Fernando Pliego-Alfaro

Fernando Pliego-Alfaro publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando Pliego-Alfaro sits on this spectrum.

Fernando Pliego-Alfaro D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando Pliego-Alfaro sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Manipulation of Strawberry Fruit Softening by Antisense Expression of a Pectate Lyase Gene

  Silvia Jiménez-Bermúdez;José Redondo-Nevado;Juan Muñoz-Blanco;José L. Caballero

  474
  Citations

• Antisense Down-Regulation of the FaPG1 Gene Reveals an Unexpected Central Role for Polygalacturonase in Strawberry Fruit Softening

  Miguel A. Quesada;Rosario Blanco-Portales;Sara Posé;Juan A. García-Gago

  284
  Citations

• Evidence for a positive regulatory role of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) Fa WRKY1 and Arabidopsis At WRKY75 proteins in resistance

  Sonia Encinas-Villarejo;Ana M. Maldonado;Francisco Amil-Ruiz;Berta de los Santos

  184
  Citations

• Mycorrhizal Inoculation Enhances Growth and Development of Micropropagated Plants of Avocado

  M.T. Vidal;C. Azcón-Aguilar;J.M. Barea;F. Pliego-Alfaro

  135
  Citations

• Possible rejuvenation of adult avocado by graftage onto juvenile rootstocks in vitro

  Fernando Pliego-Alfaro;Toshio Murashige

  124
  Citations

• Analysis of strawberry genes differentially expressed in response to Colletotrichum infection

  Antonio Casado-Díaz;Sonia Encinas-Villarejo;Berta de los Santos;Elisabetta Schilirò

  111
  Citations

• Shoot regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Fragaria vesca L.

  El Mansouri I;Mercado Ja;Valpuesta;López-Aranda Jm

  104
  Citations

• Somatic embryogenesis in avocado ( Persea americana Mill.) in vitro

  Fernando Pliego-Alfaro;Toshio Murashige

  103
  Citations

• A possible role for flowering locus T‐encoding genes in interpreting environmental and internal cues affecting olive (Olea europaea L.) flower induction

  Amnon Haberman;Ortal Bakhshian;Sergio Cerezo-Medina;Judith Paltiel

  94
  Citations

• Biochemical and phenotypical characterization of transgenic tomato plants overexpressing a basic peroxidase

  Iman El Mansouri;José A. Mercado;Nieves Santiago-Dómenech;Fernando Pliego-Alfaro

  87
  Citations

• Micropropagation of adult avocado

  Araceli Barceló-Muñoz;Carlos L. Encina;Elvira Simón-Pérez;Fernando Pliego-Alfaro

  86
  Citations

• Studies on genetic transformation of olive (Olea europaea L.) somatic embryos: I. Evaluation of different aminoglycoside antibiotics for nptII selection; II. Transient transformation via particle bombardment

  Gema Pérez-Barranco;Rocío Torreblanca;Isabel M. G. Padilla;Carolina Sánchez-Romero

  66
  Citations

• An efficient regeneration system via somatic embryogenesis in olive

  Sergio Cerezo;José A. Mercado;Fernando Pliego-Alfaro

  66
  Citations

• Factors affecting maturation of avocado somatic embryos

  R. Perán-Quesada;C. Sánchez-Romero;A. Barceló-Muñoz;F. Pliego-Alfaro

  61
  Citations

• Development of an in-vitro rooting bioassay using juvenile-phase stem cuttings of Persea americana Mill.

  F. Pliego-Alfaro

  61
  Citations

• Effects of CO2 and sugars on photosynthesis and composition of avocado leaves grown in vitro

  Gloria de la Viña;Gloria de la Viña;Fernando Pliego-Alfaro;Simon P. Driscoll;Valerie J. Mitchell

  59
  Citations

• Partial Activation of SA- and JA-Defensive Pathways in Strawberry upon Colletotrichum acutatum Interaction.

  Francisco Amil-Ruiz;José Garrido-Gala;José Gadea;Rosario Blanco-Portales

  54
  Citations

• Strategies for Olive (Olea europaea L.) Breeding: Cultivated Genetic Resources and Crossbreeding

  Luis Rallo;Diego Barranco;Concepción M. Díez;Pilar Rallo

  51
  Citations

• Fruit Shelf Life and Potential for Its Genetic Improvement

  José A. Mercado;Fernando Pliego‐Alfaro;Miguel A. Quesada

  43
  Citations

• The Strawberry FaWRKY1 Transcription Factor Negatively Regulates Resistance to Colletotrichum acutatum in Fruit Upon Infection.

  José Javier Higuera;José Garrido-Gala;Ayman Lekhbou;Isabel Arjona-Girona

  43
  Citations

• Somatic embryogenesis in mango (Mangifera indica L.)

  Richard E. Litz;Pamela A. Moon;Helena Mathews;Subramanian Jayasankar

  37
  Citations

• Evaluation of the role of the endo-β-(1,4)-glucanase gene FaEG3 in strawberry fruit softening

  José A. Mercado;Livio Trainotti;Lara Jiménez-Bermúdez;Nieves Santiago-Doménech

  34
  Citations

• A convenient protocol for extraction and purification of DNA from Fragaria

  José A. Mercado;Iman El Mansouri;Silvia Jiménez-Bermúdez;Fernando Pliego-Alfaro

  33
  Citations