• Fisiología vegetal y biología molecular
• Mecanismos de resistencia en plantas a diferentes estreses abióticos.
• Hormonas vegetales

2016. Phytohormone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory. Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA. Dr. Jerry D. Cohen (6 months).

Gonzalez-Villagra J, Luengo Escobar A, Ribera-Fonseca A, Cárcamo-Fincheira MP, Omena-Garcia RP, Nunes-Nesi A, Inostroza-Blancheteau C, Alberdi M, Reyes-Díaz M. 2020. Differential mechanisms between traditionally established and new highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars reveal new insights into manganese toxicity resistance. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 151: 454-465 (IF: 3.720; Q1).

González-Villagra J, Reyes-Díaz M, Alberdi M, Acevedo P, Loyola R, Tighe-Neira R, Arce-Johnson P, Inostroza-Blancheteau C. 2020. Solar UV irradiation effects on photosynthetic performance, biochemical markers, and gene expression in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars. Horticultural Science (IF: 1.96).

Alarcón-Poblete E, González-Villagra J, Oliveira Silva FM, Nunes-Nesi A, Inostroza-Blancheteau C, Alberdi M, Reyes-Díaz M. 2020. Metabolic responses of Vaccinium corymbosum L. cultivars to Al3+ toxicity and gypsum amendment. Environmental and Experimental Botany 176: 104119 (IF: 4.027).

González-Villagra J, Reyes-Díaz M, Alberdi M, Mora ML, Ulloa-Inostroza ML, Ribera-Fonseca AE. 2020. Impact of cold-storage and UV-C irradiation postharvest treatments on quality and antioxidant properties of fruits from blueberry cultivars grown in southern Chile. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 1-8 (IF: 2.156).

Millaleo R, Alvear M, Aguilera P, González-Villagra J, Mora ML, Alberdi M, Reyes-Díaz M. 2020. Mn toxicity differentially affects physiological and biochemical features in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.). Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 1-11 (Impact factor 2.156).

González-Villagra J, Aravena-Ibañez K, Curaqueo-Fuentes G, Inostroza-Blancheteau C, Tighe-Neira R. 2020. Comparison of composting dynamics of bovine manure, equine manure, and new shoots of Ulex europaeus L.

González-Villagra J, Cohen J.D, Reyes-Díaz M. 2019. Abscisic acid is involved on phenolic compounds biosynthesis, mainly anthocyanin in leaves of Aristotelia chilensis plants (Mol.) subjected to drought stress. Physiologia Plantarum 165(4): 855-866. (IF: 3.33).

González-Villagra J, Rodríguez-Salvador A, Nunes-Nesi A, Cohen J.D, Reyes-Díaz M. 2018. Age-related mechanism and its relationship with secondary metabolism and abscisic acid in Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) plants subjected to drought stress. Plant Physiology Biochemistry 124: 136-145. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.01.010 (Impact Factor: 2.724).

González-Villagra J, Kurepin LV, Reyes-Díaz M. 2017. Evaluating the involvement and interaction of abscisic acid and miRNA156 in the induction of anthocyanin biosynthesis in drought-stressed plants. Planta 246 (2): 299-312. (IF: 3.361).

Ulloa E, Ulloa E, Peña-Sanhueza D, González-Villagra J, Alberdi M, Reyes-Díaz M, 2017. Native Chilean fruits and the effects of their functional compounds on human health. In: Shiomi N. (ed) Superfood and Functional Food: An overview of their Processing and Utilization. InTech, DOI: 10.5772/67067

Reyes-Díaz M, Ulloa E, González-Villagra J, Ivanov AG and Kurepin LV. 2016. Phytohormonal responses to soil acidity in plants. In: Ahammed G., Yu JQ. (eds) Plant hormones under challenging environment factors. Springer, Dordrecht, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7758-2_6

González-Villagra J, Inostroza-Blancheteau C. 2020. Ácido Salicílico: Hormona vegetal involucrada en la tolerancia al estrés hídrico en cultivos frutícolas. Revista Campo & Tecnología 17: 26-29.

Inostroza-Blancheteau C, González-Villagra J. 2020. Boro: Un micronutriente crucial para el desarrollo de las plantas y calidad de la fruta es especies hortofrutícolas. Revista Campo & Tecnología 16: 26-29.

2020-2023. Role of salicylic acid as a modulator of abscisic acid biosynthesis to ameliorate moderate drought stress maintaining photosynthesis and plant growth in maqui (Aristotelia chilensis): A tool to improve fruit yield, quality and water-use efficiency. FONDECYT POSTDOCTORAL N° 3200594. (Investigador Principal)

2020-2021. Active Protection: Desarrollo y validación de elementos de protección personal con nanopartículas de cobre. Convocatoria OpenBridge-Covid19, KNOW HUB, Chile. (Director)

2019-2022. Rol del ácido salicílico sobre el sistema de defensa antioxidante, rendimiento fotosintético, uso eficiente del agua y crecimiento en plantas de maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) sometidas a estrés hídrico. Línea Emergente UCT 2019EM-JG-06. Investigador Responsable.

2020. González-Villagra J. Hormonas vegetales como herramientas para enfrentar el estrés hídrico en especies frutícolas. Ciclo de Charlas Científicas, Depto. de Cs. Agropecuarias y Acuícolas, 16 de abril. (Presentación webinar).

2020. Organización Ciclo de Charlas científicas del Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Católica de Temuco. (Abril-Mayo 2020) (Webinars)