Salvador Nogués Mestres

Research interests:
My main research interest is in the effects of environmental stress on the photosynthetic and respiratory capacities of plants.

At present, at the University of Barcelona, I study the respiratory carbon metabolism after photosynthesis in crops using ¹³C/¹²C. isotope labelling.

I'm also interested in the effect of increase in drought and changes in water availability (associated with the global climate change) on the photosynthetic characteristics of Mediterranean vegetation and crops grown in the field and in controlled environmental conditions. This work has been focused on stomatal responses, carbohydrate metabolism (Calvin cycle enzymes and end-product limitations), thylakoid electron transport (photoinhibition and alternative electron sinks) and• photosynthetic productivity.

Also I have interest in the effects of UV-B radiation (associated with the stratospheric ozone depletion) on photosynthesis in crops and Mediterranean plants and the interactive effects of this radiation with drought.

Research group members
Mr Salvador Aljazairi (sal337@hotmail.com)
Ms Claudia Arias (arias.claudia@hotmail.com)
Ms Elena Sanchez (sanchezsanchezelena@gmail.com)
Ms Carla Minguet (ccaarrlla@hotmail.com)
Ms Regina Roca (regiroca@sct.ub.es)

Current research projects:

Ecosystem service provision from coupled plant and microbial functional diversity in managed grasslands (Vital) 2009-2012 http://sajf.ujf-grenoble.fr/spip.php?rubrique260 Stable isotopes in biosphere-atmosphere-earth system research (Sibae) 2009-2012 http://paleoisomed.weebly.com Isótopos estables en cultivos: Del fraccionamiento isotópico a la aplicación paleocliática (PALEOISOCROP) 2009-2012 http://paleoisomed.weebly.com Optimization of perennial grasses for biomass production in the mediterranean environment (OPTIMA) 2011-2014 http://www.optimafp7.eu

Recent publications:

Gauthier P., Lamothe M., Mahé A., Molero G., Nogues S., Hodges M., Tcherkez G. Metabolic origin of δ15N in nitrogenous compounds from Brassica napus leaves. Plant cell and environment; 35: 000-000,  2011

Casals P., Lopez-Sangil L., Carrara A., Gimeno C., Nogués S. Autotrophic and heterotrophic contributions to short-term soil CO2 efflux following simulated summer precipitation pulses in a mediterranean dehesa. Global Biogeochemical Cycles; 25: 3012-3020,  2011

Aranjuelo I., Ebbets A., Evans Rd., Tissue Dt., Nogués S., Gestel N., Ebbert V., Adams Iii W., Nowak R.S., Smith Sd Maintenance of C sinks sustains enhanced C assimilation during long-term exposure to elevated [CO(2)] in Mojave Desert shrubs. Oecologia;   167: 339-359,  2011

Aranjuelo I., Cabrera-Bosquet Ll. Morcuende R, Perez P., Avice Jc., Nogués S., Araus Jl., Martinez-Carrasco R. Does ear C sink strength contributes to the overcoming of photosynthetic acclimatation of wheat plants exposed to elevated CO2?   Journal of Experimental Botany; 62: 3957-3969, 2011

Molero G., Aranjuelo I., Roca R., Teixidor P., Araus Jl., Nogués S. Measurement of 13C and 15N isotope labelling by GC-C-IRMS to study amino acid fluxes. In a plant-microbe association.Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry;  25: 599-607,  2011

Cabrera-Bosquet Ll., Albrizio R, Nogués S., Araus Jl Nitrogen availability and its relationship with yield in field-grown durum wheat. Plant Cell and Environment; 34: 418-433,  2011

Cabrera-Bosquet Ll., Molero G, Stellacci AM, Bort J, Nogués S., Araus Jl NDVI as a potential tool for predictingbiomass, plant nitrogen content and growth in wheat genotypes subjected to different water nd nitrogen conditions. Cereal Research Communications; 39: 147-159, 2011

Aranjuelo I., Molero G., Erice G., Avice Jc., Nogués S. Plant physiology and proteomics reveals the early events of leaf response to drought in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)  Journal of Experimental Botany; 61: 111-123,  2011