The IVIA and the UJI will study the adaptation of crops to abiotic stress



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## The IVIA and the UJI will study the adaptation of crops to abiotic stress

14/01/2025 |
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The Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research (IVIA) and the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló (UJI) have created a Joint Research Unit on ‘Crop adaptation to abiotic stress’, caused by environmental or external factors that alter physiological and metabolic processes, affecting their development, destabilising them and reducing their productivity, and even putting their survival at risk.

Plant responses to this type of stress are of great interest in the context of climate change, and both institutions are addressing lines of research in this regard. The aim is to increase knowledge about the mechanisms of tolerance to this type of stress, to promote the integration of new technologies for its study that can be transferred to the sectors involved and to promote the formation of teams with the capacity to compete for calls for projects at national and European level.

The research team, led by Professor Aurelio Gómez Cadenas from the UJI and researcher Ángeles Calatayud Chover from IVIA, includes Rosa M. Pérez, María F. López, José L. Rambla and Sara Izquierdo from the UJI, who are part of the Ecophysiology and Biotechnology Research Group. The IVIA team is joined by research professor M.ª Ángeles Forner and scientific collaborators Consuelo Penella, M.ª Rus Martínez and Almudena Bermejo.

The Ecophysiology and Biotechnology Group has been studying plant responses to adverse conditions for more than 20 years. Initially focused on citrus, it now includes the study of other horticultural crops and model plants, evolving towards the analysis of the effect of complex stresses, where factors such as high temperatures, water deficit, high salinity, pollutants or high light irradiation, among others, are combined. Its purpose has always been to understand the molecular and physiological plant mechanisms in the face of these adverse situations, in order to develop agronomic treatments and products that can mitigate the damage and have a practical application in the sector.

The agreement between the IVIA and the UJI for the creation of the joint research unit will promote the development of scientific activities and projects of common interest, which promote research of excellence and generate high impact scientific results, while producing practical knowledge of direct application for agriculture.  
The collaboration between the two institutions is not only limited to research, but also includes the organisation of training activities, congresses, symposia, seminars and conferences on this subject, as well as training activities for scientific and technical staff.

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