Departamento y Grupo: Plant Breeding (Biotechnology of Fruit Trees Group)
CEBAS-CSIC
Apdo. 165 Espinardo Murcia
Telf.: 968 39 6200 / Ext - 6110
Fax: 968 39 62 13
pdv@cebas.csic.es

Topics of interest:

• Antioxidant metabolism
• Biotic stress (Sharka)
• Abiotic stresses (salinity, water stress)
• Regulation of germination of Prunus and pea plants
• Physiological and biochemical responses to environmental stresses
• Redox regulation of cell cycle

RESEARCH AREAS

• Physiological and biochemical response of Prunus - PPV interaction.
• Differential protein expression under stress conditions by proteomics approach.
• Use of environmentally friendly treatments to increase growth and stress resistance.
• Role of the antioxidative metabolism in protecting plants against environmental stress.
• Overexpression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) to achieve tolerance to environmental stress in plum plants.
• Oxidative signalling during seed germination.
• Cellular redox homeostasis within the cell cycle.