Plant Physiology

Tree physiology in orchard systems; Productivity, sustainability, and competitiveness of fruit orchard production in a changing global scenario

Plant ecophysiology and ecosystem ecology, remote sensing

Plant Nutrition and breeding

Whole plant physiology

Plant-plant interactions, plant molecular genetics, parasitic weeds

Plant reproduction: Embryo sac development (Arabidopsis and Rice); Functional genomics: small RNAs, microbiomes (Rice)

The impact of tree water status on productivity and the water relations and physiological activity of fruit

Plant systematics; taxonomy, evolution, and phylogenetic relationships of fruit crops and their wild relatives; molecular approaches to phylogeny reconstruction; ethnobotany

Area of expertise: Biology of plant-microbe interactions, plant defenses against human and plant pathogens, stomatal immunity, bacterial pathogenesis

Crop ecology of greenhouse and nursery crops; greenhouse environment control automation; modeling of ornamental crops; automated irrigation. Greenhouse, nursery, and in-door plant production.