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Jordi
Bort Pie
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| Name: |
Jordi Bort Pie |
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Researcher and Assistant Professor
Ph. D. Biology, 1995 |
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| Telephone: |
+34 93 402 14 69 |
| Research: |
Ecophysiology of crops, criteria for
breeding agronomical, phytoremediation of heavy metals |
Research interests:
The ecophysiological characterisation of the response of large collections of genotypes in cereals of extensive crops (barley and wheat) to the environmental conditions is compulsory for a proper implementation of breeding programs. Our collaboration with molecular biologists that obtain new variability using biotechnological tools allow evaluating in the field the behaviour of the new varieties, and recognise which could be introduced in breeding programs. Our research scope for extensive crops in cereals is the Mediterranean Basin.
Phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals is a technique with great possibilities. The use of plant species tolerant to high levels of heavy metals in soils and waters, and with high capacity of bioaccumulation allows intervention and restoration activities with lower environmental impact on the contaminated soils than other traditional techniques, more invasive and with adverse secondary effects.
Current research projects:
Responsible Scientist of projects of the VI FrameWork Program of the European Commission (TRITIMED until September 2008), and participation in OPTIWHEAT.
Collaboration in Spanish CICYT CGL2005-08175-C02-01 and AGL2006-13541-C02-01/AGR
| Recent publications: |
S. De la Iglesia, A. Febrero, O. Jauregui, C. Caldelas, JL Araus, J Bort. 2006. Detection and quantification of unbound Phytochelatin 2 (PC2) in plant extracts of Brassica napus grown with different levels of mercury. Plant Physiology. 142, 742-749. |
Tambussi E.A., Bort J. Araus J.L. 2007. Water use efficiency in C3 cereals under Mediterranean conditions: a review of physiological aspects. Annals of Applied Biology 150: 307–321 |
Ferrio J.P., Mateo M.A., Bort J., Abdalla O., Voltas J., Araus J.L. Relationships of grain δ13C and δ18O with wheat phenology and yield under water-limited conditions. Annals of Applied Biology 150: 207-215. |
Marti J, Bort J., Slafer G., Araus J.L. 2007. Can wheat yield be assessed by early measurements of NDVI? Annals of Applied Biology 150: 253–257 |
Cabrera-Bosquet L., Molero G., Bort J., Nogués S., Araus J. L. 2007. The combined effect of constant water deficit and nitrogen supply on WUE, NUE and Δ13C in durum wheat potted plants. Annals of Applied Biology 151: 277-289. |
| Maccaferri M., Sanguineti M.C., Corneti S., Araus J.L., Ben Salem M., Bort J., DeAmbrogio E., Garcia del Moral L., Demontis A., El-Ahmed A., Elouafi I., Maalouf F., Machlab H., Martos V., Nachit M.N., Nserallah N., Ouabbou H., Royo C., Slama A., Villegas D., Tuberosa R. 2008. Quantitative Trait Loci for Grain Yield and Adaptation of Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Across a Wide Range of Water Availability. Genetics 178 (1) 489-511. |
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