Field of Research

  • Plant Biotechnology for Temperate Fruit Crops (Grapevine and Fruit Trees)
  • Detection and Elimination of Grapevine and Fruit Trees Pathogens in vitro
  • Resistance Breeding in Grapevine and Fruit Trees Plant Pathogens: Viruses and Fungi
  • Genetic Transformations of Woody Species
  • Molecular Characterization of Genotypes and Cultivars
  • Development and application of nucleic acid bases polymorphic markers for analysing the genetic diversity in plant species
  • Identification of Tissue Specific and Pathogen Inducible Regulatory Sequences of Woody Species
  • Study of Genes involved in Allergenic and Pathogen Response (Fruit Trees and Small Fruits)
  • Plant Cell Factories for pharmaceutically interesting molecules
  • Food safety aspects
  • Biofuel Plants for growing green energy