Active Research Projects
Our research projects span various areas of agriculture and plant science, aiming to advance our understanding of plant biology and develop new tools for crop improvement.
1. Epigenetic control of maturity date in Prunus persica by integrating transcriptomic and epigenomic approaches. Principal Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT (Abstract.pdf )
2. Núcleo Milenio para el Desarrollo de Plantas Super Adaptables MN-SAP. Principal Investigator. ANID-Millenium Iniciative
3. Strengthening of a Smart Breeding Platform to accelerate the selection of new plant species adapted to water restriction scenario in Chile. Principal Investigator. ANID
4. Plataforma de Genotipificación Masiva y Escalable: Acelerando la Investigación y aplicaciones biotecnológicas en genómica para Chile. EQM220062. Principal Investigator. ANID-FONDEQUIP mediano
5. Instituto Milenio Centro de Regulación del Genoma (CRG). Associate Investigator. ANID-Millenium Iniciative.
6. Study of cytokinin applications in early stages of berry development on changes in cell wall metabolism and its effect on the grape firmness in Vitis vinifera. Co-Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT
7. Skin color de-synchronization with softening of Hass avocado: dissecting the problem by integration of omics and targeted hormone analysis at harvest and during postharvest storage. Co-Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT
8. Identification and characterization of genetic determinants associated with rachis architecture in table grape, as the start-point to design an assisted selection breeding scheme for bunch compactness. Co-Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT
9. How the management of rhizosphere microbiota can enhance plant production under drought stress: developing a scientific basis for the design of next-generation biofertilizers. Co-Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT
10. Effect of N fertilization amount and form (NH4+ or NO3-) on Ca nutrition of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in Andisol soils of Southern Chile. Co-Investigator. ANID-FONDECYT