Education

• Dr. (Plant Ecology), University Paris XI-UFR Scientifique d'Orsay, France, 1996.
• M.Sc. (Crop Science) National Univ. of Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1992.
• Agr. Eng., Faculty of Agronomy - University of Buenos Aires (FAUBA), Argentina, 1982.

Present positions

• Professor, Plant Production (Crop Physiology), FAUBA (since 2008).
• Principal Scientist, CONICET (since 2008).
• Coordinator, Agricultural Science Commission, CONICET (2008)
• Associate Editor, Crop Science (2008-2011).

Professional interests

• Crop Physiology and Physiological bases for crop breeding, with special emphasis in abiotic stress and grain yield determination in maize.

Post Graduate courses taught at Graduates School FAUBA

• Ecophysiological bases for crop breeding
• Crop ecophysiology
• Crop modeling

Graduate student mentoring

Director or co-director of PhD graduates

• Gustavo A. Maddonni (2002; present affiliation, FAUBA-CONICET).
• Jorgelina Cárcova (2003; present affiliation, Monsanto, Morge, Suiza).
• Lucas Borrás (2004; present affiliation, National Univ. of Rosario-CONICET, Argentina).
• Karina E. D’Andrea (2008; present affiliation, FAUBA).
• Brenda L. Gambín (2008; present affiliation, FAUBA).

Director or advisor of MSc graduates

• Gustavo A. Maddonni.
• Sergio F. Luque (present affiliation, National Univ. of Córdoba, Argentina).
• Mario N. Clozza (present affiliation, FAUBA).

Publications (last 5 years)

• Haro RJ; Dardanelli JL; Otegui ME; Collino DJ (2008). Seed yield determination of peanut crops under water deficit: Soil strength effects on pod set, the source-sink ratio and radiation use efficiency. Field Crops Res. 109:24-33.
• D’Andrea KE; Otegui ME; Cirilo GA (2008). Kernel Number Determination Differs among Maize Hybrids in Response to Nitrogen. Field Crops Res. 105:228-239.
• Uribelarrea M; Cárcova J; Borrás L; Otegui ME (2008). Enhanced kernel set promoted by synchronous pollination determines a tradeoff between kernel number and kernel weight in maize. Field Crops Res. 105: 172-181.
• D’Andrea KE; Otegui ME; de la Vega AJ (2008). Multi-attribute responses of maize inbred lines across managed environments. Euphytica 162:381–394.
• Gambín BL; Borrás L; Otegui ME (2008). Kernel weight dependence upon plant growth at different grain-filling stages in maize and sorghum. Australian Journal of Agric. Res. 59 (3):280-290.
• Haro RJ; Otegui ME; Collino DJ; Dardanelli JL (2007). Seed yield determination and radiation use efficiency in irrigated peanut crops: response to temperature and source-sink ratio variations. Field Crops Res. 103:217-228.
• Pagano E ; Cela S ; Maddonni GA; Otegui ME (2007). Intra-specific competition in maize: ear development, flowering dynamics and kernel set of early established plant hierarchies. Field Crops Res. 102:198-209.
• Gambín BL; Borrás L; Otegui ME (2007). Kernel water relations and duration of grain filling in maize temperate hybrids. Field Crops Res. 101:1-9.
• Cárcova J; Otegui ME (2007). Ovary growth and maize kernel set. Crop Science 47:1104-1110.
• Gambín BL; Borrás L; Otegui ME (2007). Is maize kernel weight limited by its capacity to expand? Maydica 52 (4):431-441.
• Maddonni GA; Cirilo AG; Otegui ME (2006). Row width and maize grain yield. Agron.J. 98:1532-1543.
• D’Andrea KE; Otegui ME; Cirilo AG; Eyhérabide G (2006). Genotypic Variability in Morphological and Physiological Traits among Maize Inbred Lines. Nitrogen Responses. Crop Sci.46:1266-1276.
• Maddonni GA; Otegui ME (2006). Intra-specific competition in maize: contribution of extreme plant hierarchies to grain yield, grain yield components and kernel composition. Field Crops Res. 97:155-166.
• Luque SF; Cirilo AG; Otegui ME (2006). Genetic gains in grain yield and related physiological attributes in Argentine maize hybrids. Field Crops Res. 95:383-397.
• Gambín BL; Borrás L; Otegui ME (2006). Source–sink relations and kernel weight differences in maize temperate hybrids. Field Crops Res. 95:316-326.
• Padilla JM; Otegui, ME (2005). Coordination between leaf initiation and leaf appearance rates in field grown maize (Zea Mays L.): genotypic differences in response to temperature. Annals of Botany, 96:997-1007.
• Borrás L; Slafer GA; Otegui, ME (2004). Seed dry weight response to source-sink manipulations in wheat, maize and soybean. A quantitative reappraisal. Field Crops Res. 83:131-146.
• Maddonni GA; Otegui, ME (2004). Intra-specific competition in maize: early-determined hierarchies among plants affect final kernel set. Field Crops Res. 85:1-13.
• Borrás L; Westgate ME; Otegui ME (2003). Control of Kernel Weight in Maize by Post-Flowering Source-Sink Ratio and Kernel Water Status. Annals of Botany 91:857-867.
• Borrás L; Maddonni GA; Otegui, ME (2003). Leaf senescence in maize hybrids: stand density, row spacing, and source-sink ratio effects. Field Crops Res.82:13-26.
• Cárcova J; Andrieu B; Otegui, ME (2003). Silk Growth in Maize: Relationship with Flower Development and Pollination. Crop Science 43:914-920.

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