Staff

Education

• Agricultural Engineer. School of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1990.
• Magister Scientiae in Soil Science. School of Agriculture, UBA, 1995.
• Doctor of Philosophy. Soil Science Program, University of Kentucky, 1998.

Current positions

• Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, , Facultad de Agronomía - UBA.
• Independent Research Scientist, CONICET.

Research interests

• Soil fertility.
• Grain crops response to fertilization.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

• Boero, J.J., F.H. Gutiérrez-Boem, P. Prystupa, C. Veliz, M.V. Criado, F.M. Gomez, C. Caputo. (2023). Nitrogen application at anthesis increases barley grain protein by enhancing phloem amino acid mobilization. Crop & Pasture Science, 74: 312-323. doi: 10.1071/CP21749.
• Biassoni, M., H. Vivas, F.H. Gutiérrez-Boem & F. Salvagiotti. (2023). Changes in soil phosphorus (P) fractions and P bioavailability after 10 years of continuous P fertilization. Soil and Tillage Research, 232, doi: 10.1016/j.still.2023.105777.
• Fernández, P.L., F. Behrends Kraemer, L. Sabatté, J. Guiroy & F.H. Gutierrez Boem. (2022). Superabsorbent polyacrylamide effects on hydrophysical soil properties and plant biomass in a sandy loam soil. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, doi: 10.1080/00103624.2022.2096233.
• Prystupa, P. & F.H. Gutierrez Boem. (2022). Crop growth during the critical period is associated with grain number under sulfur deficiency in barley crops subjected to different levels of nitrogen availability. Crop & Pasture Science, 74: 173-181 doi: 10.1071/CP22096.
• Appelhans, S.C., W.D. Carciochi, A. Correndo, F.H. Gutiérrez Boem, F. Salvagiotti, F.O. Garcia, R.J.M. Melchiori, P.A. Barbagelata, L.A. Ventimiglia, G.N. Ferraris, H.S. Vivas, O.P. Caviglia & I.A. Ciampitti. (2021). Predicting soil test phosphorus decrease in non-P-fertilized conditions. European J Soil Science, 72: 254-264.
• Appelhans, S.C., P.A. Barbagelata, R.J.M. Melchiori, F.H. Gutierrez Boem & O. Caviglia. (2021). Is the Lack of Response of Maize to Fertilization in Soils with Low Bray1-P Related to Labile Organic Phosphorus? J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 21: 612-621.
• Gómez, F.M., P. Prystupa, J.J. Boero & F.H. Gutierrez Boem. (2021). Sulfur partitioning and grain concentration differed from that for nitrogen in malting barley. Field Crops Research, 263: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108053.
• Prystupa, P., A. Peton, E. Pagano, G.N. Ferraris, L. Ventimiglia, T. Loewy, F.M. Gómez; F.H. Gutierrez-Boem. (2021). Grain hordein content and malt quality as affected by foliar nitrogen fertilisation at heading. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 127: 224-231. doi: 10.1002/jib.662.
• Appelhans, S.C., L.E. Novelli, R.J.M. Melchiori, F.H. Gutierrez Boem & O. Caviglia. (2021). Crops sequence and P fertilization effects on soil P fractions under no-tillage. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 120: 275-288. doi:10.1007/s10705-021-10148-3.
• Correndo, A. A.; Gutiérrez Boem, F. H.; García, F. O.; Alvarez, C.; Álvarez, C.; Angeli, A.; Barbieri, P.; Barraco, M.; Berardo, A.; Boxler, M.; Calviño, P.; Capurro, J. E.; Carta, H.; Caviglia, O.; Ciampitti, I. A.; Díaz-Zorita, M.; Díaz-Valdéz, S.; Echeverría, H. E.; Espósito, G.; Ferrari, M.; Ferraris, G. N.; Gambaudo, S.; Gudelj, V.; Ioele, J. P.; Melchiori, R. J.; Molino, J.; Orcellet, J. M.; Pagani, A.; Pautasso, J. M.; Calvo, N. I. R.; Redel, M.; Rillo, S.; Rimski-Korsakov, H.; Sainz-Rozas, H. R.; Saks, M.; Tellería, M. G.; Ventimiglia, L.; Zorzín, J. L.; Zubillaga, M. M. & Salvagiotti, F. (2021). Attainable yield and soil texture as drivers of maize response to nitrogen: A synthesis analysis for Argentina. Field Crops Research, 273. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108299.
• Appelhans, S., P. Barbagelata, R. Melchiori, F.H. Gutierrez Boem. (2020). Assessing soil P fractions changes with long-term phosphorus fertilization related to crop yield of soybean and maize. Soil Use and Management, 36: 524-535.
• Vega Jara, L., F.H. Gutierrez Boem, G. Rubio. (2020). Long-term fertilization does not affect soil C:N:S or labile/non-labile ratios in Mollisols. Soil Sci Soc Am J, 84: 798-810.
• Prystupa, P., A. Peton, E. Pagano & F.H. Gutierrez Boem. (2019). Sulphur fertilization of barley crops improves malt extract and fermentability. J Cereal Science, 85: 228-235.
• Galotta, M.F., P. Pugliese, F.H.Gutiérrez Boem, C.G.Veliz, M.V. Criado, C. Caputo, M. Echeverria & I.N. Roberts. (2019). Subtilase activity and gene expression during germination and seedling growth in barley. Plant Phys Biochemistry, 139: 197-206.

Grad Students

Theses already defended:

• Advisor of 3 doctoral and 5 master students. Co-advisor of 4 doctoral and 3 master students.

Theses in progress:

• Co-advisor of 1 doctoral student.

Research projects (as principal investigator, last 5 years)

• PICT-2016-2323, 2018-2022, "Nitrogen and sulfur in malting barley: effect of nutrition on grain yield and quality gaps, N and S concentration in grains and protease activity during malting".

Courses taught at the Graduate School (School of Agriculture, UBA)

• “Soil fertility and fertilizers”. Soil Science Program. Director since 2004, 6 credits (96 hs.).
• “Soil fertility and use of fertilizers”. Specialization in Soil Fertility and Fertilization. Director since 2003, (60 hs).