Breeding and developmental biology of subtropical fruit crops

The activity of the Subtropical Fruit Crops Group focused in a sustainable utilization of genetic resources to optimize production in subtropical…

Mechanisms of abiotic stress resistance in plants

This research group carries out activities related to the identification of genes and the underlying mechanisms involved in tolerance to abiotic…

Molecular analysis of virus-fungus-plant interactions

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Interaction between plant viruses and insect vectors

Vegetable crop breeding

The group is mainly focused on agriculture in a broad sense, aiming at a multidisciplinary approach to specific problems in the agri-food industry. A…

Biotechnology of subtropical and temperate crops

Sustainable agro-food materials

The Sustainable Agro-Food Materials Group makes research about circular bioeconomy, transforming agricultural waste and food by-products into…

Fruit ripening and quality

Defense evasion in plant-bacteria interactions

We investigate molecular events of the interaction of bacterial pathogens (Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Salmonella) with the plant (Arabidopsis, tomato,…

Translation regulation in plants

Protein synthesis, also known as translation, is a fundamental process for life and an integral component of the Central Dogma of Molecular biology.…