Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
L'IRTA és un institut d'investigació de la Generalitat de Catalunya, adscrit al Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural, regulat per la Llei 04/2009 de 15 d’abril,del Parlament de Catalunya, que ajusta la seva activitat a l’ordenament jurídic privat.
La finalitat de l’IRTA és contribuir a la modernització, a la millora i l’impuls de la competitivitat; al desenvolupament sostenible dels sectors agrari, alimentari, agroforestal, aqüícola i pesquer, i també dels directament o indirectament relacionats amb el proveïment d’aliments sans i de qualitat als consumidors finals; a la seguretat alimentària i a la transformació dels aliments, i, en general, a la millora del benestar i la salut de la població.
Els seus objectius generals són els d'impulsar la recerca i el desenvolupament tecnològic dins l'àmbit agroalimentari, facilitar la transferència dels avenços científics i valorar els avenços tecnològics propis tot cercant la màxima coordinació i col·laboració amb el sector públic i privat.
L'IRTA ha promogut, des de la seva creació, l'establiment d'acords permanents de col·laboració amb altres institucions públiques que actuen en l'àmbit de la recerca i desenvolupament tecnològic a Catalunya. Aquesta política ha donat com a resultat l'existència, avui dia a Catalunya, d'una xarxa de centres consorciats (entre l'IRTA, Universitats, CSIC, Diputacions, etc.) que pot definir-se com la d'un sistema cooperatiu d'R+D.
Si sou autor/a d’algun document elaborat en l’àmbit de la IRTA. Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries i voleu publicar-lo a RECERCAT, contacteu amb recercat@irta.cat.
The intentional use of biological control agents to manage arthropod pests dates back to as early as 304 AD, when Chinese farmers used weaver ants to manage citrus pests. Over time, biological control has evolved into ...
The alfalfa weevil Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is one of the most destructive alfalfa pests in the world, resulting in substantial economic losses. However, the amount of damage can be reduced by ...
Understanding the relationship of root traits and crop performance under varying environmental conditions facilitates the exploitation of root characteristics in breeding and variety testing to maintain crop yields under ...
Growing Degree Days (GDD) are a fundamental tool for supporting crop and water management, estimating crop development and growth and, in particular, defining the crop coefficient curve, thus computing crop evapotranspiration ...
The increasing pressure on water resources caused by agricultural intensification, the rising food demand and climate change requires new irrigation strategies that improve the sustainability and efficiency of agricultural ...
Traditional methods for fruit quality assessment are labor-intensive, destructive, and result in the loss of marketable produce. Spectroscopy, especially near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR), has helped in the ...
Five different species of Gambierdiscus have been identified in La Réunion (G. belizeanus, G. balechii, G. pacificus, G. silvae and G. ribotype 2) by morphological observations in Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and ...
Fish larval rearing represents a critical stage due to the extreme fragility of larvae, small size, and specific nutritional needs during rapid growth. Successful larviculture requires understanding ontogenetic changes to ...
Background/Objectives: Maternally derived antibody (MDA) levels of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) may eventually interfere with humoral response and vaccination efficacy. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a ...
In large-scale grain storage facilities, various pests can infest stored grain causing significant damage. The predatory mite Blattisocius tarsalis has shown robust dispersal abilities in controlled environments, along ...
Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are marine biotoxins that can contaminate seafood and if consumed can result in ciguatera poisoning (CP). The analysis of CTXs is challenging, as they occur in complex tissue matrices, cause CP symptoms ...
In April 2022, mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) cultivated in the Ebro River delta (Spain) were affected by a mortality episode, involving 25 % of individuals, observed at a water temperature of 18 °C. Mussel samples ...
A 90-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing dietary fishmeal (FM) with defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFL) on the growth performance and fillet quality of largemouth bass (Micropterus ...
The green leaf volatiles (Z)-3-hexenal and (E)-2-hexenal are key components of the characteristic strawberry aroma, an important determinant of consumer preferences. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C6 compounds that impart ...
The effect of different feeding habits on gut morphology and digestive function has been intensively studied during the last decades but sympatric closely related fishes are relatively rare objects of such studies. In the ...
Native to Southeast Asia, the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura) is an economically important invasive pest of thin-skinned fruits such as raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries worldwide. To reduce ...
Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a foodborne disease caused by eating seafood containing ciguatoxins from benthic dinoflagellates of the genus Gambierdiscus. Moreover, the related Fukuyoa, which often coexists with Gambierdiscus, ...
Understanding the effects of environmental temperature on marine fish larvae is crucial for optimizing feeding regimes and promoting optimal development and growth from a zootechnical perspective in aquaculture practices. ...
Bovine tuberculosis (TB), primarily caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a chronic infectious disease of cattle with significant public health and economic implications due to its zoonotic potential and impact on livestock ...
Maturity date (MD) represents one of the main goals of the peach breeding programs worldwide with the aim to extend the harvest calendar. A major QTL linked to the trait was previously identified in peach and other stone ...
