SERIDA

Regional Agri-Food Research and Development Service of the Principality of Asturias

Regional Service for Research and Agri-food Development in the Principality of Asturias

• ACTIVITY: R&D&i.
• LOCATION: Villaviciosa (Principality of Asturias).
• CONSTITUTION DATE: March 23, 1999. 
• CATEGORY: public R&D center.
• CONTACT: Mª del Carmen Oliván García.
• STAFF: 162

•  PROJECTS DEVELOPING:
  • Development of apple tree pest control strategies through an integrated agroecosystem approach. International Joint Programming Actions 2016. INIA (2017-2020).
  • Conservation and documentation of the plant genetic resources of the cider apple germplasm bank. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects 2015, State Program for Research, Development and Innovation Oriented to the Challenges of Society. INIA 2015 (2017-2020).
  • Genetic improvement for resilient, efficient and sustainable organic horticultural production (BRESOV). Horizon 2020 H2020-SFS-2016-2017. European Commission (2017-2022)
  • Genetic analyzes to update knowledge and develop useful tools in the genetic improvement of grain and green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L). R&D&I projects corresponding to the State Research, Development and Innovation Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society. State Investigation Agency. 2017 (2018-2021).
  • Evaluation of relevant characters for the sustainable management of P. pinaster and its interaction with new climate scenarios. Oriented fundamental research projects and complementary actions within the State R&D&I Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society. State Investigation Agency, 2017 (2018-2021)
  • Improvement of the ecosystem service of insect pollination in apple and blueberry trees. Oriented fundamental research projects and complementary actions within the State R&D&I Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society. State Research Agency, 2017. (2018-2021)
  • Obtaining apple varieties of high quality and resistance to biotic agents. Development and application of new phenotypic analysis techniques (susceptibility to fire blight and phenolic compounds) and genetic association study. Oriented fundamental research projects and complementary actions within the Program. State Research Agency, 2017 (2018-2020).
  • INPULSE- Innovating to use Spanish legumes in animal feed. Creation of Operational Groups for Innovation 2019. MAPAMA.
  • Intelligent Collections of Food-Legume Genetic Resources for European Agrofood Systems (INCREASE). Horizon 2020 H2020-SFS-2018-2020. European Comission

• COMPLETED PROJECTS:
  • Genetic dissection of characters of interest and application in the conservation and improvement of Pinus pinaster Aiton. Fundamental Research Projects oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the Autonomous Communities and complementary actions). INIA (2010-2013)
  • Improvement of apple production systems in organic agriculture. Fundamental Research Projects «Subprogram of Fundamental Research Projects oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the Autonomous Communities and complementary actions). INIA (2010-2014).
  • Regeneration and documentation of the national bean collections for their conservation: characterization of the CRF core collection, design and implementation of a website for its dissemination. Fundamental Research Projects oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the Autonomous Communities. Complementary action: to support the conservation of genetic resources of agri-food interest INIA. (2010-2013)
  • Adaptive, productive and technological evaluation of Juglans sp., P. avium and Fraxinus sp. materials. for use in wood production. Development of methodologies for early selection/characterization of new materials. Fundamental Research Projects, within the framework of the VI National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011. INIA (2011-2014).
  • Development of a functional genetic map with morpho-agronomic, sensory and disease resistance characters in common bean. Fundamental Research Projects, within the framework of the VI National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011. INIA (2011-2014).
  • Phenolic profiles in Castanea sativa Mill. And its interest from the forest to the industry. Fundamental Research Projects, within the framework of the VI National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011. INIA (2011-2015).
  • Harmonization of the characterization methodology, evaluation of genetic diversity and definition of the nuclear collection of apple germplasm conserved in Spanish germplasm banks. Fundamental Research Projects, within the framework of the VI National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011. Complementary action type e). to support the conservation of genetic resources of agri-food interest. INIA (2011-2014).
  • Phytosanitary defense in apple trees against two problems of increasing intensity: rodents and phytoplasmosis. Concerted research projects during the period 2010-2012, co-financed within the FEDER operational program of the Principality of Asturias 2007-2013. PRINCIPALITY OF ASTURIAS. FICYT (2011-2012).
  • Morpho-agronomic and quality assessment of Asturian spelled lines for crop recovery. Concerted research projects during the period 2010-2012, co-financed within the FEDER operational program of the Principality of Asturias 2007-2013. PRINCIPALITY OF ASTURIAS. FICYT (2010-2012).
  • Genetic improvement against four common pathogenic fungi in local bean crops. Fundamental Research Projects Oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the autonomous communities and Complementary Actions. INIA (2013-2016).
  • Identification, characterization and valorization of winter forage crops replacing the monoculture of Italian ryegrass, intended for the nutrition of dairy cattle, which allow the development of sustainable milk production systems of distinguishable quality in the Cantabrian Coast. Fundamental Research Projects Oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the autonomous communities and Complementary Actions. INIA (2013-2016).
  • Obtaining quality cider apple varieties, high resistance and productive regularity. Application of new techniques for metabolite analysis and marker-assisted selection. Fundamental Research Projects Oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the autonomous communities and Complementary Actions. INIA (2013-2016).
  • Conservation of plant genetic resources of the Apple Tree Germplasm Bank of Asturias. Fundamental Research Projects Oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the autonomous communities and Complementary Actions, Action for the conservation of genetic resources of agri-food interest. INIA (2013-2016).
  • Documentation, characterization, and rationalization of the grapevine germplasm prospected and conserved in Spain. Creation of a nuclear collection. Fundamental Research Projects Oriented to Agricultural Resources and Technologies in coordination with the autonomous communities and Complementary Actions, Action for the conservation of genetic resources of agri-food interest. INIA (2013-2016).
  • Ecosystem services of pollination and pest control in woody crops: landscape and management effects. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2013 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2014-2017).
  • Management of genetic diversity. Development of an operational improvement program. Identification of chemical-molecular markers for their application in selection. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2013 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2014-2017)
  • Kiwi bacterial canker, caused by the emerging bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv.actinidiae: incidences in Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country, typing and transmission by vectors. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2013 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2014-2017).
  • Obtaining extra late production blueberry varieties adapted to the cultivation of the Cantabrian Coast. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2013 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2014-2017).
  • Strategies for controlling fruit tree diseases caused by phytoplasmas of the 16SrX ribosomal group. Epidemiological evolution of these diseases and study of new epidemics of Ca.P.pyri in peach trees. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2013 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2014-2017).
  • Forage legumes in rotation with corn as an alternative to optimize feeding costs for dairy cattle and improve the profitability and environmental sustainability of farms. Carrying out applied research and innovation projects in certain livestock sectors 2014. MAGRAMA (2013-2015).
  • Diversity and variability of adaptive and technological characters in walnut, cherry and ash. Influence of management and the environment. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2014 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA (2015-2017).
  • Improvement of fruit quality and resistance to biotic factors of table apple varieties. Assisted selection with molecular markers. Oriented Fundamental Research Projects and Complementary Actions 2014 within the framework of the state R&D&i program oriented to the challenges of society. INIA, (2015-2018).
  • Managing ecosystem services for fruit production in different European climates. International Joint Programming Initiative. European Commission, 2017 (2015-2017).
  • Performance and production costs of forage produced on farms in the Principality of Asturias, under the conditions of crop diversification imposed by the CAP 2015-2020, as the first link in precision feeding of dairy cattle (CROPFIT). Carrying out applied research and innovation projects in certain livestock sectors 2015. MAGRAMA (2015-2017).
  • SALUSCASTANEA: Innovative health measures at the service of the chestnut ecosystem. Creation of Operational Groups for Innovation 2018. MAPAMA
  • GESVIÑA: For sustainable management of the Atlantic vineyard. Creation of Operational Groups for Innovation 2018. MAPAMA.

TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPLY/DEMAND:

PLANT GENETICS PROGRAM

It studies the inheritance of traits using phenotyping techniques, conventional and assisted by image analysis, and massive genotyping for the identification of genes of interest in genetic improvement. It contributes to the preservation and characterization of agrobiodiversity, particularly in species of local interest. It uses the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a model species to apply the knowledge to other species.

Scientific Technological Offer

• Development of new plant varieties through genetic improvement for sustainable production
• Carrying out resistance/tolerance tests to biotic and abiotic stresses
• Conservation, characterization and evaluation of cultivated plant varieties based on morphological, agronomic and molecular characters.
• Availability of germplasm collections: common bean, hazelnut and blueberry

PLANT PATHOLOGY PROGRAM

It is responsible for the study of the pathogens of greatest interest in regional crops, using microbiology and molecular biology techniques, to establish the etiology of little-known diseases, the characterization of pathogens and epidemiological studies.

Scientific Technological Offer

• Biological control with hypovirulent strains (chestnut canker) and search for possible biocontrol agents for pathogens.
• Sanitation of Asturian farm bean varieties before making them available to the sector.

FRUIT GROWING PROGRAM

Conduct research aimed at improving fruit production. In the case of the apple tree, efforts are directed towards finding solutions to the limiting factors to achieve sustainable and efficient production of apples, especially cider apples, addressing the prospecting, conservation, characterization, evaluation and improvement of plant material. local and optimization of the production system. In addition, work is being done on the prospecting and evaluation of local plant materials from other fruit species, with the aim of enabling fruit production diversification in the region.

Scientific Technological Offer

• Optimization of cultivation technology in fruit species of regional interest within the framework of sustainable and ecological agriculture.
• Conservation, characterization, and evaluation of plant genetic resources of traditional species in Asturias.
• New apple tree varieties (cider and table)
• Damage control and protection strategies for fruit crops.
• Detection and identification of bioaggressors in fruit crops.
• Application of molecular markers in genetic analysis and varietal identification.
• Alternative crops for the diversification of fruit production in rural areas.

FOREST RESEARCH PROGRAM

Promotion of sustainable management of forests, stimulating the protection of the territory and increasing carbon fixation in forest biomass and contributing to alleviating the causes of climate change, in addition to achieving an improvement in agro-forestry production, as a driving force economic and rural development, especially in marginal and mountain areas.

Scientific Technological Offer

• Characterization and conservation of agro-forestry resources: quality control and early evaluation of forest reproductive materials; adaptation to different bio-geoclimatic zones.
• Evaluation of the potential for sustainable use and management: silvopastoral management.
• Development of eco-sustainable alternatives for phytosanitary protection: cultural techniques (thermohydrotherapy, biocides, etc.) and sources of resistance/tolerance (phytohormones, secondary metabolites, etc.).
• Evaluation of bioproducts derived from the forestry sector and other sectors: tool for the revaluation of resources and the use of waste, in a circular economy framework.
• Prioritized species: Pinus pinaster (Pine tree), Castanea sativa (chestnut) and disease-resistant interspecific hybrids, Prunus avium (cherry tree) and royal juglans (walnut) and selected interspecific hybrids.

PASTURE AND FORAGE PROGRAM

Optimization of the production and conservation of forage resources focused on more sustainable management, in accordance with the nutritional needs of agricultural and livestock systems.

Scientific Technological Offer

• Analysis of agronomic performances and environmental implications of forage crops
• Agronomic evaluation of varieties, ensilability of grassland species, forage conservation, the use of additives for ensiling, effluent control, the aerobic instability of silage and strategies for the sustainable production of forage and forage crops in temperate zones. wet.

VITICULTURE

Clonal selection of native vine varieties to obtain certified material. Ampelographic, molecular and oenological characterization of vine varieties. Agronomic and oenological evaluation of the effect of different cultivation techniques.