María Dolores López

Dr. María Dolores López

University of Concepción
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 March 2013 in Agronomy for Sustainable Development
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Mauricio SchoebitzMauricio Schoebitz
Mauricio Schoebitz
María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
ARAntonio Roldán
Antonio Roldán

1 January 2008 in Journal of Stored Products Research
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María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
MJMaría Jordán
María Jordán
MPMaría J. Pascual-Villalobos
María J. Pascual-Villalobos

17 February 2022 in Plants
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APAndrés Pinto-Poblete
Andrés Pinto-Poblete
Jorge Retamal-SalgadoJorge Retamal-Salgado
Jorge Retamal-Salgado
María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
NZNelson Zapata
Nelson Zapata
Angela Sierra AlmeidaAngela Sierra Almeida
Angela Sierra Almeida
Mauricio SchoebitzMauricio Schoebitz
Mauricio Schoebitz
The synergistic effect between heavy metals and microplastics can affect soil properties as well as plant performance and yield. The objective of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of microplastics and cadmium on a soil–plant system. Specifically, we proposed to explore changes in soil microbiological activity, the growth and yield parameters of strawberry plants, and to evaluate the accumulation of these pollutants in the soil and root system. Plants were planted in clay pots under greenhouse conditions. The experiment was set up as a completely randomized design, with four treatments (Control; MPs; Cd; and Cd + MPs) and five replicates. The results showed that MPs and/or Cd affected plant growth, plant biomass, the number of fruits, root characteristics, dehydrogenase activity, acid phosphatase, and microbial biomass, and increased the accumulation of Cd in the roots and soil. The increased bioavailability of Cd, due to the presence of microplastics, could explain the observed negative effects on soil properties and the performance of strawberry plants.

27 January 2012 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
AMA. Maudhuit
A. Maudhuit
MPM. J. Pascual-Villalobos
M. J. Pascual-Villalobos
DPD. Poncelet
D. Poncelet

1 March 2015 in Chemico-Biological Interactions
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María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
FCFrancisco J. Campoy
Francisco J. Campoy
MPMaría Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
María Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
EDEncarnacíon Muñoz Delgado
Encarnacíon Muñoz Delgado
CVCecilio J. Vidal
Cecilio J. Vidal

10 October 2014 in Flavour and Fragrance Journal
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María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
MPMaría Jesús Pascual‐Villalobos
María Jesús Pascual‐Villalobos