García Mendívil, Helio Adán (Date of defense: 2019-10-29)
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, and eggplant, Solanum melongena, are two major crops commonly grafted onto resistant rootstocks for controlling soilborne diseases. However, there are currently ...
Sánchez Fernández, Pablo (Date of defense: 2012-11-19)
Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) is a flatfish of high commercial importance in Southern Europe that has been a promising species for diversifying Mediterranean aquaculture since early 1980's. It ...
Margenat Mas, Anna Maria (Date of defense: 2018-11-27)
Peri-urban agriculture carries out environmental, social and economic functions and services to the nearby urban areas. Nonetheless, most of these fields are impacted with organic and inorganic contaminants ...
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, ...
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. ...
Romero del Castillo Shelly, Roser (Date of defense: 2011-10-09)
Las judías secas son el cultivo de leguminosas más importante para la alimentación humana y la primera fuente proteica de gran parte de su población. Además, su inclusión en la dieta tiene claros ...
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, ...
Jiménez de Ridder, Patrícia (Date of defense: 2014-07-29)
In our work we studied some aspects of biochemical quality in the rehabilitation process of degraded soils through the application of sewage sludge. As biochemical quality parameters we focused on the ...
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 ...
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 ...