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The Research Centre for Industrial Crops deals with agronomy, biochemistry, genetics, pathology and technology for the main agro-industrial crops and products: sugar, fruit, vegetables, food and technical oils, protein, fiber, specialty chemicals as well as biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol and biomass). The Centre collaborates with Universities and Research Centres at national and international level operating in such areas as: i) agro-meteorology, agrobiology and agro-systems modeling; ii) conservation and processing of agricultural products, including chemistry and technology of non-food crops; iii) genetic improvement, genetics and genomics of plant species of industrial interest; iv) metabolomics, technology of enzymes, secondary metabolites and nutraceuticals; v) plant biology and plant protection. Functionally, the Centre belongs to the Department of "Transformation and Development of Agroindustrial Products". The main research areas are: Yield quality and stabilityBreeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stressNon-food cropsAgrometeorology and agricultural modellingMolecules with dietetic effectsBiochemistry of myrosinase and glucosinolatesProcessing and enzyme technologiesMolecular markers for the selection and analysis of genetic polymorphism |