modeling. We aim to understand climate-environment-vegetation systems interactions and develop precision agriculture tools to gain more (yield production and quality) with less (resources), providing creative solutions to tackle present and future food security challenges.

Read more about our research

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Our vision

Through modeling and observational efforts at different spatial and temporal scales, we aim to better understand vegetation systems and forecast future climatic and environmental-related impacts as well as to provide farmers with advanced, practical precision agriculture tools.

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Publications

All publications

WheatDryFACE

WheatDryFACE is the flagship project in the lab. We have the only functioning Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment system in the Middle East.

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Contact us
​[email protected]
+972089489242

Links

Dr. David Helman
Dept. of Soil & Water Sciences
The Robert H. Smith
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
​Hertzel Street 229 (P.O.B 12), Rehovot 7610001
ISRAEL

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