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D-Index
60
Citations
13845
World Ranking
1203
National Ranking
42

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His main research concerns Botany, Symbiosis, Aquaporin, Salinity and Plant physiology. His Botany research includes themes of Abscisic acid and Abiotic stress. His work carried out in the field of Symbiosis brings together such families of science as Lactuca, Shoot and Drought tolerance.

His Aquaporin research includes elements of Regulation of gene expression, Poaceae, Gene expression and Permeability. His research on Salinity focuses in particular on Soil salinity. Ricardo Aroca combines subjects such as Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Mycorrhiza, Agronomy and Stomatal conductance with his study of Plant physiology.

His most cited work include:

  • Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions (344 citations)
  • Salinity stress alleviation using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A review (327 citations)
  • Regulation by arbuscular mycorrhizae of the integrated physiological response to salinity in plants: new challenges in physiological and molecular studies (304 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ricardo Aroca mainly investigates Botany, Symbiosis, Aquaporin, Salinity and Plant physiology. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Inoculation and Abscisic acid. His Symbiosis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Shoot, Agronomy, Drought tolerance and Gene.

The various areas that he examines in his Aquaporin study include Hydraulic conductivity, Regulation of gene expression, Drought stress and Gene expression. His research in the fields of Soil salinity overlaps with other disciplines such as Osmoprotectant. His work in Plant physiology addresses issues such as Lactuca, which are connected to fields such as Cultivar.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (65.45%)
  • Symbiosis (40.91%)
  • Aquaporin (26.36%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Botany (65.45%)
  • Horticulture (17.27%)
  • Symbiosis (40.91%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ricardo Aroca spends much of his time researching Botany, Horticulture, Symbiosis, Aquaporin and Hydraulic conductivity. The study incorporates disciplines such as Inoculation and Human fertilization in addition to Botany. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Salinity, Soil salinity and Hydrogen peroxide.

The concepts of his Salinity study are interwoven with issues in Drought stress, Plant roots and Nutrient absorption. His research on Symbiosis often connects related topics like Stomatal conductance. The Hydraulic conductivity study combines topics in areas such as Biophysics and Apoplast.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis regulates aquaporins activity and improves root cell water permeability in maize plants subjected to water stress. (14 citations)
  • Efficiency of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inocula to improve saline stress tolerance in lettuce plants by changes of antioxidant defense mechanisms (11 citations)
  • Local root ABA/cytokinin status and aquaporins regulate poplar responses to mild drought stress independently of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor. (9 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Aquaporin, Inoculation, Horticulture and Symbiosis. His work on Fungus as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Populus trichocarpa, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Ricardo Aroca interconnects Abscisic acid and Ectomycorrhiza in the investigation of issues within Aquaporin.

His Inoculation research incorporates elements of Medicago truncatula, Human fertilization, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria and Phosphorite. His research integrates issues of Catalase, Antioxidant and Salinity, Soil salinity in his study of Horticulture. His Symbiosis research incorporates themes from Hydraulic conductivity, Photosynthesis, Transcellular and Apoplast.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions

    Ricardo Aroca;Rosa Porcel;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Salinity stress alleviation using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A review

    Rosa Porcel;Ricardo Aroca;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Regulation by arbuscular mycorrhizae of the integrated physiological response to salinity in plants: new challenges in physiological and molecular studies

    Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano;Rosa Porcel;Charo Azcón;Ricardo Aroca

  • Influence of Salinity on the In Vitro Development of Glomus intraradices and on the In Vivo Physiological and Molecular Responses of Mycorrhizal Lettuce Plants

    Farzad Jahromi;Farzad Jahromi;Ricardo Aroca;Rosa Porcel;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria act as biostimulants in horticulture

    Maurizio Ruzzi;Ricardo Aroca

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis induces strigolactone biosynthesis under drought and improves drought tolerance in lettuce and tomato

    Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano;Ricardo Aroca;Ángel María Zamarreño;Sonia Molina

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis influences strigolactone production under salinity and alleviates salt stress in lettuce plants.

    Ricardo Aroca;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano;Ángel María Zamarreño;José Antonio Paz

  • How does arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis regulate root hydraulic properties and plasma membrane aquaporins in Phaseolus vulgaris under drought, cold or salinity stresses?

    Ricardo Aroca;Rosa Porcel;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances the photosynthetic efficiency and the antioxidative response of rice plants subjected to drought stress

    Michel Ruiz-Sánchez;Ricardo Aroca;Yaumara Muñoz;Ricardo Polón

  • The Role of Aquaporins and Membrane Damage in Chilling and Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Changes in the Hydraulic Conductance of Maize Roots

    Ricardo Aroca;Gabriela Amodeo;Silvia Fernández-Illescas;Eliot M. Herman

  • Regulation of plasma membrane aquaporins by inoculation with a Bacillus megaterium strain in maize (Zea mays L.) plants under unstressed and salt-stressed conditions.

    Adriana Marulanda;Rosario Azcón;François Chaumont;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis increases relative apoplastic water flow in roots of the host plant under both well-watered and drought stress conditions

    Gloria Bárzana;Ricardo Aroca;José Antonio Paz;François Chaumont

  • PIP Aquaporin Gene Expression in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Glycine max and Lactuca sativa Plants in Relation to Drought Stress Tolerance

    Rosa Porcel;Ricardo Aroca;Rosario Azcón;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi native from a Mediterranean saline area enhance maize tolerance to salinity through improved ion homeostasis

    Beatriz Estrada;Ricardo Aroca;Frans J. M. Maathuis;José Miguel Barea

  • Mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Lactuca sativa plants exhibit contrasting responses to exogenous ABA during drought stress and recovery

    Ricardo Aroca;Paolo Vernieri;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Drought, Abscisic Acid and Transpiration Rate Effects on the Regulation of PIP Aquaporin Gene Expression and Abundance in Phaseolus vulgaris Plants

    Ricardo Aroca;Antonio Ferrante;Paolo Vernieri;Maarten J. Chrispeels

  • Azospirillum and arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization enhance rice growth and physiological traits under well-watered and drought conditions

    Michel Ruíz-Sánchez;Elisabet Armada;Yaumara Muñoz;Inés E. García de Salamone

  • New insights into the regulation of aquaporins by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in maize plants under drought stress and possible implications for plant performance.

    Gloria Bárzana;Ricardo Aroca;Gerd Patrick Bienert;François Chaumont

  • Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi isolated from a saline habitat improved maize antioxidant systems and plant tolerance to salinity

    Beatriz Estrada;Ricardo Aroca;José Miguel Barea;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

  • Regulation of cation transporter genes by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice plants subjected to salinity suggests improved salt tolerance due to reduced Na+ root-to-shoot distribution

    Rosa Porcel;Ricardo Aroca;Rosario Azcon;Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano
Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano Spanish National Research Council
Rosario Azcón
Rosario Azcón Spanish National Research Council
Jose M. Garcia-Mina
Jose M. Garcia-Mina University of Navarra
Angel M. Zamarreño
Angel M. Zamarreño University of Navarra
Juan José Irigoyen
Juan José Irigoyen University of Navarra
François Chaumont
François Chaumont Université Catholique de Louvain
Iker Aranjuelo
Iker Aranjuelo Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz University of Navarra
Paolo Vernieri
Paolo Vernieri University of Pisa
Miquel Ribas-Carbo
Miquel Ribas-Carbo University of the Balearic Islands

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