Carolina Contreras Duarte
- Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal
- Researcher ID: ABE-3774-2020
- (56-63) 2221232
- carolina.contreras@uach.cl
Ingeniero Agrónomo, M. Sc., Ph. D.
Carolina Contreras es Profesora Auxiliar del Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Alimentarias de la Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh).
Realizó sus estudios de Ingeniera Agrónoma en la Universidad de Chile. Posteriormente realizó un Magíster en Ciencias Vegetales en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile especializándose en postcosecha frutal. Luego, estudió su doctorado y obtuvo el grado de PhD. en Michigan State University, EE.UU. en Fisiología de Postcosecha.
Sus líneas de investigación dentro de la fisiología de postcosecha frutal son principalmente, la calidad de fruta, desórdenes fisiológicos y biología del aroma en especies de interés tales como cerezas, frambuesas, manzanas entre otras.
Es responsable de las asignaturas de Fisiología de Postcosecha de Frutas y Hortalizas para pregrado y Bioquímica del Fruto para postgrado.
Agronomist, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Carolina Contreras is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Plant Health and Production, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh).
She received her Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from Universidad de Chile and her M.Sc. in Plant Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, specialising in fruit postharvest. She completed her Ph.D. at Michigan State University, USA.
Her research interest focus on postharvest physiology of fruits, specifically fruit quality, physiological disorders, and aroma biology in species of interest such as sweet cherries, raspberries, and apples among others.
Her teaching responsibilities include the subjects of Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables (undergraduate program) and Fruit Biochemistry (graduate program).
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carolina-Contreras-17
Web of Science ResearcherID: ABE-3774-2020
Línea de Investigación (Graphical Abstract)
2021. Villavicencio, J.D., Zoffoli, J.P., Plotto, A. and Contreras, C. Aroma compounds are responsible for an herbaceous off-flavor in the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cv. Regina during fruit development. Agronomy 11: 2020. ISI/Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11102020
2021. Contreras, C., Hermosilla, A., Contreras, E., Naranjo, P., Zoffoli, J.P and Gambardella, M. Postharvest physiology and storage potential of new Chilean raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) cultivars. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 81: 161-171. ISI/Scopus. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392021000200161
2021. Mogollon, R., Contreras, C., de Freitas, S.T., Zoffoli, J.P. NIR spectral models for early detection of bitter pit in asymptomatic 'Fuji' apples. Scientia Horticulturae 109945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109945
2020. Bonomelli, C., Mogollon, R., de Freitas, S.T., Zoffoli, J.P., and Contreras, C. Nutritional relationships in bitter pit-affected fruit and the feasibility of Vis-NIR models to determine calcium concentration in 'Fuji' apples. Agronomy 10:1476. ISI/Scopus. doi:10.3390/agronomy10101476
2020. Mogollon, R., Contreras, C., da Silva, M., Marques, E., Zoffoli J.P., de Freitas, S.T. Non-destructive prediction and detection of internal physiological disorders in 'Keitt' mango using a hand-held Vis-NIR spectrometer. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 167:111251. ISI/Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2020.111251
FONDECYT Iniciación 11180934. Elucidation of the nature of a bitter flavor that affects quality of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L. cv. Regina) during fruit maturation and storage. Investigador Responsable.
