Applied and Restoration Ecology

We focus on developing methods and strategies for the management and restoration of ecosystems and natural resources. Emphasis is allocated to…

Quaternary Paleoenvironments and Global Change

The group investigates the environmental variability in continental areas during the Quaternary at different time scales from glacial cycles to…

Environmental hidrology and climate and human activity interactions

Study of climate variability and relationships between global change and geomorphological and hydrological processes at different spatial scales:…

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…

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…