Desert Plant Physiology, Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
· Micropropagation and tissue culture
· Metabolic engineering for crop improvement
· Acclimation and adaptation to environmental stress
· Phytopharmaceuticals and secondary metabolites
· Genetics and epigenetics
· Ecophysiology
Microalgal Biotechnology
· Identification and production of products with commercial potential
· Microalgal growth, including indoor and outdoor, and intensive and extensive
· Design of efficient photobioreactors
· Basic research of algal stress physiology
· Biosynthesis of valuable secondary carotenoids and fatty acids from algae
· Basic algal molecular biology and biochemistry
· Microalgal taxonomy and contamination management
Agronomy and Agrometeorology
· Runoff agriculture and afforestation
· Irrigation and crop water use
· Agricultural systems modeling
Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health
· Diseases in recirculating aquacultural systems
· Diseases in ornamental fish
· Development of natural therapeutants and immunostimulants
Animal Production and Adaptation
· Livestock production in desert conditions
· Host–parasite relationships
· Biotic and abiotic effects on the behavioral and physiological responses of
animals
Dry Rangeland Ecology and Management
· Sustainability of livestock grazing in semiarid shrubland
· Herbaceous and woody production and biodiversity in grazed shrublan
· Demography of patch-forming shrub species
· Seed dispersal and germination in semiarid shrubland
· Agroecology of weed invasion in agricultural fields
