Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Unknown, PhD, Doctor en Ciencias Naturales con enfásis en Sistemas de Producción Agrícola
Award Date: 1 Jul 2021
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
- Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Desarrollo tecnológico de plantas inoculadas con HMA y hongos endófitos como herramienta para mejorar la aclimatación, el establecimiento en campo y la productividad de semilla certificada de papa
Rivera Méndez, W. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic collaborator), Brenes Madriz, J. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Calderón Cerdas, R. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
-
Fortalecimiento de las capacidades productivas del sector hortícola mediante la formación en biotecnología agrícola aplicada a la producción agropecuaria sostenible para agricultores y extensionistas”
Rivera Méndez, W. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Barboza Fallas, L. A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Chacón Cerdas, R. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
-
Transferencia de un paquete tecnológico de microorganismos mejoradores de suelo y biocontroladores para el cultivo de Chayote en Zona de Ujarrás de Cartago
Brenes Madriz, J. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson-Guido, W. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Romero Calvo, K. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
-
Interacción entre plantas de piña (Ananas comosus), mediada por hongos micorrícicos, sometidas a diferentes condiciones de estrés.
Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic coordinator)
6/02/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
-
Manejo integrado de la marchitez de la melina (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) y de la muerte descendente de la teca (Tectona grandis L.)
Murillo Gamboa, O. (Institutional academic coordinator), Badilla Valverde, Y. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson-Guido, W. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
-
Vernacular wood architecture in Puntarenas Costa Rica: Shape of cross-section and dimensions of boards, wood species, lesions and causative fungi
García-Baltodano, K., Méndez-Álvarez, D., Porras-Alfaro, D., Rivera-Méndez, W. & Moya, R., Mar 2026, In: Results in Engineering. 29, 108874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Botanical pesticides as a sustainable pest control strategy: Case of polyphenolic extracts of coffee pulp (<i>Coffea arabica</i>)
Jirón-García, E., Rodríguez-Mora, K., Rivera-Méndez, W. & Uribe-Lorío, L., 1 May 2025, In: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
High diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in two forestry ecosystems from central and northern Costa Rica
Méndez-Álvarez, D., Rodríguez-Solís, M., Polo-Marcial, M. H., Lara-Pérez, L. A., Watson-Guido, W., Jiménez-Poveda, S., Arias-Aguilar, D. & Rivera-Méndez, W., 2025, In: Cerne. 31, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
La aplicación de la microscopía óptica para la identificación de hongos causantes de biodeterioro en edificaciones con valor patrimonial
Mendez-Alvarez, D., Garcia-Baltodano, K., Porras-Alfaro, D. & Rivera-Mendez, W., 3 Nov 2025, In: Tecnologia En Marcha. 38, p. 96-111 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Comunicación en las asociaciones simbióticas: mecanismos entre hongos micorrícicos arbusculares, plantas y organismos edáficos
Translated title of the contribution :Communication in symbiotic associations Mechanisms between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, plants and soil organisms Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations