IRTA. Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries

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L'IRTA és un institut d'investigació de la Generalitat de Catalunya, adscrit al Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural, regulat per la Llei 04/2009 de 15 d’abril,del Parlament de Catalunya, que ajusta la seva activitat a l’ordenament jurídic privat.

La finalitat de l’IRTA és contribuir a la modernització, a la millora i l’impuls de la competitivitat; al desenvolupament sostenible dels sectors agrari, alimentari, agroforestal, aqüícola i pesquer, i també dels directament o indirectament relacionats amb el proveïment d’aliments sans i de qualitat als consumidors finals; a la seguretat alimentària i a la transformació dels aliments, i, en general, a la millora del benestar i la salut de la població.

Els seus objectius generals són els d'impulsar la recerca i el desenvolupament tecnològic dins l'àmbit agroalimentari, facilitar la transferència dels avenços científics i valorar els avenços tecnològics propis tot cercant la màxima coordinació i col·laboració amb el sector públic i privat.

L'IRTA ha promogut, des de la seva creació, l'establiment d'acords permanents de col·laboració amb altres institucions públiques que actuen en l'àmbit de la recerca i desenvolupament tecnològic a Catalunya. Aquesta política ha donat com a resultat l'existència, avui dia a Catalunya, d'una xarxa de centres consorciats (entre l'IRTA, Universitats, CSIC, Diputacions, etc.) que pot definir-se com la d'un sistema cooperatiu d'R+D.


Si sou autor/a d’algun document elaborat en l’àmbit de la IRTA. Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries i voleu publicar-lo a RECERCAT, contacteu amb recercat@irta.cat.

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Monitoring and surveillance data for chemical risk assessment needs in EFSA: exploring available sources 

Barranco, Alejandro; Cunha-Silva, Hugo; Tudó Casanova, Àngels; Santa Cruz, Elena; Belzunce, Maria Jesus; Rambla Alegre, Maria; Alcaraz, Carles; Diogène, Jorge (Publication date: 2026-02-10)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) commissioned the project ‘Monitoring and surveillance data for future chemical risk assessment needs in EFSA: Exploring new opportunities’ to anticipate emerging challenges in ...

Towards responsible seafood consumption choices: A review of communication tools on health, environmental, and social dimensions 

Minnens, F.; Cardoso, C.; Afonso, C.; Marques, A.; Diogène, Jorge; De Steur, H.; Verbeke, W.; Hung, Y. (Publication date: 2025-09-09)

Background Consumers face increasing complexity when making responsible seafood choices, as they must consider intersecting health, environmental, and social dimensions. Policymakers and stakeholders are increasingly ...

Recomanacions per fertilitzar cultius d’estiu abans de la sembra 

González Llinàs, Elena; Domingo Olivé, Francesc; Solé Boronat, Pau; Solà, Pere; Font, Alina; Rossell, Maria; Masferrer Gironella, Gerard; Lladó, Laia (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

La quantitat de nutrients que el cultiu necessita no és la quantitat que s’ha d’aportar amb els adobs. En general amb els adobs se n’han d’aportar quantitats inferiors a les necessitats. En els cultius d’estiu el moment ...

L'helmintosporiosi reticular en l'ordi: resultats i estratègies de control 

Serra Gironella, Joan; Perich Prujà, Aina; Sayeras, Roser; Boix, Maria; Aymerich, Laia (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

L’helmintosporiosi reticular, malaltia causada pel fong Pyrenophora teres f. teres, és una de les principals amenaces del cultiu d’ordi, tant pel que fa al rendiment i com per la qualitat del gra. Enguany, degut en gran ...

La llentia: Una alternativa per a la diversificació de cultius 

Doltra, Jordi; Escolà Méndez, Marta; Roig, Carme (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

Com produir millor la llentia en producció ecològica.

Com poden ajudar els drons a seleccionar millor les varietats agrícoles? 

Gracia-Romero, Adrian (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

És més sostenible produir aquí o importar? 

Ruiz-Colmenero, Marta; Bàllega Calvo, Ariadna; Rancaño, Victor; Andón Mañero, Miquel; Devant, Maria (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

Reducció de l’ús d’herbicides en blat de moro amb la introducció de noves estratègies de desherbatge 

Serra Gironella, Joan; Fañé Bolibar, Joan; Betbese, Josep Anton; Cunill, Berta (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

El desherbatge químic és una tècnica que ofereix una bona eficàcia en el control de les males herbes. Tot i això, l’ús continuat de productes químics comporta riscos importants. Entre els principals problemes destaquen la ...

Overexpression of bank vole PrP(I109) in mice induces a spontaneous atypical prion disease with sex-dependent onset, early NfL elevation, and universal prion strain permissiveness 

Eraña, Hasier; Vidal, Enric; Fernández-Borges, Natalia; Charco, Jorge M.; Díaz‑Domínguez, Carlos M.; Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo, Cristina; San-Juan-Ansoleaga, Maitena; Fernández-Muñoz, Eva; Galarza-Ahumada, Josu; Pérez-Castro, Miguel Ángel; Gonçalves-Anjo, Nuno; Piñeiro, Patricia; Pirisinu, Laura; Di Bari, Michele Angelo; Giler, Samanta; Raimondi, Ilaria; Espinosa, Juan Carlos; Vanni, Ilaria; D’Agostino, Claudia; Rodríguez-Cuesta, Juan; Pasetto, Laura; Bonetto, Valentina; González-Martín, Nora; Teijeira, Susana; Zou, Wen-Quan; Geijo, Mariví; Torres, Juan María; Chiesa, Roberto; Sánchez‑Martín, Manuel A.; Nonno, Romolo; Requena, Jesús R.; Castilla, Joaquín (Publication date: 2026-01-20)

Transgenic mice overexpressing bank vole prion protein with the isoleucine 109 polymorphism, TgVole(I109)4x, develop spontaneous neurodegenerative disease with sex-dependent onset, averaging 170 days in females and 200 ...

Dietary nitrosyl-heme from processed meats and its association with colorectal cancer risk: findings from the EPIC cohort study 

Rizzolo-Brime, Lucía; Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Farran-Codina, Andreu; Bou, Ricard; Nicolas, Genevieve; Huybrechts, Inge; Lasheras, Cristina; Molina Montes, Esther; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Gasque, Alba; Dahm, Christina C.; Bock, Niels; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Katzke, Verena; le Cornet, Charlotte; Schulze, Matthias B.; Saieva, Calogero; Sieri, Sabina; De Magistris, Maria Santucci; Tumino, Rosario; Macciotta, Alessandra; Wareham, Nick; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Chatziioannou, Chrysovalantou; Vineis, Paolo; Jakszyn, Paula (Publication date: 2025-12-20)

Background Processed meat (PM) consumption is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been hypothesized that nitrosyl-heme, formed by the addition of nitrites during meat processing, may enhance the ...

System design and habitat type drive microbial communities in recirculating aquaculture systems: comparison of conventional fish-only and sustainable aquaponic systems 

Ruiz, Alberto; Andree, Karl; Furones Nozal, Maria Dolores; Scicchitano, Daniel; Candela, Marco; Carbó, Ricard; Gisbert, Enric (Publication date: 2026-02-24)

This study compares how system design and experimental conditions shape bacterial communities across distinct habitats in a coupled seawater aquaponic system and a marine RAS, and explores their functional implications for ...

Bacterial communities show distinctive spatial diversity patterns in productive truffle orchards amended with peat-based substrate 

Marco, Pedro; Sánchez, Sergio; Garcia-Barreda, Sergi; Parlade, Xavier; Rondolini, Mara; González, Vicente; Benucci, Maria Niccolò; Bonito, Gregory (Publication date: 2026-01-14)

As truffle cultivation expands, growers empirically develop new agronomic management practices aimed at promoting truffle growth such as “truffle nests”, localized peat amendments that are supplemented with truffle spore ...

Modelling the survival of Listeria monocytogenes in oat plant-based milk alternatives: The synergistic potential of HHP and nisin 

Giannoulis, Nikolaos; Torrents-Masoliver, Berta; Bover-Cid, Sara; Valdramidis, Vasilis P.; Karatzas, Kimon Andreas G. (Publication date: 2026-01-14)

The growing popularity of plant-based milk alternatives (PBMAs), particularly oat-based beverages, is driven by consumer demand for sustainable, vegan, and lactose-free options. High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) is a non-thermal ...

Absence of Trichinella spp. Antibodies in northern peruvian amazon peccaries 

Menajovsky, María F.; Gómez-Puerta, Luis; Espunyes, Johan; Pérez-Peña, Pedro; Bodmer, Richard; Montes, Daniel; Cabezón, Oscar; Mayor, Pedro (Publication date: 2025-12-31)

Trichinellosis is a global parasitic food-borne disease affecting humans, domestic and wild animals. Beyond its health implications, trichinellosis also has negative economic impacts for the pork industry. ...

Microbiological safety of ungulates meat intended to be frozen and defrosting of frozen ungulates meat 

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Allende, Ana; Álvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino; Bortolaia, Valeria; Bover-Cid, Sara; De Cesare, Alessandra; Dohmen, Wietske; Herman, Lieve; Jacxsens, Liesbeth; Mughini-Gras, Lapo; Nauta, Maarten; Ottoson, Jakob; Peixe, Luisa; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Blagojevic, Bojan; Lindqvist, Roland; Van Damme, Inge; da Silva Felício, Maria Teresa; Stella, Pietro; Doyle, Nadya; Guillier, Laurent (Publication date: 2026-01-27)

Based on the need for a scientific basis for existing requirements in EU legislation on freezing of meat or for its possible amendment, the opinion compares microbial growth of relevant pathogenic, spoilage and indicator ...

Partial replacement of soybean meal with fermented corn husk enhances growth, digestive enzymes, immune response, and growth-, immune-, and antioxidant-related gene expression in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in biofloc system 

Van Doan, Hien; Wannavijit, Supreya; Tayyamath, Khambou; Quynh, Tran Thi Diem; Sumon, Md Afsar Ahmed; Linh, Nguyen Vu; Seesuriyachan, Phisit; Phimolsiripol, Yuthana; Esteban, Maria Ángeles; Gisbert, Enric (Publication date: 2025-08-06)

This study investigated the effects of dietary fermented corn husk (FCH) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activities, immune responses, and gene expression in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). A total of 300 ...

Intranasal BCG vaccination induces systemic and pulmonary mucosal immune responses against tuberculosis in a goat model 

Cuenca-Lara, Patricia; Blay-Benach, Miriam; Cervera, Zoraida; Moraleda, Julia; Sevilla, Iker A.; Garrido, Joseba M.; Singh, Mahavir; Lopez-Soria, Sergio; Vidal, Enric; Domingo, Mariano; Pérez de Val, Bernat (Publication date: 2026-01-02)

Early immune containment of mycobacteria at the infection site is key to tuberculosis (TB) vaccine development. Intranasal delivery strategies offer a promising alternative to parenteral BCG vaccination, particularly for ...

A bee biodiversity hotspot in the Algars River (NE Iberian Peninsula): species checklist and new faunistic records 

Hernández-Castellano, Carlos; Guerrero, Nil; Carbonell Font, Rafael; Romero, José Luís; Llovet, Alba; Margalef-Marrasé, Jordi (Publication date: 2025-12-31)

Riparian ecosystems have received little attention from apidologists, but their study is essential to know the diversity and conservation status of bees as well as to evaluate and properly conserve the ecological value of ...

Performance assessment of a predictive microbiology framework for Listeria monocytogenes growth in dry-cured fish 

Tomasello, Federico; Indio, Valentina; Prandini, Laura; Valero Diaz, Antonio; Serraino, Andrea; Giacometti, Federica; De Cesare, Alessandra; Savini, Federica (Publication date: 2026-01-09)

The consumption of processed seafood in the European Union has significantly grown, raising food safety concerns, especially for ready to eat products that are consumed without cooking. This growing market interest has ...

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