Ma. Cinta Calvet Pinós
Director del subprograma patologia vegetal

Cabrils
Ctra. de Cabrils, Km 2 08348 Cabrils Coordenades GPS: 41º 30’ 59’’ N, 0º 37’ 56.39” E

Subprogrames: Patologia Vegetal

cinta.calvet@irta.cat

Tel. Directe: +34 937509971

Informació profesional

Current Research Topics

Evaluation and management of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Inoculants formulation and inoculation technology. Traceability of introduced AM fungi.

Rehabilitation of agricultural and degraded mediterranean soils. Preservation of biodiversity and restoration of soil microbial activity.

Alleviation of the replant syndrome in fruit crops, olives and vines. Control strategies of root rot diseases: Armillaria spp. and Rosellinia spp.

Improvement of medicinal and aromatic plants production through mycorrhizal inoculation. Quality and yield of essential oils.

Projectes Destacats

Use of mycorrhizal psammophylic plants for restoration of degraded sites in the Mediterranean coast line. INIA

Biotechnological development of mycorrhizal inoculation and detection protocols for the sustainable management of agricultural soils and landscaping activities.” MICINN

Biotization of aromatic and medicinal plants with selected arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.”  MICINN

Publicacions Destacades

Calvet C, Pinochet J, Hernández-Dorrego A, Estaún V, Camprubí A. 2001. Field microplot performance of the peach-almond hybrid GF-677 in a replant soil infested with root-knot nematodes after inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 10:295-300                                                                 

Azcón-Aguilar C, Jaizme-Vega M, Calvet C. 2002. The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the control of soilborne plant pathogens. Pp: 187-199. In: Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture: From genes to Bioproducts. Birkhäuser Verlag. Basilea, Suiza

Estaún V, Camprubí A, Calvet C, Pinochet J. 2003. Nursery and field response of olive trees inoculated with two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Glomus intradices and Glomus mosseae. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 128:767-775

Estaún V, Vicente S, Calvet C, Camprubí A, Busquets M. 2007. Integration of arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation in hydroseeding technology: effects on plant growth and inter-species competition. Land Degradation and Development 18: 621-630

Calvet C, Prat M, Camprubí A, Estaún V, Nogales A, Carbó J. 2008.  Field response of the pear cultivar Conference to mycorrhizal inoculation in a replant soil. Pp 103-111. In: Mycorrhiza Works. ISBN 978-3-941261-01-3 Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft, Braunschweig 

Camprubí A, Estaún V, Nogales A, Garcia-Figueres F, Pitet M, Calvet C. 2008. Response of the grapevine rootstock Richter 110 to inoculation with native and selected arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth performance in a replant vineyard. Mycorrhiza 18: 211-216

Nogales A, Aguirreolea J, Santa María E, Camprubí A, Calvet C. 2009. Response of mycorrhizal grapevine to A. mellea inoculation: disease development and polyamines. Plant and Soil 317:177-187

Nogales A, Luque J, Estaún V, Camprubí A, Garcia-Figueres F, Calvet C. 2009. Differential growth of mycorrhizal field inoculated grapevine rootstocks in two replant soils. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 60:484-489                                

Pitet M, Camprubí A, Calvet C, Estaún V. 2009. A modified staining technique for arbuscular mycorrhiza compatible with molecular probes.  Mycorrhiza 19:125-130                               

Camprubí A, Estaún V, Calvet C. 2011. Greenhouse inoculation of psammophilic plant species with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve survival and early growth. European Journal of Soil Biology 47:194-197.