Staff

Education

• Bachelor of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2003.
• PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Argentina, 2009.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, INBA-CONICET / Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009–2011.

Current positions

• Adjunct Researcher, CONICET
• Adjunct Professor, Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires

Research interests

• Biofertilizers.
• Cereal Crops.
• Efficient Nitrogen Use.
• Plant Mineral Nutrition.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

• Echeverria M, Izzi YS, Criado MV, Caputo C. (2024). Isolation and characterization of dematiaceous endophytic fungi isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) roots and their potential use as phosphate solubilizers. The Microbe. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100058
• Boero JJ, Gutierrez Boem FH, Prystupa P, Veliz CG, Criado MV, Gómez FM and Caputo C. (2023). Nitrogen application at anthesis increases barley grain protein by enhancing phloem amino acid mobilization. Crop & Pasture Science. 74(4): 312-323. DOI: 10.1071/CP21749
• Puente M, Maroniche G, Sabio y García J, Panepucci M, Garcia J, Criado MV, Molina R, Cassán F. (2021). Localization and survival of Azospirillum brasilense Az39 in soybean leaves. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 72(5): 626-633. DOI: 10.1111/lam.13444
• Veliz CG, Criado MV, Galotta MF, Roberts IN, Caputo C. (2020). Regulation of senescence-associated protease genes by sulphur availability according to barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) phenological stage. Annals of Botany 126(3): 435-444 DOI:10.1093/aob/mcaa071

Grad Students

• Number of doctoral theses or master's theses that you currently manage: 1.

Management of research projects (last 5 years)

• PICT-2021-GRF-TI-00165 – Biochemical, Molecular, and Agronomic Analysis of the Azospirillum–Malting Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Interaction under Different Inoculation Practices.
• UBACyT 2018 Mod I 20020170100018BA – Assimilate Partitioning: Effect of Chemical and Biological Fertilization on Malting Barley.
• PIP 11220170100387 CO Determinantes de la eficiencia de acumulación de nitrógeno en los granos de cebada cervecera.

Postgraduate courses at the Alberto Soriano Graduate School (FAUBA)

• Plant Mineral Nutrition (Professor)