Engracia Madejón
Principal Investigator 1. Senior Scientist at the IRNAS and head of the research group “Sustainable use of the soil-plant system” (SOILPLANT). Leader of the CSIC-University of Seville Unit “Sustainable use of soil and water in agriculture”. Soil chemistry expert focused on soil conservation of agroecosystems through the use of organic materials. Experience in biochemical and physical indicators of restoration in degraded and contaminated soils. VicePresident of the Spanish Soil Science Society (SECS) and Editor-in-Chief of SOIL, international scientific journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).
Paula Madejón
Principal Investigator 2. Senior Scientist at IRNAS and member of the SOILPLANT research group. She is a biologist specialized in the study of soil-plant interactions in contaminated and degraded soils. Her main interest is the study of different strategies to improve physical, chemical and biological conditions of the soil to restore soil health and its ecosystem services.
Laura Lozano
Postdoctoral researcher and member of the SOILPLANT research group in the IRNAS-CSIC. PhD with mention in Environmental and Soil Sciences from the University of Bangor. He has explored the role of riparian areas in terms of provision of ecosystem services across a wide range of habitat types (improved grassland, woodland, heathland, semi-natural grassland). Currently focused on the role of organic amendments in Mediterranean agroecosystems.
María Teresa Domínguez
Associate Professor at the University of Seville. Soil biogeochemistry expert with special interest in the study of the impact of some drivers of soil degradation and climate change on soil functioning, especially on microbial activity and diversity. Specialist in the impacts of contamination by trace elements in soils and in the evaluation of different approaches for the management of contaminated sites.
Pilar Burgos
Senior Specialized Technician at the IRNAS. Responsible for the IRNAS Analysis Service, which provides a scientific-technical service to the scientific staff of Research Centers and Universities, as well as to public and private companies. Direction and management of the analysis service, fine-tuning of the analytical methodology and implementation of the quality control system
Emilio Benítez
Senior Research of the CSIC and member of the Group “Sustainability of the Soil-Plant System” at the Zaidín Experimental Station, Granada. Expert in the evaluation of the effect of agricultural practices on ecosystem services ( nutrient cycles, C fixation, microbial biodiversity) through the integration of omic technologies. Expert in induced defense mechanisms in plants and their relationship with the soil microbiota. Editor of the international scientific journal Plants, Plant-Soil interactions section.
Beatriz Moreno
Senior specialized technician of the CSIC. PhD from the University of Granada in Biotechnology. Specialized in Molecular Biology and Soil Microbiology. She has been focused on the evaluation of the soil microbiome and its relationship with multitrophic interactions, including those mediated by volatile compounds involving plants, insects and microorganisms.
Ignacio Girón
Dr. Girón is an expert in irrigation strategies for typical crops in Mediterranean climate areas to know the basis for a rational use of water. He has also worked on conservation tillage projects (and their short- and long-term effects on soil quality and crop development). He has also experience in the methodology for the evaluation the physical and hydraulic properties controlling water infiltration into the soil and crop development. Since 2014 he is head of the service of the Experimental farm ¨La Hampa¨ being the responsible for different trials of the farm.
Marta Gil
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). PhD in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Seville. Her research focuses on plant-soil interactions through the study of microbial communities, with special interest in mycorrhizal fungi. Her main interest is the restoration of forest and agricultural ecosystems disturbed by anthropogenic activities such as heavy metal contamination, the proliferation of exotic pathogens and climate change.
Patricia Puente
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Cristina García de Arboleya
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Carmen Navarro
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