Josep Usall i Rodié

Director general de l'IRTA

Informació professional

Josep Usall i Rodié (Alguaire, 1966) és el director general de l’Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) des del 2018. És enginyer tècnic agrícola (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 1984-1987), enginyer agrònom (UPC, 1987-1989), especialista en comerç internacional (cambra de comerç de Terrassa 1991-92) i doctor enginyer agrònom per la Universitat de Lleida (1995).

Vinculat des del 1992 a l’IRTA com a investigador en patologies de la postcollita, hi ha exercit diversos càrrecs de gestió: va ser el coordinador del programa Protecció Vegetal Sostenible (2009-2012), director del Servei tècnic de postcollita (2002-2018), cap del programa de Postcollita (2012-2018) i, des del 2018, el director general. A més, entre els anys 2011 i 2018 va coordinar el programa Fruit.Net, que té l’objectiu d’optimitzar l’aplicació de productes fitosanitaris i la reducció del malbaratament de la fruita a Catalunya.

Entre el 1994 i el 2011 va compaginar la seva activitat investigadora amb la direcció del Centre de Cooperació Internacional de la Universitat de Lleida (UdL).

La seva recerca es va iniciar amb el desenvolupament d’agents de control biològic per a les principals malalties de les fruites de llavor. Més endavant, va ampliar l’abast de la seva recerca incloent-hi altres estratègies de control com poden ser tractaments físics o químics de baix risc. En els darrers anys, la seva recerca s’ha focalitzat a desenvolupar de models epidemiològics de les principals malalties de la fruita, en especial la Monilia en fruita de pinyol, així com estudis de patogènesi i resistència de Penicillium i Monilia basats en la genòmica.

Ha publicat prop de 200 articles científics en revistes indexades, ha escrit dotze capítols de llibre i una setantena d’articles divulgatius, ha col·laborat en l’edició de deu llibres, té tres patents i ha pronunciat més de 150 comunicacions en congressos nacionals i internacionals. Ha estat el director del Curs Internacional de Postcollita de l’IRTA.

Ha realitzat estades de recerca a l’Appalachian Fruit Research Station (ARS-USDA, EUA), a l’Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory (ARS-USDA, EUA), a la Universidade do Algarve (Portugal), al Ruakura Research Center (HortResearch – Nova Zelanda) i a la University of California-Davis (EUA).

Publicacions
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  • Alternative technologies to control postharvest diseases of stone fruits

    Usall J; Casals C; Sisquella M; Palou L; De Cal A

    10.2212/spr.2015.4.2
  • Biological control of Botrytis bunch rot in Atlantic climate vineyards with Candida sake CPA-1 and its survival under limiting conditions of temperature and humidity

    Calvo-Garrido, C; Teixido, N; Roudet, J; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Fermaud, M

    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.05.011
  • Biological control of botrytis bunch rot in organic wine grapes with the yeast antagonist Candida sake CPA-1

    Calvo-Garrido, C; Elmer, P A G; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Bartra, E; Teixido, N

    10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02684.x
  • Biological control of major postharvest diseases on pear fruits with antagonistic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans (CPA-2)

    Nunes C; Teixidó N; Usall J; Viñas I

    10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.553.92
  • Biological control of major postharvest pathogens on apple with Candida sake

    Vinas, I; Usall, J; Teixido, N; Sanchis, V

    10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00009-9
  • Biological control of Penicillium digitatum on citrus fruits with the antagonistic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans

    Usall J; Teixidó N; Viñas I; Smilanick J

    10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.553.86
  • Biological control of postharvest pear diseases using a bacterium, Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2

    Nunes, C; Usall, J; Teixido, N; Vinas, I

    10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00523-2
  • Breeding strategies for identifying superior peach genotypes resistant to brown rot

    Obi, VI; Barriuso, JJ; Usall, J; Gogorcena, Y

    10.1016/j.scienta.2018.10.027
  • Candida sake CPA-1 and other biologically based products as potential control strategies to reduce sour rot of grapes

    Calvo-Garrido, C; Vinas, I; Elmer, P; Usall, J; Teixido, N

    10.1111/lam.12121
  • Combination of peracetic acid and hot water treatment to control postharvest brown rot on peaches and nectarines

    Sisquella, M; Casals, C; Vinas, I; Teixido, N; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.03.003
  • Combining Pantoea agglomerans (CPA-2) and Curing Treatments To Control Established Infections of Penicillium digitatum on Lemons

    USALL RODIE, JOSEP; J L Smilanick; P Plaza; Josep Usall Rodié

    10.4315/0362-028x-67.4.781
  • Continuous microwave treatment to control postharvest brown rot in stone fruit

    Sisquella, M; Vinas, I; Teixido, N; Picouet, P; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.06.012
  • Control of blue mold of apples by preharvest application of Candida sake grown in media with different water activity

    Teixido, N; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Magan, N

    10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.9.960
  • Control of citrus green mold by carbonate and bicarbonate salts and the influence of commercial postharvest practices on their efficacy

    Smilanick JL; Margosan DA; Mlikota F; Usall J; Michael IF

    10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.2.139
  • Control of Monilinia laxa on postharvest of stone fruit by the combination of hot water, a new strain of Bacillus subtilis and sodium bicarbonate

    Usall J; Casals C; Teixidó N; Lamarca N; Viñas I

    10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.940.65
  • Control of Monilinia spp. on stone fruit by curing treatments Part I. The effect of temperature, exposure time and relative humidity on curing efficacy

    Casals, C; Teixido, N; Vinas, I; Llaurado, S; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.11.008
  • Control of Monilinia spp. on stone fruit by curing treatments. Part II: The effect of host and Monilinia spp. variables on curing efficacy

    Casals, C; Teixido, N; Vinas, I; Cambray, J; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.11.009
  • Control of post-harvest decay of apples by pre-harvest and post-harvest application of ammonium molybdate

    Nunes, C; Usall, J; Teixido, N; de Eribe, XO; Vinas, I

    10.1002/ps.402
  • Control of postharvest blue and green molds of oranges by hot water, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate

    Palou J; Smilanick JL; Usall J; Viñas I

    10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.4.371
  • Control of postharvest diseases on citrus fruit by preharvest application of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 part I. Study of different formulation strategies to improve survival of cells in unfavourable environmental conditions

    Canamas, Teresa Paula; Vinas, Immaculada; Usall, Josep; Casals, Carla; Solsona, Cristina; Teixido, Neus

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.12.006
  • Development of brown rot epidemics in Spanish peach orchards

    Villarino, M; Usall, J; Casals, C; Lamarca, N; Melgarejo, P; De Cal, A; Segarra, J

    10.1007/s10658-022-02504-y
  • Effect of biocontrol agents Candida sake and Pantoea agglomerans on Penicillium expansum growth and patulin accumulation in apples

    Morales H; Sanchis V; Usall J; Ramos AJ; Marín S

    10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.056
  • Effect of protective agents rehydration media and initial cell concentration on viability of Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 subjected to freeze-drying

    Costa E; Usall J; Teixidó N; Garcia N; Viñas I

    10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01182.x
  • Effect of the antagonist Candida sake on apple surface microflora during cold and ambient (shelf life) storage

    Teixido, N; Usall, J; Gutierrez, O; Vinas, I

    10.1023/A:1008655609672
  • Effect of water activity and temperature on competing abilities of common postharvest citrus fungi

    Plaza, P; Usall, J; Teixido, N; Vinas, I

    10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00292-7
  • Effect of water activity and temperature on germination and growth of Penicillium digitatum, P. italicum and Geotrichum candidum

    Plaza P; Usall J; Teixidó N; Viñas I

    10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01909.x
  • Efficacy of preharvest and postharvest Candida sake biocontrol treatments to prevent blue mould on apples during cold storage

    Teixido, N; Usall, J; Vinas, I

    10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00105-1
  • Endospore production allows using spray-drying as a possible formulation system of the biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis CPA-8

    Yanez-Mendizabal, V; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Canamas, T; Teixido, N

    10.1007/s10529-011-0834-y
  • Evaluation of food additives and low-toxicity compounds as alternative chemicals for the control of Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum on citrus fruit

    Palou L; Usall J; Smilanick JL; Aguilar M-J; Viñas I

    10.1002/ps.477
  • First report of brown rot caused by monilinia fructicola in peach orchards in Ebro Valley, Spain

    De Cal A; Gell I; Usall J; Viñas I; Melgarejo P

    10.1094/PDIS-93-7-0763A
  • Hot water, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate for the control of postharvest green and blue molds of clementine mandarins

    Palou L; Usall J; Muñoz JA; Smilanick JL; Viñas I

    10.1016/S0925-5214(01)00178-8
  • Imazalil resistant Penicillium isolates from Spanish apple packinghouses

    Viñas I; Vallverdu N; Monllao S; Usall J; Sanchis V

    10.1007/BF01103485
  • Impact of mild heat treatments on induction of thermotolerance in the biocontrol yeast Candida sake CPA-1 and viability after spray-drying

    Canamas, TP; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Magan, N; Solsona, C; Teixido, N

    10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03590.x
  • Impact of Postharvest Handling on Preharvest Latent Infections Caused by Monilinia spp. in Nectarines

    Garcia-Benitez, Carlos; Casals, Carla; Usall, Josep; Sanchez-Ramos, Ismael; Melgarejo, Paloma; De Cal, Antonieta

    10.3390/jof6040266
  • Improvement of Candida sake biocontrol activity against post-harvest decay by the addition of ammonium molybdate

    USALL RODIE, JOSEP; Inmaculada Viñas Almenar; C Nunes; N Teixidó; Josep Usall Rodié

    10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01602.x
  • Improvement of microwave treatment with immersion of fruit in water to control brown rot in stone fruit

    Sisquella, M; Picouet, P; Vinas, I; Teixido, N; Segarra, J; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.ifset.2014.06.010
  • Improving control of green and blue molds of oranges by combining Pantoea agglomerans (CPA-2) and sodium bicarbonate

    Teixido, N; Usall, J; Palou, L; Asensio, A; Nunes, C; Vinas, I

    10.1023/A:1011962121067
  • Improving ecological fitness and environmental stress tolerance of the biocontrol yeast Candida sake by manipulation of intracellular sugar alcohol and sugar content

    Teixido, N; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Magan, N

    10.1017/S0953756298006716
  • INCIDENCE OF MYCOTOXIGENIC ALTERNARIA-ALTERNATA AND ASPERGILLUS-FLAVUS IN BARLEY

    SANCHIS, V; SANCLEMENTE, A; USALL, J; VINAS, I

    10.4315/0362-028X-56.3.246
  • Influence of concentration of soda ash, temperature, and immersion period on the control of postharvest green mold of oranges

    Smilanick, JL; Mackey, BE; Reese, R; Usall, J; Margosan, DA

    10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.4.379
  • Influence of temperature on decay, mycelium development and sporodochia production caused by Monilinia fructicola and M. laxa on stone fruits

    M Bernat; Joan Segarra Bofarull; X Xu; C Casals; Josep Usall Rodié

    10.1016/j.fm.2016.12.016
  • Involvement of enzymatic browning and peroxidase activity as resistance mechanisms in 'Golden Delicious' apples

    Valentines MC; Vilaplana R; Usall J; Larrigaudière C

    10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.277
  • Microbial population dynamics on Golden Delicious apples from bud to harvest and effect of fungicide applications

    Teixido, N; Usall, J; Magan, N; Vinas, I

    10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb05241.x
  • Nutritional enhancement of biocontrol activity of Candida sake (CPA-1) against Penicillium expansum on apples and pears

    Nunes, C; Usall, J; Teixido, N; Miro, M; Vinas, I

    10.1023/A:1011288710875
  • Occurrence of Monilinia laxa and M. fructigena after introduction of M. fructicola in peach orchards in Spain

    Villarino M; Egüen B; Lamarca N; Segarra J; Usall J; Melgarejo P; De Cal A

    10.1007/s10658-013-0292-6
  • Overwintering of monilinia spp. on mummified stone fruit

    Casals C; Segarra J; De Cal A; Lamarca N; Usall J

    10.1111/jph.12298
  • Physical treatments to control postharvest diseases of fresh fruits and vegetables

    Usall J; Ippolito A; Sisquella M; Neri F

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2016.05.002
  • Potential of a new strain of Bacillus subtilis CPA-8 to control the major postharvest diseases of fruit

    Yanez-Mendizabal, V; Usall, J; Vinas, I; Casals, C; Marin, S; Solsona, C; Teixido, N

    10.1080/09583157.2010.541554
  • Potential secondary inoculum sources of Botrytis cinerea and their influence on bunch rot development in dry Mediterranean climate vineyards

    Calvo-Garrido, Carlos; Usall, Josep; Vinas, Inmaculada; Elmer, Philip A G; Cases, Elena; Teixido, Neus

    10.1002/ps.3629
  • Primary inoculum sources of Monilinia spp. in Spanish peach orchards and their relative importance in brown rot

    Villarino M; Melgarejo P; Usall J; Segarra J; De Cal A

    10.1094/PDIS-94-8-1048
  • Production of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 using commercial products and by-products

    Costa, E; Teixido, N; Usall, J; Atares, E; Vinas, I

    10.1007/s002530100666
  • Relative importance of amino acids, glycine-betaine and ectoine synthesis in the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 in response to osmotic, acidic and heat stress

    Canamas, TP; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Magan, N; Morello, JR; Teixido, N

    10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02156.x
  • Secondary inoculum dynamics of Monilinia spp. and relationship to the incidence of postharvest brown rot in peaches and the weather conditions during the growing season

    Villarino M; Melgarejo P; Usall J; Segarra J; Lamarca N; de Cal A

    10.1007/s10658-011-9931-y
  • Suppression of Botrytis cinerea on necrotic grapevine tissues by early- season applications of natural products and biological control agents

    Calvo-Garrido, Carlos; Vinas, Inmaculada; Elmer, Philip A G; Usall, Josep; Teixido, Neus

    10.1002/ps.3587
  • Survival of the biological control agent Candida sake CPA-1 on grapes under the influence of abiotic factors

    Calvo-Garrido, C; Vinas, I; Usall, J; Rodriguez-Romera, M; Ramos, M C; Teixido, N

    10.1111/jam.12570
  • The combination of curing with either chitosan or Bacillus subtilis CPA-8 to control brown rot infections caused by Monilinia fructicola

    Casals, C; Elmer, P A G; Vinas, I; Teixido, N; Sisquella, M; Usall, J

    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.06.004
  • The effect of nitrogen and carbon sources on growth of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2

    Costa, E; Teixido, N; Usall, J; Atares, E; Vinas, I

    10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01133.x
  • Tolerance of Penicillium expansum to postharvest fungicide treatments in apple packingshouses in Lerida (Spain)

    Viñas I; Usall J; Sanchis V

    10.1007/BF00436379
  • Water activity, temperature, and pH effects on growth of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2

    Costa, E; Usall, J; Teixido, N; Delgado, J; Vinas, I

    10.1139/W03-001
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