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Omar Vergara Diaz is currently working as Junior Researcher in the Plant Ecophysiology and Metebolism Lab of Dr Rubén Vicente and in the Mass Spectrometry Unit at ITQB NOVA (Portugal). His current research interests are plant eco-physiology and climate change, with particular emphasis on plant organs plasticity and resilience. For this, Omar Vergara is currently responsible for the implementation of a Plant Metabolomics platform (LC-MS/MS) and the development of external phenotyping systems (RGB, spectral and thermal attributes) with cereals as study species. He completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of Barcelona in the Integrative Crop Ecophysiology group, with Prof. JL Araus as supervisor. The main objectives of his doctoral research were (i) to understand plant/crop responses to the environment, particularly under biotic and abiotic stresses, and (ii) to develop high-throughput and low-cost phenotyping tools for the prediction and evaluation of grain yield, plant growth, disease severity, and plant metabolic status. For this, he deployed a wide panoply of sensing and analytical methods such as field spectroscopy, RGB traits, and metabolic, anatomical and isotopic features of the plants. During his PhD, he performed several international research stays in field experimental stations in Zimbabwe, Kenya (CIMMYT) and Perú (INIA), and for the analysis of metabolic profiles in Germany (MPI-MP). He is coauthor in 25 articles in international peer reviewed journal journals (6 as first author), first author in 1 scientific divulgation article and co-author in 1 book chapter. He participated in 20 conferences, 5 as presenting author (oral presentation) and presented 3 posters as first author. He has taught laboratory practices during his doctoral contract and in the last year he has supervised 14 BSc/MSc students internships. From 2012, he has participated in four regional, three national and five European projects. He has a Web of Science H-index of 17 and a GoogleScholar h-index of 20.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Omar Vergara Diaz

Citation names

  • Vergara-Diaz

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0311-7902-AF1E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7074-0774

Email addresses

  • vergara@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
  • omarvergaradiaz@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 968089533 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)
  • Damão 12, cave, 2760-041, Caxias, Oeiras, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Catalan (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/03/17 - 2019/11/26
Concluded
 Doctoral program of Ecology, Environmental Sciences and Plant Physiology (Doctor)
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
"High-throughput phenotyping in cereals and implications in plant ecophysiology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/10 - 2014/10/02
Concluded
 Agrobiologia Ambiental (Master Universitario)
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
"Grain yield losses assessment in durum wheat associated with the fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici using digital and conventional parameters under field conditions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/09/15 - 2012/10/09
Concluded
 Llicenciatura de Biologia (BS in Biology) (Bachelor)
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2019/07/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia - Integrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Spain
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
2016/09/12 - 2016/10/14 Visiting Researcher (Research) Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Germany
2016 - 2016 Visiting Researcher (Research) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre Kenya, Kenya
2014/06/24 - 2014/07/05 Visiting Researcher (Research) INIA Perú , Peru
2014 - 2014 Visiting Researcher (Research) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Southern Africa Regional Office Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
2012/10/15 - 2012/12/15 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universitat de Barcelona - Research group of Phytopathology, Spain
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
2012/06/01 - 2012/07/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universitat de Barcelona - Research group of Phytopathology, Spain
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020 - Current Team member in the project "Development of novel technological approaches for a low-cost and reliable characterization of CROP Yield QUALity Traits of target crops grown under Changing Environmental Conditions (CropYQualT-CEC) - CropYQualT-CEC"
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019
Other
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
2022 - 2027 Integrated SERvices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition, AgroServ
101058020
Researcher
Centre National de la Reserche Scientifique, France
 European Commission
Ongoing
2022 - 2027 Integrated SERvices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition, AgroServ
101058020
 European Commission
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/31 Research Contract associated with the project: SGR 1538 "Ecofisiologia de Conreus mediterranis"
2017 SGR 1538
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Generalitat de Catalunya Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Concluded
2019/05/02 - 2019/06/21 Research Contract associated with the project: ICREA-Academia bourse for research quality
ICREA2018 ARAUS ORTEGA, J.L.
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats
Concluded
2019/01/02 - 2019/04/30 Research Contract associated with the project: AGL2016-76527-R "Phenotyping in durum wheat: physiological basis, selection criteria and evaluation platforms"
2017-2019 AGL2016-76527-R
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded
2018/05/02 - 2018/12/31 Research Contract associated with the project: Towards a multi-approach study focused on Improving Resource Use Efficiency in Cereals under Climate Change - IRUEC
PCIN-2017-063
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 European Comission Projects of Common Interest
2014 - 2016 Team member in the project: "High precision phenotyping in durum wheat: physiological basis and tools for selection "
AGL2013-44147-R
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded
2015/02/01 - 2015/04/30 Research Contract associated with the project: 2014-SGR628 "Ecologia de conreus mediterranis"
2014SGR628
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Generalitat de Catalunya Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement
Concluded
2014/12/01 - 2014/12/31 Research Contract associated with the project: ICREA-Academia bourse for research quality
ICREA academia 2013 ARAUS ORTEGA J.L.
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats
Concluded
2014/07/01 - 2014/11/30 Research Contract associated with the project: Adaptation to Climate Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural Systems – ACLIMAS
EuropeAid/131046/C/ACT/Multi
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 European Comission. Demonstration Projects
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2014/06/30 Research Contract associated with the project: Affordable field-based high Throughput Phenotyping Platforms (HTPPs)
MAIZE Strategic Initiative 9 - New tools and methods for NARS and SMEs
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
Concluded
2012/10/15 - 2012/12/15 Research Contract associated with the project AGL2010-21982 "Caracterización de la respuesta planta asociada a las enmiendas supresivas"
AGL2010-21982
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded
2012/06/01 - 2012/07/31 Research Contract associated with the project AGL2010-21982 "Caracterización de la respuesta planta asociada a las enmiendas supresivas"
AGL2010-21982
Researcher
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020 - 2024 R&D Unit GREEN-IT – Bioresources for Sustainability
UIDB/04551/2020, UIDP/04551/2020
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2015/05/01 - 2018/04/30 Predoctoral contract associated with the project: 2014SGR628 "Ecologia de conreus mediterranis"
2014SGR628
PhD Student Fellow
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
 Universitat de Barcelona Vicerectorat de Doctorat i Promoció de la Recerca
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2027/12/31 Tools and methods for extended plant PHENotyping and EnviroTyping services of European Research Infrastructures, PHENET
101094587
Ongoing
2023/11/06 - 2027/11/05 CA22136 - Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS)
CA22136
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2023/12/31 Mitigating climate change impacts with sustainable alternatives rehabilitating Oeiras agroecosystem (OeirasExperimenta)
OeirasExperimental
Post-doc
Ongoing
2017/07/01 - 2020/12/31 Red de Excelencia “Fisiología del rendimiento y calidad para la mejora de los cereales” (FiRCMe)
AGL2016-81855-REDT
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Araus, J.L.; Elazab, A.; Vergara, O.; Cabrera-Bosquet, L.; Serret, M.D.; Zaman-Allah, M.; Cairns, J.E.. New technologies for phenotyping. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-13677-6_1
Conference abstract
  1. Vicente, Rubén; Vergara-Diaz; Morcuende, Rosa; Kefauver, Shawn C.; Uberegui, Estefanía; López-Cristoffanini, Camilo; Aparicio, Nieves; et al. "Low- vs high-yielding durum wheat cultivars: primary metabolism of photosynthetic organs in response to water stress (Oral presentation by Rubén Vicente)". Paper presented in 2nd Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals, Córdoba, 2019.
  2. Vicente, R.; Vergara-Diaz; Morcuende, Rosa; Kefauver, Shawn; Uberegui, Estefanía; López-Cristoffanini, Camilo; Aparicio, Nieves; et al. Corresponding author: Vicente, R.. "Low- vs high-yielding durum wheat cultivars: primary metabolism of photosynthetic organs in response to water stress". Paper presented in 2nd Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals, Córdoba, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Shawn C. Kefauver; Isaac Araus-Serret; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Jordi Bort; Georges El-Haddad; Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; Nieves Aparicio; Jose Luis Araus. "Challenges and Bottlenecks in UAV Phenotyping". Paper presented in Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018. IEEE IGARSS 2018, Valencia, 2018.
  2. Adrian Gracia-Romero; Omar Vergara-Díaz; Christian Thierfelder; Jill E. Cairns; Shawn C. Kefauver; José L. Araus. "Phenotyping Conservation Agriculture Management Effects on Ground and Aerial Remote Sensing Assessments of Maize Hybrid Performance in Zimbabwe". 2018.
    10.3390/ecrs-2-05181
  3. Kefauver, S.C.; El-Haddad, G.; Vergara-Diaz, O.; Araus, J.L.. "RGB picture vegetation indexes for High-Throughput Phenotyping Platforms (HTPPs)". 2015.
    10.1117/12.2195235
Conference poster
  1. Yoldi-Achalandabaso, Ander; Vergara-Diaz; Katamadze, Arturs; Agirresarobe, Aitor; Tomás, Mariana; Mota, Mariana; Oliveira, Cristina; et al. "Harnessing the photosynthetic and stress resilience capacity of barley, wheat and tritordeum ear as target trait for improving cereal resilience". Paper presented in Plant Biology 2023 ¿ XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology, 2023.
  2. Katamadze, Arturs; Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso; Vergara-Diaz; Amelia Shan; Vicente, Rubén. "Phenotypic plasticity of wheat landraces in response to heatwaves: the role of ear and leaf adaptability". Paper presented in Plant Biology 2023 – XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology (Braga, Portugal), 9-12 July 2023, 2023.
  3. Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso; Vergara-Diaz, Omar; Katamadze, Arturs; Aitor Agirresarobe; Mariana Tomás; Mota, Mariana; Oliveira, Cristina; et al. "Moving forward for crop improvement under climate change conditions: the usefulness of harnessing the ear fitness in an adapted crops". Paper presented in Plant Biology 2023 – XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology (Braga, Portugal), 9-12 July 2023, 2023.
  4. Vergara-Diaz; Yoldi-Achalandabaso, Ander; Katamadze, Arturs; Raquel Martínez-Peña; Mariana Tomás; Aitor Aguirresarobe; Rita Costa, Usue Pérez-López; Benvindo Maçãs; Vicente, Rubén. "Novel approaches in crop phenomics and plant source-sink dynamics". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of LS4 Future, 2023.
  5. Ana Sofia Fortunato; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Vicente, Rubén. "Facilities to grow and phenotype plants. Greenhouse, Growth Chambers and Phenotyping Infrastructure". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of LS4 Future, 2023.
  6. Fortunato, Ana; Vergara-Diaz; Vicente, Rubén. Corresponding author: Vicente, Rubén. "Facilities to grow and phenotype plants". Paper presented in LS4FUTURE 1st General Meeting, 2023.
  7. Katamadze, Arturs; Vergara-Diaz; Costa, Rita; Pinheiro, Nuno; Almeida, Ana Sofia; Maçãs, Benvindo; Vicente, R.. "Use of handheld RGB cameras to monitor plant growth and stress responses: case study of 62 Portuguese wheat varieties from 1933 to 2020 under contrasting water regimes". Paper presented in 1st Terratech Workshop: masTERs course on smArt Agriculture TECHnologies, 2021.
  8. Vergara-Diaz; Thomas Vatter; Rubén Vicente; Toshihiro Obata; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; Alisdair R. Fernie; José Luis Araus. "Towards the calibration of durum wheat leaf and esa metabolomes by hyperspectral data". Paper presented in Evolution of Mediterranean Agriculture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Historical Developments and Future Visions, 2018.
  9. Fadia Chairi; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Thomas Vatter; Nieves Aparicio; MT Nieto-Taladriz; SC Kefauver; Jordi Bort; MD Serret; JL Araus. "Post-Green Revolution genetic advance in durum wheat: the case of Spain". Paper presented in I Spanish Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding, 2018.
  10. Adrian Gracia-Romero; J.A. Fernández-Gallego; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Rubén Vicente; Fadia Chairi; M.D. Serret; Jordi Bort; et al. "Remote sensing phenotyping for estimating genotypic variability in grain yield of durum wheat under different water and temperature conditions". Paper presented in 1st Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals, 2018.
  11. Rubén Vicente; Omar Vergara-Diaz; J.A. Fernandez Gallego; Georges El-Haddad; M.D. Serret; Jose Luis Araus; S. Kerfal; J. Melichar; Shawn C. Kefauver. "Novel UAV plant phenotyping plug in for Fiji, MosaicTool, and case study on nitrogen treatment ef fects on three varieties of barley". Paper presented in 2nd Agriculture and climate change Conference, 2017.
  12. Rubén Vicente; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Susan Medina; Fadia Chairi; Shawn C. Kefauver; J. Bort; M.D. Serret; et al. "Agronomical, physiological and molecular responses of durum wheat to genotypic variability and contrasting water conditions: Comparative performance of flag leaves and ears". Paper presented in 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference, 2017.
  13. Vergara-Diaz; Natalia Marin; Fadia Chairi; Nieves Aparicio; Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; José Luis Araus. "Use of full range spectral signature for the high throughput phenotyping of durum wheat". Paper presented in EPPN Plant Phenotyping Symposium (Barcelona), 2015.
  14. Shawn C. Kefauver; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Isaac Araus-Serret; Georges El-Haddad; Jose Luis Araus. "UAV HTPPs for wheat and maize climate change risk mitigation". Paper presented in European Plant Phenotyping Network Plant Phenotyping Symposium 2015, 2015.
  15. Fadia Chairi; Rut Sanchez-Bragado; Joana Blanch; Omar Vergara-Diaz; M.D. Serret; J. Bort; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; et al. "Post Green Revolution genetic advance in durum wheat: the case of Spain". Paper presented in European Plant Phenotyping Network Plant Phenotyping Symposium 2015, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Omar Vergara-Diaz; Elena Velasco-Serrano; Alicia Invernón-Garrido; Arturs Katamadze; Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso; Maria Dolores Serret; Rubén Vicente. "Quinoa panicles contribute to carbon assimilation and are more tolerant to salt stress than leaves". Journal of Plant Physiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154161.
    10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154161
  2. Arturs Katamadze; Omar Vergara-Díaz; Estefanía Uberegui; Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso; José Luis Araus; Rubén Vicente. "Evolution of wheat architecture, physiology, and metabolism during domestication and further cultivation: Lessons for crop improvement". The Crop Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2023.06.006.
    10.1016/j.cj.2023.06.006
  3. Raquel Martínez-Peña; Omar Vergara-Díaz; Armin Schlereth; Melanie Höhne; Rosa Morcuende; María Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; José Luis Araus; Nieves Aparicio; Rubén Vicente. "Analysis of durum wheat photosynthetic organs during grain filling reveals the ear as a water stress-tolerant organ and the peduncle as the largest pool of primary metabolites". Planta 257 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-023-04115-1.
    10.1007/s00425-023-04115-1
  4. "Heterosis and reciprocal effects for physiological and morphological traits of popcorn plants under different water conditions". Agricultural Water Management 261 (2022): 107371-107371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107371.
    10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107371
  5. "Crop phenotyping in a context of Global Change: what to measure and how to do it". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13191.
    10.1111/jipb.13191
  6. Gracia-Romero, Adrian; Kefauver, Shawn C.; Vergara-Díaz, Omar; Hamadziripi, Esnath; Zaman-Allah, Mainassara A.; Thierfelder, Christian; Prassana, Boddupalli M.; Cairns, Jill E.; Araus, José L.. "Leaf versus whole-canopy remote sensing methodologies for crop monitoring under conservation agriculture: a case of study with maize in Zimbabwe". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73110-3.
    10.1038/s41598-020-73110-3
  7. Virginia Estévez-Geffriaud; Rubén Vicente; Omar Vergara-Díaz; Juan Jesús Narváez Reinaldo; María Isabel Trillas. "Application of Trichoderma asperellum T34 on maize (Zea mays) seeds protects against drought stress". Planta 252 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00425-020-03404-3.
    10.1007/s00425-020-03404-3
  8. Vergara-Diaz, Omar; Vatter, Thomas; Vicente, Rubén; Obata, Toshihiro; Nieto-Taladriz, Maria Teresa; Aparicio, Nieves; Carlisle Kefauver, Shawn; Fernie, Alisdair; Araus, José Luis. "Metabolome Profiling Supports the Key Role of the Spike in Wheat Yield Performance". Cells 9 4 (2020): 1025. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells9041025.
    10.3390/cells9041025
  9. Omar Vergara-Diaz; Thomas Vatter; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; Toshihiro Obata; Alisdair R. Fernie; José Luis Araus. "Assessing durum wheat ear and leaf metabolomes in the field through hyperspectral data". The Plant Journal (2020): https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14636.
    10.1111/tpj.14636
  10. Omar Vergara-Díaz; Shawn Kefauver; José Luis Araus; Iker Aranjuelo. "Development of novel technological approaches for a reliable crop characterization under changing environmental conditions". NIR news 31 7-8 (2020): 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0960336020978741.
    10.1177/0960336020978741
  11. Adrian Gracia-Romero; Shawn C. Kefauver; Jose A. Fernandez-Gallego; Omar Vergara-Díaz; María Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; José L. Araus. "UAV and Ground Image-Based Phenotyping: A Proof of Concept with Durum Wheat". Remote Sensing 11 10 (2019): 1244-1244. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11101244.
    10.3390/rs11101244
  12. Rubén Vicente; Omar Vergara-Díaz; Samir Kerfal; Antonio López; James Melichar; Jordi Bort; María Dolores Serret; José Luis Araus; Shawn C. Kefauver. "Identification of traits associated with barley yield performance using contrasting nitrogen fertilizations and genotypes". Plant Science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.10.002.
    10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.10.002
  13. Fernandez-Gallego, José A.; Buchaillot, María Luisa; Gracia-Romero, Adrian; Vatter, Thomas; Vergara-Diaz, Omar; Aparicio Gutiérrez, Nieves; Nieto-Taladriz, María Teresa; et al. "Cereal Crop Ear Counting in Field Conditions Using Zenithal RGB Images". Journal of Visualized Experiments 144 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/58695.
    10.3791/58695
  14. Medina, Susan; Vicente, Rubén; Nieto-Taladriz, Maria Teresa; Aparicio, Nieves; Chairi, Fadia; Vergara-Diaz, Omar; Araus, José Luis. "The Plant-Transpiration Response to Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) in Durum Wheat Is Associated With Differential Yield Performance and Specific Expression of Genes Involved in Primary Metabolism and Water Transport". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01994.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.01994
  15. Fadia Chairi; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Thomas Vatter; Nieves Aparicio; Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; Shawn C. Kefauver; Jordi Bort; María Dolores Serret; José Luis Araus. "Post-green revolution genetic advance in durum wheat: The case of Spain". Field Crops Research 228 (2018): 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.09.003.
    10.1016/j.fcr.2018.09.003
  16. Vicente, Rubén; Vergara-Díaz, Omar; Medina, Susan; Chairi, Fadia; Kefauver, Shawn C.; Bort, Jordi; Serret, María Dolores; Aparicio, Nieves; Araus, José Luis. "Durum wheat ears perform better than the flag leaves under water stress: Gene expression and physiological evidence". Environmental and Experimental Botany 153 (2018): 271-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.06.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.06.004
  17. Omar Vergara-Díaz; Fadia Chairi; Rubén Vicente; Jose A Fernandez-Gallego; Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; Nieves Aparicio; Shawn C Kefauver; José Luis Araus. "Leaf dorsoventrality as a paramount factor determining spectral performance in field-grown wheat under contrasting water regimes". Journal of Experimental Botany 69 12 (2018): 3081-3094. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery109.
    10.1093/jxb/ery109
  18. Adrian Gracia-Romero; Omar Vergara-Diaz; christian thierfelder; Jill E. Cairns; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; Jose Luis Araus. "Phenotyping Conservation Agriculture Management Effects on Ground and Aerial Remote Sensing Assessments of Maize Hybrids Performance in Zimbabwe". Remote Sensing (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/2/349.
    10.3390/rs10020349
  19. Gracia-Romero, Adrian; Kefauver, Shawn C.; Vergara-Díaz, Omar; Zaman-Allah, Mainassara A.; Prasanna, Boddupalli M.; Cairns, Jill E.; Araus, José L.. "Comparative Performance of Ground vs. Aerially Assessed RGB and Multispectral Indices for Early-Growth Evaluation of Maize Performance under Phosphorus Fertilization". Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02004.
    10.3389/fpls.2017.02004
  20. Kefauver, Shawn C.; Vicente, Rubén; Vergara-Díaz, Omar; Fernandez-Gallego, Jose A.; Kerfal, Samir; Lopez, Antonio; Melichar, James P. E.; Serret Molins, María D.; Araus, José L.. "Comparative UAV and Field Phenotyping to Assess Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Hybrid and Conventional Barley". Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01733.
    Published • 10.3389/fpls.2017.01733
  21. Noelia López-López; Guillem Segarra; Omar Vergara; Adolfo López-Fabal; M. Isabel Trillas. "Compost from forest cleaning green waste and Trichoderma asperellum strain T34 reduced incidence of Fusarium circinatum in Pinus radiata seedlings". Biological Control 95 (2016): 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biocontrol.2015.12.014.
    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.12.014
  22. Vergara-Díaz, O.; Zaman-Allah, M.A.; Masuka, B.; Hornero, A.; Zarco-Tejada, P.; Prasanna, B.M.; Cairns, J.E.; Araus, J.L.. "A novel remote sensing approach for prediction of maize yield under different conditions of nitrogen fertilization". Frontiers in Plant Science 7 MAY2016 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84969540531&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2016.00666
  23. Yousfi, S.; Kellas, N.; Saidi, L.; Benlakehal, Z.; Chaou, L.; Siad, D.; Herda, F.; et al. "Comparative performance of remote sensing methods in assessing wheat performance under Mediterranean conditions". Agricultural Water Management 164 (2016): 137-147. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952861309&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.agwat.2015.09.016
  24. Omar Vergara-Diaz; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; Abdelhalim Elazab; Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz; Jose Luis Araus. "Grain yield losses in yellow-rusted durum wheat estimated using digital and conventional parameters under field conditions". The Crop Journal (2015):
    10.1016/j.cj.2015.03.003
  25. Zhou, B.; Elazab, A.; Bort, J.; Vergara, O.; Serret, M.D.; Araus, J.L.. "Low-cost assessment of wheat resistance to yellow rust through conventional RGB images". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 116 (2015): 20-29. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84934959123&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compag.2015.05.017
  26. Zaman-Allah M; Vergara O; Araus JL; Tarekegne A; Magorokosho C; Zarco-Tejada PJ; Hornero A; et al. "Unmanned aerial platform-based multi-spectral imaging for field phenotyping of maize.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26106438.
    10.1186/s13007-015-0078-2
Magazine article
  1. Vicente, Rubén; Yoldi-Achalandabaso, Ander; Katamadze, Arturs; Vergara-Diaz. Corresponding author: Vicente, Rubén. "Phenotyping in precision agriculture for cereal improvement: crop resilience to combat climate change", Vida Rural, 2023, https://www.vidarural.pt/biotecnologia/fenotipagem-precisao-cereais/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Vergara-Diaz. "High-throughput phenotyping in cereals and implications in plant ecophysiology". PhD, Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668314.
  2. Vergara-Diaz. "Avaluació de les pèrdues de rendiment de gra a blat d'hivern associades al fong Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici mitjançant paràmetres digitals i convencionals en condicions de camp". Master, Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, 2014.

Other

Other output
  1. Non-foliar photosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation influence grain yield in durum wheat regardless of water conditions. 2024. Ruben Vicente; Omar Vergara-Diaz; Estefania Uberegui; Raquel Martinez-Pena; Rosa Maria Morcuende; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; Camilo Lopez-Cristoffanini; et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae064.
    10.1093/jxb/erae064
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/12 Evolution and genetic improvement of wheat led to changes in ear ecophysiology and source/sink strength (presented by O. Vergara-Diaz) Iberian Plant Biology - XII Portuguese Spanish Congress of Plant Biology
University of Minho (Braga)
2022/01/26 Quinoa panicles contribute to plant carbon assimilation: a study case under saline irrigation (presented by O. Vergara-Diaz) XV Portuguese-Spanish Plant Water Relations Symposium: Water relations under climate change: from genes to ecosystems
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia das Plantas - Sociedad Española Fisiologia Vegetal (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/01/26 New avenues for crop improvement: integration of phenotyping with plant central metabolism and the key role of cereal inflorescences (presented by R. Vicente) XV Portuguese-Spanish Plant Water Relations Symposium: Water relations under climate change: from genes to ecosystems
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia das Plantas - Sociedad Española Fisiologia Vegetal (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/01/26 Retrospective analysis of durum and bread wheat breeding in Portugal from 1933 to 2020 under contrasting water regimes (presented by A. Katamadze) XV Portuguese-Spanish Plant Water Relations Symposium: Water relations under climate change: from genes to ecosystems
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia das Plantas - Sociedad Española Fisiologia Vegetal (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/04/08 High throughput phenotyping and genetic gain in cereals (presented by José Luis Araus) 6th International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition (ICFSN 2019)
(Barcelona, Spain)
2019/03/07 Exploring the assessment of durum wheat ear and leaf metabolomes by hyperspectral data in the field (presented by O. Vergara-Diaz) II Simposio Español de Fisiología y Mejora de Cereales
University of Cordoba (Cordoba, Spain)
2019/03/07 Low- vs high-yielding durum wheat cultivars: primary metabolism of photosynthetic organs in response to water stress (presented by Rubén Vicente) 2nd Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals
Universidad de Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain)
2019/03/07 Leaf vs. whole-canopy remote sensing methodologies for nitrogen monitoring and grain yield prediction: A case of study with maize in Zimbabwe (presented by A. Gracia-Romero) II Simposio Español de Fisiología y Mejora de Cereales
Universidad de Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain)
2018/10/04 Metabolite profiles in leaves and spikes of field-grown wheat are related with crop yield and can be derived from hyperspectral readings (presented by O. Vergara-Diaz) I Simposio Español de Fisiología y Mejora de Cereales
Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza - CIHEAM-IAMZ (Zaragoza, Spain)
2018/07 Challenges and Bottlenecks in UAV Phenotyping (presented by Shawn C. Kefauver) Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IEEE GARSS 2018
GRSS IEEE (Valencia, Spain)
2018/04/10 UAV and Proximal Sensing for Phenotyping Maize in African Breeding Programs (presented by Shawn C. Kefauver) I Spanish Symposium on Cereal Physiology and Breeding
IAMZ (Zaragoza, Spain)
2018/04/09 Carbon and nitrogen metabolism in laminar and non-laminar photosynthetic organs under contrasting water regimes in low- and high-yielding durum wheat varieties (presented by Rubén Vicente) 1st Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals
IAMZ (Zaragoza, Spain)
2018/02/23 UAV Phenotyping and Proximal Sensing for Maize Assessments in Breeding Programs (presented by Shawn C. Kefauver) OPTIMISE Final Conference
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
2017/09/20 High throughput field phenotyping: top tech and low cost are not mutually exclusive (presented by José Luis Araus) II Latinamerican Conference on Plant Phenomics for Plant Breeding
(Sao Carlos, Brazil)
2017/05/09 Differences in carbon and nitrogen metabolism in laminar and non-laminar photosynthetic organs of durum wheat under contrasting water regimes (presented by Rubén Vicente) Workshop on Photosynthesis
Instituto Agrobiotecnología - CSIC (Mutilva, Iruña, Spain)
2016/12/12 Semi-automatic digital image impact assessments of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) at the leaf, whole plant and plot levels (presented by Shawn C. Kefauver) AGU American Geophysical Union’s 49th Fall Meeting
AGU (San Francisco, United States)
2016/08/05 Recent developments in phenotyping {photosynthesis} in a dynamic environment (presented by Shawn C. Kefauver) Phenotyping for photosynthesis & Productivity, Satellite Meeting of the Photosynthetic Congress
University of Essex (Colchester, United Kingdom)
2015/11/30 Plant phenotyping under field conditions (presented by José Luis Araus) First Latin-American Conference on Plant Phenotyping and Phenomics for Plant Breeding
Universidad de Talca (Talca, Chile)
2015/10/12 Field phenotyping: affordable alternatives (presented by José Luis Araus) European Plant Phenotyping Network Plant Phenotyping Symposium 2015
Universitat de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2015/09/23 RGB picture vegetation indexes for High Throughput Phenotyping Platforms (HTPPs) (presented by O. Vergara-Diaz) SPIE Remote Sensing
(Toulouse, France)
2014/11/13 Field phenotyping for improving abiotic stress resilience in crops (presented by José Luis Araus) COST Meeting on Phenotyping. ECOST-MEETING-FA1306-131114-050163
(Larnaka, Cyprus)
2014/10/30 High throughput and precision phenotyping for improving abiotic stress resilience in maize (presented by José Luis Araus) 12th Asian Conference and Expert Consultation on “Maize for Food, Feed, Nutrition and Environmental Security
(Bangkok, Thailand)
2014/10/01 New avenues in crop breeding for drought tolerance (presented by José Luis Araus) XII Portuguese and Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations
(Evora, Portugal)
2014/08/04 Advances in plant physiology and new technologies for maize and sorghum phenotyping under water stress (presented by José Luis Araus) XXX CNMS (Congresso Nacional de Milho y Sorgo)
(Salvador de Bahia, Brazil)
2014/05/26 High Throughput Phenotyping: Low Cost Approaches (presented by José Luis Araus) The OPTICHINA International Conference. Breeding to Optimize Agriculture in a Changing World
(Beijing, China)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current "Harnessing cereals inflorescence potential for a more resilient Portuguese future cropping system against climate change" PhD thesis co-supervision
Co-supervisor
 PhD thesis (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/06 - 2023/11/06 PANGEOS Cost Action (CA22136) - Management Committee opening session
Meeting
 PANGEOS - Opening session
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 Participation in the European Researcher's Night 2023
Festival
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/09/07 - 2019/09/09 Agroglobal Fair - Participation in GREEN-IT - ITQB stand
Festival
 Agroglobal Fair 2021
2019/03/06 - 2019/03/07 Attendance to the 2nd Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals (Córdoba, Spain)
Symposium
Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
2018/11/22 - 2018/11/23 Attendance to the Internation and Interdisciplinary conference on "Evolution of Mediterranean Agriculture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Historical Developments and Future Visions" (Barcelona, Spain)
Conference
Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany
2018/04/09 - 2018/04/10 Attendance to the 1st Spanish Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals (Zaragoza, Spain)
Symposium
Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza, Spain
2018/03/26 - 2018/03/28 Attendance to the 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference (Sitges, Spain)
Conference
Elsevier Inc, United States
2017/05/09 - 2017/05/11 Photosynthesis. Theory and practice in the use of gas exchange equipment. This workshop provided advanced theoretical and practical knowledge on the use of gas exchange equipment intended for the study of plant photosynthesis functioning besides of other related traits such as plant transpiration and fluorescence.
Workshop
 Photosynthesis. Theory and practice in the use of gas exchange equipment
Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Spain
2016/02/08 - 2016/02/10 The use of mass spectrometry for molecular phenotyping TS Metabolomics Measuring Metabolic Adaptation. This training school provided insights into basic definitions and workflows of metabolomics technologies including a practical (hands on) introduction to sample preparation and mass spectrometry. A strong emphasis was also be given to data mining strategies including data processing, analysis and interpretation.
Workshop
 The use of mass spectrometry for molecular phenotyping TS Metabolomics Measuring Metabolic Adaptation
Universität Wien Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Austria
2015/11/11 - 2015/11/12 Attendance to the EPPN Plant Phenotyping Symposium (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
2015/11/09 - 2015/11/10 BNUC-S certification: Theory course and Theory examination Basic National UAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft) Certificate - Standard (<20kg) This training provides a common basis for the acceptance of pilot and crew competence in relation to the operation of UAS with a Maximum Take-Off Mass (MTOM) of less than 20kg.
EURO-USC International, United Kingdom
2015/09/21 - 2015/09/24 Attendance to the SPIE 2015 Remote Sensing Conference (Toulouse, France)
Conference
2015/07/13 - 2015/07/17 Course on: Data analysis and experimental design with R (statistical software)
Other
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
2015/03/22 - 2015/03/23 Education Fair - Science Space (Saló de l'Ensenyament, Espai Ciència) Participation in the stand of the University of Barcelona dedicated to the scientific dissemination for pre-university students.
Other
 Saló de l'Ensenyament de Barcelona - Espai Ciència
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/04/26 Member of the Jury in the defense of the Doctoral Thesis entitled: "Beyond Conventional Crops: Exploring the Potential of the Alternative Crops Buckwheat and Sorghum to Cope with the Future Climate Change Conditions"
(Thesis) Arguer
 Xabier Martinez Goñi (PhD)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2023/09/14 Member of the Jury in the defense of the Doctoral Thesis entitled: "Multi-sensor remote sensing detection of biotic stress for crop phenotyping and management guidance" Yassine Hamdane (PhD)
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2023/06 Evaluator in the Research Training Unit of the PhD programme Plants for Life. Letice Gonçalves (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/02/16 Member of the Jury (reserve) in the defense of the Doctoral Thesis entitled: "Study of the wheat genotypic variability for the improvement of grain yield and quality and its dependence on leaf carbon-nitrogen metabolism under elevated CO2 and high temperature" Emilio Luis Marcos Barbero (PhD)
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca, Spain

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/11/06 - 2027/11/05 Member of the Management Commitee as Portuguese representative of the Cost Action (CA22136): "PanEuropean Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS)"
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/12/05 - 2023/12/05 Guest speaker at the Seminars on Phenotyping and Precision Agriculture of the Master's Degree in Environmental Agrobiology at the University of Barcelona. Master Environmental Agrobiology (Master) Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Evolutiva Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Spain
2023/10 - 2023/10 Invited speaker in the Plants for life PhD programme with the seminar: "Use of spectral data in Plant Phenotyping" Plants for life PhD programme Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/10/14 - 2021/10/14 Invited speaker with the seminar "Use of spectral data in plant phenotyping" for MSc and PhD students. MSc and PhD programme (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
2015/10 - 2018/05 Laboratory teacher in the degree subjects of Plant Physiology, Biology II and Cell Cultures and Tissue Engineering. As a part of my predoctoral contract, I taught a total of 169 hours of practice lessons (up to 60 hours of dedication per year). My task was to teach the basics and methodologies, supervise and evaluate the students. (Graduado) Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/10 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science - Review Editor in Technical Advances in Plant Science (1664-462X)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/02/01 - 2024/03/29 Supervision of BSc student Claudia Alves
2024/02/01 - 2024/03/29 Supervision of BSc student Barbara Paradela
2024/02/01 - 2024/03/29 Supervision of BSc student Marta Guinote
2023/05/01 - 2023/07/31 Supervision of the stay of PhD students Xabier Martinez Goñi
2023/03/15 - 2023/07/15 Supervision Catalin Madalin Gregora
2023/03/15 - 2023/07/15 Supervision Patrícia A. Lory Teixeira
2023/02 - 2023/05 Supervision of BSc student Amelia Shan
2023/02 - 2023/04 Supervision of BSc student Barbara Paradela
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/31 Supervision of the stay of PhD students Aitor Agirresarobe
2022/03/15 - 2022/07/15 Supervision Mariana Peixoto Tomás
2022/05 - 2022/07 Supervision of BSc student Giulia Burini
2022/02/06 - 2022/03/04 Supervision of BSc student Cláudia Alves
2021/08/15 - 2021/09/14 Supervision of MSc holder Raquel Bañon Suñer
2021/08/09 - 2021/08/31 Supervision of BSc student Elena Velasco Serrano
2021/07/19 - 2021/08/31 Supervision of BSc student Teresa da Cruz
2021/07/12 - 2021/08/31 Supervision of BSc student Catarina Pfülb
2021/07/30 - 2021/08/25 Supervision of BSc student Alicia Invernon Garrido

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/12 - 2023/12 Evaluator in the Postgraduate Program on Research Practice of the student Ivan Guerreiro Gonçalves Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus - Junior researcher grant (2022.07839.CEECIND/CP1725/CT0022)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 Temporal concession of scientific equipment (FieldSpec4 spectrometer)
Goetz instrument program, ASD PANalytical company, United States