PhD in Plant Biology

Academic year 2024-25

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You may also check this information for the 2023-24 academic year.

Degree data and benchmarks

Below are the main data and benchmarks, as well as the results of the satisfaction surveys for the degree programme, which are periodically analysed and monitored by the centre administrator, the head of studies and the corresponding quality assurance commissions, with a view to promoting the ongoing improvement of the programme.

 

Satisfaction of groups involved

Satisfaction index

 
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Student satisfaction 3,09 3,10 2,88 3,00 -
PDI satisfaction 3,00 - 3,16 2,91 3,40
PAS satisfaction - 3,00 - 2,50 -

Description

Student, PDI and PAS satisfaction levels are rated on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 means ‘not at all satisfied’ and 4 means ‘very satisfied’. They are obtained from the following surveys:

  • Survey of student satisfaction with the study programme (yearly)
  • Survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of teaching and research staff (PDI) (yearly)
  • Biennial survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of administrative and service staff (PAS) who have supported undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

 

Survey participation rates

 
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Student participation rate 52% 40% 32% 40% 13%
PDI participation rate 38% 14% 50% 46% 34%
PAS participation rate - 50% - 67% -

Description

Only the data that meet a double criterion of representativeness have been considered valid: on one hand, reaching 4 answered surveys and, on the other hand, that the number of answered surveys is equal to or greater than 15% of the population

Thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

Year Thesis
2024
  • Actividad biológica en suelos de viña de Mallorca bajo distintos sistemas de gestión
  • Fisiología, crecimiento y capacidad reproductiva bajo el efecto del estrés salino en especies de dunas móviles y semimoviles (Ammophiletea).
  • POLLINATION BY WILD INSECTS IN MANAGED LANDSCAPES: POLLINATOR COMMUNITIES, STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION NETWORKS, AND FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES
  • Roles biológicos y ecológicos de los compuestos orgánicos volátiles (COV) de las plantas de las Islas Baleares.
  • Understanding the regulation of plant primary metabolism by integrating metabolomics and physiological approaches
2023
  • Ecología y fitoquímica de Eryngium maritimum L. en las dunas de Mallorca
  • Estudio de secuencias de paleosuelos en Mallorca
  • Genetic characterization, habitat modelling and automated detection of the yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): tools for the management of this invasive alien species in Europe.
  • Implications of the Rubisco molecular and biochemical variability in the carbon acquisition and assimilation capacity of marine macrophytes
  • Mediterranean butterflies in a changing environment: biotic interactions, climate-driven effects and the influence of an island context
  • The impact of two contrasting invasive non-native herbivores on the reproductive performance of a Mediterranean keystone species
2022
  • Cell wall composition in relation to photosynthesis
  • Optimization of water use in two Mediterranean crops: Olive tree and Grapevine
  • Plant invasions: a multi-disciplinary comparison between coexisting native and non-native plant pairs
  • RESULTADOS PRODUCTIVOS Y DE CALIDAD DEL CERDO NEGRO MALLORQUÍN EN CONDICIONES EXTENSIVAS
2021
  • Interplay of photosynthetic capacity and tolerance to abiotic stresses in bryophytes: a possible role of cell wall
  • Phenotypic diversity and functional responses to water deficit across Mediterranean landraces of tomato. A resource to enhance crop’s resilience to drought
  • Preadaptación y vulnerabilidad de la vegetación de las Islas Baleares frente a la herbivoría de vertebrados no nativos.
2020
  • Delving into the plant-animal double mutualisms and the importance of opportunistic vertebrates as pollinators in island ecosystems
  • Exploring the trade-off between photosynthetic capacity and water stress tolerance and its underlying foliar traits
  • Opportunistic vertebrates as mediators of the reproductive success of two Canarian endemic plants
2019
  • Mesophyll conductance adaptation and acclimatization by anatomical adjustments
2018
  • Coexistencia entre maíz transgénico y convencional: Análisis integral y propuesta de criterios técnicos para las Illes Balears
2017
  • "Aspectes químico-funcionals de la flora dunar (BVOCs i Al·lelopatia)"
  • Tolerància germinativa a la salinitat d’espècies litorals de les Illes Balears
2016
  • Influencia de la fertilización sobre la actividad biológica del suelo. Estudio compartivo de diferentes fuentes de materia orgánica
  • Patrones emergentes en redes de polinización en comunidades costeras de Baleares y Canarias