A database unifies the information on damage to European forests over the last 60 years
The University of Córdoba is participating in the creation of the first database that harmonizes the recording of disturbances caused by insects and diseases in forests in 8 European countries by combining remote sensing, satellite images and field data
The antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosadeclines, but the presence of a hypervirulent strain surges
The University of Cordoba is participating, together with IMIBIC and the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, in a national study that analyzes the evolution, between 2017 and 2022, of the antibiotic resistance of a bacterium associated with high mortality rates
Cover crops reduce carbon loss in the soil of Mediterranean olive groves by more than 75%
After a four-year study of Andalusia’s different olive growing regions, a University of Cordoba study concludes that the use of ground cover, in addition to reducing erosion and runoff, slows the loss of organic carbon in soil, outperforming tillage.
Solar batteries: a new material makes it possible to simultaneously absorb light and store energy
The collaborative effort between the University of Cordoba and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany) is making progress on the design of a solar battery made from an abundant, non-toxic and easily synthesized material composed of 2D carbon nitride
Chemical Communication Between Female Rats Exists, and Is Complex
The UCO participates in a study that shows, through analysis of the scent marks they leave in theirsurroundings, that female rats also communicate with each other
FAO forecasting tool expands its range of crops to include alfalfa
The Department of Agronomy at the UCO improves, together with the IAS - CSIC, the AquaCrop model by introducing the option of simulating alfalfa yield with precision
PROVIDE PROJECT | Research into the Public Benefits Generated by Agriculture
The Provide project advances a proposal for an environmental program for mountain olive groves and endorses incentives to protect the environmental benefits generated by agricultural activity
The Science of Turning Milk into Cheese
A study by the UCO and the University of Leon reveals that milk pH is a characteristicthat should be incorporated into the improvement programme for the enhancement of the Churra sheep's milk used for cheese production
Phosphorus conditions the formation of iron oxides, keys to agronomic and environmental soil properties
A paper from the Agronomy Department at the University of Cordoba and Southwest University (China) has advanced in the understanding of influencing factors in the formation of iron oxides that affect a soil's ability to be more agriculturally efficient
In pursuit of the mechanisms that explain anxiety
A University of Cordoba researcher analyzed how metacognitive beliefs and emotional dysregulation determine symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)