2025

Gilad G., Sapir O., Hipsch M., Waiger D., Ben-Ari J., Ben-Zeev B., Zait Y., Lampl N., Rosenwasser S.
Nitrogen assimilation plays a role in balancing the chloroplastic glutathione redox potential under high light conditions.
Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(5): 3559–3572.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15368

2024

Zait Y., Joseph A., Assmann S.M.
Stomatal responses to VPD utilize guard cell intracellular signaling components.
Frontiers in Plant Science, 15:1351612.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1351612

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Shapira O., Hochberg U., Joseph A., McAdam S.C., Azoulay-Shemer T., Brodersen C.R., Holbrook N.M., Zait Y.
Wind speed affects the rate and kinetics of stomatal conductance.
The Plant Journal, 120(4), 1552–1562.

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Gonzalez S., Swift J., Yaaran A., Xu J., Miller C., Illouz-Eliaz N., Nery J.R., Busch W., Zait Y., Ecker J.R.
Mimicking drought transcriptional responses using a high-throughput plate assay.
eLife, 12:RP84747.

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Zait Y., Shemer O., Cochavi A.
Dynamic responses of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters to drought across diverse plant families.
Physiologia Plantarum, 176(5): e14527.

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Haj-Yahya A., Sorek Y., Hochberg U., Ohana-Levi N., Zait Y., Shtein I.
Bimodal pattern of allometric scaling along grapevine shoots.
Annals of Botany

2022

Markovich O., Zexer N., Negin B., Zait Y., Blum S., Ben-Gal A., Elbaum R.
Low Si combined with drought causes reduced transpiration in sorghum Lsi1 mutant.
Plant and Soil, 477: 57–67.

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Zait Y., Assmann S.M.
Salty or sweet? Guard cell signaling and osmotic control under saline conditions.
Advances in Botanical Research, 103: 61–87.

2021

Zait Y., Ferrero-Serrano Á., Assmann S.M.
The α subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein regulates mesophyll CO₂ conductance and drought tolerance in rice.
New Phytologist, 232: 2324–2338.

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Shtein I., Wolberg S., Munitz S., Zait Y., Rozenzweig T., Grünzweig J.M., Ohana-Levi N., Netzer Y.
Temperature-driven dynamic structural changes in grapevine.
Tree Physiology, 41(7): 1199–1211.

2020

Zait Y., Konsens I., Schwartz A.
Elucidating the limiting factors for regeneration and successful establishment of the thermophilic tree Ziziphus spina-christi under a changing climate.
Scientific Reports, 10(1): 1–12.

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Zait Y., Elingold I., Londener A., Gal Z., Or G., Galpaz N.
Banana frost protection by thermal nets.
Acta Horticulturae, 1272: 21–26.

2019

Negin B., Yaaran A., Kelly G., Zait Y., Moshelion M.
Mesophyll abscisic acid restrains early growth and flowering but does not directly suppress photosynthesis.
Plant Physiology, 180(2): 910–925.

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Zait Y., Shtein I., Schwartz A.
Long-term acclimation to drought, salinity and temperature in the thermophilic tree Ziziphus spina-christi.
Tree Physiology, 39: 701–716.

2018

Zait Y., Schwartz A.
Climate-related limitations on photosynthesis and drought-resistance strategies of Ziziphus spina-christi.
Frontiers in Forest and Global Change, 1: 1–15.

2017

Zait Y., Shapira O., Schwartz A.
The effect of blue light on stomatal oscillations and leaf turgor pressure in banana leaves.
Plant, Cell & Environment, 40: 1143–1152.

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Matzrafi M., Herrmann I., Nansen C., Kliper T., Zait Y., Ignat T., Siso D., Rubin B., Karnieli A., Eizenberg H.
Hyperspectral technologies for assessing seed germination and Trifloxysulfuron-methyl response in Amaranthus palmeri.
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1–13.