Jaume Flexas

Personal data

Name
Jaume Flexas Sans RUT/Passport
number
43075352D Category gender

Male
Institution Name
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Department, Faculty or other

Biology Department / Unit

Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions
Current position
Professor
Working address
cta. Valldemossa km 7,5 City
Palma de Mallorca
Contact phones E-Mail address
jflexas@uib.es

Latest Deegre or title obtained
Philosophal Doctor Institution where it was obtained
Universitat de les Illes Balears Date it was obtained
3/11/2001



2. Currículum vitae of each main and associated researcher (Maximum extension each should be 5 pages and must include)

o Publications of the last 5 years (Include ISI and non-ISI publications, books, book chapters, etc.) and number of citations for each article updated,

1-R Montero.; D Mundy.; A Albright.; C Grose.; MCT Trought.; D Cohen.; KM Chooi.; R MacDiarmid.; J Flexas.; J Bota. 2016. Effects of Grapevine Leafroll associated Virus 3 (GLRaV-3) and duration of infection on fruit composition and wine chemical profile of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sauvignon blanc. Food chemistry 197, 1177-1183.

2-Rafael Montero.; María Luisa Pérez?Bueno.; Matilde Barón.; Igor Florez?Sarasa.; Takayuki Tohge.; Alisdair Robert Fernie.; J Flexas.; Josefina Bota. 2016 Alterations in primary and secondary metabolism in Vitis vinifera “Malvasía de Banyalbufar” upon infection with Grapevine leafroll-associated virus”. Physiologia Plantarum DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12440

3-J Gago.; D Daloso.; CM Figueroa.; J Flexas.; AR Fernie.; Z Nikoloski. 2016. Relationships of leaf net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and mesophyll conductance to primary plant metabolism: a multi-species meta-analysis approach. Plant Physiology, pp. 01660.2015

4-J Bota.; M Tomás.; J Flexas.; H Medrano.; JM Escalona. 2016 Differences among grapevine cultivars in their stomatal behavior and water use efficiency under progressive water stress. Agricultural Water Management 164, 91-99.

5-José Javier Peguero-Pina.; Sergio Sisó.; Beatriz Fernández-Marín.; J Flexas.; Jeroni Galmés.; Jose Ignacio García-Plazaola.; Ülo Niinemets.; Domingo Sancho-Knapik.; Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín. 2016. Leaf functional plasticity decreases the water consumption without further consequences for carbon uptake in Quercus coccifera L. under Mediterranean conditions. Tree physiology DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv129

6-Sade, N.; Galle, A.; Flexas, J.; Lerner, S.; Peleg, G.; Yaaran, A.; Moshelion, M. 2014. Differential tissue-specific expression of NtAQP1 in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals a role for this protein in stomatal and mesohpyll conductance of CO2 under standard and salt-stress conditions. Planta. 239 - 2, pp. 357 - 366.
7-Galmes, J.; Andralojc, P.J.; Kapralov, M.V.; Flexas, J.; Keys, AJ.; Molins, A.; Parry, MAJ.; Conesa, MA. 2014. Environmentally driven evolution of Rubisco and improved photosynthesis and growth within the C-3 genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae). New Phytologist. 203 - 3, pp. 989 - 999.


8-Galmes, J.; Kapralov, M.; Andralojc, P.J.; Conesa, MA; Keys, A.J.; ALfred, J.; Parry, MAJ; Flexas, J. 2014. Expanding knowledge of the Rubisco kinetics variability in plant species:environmental and evolutionary trends. Plant Cell and Environment. 37 - 9, pp. 1989 - 2001.

9-Porcar-Castell, A.; Tyystjarvi, E.; Atherton, J.; Van Der Tol, C.; Flexas, J.; Pfundel, EE; Moreno, J.; Frankenberg, C.; Berry, JA. 2014. Linking chlorophyll a fluorescence to photosynthesis for remote sensing applications: mechanisms and challenges. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65 - 15, pp. 4065 - 4095.

10-Jorge Gago; Cyril Douthe; Igor Florez-Sarasa; Jose M. Escalona; Jeroni Galmes; Alisdair R. Fernie; Jaume Flexas; Hipolito Medrano. 2014. Opportunities for improving leaf water use efficiency under climate change conditions. Plant Science. 226, pp. 108 - 119.
11-Flexas, J.; Díaz-Espejo, A.; Gago, J.; Gallé, A.; Galmés, J.; Gulías, J.; Medrano, H.Photosynthetic limitations in Mediterranean plants: A review. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 103, pp. 12 - 23.
12-Perez-Martín, A.; Michelazzo, C.; Torres-Ruiz, J.M.; Flexas, J.; Fernandez, JF.; Sebastiani, L.; Díaz-Espejo, A. 2014. Regulation of photosynthesis and stomatal and mesophyll conductance under water stress and recovery in olive trees: correlation with gene expression of carbonic anhydrase and aquaporins.Journal of Experimental Botany. 65 - 12, pp. 3143 - 3156.

Galmés, J.; Conesa, M.À.; Díaz-Espejo, A.; Mir, A.; Perdomo, J.A.; Niinemets, Ü.; Flexas, J. 2014. Rubisco catalytic properties optimized for present and future climatic conditions. Plant Science. 226, pp. 61 - 70.

13-Flexas; J.; Jindong; S.Special Issue Photosynthesis in a climate change scenario Preface. 2014. Plant Science. 26 - especial, pp. 1 - 1.
14-Flexas, J.; Carriqui, M.; Coopman, R.E.; Gago, J.; Galmés, J.; Martorell, S.; Morales, F.; Díaz-Espejo, A. 2014. Stomatal and mesophyll conductances to CO2 in different plant groups: Underrated factors for predicting leaf photosynthesis responses to climate change?. Plant Science. 226 - especial, pp. 41 - 48.

15-Tomás, M.; Medrano, H.; Brugnoli, E.; Escalona, J.M.; Martorell, S.; Pou, A.; Ribas-Carbó, M.; Flexas, J. 2014. Variability of mesophyll conductance in grapevines cultivars under water stress conditions in relation to leaf anatomy and water use efficiency. Australian Journal Of Grape And Wine Research. 20, pp. 272 - 280.

16-Tomás, M.; Medrano, H.; Escalona, J.M.; Martrell, S.; Pou, A.; Ribas-Caró, M.; Flexas, J. 2014. Variability of water use efficiency in grapevines. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 103, pp. 148 - 157.
17-Pou, A.; Medrano, H.; Flexas, J.; Tyerman, S.D. 2014. A putative role for TIP and PIP aquaporins in dynamics of leaf hydraulic and stomatal conductances in grapevine under water stress and re-watering.Plant Cell and Environment. 36 - 4, pp. 828 - 843.

18-Tomàs, M.; Flexas, J.; Copolovici, L.; Galmés, J.; Hallik, L.; Medrano, H.; Ribas-Carbó, M.; Tosens, T.; Vislap, V.; Niinemets, Ü. 2013. Importance of leaf anatomy in determining mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 across species: quantitative limitations and scaling up by models.Journal of Experimental Botany. 64 - 8, pp. 2269 - 2281.
19-Flexas, J.; Scoffoni, C.; Gago, J.; Sack, L. 2013. Leaf mesophyll conductance and leaf hydraulic conductance : an introduction to their measurement and coordination. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64 - 13, pp. 3965 - 3981.
20-Gago, J.; Coopman, R.E.; Cabrera, H.M.; Hermida, C.; Molins, A.; Conesa, M.A.; Galmés, J.; Ribas-Carbó, M.; Flexas, J. 2013. Photosynthesis limitations in three fern species. Physiologia Plantarum. 149, pp. 599 - 611.


o Participation in National and International Congresses and/or Symposia (last 5 years or what you consider representative of your research program),

1-Flexas, J.; Cabrera, HM; Carriqui, M.; Conesa, MA.; Coopman, R.E.; Díaz-Espejo, A.; Galmés, J.; Gago, J.; Hanba, YT; Hassiotou, F.; Medrano, H.; Niinemets, U.; Ribas-Carbó, M.; Talts, E.; Terashima, I.; Tomás, M.; Tosens, T. 2014. Anatomical evidence for mesophyll conductance limitation to photosynthesis. FESPB/EPSO (Invited conference). Dublín, Irlanda.


2-Medrano, H.; Martorell, S.; Flexas, J.; Bota, J.; Hernández, E.; Gago, X.; Escalona, J.M. 2014. From leaf to whole plant water use efficiency (WUE) in complex canopies: Limitations of leaf WUE as selection target. The Optichina International Conference Breeding to Optimize Agriculture in a Changing world (Invited Conference.) Beijing, China. 3-Flexas, J.; Gago, J.; Berry, JA. Some critical aspects for the interpretation of remotely sensed chlorophyll fluorescence in terms of canopy photosynthesis. 2014. 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing of Vegetation Fluorescence, ESA (Invited Conference). Paris, France.
4-Flexas, J.; Cabrera, H.M.; Carriquí, M.; Conesa, M.A.; Coopman, R.E.; Díaz-Espejo, A.; Galmés, J.; Gago, J.; Hanba, Y.T.; Hassiotou, F.; Medrano, H.; Niinemets, U.; Ribas-Carbó, M.; Talts, E.; Terashima, I.; Tomàs, M.; Tosens, T. 2013. Anatomical evidence for mesophyll conductance limitation to photosynthesis.6th International Congress on Photosynthesis Research (Invited Conference). St Louis, USA.



o Training and tutorship of students. Indicate tutor and co-tutorships, training through research seminars, regular courses among others,


1-Magdalena Tomás Mir. Physiological mechanisms involved in water use efficiency in grapevines. Tesis Doctoral. 2012. Universidad de las Islas Baleares
2-Alicia Pou. Grapevine physiological responses during water stress and re-watering: implications for Water-Use-Efficiency. Tesis Doctoral. 2012. Universitat de les Illes Balears.

3-Igor Flórez-Sarasa. In vivo Regulation of Leaf Respiration. Tesis Doctoral. 2011. Universitat de les Illes Balears

4-Perla Chávez. Multispectral análisis as a diagnostic tool for biotic and abiotic stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and abiotic stress in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) crops. Tesis Doctoral. 2011. Universidad de las Islas Baleares.


o Participation in R&D projects indicating the source of funds, years of funding ad role within the project,

1-Conductancia del mesófilo al CO2: mecanismos y evolución BFU2011 23294. 2012. Funded by Spanish Ministery of Economy and Competitiveness- 217.800. IP: Jaume Flexas Sans.

2- Development of improved perennial non-food biomass and bioproduct crops for water stressed environments (WATBIO). Funded by EU-FP7 -290.000€. IP: Jaume Flexes Sans.

3--Mechanistic bases relating the trade-off between photosynthesis and stress tolerance: fulfilling the gaps between evolutive biology and biotechnology. 2015-2018. Funded by Spanish Ministery of Economy and Competitiveness-280.000 €. IP: Jaume Flexas. Research member: Jorge Gago.