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José
Luis Araus Ortega
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| Name: |
José Luis
Araus Ortega |
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Full Professor Plant Physiology
PhD Plant Biology 1983 |
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| Telephone: |
+34 93 402 14 69 |
| Research: |
Ecophysiology and crop productivity,
photosynthesis, paleoenvironmental reconstruction. |
Research interests:
The productivity of the Mediterranean crops is limited by water
scarcity and other abiotic stresses like the lack of nitrogen. A
better understanding of the ecofisiological and metabolic mechanisms
of plant response to abiotic stresses will help to increase the
yield and adaptation of the Mediterranean crops, either through
to the set up of new agronomic techniques of by means of crop breeding.
On the other hand, the climatic change seems will affect particularly
the Mediterranean basin. To know the evolution of the climatic and
growth conditions of the Mediterranean crops from its origins may
help to better understand the current challenges imposed to the
Mediterranean crops by the ongoing climatic change.
Current research projects:
Project coordinator in the Spanish Project: “Mejora del trigo duro para las condiciones mediterráneas presentes y futuras”, AGL2010-20180 (2011-2013) and the European project “Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture” (OPTICHINA), FP7 EC Cooperation (2011-2013).Partner in several European projects dealing with crop physiology, breeding and agronomy of cereals for a better adaptation to Mediterranean conditions. Co-author of more than 120 papers in journals of the SCI and SSCI. H Index 27 (ISI Web of Knowledge) 32 (Google Scholar).
| Recent publications: |
Araus J.L., Slafer G.A., Buxo, R., Romagosa, I. 2003. Productivity in Prehistoric Agriculture: Physiological Models for the Quantification of Cereal Yields as an Alternative to Traditional Approaches. Journal of Archaeological Science 30: 681-693. |
Araus J.L., Bort J, Steduto P, Villegas D., Royo C. 2003. Breeding cereals for Mediterranean conditions : ecophysiological clues for biotechnology application. Annals of Applied Biology 142 : 129-141 |
Ferrio J.P. Alonso N., Voltas J. Araus J.L. 2004. Estimating grain weight in archaeological cereal crops: a quantitative approach for comparison with current conditions. Journal of Archaeological Science 31: 1635-1642. |
Tambussi E.A., Nogués S., Ferrio J.P., Voltas J., Araus J.L. 2005. Does higher yield potential improve barley performance in Mediterranean conditions? A case study. Field Crops Research 91: 149-160 |
Araus J.L. 2004. The problem of sustainable water use in the Mediterranean and research requirements for agriculture. Annals of applied Biology 144: 229-272 |
Lopes, M., Nogues, S., Araus, J.L. 2004. Nitrogen source and water regime effects on barley photosynthesis and isotope discrimination. Functional Plant Biology 31: 995–1003 |
Tambussi, E.A., Nogués S., Araus, J.L. 2005. Ear of durum wheat under water stress: water relations and photosynthetic metabolism. Planta 221: 446-458 |
Lopes, M., Araus, J.L. 2006. Nitrogen source and water regime effects on durum wheat photosynthesis, and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope composition. Physiologia Plantarum 126: 435-445 |
Araus J.L., Ferrio J.P., Buxó R., Voltas J. 2007. The historical perspective of dryland agriculture: Lessons learned from 10,000 years of wheat cultivation. Journal of Experimental Botany 58:131-145. |
Tambussi E.A., Bort J., Nogués S., Guiamet JJ., Araus JL 2007. The photosynthetic role of ears in C3 cereals: metabolism, water use efficiency and contribution to grain yield. Critical Reviews on Plant Science 26:1-16. |
Lopes M., Araus J.L. 2008. Comparative genomic and physiological analysis of nutrient response to NH4+, NH4+:NO3- and NO3- in barley seedlings. Physiologia Plantarum 134: 134-150. |
Araus, J.L., Slafer, G.A., Royo, C., Serret, M.D. 2008. Breeding for Yield Potential and Stress Adaptation in Cereals. Critical Reviews in Plant Science, 27:1–36. |
Cabrera-Bosquet, L., Sanchez, C., Araus, J.L. 2009 Oxygen isotope enrichment (Δ18O) reflects yield potential and drought resistance in maize. Plant Cell & Environment. 32, 1487–1499
Cabrera-Bosquet, L., Sánchez, C., Araus J.L. 2009. How yield relates to ash content, Δ13C and Δ18O in maize grown under different water regimes. Annals of Botany 104: 1207–1216, |
Araus, J.L., Cabrera-Bosquet, LL., Sánchez, C. 2010. Is heterosis in maize mediated through better water use? New Phytologist 187: 392–406 |
Yousfi, S., Serret, M.D., Voltas, J., Araus, J.L. 2010. Effect of salinity and water stress during the reproductive stage on growth, ion concentrations, Δ13C and δ15N of durum wheat and related amphiploids. Journal of Experimental Botany 61, 3529–3542. |
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