लेखक: Luciana Baldoni

Fernando Pliego-Alfaro is Professor of Plant Physiology at the the Botany and Plant Physiology Department, Faculty of Sciences (University of Malaga) and researcher of the Subtropical Fruit Crops Department at Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM). His research has focused on the development of regeneration and transformation protocols of subtropical and temperate fruit crops such as avocado, olive and strawberry, contributing to establish the bases for biotechnological breeding. His current interests focus on improving tolerance of these crops to soil borne pathogens. He has been involved in numerous research projects and has authored more than 150 refereed publications and book chapters; his postgraduate training activities include supervision of 20 Ph.D. and numerous M. Sc. thesis, of students from different countries.