Research Units
Genomics and Breeding Unit

This unit develops studies related to the genome of the olive tree and its applications. Specifically, the main lines of research are:

1. Olive tree genomics, with the main objective of assembling genomes of diverse varieties with high precision.
2. Genetic variability of the olive tree and its applicability, such as obtaining genetic markers to achieve genetic improvements in the olive tree.
3. Transcriptomic analysis applied to stress response, with special attention to resistance/susceptibility to verticillium wilt in olive trees.
4. Transcriptomic analysis applied to development processes.

2025

Acar, S., de la Rosa, R., Núñez-Sánchez, N., Penco, J.M., & León, L. (2025). Evaluation of Oxidative Stability and Sensory Scoring of Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Food Analytical Methods, 18, 1565–1574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-025-02806-x

Cabezas, J.M., Osmar Alza, J., de la Rosa, R., Santos, C., del Rio-Celestino, M., & Lorite, I.J. (2025). Modeling the impact of future temperature increases on olive oil accumulation patterns in the Iberian Peninsula. Agronomy, 15(10), Article 2262. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15102262

Fernández-González, A.J., Serrano, A., Luque, F., Fernández-López, M., & Mercado-Blanco, J. (2025). Unveiling essential host genes and keystone microorganisms of the olive tree holobiont linked to Verticillium wilt tolerance. Microbiome, 13(1), Article 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02216-5

Garrido-Godino, A.I., González, R., Martín-Expósito, M., Chávez, S., Pérez-Ortín, J.E., & Navarro, F. (2025). Growth rate is related to elongation of RNA polymerase II transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Gene regulatory mechanisms, 1868(3), Article 195100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagrm.2025.195100

Garrido-Godino, A.I., & Navarro, F. (2025). Rtr1 and RPAP2: versatile players in transcription and more. Transcription, 16(4-5), 383–397. https://doi.org/10.1080/21541264.2025.2592348

Lamoumni, O., El Bakkali, A., Abou-Saaid, O., Cubry, P., Leon, L., Delalande, M., Mournet, P., Droc, G., Sarah, G., Zaher, H., El Modafar, C., & Khadari, B. (2025). QTL mapping and candidate gene identification of the full flowering date trait in olive trees (Olea Europaea L.). BMC plant biology, 25(1), Article 1768. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07171-9

León, L., Goossens, W., Clauw, H., Leroux, O., & Steppe, K. (2025). Physiological responeses of olive cultivars under water deficit. Horticulturae, 11(7), Article 745. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070745

Maqbool, M., Alowaiesh, B.F., Din, N.M., Zahid, N., Khurshid, H., Awan, S.I., Serrano, A., Sheikh, U.A.A., Khalid, M.S., & Ejaz, S. (2025). Managing codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) associated with premature fruit drop and quality of apples using different insecticides. Advances in agriculture, 2025(1), Article 9614923. https://doi.org/10.1155/aia/9614923

Moret, M., Serrano, A., Belaj, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R. and Luque, F. (2025). Genetic markers of olive fruit weight selected to be used in breeding experiments. Molecular Breeding 45, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-025-01562-4

Vexler, L., Konkolewska, A., Byrne, S., Ruttink, T., Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Kang, J.-, Griffin, D., Visser, R.G.F., Van eck, H.J., & Milbourne, D. (2025). PotatoMASH is a cost-effective marker system for genomic prediction in potato based on short-read haplotypes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 138, Article 289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-05073-w

Yilmaz-Düzyaman, H., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., Serrano, A., Luque, F., Sanz, C., and Perez, A.G. (2025). Genotypic Effect on Olive (Olea europaea) Fruit Phenolic Profile. Plants, 14(13), Article 1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131981

Yilmaz-Düzyaman, H., de la Rosa, R., Núñez-Sánchez, N., & León, L. (2025). Global and specific NIR Models for oxidative stability prediction and cultivar discrimination in extra virgin olive oil. Horticulturae, 11(2), Article 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11020177

2024

Garrido-Godino, A.I., Gupta, I., Pelechano, V. and Navarro, F. (2024). RNA Pol II Assembly Affects ncRNA Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(1), Article 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010507

Gómez-Gálvez, F.J., Ninot, A., Cano Rodríguez, J., Paz Compañ, S., Ugarte Andreva, J., García Rubio, J.A., Pinilla Aragón, I., Viñuales-Andreu, J., Casanova Gascón, J., Šatovic, Z., Lorite, I.J., de la Rosa, R., & Belaj, A. (in press). New insights in the spanish gene pool of olive (Olea europaea L.) preserved ex situ and in situ based on high-throughput molecular markers. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1267601

Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., Martinez-Fernández, V., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Colino-Palomino, C., Clemente-Blanco, A., Conesa, C., Acker, J., & Navarro, F. (2024). Maf1 phosphorylation is regulated through the action of prefoldin-like Bud27 on PP4 phosphatase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(12), pp.: 7081-7095. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae414

Serrano, A., García-Martín, J., Moret, M., Martínez-Rivas, J.M., & Luque, F. (2024). Transcriptomic analysis during olive fruit development and expression profiling of fatty acid desaturase genes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(20), Article 11150. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252011150

Serrano, A., Moret, M., Fernández-Parras, I., Bombarely, A., Luque, F., & Navarro, F. (2024). RNA polymerases IV and V are involved in olive fruit development. Genes, 15, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010001

2023

Bombarely, A., Friel, J., & Luque, F. (2023). Olive genome structure, evolution and domestication. In The Olive-Botany and production, eds. L. Baldoni, T. Caruso and F. Famini, pp.: 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789247350.0000

Bullones, A., Castro, A.J., Lima-Cabello, E., Alché, J.D., Luque, F., Claros, M.G., & Fernández-Pozo, N. (2023). OliveAtlas: A gene expression atlas tool for Olea europaea. Plants, 12(6), Article 1274. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061274

Fernández Fernández, J., Martín-Villanueva, S., Pérez-Fernández, J., & de la Cruz, J. (2023). The Role of Ribosomal proteins eL15 and eL36 in the Early Steps of Yeast 60S ribosomal subunit assembly. Journal of Molecular Biology, 435(24), Article 168321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168321

Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., & Navarro, F. (2023). Transcription by the Three RNA Polymerases under the Control of the TOR Signaling Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biomolecules, 13(4), Article 642. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13040642

Hernández, M.L., Muñoz-Ocaña, C., Posada, P., Sicardo, M.D., Hornero-Méndez, D., Gómez-Coca, R.B., Belaj, A., Moreda, W., & Martínez-Rivas, J.M. (2023). Functional characterization of four olive squalene synthases with respect to the squalene content of the Virgin Olive Oil. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71(42), 15701-15712. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05322

Mariotti, R., Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., Muleo, R., Cirilli, M., Forgione, I., Valery, M.C., & Mousavi, S. (2023). Genealogical tracing of Olea europaea species and pedigree relationships of var. europaea using chloroplast and nuclear markers. BMC Plant Biology, 23(1), Article 452. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04440-3

Medina-Alonso, M.G., Cabezas, J.M., Ríos-Mesa, D., Lorite, I.J., León, L., & de la Rosa, R. (2023). Flowering phenology of olive cultivars in two climate zones with contrasting temperatures (Subtropical and Mediterranean). Agriculture-Basel, 13(7), Article 1312. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13071312

Serrano, A., Rodríguez-Jurado, D., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Luque, F., López-Escudero, F.J., Belaj, A., Román, B., & León, L. (2023). Response to Verticillium dahliae infection in a genetically diverse set of olive cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae, 316, Article 112008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112008

Serrano, A., Wunsch, A., Sabety, J., Van Zoeren, J., Basedow, M., Miranda Sazo, M., Fuchs, M., & Khan, A. (2023). The Comparative root system architecture of declining and non-declining trees in two apple orchards in New York. Plants, 12(14), Article 2644. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12142644

Serrano García, I., Olmo-García, L., Monago-Maraña, O., de Alba, I.M.C., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Serrano, A., Gómez-Caravaca, A.M., & Carrasco-Pancorbo, A. (2023). Characterization of the Metabolic Profile of Olive Tissues (Roots, Stems and Leaves): Relationship with Cultivars’ Resistance/Susceptibility to the soil fungus Verticillium dahlie. Antioxidants, 12(12), Article 2120. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12122120

Yilmaz-Düzyaman, H., Medina-Alonso, M.G., Sanz, C., Pérez, A.G., de la Rosa, R., & León, L. (2023). Influence of genotype and environment on fruit phenolic composition of olive. Horticulturae, 9(10), Article 1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9101087

2022

Belaj, A., Ninot, A., Gómez-Gálvez, F.J., El Riachy, M., Gurbuz-Veral, M., Torres, M., Lazaj, A., Klepo, T., Paz, S., Ugarte, J., Baldoni, L., Lorite, I.J., Šatović, Z., & de la Rosa, R. (2022). Utility of EST-SNP Markers for Improving Management and Use of Olive Genetic Resources: A Case Study at the Worldwide Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba. Plants, 11, Article 921. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070921

Garrido-Godino, A.I., Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., Mota-Trujillo, M.C., & Navarro, F. (2022). The Association of Rpb4 with RNA Polymerase II Depends on CTD Ser5P Phosphatase Rtr1 and Influences mRNA Decay in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(4), Article 2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23042002

Lorite, I.J., Cabeza, J.M., Ruiz-Ramos, M., de la Rosa, R., Soriano, M.A., León, L., Santos, C., & Gabaldón-Leal, C. (2022). Enhancing the sustainability of Mediterranean olive groves through adaptation measures to climate change using modelling and response surfaces. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 313, Article 108742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108742

Moret, M., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Serrano, A., Ramírez-Yera, E., Cueva-López, M.D., Belaj, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Bombarely, A., & Luque, F. (2022). Identification of Genetic Markers and Genes Putatively Involved in Determining Olive Fruit Weight. Plants (Basel), 12(1), Article 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010155

Rapoport, H.F., Moreno-Alías, I., de la Rosa-Peinazo, M.Á., Frija, A., de la Rosa, R., & León, L. (2022). Floral Quality Characterization in Olive Progenies from Reciprocal Crosses. Plants, 11, Article 1285. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11101285

Serrano-García, I., Olmo-García, L., Polo-Megías, D., Serrano, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Gómez-Caravaca, A.M., & Carrasco-Pancorbo, A. (2022). Fruit Phenolic and Triterpenic Composition of Progenies of Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, an Interesting Phytochemical Source to Be Included in Olive Breeding Programs. Plants, 11, Article 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11141791

Yılmaz-Düzyaman, H., de la Rosa, R., & León, L. (2022). Seedling Selection in Olive Breeding Progenies. Plants, 11, Article 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11091195

2021

Begley, V., Jordán-Pla, A., Peñate, X., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Challal, D., Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., Mitjavila, A., Barucco, M., Gutiérrez, G., Singh, A., Alepuz, P., Navarro, F., Libri, D., Pérez-Ortín, J.E., & Chávez, S. (2021). Xrn1 influence on gene transcription results from the combination of general effects on elongating RNA pol II and gene-specific chromatin configuration. RNA biology, 18(9), 1310–1323. https://doi.org/10.1080/15476286.2020.1845504

Calvo, O., Ansari, A., & Navarro, F. (2021). Editorial: The Lesser Known World of RNA Polymerases. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8, Article 811413. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.811413

Fernández-González, A.J., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Nevado-Berzosa, M.P., Luque, F., Fernández-López, M., & Mercado-Blanco, J. (2021). Coupling the endophytic microbiome with the host transcriptome in olive roots. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 19, 4777-4789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.08.035

Fernández-Parras, I., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Luque, F., & Navarro, F. (2021). Several Isoforms for Each Subunit Shared by RNA Polymerases are Differentially Expressed in the Cultivated Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.). Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8, Article 679292. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.679292

Friel, J., Bombarely, A., Fornell, C.D., Luque, F., & Fernández-Ocaña, A.M. (2021). Comparative Analysis of Genotyping by Sequencing and Whole-Genome Sequencing Methods in Diversity Studies of Olea europaea L. Plants (Basel), 10(11), Article 2514. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112514

Garrido-Godino, A.I., Gupta, I., Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., Martínez-Padilla, A.B., Alekseenko, A., Steinmetz, L.M., Pérez-Ortín, J.E., Pelechano, V., & Navarro, F. (2021). Rpb4 and Puf3 imprint and post-transcriptionally control the stability of a common set of mRNAs in yeast. RNA Biology, 18(8), 1206-1220. https://doi.org/10.1080/15476286.2020.1839229

Garrido-Godino, A.I., Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., & Navarro, F. (2021). Biogenesis of RNA Polymerases in Yeast. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8, Article 669300. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.669300

Gómez-Gálvez, F.J., Pérez-Mohedano, D., de la Rosa-Navarro, R., & Belaj, A. (2021). High-throughput analysis of the canopy traits in the worldwide olive germplasm bank of Córdoba using very high-resolution imagery acquired from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Scientia Horticulturae, 278, Article 109851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109851

González-Jiménez, A., Campos, A., Navarro, F., Clemente-Blanco, A., & Calvo, O. (2021). Regulation of Eukaryotic RNAPs Activities by Phosphorylation. Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 8, Article 681865. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.681865

Hammami, S.B.M., León, L., Rapoport, H.F., & de la Rosa, R. (2021). A new approach for early selection of short juvenile period in olive progenies. Scientia Horticulturae, 281, Article 109993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109993

Hernández, M.L., Sicardo, M.D., Belaj, A., & Martínez-Rivas, J.M. (2021). The Oleic/Linoleic Acid Ratio in Olive (Olea europaea L.) fruit mesocarp is mainly controlled by OeFAD2-2 and OeFAD2-5 Genes together with the different specificity of extraplastidial acyltransferase enzymes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, Article 653997. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.653997

León, L., de la Rosa, R., & Arriaza, M. (2021). Prioritization of olive breeding objectives in Spain: Analysis of a producers and researchers survey. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(4), Article e0701. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2021194-18203

López-Bernal, A., Fernandes-Silva, A.A., Vega, V.A., Hidalgo, J.C., León, L., Testi, L., & Villalobos, F.J. (2021). A fruit growth approach to estimate oil content in olives. European Journal of Agronomy, 123, Article 126206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126206

Medina, G., Sanz, C., León, L., Pérez, A.G., & de la Rosa, R. (2021). Phenolic variability in fruit from the ‘Arbequina’ olive cultivar under Mediterranean and Subtropical climatic conditions. Grasas Y Aceites, 72(4), Article e438. https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.1002202

Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Serrano, A., Belaj, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Mercado-Blanco, J., & Luque, F. (2021). Verticillium wilt resistant and susceptible olive cultivars express a very different basal set of genes in roots. BMC Genomics, 22, Article 229. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07545-x

Serrano, A., de la Rosa, R., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., Cano, J., Pérez, A.G., Sanz, C., Arias-Calderón, R., Velasco, L., & León, L. (2021). Chemical components influencing oxidative stability and sensorial properties of extra virgin olive oil and effect of genotype and location on their expression. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 136, Article 110257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110257

Serrano, A., Rodríguez-Jurado, D., Román, B., Bejarano-Alcázar, J., de la Rosa, R., & León, L. (2021). Verticillium Wilt Evaluation of Olive Breeding Selections Under Semi-Controlled Conditions. Plant Disease, 105(6), 1781-1790. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-20-1829-RE

Torres-Sánchez, J., de la Rosa, R., León, L., Jiménez-Brenes, F.M., Kharrat, A., & López-Granados, F. (2021). Quantification of dwarfing effect of different rootstocks in ‘Picual’ olive cultivar using UAV-photogrammetry. Precision Agriculture, 23, 178–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-021-09832-9

2020

Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., León, L., Gabaldón-Leal, C., Santos, C., Porras, R., de la Cruz-Blanco, M., & Lorite, I.J. (2020). Phenological diversity in a World Olive Germplasm Bank: Potential use for breeding programs and climate change studies. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(1), Article e0701. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2020181-15017

Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., & Navarro, F. (2020). A Yeast Chromatin-enriched Fractions Purification Approach, yChEFs, from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bio-protocol, 10(1), Article e3471. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.3471

Díaz-Rueda, P., Franco-Navarro, J.D., Messora, R., Espartero, J., Rivero-Núñez, C.M., Aleza, P., Capote, N., Cantos, M., García-Fernández, J.L., de Cires, A., Belaj, A., León, L., Besnard, G., & Colmenero-Flores, J.M. (2020). SILVOLIVE, a Germplasm Collection of Wild Subspecies With High Genetic Variability as a Source of Rootstocks and Resistance Genes for Olive Breeding. Frontiers in plant science, 11, Article 629. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00629

Faize, M., Fumanal, B., Luque, F., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Zou, Z., Qiao, X., Faize, L., Gousset-Dupont, A., Roeckel-Drevet, P., Label, P., & Venisse, J-S. (2020). Genome wild analysis and molecular understanding of the aquaporin diversity in olive trees (Olea europaea L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(11), Article 4183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21114183

Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Fernández-Pozo, N., Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Yan, H., de la Rosa, R., Belaj, A., Montes, E., Rodríguez-Ariza, M.O., Navarro, F., Barroso, J.B., Beuzón, C.R., Valpuesta, V., Bombarely, A., & Luque, F. (2020). Transposon Activation is a Major Driver in the Genome Evolution of Cultivated Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.). The Plant Genome, 13(1), Article e20010.  https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20010

León, L., Díaz-Rueda, P., Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., Carrascosa, C., & Colmenero-Flores, J.M. (2020). Evaluation of early vigor traits in wild olive germplasm. Scientia Horticulturae, 264, Article 109157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109157

López-Yerena, A., Ninot, A., Lozano-Castellón, J., Escribano-Ferrer, E., Romero-Aroca, A.J., Belaj, A., Vallverdú-Queralt, A., & Lamuela-Raventós, R.M. (2020). Conservation of Native Wild Ivory-White Olives from the MEDES Islands Natural Reserve to Maintain Virgin Olive Oil Diversity. Antioxidants (Basel), 9(10), Article 1009. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9101009

Mariotti, R., Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., León, L., Brizioli, F., Baldoni, L., & Mousavi, S. (2020). EST–SNP Study of Olea europaea L. Uncovers Functional Polymorphisms between Cultivated and Wild Olives. Genes, 11(8), Article 916. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11080916

Martínez-Fernández, V., Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., Gutiérrez-Santiago, F., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Rodríguez-Galán, O., Jordán-Pla, A., Lois, S., Triviño, J.C., de la Cruz, J., & Navarro, F. (2020). Prefoldin-like Bud27 influences the transcription of ribosomal components and ribosome biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RNA, 26, 1360-1379. https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.075507.120

Medina-Alonso, M.G., Navas, J.F., Cabezas, J.M., Weiland, C.M., Ríos-Mesa, D., Lorite, I.J., León, L., & de la Rosa, R. (2020). Differences on flowering phenology under Mediterranean and Subtropical environments for two representative olive cultivars. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 180, Article 104239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104239

Navas-López, J.F., Cano, J., de la Rosa, R., Velasco, L., & León, L. (2020). Genotype by environment interaction for oil quality componentes in olive tree. European Journal of Agronomy, 119, Article 126115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126115

Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., Valverde-Corredor, A., Mercado-Blanco, J., & Luque, F. (2020). Epigenetics regulation of Verticillium dahliae virulence: Does DNA methylation level play a role? International Journal of Molecular Science, 21(15), Article 5197. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21155197

Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Barroso, J.B., & Luque F. (2020). Gene expression pattern in olive tree organs (Olea europaea L.). Genes, 11(5), Article 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050544

Sanz, C., Belaj, A., Tortosa, J.L., & Pérez, A.G. (2020). Comparative study of the content of phenolic compounds in olive fruits and leaves for posible use in breeding programs for the functional selection of olive cultivars. Acta Horticulturae, 1282, 11-18. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1282.3

Serrano, A., de la Rosa, R., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & León, L. (2020). Genetic and environmental effect on volatile composition of extra virgin olive oil. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 122(12), Article 2000162. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.202000162

Serrano, A., León, L., Belaj, A., & Román, B. (2020). Nucleotide diversity analysis of candidate genes for Verticillium wilt resistance in olive. Scientia Horticulturae, 274, Article 109653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109653

2019

Begley, V., Corzo, D., Jordán-Pla, A., Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., de Miguel-Jiménez, L., Pérez-Aguado, D., Machuca-Ostos, M., Navarro, F., Chávez, M.J., Pérez-Ortín, J.E., & Chávez, S. (2019). The mRNA degradation factor Xrn1 regulates transcription elongation in parallel to Ccr4. Nucleic acids research, 47(18), 9524–9541. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz660

Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., Garrido-Godino, A.I., & Navarro, F. (2019). A novel yeast chromatin-enriched fractions purification approach, yChEFs, for the chromatin-associated protein analysis used for chromatin-associated and RNA-dependent chromatin-associated proteome studies from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene Reports, 16, Article 100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2019.100450

Fernández-González, A.J., Villadas, P.J., Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., Valverde-Corredor, A., Belaj, A., Mercado-Blanco, J., & Fernández-López, M. (2019). Defining the root endosphere and rhizosphere microbiomes from the World Olive Germplasm Collection. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 20423. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56977-9

Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., Barroso-Albarracín, J.B., Luque, F., & Mercado-Blanco, J. (2019). The transcriptome of Verticillium dahliae responds differentially depending on the disease susceptibility level of the olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivar. Genes, 10(4), Article 251. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10040251

Martín-García, B., Verardo, V., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Arráez-Román, D., Segura-Carretero, A., & Gómez-Caravaca, A.M. (2019). GC-QTOF-MS as valuable tool to evaluate the influence of cultivar and sample time on olive leaves triterpenic components. Food Research International, 115, 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.08.085

Mousavi, S., de la Rosa, R., Moukhli, A., El Riachy, M., Mariotti, R., Torres, M., Pierantozzi, P., Stanzione, V., Mastio, V., Zaher, H., El Antari, A., Ayoub, S., Dandachi, F., Youssef, H., Aggelou, N., Contreras, C., Maestri, D., Belaj, A., Bufacchi, M., Baldoni, L., & León, L. (2019). Plasticity of fruit and oil traits in olive among different environments. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 16968. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53169-3

Navas-Lopez, J.F., León, L., Rapoport, H.F., Moreno-Alías, I., Lorite, I.J., & de la Rosa, R. (2019). Genotype, environment and their interaction effects on olive tree flowering phenology and flower quality. Euphytica, 215, Article 184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-019-2503-5

Navas-Lopez, J.F., León, L., Trentacoste, E.R., & de la Rosa, R. (2019). Multi-environment evaluation of oil accumulation pattern parameters in olive. Plant physiology and biochemistry:PPB, 139, 485–494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.04.016

Palomares-Rius, J.E., Belaj, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Rapoport, H.F., & Castillo, P. (2019). Evaluation of the Phytopathological Reaction of Wild and Cultivated Olives as a Means of Finding Promising New Sources of Genetic Diversity for Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes. Plant disease, 103(10), 2559–2568. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-19-0322-RE

Pérez, A.G., León, L., Pascual, M., de la Rosa, R., Belaj, A., & Sanz, C. (2019). Analysis of Olive (Olea Europaea L.) Genetic Resources in Relation to the Content of Vitamin E in Virgin Olive Oil. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 8(8), Article 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8080242

Sarwar, M.B., Ahmad, Z., Rashid, B., Hassan, S., Gregersen, P.L., Leyva, M.O., Nagy, I., Asp, T., & Husnain, T. (2019). De novo assembly of Agave sisalana transcriptome in response to drought stress provides insight into the tolerance mechanisms. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 396. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35891-6

2018

Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., Lorite, I.J., Mariotti, R., Cultrera, N.G.M., Beuzón, C.R., González-Plaza, J.J., Muñoz-Mérida, A., Trelles, O., & Baldoni, L. (2018). Usefulness of a New Large Set of High Throughput EST-SNP Markers as a Tool for Olive Germplasm Collection Management. Frontiers in plant science, 9, Article 1320. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01320

Belaj, A., León, L., Pérez Rubio, A.G., de la Rosa, R., & Sanz, C. (2018). Assessment of olive diversity for metabolites associated with the nutritional and sensory quality of virgin olive oil. Acta Horticulturae, 1199, 517-522. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1199.82

García-Vico, L., Belaj, A., León, L., de la Rosa, R., Sanz, C., & Pérez, A.G. (2018). A survey of ethanol content in virgin olive oil. Food Control, 91, 248-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.006

Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Vidoy-Mercado, I., Barceló-Muñoz, A., & Luque, F. (2018). Transcriptomic time-series analysis of early development in olive from germinated embryos to juvenile tree. BMC genomics, 19(1), Article 824. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5232-6

León, L., de la Rosa, R., Velasco, L., & Belaj, A. (2018). Using Wild Olives in Breeding Programs: Implications on Oil Quality Composition. Frontiers in plant science, 9, Article 232. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00232

Leyva-Pérez, M.O., Jiménez-Ruiz, J., Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., Valverde-Corredor, A., Barroso, J.B., Luque, F., & Mercado-Blanco, J. (2018). Tolerance of olive (Olea europaea) cv Frantoio to Verticillium dahliae relies on both basal and pathogen-induced differential transcriptomic responses. The New phytologist, 217(2), 671–686. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14833

Lorite, I.J., Gabaldón-Leal, C., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Belaj, A., de la Rosa, R., León, L., & Santos, C. (2018). Evaluation of olive response and adaptation strategies to climate change under semi-arid conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 204, 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.04.008

Martínez-Fernández, V., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Cuevas-Bermúdez, A., & Navarro, F. (2018). The Yeast Prefoldin Bud27. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1106, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00737-9_8

Martínez-Fernández, V., Garrido-Godino, A.I., Mirón-García, M.C., Begley, V., Fernández-Pévida, A., de la Cruz, J., Chávez, S., & Navarro, F. (2018). Rpb5 modulates the RNA polymerase II transition from initiation to elongation by influencing Spt5 association and backtracking. Biochimica et biophysica Acta-Gene regulatory mechanisms, 1861(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.11.002

Martínez-Fernández, V., & Navarro, F. (2018). Rpb5, a subunit shared by eukaryotic RNA polymerases, cooperates with prefoldin-like Bud27/URI. AIMS Genetics, 5(1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.3934/genet.2018.1.63

Navas-López, J.F., León, L., Rapoport, H.F., Moreno-Alías, I., Medina, M.G., Santos, C., Porras, R., Lorite, I.J., & de la Rosa, R. (2018). Flowering phenology and flower quality of cultivars ‘Arbequina’, ‘Koroneiki’ and ‘Picual’ in different environments of southern Spain. Acta Horticulturae, 1229, 257-262. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1229.39

Ninot, A., Howad, W., Aranzana, M.J., Senar, R., Romero, A., Mariotti, R., Baldoni, L., & Belaj, A. (2018). Survey of over 4,500 monumental olive trees preserved on-farm in the northeast Iberian Peninsula, their genotyping and characterization. Scientia Horticulturae, 231, 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2017.11.025

Rallo, L., Barranco, D., de la Rosa, R., & León, L. (2018). New olive cultivars and selections in Spain: results after 25 years of breeding. Acta Horticulturae, 1199, 21-26. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1199.4

Sanz, C., Belaj, A., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & Pérez, A.G. (2018). Natural variation of volatile compounds in virgin olive oil analyzed by HS-SPME/GC-MS-FID. Separations, 5(2), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations5020024

Sanz, C., & de la Rosa, R. (2018). Fruit phenolic profiling: A new selection criterion in olive breeding programs. Frontiers in plant science, 9, Article 241. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00241

Identificación de marcadores moleculares para la obtención de variedades de vigor reducido para el olivar en seto (M-VigoROSo)

Entidad Financiadora: Proyecto Talento UJA (M.1.B.A TA_000676)

Referencia: TA_000676

Investigador principal: Alicia Serrano Gómez

Año de inicio: 2024

Periodo: 01-12-2024 a 30-11-2026

Presupuesto: 69.500,00 €

The soil biodiversity and functionality of Mediterranean olive groves: A holistic analysis of the influence of land management on olive oil quality and safety. SOIL O-LIVE

Entidad Financiadora: Programa Horizonte Europa HORIZON-MISS-2021-SOIL-02-03 - Linking soil health to nutritional and safe food. Unión Europea

Referencia: 101091255

Investigador principal: Antonio José Manzaneda Ávila

Año de inicio: 2023

Presupuesto: 6.988.660,00 € (1.035.500,00 € UJA)

Estudio de la diversidad genética para composición acídica y compuestos menores en una colección mundial de variedades de olivo y su interacción genotipo-ambiente

Entidad Financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento y a actuaciones para la formación de personal investigador predoctoral asociados a dichos proyectos, en el marco del Programa Estatal para Impulsar la Investigación Científico-Técnica y su Transferencia. Convocatoria 2022.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Referencia: PID2022-143133OR-I00

Investigador principal: Angjelina Belaj

Año de inicio: 2023

Presupuesto: 221.250,00 €

Programa de Mejora Genética de olivo

Entidad Financiadora: FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional)

Referencia: AVA23.INV2023.016

Investigador principal: Lorenzo León Moreno

Año de inicio: 2023

Presupuesto: 214.110,00 €

Experimentación y Transferencia en el Olivar

Entidad Financiadora: FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional)

Referencia: PR.TRA23.TRA2023.003

Investigador principal: Javier J. Hidalgo Moya

Año de inicio: 2023

Presupuesto: 579.942,00 €

Beyond Xylella, Integrated Strategies for Mitigating Xylella impact in Europe

Entidad Financiadora: Programa Horizonte Europa HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01-04. Unión Europea.  

Referencia: 101060593

Investigador principal: Angjelina Belaj

Año de inicio: 2022

Presupuesto: 125.000,00 €

Conservación, manejo y utilización de los recursos genéticos del Banco de Germoplasma Mundial de Olivo del IFAPA

Entidad Financiadora: FEADER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Rural)

Referencia: CRF.CRF202200.004

Investigador principal: Angjelina Belaj

Año de inicio: 2022

Presupuesto: 258.500,00 €

Influencia del genotipo y el ambiente en el contenido y composición fenólica en olivo

Entidad Financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a Proyecto de I+D+i en el marco de los programas estatales de generación de conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema de I+D+i y de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la sociedad. Convocatoria 2020.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Referencia: PID2020-115853RR-C31

Investigador principal: Lorenzo León Moreno

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 217.800,00 €

Genomic and transcriptomic approaches to the identification of key molecular markers and gene variants on phenol content and composition in olive

Entidad Financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a Proyecto de I+D+i en el marco de los programas estatales de generación de conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema de I+D+i y de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la sociedad. Convocatoria 2020.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Referencia: PID2020-115853RR-C33                

Investigador principal: Francisco Luque Vázquez

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 160.000,00 €

Homeostasia del RNA en células eucariotas: control de la transcripción global durante el ciclo celular y papel de la Prefoldina-like BUD27

Entidad Financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a Proyecto de I+D+i en el marco de los programas estatales de generación de conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema de I+D+i y de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la sociedad. Convocatoria 2020.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Referencia: PID2020-112853GB-C33

Investigador principal: Francisco Navarro Gómez

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 120.000,00 €

Contribución de la cochaperona prefoldin-like Bud27 a la formación de los complejos transcripcionales de la RNA polimerasa III, a su actividad transcripcional y a la composición proteica de la cromatina en Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Entidad Financiadora: Ayudas a la I+D+i, en el ámbito del Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, PAIDI

Referencia: PY20_00792

Investigador principal: Francisco Navarro Gómez

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 60.000,00 €

Influencia de la prefoldina-like URI/Bud27 en la expresión y en los niveles intracelulares de tRNA y su correlación con el cáncer

Entidad Financiadora: Junta de Andalucía-Universidad de Jaén (Proyecto FEDER-UJA)

Referencia: 1260360

Investigador principal: Francisco Navarro Gómez

Año de inicio: 2020

Presupuesto: 108.000,00 €

Olive genome sequencing

Determine and identify all genes and their possible functions

Comparison between varieties

Identification of genes with commercial interest

Verticillium wilt diagnostic kit