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Rice seedlings grown in blue light (leaves in the right) induce higher NPQ levels when exposed to high light compared to red light-grown seedlings (left leaves). Violet colour indicates higher NPQ induction.

Retrograde signalling & photoprotection

A new study reveals that retrograde signalling plays different roles under red and blue light conditions, fine-tuning rice seedlings’ response in high-light damaging situations.

How plant biotechnology can help

Covid-19

Researchers plan to produce a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in plants using technologies available at CRAG

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Research

Plant Development and Signal Transduction
Plant Responses to Stress
Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering
Plant and Animal Genomics
Research
Core Facilities
Core Facilities

Latest Publications

Liu Duan, M. Águila Ruiz-Sola, Ana Couso, Nil Veciana and Elena MonteRed and blue light differentially impact retrograde signalling and photoprotection in ricePhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Jessica Nye, Laura M. Zingaretti and Miguel Pérez-EncisoEstimating Conformational Traits in Dairy Cattle With DeepAPS: A Two-Step Deep Learning Automated Phenotyp…Frontiers in Genetics
M. Gòdia, A. Castelló, M. Rocco, B. Cabrera, J.E. Rodríguez-Gil, S. Balasch, C. Lewis, A. Sánchez & A. ClopIdentification of circular RNAs in porcine sperm and evaluation of their relation to sperm motilityScientific Reports
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news

Rice seedlings grown in blue light (leaves in the right) induce higher NPQ levels when exposed to high light compared to red light-grown seedlings (left leaves). Violet colour indicates higher NPQ induction. 22 | May | 2020 Retrograde signalling protects plants in high-light environments
Detail of lesions caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae on the leaves of the rice plant (Credit: Lidia Campos-Soriano) 04 | May | 2020 An excess of phosphate makes rice more susceptible to pathogen infection
The authors of the Science review. From left to right, Ana I. Caño-Delgado, Aditi Gupta and Andrés Rico-Medina. 16 | April | 2020 How to achieve drought-resistant crops to ensure food security

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