Functional and structural characterization of genes from grapevine, apple, and strawberry.

New breeding technologies, e.g., cisgenesis and CRISPR-CAS9, in apple and in grapevine.

Development of new varieties of strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, apricot, and cherry.

Hydrobiological and hydrochemical techniques integrated with metabolomics, molecular biology and NGS, stable isotopes, high frequency data sensors.