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R&D Projects

Call for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2009

Painel de Avaliação da Área de Ciências Agronómicas e Florestais-2009

Coordination

Fons Werrij
-, Netherlands

Evaluation

Atanas Atanassov
AgroBioInstitute, Bulgaria
Charles Michler
Purdue University, United States
David Lindsay
CEBAS-CSIC, Spain
Gianluca Brunori
Università di Pisa, Italy
Michael James Flanagan
Teagasc Kinsealy Centre, Ireland
Robert Jandl
BFW - Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape, Austria
Sven Gjedde Sommer
University of South Denmark- Institut for Kemi, Denmark
Wim Rulkens
Wageningen University, Netherlands

Projects assigned

PTDC/AGR-PRO/109865/2009

SYMCAD - Cadmium uptake and allocation in leguminous plants in SYMbiosis with rhizobia: influence of the microsymbiont ability to synthesise glutathione in the presence of CADmium
Etelvina Figueira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110522/2009

How to address food safety, animal welfare and environmental issues in the beef market: a cost-benefit assessment and consumer preferences
Magda Aguiar Fontes
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110658/2009

Stomata and cuticle: "key players" in drought tolerance in grapevine
Maria Manuela Coelho Cabral Ferreira Chaves
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110659/2009

Understanding downy mildew defense response in grapevine: towards the establishment of molecular and chemical markers of resistance
Andreia Cristina Silva Viegas Mata Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110684/2009

FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY IN IRRIGATED OLIVE GROVE
Isabel Calha
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110706/2009

Agronomic adaptation strategies to cope with a combination of elevated CO2, temperature, salinity and water stress on olive (Olea europaea L.)
Carlos Correia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110828/2009

GMO_PT: Transgenic Crops in Portugal, Current Know-how and Lay-Expert Perceptions from the Field
Mário Manuel de Miranda Furtado Campos Cunha
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110901/2009

Evaluation of the use of reduced herbicide rates in no-till systems and resistance risk assessment
Gottlieb Basch
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/110907/2009

SeeD - Seeds produced under controlled Drought: are they enough and safe? Improving seed yield without compromising seed quality and food safety.
CARLA MARIA ALEXANDRE PINHEIRO
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111136/2009

VitiShade: Development of thinning via shading in seedless table grapes. Unraveling the physiological and molecular basis.
Luís Filipe Sanches Goulão
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111291/2009

Study of the impact of Mediterranean fruit fly populations in the Madeira and Azorean archipelagos
David João Horta Lopes
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111428/2009

Greenhouse climate and disease control with wireless sensor networks
Fátima de Jesus Folgôa Baptista
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111516/2009

Antiproteolytic and antimicrobial peptides from seeds
Paula Cristina Veríssimo Pires
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111566/2009

Study of resistance of cole (Brassica oleracea) genotypes to white rust (A. candida)
Mario Rui Proenca dos Santos
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111615/2009

The economic effects of a new water policy for agriculture
Rui Manuel de Sousa Fragoso
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111638/2009

Characterization of Colletotrichum spp. and Xanthomonas spp. diversity on Jatropha curcas genotypes
Maria Manuela Marques Matias Ferreira Pinto
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111748/2009

Vicia faba germplasm conservation and evaluation: responses to environment and seed nutritional value
Maria Manuela Veloso
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111900/2009

Evaluation of the contaminants in the Portuguese composts
Maria João Marques Nunes
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112152/2009

Implementation of the Irrigated Wheat Pre-Breeding National Program - complementing conventional breeding by application of novel physiological and germplasm strategies.
Ana Sofia Almeida
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112256/2009

Developing a sustainable and safe pest control method in Portugal using entomopathogenic nematods
Luísa Oliveira
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112340/2009

Ligand-binding stereospecificity of grapevine dirigent proteins: chiral induction for a new generation of fungicides
Sara Alexandra Valadas da Silva Monteiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112357/2009

Assessment of genetic diversity of the Lotus genus in Portugal: a basis towards ex situ and in situ conservation
Maria Manuela Veloso
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112400/2009

Slurrynfiltr - Infiltration of animal excreta (slurries and urines) in grasslands: a key process controlling nutrients and carbon dynamics in soil, greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions, and diffuse pollution to water
David Paulo Fangueiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112449/2009

Integrated assessment of erosion control measures in olive groves with mechanical harvest (ECOHarvest)
Tomás Figueiredo
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112539/2009

Development of an Integrated Approach for the Upgrading of Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Biomass in a Biorefinery Framework
Florbela de Oliveira Carvalheiro Esteves Amaro
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112621/2009

The influence of the genetic variability of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in the response of grapevine to abiotic stress
Luísa Cristina dos Mártires Ferreira de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112854/2009

The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the control of plant parasitic nematodes, Globodera spp. and Meloidogyne spp., in Sustainable Agricultural Systems
MARIA JOSÉ MORENO DA CUNHA
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113101/2009

EnvironOme - Integrating Omics in ecotoxicology: tools for environmental risk assessment
Marco Lemos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113105/2009

Essential oils from Lamiaceae: supercritical fluid extraction, microencapsulation and, potential applications for food and health protection
Sandra Gonçalves
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113188/2009

Study of genetic diversity among Flavescence dorée and Bois noir phytoplasma populations in portuguese vineyards.
Esmeraldina do Nascimento Agostinho de Sousa
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113290/2009

"POLYCHEMA" - Pollen polyphenolic compounds: Implication as chemotaxonomic markers and in crop production
Helena Isabel Ribeiro
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Ciências (ADFCUP/FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113518/2009

ClonJudia- Clonal selection in chestnut Judia's variety, aiming fruit quality and blight disease tolerance
José Carlos Esteves Gomes Laranjo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113544/2009

Estratégias de rega para relvados que visem a melhoria do uso da água e a conservação ambiental
Celestina Maria Gago Pedras
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113672/2009

The plant pathogenic genus Phomopsis and its Diaporthe teleomorphs: application of morphological, biological and phylogenetic species concepts
Alan John Lander Phillips
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113715/2009

Evaluation of intercropping systems in some regions of Portugal. Structure, crops diversity, resources and produtivity
David João Horta Lopes
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113716/2009

MIRAGE - ModellIng effects of mIxtures of seveRal AGricultural pEsticides in fish
ANTÓNIO JOSÉ ARSÉNIA NOGUEIRA
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113816/2009

Exploiting the potential of halophytes to improve the soil and develop ecologically sound saline agriculture- use of salicornia, sarcocornia and aster for fresh salads
Maria Dulce Carlos Antunes
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/113882/2009

Greenticide: A novel integrated process design for a safe and sustainable delivery of pesticides
Alexandre Babo de Almeida Paiva
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114013/2009

XANTHERACTOME: In vivo interactome analysis of the Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and Brassica oleracea var. costata pathosystem
Leonor Cruz
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114015/2009

Deciphering the genetic factors of Olea europaea tolerance toward Anthracnose
Pedro Fevereiro
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114187/2009

BeeLive - New insights for beehive products valorization (honey, royal jelly, pollen and propolis): comparative ascertainment of health effects
MARIA BEATRIZ PRIOR PINTO OLIVEIRA
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114353/2009

Development of methods for the analysis of genotypeXenvironment interaction in grapevine clones
Elsa Maria Felix Goncalves
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114778/2009

Characterization of the aromatic and phenolic profile of red wine grape varieties grown under different soil and climate conditions. Software aplication.
Ana Alexandra Ribeiro Coutinho Oliveira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115137/2009

THE STUDY OF A NEMATODE PROTEIN THAT MODULATES INSECT INNATE DEFENCES
Natesan Balasubramanian
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115383/2009

Genomic Approach of Collectotrichum Pathotypes Characterization and their interaction with Olea europaea L. (GeneC@l-Oliv)
Henrique de Pinho Guedes-Pinto
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115396/2009

TargetMap - Decision Support in Prescription Map Implementation for Precision Agriculture
Ricardo Nuno Fonseca Garcia Pereira Braga
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115468/2009

WINEMAP II - Pre-harvest and harvest mapping as a tools for improving wine quality and reducing environmental impacts at the block level
Pedro Jorge Cravo Aguiar Pinto
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115645/2009

Influence of roots exudates on native species and turnover of organic residues - RAMIFLORA
Cláudia Saramago de Carvalho Marques-dos-Santos
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115673/2009

Organic Matter Management in the Agroecosystems of a Vulnerable Zone
Daniela Valente Simoes dos Santos
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115839/2009

Sustainable production of fruits with beneficial effects on human health
Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115860/2009

Chemical Composition Characterization of Dairy Manures by High-throughput Near-infrared Spectroscopy
João Pedro Martins de Almeida Lopes
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/115888/2009

Rhizospheric microbial consortia to increase nutrient use efficiency. A tool to be used in intensive farm systems.
Cristina Cruz
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/116049/2009

Greenhouse soillless culture: an ecological system
Mário Manuel Ferreira dos Reis
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/116187/2009

BIFy - Business Intelligence in the Farmyard: a new approach in decision making at the farm level
Pedro Jorge Cravo Aguiar Pinto
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/109819/2009

Undesirable volatile compounds of fungal origin in grape products and wine.
Héctor Braulio Morales Valle
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/109859/2009

Molecular probing for effective strategies to control fanleaf and leafroll in grapevine
FILOMENA MARIA COELHO GUERRA DA FONSECA
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110090/2009

BPwin-Monitoring of the Browning Process occuring in fortified WINes applying multivariate statistics
Jose Carlos Antunes Marques
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110106/2009

NEW PROTECTION: NativE, Wild PRObiotic sTrain EffecCT In Olives in briNe
Francisco Xavier Delgado Domingos Antunes Malcata
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110108/2009

MEPHISTOPHELES: Mechanistic Elucidation of PatHways from amIno acidS, Toward flavOurs Produced in cHEeses in traditionaL Environments and Settings
Francisco Xavier Delgado Domingos Antunes Malcata
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110173/2009

Quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) processing byproducts: a novel source of ingredients for the design of food supplements, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
BRANCA MARIA CARDOSO MONTEIRO DA SILVA
Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa (FECFP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110190/2009

Dietary supplements: A contribution to the safety assessment relative to drug interaction.
Ana Luisa Ferreira Simplicio
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110206/2009

Influence of the enzymatic systems of olives on nutritional and sensory quality of virgin olive oil
Maria Luisa Louro Martins
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110223/2009

Development of mushroom materials and mycelia cultures as sources of bioactive added-value products for the food and human health industries
Richard Neil Bennett
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110232/2009

GREEN-NANO-CONTROL - Nano-enhancement Control of PAHs in Vegetables
Rui Filipe dos Reis Marmont Lobo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110399/2009

Rice biofortification - Screening of genotypes selenium accumulators in the grain
Fernando José Cebola Lidon
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110474/2009

Wine yeast genomics
Ana Catarina Batista Gomes
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110633/2009

Alternatives for oak wood in enology
Maria João Cabrita
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110657/2009

Use of large-scale sequencing of small RNAs and transcript profiling for determination of grafting incompatibility between Vitis species
Geni Carmen Zanol
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110756/2009

Metabolomic, bioavailability, and biological activity studies of low-molecular-weight compounds from several vegetable species
Paula Guedes de Pinho
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110784/2009

Biofortified staple food - Production of wheat flour enriched with iron
Fernando José Cebola Lidon
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110884/2009

Comprehensive analysis of gene expression in a derepressed industrial´s yeast mutant able to co-ferment wort sugars
Maria Madalena Seabra de Oliveira Salema Cordeiro Oom
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110942/2009

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE FOOD PACKAGING FILM WITH NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS (Acronym: LONGERLIFE)
Ana Sanches Silva
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111005/2009

MONOLIVA - Scientific Bases for portuguese monovarietal olive oil production.
Fátima Paiva-Martins
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111017/2009

Development of a comprehensive quality knowledge system for rice cultivars using image, physico-chemical, chemometric and sensory tools to improve crop quality and value of utilisation (BEST-RICE-4-LIFE)
Carla Maria Cadete Martins Moita Brites
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111023/2009

Polysaccharide/ions interaction in grape musts and wine: Influence on the tartaric stability and on the complexation of heavy metals
Rui Manuel Carvalho Viegas
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111062/2009

Quality evaluation of honey from central region of Portugal - iso-quality mapping construction (QEC -Honey)
Ofélia Anjos
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111127/2009

Evaluation and valorisation of sweet-potato genetic resources, contributions to a sustainable agriculture (GREValorisation: Sweet-potato).
Miguel Angelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111231/2009

Prevalence of chemical hazards in traditional smoked meat products
Luisa Cristina Pereira Roseiro
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111283/2009

Cereals biofortification - Wheat flour production biofortificated with zinc
Fernando José Cebola Lidon
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111371/2009

VulnerableVeg - Pest Management in a Vulnerable Vegetable Production Zone: reducing pesticide dependence
Ana Aguiar
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111522/2009

ModelBioRef: Multi-scale/multi-disciplinary mathematical modeling of the biorefinery concept
Luís Jorge A Chorão de Q Duarte
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111523/2009

Assessing the control of Campylobacter in food chain and in clinical cases: urgent data concerning Portugal situation
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111624/2009

Selenium and Zinc in must and wine - Influence of yeast fermentation and in vitro assessment of bioavailability
M Margarida Baleiras-Couto
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111687/2009

A novel approach to control pathogen contamination and enhance safety and quality on fresh-cut fruit - SafeFCF
Célia Quintas
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111737/2009

Berry fruits as new validated healthy functional foods
Maria Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111753/2009

Organic farmed products versus others agricultural pratices. Strawberries as a case study.
Valentina Maria Fernandes Domingues
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111836/2009

vinuMOS- Wines and grapes from Moscatel varieties: Chemical and functional characterization
Maria Nubélia Silvestre Bravo
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112090/2009

Effects of post-harvest abiotic stresses and high hydrostatic pressure to enhance functional and sensory properties of fresh-like fruit juices.
Margarida Moldão Martins
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112121/2009

Proteomic analysis of Listeria monocytogenes cheese processing isolates under simulated gastrointestinal conditions
Maria Leonor Faleiro
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112180/2009

Pomegranate and bilberry: just antioxidants or much more?
Maria da Graça Miguel
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112216/2009

ALGAALACARTE: tailored production of polysaccharides extracted from seaweeds used as optimized water cleaning agents in fish aquaculture
loic hilliou
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112420/2009

Integrated Genomic/Nanodevice Development for Portuguese Wine and Olive Oil Traceability (Nano-GeneCode)
PAULA FILOMENA MARTINS LOPES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112453/2009

SUNBERRY - SUNBERRY - Effects of cluster microclimate, irrigation and terroir on grape and wine quality of the variety Touriga Nacional
Carlos Manuel Antunes Lopes
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112467/2009

Control of postharvest decay of Rocha pear by Aureobasidium pullulans: study on its modes of action
Claudia Verónica Sánchez Lara
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112630/2009

New technology for production of bioactive polyphenols from grape pomace
Baoshan Sun
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112689/2009

Crops production aiming at new nutraceuticals
Jorge Alberto Guerra Justino
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (IPSantarém)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112690/2009

Soil-to-Plant transfer of heavy metals and PAHs in edible vegetables of urban gardens of Lisbon - Risk Assessement
Manuel José Matos
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112749/2009

Exploiting Spodoptera littoralis pest as source of bioactive compounds
Paula Cristina Branquinho de Andrade
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112764/2009

Listeria monocytogenes biofilms: an integrated approach for prevention and removal
Luisa Brito
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112765/2009

FOOD PROTECT - Natural substances from Oregano and Winter savory for food preservation
Olívia Cruz de Matos
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112795/2009

WINE YEAST GENES - In search of genes behind the amazing performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during the late stages of wine fermentation
Catarina Paula Guerra Geoffroy Prista
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112802/2009

Improvement of fructose fermentation by industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
PAULA MARIA THERIAGA MENDES BERNARDO GONÇALVES
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112850/2009

Safe SeaSalad: Developing a safe and healthy ready-to-eat formulation - a model for the inactivaton of food pathogens by seasoning
Maria Manuel Gil
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112860/2009

TRUEDISTILLATES - sensory mapping of traditional distillates as a tool for its authenticity improvement
Ilda Maria Justino Caldeira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112968/2009

Optimization of liquid culture conditions of Ganoderma lucidum for polysaccharides and mycelial biomass production
Ana Cristina Martins Ramos
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/112986/2009

PROBIOCYCLE: Propagation challenges using agro-industry by-products, studies on their bioactive characteristics and utilization for anima feed as well as fertilizer
Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas
Instituto Piaget, Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento Humano, Integral e Ecológico CRL (IPiaget)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113079/2009

Assessment of the variability in hazelnut landraces and their industrial use
Valdemar Pedrosa Carnide
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113221/2009

Characteristics of specific strains of Listeria monocytogenes potentiating persistence in food and food processing environments and relevance to food safety.
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113267/2009

PHYTOAROMA - From AROMAtic plants as food ingredients: PHYTOstudies, functional properties and stabilization
AIDA MARIA GONÇALVES MOREIRA DA SILVA
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113335/2009

PPFun Ingredients - Development of Functional Food Ingredients Based on Popular Medicinal Plant Polysaccharides
Manuel António Coimbra
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113575/2009

Wine Sensomics (WISE): Revealing the Volatile Fingerprint of the Wine-Like Perception
Antonio Cesar Silva Ferreira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113620/2009

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-ALI/113634/2009

HeatContMitig - Meat and Fish Heat Processing Contaminants: Formation and Mitigation strategies
Isabel Maria Pinto Leite Viegas Oliveira Ferreira
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113636/2009

MAISCOD - Development of a system for the control of the desalting codfish process based on flow analysis and shortwave infrared spectroscopy (SW-NIR) detection
António Osmaro Santos Silva Rangel
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113640/2009

Propolis Bioactive Properties: antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities, and action mechanisms
Maria Letícia Miranda Fernandes Estevinho
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113698/2009

Improving safety of Portuguese traditional meat products applying emerging technologies
Maria João Fraqueza
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113735/2009

Lust-for-Lyse: improved properties of phage lysin against Listeria monocytogenes by genetic engineering
Leonardus Dorothea Kluskens
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113779/2009

Recovering of an ancestral fish sauce recipe "Garum": adaptation to the food industry requirements
Maria Margarida Cortês Vieira
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113849/2009

MICROTERROIR: Spatial and Temporal Variation of the Vineyard´s Microbiome
José Rafael Marques da Silva
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113918/2009

Application of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) for extraction of natural antioxidants from several by-products of beer, wine, fruit and vegetables industries, and further development of high added-value products.
Aquiles José Ferreira de Araújo Barros
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114016/2009

Arboreal and shrub species valorisation as a source of natural antioxidants as bioactive compounds for food additives and pharmaceutic industry (ASS-Bio)
Ana Paula Coelho Duarte
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114028/2009

NEUROPROTEC: Contribution to find new applications for medicinal plants
Susana Cardoso
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114100/2009

Antimicrobial resistance genes as molecular markers of the microbiological quality of water
Gabriela Conceição Duarte Jorge da Silva
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114165/2009

CARDOON4HEALTH - An integrated approach to the production of enhanced cardoon polyphenolic extracts as functional additives
Zélia Cristina Pereira Velez
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114265/2009

New starter cultures with functional potential to improve and innovate fermented meat products
Carlos Alberto Nunes dos Santos
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114303/2009

TraceNutALL - Tracing tree nut allergens for improving the safety of food chain: development of novel analytical methodologies and effect of processing on allergen detection
Isabel Maria Sousa Gomes Mafra
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114319/2009

Antioxidant properties of Vinho Verde wines: authenticity, characterization and enhancement.
Maria Goreti Ferreira Sales
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114706/2009

New ebible bioactive coatings for the improvement of food products quality
Vitor Manuel Delgado Alves
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114737/2009

CoffeeMannValue - Valorization of coffee polysaccharides by tailor-made nutraceutical ingredients
Manuel António Coimbra
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114782/2009

Nanobiosensor for rapid detection of brucella in milk and other dairy products
SUBRAMANIAN VISWANATHAN
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/114793/2009

AloeBioteK - Aloe vera: A versatile substrate for biotechnological applications
Jorge Garrido
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115006/2009

Bee products as a source for bioactive compounds.
MIGUEL JOSÉ RODRIGUES VILAS BOAS
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115036/2009

Climate change impacts on antioxidant and antimicrobial properties in medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPLANT)
Berta Maria de Carvalho Gonçalves Macedo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115070/2009

SafeBio - Milk along human life: safety and bioactive compounds from newborn babies to seniors
MARIA BEATRIZ PRIOR PINTO OLIVEIRA
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115106/2009

Technologies for valorisation of Asteraceae family plants: - research and validation of new products and processes for nutraceutic and therapeutic uses (MedAster)
Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115139/2009

Cleaning pesticide residues from fruit surfaces
José Paulo da Silva
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115406/2009

Effect of high pressure treatments on the quality, preservation and microbial safety of traditional fermented Portuguese meat products
Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115456/2009

ALIVEFILM: Development and characterization of bioactive edible coats and films by the incorporation of functional lactic acid bacteria
Maria Manuela Pintado
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115633/2009

DAIFILM - Sustainable production of packaging films using dairy industry byproducts
Maria Reis
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115715/2009

Nano4Food - Nanoengineered biodegradable films and coatings from renewable sources and by-products of the food industry
Cristina Maria Ribeiro Rocha Soares Vicente
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115746/2009

Diverstiy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in native forest of Azores archipelago and their application as inoculum to micropropagated endemic plants
Artur da Câmara Machado
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115875/2009

Integrated biological, physico-chemical and technological developments of sweet potato roots and innovative products thereof towards commercial exploitability of this underutilised crop
Carla Maria Cadete Martins Moita Brites
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116002/2009

Biological strategies for the control of volatile phenols in wines
José António Gomes Couto
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116215/2009

Optimizing Production Methods for Improving the Shelf-Life, and Nutritional and Health Properties of Reduced-Salt Breads in Portugal, while Maintaining Organoleptic Properties
Carlos Augusto Barbosa de Barros e Castro
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/109822/2009

METALICATOR - A novel METAL bioindICAtor and hyperaccumulaTOR plant species for the decontamination of heavy metal polluted soils
Etelvina Figueira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110290/2009

Regulation of volatiles biosynthesis in Pinus sp. following herbivory by Monochamus galloprovincialis: A proteomic approach
Silvia Isabel Palma Ferreira
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110419/2009

Study of compositional profile and seasonality of extractives in sapwood and heartwood from Eucalyptus globulus commercial trees. New approaches for reducing their influence in the pulping and bleaching processes.
Jorge Gominho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110514/2009

Influence of main Portuguese forest types on long-term impacts of wildfires on lotic ecosystems (LONGFILO)
Paulo Nuno dos Santos Lopes Pinto
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110561/2009

Carbon accounting of herbaceous system in Portuguese Montado
Mir Zaman Hussain
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110588/2009

BIOSTANDS - BIOdiversity in production forests STANDS: non-flying terrestrial vertebrates conservation through forest management and silviculture
Luís Miguel Rosalino
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110611/2009

TRANSCORK-Establishment of an efficient Agrobacterium- mediated transformation protocol for routine production of transgenic cork oak (Quercus suber L.) plants
Franklin Gregory
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110768/2009

Mycosphaerella leaf disease of Eucalyptus species in Portugal: morphology, phylogeny and pathology of the species
Alan John Lander Phillips
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110834/2009

ARBUTUS - Strategies for the conservation and breeding of Arbutus unedo L. (strawberry tree)
Jorge Canhoto
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111012/2009

Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of virus-like particles associated to necrosis and decline of Quercus suber
Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111025/2009

The knowledge of the genetic basis for Pine nut quality
Isabel Maria Testa Neves Evaristo
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111241/2009

Modelling cryptogamic floristic and genetic diversity. A tool for management of Madeira's natural forest(MadCrypto)
Maria Manuela Pinheiro Sim-Sim
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111421/2009

Metabolic and histopathological characterization of the pinewood nematode (PWN) / Pinus system - evaluation of potential nematicidal compounds.
MANUEL GALVÃO DE MELO E MOTA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111580/2009

Assessment of machining conditions effects on edge quality of particleboard with low formaldehyde emission and high content of recycled wood
Luísa Maria Hora de Carvalho
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111583/2009

LeadingForest - Ectomycorrhizal fungi as leading players of reforestation processes
Paula Castro
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111601/2009

Southern European wetland forests as sentinels of global change
Patricia María Rodríguez González
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111877/2009

Coping with alien pests in citrus and eucalyptus: implementing best strategies plant system models
Manuela Rodrigues Branco Simões
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/111928/2009

Gold nanoprobe microfluidic based biosensor for the detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi
Pedro Ricardo Charters Ribeiro da Cunha Sanguino
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112088/2009

Characterization and evaluation of vermicompost amendments on holm and cork oak seedling vitality in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi infestation of soil from southeastern Portugal
Maria José Lina Souza Costa Ferreira
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112163/2009

Rice fields and waterbirds: how to balance crop production and biodiversity conservation?
Susana Martins Lopes Rosa
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112286/2009

Oxidative modification of technical lignins for agricultural and environmental applications
Alisa Rudnitskaya
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112346/2009

Monitorization, evaluation and implications of free-ranging Garrano horses in vegetation dynamics and fire risk in forest/shrub mountain areas. Development of sustainable strategies for forest pasture management
Luis Miguel Mendes Ferreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112550/2009

Impact of the economic and environmental criteria on the forest fire risk management
Valeria Reva
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112756/2009

PlantInVitroNem - Plant in vitro cultures as model systems for evaluating phytoparasitic nematodes invasion mechanism and phytonematicidals screening
Ana Cristina da Silva Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113127/2009

ReAct - Evaluating Mediterranean evergreen oak woodlands resilience: the need for adaptation strategies
Maria Augusta Fernandes Pereira da Costa de Sousa
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113334/2009

Ecological and population studies on the freshwater bivalve Anodonta cygnea for the establishment of conservation measures
Jorge Machado
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113607/2009

Resolving species complexes in the plant pathogenic genus Neofusicoccum
Artur Jorge da Costa Peixoto Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113653/2009

Lavandula BIOPRO - Strategies for the scientific valuation of bio-products from Lavandula spp.: agricultural and clinical applications
Lígia Maria Salgueiro Silva Couto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113834/2009

Molecular mechanisms of the pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pine wood nematode, addressed by comparative genome analysis with the non-pathogenic species B. mucronatus.
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113862/2009

Identification and characterization of antifungal compounds from Hypholoma fasciculare with activity against Phytophtora spp.: their applicability to control ink disease in Castanea sativa
Maria Teresa Correia Guedes Lino Neto
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113892/2009

Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil from Industrial Cork Powder Residues for Wood Preservatives
António Marques
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113994/2009

NIDstressMARK - Non-intrusive diagnosis of abiotic stresses, evaluation of their impact and identification of markers for tolerance in Ceratonia sliqua L. and Quercus suber L..
Maria Leonor Susano Crespo da Cunha Osório
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114035/2009

Characterisation of the spatial variability of mechanical properties of wood within the tree from full-field optical methods
José Xavier
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114051/2009

Biology of the functional relation between cork oak (Quercus suber L.) and Phytophthora cinnamomi in the cork oak woodland ecosystem
NUNO MANUEL CABRAL DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114149/2009

Assessing land use impact on evergreen oak natural regeneration in Mediterranean landscapes (LandOak)
Manuel Armando Valeriano MADEIRA
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114243/2009

Portuguese aromatic flora: plant volatiles as allelochemicals and their potential use as bioherbicides
José Manuel Gonçalves Barroso
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114266/2009

Competition and water partitioning in invaded pine forests: influences of groundwater limitation versus evaporative demand (ComPartWaterPine).
Cristina Maria Filipe Máguas da Silva Hanson
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114335/2009

EnerFlor-Contribution of the eucalypt for the satisfaction of the marks of the energetic national politics in the context of the climatic changes: Residual Forest Biomass including the use of stumps (RFB) and Energetic Forest Plantations (EFP)
Ana Paula Soares Marques de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114418/2009

FIREGLOBUS - Developing the scientifical basis for prescribed burning as a wildfire mitigation tool in Eucalyptus globulus plantations
Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114630/2009

Tracing origins of turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur, L.) harvested in Portugal using isotopic markers
Pedro Nuno Azenha Rocha
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114636/2009

Potential impacts of climate change and diseases in Cork Oak ecosystems-An integrative toolbox from gene to plant physiology
Glória Catarina Pinto
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114718/2009

Bioethanol production from forestry biomass
Maria Emília Costa Cabral Amaral
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114826/2009

Potential of native woody species for energy production from biomass
António Fabião
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114884/2009

predicting growth and wood properties in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) under changing conditions: a modelling approach.
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114908/2009

REGROWTH-BR - Remote Sensing of Regenerating Tropical Forests in Brazil: Mapping and Retrieving Biophysical Parameters
Joao Manuel de Brito Carreiras
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/114917/2009

Remote sensing data sources and modelling processes: their impact in estimating carbon emissions.
Adélia Maria Oliveira de Sousa
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115026/2009

The bryophyte flora of the Cape Verde archipelago. Historic, taxonomic, ecological, bioclimatic and biogeografic approach based in the inventory of herbarium collections and in new field work.
César Augusto Rodrigues Garcia
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115271/2009

MAIMOVE - Geo-Movements of the mean annual increments of Portuguese forest with climate change
João Henrique Nunes Palma
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115289/2009

ERODISOIL-Soil erodibility assessment and modelling in a context of climate and associated land-use change
María Eufemia Varela Teijeiro
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115311/2009

Valuing biodiversity as an ecosystem service of the ´montado´ landscape: reconciling science and society
Maria Margarida Mello Santos Reis G Fonseca
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115361/2009

FORWAT - Integrated monitoring of WATer quantity and quality following wildfire using Fibre-Optics-based sensoRs
Jan Jacob Keizer
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115729/2009

Carbon sequestration by maritime pine forests in Portugal in the climate change context: evaluation, modelling and forecasts for the future (CARBOPINE)
Sofia Cerasoli Salvatori
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115777/2009

The impact of recurrent fires on forest microbial communities
Cleary Daniel
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115812/2009

Assessment of individual tree carbon storage by means of 3d digitalization of important forest species in Portugal
NUNO MANUEL CABRAL DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115841/2009

Characterization of Moisture Diffusion in Wood at Different Scale Lengths
AMADEU DUARTE DA SILVA BORGES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115979/2009

GRASSMOD - Modelling scenarios of land use changes in grazing systems: (multi-)functions, environmental services and sustainability evaluation
João Paulo Tavares de Almeida Fernandes
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/116051/2009

Development of resistance to agricultural antifungal compounds - emergence of multidrug cross resistance
Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/116094/2009

Novel fermentation system for the large-scale production of bacterial cellulose
Fernando Octávio de Queirós Dourado
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/116153/2009

Identifying ecosystem services of cork oak woodlands: a novel way towards their conservation and sustainable use?
Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/109799/2009

Molecular mechanisms of Agrobacterium recognition and defense activation in recalcitrant plant species.- How do recalcitrant plants avoid T-DNA transfer?
Franklin Gregory
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/109990/2009

Search for candidate protein biomarkers of Coffea arabica resistance to Hemileia vastatrix (leaf rust)
Leonor Castro Esteves Guerra Guimarães
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110072/2009

Survey and characterisation of pathotypes of downy mildew and white rust diseases in Brassica oleracea L.
Maria Paula Mesquita dos Santos Coelho
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110244/2009

Deciphering grain filling mechanisms in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under water deficit
Susana de Sousa Araújo
Universidade de Lisboa (UL) (Ulisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110623/2009

Relation between endoreduplication and storage protein accumulation in developing maize endosperm
Paulo Monjardino
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110705/2009

GRAPESEX-Genetic control of sex determination in grapevine.
Margarida Rocheta
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110790/2009

small RNA transcriptome of Quercus suber cork tissue
Inês Chaves
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110803/2009

Proteomic characterization of chloroplast responses to production-limiting conditions in Coffea spp.
Ana Margarida Nunes Portugal Carvalho Melo
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110833/2009

SET - Somatic Embryogenesis on Tamarillo: Molecular Characterisation of the Induction Phase
Jorge Canhoto
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/110997/2009

Study of resistance mechanisms to infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi in Q. suber, mediated by the host resistance protein QsRPc
Ana Cristina Hurtado de Matos Coelho
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/111159/2009

VITICELLWALL - composition, structure, plasticity and identification, characterization and expression of genes for key proteins involved in biosynthesis and modification of Vitis cell wall.
Sara Barros Queiroz Amancio
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/111160/2009

Functional Genomics analysis of secretory signalling processes in polar growing cells
REIAZ UL REHMAN
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/111463/2009

Proteomic and lectin analysis of the symbiotic system Azolla-Anabaena
Ana Luisa Frazão Pereira
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/111766/2009

Lateral organ formation in roots of Arabidopsis and Medicago
Ana Margarida Gonçalves Campilho
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112000/2009

The role of peroxiredoxins in the response of grapevine to abiotic stress
Luísa Cristina dos Mártires Ferreira de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112012/2009

Physiological and transcriptomic characterization of cork oak response to termal stress (heat and cold)
Inês Chaves
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112217/2009

Unravelling defence mechanisms underlying coffee resistance to Colletotrichum kahawae
Maria do Céu Machado Lavado da Silva
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112227/2009

The mutagenic effects of transgenes in agronomic plants
Eugénia de Andrade
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112259/2009

Disease-induced bioregulation of secondary metabolites in grapevine leads to the accumulation of biologically active alkaloids in wine
Damiano Vesentini
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112270/2009

The role of cork oak Myb68 transcription factor in phellogen development and stress response
Sonia Claudia Morgado Gonçalves
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112569/2009

The role of interspecific hybridization and introgression in generating adaptive genetic variation in wild relatives of crops: gene flow among tetraploid wild wheats with special emphasis on barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis)
Marc Stift
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112627/2009

FOR'DROUGHT - Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis for Drought Tolerance Selection on Forage Crops
Eugenia Nunes
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112809/2009

Genomic dissection of virulence in coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix Berk.& Broome)
Dora Batista
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112870/2009

É FENOMENAL: FENÓMica das interacções hospedeiro-patogÉNeo: o pApeL da lenhina e de outros factores de resistência
Marta Vasconcelos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/112981/2009

Genómica da biossíntese da suberina
Liliana Marum
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113072/2009

Unraveling the metabolism of the highly valuable medicinal alkaloids of Catharanthus roseus. A genomic approach for the discovery of novel candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis, regulation and transport of terpenoid indole alkaloids.
Mariana Sottomayor
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113074/2009

Development of transgenesis tools for functional studies and improvement of the target species Quercus suber, the cork oak.
Patrícia Carla de Jesus Duarte Macedo
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113524/2009

Specific roles for Phytochelatins and Metallothioneis in Chromium and Nickel phytoremediation by Solanum nigrum L.
ARMANDO JORGE GOMES TEIXEIRA
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113863/2009

A holistic approach to understand the impact of salt stress in Casuarina glauca-Frankia nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis
Ana Isabel Faria Ribeiro
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113873/2009

Elucidation of the molecular mechanism of the resistance to powdery mildew in pea (Pisum sativum L.)
José Leitão
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/113924/2009

STRESSsRNAdegradome - Degradome sequencing the Medicago truncatula tolerance to water deficit
Pedro Fevereiro
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/114019/2009

Biodiversity of active allergenic proteins in the azorean flora
Artur da Câmara Machado
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/114311/2009

What is revealed by the transcriptomic analysis of trichomes of Thymus camphoratus?
Natália Tomás Marques
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/114949/2009

The pathogen's perspective of molecular plant-microbe interactions: genes expressed during the infection process of coffee leaf rust - Hemileia vastatrix
Pedro TALHINHAS
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/115061/2009

The role of SR proteins in plant stress responses
Paula Duque
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/115189/2009

Role of heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide in maize response to extreme temperatures and drought
Changhe Zhang
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/115198/2009

Genetic and physiological integrated analysis to identify mechanisms and new genes responsible for the high aluminum tolerance in rye, toward the introgression in related species
Maria Manuela Outeiro Correia de Matos
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/115659/2009

Cold-acclimation of C4 photosynthesis: an integrative approach to an atypical process
Anabela Rosa Bernardes dos Santos da Silva
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/116053/2009

SE.GENE: Cell cycle gene regulation during Somatic Embryogenesis of woody species: contribute for a functional SE model in dicotyledonous
maria da conceiçáo Lopes Vieira dos Santos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-APO/110629/2009

Bio-Economic Models to Evaluate Landscape Economic Value
Maria de Belém Ferreira da Silva da Costa Freitas
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-APO/112314/2009

HERITLAND - Landscapes from the past - Landscapes for the future: rural heritage as a quest for continuity and communication
Isabel Loupa Ramos
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-APO/113488/2009

RESGAT - Reinterpretation of tradicional systems of landscape management
MARIA JOSÉ DIAS CURADO
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-APO/114034/2009

MedMeadows - Indigenous forbs management in a wildflower meadow aiming to create an alternative to the extensive use of turfgrass.
Maria da Conceição Martins Lopes de Castro
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-APO/114984/2009

Landscape impact of wind farms: assessing the attitudes of diverse user groups
Teresa Pinto-Correia
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111123/2009

The use of biological indicators as tools for assessing the impact of agricultural practices in sustainability of olive grove
Sónia Alexandra Paiva Santos
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111717/2009

Integration of in situ biophysical information on crop and land surface with remotely sensed observations to model olive water use and irrigation scheduling at local and regional scales (H2OLIVE3S)
Francisco Lúcio dos Reis Borges Brito dos Santos
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111857/2009

DNA array for in planta detection and genotyping of quarantine phytopathogenic bacteria
Fernando Tavares
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/111896/2009

The role of weeds mycorrhiza on the growth of winter crops and interactions with native rhizobia under Mediterranean conditions
Mário josé Gouveia Pinto Rodrigues de Carvalho
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/112127/2009

Assessment of phosphorus bioavailability from animal manures applied to Portuguese soils and site vulnerability to phosphorus losses
Marta von Hafe Albuquerque Roboredo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/114956/2009

Improvement of soil-crop models of PTEs to assess impacts of soil contamination in agricultural areas and food chain risks to human and animal health in Portugal
Maria Eduarda da Cunha Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110062/2009

Portuguese Wild Mushrooms: Chemical characterization and functional study of antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties in cancer cell lines
Isabel Cristina Fernandes Rodrigues Ferreira
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/110877/2009

Short-term climate change mitigation strategies for Mediterranean vineyards (ClimVineSafe)
José Manuel Moutinho Pereira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/111224/2009

Identification and validation of a gene expression signature for problematic fermentations diagnosis
ANA ALEXANDRA MENDES FERREIRA
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113565/2009

BIOPEPTIDES- Biopreservation of Ethanolic Fermentations: antimicrobial activity, biochemical properties and molecular characterization of yeast peptides
Maria Helena Whitton da Terra Soares de Albergaria
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/113953/2009

Microarray-based detection of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors genes of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from food-producing animals and processed food
Nuno Mendonça
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/115744/2009

Dietary Nitrate:Nitrite:Nitric oxide as a key pathway in gastrointestinal and cardiovascular physiology: uncovering new health properties of red wine and olive oil
João António Nave Laranjinha
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/110988/2009

Scots pine in Portugal: the “Southwest end” or just “the end”?
JOSÉ EDUARDO LIMA-BRITO
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/112996/2009

Ecophysiolyptus: Physiological and gene expression profiles for early selection of Eucalyptus globulus in a climate change context
Glória Catarina Pinto
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/113831/2009

Prometheus - PROteoME of Diplodia corticola, the cork oak paTHogEn fungUS
Ana Cristina de Fraga Esteves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/115373/2009

BxTOXIC-Identification of genetic determinants from endophytic bacteria involved in nematode infectivity in PWD
Paula Maria Vasconcelos Morais
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/111196/2009

Screening AOX polymorphic carrot genotypes from primary cultures for differential growth potentials - a model application for calorespirometry
Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/115358/2009

AGPs cross-talk in Arabidopsis pollen-pistil interaction
Sílvia Coimbra
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)