Profesor Asociado

Dr. Ricardo A. Cabeza

PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Alemania
Ing. Agrónomo, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia

Línea de Investigación

Plant Nutrition; Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycling in Agro-ecosystems; Legume N2 Fixation; Legume Production.

Meza C, Valenzuela F, Yáñez M, Cabeza RA, Ramos P, Plaza A, Carrasco B, Flores-Castañón N, Mesquita-Neto J, Arce-Johnson P, Banerjee A (2025) Auxin producing plant growth promoting bacteria enhance temperature stress tolerance in Chilean common bean landraces. Scientific Reports 15, 30359. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-15645-x

Márquez K, Arriagada O, Pérez-Díaz R, Cabeza RA, Plaza A, Arévalo B, Baettig R, Ingram B, Cabeza RA (2025) Exploiting commercial micro X-ray fluorescence systems for stereoscopic soft X-ray imaging. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology 33(2), 285-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/08953996241291356

Márquez K, Arriagada O, Pérez-Díaz R, Cabeza RA, Plaza A, Arévalo B, Meisel LA, Ojeda D, Silva H, Schwember AR, Fuentes C, Flores M, Carrasco B (2024) Nutritional Characterization of Chilean Landraces of Common Bean. IPlants 13: 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060817

Arriagada O, Arévalo B, Pacheco I, Schwember AR, Meisel LA, Silva H, Márquez K, Plaza A, Pérez-Diáz R, Pico-Mendoza J, Cabeza RA, Tapia G, Fuentes C, Rodríguez-Alvarez Y, Carrasco B (2024) A Past Genetic Bottleneck from Argentine Beans and a Selective Sweep Led to the Race Chile of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25: 4081. https://www.mdpi.com/2742052

Cabeza RA, Schulze J, Salinas-Roco S, Morales-González A, Amigo R, Pérez-Díaz R, Carrasco B, Contreras-Soto R, Maldonado C, Pedreschi R, Espinoza S, del Pozo A (2024) The inhibition of N2 fixation by nitrogen is attenuated by the P supply, altering the plant metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany 222: 105762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105762

 

Impact of phosphorus deficiency and nitrogen levels on intercrop systems: changes in exudation patterns and nutrient transfer in legume-cereal associations (2024-2028). National Agency for Research and Development, Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile. Principal Researcher. FONDECYT N° 1240406.

Millennium Nucleus for the Development of Super Adaptable Plants (MN-SAP) (2021-2024). Adjunct researcher. NCN2021_010 ANID-Chile.

Multidisciplinary studies on bioactive compounds from the Chilean Phaseolus vulgaris L. landraces and their potential effects in the prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases. Fortalecimiento al Desarrollo Científico de Centros Regionales 2020. Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación, Chile. Deputy Director. ANID R20F0001.