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Fruit ripening, Fruit softening, Pectin, Cell wall, Water, Plant water balance, Strawberry, Pectinases.
Spain

Biography

I am Professor at the University of Málaga (Spain). As you can see in my Google Scholar profile, I have research experience in fruit development of edible fruits since my PhD thesis. I am plant physiologist and my recent projects were focused on the role of cell wall, mainly pectins processing, in strawberry fruit softening. As a second research interest, I love plant water relations and I have some published results at cellular, plant and vegetation levels.
As professor, I teach subjects in a Biology bachelor degree and in an Environmental Science degree. My main vocation is teaching.

Activities

Employment (1)

Universidad de Malaga: Málaga, Andalucía, ES

Catedrático de Universidad - CU (Biología Vegetal)
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Miguel Ángel Quesada Felice

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A nanostructural view of the cell wall disassembly process during fruit ripening and postharvest storage by atomic force microscopy

Trends in Food Science and Technology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042356878

Contributors: Posé, S.; Paniagua, C.; Matas, A.J.; Gunning, A.P.; Morris, V.J.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Structural changes in cell wall pectins during strawberry fruit development

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020678721

Contributors: Paniagua, C.; Santiago-Doménech, N.; Kirby, A.R.; Gunning, A.P.; Morris, V.J.; Quesada, M.A.; Matas, A.J.; Mercado, J.A.
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Unravelling the nanostructure of strawberry fruit pectins by endo-polygalacturonase digestion and atomic force microscopy

Food Chemistry
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85007407403

Contributors: Paniagua, C.; Kirby, A.R.; Gunning, A.P.; Morris, V.J.; Matas, A.J.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Antisense down-regulation of the strawberry β-galactosidase gene FaβGal4 increases cell wall galactose levels and reduces fruit softening

Journal of Experimental Botany
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84960177849

Contributors: Paniagua, C.; Blanco-Portales, R.; Barceló-Muñoz, M.; García-Gago, J.A.; Waldron, K.W.; Quesada, M.A.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Mercado, J.A.
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The nanostructural characterization of strawberry pectins in pectate lyase or polygalacturonase silenced fruits elucidates their role in softening

Carbohydrate Polymers
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84934323901

Contributors: Posé, S.; Kirby, A.R.; Paniagua, C.; Waldron, K.W.; Morris, V.J.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Fruit softening and pectin disassembly: An overview of nanostructural pectin modifications assessed by atomic force microscopy

2014 | Journal article
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10.1093/aob/mcu149

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2-s2.0-84910658005

Contributors: Paniagua, C.; Posé, S.; Morris, V.J.; Kirby, A.R.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Effect of simultaneous down-regulation of pectate lyase and endo-β-1,4-glucanase genes on strawberry fruit softening

2013 | Journal article
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10.1007/s11032-012-9791-y

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2-s2.0-84873738182

Contributors: Youssef, S.M.; Amaya, I.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Sesmero, R.; Valpuesta, V.; Casadoro, G.; Blanco-Portales, R.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Influence of aspect in soil and vegetation water dynamics in dry Mediterranean conditions: Functional adjustment of evergreen and semi-deciduous growth forms

2013 | Journal article
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10.1002/eco.1262

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2-s2.0-84876319084

Contributors: Gabarrón-Galeote, M.A.; Ruiz-Sinoga, J.D.; Quesada, M.A.
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Insights into the effects of polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene silencing on pectin matrix disassembly, enhanced tissue integrity, and firmness in ripe strawberry fruits

2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/jxb/ert210

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2-s2.0-84883240681

Contributors: Posé, S.; Paniagua, C.; Cifuentes, M.; Blanco-Portales, R.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Seasonal changes in the soil hydrological and erosive response depending on aspect, vegetation type and soil water repellency in different mediterranean microenvironments

2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.5194/se-4-497-2013

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2-s2.0-84893320680

Contributors: Gabarrón-Galeote, M.A.; Martínez-Murillo, J.F.; Quesada, M.A.; Ruiz-Sinoga, J.D.
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Improvement of strawberry fruit softening through the silencing of cell wall genes

2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84863624053

Contributors: García-Gago, J.A.; Barceló, M.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Posé, S.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.
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Structural characterization of cell wall pectin fractions in ripe strawberry fruits using AFM

2012 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.01.029

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2-s2.0-84857919166

Contributors: Posé, S.; Kirby, A.R.; Mercado, J.A.; Morris, V.J.; Quesada, M.A.
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Fruit Shelf Life and Potential for Its Genetic Improvement

2011 | Book
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10.1002/9780470959350.ch4

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2-s2.0-84857914947

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.
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Water relations in culture media influence maturation of avocado somatic embryos

2011 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.jplph.2011.06.008

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2-s2.0-80054006779

Contributors: Márquez-Martín, B.; Sesmero, R.; Quesada, M.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Sánchez-Romero, C.
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Evaluation of the role of the endo-β-(1,4)-glucanase gene FaEG3 in strawberry fruit softening

2010 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.08.004

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2-s2.0-70349733392

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Trainotti, L.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, L.; Santiago-Doménech, N.; Posé, S.; Donolli, R.; Barceló, M.; Casadoro, G.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.
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Antisense down-regulation of the FaPG1 gene reveals an unexpected central role for polygalacturonase in strawberry fruit softening<sup>1[W]</sup>

Plant Physiology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-66649093511

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.; Blanco-Portales, R.; Pose, S.; García-Gago, J.A.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Muñoz-Serrano, A.; Caballero, J.L.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.
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Effect of silencing of cell wall degrading enzymes on strawberry fruit Softening

2009 | Book
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2-s2.0-75649123417

Contributors: Quesada, M.A.; Posé, S.; Santiago-Doménech, N.; Sesmero, R.; Molina, M.C.; Mousa, S.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Mercado, J.A.; Trainotti, L.; Casadoro, G. et al.
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Fruit yield and quality of strawberry plants transformed with a fruit specific strawberry pectate lyase gene

2009 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.scienta.2008.07.011

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2-s2.0-56649114382

Contributors: Youssef, S.M.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Bellido, M.L.; Martín-Pizarro, C.; Barceló, M.; Abdal-Aziz, S.A.; Caballero, J.L.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Muñoz, J. et al.
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Postharvest behaviour of transgenic strawberry with polygalacturonase or pectate lyase genes silenced

2009 | Book
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2-s2.0-75649128685

Contributors: García-Gago, J.A.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Toro, F.J.; Quesada, M.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Mercado, J.A.
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Rheological characterisation of juices obtained from transgenic pectate lyase-silenced strawberry fruits

2009 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.02.058

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2-s2.0-67349087420

Contributors: Sesmero, R.; Mitchell, J.R.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.
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The polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene plays a key role in strawberry fruit softening

2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.4161/psb.4.8.9167

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2-s2.0-70450187418

Contributors: García-Gago, J.A.; Posé, S.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Antisense inhibition of a pectate lyase gene supports a role for pectin depolymerization in strawberry fruit softening

2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/jxb/ern142

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2-s2.0-46849114099

Contributors: Santiago-Doménech, N.; Jiménez-Bemúdez, S.; Matas, A.J.; Rose, J.K.C.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.
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Partial demethylation of oligogalacturonides by pectin methyl esterase 1 is required for eliciting defence responses in wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

2008 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03398.x

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2-s2.0-40949143635

Contributors: Osorio, S.; Castillejo, C.; Quesada, M.A.; Medina-Escobar, N.; Brownsey, G.J.; Suau, R.; Heredia, A.; Botella, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.
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Antisense inhibition of pectate lyase gene expression in strawberry fruit: Characteristics of fruits processed into jam

2007 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.044

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2-s2.0-33748764146

Contributors: Sesmero, R.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Evaluation of tolerance of colletotrichum acutatum in strawberry plants transformed with trichoderma-derived genes

2007 | Book
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2-s2.0-41549123012

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Martín-Pizarro, C.; Pascual, L.; Quesada, M.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; De Los Santos, B.; Romero, F.; Galvez, J.; Rey, M.; De La Viña, G. et al.
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Strawberry

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
2007 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-56649101324

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.
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Evidence of frequent integration of non-T-DNA vector backbone sequences in transgenic strawberry plant

2006 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1263/jbb.101.508

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2-s2.0-33748467451

Contributors: Abdal-Aziz, S.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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The strawberry gene FaGAST affects plant growth through inhibition of cell elongation

2006 | Journal article
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10.1093/jxb/erj213

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2-s2.0-33747881373

Contributors: De La Fuente, J.I.; Amaya, I.; Castillejo, C.; Sánchez-Sevilla, J.F.; Quesada, M.A.; Botella, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.
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Changes in the water binding characteristics of the cell walls from transgenic Nicotiana tabacum leaves with enhanced levels of peroxidase activity

2004 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1399-3054.2004.00429.x

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2-s2.0-10944260602

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Matas, A.J.; Heredia, A.; Valpuesta, V.; Quesada, M.A.
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TheCaMV 35S promoter is highly active on floral organs and pollen of transgenic strawberry plants

2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-4344701236

Contributors: De Mesa, M.C.; Santiago-Doménech, N.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Influence of sucrose concentration on in vitro rooting, growth, endogenous sugars and ex vitro survival of juvenile avocado

2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0037241401

Contributors: Premkumar, A.; Barceló-Muñoz, A.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.
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Physiological influence of sucrose on juvenile avocado during in vitro cultivation and subsequent ex vitro acclimatization

2003 | Book
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2-s2.0-84879637054

Contributors: Premkumar, A.; Pliego, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.; Barceló-Muñoz, A.
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Structural and physiological changes in the roots of tomato plants over-expressing a basic peroxidase

2003 | Journal article
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10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.00115.x

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2-s2.0-0038011627

Contributors: Lucena, M.A.; Romero-Aranda, R.; Mercado, J.A.; Cuartero, J.; Valpuesta, V.; Quesada, M.A.
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Influences of exogenous sucrose on juvenile avocado during in vitro cultivation and subsequent ex vitro acclimatization

2002 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s00468-002-0188-0

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2-s2.0-0012657821

Contributors: Premkumar, A.; Barceló-Muñoz, A.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Manipulation of strawberry fruit softening by antisense expression of a pectate lyase gene

2002 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1104/pp.128.2.751

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2-s2.0-0036008934

Contributors: Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Redondo-Nevado, J.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Caballero, J.L.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Valpuesta, V.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Manipulation of strawberry fruit softening by antisense expression of a pectate lyase gene

Plant Physiology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047681231

Contributors: Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Redondo-Nevado, J.; Muñoz-Blanco, J.; Caballero, J.L.; López-Aranda, J.M.; Valpuesta, V.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Effects of in vitro tissue culture conditions and acclimatization on the contents of Rubisco, leaf soluble proteins, photosynthetic pigments, and C/N ratio

2001 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0034926406

Contributors: Premkumar, A.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.
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Agrobacterium cells as microprojectile coating: A novel approach to enhance stable transformation rates in strawberry

2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0034473832

Contributors: Cordero de Mesa, M.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.; Mercado, J.A.
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Assessment of in vitro growth of apical stem sections and adventitious organogenesis to evaluate salinity tolerance in cultivated tomato

2000 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1023/A:1026503603399

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2-s2.0-0034489650

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Sancho-Carrascosa, M.A.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Perán-Quesada, R.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.
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A convenient protocol for extraction and purification of DNA from Fragaria

1999 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0032978892

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; El Mansouri, I.; Jiménez-Bermúdez, S.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Quesada, M.A.
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Biochemical and phenotypical characterization of transgenic tomato plants overexpressing a basic peroxidase

1999 | Journal article
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10.1034/j.1399-3054.1999.106401.x

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2-s2.0-0032732582

Contributors: Mansouri, I.E.; Mercado, J.A.; Santiago-Dómenech, N.; Pliego-Alfaro, F.; Valpuesta, V.; Quesada, M.A.
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Expression of the tomato peroxidase gene TPX1 in NaCl-adapted and unadapted suspension cells

1999 | Journal article
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10.1007/s002990050642

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2-s2.0-0032976218

Contributors: Medina, M.I.; Quesada, M.A.; Pliego, F.; Botella, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.
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Improved germination under osmotic stress of tobacco plants overexpressing a cell wall peroxidase

1999 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01011-X

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2-s2.0-0032769612

Contributors: Amaya, I.; Botella, M.A.; De La Calle, M.; Medina, M.I.; Heredia, A.; Bressan, R.A.; Hasegawa, P.M.; Quesada, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.
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Pollen sporopollenin: Degradation and structural elucidation

1999 | Journal article
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10.1007/s004970050189

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2-s2.0-0032848365

Contributors: Domínguez, E.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.; Heredia, A.
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Isolation of intact pollen exine using anhydrous hydrogen fluoride

1998 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-2442751869

Contributors: Domínguez, E.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.; Heredia, A.
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Localization and general properties of developing peach seed coat and endosperm peroxidase isoenzymes

1998 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0031958723

Contributors: Alba, C.M.; De Forchetti, S.M.; Quesada, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.; Tigier, H.A.
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Regeneration and transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens of the strawberry cultivar Chandler

1998 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1023/A:1006031527413

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2-s2.0-0031700613

Contributors: Barceló, M.; El-Mansouri, I.; Mercado, J.A.; Quesada, M.A.; Alfaro, F.P.
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Effects of hand-pollination, paclobutrazol treatments, root temperature and genotype on pollen viability and seed fruit content of winter-grown pepper

1997 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0030722674

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Vinegla, B.; Quesada, M.A.
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Effects of low temperature on pepper pollen morphology and fertility: Evidence of cold induced exine alterations

1997 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0030897293

Contributors: Mercado, J.A.; Mar Trigo, M.; Reid, M.S.; Valpuesta, V.; Quesada, M.A.
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Expression of a highly basic peroxidase gene in NaCl adapted tomato cell suspensions

1997 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00379-7

EID:

2-s2.0-0030990485

Contributors: Medina, M.I.; Botella, M.A.; Quesada, M.A.; Valpuesta, V.
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