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Colombia, Brazil, United States

Biography

Plant Physiologist. Research scientist with expertise in agronomy, plant ecophysiology, crop modeling, and statistics. Research focused on the influence of climate variability and environmental stresses on the physiological and metabolic plant functional traits. Experience designing, establishing, and running greenhouse and field trials, and knowledge of database management and open-source software for statistical analysis. Proactive researcher with good leadership skills and capable of working with interdisciplinary teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT, US

2022-06 to present | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Plant Science and Landscape Architecture)
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Universidade Federal de Lavras: Lavras, Minas Gerais, BR

2016-09 to 2022-02 | Estudante e Pesquisador de Pós-graduação (Departamento de Biologia )
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical: Cali, Valle del Cauca, CO

2014-03 to 2016-09 | Research Assistant (DAPA - Decision and Policy Analysis for Environmentally Friendly Agriculture)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Federal University of Lavras: Lavras, Minas Gerais, BR

2018-03-09 to 2022-02-24 | PhD Agronomy/Plant Physiology (Biology)
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Federal University of Lavras: Lavras, Minas Gerais, BR

2016-09-16 to 2018-02-28 | MsC Agronomy / Plant Physiology (Biology)
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National University of Colombia: Bogotá, Bogotá, CO

2009-03-09 to 2014-09-11 | Agronomist Engineer (Agricultural Sciences)
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Professional activities (4)

American Society for Horticultural Science: Alexandria, US

2023-06 to present | Posdoctoral Research Associate Membership
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Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal: Lavras, Minas Gerais, BR

2022-06 to present | Posdoctoral Research Associate Membership
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Universidade Federal de Lavras: Lavras, BR

2023-11 | Best Ph.D. thesis of the Plant Physiology Graduate Program
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Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal: Lavras, Minas Gerais, BR

2017-05 to 2022-02 | Graduate Student Membership
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Works (15)

Assessing micro-irrigation clogging risk through water quality classification systems

Water Practice & Technology
2024-08-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Juan Carlos Cabrera-Garcia; Mayra A. Toro-Herrera; Rosa E. Raudales
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Morphoanatomical and physiological mechanisms of heliconia genotypes in response to varied solar irradiation conditions: The key to successful cultivation in sunny tropical regions

Scientia Horticulturae
2024-07-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Geisse Carla da Silva Souza; Rafaela Ribeiro de Souza; Raphael Reis da Silva; Afonso Ricardo de Souza; Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera; Heberte Fernandes de Figueredo; Clébio Pereira Ferreira; Mônica Cristina Rezende Zuffo Borges; Vespasiano Borges de Paiva Neto; Márkilla Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante
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The Application Timing of a Cytokinin B-Mo-based Product Affects the Characteristics of Rooted Cuttings and Nonstructural Carbohydrates of Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides cv. Wild Lime) during Adventitious Root Development

HortScience
2024-05-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera; Rosa Raudales
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Increased fruit load influences vegetative growth, dry mass partitioning, and bean quality attributes in full-sun coffee cultivation

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
2024-04-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2571-581X
Contributors: Andrés Felipe León-Burgos; José Raúl Rendón Sáenz; Luis Carlos Imbachi Quinchua; Mayra Alejandra Toro-Herrera; Carlos Andrés Unigarro; Valentina Osorio; Helber Enrique Balaguera-López
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Paclobutrazol Residues in Recirculated Water in Commercial Greenhouses

HortTechnology
2024-03-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1063-0198
Part of ISSN: 1943-7714
Contributors: Rosa E. Raudales; Mayra A. Toro-Herrera; Paul R. Fisher; Jennifer K. Boldt; James E. Altland
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Drought/rewatering cycles on the vegetative growth of citrus seedlings

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro-Herrera; Daniel Amorim Vieira; Joyce Pereira Alvarenga; Layane Silva; Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça; Ester Alice Ferreira; João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa
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Verifying the proper functioning of fertilizer injectors

e-Gro Alert
2023-10 | Interactive resource
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera; Carla Caballero; Rosa Raudales
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Source‐sink patterns on coffee trees related to annual climate variability: an approach through stable isotopes analysis

Annals of Applied Biology
2023-09-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-4746
Part of ISSN: 1744-7348
Contributors: M. A. Toro‐Herrera; J. P. Pennacchi; Daniel Vieira; COSTA, VE; Cássio Pereira Honda Filho; A. C. M. C. Barbosa; Joao Paulo Barbosa
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Looking for adjustments to severe drought in coffee: Lessons of a rainfall exclusion plot in the Southern Brazil

Coffee Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Debora Valim da Silva; Vicente Luiz Naves; Mayra Alejandra Toro-Herrera; Daniel Amorim Vieira; Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça; Serge Rambal; João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa
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Mapping phenotypic parameters linked to salt stress tolerance strategies in rice lines

Bragantia
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel Amorim Vieira; Mayra Alejandra Toro-Herrera; João Paulo Pennacchi; Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça; Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Marchiori; Flávia Barbosa Silva Botelho; João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa
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Source-sink patterns on coffee trees related to annual climate variability: an approach through isotopes, carbohydrates, and spectral analysis

2022-03-30 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera
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Do brassinosteroids alleviate water stress in seedlings of <scp> <i>Handroanthus serratifolius</i> </scp> ?

Annals of Applied Biology
2021-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-4746
Contributors: Daniel Amorim Vieira; Mayra Alejandra Toro‐Herrera; Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça; João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa
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On the use of tree‐ring area as a predictor of biomass accumulation and its climatic determinants of coffee tree growth

Annals of Applied Biology
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro‐Herrera; João Paulo Pennacchi; Lissa Vasconcellos Vilas Boas; Cássio Pereira Honda Filho; Ana Carolina Maioli Campos Barbosa; João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa
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Modeling of biomass allocation in coffee trees in response to climate variability

2018-04-19 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera
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Non-destructive monitoring system in cassava

CGIAR
2014 | Manual
Contributors: James Cock; Leidy Patricia Moreno Cadena; Mayra Alejandra Toro Herrera
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Scientia horticulturae. (2)