Research

Dr. Coral Ortiz is currently carrying out research on farm machinery and on occupational risk prevention in agriculture systems. She has been working in sixteen competitive research projects and has thirty JCR research publications. She has co-directed two PhD thesis, supervised fifteen Master thesis and thirty-six final degree thesis. Nowadays, she is the Secretary of the Spanish Society of Agricultural Engineering (www.agroingenieria.es).

Research publiccations in the last 5 years:

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Orti, E; Balasch, S. 2020. Mechanical Thinning of Mandarins with a Branch Shaker. HortTechnology, 30(6), 745-750

(https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04451-20)

 

Chueca, P; Mateu, G; Garcer, C; Fonte, A; Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A. 2021. Yield and Economic Results of Different Mechanical Pruning Strategies on “Navel Foyos” Oranges in the Mediterranean Area. Agriculture, 11(1)82

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11010082)

 

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Castro-García, S. 2021. Comparison of a lightweight experiemental shaker and an orchard tractor mounted trunk shaker for fresh market citrus harvesting. Agriculture, 11(11), 1-9  

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111092)

 

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Castro-García, S. 2022. Citrus Fruit Movement Assessment Related to Fruit Damage during Harvesting with an Experimental Low-Frequency–High-Amplitude Device. Agronomy, 12(6), 1-9

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061337)

 

Ortiz, C., Torregrosa, A., Martínez, J.M.  2022. Evaluation of Citriculture Mechanisation Level in Valencia Region (Spain): Poll Results. Agronomy, 12(6), 1336

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061366)

 

Orti, E.; Cuenca, A.; Pérez, M.; Torregrosa, A; Ortiz , C; Rovira-Más, F. 2022. Preliminary Evaluation of a Blast Sprayer Controlled by Pulse-Width-Modulated Nozzles. Sensors, 22(13), 4924

(https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134924)

 

Saiz-Rubio, V; Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Orti , E ; Pérez , M ; Cuenca , A ; Rovira-Más, F. 2023. Modelling Vineyard Spraying by Precisely Assessing the Duty Cycles of a Blast Sprayer Controlled by Pulse-Width-Modulated Nozzles. Agriculture, 13(2), 499

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020499)

 

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Saiz-Rubio, V; Rovira-Más, F. 2023. Vibration Analysis of Pulse-Width-Modulated Nozzles in Vineyard Blast Sprayers. Horticulturae, 9(6), 703

(https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9060703)

 

Ortiz, C; Blanes, C.; González-Planell, P.; Rovira-Más, F. 2023. Non-Destructive Evaluation of White-Flesh Dragon Fruit Decay with a Robot. Horticulturae, 9(12), 1256

(https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9121286)

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; García-Castro, S.  2022. Citrus Fruit Movement Assessment Related to Fruit Damage during Harvesting with an Experimental Low-Frequency–High-Amplitude Device. Agronomy, 2(6): 1337   

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061337)

Ortiz, C; Torregrosa, A; Martínez, J.M. 2022. Evaluation of Citriculture Mechanisation Level in Valencia Region (Spain): Poll Results. Agronomy, 12(6): 1366   

(https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061366)

Orti, E; Cuenca, A; Pérez, M; Torregrosa, A; Ortiz, C; Rovira, F.  2022. Preliminary Evaluation of a Blast Sprayer Controlled by Pulse-Width-Modulated Nozzles. Sensors, 22(13): 4924 

(https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134924)

Research projects:

PIVOS- PULVERIZACION INTELIGENTE PARA VIÑEDO Y OLIVAR SOSTENIBLE – VOLUMEN DE

APLICACIÓN (PID2019-104289RB-C41)

Funded by MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN Agencia Estatal para la Innovación.

INTEGRACIÓN DE SISTEMAS AGRONÓMICOS Y FOTOVOLTAICOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN INTELIGENTE DE CULTIVOS MEDITERRÁNEOS Y SUBTROPICALES (SMART AGRIVOLTAICA)

Funded by  AGENCIA VALENCIANA DE LA INNOVACIÓN

ADOPCIÓN DE NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS PARA LA REDUCCIÓN DE PLAGUICIDAS – TECNOLOGÍAS PWM

Funded by  AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION

RECOLECCIÓN INTELIGENTE Y AUTOMATIZADA DE CULTIVOS DE ALTA VALOR EN INVERNADEROS SOSTENIBLES (DRAGONBOT)

Funded by  AGENCIA VALENCIANA DE LA INNOVACIÓN

RECOLECCIÓN INTELIGENTE Y AUTOMATIZADA DE CULTIVOS DE ALTA VALOR EN INVERNADEROS SOSTENIBLES (DRAGONBOT)

Funded by  AGENCIA VALENCIANA DE LA INNOVACIÓN

MULTIPLATFORM FIELD SURVEILLANCE FOR INTEGRAL CROP HEALTH, EARLY DETECTION AND ACTUATION

Funded by  European Funds EU 2030