M.Sc., Fisiología Vegetal, 1992, The University of Reading, Gran Bretaña
Ph.D. Fisiología Vegetal, 1998, University of Reading, Gran Bretaña
PUBLICACIONES DESTACADAS:
Guzmán, E; Fernández, MP; Alcalde, JA; Contreras, S; Raumonen, P; Picco, L; Montalba, C; Tejos, C. (2022). Phyllotaxis transition over the lifespan of a palm tree using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS): the case of Jubaea chilensis. Plant Methods 18:88 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-022-00920-z). Link publicación.
Vergara, A., Torrealba, M., Alcalde, J.A., Pérez-Donoso, A.G. 2020. Commercial brassinosteroid increases the concentration of anthocyanin in red tablegrape cultivars (Vitis vinifera L.). Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 26(4):427-433. DOI:10.1111/ajgw.12457 Link publicación
Berkhoff, J., Alvarado-Gilis, C., Keim, J.P., Alcalde, J.A., Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E., Gandarillas, M..2020. Consumer preferences and sensory characteristics of eggs from family farms. Poultry Science. Online. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.064. Link publicación
Grez, J., Contreras, E., Sánchez, S., Alcalde, J.A., Gambardella, M. 2020. Floral induction and dormancy behaviour in 'Chilean white strawberry' (Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill. subsp. chiloensis f. chiloensis). Scientia Horticulturae, 274, 109648. DOI:10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109648 Link publicación
,Herrera, M.B., Kraitsek, S., Alcalde, J.A., Quiroz, D., Revelo, H., Alvarez, L.A., Rosario, M.F., Thomson, V., Jianlin, H., Austin, J.J. and Gongora, J. 2020. European and Asian contribution to the genetic diversity of mainland South American chickens. R. Soc. open sci. 7(2)191558 . Link publicación
Contreras, E., Grez, J., Sánchez, S., Alcalde, J.A., Neri, D., Gambardella, M. 2019. Low night temperatures during the early growth phase enhance flowering in primocane shoots of red raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.). Journal of Berry Research, 9(3):499-514. Link publicación
Contreras, E., Grez, J., Alcalde, J.A., Neri, D., Gambardella, M. 2019. Effect of low temperature in the first development stage for five red raspberry genotypes. Horticultural Science, 46 (1):9-16. Link publicación
Sunitha, S., Loyola, R., Alcalde, J.A., Arce-Johnson, P., Matus, J.T., Rock, C.D. 2019. The Role of UV-B light on Small RNA Activity During Grapevine Berry Development. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 9(3):769-787. Link publicación
Vergara A.E., Díaz K., Carvajal R., Espinoza L., Alcalde J.A. and Pérez A. 2018. Exogenous Applications of Brassinosteroids Improve Color of Red Table Grape (Vitis vinifera L. Cv. "Redglobe") Berries. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:363. DOI=10.3389/fpls.2018.00363. Link publicación
Czemmel, S., Höll, J., Loyola, R., Arce-Johnson, P., Alcalde, J.A., Matus, J.T. and Bogs, J. 2017. Transcriptome-Wide Identification of Novel UV-B- and Light Modulated Flavonol Pathway Genes Controlled by VviMYBF1.Frontiers in Plant Science 8:1084. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01084. Link publicación
Matus, J.T., Cavallini, E., Loyola, R., Höll, J., Finezzo, L., Dal Santo, S., Vialet, S., Commisso, M., Roman, F., Schubert, A., Alcalde, J.A., Bogs, J., Ageorges, A., Battista Tornielli, G., Arce‐Johnson, P. 2017. A group of grapevine MYBA transcription factors located inchromosome 14 control anthocyanin synthesis in vegetativeorgans with different specificities compared with the berrycolor locus. The Plant Journal, 91:220–236. Doi: 10.1111/tpj.13558.
Jáuregui-Riquelme, F., Kremer-Morales M.S., Alcalde J.A., Pérez A. 2017. Pre-anthesis CPPU Treatment Modifies Quality and Susceptibility to Post-harvest Berry Cracking of Vitis vinifera cv. 'Thompson Seedless'. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 2(36):413-423.
Guzmán, E., Alcalde, J., Contreras, S., Fernández, M. 2017. A review of the massive Chilean palm Jubaea chilensis. Caldasia 39(2):183-203. Link publicación
Villegas, D., Handford, M., Alcalde, J., Perez, A. 2016. Exogenous application of pectin-derived oligosaccharides to grape berries modifies anthocyanin accumulation, composition and gene expression. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 104:125-133.
Loyola, R., Herrera, D., Mas, A., Jan Wong D.C., Höll, J., Cavallini, E., Amato, A., Azuma, A., Ziegler, T., Aquea, F., Castellarin, S.D., Bogs, J., Tornielli, G.B. , Peña-Neira, A., Czemmel, S., Alcalde, J.A., Matus, J.T., Arce-Johnson, P. 2016. The photomorphogenic factors UV-B RECEPTOR 1, ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, and HY5 HOMOLOGUE are part of the UV-B signalling pathway in grapevine and mediate flavonol accumulation in response to the environment. Journal of Experimental Botany 67(18): 5429-5445. DOI:10.1093/jxb/erw307. Link publicación
Gambardella, M., Contreras, E., Alcalde, J., Neri, D. 2016. Phenotyping primocane fruiting trait in raspberry (Rubus idaeus). Acta Horticulturae, 1133:67-73.
Ríos-Rojas, L., Morales-Moraga, D., Alcalde, J.A., Gurovich, L. A. 2015. Use of plant woody species electrical potential for irrigation scheduling. Plant signaling & behavior, 10(2), e976487. DOI:10.4161/15592324.2014.976487. Link publicación
PROYECTOS:
2008-2009. Proyecto Tesis en la Industria (doctorando Johana Mártiz). Duplicación genómica en mandarina (Citrus reticulata Blanco) para la obtención de parentales tetraploides mediante el uso de colchicina. Programa Bicentenario de Ciencia y Tecnología. Proyecto TPI-23.