Young Minds Award Winners
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Sofia Flores is a PhD student in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, under the supervision of Dr. Van Meerbeek. She is conducting her research in her home country at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Lima, Peru. Her research project explores the natural landscapes near the city of […]10 December 2022 -
Christophe El-Nakhel is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agricultural Sciences (DIA), Portici, Italy. His research interests include several topics within the field of horticulture, comprising soilless cultivation systems, protected cultivation, space farming, nutrient eustress, biofortification, microgreens, and biostimulant application on horticultural crops. Under the supervision of Prof. Youssef […]10 December 2022 -
Angela Ricci is a post-doc in the Plant Biotechnology Lab of the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bruno Mezzetti and Dr. Silvia Sabbadini. Their work is currently focused on developing efficient and reproducible in vitro protocols for regeneration and genetic transformation […]10 December 2022 -
Farzaneh Bekhradi is PhD graduate from the University of Tehran, Iran. After graduation she joined the Sepahan Rooyesh Company in Iran as a Research & Development manager. Her research concerns innovative and environmentally friendly projects such as grafting and vertical farming in addition to the effect of different LEDs lights. She collaborates in many research […]10 December 2022 -
The poor quality of organic seeds due to pathogen contamination is a main challenge for the development of organic farming. In conventional agriculture, chemical seed treatments can effectively manage this issue. In organic agriculture, however, only limited seed treatments are available. The goal of our project was to evaluate seed treatments compatible with organic farming […]10 December 2022 -
Lucía Verde is a Ph.D candidate in the Postharvest Programme at the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Lleida (Spain), under the supervision of Dr. Rosario Torres and Dr. Josep Usall. She completed her BSc in Biology in 2017, and her MSc in Agrobiotechnology in 2018. These degrees were obtained from A Coruña (Spain) […]12 September 2022 -
José María Vadillo received his BS degree in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Extremadura, Spain, in 2017. After graduation, he began his master’s studies in Agronomic Engineering and Agri-food Chain Management Engineering at the University of Cordoba, Spain, finishing in 2020. He is currently a student of the Food Science PhD programme at the […]12 September 2022 -
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a widely cultivated agricultural crop in most Arab countries. ‘Barhi’ is very popular among the date palm cultivars grown in the United Arab Emirates and is often consumed at the Bisr stage (crunchy apple-like texture fruit). After harvest and during marketing, the major challenge of this fruit (Bisr stage) is […]12 September 2022 -
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the most important fruit trees grown in arid and semi-arid regions. Despite the immense capabilities of date palm, maintaining the fruit’s quality, marketability, and shelf life remains a challenge. Chemical treatments control some diseases but they can be harmful for the environment. Our goal was to find a […]12 September 2022 -
Yifan Yan is a PhD student in Wine Research Centre at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and is supervised by Dr. Simone Castellarin. Her research project focuses on blueberry quality, and particularly on aspects related to berry water loss during postharvest and berry pigmentation. North America is the largest producer of blueberries. British Columbia […]10 June 2022