Argentina

Santiago
Alvarez Prado

agronomy genetics crop ecophysiology

Biography

Santiago Alvarez Prado holds a PhD in Agricultural Sciences (2014) from the National University of Rosario (Argentina) and a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2008). His career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at INRAe in Montpellier, France. His work has contributed to the field of crop physiology applied to the management and improvement of wheat, barley, soybean, and maize. His research has focused on yield generation and its numerical and physiological components, as well as drought tolerance in maize, soybean, wheat, and barley. He has more than 25 scientific publications in Q1 journals in agronomy and plant physiology with over 600 citations (Google Scholar; h-index 12), numerous outreach publications in Argentina, and presentations at international conferences. Since 2018, he has served as a Researcher for CONICET, initially at the University of Buenos Aires (2018-2021) and subsequently at the National University of Rosario (2021-present). He is currently part of the Research Group on Management and Utilization in Extensive Crops (GIMUCE). His current research focuses on studying physiological attributes related to drought tolerance in wheat and identifying agronomic management strategies to mitigate its negative effects on yield.