Núria Roca Pascual

Plant Physiology
University of Barcelona
Spain

Professor Plant Sciences
Biography

Núria Roca Pascual is Professor from Department of Plant Physiology at University of Barcelona. Her topic of interest is Heavy metals in soils, Soil pollution, Soil classification, Soil-plant relationships, Phytoremediation

Research Intrest

Soil Genesis and Classification. Remediation of polluted soils with special interest in plants growing on naturally metal-enriched soils. Metal mobility, Phytoextraction, Pollution of urban soils.

List of Publications
Confalone, A.; Vilatte, C.; Lázaro, L.; Roca, N.; Mestelan, S.; Aguas, L.; Navarro, M.; Sau, F. 2016. Parametrización del modelo CROPGRO-soybean y su uso como herramienta para evaluar el impacto del cambio climático sobre el cultivo de soja. Rev. FCA UNCUYO 48 (1): 49-64
Bech, J., Roca, N., Tume, P., Ramos-Miras, J., Gil, C., Boluda, R. 2016. Screening for new accumulator plants in heavy metal polluted soil surrounding Peruvian mine tailings. Catena 136:66-73
Tume, P.; Roca, N.; Rubio, R.; King, R.; Bech, J. 2016. An assessment of the potentially hazardous element contamination in urban soils of Arica, Chile. Journal of Geochemical exploration doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.09.011