• Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., Atero-Calvo, S., Albacete, A., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2020). CAX1a TILLING Mutations Modify the Hormonal Balance Controlling Growth and Ion Homeostasis in Brassica rapa Plants Subjected to Salinity. Agronomy, 10(11), 1699. 

• Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., de la Torre-González, A., Ruiz, J. M., Esposito, S., & Blasco, B. (2020). Study of salt-stress tolerance and defensive mechanisms in Brassica rapa CAX1a TILLING mutants. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 104061. 

• Navarro-León, E., Ruiz, J. M., Albacete, A., & Blasco, B. (2020). Tolerance to cadmium toxicity and phytoremediation potential of three Brassica rapa CAX1a TILLING mutants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 189, 109961.

• Navarro-León, E., Ruiz, J. M., Albacete, A., & Blasco, B. (2019). Effect of CAX1a TILLING mutations and calcium concentration on some primary metabolism processes in Brassica rapa plants. Journal of plant physiology, 237, 51-60.

• Navarro-León, E., Ruiz, J. M., Graham, N., & Blasco, B. (2018). Physiological profile of CAX1a TILLING mutants of Brassica rapa exposed to different calcium doses. Plant Science, 272, 164-172. 

• Navarro-León, E., Paradisone, V., López-Moreno, F. J., Rios, J. J., Esposito, S., & Blasco, B. (2021). Effect of CAX1a TILLING mutations on photosynthesis performance in salt-stressed Brassica rapa plants. Plant Science, 111013.

• Navarro-León, E., Grazioso, A., Atero-Calvo, S., Rios, J. J., Esposito, S., & Blasco, B. (2023). Evaluation of the alkalinity stress tolerance of three Brassica rapa CAX1 TILLING mutants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 198, 107712.

Master. Zn deficiency in leafy vegetables

• Blasco, B., Navarro-León, E., & Ruiz, J. M. (2018). Oxidative stress in relation with micronutrient deficiency or toxicity. In Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency (pp. 181-194). Academic Press 

• Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., Ahmad, A., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2022). Biofortification of Crops: Novel Insights and Approaches for Enhanced Nutrient Accumulation. In Conceptualizing Plant-Based Nutrition: Bioresources, Nutrients Repertoire and Bioavailability (pp. 19-41). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Navarro-León, E., Rios, J. J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2024). Humic substances-based products for plants growth and abiotic stress tolerance. In Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance (pp. 89-106). Elsevier.

Biostimulants

• Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., Rios, J. J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2020). Assaying the use of sodium thiosulphate as a biostimulant and its effect on cadmium accumulation and tolerance in Brassica oleracea plants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 200, 110760. 

• Hidalgo-Santiago, L., Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., Arjó, G., González, L. M., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2021). The application of the silicon-based biostimulant Codasil® offset water deficit of lettuce plants. Scientia Horticulturae, 285, 110177 

• Navarro-León, E., López-Moreno, F. J., Fernández, M. A., Maldonado, J. J., Yánez, J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). A New Calcium Vectoring Technology: Concentration and Distribution of Ca and Agronomic Efficiency in Pepper Plants. Agronomy, 12(2), 410.

• Navarro‐León, E., López‐Moreno, F. J., Borda, E., Marín, C., Sierras, N., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). Effect of L‐amino acid‐based biostimulants on nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in lettuce plants. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

• Navarro-Morillo, I., Garcia-Sanchez, F., Camara-Zapata, J. M., Navarro-León, E., Izquierdo-Ramos, M. J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer® Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants. Horticulturae, 8(6), 500.

• Ahmad, A., Navarro-León, E., Izquierdo-Ramos, M. J., Rios, J. J., Blasco, B., Navarro-Morillo, I., & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). Analysis of RAZORMIN® as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper. Agronomy, 12(6), 1418.

• Navarro-León, E., Borda, E., Marín, C., Sierras, N., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). Application of an Enzymatic Hydrolysed L-α-Amino Acid Based Biostimulant to Improve Sunflower Tolerance to Imazamox. Plants, 11(20), 2761.

• Navarro-Morillo, I., Navarro-Perez, V., Perez-Millan, R., Navarro-León, E., Blasco, B., Cámara-Zapata, J. M., & Garcia-Sanchez, F. (2023). Effects of Root and Foliar Application of Corn Steep Liquor on Pepper Plants: A Physiological, Nutritional, and Morphological Study. Horticulturae, 9(2), 221.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Izquierdo-Ramos, M. J., Navarro-León, E., & Ruiz, J. M. (2025). Humic Substances Enhance Cadmium Tolerance in Lettuce by Enhancing Antioxidant Activity and Photosynthesis Performance. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-15.

• Velasco-Clares, D., Navarro-León, E., Izquierdo-Ramos, M. J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2025). Enhancing Drought Tolerance in Lettuce: The Efficacy of the Seaweed-Derived Biostimulant Cytolan® Stress Applied at Different Growth Stages. Horticulturae, 11(2), 157.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Navarro-León, E., Rios, J. J., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2024). Comparative effects of root and foliar leonardite-suspension concentrate application on plant growth and photosynthetic efficiency of lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 43(12), 4667-4679.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Navarro-León, E., Rios, J. J., & Ruiz, J. M. (2024). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Humic Substances-Based Product for Lettuce Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency under Low Nitrogen Conditions. Agriculture, 14(9), 1492.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Navarro-León, E., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2024). Salinity stress mitigation by radicular and foliar humic substances application in lettuce plants. Plant Growth Regulation, 104(1), 151-167.

• Navarro-Morillo, I., Navarro-León, E., Atero-Calvo, S., Rios, J. J., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2024). Biostimulant-induced mitigation of cold and drought stresses in zucchini plants. Scientia Horticulturae, 331, 113114.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Izquierdo-Ramos, M. J., García-Huertas, C., Rodríguez-Alcántara, M., Navarro-Morillo, I., & Navarro-León, E. (2024). An evaluation of the effectivity of the green leaves biostimulant on lettuce growth, nutritional quality, and mineral element efficiencies under optimal growth conditions. Plants, 13(7), 917.

• Atero‐Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Navarro‐León, E., Albacete, A., & Ruiz, J. M. (2025). The effects of humic substances application on the phytohormone profile in Lactuca sativa L. Annals of Applied Biology, 186(2), 115-124.

• Velasco‐Clares, D., Navarro‐León, E., Atero‐Calvo, S., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2024). Is the application of bioactive anti‐stress substances with a seaweed‐derived biostimulant effective under adequate growth conditions?. Physiologia Plantarum, 176(1), e14193.

• Atero-Calvo, S., Magro, F., Masetti, G., Navarro-León, E., Rios, J. J., & Ruiz, J. M. (2023). Assaying the use of a leonardite-suspension concentrate-based product as a potential biostimulant to enhance growth, NPK use efficiency, and antioxidant capacity in Lactuca sativa L. Agronomy, 14(1), 64.

Other

SALINITY AND TOMATO GENOTYPES

• de la Torre-González, A., Navarro-León, E., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2020). Nitrogen and photorespiration pathways, salt stress genotypic tolerance effects in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 42(1), 2. 

• de la Torre-González, A., Navarro-León, E., Albacete, A., Blasco, B., & Ruiz, J. M. (2017). Study of phytohormone profile and oxidative metabolism as key process to identification of salinity response in tomato commercial genotypes. Journal of plant physiology, 216, 164-173.

HMA4 AND Zn AND Cd  ACCUMULATION IN B. rapa

• Blasco, B., Navarro-León, E., & Ruiz, J. M. (2019). Study of Zn accumulation and tolerance of HMA4 TILLING mutants of Brassica rapa grown under Zn deficiency and Zn toxicity. Plant Science, 287, 110201. 

• Navarro-León, E., Oviedo-Silva, J., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2019). Possible role of HMA4a TILLING mutants of Brassica rapa in cadmium phytoremediation programs. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 180, 88-94. 

ESB1 CHARACTERIZATION

• Atero-Calvo, S., Rios, J. J., Navarro-León, E., Ruiz, J. M., & Blasco, B. (2023). Physiological and Histological Characterization of the ESB1 TILLING Mutant of Brassica rapa L.: Potential Use in Biofortification and Phytoremediation Programs. Agronomy, 13(6), 1642.

MORINGA

• Rubio-Sanz, L., Dorca-Fornell, C., Fornos, M., Navarro-León, E., & Jaizme-Vega, M.C. (2021). Phytochemical characterization of Moringa oleifera. Herba Polonica, 67(3), 1-8. 

SILICON AND ZN IMBALANCES IN BARLEY

• Paradisone, V., Navarro-León, E., Ruiz, J.M., Esposito, S., & Blasco, B. (2021). Calcium silicate ameliorates zinc deficiency and toxicity symptoms in barley plants through improvements in nitrogen metabolism and photosynthesis. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

• Paradisone, V., Navarro-León, E., Albacete, A., Ruiz, J. M., Esposito, S., & Blasco, B. (2022). Improvement of the physiological response of barley plants to both Zinc deficiency and toxicity by the application of calcium silicate. Plant Science, 111259.

IRON BIOFORTIFICATION IN LETTUCE

• Buturi, C. V., Sabatino, L., Mauro, R. P., Navarro-León, E., Blasco, B., Leonardi, C., & Giuffrida, F. (2022). Iron Biofortification of Greenhouse Soilless Lettuce: An Effective Agronomic Tool to Improve the Dietary Mineral Intake. Agronomy, 12(8), 1793. 

USE OF PHENOLICS DERIVED FROM BYPRODUCTS IN THE INDUSTRY

• Gomez-Molina, M., Albaladejo-Marico, L., Yepes-Molina, L., Nicolas-Espinosa, J., Navarro-León, E., Garcia-Ibañez, P., & Carvajal, M. (2024). Exploring phenolic compounds in crop by-products for cosmetic efficacy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(11), 5884.