Rodrigo Alcides
Morales Araúz
Agronomy
Plant Pathology
Genetic Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture
Biography
Graduated in Agronomic Engineering with a specialization in Plant Science from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad de Panama. Magister Scientiae in Plant Pathology and PhD in Sustainable Agriculture from the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru. In 1987, he started at IDIAP at the Centro de Innovación Agropecuaria de Chiriquí, as an agricultural researcher and is currently Project Manager "Ecological management of Cajanus cajan diseases to contribute to sustainable production". He has published various scientific articles in national and international journals. In 2012, he was awarded the “Germán De León” Medal as the best researcher in Panama. He has led research in genetic improvement, management of potato late blight, and contributed to the release of potato varieties and the integrated management of pests and diseases of economically important crops. Since 2005, has dedicated efforts to the search, development and use of biocontrol alternatives for diseases based on native microorganisms. His professional skills include sustainable production systems, plant protection, the formulation of research and innovation projects and part-time postgraduate teaching.
Projects
Fellow researchers
Ivette Alicia Acuña Bravo
Plant health decision support system Integrated crop management
Domingo Rengifo
Domingo Rengifo
Ana María Florencia Lucca
Phytophthora infestans potatoes Argentina Netherlands Latin America good agricultural practices integrated pest management decision support systems climate change adaptation fungicides monitoring field experimentation growers genotype phenotype protocols data analysis environmental assessment
Cristina Tello Torres
- Integrated Pest Management - Plant Breeding - Plant Pathology - Scientific research
Arnulfo Gutierréz
Agronomy Genetic Improvement of crops Seed Management.
Gabriela Alexandra Narváez Pavón
- Technology transfer - Farmer group management - Training tools - Potato crop management - Social development projects management - Statistical programs management
Segundo Fausto Yumisaca Jiménez
- Agriculture - Statistics - Participatory Research - Social Sciences - Local Development
Betty Mariana Paucar Sisa
- Technology transfer - Agroecology - Peasant family farming - Soil Microbiology - Phytopathology - Project development and management
Diego Fernando Peñaherrera Mafla
- Validation and training of agricultural technologies generated by the INIAP - Validation of agroecological technologies - Preparation of crop guides that facilitate learning aimed at agricultural technicians and promoters - Social and solidarity agribusiness - Rural entrepreneurship and savings banks - Short marketing circuits - Organizational strengthening - Participatory SGP guarantee systems - Production and processing of Cannabis sativa in an agroecological way (personal experience)
Jessica Lineth Sánchez Quintero
Agronomy Genetic Improvement of crops Seed Management
Liliam Marieth Marquinéz Batista
Economics Environmental Socioeconomics Agricultural Administration.
Constanza María Sepúlveda Teuber
Dissemination and extension techniques for different producers and farmers (dairy meat and potato production). potato crop management and estimation of production costs of farm production systems (dairy meat and potato crop).
Victoria Alicia López Guerrero
Validation and multiplication of agricultural and livestock technologies generated by INIAP stations - Organizational and emotional strengthening - Training on the different agricultural and livestock technologies generated by the INIAP stations - Preparation of Guides to facilitate the learning of agricultural and livestock technologies generated by the INIAP stations - Preparation of protocols to validate agricultural and livestock technologies generated by INIAP stations - Financial education - Agroecology - Productive entrepreneurship and value generation - Homegardens - Agroforestry
Rodrigo Santiago Bravo Herrera
agrometeorology decision support sysmtem early warning climate change
Lorena Anabel Medina Rivera
Agricultural Health food quality and safety project management good agricultural practices risk analysis.
Juan Miguel Quintana Arena
Meteorologist senior specialized in climatology topics such as climate variability and climate change on a local regional and global scale analysts in meteorological and climatic time series and atmospheric dynamics expert.
Alba Stella Riveros
phytopathology
Luis Ernesto Pocasangre Enamorado
agronomy
Ramón Jimenez
phytopathology
Maritza Domínguez Hernández
agricultural economics
Miguel Angel Dita Rodriguez
phytopathology
Jose Angel Lezcano Barrozo
entomology
