PhD candidate
Education
Degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Murcia
MSc in Advanced Techniques in Agricultural and Food Research and Development at Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT)
Research interests
- Reduce the impacts of climate change through sustainable agricultural practices.
- Evaluate different soil properties (physical, chemical and biological) related to improving soil health and its ecosystem services in Mediterranean semi-arid areas.
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil structure and carbon storage capacity, while maintaining economic profitability.
Selected Publications
Fernández-Soler, C., Garcia-Franco, N., Almagro, M., Díaz-Pereira, E., Luján, R., García, E., Martínez-Mena, M., 2024. Cover crops improve the long-term stabilization of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen through physico-chemical protection in rainfed semiarid Mediterranean woody crop systems. Soil Use and Management, 40(2), e13066.
Almagro, M., Díaz-Pereira, E., Boix-Fayos, C., Zornoza, R., Sánchez-Navarro, V., Re, P., Fernández, C., Martínez-Mena, M., 2023. The combination of crop diversification and no tillage enhances key soil quality parameters related to soil functioning without compromising crop yields in a low-input rainfed almond orchard under semiarid Mediterranean conditions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 345, 108320.