IHSM La Mayora UMA-CSIC

Name

IHSM La Mayora UMA-CSIC

Legal name

Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora

Website

https://ihsm.uma-csic.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural and Plant Science Research Services

NAICS

Strawberry Farming (111333), Vegetable and Melon Farming (11121), Nursery and Tree Production (111421)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Tropical & Subtropical Fruit Orchards (Avocados, Mangoes, Bananas/Plantains, Pineapples, Papayas) (AFAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Berry Farming (Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Cranberries) (AFAGACAD), Solanaceous Vegetable Farming (Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant) (AFAGADAE), Plant Propagation & Nursery CEA Equipment (Germination Rooms, Tissue Culture Support) (AFAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Horticulture research services
• Plant molecular biology
• Crop genetic improvement
• Subtropical fruit research
• Plant pathology studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Málaga, Málaga

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IHSM La Mayora is a public joint research institute (CSIC-University of Málaga) that conducts and delivers applied and basic research on subtropical and Mediterranean horticultural crops — strawberry, tomato, mango, avocado, cherimoya. It sells specialized research services (molecular analysis, germplasm bank access, in vitro culture, metabolomics, microscopy, cryogenics, macromolecule analysis, containment lab) and graduate training (Master's in Biotechnology and Plant Biology), funded by competitive grants and industry R&D contracts.

Product overview

IHSM La Mayora is a joint research institute between CSIC and the University of Málaga (UMA) specializing in subtropical and Mediterranean horticultural crops. The institute offers a comprehensive portfolio of research services including molecular analysis, germplasm conservation, in vitro culture, metabolomics, and microscopy. Its research focuses on two main areas: Crop Protection (Protección de Cultivos) and Plant Improvement and Physiology (Mejora y Fisiología de Plantas), covering molecular aspects of plants and pathogens through integrated and sustainable crop management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Molecular Analysis in Fruit Trees (Análisis Moleculares en Frutales) Laboratory molecular analysis service for genetic and genomic studies of subtropical and Mediterranean fruit tree crops (avocado, mango, cherimoya, strawberry), supporting external researchers and collaborative projects.
• Germplasm Bank (Banco de Germoplasma) Conservation and characterization service for subtropical fruit tree germplasm collections, including avocado, mango, cherimoya, and strawberry accessions, available to research collaborators and breeding programs.
• Cryogenics (Criogenia) Cryogenic preservation service for biological samples, seeds, and genetic materials used in plant biology and conservation research.
• In Vitro Culture (Cultivo in Vitro) Plant tissue culture and in vitro propagation service for crop improvement, conservation, and research-grade plant material production.
• Cultivation Spaces (Espacios de cultivo) Controlled-environment growth chambers and plant cultivation facilities offered to researchers for plant growth experiments and crop research under regulated conditions.
• Metabolomics (Metabolómica)
• Microscopy (Microscopia)
• Macromolecules Laboratory (Macromoléculas)
• Centrifugation and Ultracentrifugation
• Confinement Laboratory
• Library Services (Biblioteca)
• Basic Research Support Services
• Interuniversity Master's Program in Biotechnology and Plant Biology

Quantifiable outcome

• First integrated characterization of water use efficiency in strawberry
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IFAPA Málaga (Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on strawberry water use efficiency research. First author Mario Ruiz-Velázquez from IFAPA worked with IHSM La Mayora researchers led by Iraida Amaya on genetic and molecular basis of water efficiency in cultivated strawberry.
• Universidad de CórdobacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research on NIR spectroscopy technology for mango quality assessment. Researchers Javier Téllez García and José Jorge González from IHSM collaborated with Córdoba researchers to develop rapid quality evaluation and varietal classification systems.
• Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (CSIC-USE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on tomato cuticle physicochemical properties during post-harvest storage. IHSM researchers worked with José J. Benítez from the materials science institute to study cuticle deterioration mechanisms.
• Universidad de BurdeoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on Bacillus cereus biofilm research. The study, led by Diego Romero from IHSM La Mayora, included collaboration with University of Bordeaux and CNRS on molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on Bacillus cereus biofilm research with University of Bordeaux and CNRS on molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance in human pathogenic bacteria.
• Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (UNIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint delivery of the Interuniversity Master's Program in Biotechnology and Plant Biology (60 ECTS, 25 places). UNIA provides academic coverage for teaching by professionals from other institutions under the program.
• KOPPERT B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicense and R&D agreement worth 667,500 euros for development of biofungicides and biostimulants using Bacillus strains for biological control of plant diseases and plant health improvement. Led by Diego Francisco Romero Hinojosa.
• TROPS (Cooperativa Tropical)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Spanish tropical fruits cooperative with over 2,300 member farmers and 36+ years experience. Collaboration on avocado branch dieback disease research and post-harvest disease prevention protocols. TROPS has more than 2,300 farmers and 36 years of sector experience.
• Viveros BlancominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvocado nursery company collaborating on research to identify causal agents of avocado branch dieback disease and develop control strategies.
• Viveros BrokawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvocado nursery company collaborating on research to identify causal agents of avocado branch dieback disease and develop control strategies.
• DowDuPont Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate research partnership for determining sensitivity and distribution of resistance to a new fungicide in Podosphaera xanthii (powdery mildew pathogen).
• Wageningen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Bart Thomma's group on exploitation of Brassica EVR1 gene for resistance to vascular wilt pathogens and drought stress in rape seed.
• Universidad Pública de NavarraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Jesús Murillo on Pseudomonas savastanoi virulence research in woody hosts, studying genomics and global regulation.
• University of ZurichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Leo Eberl on Pseudomonas savastanoi virulence research in woody hosts, studying extracellular secretion systems.
• ICGEB Trieste (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Vittorio Venturi on Pseudomonas savastanoi virulence research in woody hosts, studying host specificity evolution.
• Sandra de WeertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on post-harvest disease prevention protocols for mango and avocado using biological control products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas): IHSM La Mayora's parent organization; the largest public research body in Spain. Comparable in governance (public applied research) and offers a portfolio of plant and agricultural institutes that compete and collaborate with IHSM at the national level.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement): France's flagship public agricultural research institute with deep programs in plant pathology, horticulture, and Mediterranean crop science. Operates at a much larger scale but pursues the same scientific questions around subtropical and Mediterranean crops.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR): Global leader in agricultural and plant science research; existing IHSM partner on Brassica resistance and drought stress. Substantially larger but directly comparable in plant-pathogen interaction, crop genetics, and horticulture research domains.
• CREA (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Italy): Italian national agricultural research organization with horticulture, plant pathology, and Mediterranean crop programs. Direct functional peer: publicly funded applied crop science focused on Mediterranean agriculture.

Others

• Koppert: Global biocontrol and biological inputs company; IHSM's commercial R&D partner (€667,500 agreement). Not a research peer but a critical commercial channel and translation partner that defines the institute's applied output economics.
• TROPS (Cooperativa Tropical): Leading Spanish tropical fruits cooperative with 2,300+ member farmers; IHSM's industry partner on avocado disease research. Not a research peer, but a key end-user channel that defines the institute's relevance to the subtropical fruit sector.

Direct peers

• IFAPA (Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera): Andalusian regional agrifood research institute and existing IHSM partner on strawberry WUE research. Closely comparable in scope: publicly funded applied crop science in Mediterranean horticulture serving the same agricultural sector in the same geography.
• INIA-CSIC: Spain's national agrifood research institute under CSIC. Comparable in scope (plant breeding, pathology, sustainable agriculture) and is part of the same parent organization as IHSM, with overlapping research lines and shared competitive funding pools.
• IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries): Catalan agrifood research institute, comparable in mission (applied crop science, plant pathology, horticulture) and structure as a regional publicly funded research body. Notably, IHSM's founder-director Moriones Alonso led a group at IRTA before returning to Andalusia.
• Universidad de Málaga (UMA): IHSM's joint parent institution; integrated plant biology and biotechnology research groups at UMA partner directly with IHSM. Overlapping research areas in plant molecular biology and shared graduate training programs make it a natural peer and collaborator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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