Profesor Asociado
Dr. Ricardo A. Cabeza
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.
Rodríguez-Alvarez, Y., Carrasco, B., Meneses, C., Maureira-Peralta, C., Cobis, D., Arévalo, B., Riveros, A., Arias-Santé, M. A., Cabeza, R .A., Bridi, R., Costa de Camargo, A. and Schwember, A. R. 2026. Differential expression of proanthocyanidin-related candidate genes in contrasting seed coat colors of Chilean common bean landraces under deficit irrigation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2026.111122
Mondlhane, C., Orellana, D., Santos, C., Triay-Limonta, O., García, C., Mussagy, C. U., Celis-Diez, J., Huenchuleo, C., Cabeza, R. A., and Cornejo, P. 2026. Design and Testing of Microbial Synthetic Communities (SynComs) for Potential Use in Maize, Legume and Cucurbit Oriented to Improve Intercropping Under Drought Conditions. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.
Alcoholado, C., Reich, M., Barra, F., Romero, R., Costin, G., and Cabeza, R. 2026. Sedimentary Signatures of Sulfides in the El Soldado Manto-Type Cu-(Ag) Deposit, Coastal Cordillera of Central Chile: A Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Study. Economic Geology. https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.5229
González F, Santander C, Vidal C, Pérez R, Mella C, Gómez-Alonso S, Muñoz C, Santos C, Cabeza RA, Ruíz A, Cornejo P. 2025. Next-Gen Bioinoculants: Bacterial, Yeast, and Mycorrhizal Consortia for Drought-Tolerance in Lettuce. Physiologia plantarum, 177(6), e70660. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70660
Mondlhane C, Triay-Limonta O, Huenchuleo C, Pimentel P, García C, Stowhas T, Cabeza RA, Santos C, Cornejo P. 2025. Evaluating maize-legume-cucurbit intercropping for enhancing drought resilient smallholder agricultural systems of central Chile. Agrociencia 59(12), 2-19. https://doi.org/10.61586/4TAUm
Fortalecimiento al Desarrollo Científico de Centros Regionales, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación, 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. ANID R20F0001. Deputy Director. 2026-2030.
Centro de Interés Nacional 2025, ANID, Chile. Soil and Ecosystem Functions Research Center of Chile (CISFECh). Research Associate. 2026-2030.
Fondecyt, ANID, Chile.Osmoprotective microbial resources in high ecological value ecosystems: characterization and application to complement rhizosphere microbiomes and enhance crops in the coastal drylands from central Chile. Research Associate. 2026-2029.