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Diego Alonso Muñoz Concha

Academico

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE

Curicó, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


I am interested in endangered species. I have mainly focused on the tree Gomortega keule, exploring several tissue culture techniques but also conservation and ecological aspects such as phenology, regeneration, genetics and seed dispersal.

Educación

  •  PhD in Plant Sciences, The University of Nottingham. Reino Unido, 2010
  •  Magíster en Horticultura, Universidad de Talca. Chile, 2003
  •  Ingeniero Agrónomo, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1996

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académico Full Time

    Universidad Católica del Maule

    Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales

    Curicó, Chile

    2000 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Academico Full Time

    Universidad Catolica del Maule

    Curico, Chile

    2000 - A la fecha


 

Article (20)

Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.) as a peasant cultural heritage: exploratory analysis
Could foxes be surrogate seed dispersers of a megafaunal fruit vine in southern South America?
Comunidades campesinas, patrimonio agrario y mercados en los cultivos del ají y la quinoa
Immature stages, phenology, distribution and host plants of the Andean Moon Moth Cercophana frauenfeldii Felder, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Media and hormones influence in micropropagation success of blackberry cv. ‘Chester’
Anachronic Fruit Traits and Natural History Suggest Extinct Megafauna Herbivores as the Dispersers of an Endangered Tree
Chili Pepper Landrace Survival and Family Farmers in Central Chile
Effects of regulated post-harvest irrigation strategies on yield, fruit quality and water productivity in a drip-irrigated cherry orchard
The endospermic origin of the storage tissue of a rare tree endemic to Chile, Gomortega keule, is confirmed by microsatellites
The endosperm of a rare tree endemic to Chile, Gomortega keule, has two parts with different chemical composition
Microsatellite analysis of populations of the endangered tree Gomortega keule suggests pre-Columbian differentiation
Culture of triploid tissue from the endosperm of an endangered Chilean tree species Gomortega keule
In Vitro Establishment of Tissues from Selected Trees of Gomortega keule
Notes on a new population of the endangered Chilean tree Gomortega keule
Somatic embryogenesis from zygotic embryos and shoot-tips of the Chilean tree Gomortega keule
Ethnobotany of Gomortega keule, an endemic and endangered Chilean tree
Flowering and fruiting phenology of the endangered Chilean tree Gomortega keule
Presence of polygodial and drimenol in Drimys populations from Chile
Variación de compuestos químicos en hojas de poblaciones de Drimys spp. (Magnoliophyta: Winteraceae) en Chile
Morphological and anatomical characterization of six jojoba clones at saline and non-saline sites

BookSection (2)

Somatic Embryogenesis in Gomortega keule
Clonal Propagation, Forest Trees

Proyecto (5)

Development of advanced in vitro protocols for plant biodiversity conservation
Fortalecimiento de la actividad científica y de formación superior para la conservación de la biodiversidad de plantas en el centro Sur de Chile
Transferencia Mejoramiento de la AFC ligada al Cultivo del Ají
A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR THE PROPAGATION OF SELECTED GENOTYPES OF GOMORTEGA KEULE, AN ENDANGERED AND ENDEMIC SPECIES WITH POTENTIAL AS A FRUIT CROP
Desarrollo de Queule como alternativa frutal sostenible para pequeños agricultores del secano costero de la Región del Maule

Review (2)

Gomortega keule, the neglected and endangered Chilean fruit tree
Micropropagation of the endangered Chilean tree, Gomortega keule
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Diego Muñoz

Academico

Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE

Curicó, Chile

2
Enrique Mundaca

Profesor Auxiliar

Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL MAULE

Curicó, Chile

1
carlos baeza

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
Ximena Quiñones

Academica

Universidad Católica del Maule

Curicó, Chile

1
Samuel Ortega

Profesor titular

CITRA

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Sergio Espinoza

Académico

Ciencias Forestales

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Marcos Carrasco

Profesor Auxiliar

Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL MAULE

Curicó, Chile

1
Hermine Vogel

Académico/ Decana (2017-2020)

Departamento de Horticultura

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile