This unit mainly deals with the following research topics:

• Comparative genomics on species of agricultural interest using bioinformatics analysis
• Biotechnological approaches based on genetic modification and gene editing of species of agricultural interest
• Analysis of the physiological and molecular effects determined by water-deficit and salt stress on fruit and biomass tree species
• Omics approaches to increase crop resistance and resilience to climate change-induced abiotic stresses
• Analysis of the molecular, physiological and productive effects induced by organic and inorganic xenobiotics on plants e phyto-treatment methods for contaminated soil and water
• Development of non-destructive methods and application of sensors for measuring the physiological state of cultivated species for Agriculture 4.0 applications
• Physiological and productive analysis of cultivated species in response to the use of unconventional-, surface- and ground-water to mitigate water scarcity