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Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragón: Zaragoza, Aragon, ES

2015-02-02 to present | Researcher (Horticulture)
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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas: Valencia, ES

2010-06-01 to 2015-01-31 | Post-doctoral researcher
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas: Madrid, ES

2009-05-02 to 2010-05 | Post-doctoral researcher
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John Innes Centre: Norwich, GB

2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | Post-doctoral researcher
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National Institute of Agricultural Botany: Cambridge, GB

2006-12-01 to 2007-11-30 | Post-doctoral researcher
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University of Seville: Seville, ES

2006 | Post-doctoral researcher and lecturer
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Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible: Cordoba, Andalucía, ES

2001-05-01 to 2005-04-30
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Education and qualifications (5)

University of Córdoba: Córdoba, ES

2005-06-20 | Doctorate in Genetic Breeding and Engineering
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University of Córdoba: Córdoba, ES

2003-09-25 | Diploma of Advanced Studies
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University of Córdoba: Cordoba, ES

2003-06-30 | English Higher Diploma
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University of Córdoba: Cordoba, ES

2000-11-23 | Minor Thesis in Biochemistry
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University of Córdoba: Cordoba, ES

1994-09 to 1999-06 | Degree in Biochemistry with a Distinction
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University of Córdoba: Córdoba, ES

Extraordinary Award of Biochemistry Degree
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Funding (5)

Bioactividad de las antocianinas sintetizadas en respuesta a sequía en germoplasma de lechuga y papel en la mitigación del estrés (BioSeq)

2024 to 2026 | Award
Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza, ES)
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PROY_A32_24

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Aurora Díaz

Do thirsty lettuces blush? (LetBlu)

2023 to 2027 | Award
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Madrid, ES)
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PID2022-138484OR-I00

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¿Pueden las antocianinas hacer las lechugas más tolerantes a sequía … además de más coloridas?

2022 to 2024 | Award
Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza, ES)
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Project LMP148_21

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Mejora de la calidad nutricional de la lechuga (Lactuca sativa L.) mediante biofortificación

2020 to 2021 | Award
Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza, ES)
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Project LMP164_18

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Aurora Díaz

Biofortificación de lechuga (Lactuca sativa L.) empleando variedades locales y especies silvestres relacionadas como fuente de variabilidad y herramientas genómicas y biotecnológicas

2018 to 2020 | Award
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (Madrid, ES)
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Project RTA2017-00093-00-00

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Harnessing the diversity of a lettuce wild relative to identify anthocyanin-related genes transcriptionally responsive to drought stress

Frontiers in Plant Science
2025-01-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
Contributors: Inés Medina-Lozano; Jérôme Grimplet; Aurora Díaz
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Validación de nuevos genes de referencia para estudios de expresión diferencial de genes involucrados en la síntesis de antocianinas en lechuga (Lactuca sativa L.) y especies silvestres relacionada

Acta de Horticultura
2024 | Conference paper
Part of ISBN: 978-84-09-62036-4
Contributors: Inés Medina-Lozano; Jérôme Grimplet; Aurora Díaz
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Studies of genetic diversity and genome‐wide association for vitamin C content in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) using high‐throughput SNP arrays

The Plant Genome
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Inés Medina‐Lozano; Juan Ramón Bertolín; Jörg Plieske; Martin Ganal; Heike Gnad; Aurora Díaz
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Impact of drought stress on vitamin C and anthocyanin content in cultivated lettuces (Lactuca sativa L.) and wild relatives (Lactuca spp.)

Frontiers in Plant Science
2024-03-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
Contributors: Inés Medina-Lozano; Juan Ramón Bertolín; Aurora Díaz
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A Novel Introgression Line Library Derived from a Wild Melon Gives Insights into the Genetics of Melon Domestication, Uncovering New Genetic Variability Useful for Breeding

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-06-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Manuel Campos; Maria José Gonzalo; Aurora Díaz; Belén Picó; Maria Luisa Gómez-Guillamón; Antonio José Monforte; Cristina Esteras
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Selection of Novel Reference Genes by RNA-Seq and Their Evaluation for Normalising Real-Time qPCR Expression Data of Anthocyanin-Related Genes in Lettuce and Wild Relatives

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-02-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Inés Medina-Lozano; María Soledad Arnedo; Jérôme Grimplet; Aurora Díaz
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Thorough Characterization of ETHQB3.5, a QTL Involved in Melon Fruit Climacteric Behavior and Aroma Volatile Composition

Foods
2023-01-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Noelia Dos-Santos; María C. Bueso; Aurora Díaz; Eduard Moreno; Jordi Garcia-Mas; Antonio J. Monforte; Juan Pablo Fernández-Trujillo
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Applications of Genomic Tools in Plant Breeding: Crop Biofortification

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022-03-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Inés Medina-Lozano; Aurora Díaz
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Nutritional value of commercial and traditional lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and wild relatives: Vitamin C and anthocyanin content

Food Chemistry
2021-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0308-8146
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Nutritional value and phytochemical content of landraces and traditional varieties

Nutritional value and phytochemical content of landraces and traditional varieties
2021-01-25 | Book chapter
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Evidence of the Role of QTL Epistatic Interactions in the Increase of Melon Fruit Flesh Content during Domestication

Agronomy
2020-07-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Chaymaa Riahi; Juan Luis Reig-Valiente; Belén Picó; Aurora Díaz; Maria José Gonzalo; Antonio José Monforte
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Improved UPLC-UV Method for the Quantification of Vitamin C in Lettuce Varieties (Lactuca sativa L.) and Crop Wild Relatives (Lactuca spp.)

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2020-06-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1940-087X
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Re-evaluation of the role of Indian germplasm as center of melon diversification based on genotyping-by-sequencing analysis

BMC Genomics
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2164
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The emergence of a new weed in maize plantations: characterization and genetic structure using microsatellite markers

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
2019-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-9864
Contributors: A. Díaz; A. Taberner; L. Vilaplana
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La colección de zanahoria (Daucus carota L.) del Banco de Germoplasma Hortícola del CITA (BGHZ): caracterización y selección de la zanahoria morada del Maestrazgo (Teruel).

Actas de Horticultura
2018 | Book chapter
Part of CIENCIAIUL: 978-84-09-03766-7
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A common genetic mechanism underlies morphological diversity in fruits and other plant organs

Nature Communications
2018-11-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Shan Wu; Biyao Zhang; Neda Keyhaninejad; Gustavo R. Rodríguez; Hyun Jung Kim; Manohar Chakrabarti; Eudald Illa-Berenguer; Nathan K. Taitano; M. J Gonzalo; Aurora Díaz et al.
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QTL analyses in multiple populations employed for the fine mapping and identification of candidate genes at a locus affecting sugar accumulation in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030863227

Contributors: Argyris, J.M.; Díaz, A.; Ruggieri, V.; Fernández, M.; Jahrmann, T.; Gibon, Y.; Picó, B.; Martín-Hernández, A.M.; Monforte, A.J.; Garcia-Mas, J.
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Quantitative trait loci analysis of melon (Cucumis melo L.) domestication-related traits

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020185927

Contributors: Díaz, A.; Martín-Hernández, A.M.; Dolcet-Sanjuan, R.; Garcés-Claver, A.; Álvarez, J.M.; Garcia-Mas, J.; Picó, B.; Monforte, A.J.
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Melon germplasm characteristics, diversity, preservation and uses

Germplasm: Characteristics, Diversity and Preservation
2016 | Book
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2-s2.0-85030266791

Contributors: Mallor, C.; Díaz, A.
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Anchoring the consensus ICuGI genetic map to the melon (Cucumis melo L.) genome

Molecular Breeding
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942514926

Contributors: Diaz, A.; Forment, J.; Argyris, J.M.; Fukino, N.; Tzuri, G.; Harel-Beja, R.; Katzir, N.; Garcia-Mas, J.; Monforte, A.J.
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Olives

Breeding Oilseed Crops for Sustainable Production: Opportunities and Constraints
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-84967105736

Contributors: Díaz, A.
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Descifrando el control genético de la morfología del fruto de melón. Identificación y validación de QTLs en un cruzamiento entre ‘Piel de Sapo’ y la accesión de origen hindú PI 124442

Acta Horticulturae
2014 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-84-695-3943-9
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Aurora Díaz

Identificación de QTL involucrados en la domesticación y evolución del melón.

Actas de Horticultura
2014 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-84-8380-321-9
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Identification of QTL Involved in Melon Domestication and Evolution

Proceding of the Cucurbitaceae 2014. Breeding, Genetics and Genetic Resources.
2014 | Book
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Mapping and introgression of QTL involved in fruit shape transgressive segregation into 'Piel de Sapo' melon (Cucucumis melo L.)

PLoS ONE
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84940285150

Contributors: Díaz, A.; Zarouri, B.; Fergany, M.; Eduardo, I.; Álvarez, J.M.; Picó, B.; Monforte, A.J.
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The genetic basis of fruit morphology in horticultural crops: Lessons from tomato and melon

Journal of Experimental Botany
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902286529

Contributors: Monforte, A.J.; Diaz, A.; Caño-Delgado, A.; Van Der Knaap, E.
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SNP genotyping in melons: Genetic variation, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876736634

Contributors: Esteras, C.; Formisano, G.; Roig, C.; Díaz, A.; Blanca, J.; Garcia-Mas, J.; Gómez-Guillamón, M.L.; López-Sesé, A.I.; Lázaro, A.; Monforte, A.J. et al.
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Copy number variation affecting the photoperiod-B1 and vernalization-A1 genes is associated with altered flowering time in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

PLoS ONE
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858733836

Contributors: Díaz, A.; Zikhali, M.; Turner, A.S.; Isaac, P.; Laurie, D.A.
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Future perspectives

Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84949454768

Contributors: Díaz, A.
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Molecular responses to extreme temperatures

Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84871937756

Contributors: Catalá, R.; Díaz, A.; Salinas, J.
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Olive (Olea europaea L.)

Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84948681090

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A consensus linkage map for molecular markers and Quantitative Trait Loci associated with economically important traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

BMC Plant Biology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79960655606

Contributors: Diaz, A.; Fergany, M.; Formisano, G.; Ziarsolo, P.; Blanca, J.; Fei, Z.; Staub, J.E.; Zalapa, J.E.; Cuevas, H.E.; Dace, G. et al.
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Inter-compatibility relationships in olive as revealed by paternity tests with SSR markers

Acta Horticulturae
2009 | Book
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2-s2.0-70350120044

Contributors: Rodríguez-Castillo, E.; Díaz, A.; Belaj, A.; Rosa, R.D.L.
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Inter-Compatibility Relationships in Olive as Revealed by Paternity Tests with SSR Markers

Acta Horticulturae
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: Rodriguez-Castillo, E.; Diaz, A.; Belaj, A.; De la Rosa, R.
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La compatibilidad polínica en olivo: implicaciones en la producción y en la mejora genética.

Vida rural
2009 | Magazine article
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Cultivar identification and elucidation of genetic relationships within the species Olea europaea L. using microsatellites

Acta Horticulturae
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-55049129832

Contributors: Diaz, A.; Martín, A.; De La Rosa, R.; Rallo, P.
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Development and characterization of 12 new microsatellites in olive (Olea europaea L.)

Acta Horticulturae
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-55049113608

Contributors: Diaz, A.; Martín, A.; De La Rosa, R.; Rallo, P.
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Molecular markers in olive: An integrated approach

Acta Horticulturae
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-55049099596

Contributors: Belaj, A.; Ojeda, A.; Muñoz, C.; Trujillo, I.; Barranco, D.; Rallo, L.; De La Rosa, R.; Rallo, P.; Díaz, A.; Martín, A. et al.
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Standardization of a set of microsatellite markers for use in cultivar identification studies in olive (Olea europaea L.)

Scientia Horticulturae
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-42749094562

Contributors: Doveri, S.; Sabino Gil, F.; Díaz, A.; Reale, S.; Busconi, M.; da Câmara Machado, A.; Martín, A.; Fogher, C.; Donini, P.; Lee, D.
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Cross-compatibility of the parents as the main factor for successful olive breeding crosses

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-36448967508

Contributors: Díaz, A.; Martín, A.; Rallo, P.; De La Rosa, R.
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Desarrollo de marcadores moleculares y herramientas genómicas para la trazabilidad, identificación y mejora del olivo, la aceituna y el aceite de oliva.

I Congreso de Cultura del Olivo
2007 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-84-96047-57-0
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Aurora Díaz

Selections of an olive breeding program identified by microsatellite markers

Crop Science
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-39449098173

Contributors: Díaz, A.; De La Rosa, R.; Rallo, P.; Muñoz-Díez, C.; Trujillo, I.; Barranco, D.; Martín, A.; Belaj, A.
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Development, characterization and inheritance of new microsatellites in olive (Olea europaea L.) and evaluation of their usefulness in cultivar identification and genetic relationship studies

Tree Genetics and Genomes
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33746895434

Contributors: Díaz, A.; De La Rosa, R.; Martín, A.; Rallo, P.
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Self- and cross-incompatibility mechanisms: a strategy to ensure a great variability in olive (Olea europaea L.) populations

Olea
2006 | Journal article
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Self-incompatibility of 'Arbequina' and 'Picual' olive assessed by SSR markers

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33645060485

Contributors: Díaz, A.; Martín, A.; Rallo, P.; Barranco, D.; De La Rosa, R.
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SNP-based markers for discriminating olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars

Genome
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33845680457

Contributors: Reale, S.; Doveri, S.; Díaz, A.; Angiolillo, A.; Lucentini, L.; Pilla, F.; Martín, A.; Donini, P.; Lee, D.
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The use of molecular markers to characterize olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm and its wild relatives

2006 | Conference paper
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Auto-incompatibilidad en olivo revelada por marcadores microsatélites

Actas Portuguesas de Horticultura
2005 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 972-8936-00-1
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El ADN en la trazabilidad del aceite de oliva

Olea
2005 | Magazine article
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Marcadores moleculares para la mejora genética, identificación y trazabilidad del olivo, la aceituna y el aceite de oliva.

2005 | Book chapter
CIENCIAIUL: SE-2499-05
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