Abstract

Welcome to my personal page as plant researcher and agronomist

In the office at IFAPA (Spain), April 2023.

Member of the Editorial Board (Plant Biology section)

Guest Edited Collection

My researcher profiles

My main researching topics:

Resistance and defensive mechanisms of crops against parasitic plants and other pathogens
Nanotechnology applied to plant research and agriculture
Mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobacteria and induced resistance
Influence of microbiological components of the soil in holm oak decline
Plant histology and microscopy (histochemistry, confocal laser scanning microscopy)

Contact address:

Dr. Alejandro PEREZ DE LUQUE

IFAPA, Centro Alameda del Obispo

Área de Mejora y Biotecnología

Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n

PO Box 3092

14004 Córdoba (Spain)

Tel: +34 671 532750

Fax: +34 957 016043

E-mail: alejandro.perez.luque[insert @ here]juntadeandalucia.es

Upcoming events

27-Sep-22: Invited talk on "Nanotechnology for delivery of microorganisms and natural products" for the OECD International Conference "Overcoming the barriers to adoption of microbial bioherbicides" in Bari (Italy).
16-Dec-21: Invited speaker for the "Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding" with the talk "Under pressure: breeding for resistance against pathogens" in Pamplona (Spain).
3-Dec-20: Invited talk "The HYPATIA project: from the synchrotron to the field" for the Primer Workshop Online Latinoamericano en Nanobiotecnología organized by CIBAMA in Temuco (Chile).
9-Jun-20: Invited lecture about "Microorganismos beneficiosos del suelo: la Guardia de la Noche de la rizosfera (Soil beneficial microorganisms: the Night's Watch of the rhizosphere)" for the Master in Environmental Agrobiology from the Universidad del País Vasco in Vitoria (Spain).
7-May-20: Invited lecture about "Mejora genética para resistencia a enfermedades en leguminosas (Plant breeding for resistance against diseases in legumes)" for the Master in Plant Health from the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).
1-Apr-20: Attending the III Spanish Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding organized by the FiRCMe Network of Scientific Excellence in Pamplona (Spain). POSTPONED due to #COVID19
17-Mar-20: Attending AgroSinergias in Córdoba (Spain) and presenting the works from the local groups working in "Mejora Vegetal y Biotecnología (Plant Breeding and Biotechnology)". POSTPONED due to #COVID19
15-Nov-19: Presenting the talk "Nanofertilizers: nouvelle cuisine for feeding crops" in the Final Meeting for the HYPATHIA project in Como (Italy).
26-Sep-19: Invited conference about "Nanotechnology enters the field: can it help to make agriculture smart?" for the 30th international scientific-expert conference of agriculture and food industry in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
12-Jun-19: Invited talk about "When Nanotechnology meets Agriculture: will it help to improve farming?" for the AgriNano Techniques Workshop at NanoInnovation 2019 in Rome (Italy).
10-Jun-19: Attending the I Encuentro IMIBIC-CIENCIAS-IUNAN held at IMIBIC in Córdoba (Spain).
28-Mar-19: Attending the Annual Meeting for the HYPATHIA project in Logroño (Spain).
6-Mar-19: Attending the II Spanish Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding organized by the FiRCMe Network of Scientific Excellence in Córdoba (Spain).
5-Dec-18: Invited talk about "How can nanotechnology help agriculture? The HYPATIA project" for the III Workshop on Environmental Nanotechnology at the University of Sorocaba (Brazil).
9-Jul-18: Invited for a talk about "Application of nanotechnology in agriculture" for an European Commission workshop (TAIEX) on Biomedical Engineering: Nanotechnology in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
21-May-18: Attending the Annual Meeting for the HYPATHIA project in Como (Italy).
9-Apr-18: Attending the I Spanish Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding organized by the FiRCMe Network of Scientific Excellence in Zaragoza (Spain).
16-Jan-18: Invited speaker about "Nanotecnología: diseñando agroquímicos más eficientes (Nanotechnology: designing more efficient agrochemicals)" for the "V Congreso de Horticultura al aire libre" in Cuéllar (Spain).
23-Nov-17: Attending the VI Congreso de Comunicación Social de la Ciencia (VI Congress of Social Communication of Science) organized by the Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica (AECC) in Córdoba (Spain).
29-Sep-17: Coordination of the 3rd Ciencia en el Bar (Science in the Pub) organized by the association Científicos Retornados a España (CRE) in Córdoba (Spain) during the European Researchers' Night.
2-Jun-17: Invited lecture about Nanotechnology in Agriculture for a PhD students seminar at the University of Córdoba.
10-Jun-16: Invited for a seminar about "Microorganismos beneficiosos y nanotecnología: ¿pueden contribuir a mejorar la agricultura? (Beneficial microbes and nanotechnology: can they help to improve agriculture?)" at Estación Experimental del Zaidín in Granada (Spain).
24-May-16: Invited speaker about "Biofertilizantes: algo más que añadir nutrientes (Biofertilizers: more than adding nutrients)" for the "IV jornadas Nacionales de Cereales Grupo GENVCE".
28-Apr-16: Coordination of the 1st Ciencia en el Bar (Science in the Pub) organized by the association Científicos Retornados a España (CRE) in Córdoba, Spain.
16-Nov-15: Short stay at the University of Sheffield, UK.
25-Aug-15: Attending the "World Congress on Beneficial Microbes" held in Valencia (Spain).
26-Jun-15: Invited lecturer for a course about "Interactions between nanoparticles and plants" at Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho" in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
24-Jun-15: Invited talk for a "Workshop sobre Nanotecnologia Ambiental" at Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho" in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
25-Nov-14: Another talk about parasitic plants for the 3rd London "Meet the Scientist" organized by the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK), in London, UK.
8-Oct-14: Public talk about "Vampire plants: sucking the essence of their neighbours" for the 1st Science in the Pub organized by the Middlands Constituency of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK), in Sheffield, UK.
25-Sep-14: Short talk about parasitic plants ("A Bunch of Badass Suckers") during the Ignite Academy activity at the Festival of the Mind in Sheffield, UK.
21-Nov-13: Invited for a talk about "Nanomaterials as smart delivery systems for disease and pest control in plants" for an European Commission workshop on Nanotechnology for the Agricultural Sector: from Research to the Field in Sevilla, Spain.
3-Nov-13: Invited speaker about "Nanotechnologies for strigolactone management in parasitic weeds" for the COST action STREAM on strigolactones in Jerusalem, Israel.
25-Aug-13: Invited lecture about "Nanotechnology and Plant Pathology" for the 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) in Beijing, China.
1-Apr-13: Starting two sabbatical years at the University of Sheffield, UK.
20-Sep-12: Invited by Rijk Zwaan for a lecture about applications of nanotechnology in agriculture in Córdoba.
17-May-12: Visiting the Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (Spain) to continue colllaborative works.
3-May-12: Visiting the University of Sheffield (UK) in order to prepare long term collaborative works.
7-Jun-11: Member of the Program Committee of the "11th World Congress on Parasitic Plants" that will be held in Martina Franca (Italy).
10-Feb-11: Participation in the "III Encuentro NANO-UCO" (III Meeting NANO-UCO) about nanotechnology that will be held at the University of Cordoba.
17-Oct-10: Invited to the CIC BiomaGUNE in San Sebastian for a lecture about "Nanotechnology: applications for plant research and agriculture" and a working meeting.
20-Jun-10: Attending the "I International Conference on Food and Agriculture Applications of Nanotechnologies" (NanoAgri 2010) that will be held in São Pedro (Brazil).
7-Jun-10: Invited by Syngenta to a seminar about broomrape at Jeallot's Hill International Research Center (UK).
14-Jan-10: Participation in the "II Encuentro NANO-UCO" (II Meeting NANO-UCO) about nanotechnology that will be held in the University of Cordoba.
16-Nov-09: Invited to the University of Sheffield (UK) as a lecturer on resistance against parasitic plants.
23-Oct-09: Meeting in Córdoba with groups from the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-Madrid), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA-Zaragoza), Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS-Córdoba), Instituto de Tecnología Química e Biológica (ITQB-Lisbon) for starting the researching project "Development of ultra-sensitive methods and plant nano-vaccines for the fungi Fusarium spp. using nanotecnological devices".
15-Oct-09: Invited for a lecture about researching for Agronomy students at the University of Córdoba.