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R&D Projects

Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects - 2014

Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Evaluation Panel - 2014

Coordination

Denis John Wright
Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Evaluation

Barry Gardiner
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Bordeaux, France
Chris Atkinson
Natural Resources Institute - University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Christian Andreasen
Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Daniel Ramón Vidal
Instituto de Agroquimica y Tecnologia de Alimentos - BIÓPOLIS, S.L., Spain
Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS - CSIC) Múrcia, Spain
Helene Lundkvist
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Isabelle Goldringer
Plant Genetics Unit (UMR de Génétique Végétale du Moulon) - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France
Jacques Neeteson
Agrosystems Research - Wageningen University, Netherlands
John Finn
Teagasc - Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Yemen
Juan Carlos Villar
Centro de Investigación Forestal - National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA-CIFOR), Spain
Marco Gobbetti
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences - Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
Núria Duran-Vila
Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología - National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Spain
Per Gregersen
Molecular Biology and Genetics - Aarhus University, Denmark
Raffaella Di Cagno
Faculty of Agriculture - University of Bari, Italy
Richard Bradshaw
School of Environmental Sciences - Liverpool University, United Kingdom
Thomas Knoke
Technische Universität München, Institute of Forest Management, Germany
Toby Hodgkin
Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research, Italy

Projects assigned

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0056/2014

Biodiverse, Permanent Pastures in Montado Ecosystems: feedbacks on Biogeochemical Cycles of Water, Carbon and Nitrogen
Catarina Fernandes Moura
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0127/2014

Optimizing water and nutrient requirements in Eucalyptus globulus plantations of marginal irrigation areas by continuous monitoring and modelling
Maria Teresa Gomes Afonso do Paço
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0175/2014

Resistance of pine species to wilt disease: an integrated aproach.
Pedro Miguel Pina Guerra Duarte Naves
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0201/2014

Solutions for chestnut ink disease control: A new molecular approach
Altino Branco Choupina
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0243/2014

CONNECT - connective interplay between managed and natural habitats to counteract the parallel decline of pollinators and insect-pollinated plants
Jose Alberto Pinheiro Marcelino
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0537/2014

Forest ecosystem management decision-making methods - an integrated bio-economic approach to sustainability
José G Borges
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0738/2014

Wildfires impacts on forest ecosystem services in Portugal – an integration assessment using a social and economic valuation framework
Sandra Valente
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0743/2014

Evaluation of the aggravation factors of charcoal canker disease in cork oak
Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0816/2014

Transcriptomic Analysis in Quercus suber: development of molecular markers for cork quality
Leandra Sofia de Matos Rodrigues
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0879/2014

Pine trees chemistry and environmental factors driving the epidemiology of the pinewood nematode
Carla Sofia Madeira Gomes Pimentel
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/0931/2014

egoSELF: Uma estratégia de Biologia Integrativa para o estudo das bases moleculares da depressão endogâmica em Eucalyptus globulus
Jorge Almiro Barceló Caldeira Pinto Paiva
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1016/2014

Aliens&Flames - Modelling the relationships between fire and alien plant invasions to support ecosystem management
Joaquim Sande Silva
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1115/2014

Exploring the nematode-fungi interactions in pine wilt disease
Maria Lurdes Silva Inacio
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-FOR/1510/2014

Sustainability assessment of forest sector management strategies in the context of a bioeconomy
Ana Cláudia Relvas Vieira Dias
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-FOR/1627/2014

Multiple implications of invasive species on Freshwater Mussel coextinction processes.
AMÍLCAR ANTÓNIO TEIGA TEIXEIRA
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1641/2014

Gene assisted selection for drought tolerance and wood improvement in Pinus sp.
Ana Carvalho
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1652/2014

Physiological mechanisms driving carbon dynamics and water balance in trees: combined effects of drought stress and high temperatures
Raquel Lobo do Vale
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1709/2014

Adaptive potential of maritime pine populations in the face of climate change
Maria Isabel Lima Almeida Miranda Correia Esteves
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1756/2014

Climate change and its impact on coastal pine forests in west Portugal: the case of two recently emerged pests.
Maria Teresa Calvão Rodrigues
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1779/2014

An integrated approach for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance of Castanea spp to the ink disease pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomi
Rita Maria Lourenço da Costa
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1925/2014

Comparison of the transcriptomes of tolerant and susceptible cork oak (Quercus suber) in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi infection
Alfredo Jaime Morais Cravador
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/1953/2014

LENTIDEV - functional analysis of candidate genes identified by transcriptional profile of lenticular channels isolated cells
Sonia Claudia Morgado Gonçalves
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2024/2014

Sustainability of Mediterranean evergreen oaks: the role of hydraulics and phenology in mature trees and seedlings under drought
Clara Maria de Assunção Pinto
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-FOR/2178/2014

Collaborative and eficient logistics towards more sustainable forest supply chains
Alexandra Marques
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2307/2014

Valuation of side-strems and residues in the eucalypt chain
Jorge Gominho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2322/2014

Regulation of hormone signaling networks underlying phellem differentiation
Inês Chaves
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2381/2014

Safeguard of the biodiversity and Madeira’s Laurel forest, UNESCO Heritage, by the biocontrol of the alien insect Pseudacysta perseae that hosts Lauraceae family of plants.
Susana Maria Gouveia Sá Ventura Fontinha
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2403/2014

Genetic improvement of Maritime Pine for resin production
José Luís Penetra Cerveira Louzada
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2510/2014

Follow-up in the understanding of the genetic basis of Castanea resistance to oomycetes
Susana Maria Traquete Serrazina
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2586/2014

Fire in the Rural-Urban Interface: characterisation, risk mapping, and fuel break design
José Miguel Oliveira Cardoso Pereira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2595/2014

MeasuRING – Understanding the past to prevent the future of forest contamination using dendrochemistry
Arminda Alves
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2629/2014

Rhizosphere microbiome: a new piece in the cork oak decline puzzle
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2752/2014

Impact of external factors in the imbalance of stone pine reproductive cycle
Teresa Valdiviesso
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-FOR/2768/2014

URGENTpine - UnRaveling host-pathoGEn iNteracTions in pine pitch canker disease
Glória Catarina Pinto
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/2807/2014

The role of arbuscular mycorrhiza on glyphosate transference from target to non-target plants
Isabel Maria de Oliveira Brito
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3134/2014

Searching for resilience of priority wetland Alnus forests to an emerging disease: a spatiotemporal approach
Patricia María Rodríguez González
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3229/2014

Effects of extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean ecosystem functioning and resilience
Maria da Conceição Brálio de Brito Caldeira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3317/2014

Evaluation of carbon sequestration in forest stands.
Francisco Manuel Cardoso Castro Rego
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3356/2014

Charaterisation of cork formation and reproductive biology in a cork oak hybrids population
Maria Leonor Mota Morais Cecilio
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3427/2014

Integrating phylogenomics, biogeographic inference and niche models of plants to disentangle the evolutionary patterns of the Macaronesian natural forests (MacPhylo)
Maria Manuela Pinheiro Sim-Sim
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3453/2014

Construction of a Structural -Functional Cork Oak Model: CorkIMP
NUNO MANUEL CABRAL DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3643/2014

On the value of soil ecosystem services in Quercus Mediterranean woodland systems
Tiago Cunha Brito Ramos
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3657/2014

Cork as a strategic material in a climate change context
Vanda Cristina Paiva Tavares de Oliveira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3717/2014

Is forest certification promoting the conservation of cork oak ecosystems?
Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3777/2014

Unravelling the centre of origin of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Asia and elucidating the basis of natural tolerance to infection in co-evolved Quercus species and phosphite primed defence in Quercus suber.
Thomas Raimund Dr Jung
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3831/2014

African tree legumes: an omics approach to evaluate the potentialities of key species from the mopane (Colophospermum mopane) and miombo (Brachystegia bohemii) woodlands
Ana Isabel Faria Ribeiro
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3883/2014

A Drone-based method for high-throughput evaluation of the physiological vigour of cork oak
JORGE MIGUEL LUZ MARQUES DA SILVA
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/3956/2014

The control of the infection by Diplodia corticola in the context of the cork oak decline: a systems biology approach
Ana Cristina de Fraga Esteves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4071/2014

Development of mycological indicators in forest soils through metagenomics
PAULO GUILHERME LEANDRO DE OLIVEIRA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-FOR/4143/2014

FIRE-C-BUDs - Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets
Jan Jacob Keizer
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4167/2014

SuberOmes – Influence of rhizosphere and endosphere microbiomes to confer drought tolerance in cork oak (Quercus suber L.)
Maria Teresa Correia Guedes Lino Neto
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4268/2014

New remote sensing technologies applied to early detection and modelling of pest outbreaks in pine woods and palm trees
Carla Mora
Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território da Universidade de Lisboa (IGOT/Ulisboa/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4327/2014

Adaptation of invasive insect pests in forest and agricultural systems
Manuela Rodrigues Branco Simões
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4352/2014

Understanding the interaction between cork oak trees and the vegetation in its neighborhood
Maria Margarida Branco de Brito Tavares Tomé
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4391/2014

Can the Pine Wilt Disease cycle be broken? Decoding transfer mechanisms of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus between its insect-vector Monochamus galloprovincialis and the host tree Pinus pinaster
Luís Filipe Prazeres Bonifácio
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4586/2014

Supporting FIRE-suppression strategies combining fire spread MODelling and SATellite data in an operational context in Portugal (part II).
Ana Cristina Lopes de Sá
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4649/2014

Unraveling pinewood nematode pathogenicity: An integrative and comparative approach
Luís Miguel Bidarra da Fonseca
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4843/2014

Understanding the determinants of Pinus pinea cone and pine nuts production (PINEA+)
Luis Mendes Godinho Milheiriço Fontes
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4846/2014

Cork oak stripping: carbon for water trade-offs at tree and ecosystem level
Filipe Miguel de Carvalho Costa e Silva
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/4933/2014

Know-how tools towards a cork oak breeding program
Maria Helena Almeida
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5003/2014

Arbutus unedo: breeding, cultural techniques and post harvest solutions
Filomena Gomes
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5016/2014

BESTER- (BEst Soil Treatment for post-fire Erosion Reduction). Seeking the most cost- effective mulch-based technique for reducing post-fire runoff and erosion using laboratory rainfall simulations.
Sergio Prats
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5083/2014

Field-scale exploration of reducing drought and disease stress in eucalypt plants by applying biochar to soils
Frank Verheijen
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5605/2014

Bio-fuel properties of wood infected by pine wood nematode: value for pellet production.
Valeria Reva
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5763/2014

SpeedCork – Assessing the role of irrigation and temperature in cork differentiation in Quercus suber
Pedro Miguel Rodrigues de Barros
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5764/2014

Acacia pycnantha eradication: a possible source for bioenergy and bioproducts
António Fabião
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/5770/2014

Strategies for a sustainable management of chestnut production in Portugal towards the risks associated with the introduction of the chestnut gall wasp
Edmundo Manuel Rodrigues de Sousa
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6022/2014

Water fluxes in dense and savanna-type cork-oak forests: a scintillometer-based approach (ScintCork)
Jorge Manuel Martins Soares David
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6037/2014

General models of invasions and regime shifts: from experimental systems to real-world forest landscapes
Joana Raquel Silva Vicente
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6043/2014

CropBioPol – Valorization of low-cost agro-based lignocellulosic biomass by integrated fractionation and upgrading of natural biopolymers into ecological bio-inspired materials and products.
Anatoly Shatalov
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6052/2014

Promoting long-term agro-ecosystems services in multifunctional landscapes under global change scenarios
Maria Margarida Mello Santos Reis G Fonseca
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6070/2014

Genome-wide association study of decline disease resistance trait in Quercus suber
Ana Cristina Hurtado de Matos Coelho
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6088/2014

The role of small RNAs in response of maritime pine to Pine Wilt Disease and their use in Marker Assisted Selection
PEDRO PERDIGUERO JIMÉNEZ
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6089/2014

Advantages of polyploidization in Quercus suber and Eucalyptus globulus
Ana Teresa Mouzinho Resina Ribeiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6187/2014

VitiSafe: Exploiting the potential of microbiomes to protect the vineyard
Ana Catarina Batista Gomes
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6288/2014

Development and application of novel microsatellitesmarkers for Pinus pinus L.
Maria Isabel Carrasquinho de Freitas
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6433/2014

Natural disturbance and successional dynamics in Central region forests in Portugal
Raúl Salas González
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6443/2014

Study of the mechanisms conveying Mn tolerance to wheat colonised by diverse indigenous AMF populations
Mário josé Gouveia Pinto Rodrigues de Carvalho
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6477/2014

Estudo do efeito da inoculação ectomicorrizica na capacidade da planta hospedeira lidar com o stress hídrico: dados fisiológicos, bioquímicos e moleculares
Mónica Sebastiana
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6729/2014

Developing a tool for evaluating the impact of reactive nitrogen in forest health in Europe using lichens as ecological indicators
Pedro Pinho
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/6935/2014

Merging Ecology and Economics to integrate Non-Industrial Private Forest owners´ decisions
Renato Rosa
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-FOR/7104/2014

Restoration and recreation of floristic diversity of grasslands. Modelling land-use change scenarios.
Maria Dalila Paula Silva do Espírito Santo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0020/2014

The use of Municipal Solid Waste Composts in Mediterranean Agroecosystems – Environmental Risk Assessment and impacts on soil fertility and food safety
SÓNIA CRISTINA DE JESUS CHELINHO
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0034/2014

Is the coffee crop (Coffea sp.) threatened by water availability, in a context of climate changes related to the rising atmospheric CO2 level? A multidisciplinary perspective integrating stress impact, plant acclimation and bean quality
José Domingos Cochicho Ramalho
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0340/2014

Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression during seed development and germination: a strategy to modulate seed traits in common bean?
Susana de Sousa Araújo
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0465/2014

Identification of mechanisms of non-susceptibility to Monilinia in ´Rainha Claudia Verde´-Prunus domestica.
Ana Elisa RATO
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0489/2014

Agriculture Monitoring with Time Series of Earth Observations to Control CAP Area Based Subsidies
Manuel Lameiras de Figueiredo Campagnolo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0549/2014

Unravelling olive plant and fruit adaptations to changing environments: a physiological, metabolomics and genetic approach
Maria Celeste Pereira Dias
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0555/2014

Functional and molecular analysis of prevailing grapevine viruses
FILOMENA MARIA COELHO GUERRA DA FONSECA
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0568/2014

Grape berry cuticle: a major player in berry adaptation to environmental stresses
Olfa Zarrouk
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0676/2014

A new phenotyping tool - calorespirometry- and novel molecular markers to assess the effectiveness of mycorrhizal fungi in improving heat and drought tolerance in vineyards
Amaia Nogales
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0837/2014

Multitasking plant probiotics
Maria Paula Abranches Alvarinhas Fareleira
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0854/2014

Redesigning pesticide formulations towards environmentally friendlier alternatives
Joana Luísa Lourenço Estevinho Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0856/2014

Multifunctional study of xylem-sap of Portuguese olive cultivars and its relation with susceptibility to infection by Xylella fastidiosa
Paula Sá-Pereira
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/0923/2014

XylOut - The impact of Xylella fastidiosa infection in Portugal- a multidisciplinary approach: from genes, host range to new control measures.
Joana Costa
Instituto Pedro Nunes - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia (IPN)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1029/2014

MEditerranean Agri-food Life-cycle Sustainability assessment
Erica Geraldes Castanheira
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1052/2014

Genotyping by sequencing of the Portuguese grapevine germplasm: identification of genotype-phenotype linked functional alleles for genomic selection
Maria Susana Barbosa Reis Pinto Lopes
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1239/2014

Developing Euro-Mediterranean wine exports - towards efficient markets, consumers´ tastes and dynamic scenarios
Paulo Jorge Reis Mourão
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1326/2014

Roots exudates involved in indirect Plant-Plant interactions: a possible solution to overcome aluminium toxicity and improvement of marginal soils
Miguel Ângelo Martins Oliveira Bento
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1401/2014

Epi4Fire: building epidemiological accuracy for Fire blight disease control by integrative research
Leonor Cruz
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1446/2014

Genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics of Lablab purpureus cyanogenesis
Patrícia Eduarda Domingos Vidigal
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1497/2014

Animal slurry hygienization for use in industrial horticulture.
David Paulo Fangueiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1505/2014

Resistance characterization to downy mildew in wild rocket crop
Maria Paula Mesquita dos Santos Coelho
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1507/2014

Understanding and managing high temperature impact on cereal quality for food and feed
Maria Manuela Antunes Gomes Silva
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1516/2014

Sown biodiverse pastures: quantifying and optimizing the contribution of functional diversity to productivity and climate change mitigation.
Tiago Morais Delgado Domingos
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1588/2014

Sustainable use of soil for improving crops productivity in irrigated areas
Maria da Conceição Pinto Baptista Gonçalves
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1619/2014

Integrated approach to disclose the impact of cyanotoxins in agriculture
Alexandre Campos
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1631/2014

Modeling N emissions from agricultural soils amended with animal manure
Maria do Rosário da Conceição Cameira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1647/2014

Managing ecosystem services in olive groves using advanced agent-based simulation
Sónia Alexandra Paiva Santos
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1654/2014

How about symbiosis specificity? - habitat adapted or yet host-specific symbionts in AMF
Tânia Nobre
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1662/2014

Viticulture faces global warming: some like it hot
Luísa Cristina dos Mártires Ferreira de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1720/2014

Sustainable water use in irrigated Mediterranean viticulture
Joaquim Miguel Rangel da Cunha Costa
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1765/2014

Separation of phosphorus from agro-industrial wastes and reuse in agricultural compost: eco-innovative solutions towards a zero-waste society
Célia Maria Dias Ferreira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1852/2014

Designing biofertilizers by mimicking plants' recruitment of rhizospheric partners- BioClub
Cristina Cruz
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1873/2014

Drosophila suzukii: from population genomics and ecological analyses to pest management decisions.
Jorge Manuel de Sousa Basto Vieira
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1875/2014

Revealing the genes responsible for fruit phenotype variation in Malus domestica: the effect of the mating system
Cristina Alexandra Gonçalves Paula Vieira
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/1990/2014

SUMOCrop - Untapping the biotechnological potential of plant SUMO proteases
Herlander Anselmo Queirós Pereira Azevedo
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/2003/2014

Portuguese Olive Oil Omics for traceability and authenticity
Maria João Cabrita
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2086/2014

Deciphering the genomics of water deficit response in grape (Vitis vinifera) berry
Sara Barros Queiroz Amancio
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/2183/2014

An integrated approach to unravel Lasiodiplodia-grapevine Interaction
Artur Jorge da Costa Peixoto Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2438/2014

Caracterization of grapevine subtilisin-like proteases and their role in pathogen recognition and immune priming
Andreia Cristina Silva Viegas Mata Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2579/2014

Untangling the linkages of soil health: digging with ecotoxicogenomics tools.
PATRÍCIA VENTURA GARCIA
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/2589/2014

Biotechnology approaches towards the control of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans
MANUEL GALVÃO DE MELO E MOTA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2646/2014

Grapevine antioxidants and gene expression: biomarkers for summer stress assessing in Douro Region.
Lia-Tânia Rosa Dinis
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2858/2014

Characterisation of the Herdade da Malhadinha Nova Microbiological terroir and its influence on the quality of wines
Margaret Bento Soares
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2931/2014

SUSCROP - Assessment of Sustainable Crop Production Intensification in Portugal
Catarina Isabel Alves Lourenço Galinha
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/2978/2014

Exploiting beneficial associations with chickpea: the role of non-rhizobial endophytic bacteria in the rhizobia-legume symbiosis
Clarisse Brígido
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2985/2014

New bioinocula formulations for maize production: contributions to sustainable agricultural practices
Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/2986/2014

Stevia- production, biological, enzymatic and molecular activity
Maria João de Almeida Coelho de Sousa
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3063/2014

The causal agents of olive anthracnose in Portugal, their effect on oil quality and identification of alternative disease-control products
Maria Helena Mendes da Costa ferreira Correia de Oliveira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3121/2014

Transcriptome and metabolome reprogramming in Vitis vinifera cv. Aragonês and Vitis rupestris berries upon infection with Erysiphe necator
Ana Margarida da Costa Macedo Fortes
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3131/2014

Digging into coffee resistance mechanisms to Hemileia vastatrix to find putatively linked biomarkers
Maria do Céu Machado Lavado da Silva
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3236/2014

Grapevine-Virus vector nematodes interactions
Carlos Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3409/2014

microCOFFEA: the role of microRNAs as a tool for understanding the mechanisms of tolerance to extreme temperatures in Coffea sp.
Ana Fortunato
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3436/2014

Wine Production forecast system based on multi-source spatio-temporal data
Mário Manuel de Miranda Furtado Campos Cunha
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/3438/2014

Combined sustainable strategies for root-knot nematode management in protected crops
Maria Clara de Almeida Vieira dos Santos
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3499/2014

Managing alternate bearing in rainfed olive orchards
Margarida Maria Pereira Arrobas Rodrigues
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/3515/2014

(Fe)rrying plants to prevent chlorosis

Maria Rangel
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3516/2014

Agronomy of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: the basis for the development of the sector
Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3753/2014

Development of a new virus-based vector to control TSWV in tomato plants
Carla Varanda
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3825/2014

Molecular mechanisms modulating the interaction Brassica oleracea – Hyaloperonospora brassicae under abiotic stress
Antonio Jose Saraiva de Almeida Monteiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3845/2014

Unravel AUTOchthonous GRAPE Varieties for sustainable wine diversity
M Margarida Baleiras-Couto
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3849/2014

Olive reproduction biology studies to improve yield and optimize new orchard planning and planting
Augusto António Vieira Peixe
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3866/2014

Resistance induction in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicon) by means of elicitors
Mônica Danielly de Mello Oliveira
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3895/2014

Memory of Fe stress in plants: a mechanism to improve crop quality and human heath
Pedro José Realinho Gonçalves Correia
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/3972/2014

Nutritional forecasting: towards mitigating the impact of climate change on legume nutrition
Marta Vasconcelos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4017/2014

MadInCrops: The importance of Madeira agricultural systems in intercropping as models of sustainable agriculture and promotion of agro-biodiversity.
Miguel Angelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4251/2014

Natural bioactive compounds from Cova da Beira cherries as health promoters: an unexploited potential
Luís Manuel Lopes Rodrigues da Silva
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4260/2014

Narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis) as an alternative protein source for food: agronomic, genomic, nutritional and cytotoxicity assessment in different phenological stages.
Eugenia Nunes
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4261/2014

Powdery Mildew susceptibility in grapevine: phenotype-genotype linkage in the Portuguese germplasm
José Eduardo Jorge Eiras Dias
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4285/2014

Limonium spp. as a model for autonomous apomixis: characterization of genetic-molecular factors distinguishing apomictic from sexual reproductive processes
Ana D Caperta
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4295/2014

Olea europaea L. transcriptome: expression of defence-related genes in a tolerant versus susceptible olive cultivar in response to Colletotrichum acutatum infection
Sónia Gomes
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4301/2014

Post-translational regulation of plastid glutamine synthetase (GS2) by environmental conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum lycopersicum.
Paula Melo
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4305/2014

Exploring the potential of underutilized wild plants as alternative vegetables with health-promoting benefits
Sandra Gonçalves
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4384/2014

Safe alternatives to replace diphenylamine (DPA) in the control of superficial scald- incorporation of essential oils constituents into edible coatings
Maria Dulce Carlos Antunes
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4420/2014

Development of Olive latent virus 1 as a vector for expression of antimicrobial peptides against the plant pathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa in olive
Maria do Rosário Fernandes Félix
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4524/2014

Laser Induced Fluorescence for monitoring turfgrass water stress in golf courses
Anabela Rosa Bernardes dos Santos da Silva
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4537/2014

Selection of "Low Cost Tools" to evaluate adaptation of grapevine varieties for climate change scenarios
JOSÉ MANUEL COUTO SILVESTRE
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4581/2014

Genetic diversity of Echinochloa spp in rice ecosystems – contribution of herbicide resistance as a genetic marker
Isabel Calha
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4977/2014

Impact of agricultural conditions in the banana culture of Madeira and Azores and search of solutions for keep the productivity and quality
José Carlos Goulart Fontes
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/4999/2014

Exploit the Next Generation Sequencing technologies for the study and diagnosis of the plant virus infections
Duarte Manuel da Silva Mendonça
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5022/2014

Impact of olives microflora on olive fruit fly and anthracnose in a multitrophic context to enhance crop protection and production
Paula Baptista
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5084/2014

In situ stimulation of entomopathogenic organisms in soils.
Maria Albertina Amaro Cercas Gonçalves
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5169/2014

A multidisciplinary effort to validate easy-to-implement drought mitigation strategies in grapevine while reducing water use in the Douro region
Hernâni Gerós
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5342/2014

Modelling the dynamic population of olive fruit fly
David João Horta Lopes
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5579/2014

Some new clues about ammonium sensitivity in plants: Ammonium or Ammonia uptake? following its "15NITRO-TRACK"
Idoia Ariz Arnedo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5631/2014

micro(m)RNAome of tissues from pig after a GM-maize enriched diet: insights into the miRNA regulation in a cross kingdom manner
Eugénia de Andrade
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5705/2014

From the pathogen to the host: dissecting Hemileia vastatrix effectors towards the identification of coffee resistance factors
Helena Manuela Gil Azinheira
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5706/2014

Corema album: forgotten berry or new crop?
Pedro Nogueira Brás de Oliveira
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5727/2014

Characterizing and monitoring cashew economically important diseases in West Africa as a prospective measure for sustainable production: a case study on Guinea-Bissau
Filipa Isabel de Almeida Monteiro
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/5809/2014

Selection of Portuguese bread wheat with cold tolerance and early development based on genomic tools
JOSÉ EDUARDO LIMA-BRITO
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6030/2014

Use of cork subproducts as soil amendments
Maria Luisa Louro Martins
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6075/2014

Monitorization of emerging mycotoxins in rice and rice suplements. Bioacessibility assays and search of biomarkers.
José de Oliveira Fernandes
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6156/2014

PSAlert - Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker: Exploring Tolerance Mechanisms and Novel Control Techniques
Susana Maria Pinto de Carvalho
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/6262/2014

Effect of soil (in)organic constituents on the efficacy, fate and phytoavailability of fertilizer and plant protection manufactured nanomaterials
Sónia Alexandra Morais Rodrigues
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6576/2014

Development of efficient strategies to unveil the ecology and epidemiology of phytopathogenic bacteria: enhancing agricultural pest monitoring and management procedures
Pedro Miguel da Silva Albuquerque
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6634/2014

Hypovirulence - An integrated Disease Management of Chestnut Blight
Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6636/2014

Phenotypic plasticity in pests and biological control agents after biological invasion
António Onofre Costa Miranda Soares
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6711/2014

Unraveling the molecular basis of Colletotrichum kahawae pathogenicity.
Vítor Manuel Pinto Várzea
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/6817/2014

Grapevine cultivars metabolic modelling combining weather, soil and non-invasive in-situ vibrational spectroscopy data
Jose Luis Fontes da Costa Lima
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6930/2014

Interactions between intact extrarradical mycelium of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with clover nodulating rhizobia under Mn toxicity

Luís Manuel Cardoso Vieira Alho
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/6957/2014

Breeding of bread and durum wheat varieties using genomic selection and genotyping by sequencing as molecular tools to strengthen selection criteria
JOSÉ ANTÓNIO DOS SANTOS PEREIRA DE MATOS
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-PRO/7028/2014

Cherry cracking & mitigation strategies: towards their understanding using a functional metabolomic approach
Berta Maria de Carvalho Gonçalves Macedo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/7039/2014

Monitoring and Quality improvement of Berries from the harvest to the consumer
ANA PAULA CALVÃO MOREIRA DA SILVA
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0419/2014

CoffeeNIR - A tool to coffee design
João Rodrigo Santos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/0458/2014

Production of environmental-friendly iron-fertilizers products and evaluation of its efficacy for correcting iron chlorosis of soybean plants grown in calcareous soils
Helena Maria Vieira Monteiro Soares
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0553/2014

GReen processes for selective recovery of bioActive PhytochEmicals from winemaking fermentation processing wastes: towards a biorefinery approach.
Ana Alexandra Figueiredo Matias
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0558/2014

Microalgae as an alternative source for protein and biobased materials – a sustainability assessment
Ana Paula dos Santos Batista
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0565/2014

METAgenomic approach to deeper appreciation for the microbiota in artisanal portuguese CHEESE. A case study on the brown surface discoloration.
Paula Cristina Branco Cabrita Cunha
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0665/2014

Value-added products from the Azorean blueberry to the Portuguese agro-industry and human health.
MARIA JOÃO BORNES TEIXEIRA PEREIRA TROTA
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0682/2014

Agaricus bisporus bioresidues as sustainable source of ergosterol: refinement and stabilization of mycosterols to functionalize novel hypocolesterolemic low-fat fermented milk products
Isabel Cristina Fernandes Rodrigues Ferreira
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/0992/2014

Deciphering the grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) quality riddle. How can the omics technologies contribute to a demand-driven improvement in legume quality?
Maria Carlota Morais e Cunha Vaz Patto
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/1140/2014

Legume seed coating with beneficial microorganisms for increased productivity and resilience under climate change conditions
Rui Sérgio Viana Sodré de Oliveira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/1191/2014

Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: A platform to Boost Eucalyptus globulus and Quercus suber cork integrated Biorefineries
Armando Jorge Domingues Silvestre
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1277/2014

FunHoney - Importance of botanical origin on honey functionality
Ana Cristina da Silva Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1357/2014

Biobased Products from Integrated Biomass Sustainable ValOrisation Technology
Rafal Lukasik
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1358/2014

New Bio-oils from pyrolysis of barks and cork residues.
António Marques
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1377/2014

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Antidiabetic compounds from Plants
Jose Augusto Paixão Coelho
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1432/2014

Polyfunctional lipids from agroforestry industrial wastes
José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1456/2014

The importance of Persistent strains of Listeria monocytogenes: comparative genomic and phenotypic analysis
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1535/2014

Innovative and sustainable engineered cork&bark products
Sofia Knapic
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1682/2014

Tomato plant leaves: forwarding processing waste to Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics
Patrícia Carla Ribeiro Valentão
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1733/2014

FoodImPack- Development of a food biopackaging with improved properties based on engineered nanomaterials and aromatic plant extracts
Ana Sanches Silva
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1761/2014

Use of phages to fight the canker of kiwifruit - an ecofriendly and sustainable alternative to the traditional chemical control
Luísa Maria Pires dos Santos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1820/2014

New Products and Technologies of Autochthonous Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Agro-Industrial applications, Health and Wellness (MAP-PROTECH)
Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1869/2014

Strategies to reduce metals content in Port Wine improving the quality and food safety
Fernanda Cosme
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1895/2014

Self replicating biological fungicides
Gustavo Nuno Barbosa Nolasco
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1941/2014

Selection of 'Tinta Roriz' clones for excellence in winery industry
Ana Isabel Ramos Novo Amorim de Barros
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1973/2014

In search of roles of NIPs for transport of atypical substrates in grapevine
Farzana Sabir
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/1976/2014

Comprehensive approach to enhance quality and safety of traditional spirits and liqueurs of the Algarve region
Anabela Maria Lopes Romano
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2005/2014

Naturally cured meat products to a better health
Maria João Fraqueza
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2049/2014

Contribution of olive and olive oil polyphenolic compounds to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Fátima Paiva-Martins
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2068/2014

Beneficial microbes and their significance in promoting soil-plant system sustainability against drought stress
Ying Ma
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2082/2014

Oligosaccharides as alleviators of chilling injury and enhancers of fruit postharvest cold storage
Luís Filipe Sanches Goulão
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2125/2014

MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE CONJUGATED LINOLENIC ACID ISOMERS TO OBTAIN FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS AND FOODS
Ana Maria Pereira Gomes
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2226/2014

PulManVec- Extraction and preparation of carbohydrate vehicles design for pulmonary delivery
Cláudia Pereira Passos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2288/2014

Characterization of autochthonous microbiota from S. Jorge PDO cheese: Biodiversity, technological and probiotic properties
CÉLIA COSTA GOMES DA SILVA
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2315/2014

BioFilmTec - Novel biopolymer films from cork suberin
Joana Patrícia Araújo Ferreira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2539/2014

On-line Automatic Monitoring of the Vinification Process
Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2550/2014

Food Safety and Quality Improvement of Meat Products through Biocontrol Strategies combined with innovative technologies
Sónia Marília Almeida Castro
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2756/2014

Exploring structural effects on protein network systems induced by moderate ELECTRIC fields PROcessing
Ricardo Nuno Correia Pereira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2788/2014

INNOVATIVE STRATEGY FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF ETHYL CARBAMATE FROM WINES THROUGH THE CREATION OF A MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER COATED ON CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS BASED MEMBRANE USING SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGY
José Câmara
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/2789/2014

VINE&WINE RESIDUES: Unlimited resources of high-value polyphenols for application into Functional Foods.
Joana Alexandra da Silva Oliveira Pinto da Silva
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2846/2014

Design of whey protein nanostructured systems for delivery of nutraceutical compounds in food matrices
ÓSCAR LEANDRO DA SILVA RAMOS
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2883/2014

Avoiding bentonite: an alternative green methodology for wineries
Luisa Maria da Silva Pinto Ferreira
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/2919/2014

A molecular toolbox to engineer the metabolic flux of the anticancer alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus
Mariana Sottomayor
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/3049/2014

New eco-friendly approaches for the biomanagement of the pinewood nematode vector at Eurasia
Mara Elga Medeiros Braga
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/3078/2014

ANTHO4SKIN – New anthocyanin derivatives for technological applications in the cosmetic industry.
Nuno Mateus
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3119/2014

BioNemX – Biotools of Microbial Origin with Nematicidal Activity Against Potato Nematode
Diogo Alexandre Neves Proença
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3126/2014

Functional nanoparticles of food proteins for reduction of cardiovascular diseases risk
Rita Pacheco
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/3315/2014

SMARTWINE - Smarter wine fermentations: integrating Omics-tools for development of novel mixed-starter cultures for tailor-made wine production
Arlete Mendes-Faia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3330/2014

New controlled release fertilizers based on microbial polymers
Cristiana Andreia Vieira Torres
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3378/2014

bioFIGHT - Fighting food pathogens with their specific bioagents
Sanna Sillankorva
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3411/2014

Functionalization of cellulosic pulp for the development of new nanocellulose materials suitable for controlled release of active molecules
Ana Reis
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3445/2014

Olives quality and use of high isostatic pressures to improve olive oil quality and preservation
Miguel Nuno Geraldo Viegas dos Santos Elias
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3560/2014

Integrated production of xylitol and yeast cell-wall polysaccharides from lignocellulose residues
Maria Filomena Andrade de Freitas
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3563/2014

Melhoramento fo tamarilho: do laboratório para o campo
Jorge Canhoto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3622/2014

Valorization of grape residues for highly valuable products (VALORGRAPE)
Luísa Paula Gonçalves Oliveira Valente da Cruz Lopes
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3666/2014

Zambujeiro (Olea europaea var. sylvestris): Biological potential of an ancient tree
Noélia Maria Silva Dias Duarte
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3690/2014

Potential value of Solanum species (/S. linnaeanum and S. sisymbriifolium) for agriculture and human health.
Isabel Luci Pisa Mata da Conceição
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3704/2014

MicroEncapsulation of bioactive Compounds from coffee
Lúcia Maria da Silveira Santos
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3724/2014

Novel second generation biorefineries for the production of advanced biofuels from vine residues by tailor-made industrial yeast biofactories
Aloia Romaní Pérez
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3746/2014

Brave new world – the challenges of new food products as an alternative protein source at the interfaces of food authenticity, traceability and safety
Maria Teresa Ferreira de Oliveira Barreto Goulão Crespo
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3915/2014

Immobilization of proanthocyanidins into silica for the development of a continuous protein stabilization process of white wine
Márcia Carvalho Neves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3925/2014

Valorisation of cork byproducts as sorbents of micropollutants in water treatment
Ariana Maciel Abranches Pintor
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/3990/2014

Added value products from liquefied Cork
Bruno Miguel Morais Lemos Esteves
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4194/2014

Sustainable Process for Human Milk Fat Substitutes Production by Non-Commercial Lipases
Maria Suzana Leitão Ferreira Dias Vicente
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4236/2014

GRDM2: Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) effects over type 2 diabetes
Fernanda Maria Lopes Ferreira
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4252/2014

Dietary Phytochemicals with Potential Cancer Preventive Properties
Luís Alberto Esteves Batista de Carvalho
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4308/2014

NutriFruit - Quality, functional properties and bioavailability of minimally processed fruits
Ana Luisa Fernandes
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4389/2014

Identity and traceability of origin of Portuguese olives and olive oil: development of methodologies to decipher their molecular fingerprint
Eliana Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4479/2014

Hydroxityrosol bio-nanosystems for food enrichment: ingredient design, application, stability, bioavailability and consumer acceptance
Sara Baptista da Silva
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4571/2014

The role of mycorrhizal fungi on native forests health and sustainability: basic science and innovative applications of truffles
Anabela Marisa de Jesus Rodrigues Azul
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4593/2014

Controlled atmospheres as postharvest technology to preserve chestnut fruit quality
Elsa Cristina Dantas Ramalhosa
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4714/2014

BIOCISTUS- Integrated upgrade of Cistus ladanifer: contribution to the sustainable forest management and for the development of small scale decentralized biorefineries
Florbela de Oliveira Carvalheiro Esteves Amaro
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4729/2014

Influence of processing on the safety (3-MCPD and HNE) and quality of vegetable oils with natural antioxidants from spices and aromatic herbs
Maria Helena Rodrigues Gonçalves Soares Costa
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4735/2014

Distilled VALeDT - Valorisation and diversification from honey and Opuntia fruit by fermented-distilled beverages: optimization of the developing procedures and characterization
Ofélia Anjos
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4814/2014

On the Track of Ecological Textile Fibers: From Cellulose-Based Agroflorestal Resources to New Added Value Materials.
Bruno Medronho
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4869/2014

In vitro mycorrhization of Rock roses (Cistus) with desert truffle (Terfezia)
Celeste Maria Martins Santos-Silva
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4870/2014

A new sustainable and integrated system for root-knot nematodes management in tomato crops
Carla Maria Nobre Maleita
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4889/2014

Serpa cheese microbiota
Nuno Bartolomeu Mendes Godinho de Alvarenga
Instituto Politécnico de Beja (IPBeja)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/4892/2014

Corn biorefinery: integrated process for the production of added-value products from corn fibre
Carla Maria Carvalho Gil Brazinha de Barros Ferreira
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5012/2014

MEDBIO- Strawberry-tree fruits (Arbutus unedo) distillate production: exploring a source of bioactives
Maria do Rosário Beja de Figueiredo Gonzaga Bronze
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5121/2014

Gone to waste: strategies to overcome vegetable surplus
António Salvador Ferreira Henriques Barreto
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5180/2014

Potato-based films for active and intelligent packaging of fresh fish
Idalina Gonçalves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5192/2014

Micro and nano-structured multilayer films for the development of functional delivery systems for bioactive compounds (LAYER-FOR-DELIVERY)
Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro Cerqueira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5198/2014

Towards the new generation Flavescence dorée phytoplasm control technology: epigenetic effects of elicitors (endosymbiontes) in plant-phathogen interation in portuguese grapevine varieties (FD-EpiGenVine)
Esmeraldina do Nascimento Agostinho de Sousa
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/5215/2014

Functionalized nanostructured delivery systems for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability and their safety evaluation
Ana Cristina Braga Pinheiro
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5233/2014

Exploitation of metabolic microbial diversity in bioremediation and nitrogen fixation solutions
Ana Rita Rego Lopes
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5239/2014

NewBerry - Nutraceuticals and functional foods from berry producing plants
Paula C Castilho
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5268/2014

ALFunCap - Real Food Systems Enriched with Encapsulated Functional Compounds: Stability and Bioavailability
Vitor Manuel Delgado Alves
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5293/2014

Towards valorization and sustainability of endemic Thymus species for agri-food chains
Amélia Maria Lopes Dias da Silva
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5360/2014

Development of nanoporous capsules from brewers’ spent yeast for gene delivery systems
Elisabete Verde Martins Coelho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5361/2014

Dynamic modelling of the microbial competition of Listeria monocytogenes and lactic acid bacteria in traditional goat’s milk cheese
Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5447/2014

Innovative lavender-based biocide for nail infections
Lígia Maria Salgueiro Silva Couto
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5593/2014

Plan Bee: Exploring the Medicinal Properties of the Portuguese Heather Honey
Lidia Maria Veloso Pinheiro
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5606/2014

A tool to promote safe consumption of fruits and vegetables among children: The role of packaging
MARIA DE FÁTIMA DOS REIS FILIPE TAVARES POÇAS
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/5985/2014

Vegetable oils oxidation: exploring a new approach outside the frontiers of the Polar Paradox
Susana Isabel Pereira Casal Vicente
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6018/2014

Wine authenticity assessment through strontium isotopic ratio: unveiling the role of technological processes
Sofia Cristina Gomes Catarino
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6123/2014

Recombinant fibrinolytic enzymes from basidiomycetes strains
Sónia Alexandra de Almeida Martins
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6145/2014

CAPESOBAC - Tailored microenCAPsulation technology for Extreme Oxygen-Sensitive BACteria with beneficial effects in the gut microbiota: Production, stability and functionality enhancements in various carriers
Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas
Instituto Piaget, Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento Humano, Integral e Ecológico CRL (IPiaget)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6197/2014

Non-thermal Processing Technologies for High Quality Fruit Juices
Cristina Luisa Miranda Silva
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6284/2014

Production and applicability of manno-oligosaccharides from spent coffee grounds
Joana Sá Ramalho Simões
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6293/2014

Towards the development of novel molecular imprinted polymer (MIP)-based sensors for the detection of allergens in wines
Joana Sofia Barros da Costa
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6320/2014

Control of volatile phenols in wines by the bioconversion of phenolic acids
José António Gomes Couto
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6412/2014

Substrates of agro-industry by-products for soilless agriculture
MARIA BEATRIZ PRIOR PINTO OLIVEIRA
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6445/2014

Exploration of natural compounds of Acacia dealbata as a source of bio-products to reduce environmental hazards from agriculture
Paula Lorenzo Rodríguez
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6451/2014

Introducing high-protein quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) cultivation and its cereal products in Portugal
Ursula Andrea Gonzales Barron
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

P2020-PTDC/AGR-TEC/6547/2014

FoodNanoSense: Bio-sensing research on food astringency and bitterness of natural phenolics
Susana Soares
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6589/2014

From protobiorefineries to the bioeconomy: a bioproducts supply chain model-based approach
Luís Jorge A Chorão de Q Duarte
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6620/2014

CHARACTERIZATION OF EARLY GENES INVOLVED IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF HYPERICIN; A LEAD MOLECULE IN DRUG DISCOVERY
Franklin Gregory
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6743/2014

Edible nano-coatings to improve storage of small fruit and fresh-cut
Maria da Graça Miguel
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6766/2014

Development of Smart-Nanodevices for the controlled release of Bacteriophages as the Next Generation Antimicrobial Active Packaging
Juan Pablo Fuciños González
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6779/2014

Development of sugar-platform from eucalyptus residues towards FOREST-based BIOeconomy
Susana Santos Moita de Oliveira Marques
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6800/2014

Edible bio-coatings to prevent fungi superficial development and lipid oxidation in dry cured meat products
Ivonne Delgadillo
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/6938/2014

Chemical kinetics of the formation of stable pigments in red wine and its application in development of new methods for stabilizing natural anthocyanins
Baoshan Sun
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-TEC/7120/2014

Brownfood: contribution of melanoidins to the mitigation of toxic compounds in dry heated foods
Manuel António Coimbra
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)