Publications by authors named "I J Lorite"
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- Recent studies in Spain suggest the existence of unknown olive cultivars beyond the 260 already recognized, spurring a nationwide effort to identify and characterize these new types.
- Utilizing 96 EST-SNP markers, researchers discovered 173 new genotypes from less intensively farmed areas, increasing the total known genotypes to 427 in a key germplasm bank.
- This study confirmed significant genetic diversity in Spanish olives, highlighting differences between northern and southern regions, and emphasized the need to preserve various cultivars to sustain genetic variability, particularly as modern cultivation relies on a few dominant types.
Durum wheat cultivation in Mediterranean regions is threatened by abiotic factors, mainly related to the effects of climate change, and biotic factors such as the leaf rust disease. This situation requires an in-depth knowledge of how predicted elevated temperatures and [CO] will affect durum wheat-leaf rust interactions. Therefore, we have characterised the response of one susceptible and two resistant durum wheat accessions against leaf rust under different environments in greenhouse assays, simulating the predicted conditions of elevated temperature and [CO] in the far future period of 2070-2099 for the wheat growing region of Cordoba, Spain.
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- The World Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba (WOGBC) in Spain is crucial for preserving the diversity of olive varieties, needing accurate identification for effective management.
- This study utilized 96 EST-SNP markers to fingerprint 1,273 olive accessions from 29 countries, identifying 668 unique genotypes, including new entries.
- Findings highlighted both significant genetic diversity and redundancy among cultivars, possibly due to synonymy and homonymy, suggesting ongoing interchange of olive cultivars and emphasizing the need for a standardized naming approach.
This study investigates the main drivers of uncertainties in simulated irrigated maize yield under historical conditions as well as scenarios of increased temperatures and altered irrigation water availability. Using APSIM, MONICA, and SIMPLACE crop models, we quantified the relative contributions of three irrigation water allocation strategies, three sowing dates, and three maize cultivars to the uncertainty in simulated yields. The water allocation strategies were derived from historical records of farmer's allocation patterns in drip-irrigation scheme of the Genil-Cabra region, Spain (2014-2017).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBranch dieback and tree decline have been described as a common complex disease worldwide in woody crops, with Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae being considered the most frequent fungi associated with the disease symptoms. Their behaviour is still uncertain, since they are considered endophytes becoming pathogenic in weakened hosts when stress conditions, such as water deficiency occur. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to determine if water stress enhances general decline on weakened almond trees subjected to different irrigation treatments under natural field conditions.
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