Education
Ph.D. in Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Málaga, 1990
Current position
Professor of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Biology, University of Málaga
Publications
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Posé, S., Kirby, A. R., Paniagua, C., Waldron, K. W., Morris, V. J., Quesada, M. A. and Mercado, J. A. (2015). The nanostructural characterization of strawberry pectins in pectate lyase or polygalacturonase silenced fruits elucidates their role in softening. Carbohydr Polym 132: 134-145.
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Paniagua, C., Posé, S., Morris, V. J., Kirby, A. R., Quesada, M. A. and Mercado, J. A. (2014). Fruit softening and pectin disassembly: an overview of nanostructural pectin modifications assessed by atomic force microscopy. Ann Bot 114(6): 1375-1383.
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Posé, S., Paniagua, C., Cifuentes, M., Blanco-Portales, R., Quesada, M. A. and Mercado, J. A. (2013). Insights into the effects of polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene silencing on pectin matrix disassembly, enhanced tissue integrity, and firmness in ripe strawberry fruits. J Exp Bot 64(12): 3803-3815.
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Gabarrón, G. M. A., Martinez, M. J. F., Quesada, M. A., Ruiz, S. J. D. (2013). Seasonal changes in the soil hydrological and erosive response depending on aspect, vegetation type and soil water repellency in different Mediterranean microenvironments. Solid Earth 4: 497-509.
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Gabarrón, G. M. A., Ruiz, S. J. D., Quesada, M. A. (2013). Influence of aspect in soil and vegetation water dynamics in dry Mediterranean conditions: functional adjustment of evergreen and semi-deciduous growth forms. Ecohydrology 6: 241-255.
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Posé, S., Kirby, A. R., Mercado, J. A., Morris, V. J., Quesada, M. A. (2012). Structural characterization of cell wall pectin fractions in ripe straberry fruits using AFM. Carbohyd Polym 88: 882-890.
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García, G. J. A., Barceló, M., López-Aranda, J. M., Muñoz-Blanco, J., Posé, S., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Mercado, J. A., Quesada, M. A. (2012). Acta Horticulturae 929: 107-110.
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Mercado, J. A., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Quesada, M. A. (2011). Fruit shelf life and potential for its genetic improvement. In: Jenks, M. A. and Bebeli, P. J. (eds). Breeding for Fruit Quality. Pp: 81-104.
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Posé, S., García-Gago, J. A., Santiago-Doménech, N., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Quesada, M. A., Mercado, J. A. (2011). Genes, Genomes and Genomics 5: 40-48.
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Márquez-Martín, B., Sesmero, R., Quesada, M. A., Pliego-Alfaro, F.* and Sánchez-Romero, C. (2011). Water relations in culture media influence maturation of avocado somatic embryos. J Plant Physiol 168(17): 2028-2034.
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Mercado, J. A., Trainotti, L., Jiménez, B. L., Santiago, D. N., Posé, S., Donolli, R., Barceló, M., Casadoro, G., Pliego, A. F., Quesada, M. A. (2010). Evaluation of the role of the endo-beta-(1,4)-glucanase gene FaEG3 in strawberry fruit softening. Postharvest Biol Tec 55: 8-14.
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Quesada, M. A.*, Posé, S.*, Blanco-Portales, R.*, García, G. J. A., Jiménez-Bermúdez, S., Muñoz-Serrano, A., Caballero, J. L., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Mercado, J. A., Muñoz-Blanco, J. (2009a). Plant Physiol 150: 1022-1032. *(These authors contributed equally to the work)
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García, G. J. A., Posé, S., Muñoz-Blanco, J., Quesada, M. A., Mercado, J. A. (2009b). Plant Signaling and Behavior 4: 1-3.
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Quesada, M. A., Posé, S., Santiago-Doménech, N., Sesmero, R., Molina, M. C., Mousa, S., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Mercado, J. A., Caballero, J. L., Muñoz-Blanco, J., Trainotti, L., Casadoro, G., García-Gago, J. A., López-Aranda, J. M. (2009b). Acta Horticulturae 842: 931-934.
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Quesada, M. A., Martín-Pizarro, C., García-Gago, J. A., Posé, S., Santiago-Doménech, N., Sesmero, R., Pliego-Alfaro, F., Mercado, J. A. (2007). Transgenic Plant Journal 1: 280-288.