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Maria
Dolors Serret Molins
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| Name: |
Maria Dolors Serret Molins |
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Lecturer
PhD Biology, 2001 |
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+34 93 402 14 69 |
| Research: |
Mecanismes of cereal adaptation to drought, salinity and low N fertility; stable isotopes; tissue culture |
Importance of the research:
Cereals are among of the most important crops in Mediterranean area. Lack of water and nitrogen together with salinity limits their productivity. Genetic improvement contributes with better adapted varieties to these environmental limitations. For that reason it is necessary to exploit the genetic variability of these crops, looking for traits and protocols that help to detect phenotypic adaptation to different stresses, as well as to better understand the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved.
Current research projects:
European Projects: “Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture” (OPTICHINA), FP7 EC Cooperation (2011-2013), ”Origins and spread of Agriculture in the South-western Mediterranean region” (AGRIWESTMED). European Research Council. Proposal number 230561 (2009-2012), “Improving the yield stability of Durum wheat under Mediterranean conditions” (OPTIWHEAT). INCO Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Project no. 015460. FP6.EC (2006-2010).
Spanish Projects: “Mejora del trigo duro para las condiciones mediterráneas presentes y futuras”, AGL2010-20180 (2011-2013), “Isotopos estables en cultivos: del fraccionamiento isotópico a la aplicación paleoclimática”, CGL2009-13079-C02-02 (2010-2012), Grupo de Investigación Consolidado: “Ecofisiología de cultivos mediterráneos”. SGR2009-00327. AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya (2010-2013).
| Recent publications: |
Araus, J.L., Brown, H.R., Febrero, A., Bort, J., Serret, M.D. 1993. Ear photosynthesis, carbon isotope discrimination and the contribution of respiratory CO2 to differences in grain mass in durum wheat. Plant Cell and Environment 16: 383-392. |
Serret M.D., Trillas M.I., Matas J., Araus J.L. 1996. Development of photoautotrophy and Photoinhibition of Gardenia jasminoides plantlets during micropropagation. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 45: 1-16 |
Serret, M.D., Trillas, M., Matas, J., Araus, J.L 1997. The effect of different closure types, light, and sucrose concentrations on carbon isotope composition and growth of Gardenia jasminoides plantlets during micropropagation and subsequent acclimation ex vitro. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture: :217-230. |
Serret, M.D., Udupa, S.M., Weigand, F. 1997. Assessment of genetic diversity of cultivated chickpea using microsatellite-derived RFLP markers: Implications for origin.Plant Breeding 116: 573- 578. |
Serret, M.D., Trillas, M.I. 2000. Effects of light and sucrose levels on the anatomy, ultrastructure, and photosynthesis of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis leaflets cultured in vitro. International Journal of Plant Science 161: 181-189 |
Serret, M.D., Trillas, M.I., Araus, J.L. 2001. The effect of in vitro culture conditions on the pattern of photoinhibition during acclimation of gardenia plantlets to ex vitro conditions. Photosynthetica 39: 67-73. |
Serret, M.D., Trillas, M.I., Matas, J., Araus, J.L. 2001. The effect of photoautotrophy on photosynthesis and photoinhibition of gardenia plantlets during micropropagation. Photosynthetica 39: 245-255. |
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. |
Serret M.D., Ortiz-Monasterio I., Pardo A. Araus J.L. 2008 The effect of urea fertilization and genotype on yield, NUE, d15N and d13C in wheat. Annals of Applied Biology 153: 243-257. |
Yousfi, S., Serret, M. D.,and Araus, J. L. 2009. Shoot δ15N gives a better reflection than ion concentration or Δ13C of genotypic differences in the response of durum wheat to salinity. Functional Plant Biology 36, 1–12. |
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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