Romeralo Tapia, Carmen

I am a forest pathologist interested in studying tree fungal diseases, host-pathogen interactions and control of plant diseases. I have a keen interest in invasive pathogens and ways to obviate their impact. I am currently working on how the biotic environment experienced by the parents, in particular, the mothers, can influence the offspring phenotype in terms of growth, chemical traits, resistance to pathogen infections and associated biodiversity (i.e. maternal effects).

Previous projects

• Biological Control of Gremmeniella abietina in Spain (AGL2008-03622).
• Mycoviruses as biological controllers of pine pitch canker (AGL2012-39912). 
• PLURIFOR: Transnational plans for the management of forests risks (Interreg Sudoe). 
• REINFFORCE: REsource INFrastructure for monitoring and adapting European Atlantic FORests under Changing climate. 
• COST ACTION FP1406 - Pine pitch canker - strategies for management of Gibberella circinata in greenhouses and forests (PINESTRENGTH).

Previous collaborations
Leticia Botella- Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Oscar Santamaría- Department of Engineering of Agronomic and Forest Environment, School of Agrarian Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
Rosa Romeralo-Tapia- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
Valentín Pando- Department of Statistics and Operative Research, Higher Technical School of Agrarian Engineering, University of Valladolid, Palencia, Spain.
Gaston Laflamme- Laurentian Forestry Centre, Natural Ressources, Quebec, Canada.
Johanna Witzell- Department of Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.
Jonás Oliva and Jan Stenlid- Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.