Calle Calderón, Alejandro

Almond breeding IRTA Consolida researcher

Latest
Publications

  • Long-term assessment of morphological and chemical diversity of landrace and bred almond cultivars for industrial applications

    Calle, Alejandro; Gelabert, Jaume; Romero, Agusti; Miarnau, Xavier; Batlle, Ignasi; Dicenta, Federico; Martinez-Garcia, Pedro Jose; Lipan, Leontina

    Scientia Horticulturae. 2026 10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114608
  • 'Divina': A New Almond Cultivar Characterized by High Nutritional Value, Self-fertility, Late Blooming, and High Productivity

    Batlle, Ignasi; Miarnau, Xavier; Calle, Alejandro; Romero, Agusti; Lipan, Leontina; Torguet, Laura; Vargas, Francisco J

    Hortscience. 2026 10.21273/HORTSCI19148-25
  • Understanding Flower Frost Tolerance in Almond (Prunus dulcis): The Role of Phenology, Cultivar and Sugars Content

    Calle, A; Barba, PG; Torguet, L; Giné-Bordonaba, J; Reig, G; Miarnau, X

    Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 2025 10.1111/jac.70090
  • Review of agronomic and kernel quality traits of 273 almond cultivars

    Calle, A; Aparicio-Durán, L; Batlle, I; Eduardo, I; Miarnau, X

    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2025 10.1007/s10722-024-02183-0
  • Impact of industrial shelling and blanching on almond kernel integrity and color

    Lipan, Leontina; Miarnau, Xavier; Cutrone, Michele; Calle, Alejandro; Sendra, Esther; Carbonell-Barrachina, Angel A; Batlle, Ignasi; Romero, Agusti

  • Genetic and QTL analyses of sugar and acid content in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)

    Gracia, Clara; Calle, Alejandro; Gasic, Ksenija; Arias, Esther; Wunsch, Ana

    Horticulture Research. 2025 10.1093/hr/uhae310
  • Genetic mapping reveals a major locus for red leaf blotch tolerance in almond

    Calle, A; Pons-Solé, Gemma; Real, Núria; Luque, J; Eduardo, I; Torguet, L; Batlle, I; Miarnau, X

    Scientia Horticulturae. 2025 10.1016/j.scienta.2024.113901
  • Factors influencing the almond kernel breakage during shelling processes and the impact of water conditioning on kernel color and free acidity

    Lipan, Leontina; Miarnau, Xavier; Calle, Alejandro; Carbonell, Angel; Sendra, Esther; Batlle, Ignasi; Romero, Agusti

  • QTL mapping of almond kernel quality traits in the F1 progeny of 'Marcona' x 'Marinada'

    de los Cobos, FP; Romero, A; Lipan, L; Miarnau, X; Arus, P; Eduardo, I; Batlle, I; Calle, A

    Frontiers in Plant Science. 2024 10.3389/fpls.2024.1504198
  • In vitro co-culture system for investigating Armillaria root rot in Prunus spp. using a fiber-supported liquid approach

    Calle, A; Adelberg, J; Schnabel, G; Naylor-Adelberg, J; Gelain, J; Karakoc, Y; Weaver, J; Saski, C; Gasic, K

  • Ppe.RPT/SSC-1: from QTL mapping to a predictive KASP test for ripening time and soluble solids concentration in peach

    da Silva Linge, Cassia; Fu, Wanfang; Calle, Alejandro; Rawandoozi, Zena; Cai, Lichun; Byrne, David H; Worthington, Margaret; Gasic, Ksenija

    Scientific Reports. 2024 10.1038/s41598-024-51599-2
  • Differential Gene Expression Patterns in Peach Roots under Non-Uniform Soil Conditions in Response to Organic Matter

    Lawrence, Brian T; Calle, Alejandro; Saski, Christopher A; Melgar, Juan Carlos

    Genes. 2024 10.3390/genes15010070
  • Transcriptomics reveal the genetic coordination of early defense to Armillaria root rot (ARR) in Prunus spp

    Cai, Lichun; Adelberg, Jeffrey; Naylor-Adelberg, Jacqueline; Schnabel, Guido; Calle, Alejandro; Li, Zhigang; Reighard, Gregory; Gasic, Ksenija;...

    Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023 10.3389/fpls.2023.1181153
  • Ppe.CR.1 DNA test for predicting chilling requirement in peach

    Demirel, Gizem; Calle, Alejandro; Lawton, John Mark; Atagul, Omer; Fu, Wanfang; Gasic, Ksenija

    Scientific Reports. 2023 10.1038/s41598-023-27475-w
  • Identification of Key Genes Related to Dormancy Control in Prunus Species by Meta-Analysis of RNAseq Data

    Calle, Alejandro; Saski, Christopher; Wunsch, Ana; Grimplet, Jerome; Gasic, Ksenija

    Plants-Basel. 2022 10.3390/plants11192469
  • Estimating Heat Requirement for Flowering in Peach Germplasm

    Atagul, Omer; Calle, Alejandro; Demirel, Gizem; Lawton, John M; Bridges, William C; Gasic, Ksenija

    Agronomy-Basel. 2022 10.3390/agronomy12051002
  • Enabling DNA Informed Breeding for Chilling Requirement in Peach

    Demirel, Gizem; Calle, Alejandro; Atagul, Omer; Lawton, John M; Gasic, Ksenija

    Journal of the American Pomological Society. 2022
  • Identification and Characterization of DAMs Mutations Associated With Early Blooming in Sweet Cherry, and Validation of DNA-Based Markers for Selection

    Calle, Alejandro; Grimplet, Jerome; Le Dantec, Loick; Wunsch, Ana

    Frontiers in Plant Science. 2021 10.3389/fpls.2021.621491
  • QTL mapping of phenolic compounds and fruit colour in sweet cherry using a 6+9K SNP array genetic map

    Calle, Alejandro; Serradilla, Manuel J; Wunsch, Ana

    Scientia Horticulturae. 2021 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109900
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