Plant Biotechnology

Breeding of different crops, mainly cereals, but also brassicas, legumes and olive, for the development of new germplasm better adapted, higher value…

Genetic improvement of annual oilseed crops

Development and characterization of plant material in oilseed species for oil quality traits and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses

Agronomy: Management and Conservation of Water and Soil

Agronomy agricultural systems, with emphasis on science and engineering irrigation crop responses to water, soil conservation and water quality,…

Weed agroecology

My group focuses on understanding the ecological principles that underpin weed agroecology in order to develop integrated weed management…

Phytopathology of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Our aim is to increase the efficiency of agricultural systems in Mediterranean environments by using integrated management strategies of plant…

Etiology and Control of Crop Diseases

We are involved in several research lines focused on crop diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens, with emphasis on the study of: i) Biotechnology…

Plant-virus interaction

In general lines, our research aims to help in understanding: i) population structure, genetic diversity and evolution of plant pathogens, ii)…

Biology and control of plant diseases

Different research projects are being conducted with aims in the etiology, epidemiology and control of diseases of relevant subtropical (mango,…

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…