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Agrobiology and soil managenment

Agrobiology and soil managenment
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To contribute to the improvement of agricultural practices based on the promotion of biological processes that provide agronomic and environmental benefits.

Our research group focuses on improving farming practices by steering biological processes that provide agronomic and environmental benefits. In a participatory approach, we explore interactions at the soil-microbiome-plant interface to unravel the complexity of agroecological systems. The team collaborates with the Polyphenol Research group to determine how new practices influence the bioactive composition of harvests.

Joan Romanyà Socoró
Investigador principal
Joan Romanyà Socoró

Dr. Joan Romanyà is full professor in the Department of Biology, Health and Environment at the University of Barcelona (UB) and has worked on several projects on soil biology and soil-plant relationships, with a special focus on agroecosystem management and the effects of land use change. Romanyà’s research, with emphasis on demonstration activities, is complemented by his leadership in national and regional projects, as well as his participation in European projects. He is also associate editor of the European Journal of Soil Science and has been guest editor of Plant and Soil. In general, Romanyà’s contributions underline his commitment to impact research, knowledge dissemination and social commitment.

 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4519-653
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Línies de recerca
  • Co-creation of productive and circular low-input farming systems

    We aim to optimize the use of local resources (organic inputs, varieties, green manures) to design sustainable agroecosystems. This research is based on combining complementary agroecological practices and co-creation with local farmers and advisors and involves on-farm experiments, demonstrations and dissemination activities.

  • Managing soil organic matter in agricultural systems

    Our aim is to improve soil carbon dynamics to sustain high agricultural yields and improve crop quality, while restoring degraded soils and reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.

  • Microbiome management for resilient farming systems

    The aim is to understand and leverage soil- and plant-associated microbiome attributes to improve crop resilience, food quality and the environmental footprint of agriculture.

Li, X. Hallama, M. and Romanyà, J.

Crops use inorganic and labile organic phosphorus from both high and low availability layers in no-till compost amended soils.

Soil Use and Management (2024) 40(1):1-17; DOI: https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sum.13027

S Cadot, P Hohmann*, M-H Hsung, M Hartmann, B Haug, L Wille, MM Messmer, N Bodenhausen

Fungal Microbiome Indicators Are Associated with Genotypic Variation in Pea Root Rot Susceptibility when Intercropped with Barley.

Phytobiomes J, (2023) 8(1): 97-109 ; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-07-23-0066-MF

González-Coria, Johana Lozano-Castellón, Julian Jaime-Rodriguez, Carolina Olmo-Cunillera, Alexandra Laveriano-Santos, Emily P. Pérez, M. Lamuela-Raventós, Mª Rosa Puig, Jordi Vallverdú-Queralt, Anna Romanyà, Joan

The Effects of Differentiated Organic Fertilization on Tomato Production and Phenolic Content in Traditional and High-Yielding Varieties.

Antioxidants, 2022, 11 (11), art. no. 2127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11112127

L Wille, M Kurmann, MM Messmer, B Studer, P Hohmann

Untangling the Pea Root Rot Complex Reveals Microbial Markers for Plant Health.

Frontiers In Plant Science (IF5.8, D1), 12. ; DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.737820/full

Casadesús A, Pérez-Llorca M, Munné-Bosch S, Polo J

An Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Animal Protein-Based Biostimulant (Pepton) Increases Salicylic Acid and Promotes Growth of Tomato Roots Under Temperature and Nutrient Stress.

Front Plant Sci (2020) 11, 953.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00953.

Romanyà, J., and Casals, P.

Biological Nitrogen Fixation Response to Soil Fertility Is Species-Dependent in Annual Legumes.

J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (2019) 20: 546-556 ; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-019-00144-6

Romanyà, J., Sancho-Adamson, M., Ortega, D., Trillas, M.I.,

Early stage effects of Verticillium wilt of olive (WVO) on nutrient use in young olive trees grown in soils amended with compost and mineral fertilisation.

Plant Soil (2019) 436, 193–209. ; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-03923-9

M Rillig*, C Aguilar-Trigueros, T Camenzind, TR Cavagnaro, F Degrune, P Hohmann, t al.

Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.

New Phytologist, (2019) 222(3), 1171-1175. ; DOI:

Microbial composition and functioning in organic farming systems in the regeneration phase.

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Nutritional quality of agroecological foods. Influence of organic fertilization and growing conditions.

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