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Diego Tazueco
@diegotazueco.bsky.social
Plant Biotechnologist 🌱
@numaps-news.bsky.social research group
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Members of our group presented two posters at the 2nd Teaching Innovation Conference at the Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV/EHU! Research and teaching go hand in hand — both deserve innovation and dedication. 👩‍🏫🔬
June 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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🚀 Exciting news! Daniel Marino and @diegotazueco.bsky.social from our group have visited the CBGP in Madrid to share insights on root system research as part of the Roots4Future network. 🌱✨Great discussions on plant resilience & future collaborations. 🌾
March 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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👩🏻‍🔬 Today, on the International Day of Cereals, we highlight our research on wheat and barley 🌾 Their growth depends on efficient nitrogen use, and at NUMAPS, we study how to optimize it for better yields and sustainability. Science for a greener future! 🌱🔬
March 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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🌱Understanding nitrogen use in cereals starts at the molecular level🔬We use Brachypodium distachyon calluses as a tool to unravel the molecular mechanisms behind nitrogen use in cereals. Every step, from petri dishes to fields, brings us closer to more sustainable agriculture🌾
February 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌱Field season begins! ✨We've started our wheat experiments, testing nitrogen use efficiency under real field conditions. Excited for the season ahead! 🚜
February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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🌍✨ Had the pleasure of giving a talk on soil and soil health as part of the ECHO project, a fantastic citizen science initiative empowering people to monitor and protect European soils 🏞️🌱

Big thanks to Ibercivis and Sagarrak for making it happen 🙌
February 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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👩🏻‍🔬Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the incredible women in our lab and beyond who drive research forward. Their work is essential to building a more inclusive and sustainable future in science. More equity, more science, more justice!🌱
February 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🔬 On Pikovskaya agar, phosphate solubilization is key! Left: a microorganism forms a halo 🟢, releasing phosphate. Right: no halo ❌, no solubilization. Microbes matter for soil fertility! 🌱🦠

#Microbiology #SoilHealth #PhosphateSolubilization
February 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🎉 Great news for NUMAPS! @amoadrian-bl.bsky.social is back on the team! 🚀 He’ll be working from Berlin before returning to our lab. We’re thrilled to have him on board again and can’t wait for all the exciting research ahead! 🌱🔬
January 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Innovation takes flight with the project VIA-DRON led by our team member Usue Pérez-López! Watch as our drone surveys the first of the vineyard plots🍇, paving the way for precision agriculture in the Basque Country! #PlantScience
January 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Our team members @iratiijurco.bsky.social and Maite Lacuesta teamed up with the IBeA group to analyse lettuce 🥬 bioassays in antimicrobial-contaminated 🦠 soils, revealing their transfer to the lettuce🥬, but also their degradation. #SoilHealth

Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Multitarget and suspect-screening of antimicrobials in vegetables samples: Uptake experiments and identification of transformation products
This work provided an accurate analytical method to perform a multitarget analysis of a variety of antimicrobials (AMs) including sulfonamides, tetrac…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Exciting news! @julenastigarraga.bsky.social joins our team as a postdoctoral researcher! 🎉 With expertise in forest ecosystems🌲 and global change, he will delve into forest ecology under the guidance of Dr. Asier Herrero. Welcome aboard, Julen!
January 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🌾 Did you know? Our paper published in the Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science on Sorghum bicolor's resilience to drought stress was:
🏅 Among the top 10% of downloads for 2022.
🏅 Ranked as one of the top 10 most-cited papers between 2022–2023.

#TopDownloadedArticle #TopCitedArticle #PlantScience
January 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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🌱 This week, the NUMAPS team participated in a workshop with our colleagues at the Maria Goyri Biotechnology Center. Together, we shared strategies, discussed techniques, and explored collaborative opportunities in environmental and human health research. 🌍💡
January 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🌱 Excited to be Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Soil Nitrogen Cycle: Environmental Threats and Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture"!

📝 You can submit your work by June 25, 2024
🔗https://mdpi.com/journal/agriculture/special_issues/L873P620PH

Let’s drive sustainable farming forward! 🌾✨
January 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at NUMAPS! 🌱 We wish you a year full of growth, discovery, and sustainability. Thank you for supporting our journey—we’re excited for all that 2025 will bring. Stay tuned for updates—let’s make it a remarkable year! 🌍✨
January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Initiating the first hydroponic experiment to investigate the molecular processes underlying nitrogen nutrition in rice—an essential step toward developing sustainable and efficient fertilizers!
December 20, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a 4-year postdoctoral contract from the Basque Government! 🌱✨ Excited to grow as a scientist while continuing to be part of the amazing @numaps-news.bsky.social team. Looking forward to advancing agricultural sustainability together! 🌍🔬
December 16, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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We're thrilled to welcome a new PhD candidate to our lab! 🎉🚀 Exciting times ahead as we continue to grow and push the boundaries of science together. Welcome aboard @diegotazueco.bsky.social! 🌟 #NewBeginnings #PhDLife #PlantScience
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 AM
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Festive day in great company! 🎄Today we enjoyed our Christmas lunch together with @numaps-news.bsky.social and Ekofisko groups 🌱🌾 Cheers to collaboration and shared moments!
December 13, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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🌿 Christmas lunch with amazing coworkers to wrap up an incredible year!🥂 🎄
December 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Great day in the lab! 🧪🌱 We had the pleasure of hosting high school students from Talaia Ikastetxea at the University of the Basque Country for hands-on pigment and protein measurements. A big thanks to the Elhuyar Foundation for making it possible!
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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Our team member Maria Leunda collaborated on a study published in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology! This study explores the impacts of climate change and human activity on vegetation dynamics🌿 in the Rhaetian Alps🏔️ over the last 14,200 years.
Check it out!
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Palaeoecological multiproxy reconstruction captures long-term climatic and anthropogenic impacts on vegetation dynamics in the Rhaetian Alps
Alpine ecosystems are particularly affected by climate change due to their high sensitivity to temperature variations. Understanding the response of v…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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🌱On this International Day of Soil, we emphasize its role as the foundation of agriculture, ecosystems, and food security. 🌍 At NUMAPS, we study how sustainable fertilizer practices can improve soil health, reduce greenhouse gases, and enhance crop yields.
December 5, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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Our team member Arantza Aldezabal joined a thoughtful round table on 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 hosted by the Basque Summer University.

Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq59...
Unibertsitatea eta diziplinartekotasuna mahai-ingurua
YouTube video by Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea - UEU -
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December 3, 2024 at 11:52 AM