Prominent Mexican biologist. Graduated from the Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, then obtained his PhD in Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. He is a professor and researcher in the Department of Horticulture at the Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. His research interests are directed towards plant biostimulation, plant nutrition and stress tolerance induction using nanometric or bulk species of essential and beneficial elements, biopolymers and industrial or agricultural sludge. His research focuses on the relationship between plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, stress tolerance and nutritional quality and biofortification of fruits and vegetables.

Lecture title:

“La relevancia de los elementos traza: cómo gestionar el silicio, yodo, selenio, cobalto y otros nutrientes esenciales de bajas dosis, pero que son claves para el desarrollo de la planta“