Casals Missio, Joan (Date of defense: 2012-07-27)
Tomato landraces are highly appreciated by consumers in the market. The main reasons are the presumed superior organoleptic quality with respect to modern cultivars, as well as the widespread perception ...
Araujo Granda, Pablo Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-02-17)
It is crucial to study the denitrification process driven by bacteria as it is one of the most important environmental processes for several reasons: i) it has an application in the removal of nitrogen ...
García González, María Luisa (Date of defense: 2017-06-28)
This doctoral thesis is based on professional experience with patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. This clinical syndrome, which is highly prevalent in the health and social environment, with very ...
Kabbani, Dania (Date of defense: 2014-03-28)
Crystallization of honey is a common process of the honey industry. Liquid honey is preferred by most of the consumers and by food companies for ease of handling. Honey is commonly heated during ...
Sans Molins, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2019-10-31)
Sensory and nutritional quality are key elements for consumers, providing added value to agri-food products. However, there is a general perception that horticultural products have lost their quality, ...
Aljoumani, Basem (Date of defense: 2012-12-27)
Sustainability of irrigated agriculture is a growing concern in the Baix Llobregat area. Although irrigated land accounts for a substantial proportion of food supply to the local market, it has been, ...
Dong, Xiaoyun (Date of defense: 2016-05-25)
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest membrane protein superfamily encoded by the human genome and represent the largest class of drug targets for a wide range of pathological conditions. ...
Poli, Elena (Date of defense: 2016-04-26)
This research project intends to investigate empirically the potentials of Social Capital to act as a mechanism to improve the performance of India's small-holder agriculture. The study employs both a ...
López Gómez, Manuel Francisco (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)
The infection process of Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita and M. javanica was compared on zucchini squash, cucumber, melon, pumpkin and watermelon in a growth chamber. All cucurbits were susceptible ...
Simó Cruanyes, Joan (Date of defense: 2013-11-14)
Els calçots, tiges florals immadures de la ceba (Allium cepa L.), són un cultiu típic de Catalunya i juguen un paper important en l’agricultura catalana. Es calcula que la producció de la campanya ...