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  1. Respiratory burst oxidase G (SlRBOHG): A key regulator of H2O2-Mediated Na+ homeostasis and salt tolerance in tomato

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  2. A novel function of the tomato CALCINEURIN‐B LIKE 10 gene as a root‐located negative regulator of salt stress

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  3. Salt-tolerant alternative crops as sources of quality food to mitigate the negative impact of salinity on agricultural production

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  4. Improving production and fruit quality of tomato under abiotic stress: Genes for the future of tomato breeding for a sustainable agriculture

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  5. A review on amaranth protein: composition, digestibility, health benefits and food industry utilisation

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  6. Functions of Melatonin during Postharvest of Horticultural Crops

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  7. Employing phytosulfokine α (PSKα) for delaying broccoli florets yellowing during cold storage

    Article • Food Chemistry, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  8. Exogenous phytosulfokine α (PSKα) application delays senescence and relieves decay in strawberry fruit during cold storage by triggering extracellular ATP signaling and improving ROS scavenging system activity

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  9. Unraveling the Strategies Used by the Underexploited Amaranth Species to Confront Salt Stress: Similarities and Differences With Quinoa Species

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  10. The Ca2+ Sensor Calcineurin B–Like Protein 10 in Plants: Emerging New Crucial Roles for Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, January 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  11. Traditional Tomato Varieties Improve Fruit Quality Without Affecting Fruit Yield Under Moderate Salt Stress

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  12. The Salt Sensitivity Induced by Disruption of Cell Wall-Associated Kinase 1 (SlWAK1) Tomato Gene Is Linked to Altered Osmotic and Metabolic Homeostasis

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  13. The res (restored cell structure by salinity) tomato mutant reveals the role of the DEAD‐box RNA helicase SlDEAD39 in plant development and salt response

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  14. Plant and symbiont metabolic regulation and biostimulants application improve symbiotic performance and cold acclimation

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Omid Askari-Khorasgani, Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  15. Managing plant-environment-symbiont interactions to promote plant performance under low temperature stress

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Omid Askari-Khorasgani, Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  16. Identification and characterisation of the tomato parthenocarpic mutant high fruit set under stress (hfs) exhibiting high productivity under heat and salt stress

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  17. Recovering Tomato Landraces to Simultaneously Improve Fruit Yield and Nutritional Quality Against Salt Stress

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  18. Identification of key genes involved in the phenotypic alterations of res (restored cell structure by salinity) tomato mutant and its recovery induced by salt stress through transcriptomic analysis

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  19. Developmental role of the tomato Mediator complex subunit MED18 in pollen ontogeny

    Article • The Plant Journal, August 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  20. The drought-tolerant Solanum pennellii regulates leaf water loss and induces genes involved in amino acid and ethylene/jasmonate metabolism under dehydration

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  21. The SlCBL10 Calcineurin B-Like Protein Ensures Plant Growth under Salt Stress by Regulating Na+ and Ca2+ Homeostasis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  22. The phenotype alterations showed by the res tomato mutant disappear when the plants are grown under semi-arid conditions: Is the res mutant tolerant to multiple stresses?

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  23. Unravelling the strategies used by the wild tomato species Solanum pennellii to confront salt stress: From leaf anatomical adaptations to molecular responses

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  24. The tomato mutantars1(altered response to salt stress 1) identifies an R1-type MYB transcription factor involved in stomatal closure under salt acclimation

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  25. The tomatoresmutant which accumulates JA in roots in non-stressed conditions restores cell structure alterations under salinity

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  26. Different Strategies Used by Domesticated Tomato and Wild-related Species to Confront Salt Stress

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  27. Heterologous expression of the yeast HAL5 gene in tomato enhances salt tolerance by reducing shoot Na+ accumulation in the long term

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  28. The contribution of biotechnology to improving post-harvest chilling tolerance in fruits and vegetables using heat-shock proteins

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Morteza Soleimani Aghdam, Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  29. Heat shock proteins as biochemical markers for postharvest chilling stress in fruits and vegetables

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  30. Understanding the mechanisms of chilling injury in bell pepper fruits using the proteomic approach

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  31. Overexpression of dehydrin tas14 gene improves the osmotic stress imposed by drought and salinity in tomato

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  32. Proteome Changes in Tomato Fruits Prior to Visible Symptoms of Chilling Injury are Linked to Defensive Mechanisms, Uncoupling of Photosynthetic Processes and Protein Degradation Machinery

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  33. Roasting and packaging in nitrogen atmosphere protect almond var. Guara against lipid oxidation

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, November 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  34. An insertional mutagenesis programme with an enhancer trap for the identification and tagging of genes involved in abiotic stress tolerance in the tomato wild-related species Solanum pennellii

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  35. Erratum: 1-Methylcyclopropene affects the antioxidant system of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L. cv. Búlida) during storage at low temperature

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  36. The effectiveness of grafting to improve tomato fruit quality

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  37. 1‐Methylcyclopropene affects the antioxidant system of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L. cv. Búlida) during storage at low temperature

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  38. Physiological, hormonal and molecular mechanisms regulating chilling injury in horticultural species. Postharvest technologies applied to reduce its impact

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  39. Influence of Irrigation and Organic/Inorganic Fertilization on Chemical Quality of Almond (Prunus amygdalus cv. Guara)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  40. Effects of a pretreatment with nitric oxide on peach (Prunus persica L.) storage at room temperature

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  41. The effectiveness of grafting to improve salt tolerance in tomato when an ‘excluder’ genotype is used as scion

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  42. Influence of Fruit Development Stage on the Physiological Response to Ethylene in Cantaloupe Charentais Melon

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  43. The effect of beta ionization on the antioxidant potential of ‘Búlida’ apricot and its relationship with quality

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  44. Assay of a potential post‐harvest handling procedure for cantaloupe Charentais melon fruit with inhibited ethylene production

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  45. Biochemical and Catalytic Properties of Three Recombinant Alcohol Acyltransferases of Melon. Sulfur-Containing Ester Formation, Regulatory Role of CoA-SH in Activity, and Sequence Elements Conferring Substrate Preference

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  46. The role of ethylene in the expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of aroma volatiles in melon

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  47. Two highly divergent alcohol dehydrogenases of melon exhibit fruit ripening-specific expression and distinct biochemical characteristics

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  48. Functional Characterization of a Melon Alcohol Acyl-transferase Gene Family Involved in the Biosynthesis of Ester Volatiles. Identification of the Crucial Role of a Threonine Residue for Enzyme Activity*

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  49. Possible regulatory role of phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase in the production of anthocyanins in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L)

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  50. Modified atmosphere packaging confers additional chilling tolerance on ethylene-inhibited cantaloupe Charentais melon fruit

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, October 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  51. Role of ethylene in the biosynthetic pathway of aliphatic ester aroma volatiles in Charentais Cantaloupe melons

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  52. Behaviour of abscisic acid and polyamines in antisense ACC oxidase melon (Cucumis melo) during ripening

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2002, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  53. The use of ethylene‐suppressed lines to assess differential sensitivity to ethylene of the various ripening pathways in Cantaloupe melons

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, September 2001, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  54. Differential rind and pulp ripening of transgenic antisenseACC oxidase melon

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores

  55. Inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis by antisense ACC oxidase RNA prevents chilling injury in Charentais cantaloupe melons

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, December 1999, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Borja Flores