Categoría profesional: Profesor Titular de Universidad

Organismo: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Facultad: Ciencias

Depto: Química Agrícola y Bromatología

Tres quinquenios de docencia y tres sexenios de investigación reconocidos.

Publicaciones más relevantes de los últimos 5 años:

Sandra Carrasco-Gil, Sara Rodríguez-Menéndez, Beatriz Fernández, Rosario Pereiro, Vicenta de la Fuente, Lourdes Hernandez-Apaolaza. Silicon induced Fe deficiency affects Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn distribution in rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth in calcareous conditions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 125 (2018) 153–163. 2018.

João Graça Martins, Clara Martin, Lourdes Hernandez-Apaolaza, Maria Teresa Barros Teresa Barros, Helena MVM Soares, Juan José Lucena. Azotochelin and N-dihydroxy-N,N’-diisopropylhexanediamide as Fe sources to cucumber plants in hydroponic cultures. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 30(1), pp. 65-76. 2018

Martín-Fernández, C., Solti, Á., Czech, V., Kovács, K., Fodor, F. Gárate, A., Hernández-Apaolaza, L., Lucena, J.J. Response of soybean plants to the application of synthetic and biodegradable Fe chelates and Fe complexes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Volume 118, Pages 579-588. 2017,

Juan José Lucena and Lourdes Hernandez-Apaolaza. Iron nutrition in plants: An overview. Plant and Soil 418:1-4. 2017

Sandra Carrasco-Gil, Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza, Juan J. Lucena . ¿Pueden los extractos de algas mitigar los efectos de la clorosis férrica?. Revista: Agricultura 1006: 404-409. ISSN : 0002-1334 (papel); ISSN: 2387-1946 (digital). Editorial Agrícola. 2017

María T. Cieschi, Ana Benedicto, Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza and Juan J. Lucena. EDTA shuttle effect vs lignosulfonate direct effect providing Zn to navy bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L ‘Negro Polo’) in a calcareous soil. Frontiers in plant science Volume 7 | Article 1767. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01767. 2016

Martín-Fernández, C., López-Rayo, S., Hernández-Apaolaza, L., Lucena, J.J. Timing for a sustainable fertilisation of Glycine max by using HBED/Fe3+and EDDHA/Fe3+chelates. J. of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97: 2773–2781, 2017

Blanca Pascual, Virginia Echevarria, Ma Jose Gonzalo, Lourdes Hernandez-Apaolaza. Silicon addition to soybean (Glycine max L.) plants alleviate zinc deficiency. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 108: 132-138. 2016

Hernandez-Apaolaza, L. , Mart¿n-Ortiz, D., Garate, A. Response of wheat seedlings to Mn-lignosulfonate adhered to granular NPK. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2016, 179, 113–119

Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza. Can silicon partially alleviate micronutrient deficiency in plants? A review. Planta 240:447-458. 2014.

Krisztina Kovácsa, Sheila Santos-Rosell, Viktória Czech, Ferenc Fodor, Juan J. Lucena, Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza. Characterization of Fe-leonardite complexes, as novel natural iron fertilizers. Journal of agricultural and Food Chemistry 61:12200-12210. 2013

María José Gonzalo, Juan J. Lucena, Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza. Effect of silicon addition in soybean (Glycine max L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants grown under iron deficiency. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 70: 455- 461. 2013

Jaime Carrasco, Krisztina Kovács, Viktória Czechc, Ferenc Fodorc, Juan J. Lucena, Attila Vértes, Lourdes Hernández-Apaolaza. Influence of pH, iron source and Fe/ligand ratio on the iron speciation in lignosulfonate complexes by using Mössbauer spectroscopy. Implications on their fertilizer properties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60 (13): 3331-3340. 2012

Profesor Ayudante Doctor 

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Departamento de Química Agrícola y Bromatología

My research and teaching experience has been developed since 2006 in Agricultural
Chemistry in international universities of recognize prestige. Firstly, at the UAM (Spain) from
2006 to 2012 doing my PhD as well as a first short postdoc and, subsequently, abroad at the
UNIBO (Italy) from 2012 to 2013, and at the UCPH (Denmark) from 2013 to 2017, including
a 7 months period at the UAM during 2015. This has been possible by achievement of highly
competitive grants and contracts, including the FPU for the PhD and a Marie Curie Individual
Fellowship (IF) at the UCPH since August 2015. Currently I am Assistant Professor at the UAM,
where my research continues the line stablished during my PhD and postdocs in the Group of
Micronutrients in Agriculture of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science.
The main achievements in my CV include the participation in 17 national and international
research projects, including the Marie Curie IF-fellowship where I am the principal
investigator. I have collaborated actively both in their preparation and development. I have
collaborated with other national and international research groups, for instance, the University
of Tübingen, UHU, UCM, US, and UNIBO (Italy). This work has resulted in a total of
41 publications, including 20 papers (including 12 first , and 4 second autorship) in
international journals ranked among the top journals in the ISI categories Agriculture and
Soil Science, 15 refereed book chapters and full-length symposium papers, 1 patent, 5
articles in specialized magazines, and 3 publications in electronic media, as well as 20
international and 8 national communications outreach in conferences. I have been a part
of the Organizing comeetee of an International Symposium and co-edited of a book. I have
actively collaborated in teaching activities at UAM (345 h) and I co-supervised 6 final Grade
and 7 Master final projects in the different universities.
My research career presents a clear research line immersed in the field of micronutrient
fertilizers. This focalization has allowed me to get a strong background and expertise in
this field, further enhanced by my study of different fields, including inorganic and analytical
chemistry, and physiology. Thought-out these multidisciplinary research areas I have
stablished my research lines in finding new molecules to be used as micronutrient fertilizers
combining stability, efficacy and a sustainable use. Besides metal chelates, including
especially novel biodegradable ligands, my latest interest has been explore the use of metal
nanomaterials or the biofertilizers for plant nutrition and biofortification. Both of them are
hot topics in sustainable agriculture which is the main concern of the agronomic policies.

Position: Professor 

University: University Autónoma of Madrid

Faculty: Sciences

Department: Agricultural Chemistry of Food Sciences

(UAM). juanjose.lucena@uam.es; Tel+34 4973968

Degrees

- Ph.D., Chemistry, University Autónoma of Madrid. Spain. 1986

- B.Sc., Chemistry, University Autónoma of Madrid. Spain 1982

Current Academic Position

Jan 2006- Full Professor, Department of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. UAM. Spain

Other Affiliations

1998- Member. Expert committee on fertilizers. Spanish Ministry of Agriculture

2000- Member AENOR Committee AEN/CTN-142 for standardization of fertilizers and liming materials.

2002- Convenor of the CEN/TC 260/WG 5 “Chelated trace Elements"

Honours and Awards:

Winner of the National Prize “Chemistry and Environment” of the RSEQ and DuPont in 2008.

NATO Senior Grant in 1994. University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Fulbright Grant recipient from 1987 to 1988. Colorado State University.

Research

Main Topic

Chelates and chelation in the soil plant system.

Micronutrient and special fertilizers

Proyects

Principal Researcher in 44 projects funded from both public and private organizations, and one Sponsorship Chair.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles and book chapters: 203

Conference proceedings: 164 (20 as invited speaker)

Patents. Coauthor in 5 patents.

Ph.D thesis

Supervision of 14 Ph.D. thesis