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Technical publications on agriculture, fisheries, food and rural development in Andalusia.

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Substrate physics, water dynamics and nutrient solution chemistry in soilless culture.

Formulation of fertilizer solutions, nutrient balances and deficiency correction.

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Taxonomy, hosts, distribution and documents on pests and pathogens.

Biological control of pathogens and sustainable cultural practices in protected crops.

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Global plant health strategies and pest management in organic farming.

Principles of selection, hybridization, heritability and conservation of plant genetic resources.

Plant molecular biology, gene expression regulation and genomic architecture.

Cytogenetics, reproductive systems and quantitative selection methods.

Quantitative genetics, marker-assisted selection and crop breeding methods.

Breeding program design, varietal evaluation and applied biotechnology.

QTL mapping, high-throughput genotyping, genomic selection and CRISPR/Cas9 editing.

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Genomic tools for breeding tolerance to drought, salinity and extreme temperatures.

Dynamics, management and reuse of organic matter in agricultural soil fertility.

Crop rotation design, cropping alternatives and agronomic field diversification.

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