Biography:
Dr Juan J. Narvaez-Reinaldo's Background is related to the promotion of seedlings under optimum and suboptimum conditions. Since 2014, he is the manager of the seed technology department at Fito Seeds (www.semillasfito.com) with the aim to develop seed treatments (priming, seed coating, seed disinfection & seed sorting) with agronomical value. He and his work with cucurbitaceae, solanaceae, leguminous, corn, sunflower, grasses, turf and forage crops. He and his group have developed different seed treatment brands such as FitoCare, FitoOptima & FitoPower.
Before he got his PhD at the University of Granada. My thesis was focused on the development of biological film coatings (based on the use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria) with the aim to protect seedlings against abiotic stressful conditions (waterlogging, desiccation and contaminated soils).
Title : Seeds technologies to improve crop yielding