LGAC INNOTATS

Postgraduate Program in Bioprospecting and Agricultural Sustainability in the Tropics (BioSAT)Research Line: Technological Innovation for Sustainable Tropical Agriculture (InnoTATS)Dr. Mónica Osnaya GonzálezTeam Leader

12 MEMBERS OF THE LGAC InnoTATS: 8 PhDs, 4 M.Sc.

The research focuses on tropical agriculture to increase the efficiency of agricultural production systems, improve the use of natural resources (biotic and abiotic), and contribute to food security with a sustainability and innovation approach.

LGAC InnoTATS:

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Plant Physiology
• Bioproductivity
• Nutrition and management of tropical ornamental plants
• Agroecological management and diversified use of sugarcane
• Dye plants
• Bioprospecting of medicinal plants

• Cultivation of ornamental and dye plants as an agroforestry and agroecological strategy in Campeche.
• Agroecological and intensive production of jagua (Genipa americana L.) for sustainable rural development in southeastern Mexico.
• Evaluation of controlled-release fertilizers in sugarcane in Campeche.

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Dr. Jesús Arreola Enríquez - Adjunct Research Professor PhD in Science, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.Email: jarreola@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Diets based on local resources to reduce production costs in small animal systems.
• Conservation and utilization of the Ramón tree (Brossimum alicastrum Swarts).
• Impact of domestic poultry production in rural households in southeastern Mexico.
• Agroecological strategies for food security in rural areas of Campeche.
• Pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens as a model for human studies.
• Value chains of agricultural products.
• Ecological egg production in the tropics.

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• Ramón tree as a nutritious food source for the livestock and human sector.
• Enrichment of chicken meat and eggs with Omega 3.
• Fishery waste as a nutritional proposal for the production of animal feed.
• Diet design for monogastric species.
• Distribution of the species Procambarus sp. in the state of Campeche and its productive development for the conservation and utilization of the resource with aquaculture potential and economically attractive production.

Dr. Jaime Bautista Ortega - Adjunct Research Professor PhD in Avian Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.Email: jbautista@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Rural Development of Agroforestry Producers.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Geostatistics.
• Land management.
• Bibliometric analysis.
• Natural Resource Economics.

• Spatial-temporal analysis of scientific information for determining priority research areas on pollinators in Mexico.
• Relationship of morphometry with seed viability, seedling quality in nursery, and adaptation to a Brosimum alicastrum Swartz plantation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
• PRONACES Project 321295: Development and implementation of sustainable methodologies for the utilization of biomass from algae, fishery, and aquaculture residues from the Yucatan Peninsula, for their valorization as nutritious food ingredients and functional products.
• d) Design and development of low-cost technologies for the transformation of aquaculture and fishery residues that contribute to food sovereignty in the state of Campeche.

Dr. Alberto Santillán FernándezResearchers for Mexico Program, CONAHCYTInternational PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.Email: asantillanf@conacyt.mx, santillan.alberto@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Rural Extension
• Value Chains
• Community Development
• Models of Technological Innovation Transfer
• Implementation of Models for the Development of Social Economy Enterprises
• Design Thinking

• Hubs for the Promotion of the Social and Solidarity Economy.
• Development of the Value Chain of the Ramón Tree (Brosimum alicastrum).
• Spatio-temporal Analysis of Scientific Information to Determine Priority Research Areas on Pollinators in Mexico.

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M.Sc. JAVIER ENRIQUE VERA LOPEZResearcherMaster of Science (Tropical Agriculture, Colegio de Postgraduados).Email: jvera@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Rural Development.
• Community Development.
• Territorial Innovation Networks.

• Territorial Innovation Networks for Jipi Palm.
• Identification and Characterization of Sustainable Territorial Innovation Networks in Agricultural, Livestock, and Forestry Systems of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

M.Sc. Juan Carlos Alamilla MagañaResearcherMaster’s in Tropical Agriculture (Colegio de Postgraduados).Email: alamilla@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Water footprint of tropical agricultural products.
• Effect of irrigation on crop yield and quality of tropical agricultural products.
• Water-soil-plant-atmosphere relationships.
• Hydrology of the unsaturated zone of tropical soils.

• Sustainability in irrigation water management and water footprint in lime cultivation in Campeche.

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Dr. Eugenio Carrillo ÁvilaProfessorPh.D. in Mechanics with a specialization in Hydrology from the Joseph Fourier University - Grenoble I, Grenoble, FranceEmail: ceugenio@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Sustainable animal production.
• Silvopastoral systems.
• Animal reproduction.

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• Characterization and contribution of agro/silvopastoral systems in livestock and family well-being.
• Reproductive strategies in small ruminants.
• Agronomic management of forage trees in mixed systems.

Dr. Silvia Fraire CorderoProfessorPh.D. in Sciences in Genetic Resources and Productivity - Animal Husbandry (Colegio de Postgraduados).Email: frairec@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Rural development
• Technology transfer
• Food security
• Sustainability
• Agroecosystems
• Edible fungi
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• Evaluation of native Campeche strains of the edible fungus Auricularia spp. in local lignocellulosic residues. E
• Evaluation of agricultural residues for the production of Pleurotus ostreatus
• Production of vermicompost from agricultural residues.

Dr. Veronica Rosales MartinezProfessorDoctorate in Tropical Agroecosystems (Colegio de Postgraduados).Email: vrosales@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Diagnosis and sustainable management of crop diseases
• Biodiversity and functionality of microorganisms for disease control
• Crop resistance to diseases

• Biofertilizer and biofungicide potential of Trichoderma spp. in rice cultivation
• Glyphosate degradation using Trichoderma spp. in rice-growing soils
• Disease diagnosis in Chihua squash for genetic improvement

Dr. Ma. Monica Leticia Osnaya GonzalezProfessorPh.D. in Agronomy with a specialization in Phytopathology. Institute of Phytopathology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.Email: osnaya@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Plant breeding
• Conservation of local landraces

• Plant breeding of tropical squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma)
• In situ conservation and participatory plant breeding of local corn landraces

Dr. Stephan RönickeVisiting ProfessorPh.D. in Agricultural Science, Justus-Liebig University, Germany, specializing in Plant Breeding

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Technological Innovation for Sustainable Tropical Agriculture (InnoP’ATS)
• Capacity building in rural communities

• Research and extension projects.
• Diagnosis of projects with a rural focus.
• Evaluation of projects with a focus on design, consistency to results, performance specificity, processes, and strategy.
• Biofungicidal potential of native Trichoderma spp. strains from Campeche against phytopathogenic fungi in rice cultivation.
• Participatory breeding of Chihua squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma HUBER) for seed production.
• f) Sustainability in irrigation management and water footprint in lime and mango cultivation.

M.S. José Avelardo Monsalvo EspinosaAssociate ResearcherMaster’s degree in Tropical Agriculture (Colegio de Postgraduados).Email: amonsalvoe@colpos.mx

Research Topics:

Projects:

• Environmental education in communities with degrees of marginalization.
• Technology transfer processes.

• Spatial-temporal analysis of scientific information for determining priority research areas on pollinators in Mexico (Collaborator).
• Participatory breeding in chihua squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma HUBER) for seed production (Collaborator).
• Intercropping as a strategy to reduce weeds and glyphosate use (Collaborator).

M.Sc. Mauricio Antonio Carmona ArellanoResearcherMaster’s in Educational Sciences (Universidad del Valle de México).Email: mcarmona@colpos.mx

Postgraduate Program in Bioprospecting and Agricultural Sustainability in the Tropics (BioSAT)Research Line: Technological Innovation for Sustainable Tropical Agriculture (InnoTATS)Dr. Mónica Osnaya GonzálezLeader Thank you!

Bioprospecting refers to the systematic exploration of biological resources to discover commercially valuable genetic and biochemical properties, particularly for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications. Recent research highlights its significance in various fields, including cancer treatment, skin microbiome applications, and food production.

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