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Plant protection

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Plant protection

SENIOR RESEARCHERS

Emmanuel Aguilar Parras

Ramon y Cajal Researcher
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Juan Manuel Alba Cano

Tenured Scientist
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Eva Arrebola Díez

Associate Professor
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Carmen R. Beuzón

Full Professor
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Víctor José Carrión Bravo

Ramon y Cajal Research Fellow
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Araceli Castillo Garriga

Associate Professor
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Francisco Manuel Cazorla López

Full Professor
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Juan Antonio Díaz Pendón

Tenured Scientist
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Dolores Fernández Ortuño

Associate Professor
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Elvira Fiallo Olivé

Tenured Scientist
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María Dolores García Pedrajas

Tenured Scientist
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Ana Grande Perez

Full Professor
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Rafael Jorge León Morcillo

Tenured Scientist
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Ana Isabel López Sesé

Tenured Scientist
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Carlos Molina Santiago

Associate Professor
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Marta Montserrat Larrosa

Tenured scientist
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Jesús Navas Castillo

Research Professor
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Alejandro Pérez García

Full Professor
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Javier Pozueta Romero

Research Professor
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Cayo Ramos Rodríguez

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Eduardo Rodríguez Bejarano

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Luis Rodríguez Moreno

Associate Professor
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Diego Francisco Romero Hinojosa

Full Professor
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Javier Ruiz-Albert

Associate Professor
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Mauricio Soto Suarez

Tenured Scientist
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Past members


Research Groups

Molecular analysis of virus-fungus-plant interactions
Biology and control of plant diseases
Pest control ecology
Defense evasion in plant-microorganism interactions
Beneficial plant-microbe interaction
Interaction between plant viruses and insect vectors
Plant-virus interaction

Projects list

Developing Enabling Technologies for Improved Plant Health using Nuclear Techniques - Addressing Transboundary Diseases
Emerging plant viruses in island agroecosystems: hubs of vulnerability and intercontinental spread
Modélisation multimodale et dynamique par ML/AI de l’évolution de l’interaction pathologie-organisme
Functional characterization and transmission mechanisms of deltasatellites: unraveling their role in geminivirus pathosystems (DELTASAT2)
Using conserved bacterial effectors as a probe to identify an characterize altered processes during plant-pathogen interactions.
Cooperación iberoamericana para una agricultura sostenible ante el cambio global: promoción de una red de vigilancia y control de virus de plantas y sus vectores en regiones tropicales y subtropicales
Building international bridges in plant virology: A Spain-Taiwan collaboration on whitefly-transmitted viruses
microSOS: Plants crying for help in a changing world
Deciphering the interactions between emerging plant viruses (begomoviruses, criniviruses) and their vectors (whiteflies Bemisia tabaci s. l. and Trialeurodes vaporariorum)
An Integrative Approach to Enhance Disease Resistance Against Fusarium Wilt (Foc TR4) in Banana – Phase II
Oligonucleotide aptamers and nanotechnology: A new generation of biofungicides for the control of powdery mildew in cucurbits
Transcend-Id
Exploring Type VI secretion systems for bioprotection and agricultural sustainability
COOPERATIVE VIRULENCE IN PLANTS, MEANS, MOTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY
Extracellular proteins and membrane vesicles: Decoding the molecular arsenal of the bacterial phytopathogen Pseudomonas savastanoi (ExtraProt)
Use of microbial Volatiles to increase drought tolerance: study of their basic action mechanisms and their application to improve avocado cultivation on the Tropical Coast of Andalusia
microSOS: Plants crying for microbial help in a changing world
microSOS: Plants crying for help in a changing world
Greenhouse Gas Reduction in RICE: MICRO-biome climate smart applications (microGRICE)
Microbial Induction of Plant Resilience to Drought Stress (MicroRes)

Completed projects

Development of survey cards for European Union quarantine pests: begomoviruses and their whitefly vectors
microDISCOVER: Microbial-based platform for the discovery of novel biocontrol agents and natural compounds
Metabolic models of melon-Podosphaera xanthii interaction and powdery mildew control using RNA interference and nanotechnology
Action mechanisms of microbial Small volatile compounds (VCs) and Small VC-responsive SMALL peptides of plants and biotechnological applications
Conceiving and improving resistance to insect-transmitted viruses in tomato: genetic and innovative approaches related to host-pathogen- vector interactions (SP1)
A precise and versatile nanotechnology with seed bio-stimulant microbial molecules to potentiate crop growth and immunization
Natural microbial biodiversity as a source of novel biocontrol agents againts avocado fungal diseases
Emergent plant viruses as a threat for food security in Africa: scientific cooperation with Sudan
Protección de cultivos frente a virus
Epigenetics and Bacterial Individuality within Clonal Pathogen Populations: Molecular Mechanisms and Adaptive Value in Plants
Bases for the beneficial interaction between Pseudomonas chlororaphis and the avocado rhizosphere
Healthy crops under a changing world: innovative multidisciplinary approaches to symbiotically reinforce crop sustainability. (INNOSYMBIO)
EL SECRETOMA DE LA BACTERIA FITOPATÓGENA PSEUDOMONAS SAVASTANOI: IDENTIFICACIÓN DE NUEVAS PROTEÍNAS EXTRACELULARES Y PAPEL EN VIRULENCIA DURANTE SU INTERACCIÓN CON EL OLIVO
Regulación mediante silenciamiento génico de la ruta del ácido jasmónico durante la interacción con patógenos biotrofos
Sustainable Control of Botrytis cinerea Through New Crop Protection Tools
Application of microbial-based biostimulants to enhance tomato fruit yield and quality
Funcionalidad de proteínas amiloides en la fisiología bacteriana y en la comunicación de bacterias beneficiosas con plantas
A study of the regulatory action of plastidial primary metabolism on the response of plants to “beneficial” volatile compounds emitted by microbial phytopathogens
Rational design of new phytoprotection tools
Deepening the understanding and revealing new potential partners in the plant virus-whitefly vector interactions (VECPLANTVIR)
Detección e identificación de virus prevalentes en cultivos tradicionales de importancia en la alimentación y en plantas silvestres de gran valor ecológico en las Islas Galápagos
Predator spillover effects from resource islands on surrounding ecosystems (SPILL-ISLAND)
Robust and durable strategies to control damage caused in tomato by begomoviruses associated to tomato yellow leaf curl disease based on genetic resistance
Evaluación de alternativas para el manejo sostenible de plagas y virosis en algunos cultivos de ciclo corto en la Provincia de Manabí
Use of a synthetic microbial community as a model of multitrophic interaction during biological of phytopathogenic fungi in the rhizosphere
Characterization of emerging viruses in crops and wild plants using NGS
Regulación de Genes de Resistencia Frente a Patógenos Mediada Por miRNA/phasiRNA
Detección e identificación de virus prevalentes en cultivos tradicionales de importancia en la alimentación y en plantas silvestres de gran valor ecológico en la isla San Cristóbal – Galápagos
Innovative tools for rational control of the most difficult-to-manage pests (super pests) and the diseases they transmit
Fungicide management to avoid resistance in biotrophic and necrotrophic fungi on key horticultural crops in Spain
Estrategias de control biológico eficientes contra Rosellinia necatrix: de la genómica funcional al campo
Defensas indefensas: Funciona mejor el control biológico de plagas en plantas sin protección?
Micovirus: an alternative for the biological control of Fusarium verticillioides and its mycotoxins
The micovirus as tools for the biological control of Verticillium and Fusarium Wilts. Elucidating the mechanisms that regulate the virus-fungus-plant interaction.
Hacia una ingeniería de redes tróficas: Enlazando la variabilidad de los rasgos al funcionamiento ecosistémico
Novel mechanisms for host adaptation in Pseudomonas syringae: suppression of systemic defences and formation of bacterial lineages
Explotation of Brassica EVR1 to provide resistance to vascular wilt pathogens and possibly drought stress in rape seed.
Mechanistic and functional studies of Bacillus biofilms on plants, and their impact in sustainable agriculture and food safety
Relative importance of nutrient availability and soil biota on development trajectories of plant communities
African cassava whitefly: outbreak causes and sustainable solutions
Deepening in the biology and control of the two mango critical diseases in Andalusia
Characterization of micoviruses as potential biocontrol agents against vacular wilts caused by fungi
Virus emergence and whitheflies: multitrofic interactions in the pathosystem geminvirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomato
Scaling up functional biodiversity research: from individuals to landscapes and back- TREEWEB
Suppression of effector-triggered immunity and its role on the adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae to the host
Functional analysis of virulence factors and host specificity determinants in P. savastanoi
Biological control under examination. A molecular view of a tripartite plant-microbe interaction
Genomic approaches for the rational control of cucurbit powdery mildew (Podosphaera fusca)
El patosistema geminivirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomate: bases de la interaccion virus-insecto
Aproximación multidisciplinar para el estudio de la mutagénesis letal de virus RNA y DNA: experimentos in vivo e in silico
Bases para la mejora genética del tomate para resistencia a infecciones virales transmitidas por mosca blanca presentes en Chile
Type III effectors from Pseudomonas syringae: approaching plant defence and defence suppression from the secretome
Virosis emergentes del pimiento en los cultivos protegidos del sudeste peninsular
Impact of the Pseudomonas syringae type III secretion system on epigenetic marks on the DNA and histones of the infected plant
Evaluation of the effect of AxaliOn on begomovirus transmission by whitefly: a study under controlled conditions in the tomato/TYLCV and zucchini/ToLCNDV-ES systems
Strengthening cooperation between South Africa and Spain for the detection and management of emerging plant viruses in subtropical and Mediterranean regions
Genetically engineering Type VI secretion systems for biocontrol of plant pathogens
Exploring potential strategies for the control of vascular phytopathogenic fungi based on the use of naturally occurring and engineered viruses
Conceiving and improving resistance to insect-transmitted viruses in tomato: genetic and innovative approaches related to host-pathogen vector interactions
Decoding vector-induced gene regulatien in plant-insect-virus causal diagrams
MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY OF SUBTROPICAL CROPS AND ITS IMPACT DURING THE TRANSITION TO BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF EMERGENT FUNGAL DISEASES
Exploring the contribution of acetic acid in the enhancement of drought tolerance and yield in crops promoted by fungal-based biostimulants and its action mechanisms
mCuPiDO: meta-omics-culture based pipeline for the discovery of microbial origin natural products
Molecular and biological characterization of deltasatellites: a class of emerging subviral agents associated with geminiviruses
Marine Biodiversity as Sustainable Resource of Disease-Suppressive Microbes and Bioprotectants for Aquaculture and Crop Diseases (MARBLES)
Sustainable control of powdery mildews by spray-induced silencing of genes involved in suppression of chitin signaling
Virulence of Pseudomonas savastanoi pathogens of woody hosts: from genomics and global regulation to the characterization of the extracellular secretome
• Emerging viral diseases in tomatoes and cucurbits: Implementation of mitigation strategies for durable disease management (VIRTIGATION)
Deltasatélites asociados a begomovirus: caracterización funcional
Ayudas para contratos Ramón y Cajal (RYC) 2019
Control of whitefly-transmitted viruses in tomato: taking advantage of understanding the basis of plant-virus interaction-Subproject 1
Control of whitefly-transmitted viruses in tomato: taking advantage of understanding the basis of plant-virus interaction
Exploring a control strategy for the vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae that combines molecular data on virulence genes with the use of extrachromosomal genetic elements
Adecuación y transferencia de un protocolo para la prevención de enfermedades postcosecha en frutos de mango y aguacate
Identification and Analysis of Salmonella Enterica Genes Involved in Plant Colonization
Identificación y caracterización de componentes de interés agroalimentario y carácter saludable en la semilla del olivo
Emergent plant viruses and their vectors as a menace for global food security: cooperation with sub-Saharan Africa
Structural components of Bacillus extracellular matrix in interspecies and inter-kingdom cross-talk communication (ExCellaM)
Diseño racional de fungicidas para uso agrícola: Diseño de inhibidores de la asimilación de fósforo
Estudio comparativo de la matriz extracelular de biofilms de Bacillus en la interacción con plantas de interés agronómico
Estudio para la identificación de los agentes causales de la muerte regresiva de ramas de aguacate y su control
Phenotypic heterogeneity in bacterial pathogens: underlying mechanisms and role in plant adaptation
Research & development and licensing agreement for the developmet of biofungicide and biostimulant products for the biological control of plant diseases and the promotion of plant health and growth with Bacillus strains
Crosstalk among regulatory networks controlling virulence and evolution of host specificity in Pseudomonas savastanoi pathovars of woody hosts  
Determination of baseline sensitivities and distribution of the resistance in Podosphaera xanthii to a new fungicide of DowDupont
Multitrophic interactions in the pathosystem geminivirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomato
Development of novel control tools for powdery mildews
Multitrophic interactions in the pathosystem geminivirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomato (Subproject CSIC)
Identification and molecular characterization of emergent whitefly-transmitted viruses affecting legumes in Venezuela and Ecuador
Development of a novel fungicide resistance monitoring program for pathogens affecting strawberry
Explotation of Brassica EVR1 to provide resistance to vascular wilt pathogens and possibly drought stress in rape seed
Genomics and evolution of host specificity in Pseudomonas savastanoi: patovars
Estudio y manejo de biofilms de cepas de Bacillus relevantes en control biológico y seguridad alimentaria sobre superficies vegetales
The pathosystem geminivirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomato: bases of the interaction virus-DNA satellites-insect
Virus emergence and whitheflies: multitrofic interactions in the pathosystem geminvirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomato
RECUPERA2020: Development of tools for rapid and sensitive detection of plant viruses and selection of plant factors associated with resistance to control viral diseases and increase yield.
Exploitation of genomics in cucurbit powdery mildew control
Interaction of the food-borne pathogen Bacillus cereus with vegetables and fruits: molecular studies for the design of new sanitary therapies
Understanding biological control of Rosellinia necatrix by using genomic strategies to the biotic interactions in the avocado rhizosphere
Ingenieria de redes troficas en aguacate y citricos: mejora del control biologico y efectos de las condiciones ambientales en interacciones tri-troficas de relevancia
Defense responses depending on JA and impact on virus infections and insect vectors in tomato
Genomic stategies for biological control of fungal diseases affecting relevant crops in andalucia (spain)
Mutagénesis incrementada de virus emergentes de DNA de plantas. Papel de las polimerasas de translesión.
Red Iberoamericana de manejo integrado de enfermedades virales de hortícolas
El patosistema geminivirus/crinivirus-Bemisia tabaci-tomate: bases de la interacción virus-insecto-planta
Mango malformation disease and its causal agent Fusarium spp.
Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Bacterial MDR Transporters During Plant Infection
Emerging diseases of mango crops in Andalusia. From basic research to technology transfer