{"id":6352,"date":"2021-05-26T20:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/objetivos\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T00:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T22:05:17","slug":"objetivos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/en\/objetivos\/","title":{"rendered":"About CIAGRO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;inicio&#8221; module_id=&#8221;inicio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;135deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(62,24,24,0.95) 0%|rgba(31,11,11,0.80) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/files\/2021\/07\/UMH-Campus-Desamparados-Orihuela-16850.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;120px||90px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;70px||56px||false|false&#8221; 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Learn about our objectives, who leads us, how we are organised and the results of our research activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:26px;\"><a class=\"sc-btn lime\" href=\"#objetivos\">Our objectives<\/a><a class=\"sc-btn ghost\" href=\"#gobierno\">Governing bodies<\/a><a class=\"sc-btn ghost\" href=\"#produccion\">Scientific output<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-hero-facts\">\n<div><b>6<\/b>research lines<\/div>\n<div><b>13<\/b>research groups<\/div>\n<div><b>107<\/b>researchers<\/div>\n<div><b>2025\u20132028<\/b>Strategic Plan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Men\u00fa de secciones&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; z_index=&#8221;20&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; sticky_position=&#8221;top&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;4px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;14px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.06)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; module_class=&#8221;cg-keep&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;94%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<nav class=\"sc-nav\" aria-label=\"Secciones de la p\u00e1gina\"><a href=\"#quienes-somos\">Who we are<\/a><a href=\"#objetivos\">Objectives<\/a><a href=\"#gobierno\">Governance<\/a><a href=\"#estructura\">Scientific structure<\/a><a href=\"#equipo\">Team<\/a><a href=\"#plan-estrategico\">Strategic plan<\/a><a href=\"#memoria\">Annual report<\/a><a href=\"#produccion\">Output<\/a><a href=\"#publicaciones\">Publications<\/a><\/nav>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;quienes-somos&#8221; module_id=&#8221;quienes-somos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;64px||64px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1180px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;800ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-head\">\n<p class=\"sc-eyebrow\">Who are we?<\/p>\n<h2>An institute that connects science and industry<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>CIAGRO-UMH is the Institute for Agri-Food and Agri-Environmental Research and Innovation of Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez University. 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header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-head\">\n<p class=\"sc-eyebrow\">02 \u00b7 Governing bodies<\/p>\n<h2>Who leads CIAGRO<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-lead\">CIAGRO-UMH has a Director, a Deputy Director and an Institute Secretary, supported by the Institute Advisory Board, made up of the six representatives of the specific research lines and the representatives of the institute&#8217;s three internal committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-sub\">Institute management<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-grid\">\n<div class=\"sc-card\"><span class=\"sc-role\">Director<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-name\">Ra\u00fal Moral Herrero<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\">Full Professor<br \/><b>Area:<\/b> Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\"><span class=\"sc-role\">Deputy Director<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-name\">Mar\u00eda Serrano Mula<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\">Full Professor<br \/><b>Area:<\/b> Plant Physiology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\"><span class=\"sc-role\">Secretary<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-name\">Manuel Viuda Martos<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\">Associate Professor<br \/><b>Area:<\/b> Food Technology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-sub\">Management Board<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-grid\">\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 1<\/div>\n<h3>Food markets, quality, safety and health<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>\u00c1ngel Carbonell Barrachina<\/b><br \/>Full Professor \u00b7 Food Technology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 2<\/div>\n<h3>Innovative technologies for food development<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Argente Carrascosa<\/b><br \/>Associate Professor \u00b7 Animal Production<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 3<\/div>\n<h3>Innovative technologies for sustainable and smart primary production<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>Santiago Garc\u00eda Mart\u00ednez<\/b><br \/>Associate Professor \u00b7 Genetics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 4<\/div>\n<h3>Biodiversity and ecosystem services<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>Jos\u00e9 Antonio S\u00e1nchez Zapata<\/b><br \/>Full Professor \u00b7 Ecology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 5<\/div>\n<h3>Climate change and sustainable management of agri-food resources (soil, water and energy)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>Ricardo Abad\u00eda S\u00e1nchez<\/b><br \/>Associate Professor \u00b7 Agroforestry Engineering<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Line 6<\/div>\n<h3>Sustainability of socio-ecological systems<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-meta\" style=\"margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><b>Margarita Brugarolas Moll\u00e1-Bauz\u00e1<\/b><br \/>Associate Professor \u00b7 Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Policy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-head\">\n<p class=\"sc-eyebrow\">03 \u00b7 Scientific structure<\/p>\n<h2>A matrix organisation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>CIAGRO-UMH research is organised in a matrix that crosses <strong>2 strategic research lines<\/strong> y <strong>6 specific research lines<\/strong> with the research groups that make up the institute.<\/p>\n<p>Each group develops research topics in at least two of these lines. In the chart, the crosses identify the lines in which each group is involved, which encourages interdisciplinary work and collaboration between teams.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/files\/2021\/05\/image002-3.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;CIAGRO-UMH matrix scientific structure&#8221; title_text=&#8221;CIAGRO-UMH matrix scientific structure&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|14px|14px|14px|14px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.08)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-caption\">CIAGRO-UMH matrix scientific structure: rows show the strategic and specific lines; columns show the research groups. Click on the image to enlarge it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;equipo&#8221; module_id=&#8221;equipo&#8221; module_class=&#8221;sc-on-dark&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3E1818&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;135deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#3E1818 0%|#1f0b0b 100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;64px||64px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1180px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;800ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-head sc-center\">\n<p class=\"sc-eyebrow\">04 \u00b7 Our team<\/p>\n<h2>The people behind CIAGRO<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-lead\">A multidisciplinary team covering the entire agri-food chain: from soil and crops to food and the market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1180px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;800ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-dark\"><b class=\"sc-big\">13<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Research groups<\/h3>\n<p>The institute&#8217;s teaching and research staff mostly belong to research groups recognised in the UMH Register of Research Groups.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-btn lime\" href=\"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/en\/grupos-investigacion\/\">View research groups<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-dark\"><b class=\"sc-big\">107<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Research staff<\/h3>\n<p>Researchers specialising in food technology, plant and animal production, agroforestry engineering, soil science, agricultural economics and genetics, among other disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-btn lime\" href=\"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/en\/?page_id=6966\">Meet the staff<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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In 2025 the institute met or exceeded every indicator in its Strategic Plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">64% of JCR articles were published in first-quartile (Q1) journals. Institute members also presented 306 conference contributions, 214 of them international.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1180px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<style>.cgc-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.cgc-grid.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.cgc{background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 24px 18px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06);font-family:'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif;height:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.cgc 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articles by quartile<\/h4>\n<pee class=\"cgc-sub\">2025 report \u00b7 216 articles in indexed journals<\/pee>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Q1<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:100.0%;background:#3E1818\"><\/i><\/span><b>138<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Q2<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:36.2%;background:#55BAB7\"><\/i><\/span><b>50<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Q3<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:16.7%;background:#9aa31c\"><\/i><\/span><b>23<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Q4<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:3.6%;background:#D7E241\"><\/i><\/span><b>5<\/b><\/div>\n<pee class=\"cgc-note\">64% of JCR articles were published in first-quartile journals.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc\">\n<h4>Funding by source<\/h4>\n<pee class=\"cgc-sub\">2025 income by type of activity<\/pee>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Contracts<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i 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class=\"cgc-row\"><span>% co-authored publications<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:92.6%;background:#55BAB7\"><\/i><s style=\"left:80.0%\"><\/s><\/span><b>69.4% \/ \u226560%<\/b><\/div>\n<pee class=\"cgc-note\">All scientific output indicators exceeded their 2025 target.<\/pee><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles in JCR journals.<\/strong> In 2025 CIAGRO-UMH published 216 articles in JCR-indexed journals, 138 of them in the first quartile. 69.4% were co-authored with other organisations, and every scientific output indicator in the Strategic Plan exceeded its target.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"cgc\">\n<h4>Other publications and conferences<\/h4>\n<pee class=\"cgc-sub\">2025 report<\/pee>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>International conferences<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:100.0%;background:#3E1818\"><\/i><\/span><b>214<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>National conferences<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:43.0%;background:#55BAB7\"><\/i><\/span><b>92<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Book chapters<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:13.6%;background:#9aa31c\"><\/i><\/span><b>29<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Non-indexed journals<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:7.0%;background:#D7E241\"><\/i><\/span><b>15<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Books<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:2%;background:#7a4a4a\"><\/i><\/span><b>4<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"cgc-row\"><span>Journals in other indexes<\/span><span class=\"cgc-bar\"><i style=\"width:2%;background:#8fd1cf\"><\/i><\/span><b>3<\/b><\/div>\n<pee class=\"cgc-note\">306 conference contributions and 51 publications outside the JCR.<\/pee><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; 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class=\"sc-lead\">A selection of articles published in 2025 by CIAGRO-UMH researchers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-grid\">\n<div class=\"sc-card sc-pub\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Ecology Letters \u00b7 2025<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-auth\">Rodr\u00edguez-Caro, R.C. et al.<\/p>\n<h3>Synergistic and additive effects of multiple threats erode phylogenetic and life history strategy diversity in Testudines and Crocodilia<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"sc-doi\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ele.70147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 10.1111\/ele.70147 \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card sc-pub\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Journal of Pineal Research \u00b7 2025<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-auth\">Garrido-Au\u00f1\u00f3n, F. et al.<\/p>\n<h3>Melatonin boosts the phytochemical profile of blood oranges, enhancing (poly)phenol and endogenous melatonin content, through pre\u00bf and postharvest treatments<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"sc-doi\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jpi.70078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 10.1111\/jpi.70078 \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card sc-pub\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Meat Science \u00b7 2025<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-auth\">Moraga-Babiano, L. et al.<\/p>\n<h3>Encapsulated prickly pear peel co-product extract: An antioxidant and colourant additive to preserve the quality of beef burgers packaged in modified atmosphere<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"sc-doi\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.meatsci.2025.110020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.meatsci.2025.110020 \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card sc-pub\">\n<div class=\"sc-line\">Journal of Environmental Management \u00b7 2025<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-auth\">\u00c1lvarez Alonso, C.A. et al.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of composts from decentralized composting models on R. officinalis physiology and nutrient contents under abiotic stress<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"sc-doi\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2025.126935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 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