A5018327075- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Plant responses to water stress
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- GABA and Rice Research
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
2013-2025
Ecosystem (Spain)
2016-2018
University of Reading
2014-2016
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form symbiotic associations with roots in most land plants. AM symbiosis provides benefits to host plants by improving nutrition and fitness. has also been associated increased resistance pathogen infection several plant species. In rice, the effects of is less studied, probably because rice mostly cultivated wetland areas, such ecosystems have traditionally considered as non-mycorrhizal. this study, we investigated effect inoculation on performance elite...
Abstract Purpose To assess 1) the cumulative greenhouse gas emissions –GHG- and global warming potential (methane – CH 4 - nitrous oxide) from rice fields in growing fallow seasons, 2) environmental agronomic drivers of emissions, their relative capacity to explain variation. Methods A two-year multisite field experiment covering variability a area NE Iberian Peninsula was conducted with monthly samplings GHG monitoring both factors. Information-theoretic framework analysis used contribution...
Abstract Aims To assess 1) the effect of combination flooding (winter vs. non-winter flooding; WFL vs NWF) and timing straw incorporation (early late incorporation; ESI LSI) in post-harvest paddy agrosystem, on a year-round global balance greenhouse gases (GHG) exchanges, i.e. methane (CH 4 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) nitrous oxide (N O); 2) impact net ecosystem (NECB) 3) resulting warming potential (GWP). Methods A field experiment was conducted with fortnightly samplings main GHG emissions....
Paddy rice fields are one of the most important sources anthropogenic methane. Improving accuracy in CH4 budget is fundamental to identify strategies mitigate climate change. Such improvement requires a mechanistic understanding complex interactions between environmental and agronomic factors determining emissions, also characterization annual temporal emissions pattern whole crop cycle. Hence, both growing fallow seasons must be included. However, previous research has been based on...
ABSTRACT Extreme temperature during reproductive development affects rice ( Oryza sativa L.) yield and seed quality. A controlled‐environment reciprocal‐transfer experiment was designed where plants from two japonica cultivars were grown at 28 24°C (day night temperatures) moved to 18 14°C vice versa or 24° 38 34°C versa, for 7‐d periods determine the respective temporal pattern of sensitivity spikelet fertility, yield, viability each extreme. Spikelet fertility per panicle severely reduced...
Deltaic wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, which characteristically can act as C-sinks. However, they among the most threatened being very vulnerable to global change, and require special attention towards its conservation. Knowing their climate change mitigating potential, conservation measures should also be oriented with a climatic approach, strengthen regulatory services. In this work we studied carbon biogeochemistry specific relevance of certain microbial guilds on metabolisms...
Non-continuous flooding irrigation practices, such as alternate wetting and drying (AWD) mid-season drainage (MSD), have been implemented in rice agroecosystems to reduce water use mitigate climate change. Draining fields reduces methane (CH4) emissions, soil aeration decreases the abundance activity of methanogens. Mitigation effects during growing season widely studied. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding potential these practices might on subsequent fallow emissions. This relevant...
SUMMARY Flowering and successful pollination in wheat are key determinants of both quantity quality grain. Bread line ‘Paragon’, introgressed with single or multiple daylength insensitivity alleles was used to dissect the effects on timing duration flowering within a hierarchical plant architecture. plants observed series pot-based field experiments. Ppd-D1a most potent known allele affecting flowering, requiring least thermal time across all The for individual lines dominated by shift start...
Coastal wetlands are crucial in climate change regulation due to their capacity act as either sinks or sources of carbon, resulting from the balance between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly methane (CH
Direct consequences of biological invasions on biodiversity and the environment have been largely documented. Yet collateral indirect effects mediated by changes in agri-environmental policies aimed at combating remain little explored. Here we assessed recent water management rice farming, which are buffering impact invasive apple snail (Pomacea maculata, Lamarck) greenhouse gas emissions diversity waterbird communities. We used observational data from a 2-year field monitoring (2015-2016)...
Rice tillering is a crucial stage for yield formation. Deep understanding of the relationship between dynamics and formation in particular agrosystem to boost rice productivity. Research on mainly focused tropical agrosystems whereas less done Mediterranean, with direct water-seeding Japonica cultivars. This study aims at characterizing identifying main explanatory traits Mediterranean agrosystem, Ebro Delta (Northern Spain). A temperate cultivar grown Spain, Gleva, was utilized. Plants...