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R&D Projects

Call for Proposals for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2010

Painel de Avaliação da área das Ciências Agronómicas e Florestais - 2010

Coordination

Fons Werrij
Formerly Wageningen University and Research Center and Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

Evaluation

Atanas Atanassov
Joint Genomic Center, Bulgaria
Charles Michler
Purdue University, United States
David Lindsay
CEBAS, Spain
Michael James Flanagan
-, Ireland
Robert Jandl
Forest Research Center Austria, Austria
Sven Gjedde Sommer
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Vittorio Tellarini
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Pisa, Italy
Wim Rulkens
Wageningen University, Subdepartment Environmental Technology (Former employer), Netherlands

Projects assigned

PTDC/AGR-PRO/116541/2010

Impact characterization and identification of potential tolerance mechanisms to environmental changes of CO2 and temperature in coffee tree (Coffea spp.) - Integrating knowledge from plant to gene. (ClimaCoffee)
José Domingos Cochicho Ramalho
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/116878/2010

Alternative approaches for insect plague control: Assessment of a new bioinsecticide for a recent potato pest in Portugal.
Ana Sofia De Carvalho Paiva Fernandes Pires
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/116988/2010

CutiVitis Grapevine cuticle: First or last barrier in plant adaptation to water stress?
Olfa Zarrouk
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117149/2010

SymbioGT - Breeding management of chickpea - Increasing of glyphosate tolerance through directed symbiosis
Paula Sá-Pereira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117193/2010

BIOTIZATION OF MEDITERRANEAN WOODY MICROPLANTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE (Pinus; Quercus)
Maria Amely Zavattieri
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117334/2010

Agriculture and Energy: Future sustainable perspectives for biofuels production
Cristina Sofia Torres de Matos
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117575/2010

Resistance risk assessment of reduced rates of sulfonylurea herbicides in Bromus sp.
Gottlieb Basch
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117620/2010

Optimizing carbon sequestration in Mediterranean pastures in a global change scenario
Pedro Pinho
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/117850/2010

Integrated Assessment of Biochar Application to Soils (IABAS)
Frank Verheijen
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118020/2010

Transport of iron in plants: novel approaches to an old problem. Improved iron mobility and development of a new fertilizer based on grass-clipping extracts.
Maribela Pestana
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118081/2010

VITIS-GRAFTING: Large-scale sequencing of small RNAs and transcript profiling for characterization of grafting incompatibility in Vitis species
José Eduardo Jorge Eiras Dias
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118131/2010

Control of Brassica Downy Mildew in Broccoli Using Resistance-Inducing Agents
Antonio Jose Saraiva de Almeida Monteiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118174/2010

Functional biodiversity an indicator of olive grove sustainability
Isabel Calha
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118189/2010

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - a sustainable alternative to control the plant parasitic nematodes in potato
MARIA JOSÉ MORENO DA CUNHA
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118279/2010

Response of jatropha curcas to anthracnose and angular leaf spot
Maria Manuela Marques Matias Ferreira Pinto
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118299/2010

DryMedScape - Xeriscaping with native species: alternative urban landscape areas to enhance water use and sustainability
Maria Teresa Gomes Afonso do Paço
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118304/2010

TOMWASTE - Exploiting Lycopersicon esculentum bioactive compounds: from waste to valuable products.
Paula Cristina Branquinho de Andrade
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118318/2010

Biofortification of bread and durum wheat - Novel genetic variability sources for improved zinc and selenium content on wheat grain
Ana Sofia Almeida
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118354/2010

Intercropping: Comparative study of intercropping systems in three regions of Portugal. Structure, crops diversity and produtivity of these agro-systems.
David João Horta Lopes
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118360/2010

Recovery of fertility and productivity of coastal degraded soils - FERTICOAST
Ana Marques
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118439/2010

Development of integrative tools for the sustainable irrigation of golf courses - WATGOLF
Maria do Rosário da Conceição Cameira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118449/2010

Selection, characterization, production and establishment of Azorean blueberry varieties
MARIA JOÃO BORNES TEIXEIRA PEREIRA TROTA
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118451/2010

SeeD production under changing environments: GxE interaction on seed yield and quality
CARLA MARIA ALEXANDRE PINHEIRO
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118638/2010

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/118729/2010

Participatory Assessment of transgenic crops in Portugal - The vision of farmers
Mário Manuel de Miranda Furtado Campos Cunha
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118742/2010

Knowledge of the impact of Mediterranean fruit fly populations in Atlantic regions
David João Horta Lopes
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118820/2010

Development of friendly environmental techniques for turfgrass care
Carlos Guerrero
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118900/2010

Exploiting the plasticity of copy number variation in shaping the physiological responses of grapevine clones to abiotic stress
Luísa Cristina dos Mártires Ferreira de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118910/2010

Vulnerability of stored rice under climate changes scenarios
Maria Otília de Almeida Carvalho
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/118917/2010

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/119058/2010

Molecular characterization of a novel RNA-binding protein conferring salt and drought tolerance during seed germination
Paula Duque
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119383/2010

Lavandula BIOPRO - BIOtechnological approaches to PROduce high quality essential oils.
Lígia Maria Salgueiro Silva Couto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119428/2010

Animal slurry management: sustainable practices at field scale
David Paulo Fangueiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119485/2010

Alternatives to the effect of bunch thinning in yield and quality of the grapes and wine composition in Vitis vinifera L.
Jorge Bernardo Lacerda de Queiroz
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119663/2010

Application of micro and nano materials for remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater in agricultural areas by potentially toxic elements (SOILWATEREM)
Cláudia Maria Batista Lopes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119738/2010

Enhancing the potential of portuguese wheat genotypes as regards heat and drought tolerance
Paula Scotti Lorenzini Borges Campos
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/119792/2010

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.)in the Portuguese cropping systems. Diversity and on farm conservation
Maria Manuela Veloso
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120063/2010

HiCC-Biological control by hypovirulence of Chestnut Blight in Portugal. Hypovirus introdution, maintenance and dispersal.
Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120190/2010

Effects of girdling on the productivity of fruit trees and production quality.
Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120214/2010

Antioxidant activity in vivo of propolis and action mechanisms
Joaquina Teresa Gaudêncio Dias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120292/2010

Pest status, bioecology and sustainable control of two exotic potato pests newly introduced in Portugal: Epitrix similaris and Epitrix cucumeris
Maria da Conceiçao de Lemos Viana Boavida
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120321/2010

Prospecting for bioactive natural products with neurological and neuroprotective effects
Anabela Maria Lopes Romano
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120339/2010

RHIZODATA - Generating a RHIZObia DATAbase for improving legume crop production in different environmental conditions
Etelvina Figueira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120424/2010

EnvironOme - Integrating Omics in ecotoxicology: tools for environmental risk assessment
Marco Lemos
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120549/2010

The constraints and impacts of growing vegetables and feed crops in the surroundings of large urban agglomerations in Portugal
Sónia Alexandra Morais Rodrigues
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120609/2010

How do plants complex and transport metals? A biochemical approach using NMR and MS based techniques to study the tolerance mechanisms
Anabela Maria Lopes Romano
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120674/2010

Screening and characterization of Arabidopsis mutants with altered energy signaling
Elena Baena-González
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120689/2010

New classes of mutagenic compounds - a new resource for plant breeding?
José Leitão
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120696/2010

NANOVALO(OMW)R - The application of nanomaterials in the valorization of olive oil mill wastewater
Ruth Maria de Oliveira Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120800/2010

Azorean apple germplasm towards the future corresponding to new demands on climate changes, nutrition and human health
Artur da Câmara Machado
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120806/2010

Assessing the impact of the Olive fly and pesticides residues applied in limitation of their adult population.
David João Horta Lopes
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120832/2010

Biodiversity, a key for breeding Rubus sp.
Pedro Nogueira Brás de Oliveira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120997/2010

FLOWERSAFE: Molecular assessement of harmful organisms and sustainable integrated management of intensive flower growth
Leonor Cruz
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121058/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121110/2010

2G CROP: Study and Selection of Second Generation Crops for Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Production.
Joana Maia Moreira Dias
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121194/2010

Sulphur compounds in grapes and wines
Nathalie Esperanza Oliveira Moreira
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121201/2010

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/121302/2010

TOURIGA - How Touriga Nacional grape and wine quality are affected by terroir, cluster microclimate and water availability
Carlos Manuel Antunes Lopes
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121318/2010

Symbiosis in intensive agriculture - The safety boundary
sara Magalhães
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121324/2010

Isolation and selection of endophytic fungi from olive tree for the biological control of Colletotrichum acutatum and Verticillium dahliae
Paula Baptista
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121412/2010

DINAGR21 - Portuguese agriculture dynamics for XXI century
Ana Alexandra Marta-Costa
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121453/2010

Development of Tools for Maize Coexistence in Portuguese Conditions: MAPOD Validation and Improvement.
Ana Mafalda Dúlio Ribeiro Pacheco Ferreira
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (IPSantarém)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121591/2010

VULMED - Vulnerability of Mediterranean agroforestry systems under climate change: a modelling assessment
Cathy Beatrice Kurz Besson
Universidade de Lisboa (UL)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/121631/2010

SMASH - Spatial Modelling of Soil Hydraulic Properties, a geostatistical approach
Maria João Correia Colunas Pereira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/122341/2010

BioProP - Bioactivities of Portuguese Propolis
Cristina Alexandra Almeida Aguiar
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116556/2010

Towards the construction of a super hemicellulolytic microbe as source of enzymes and/or nutrition add value
Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116763/2010

Enhancement of Olive Oils Oxidative Stability
Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva da Costa Freitas
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116823/2010

VINOFLAVO - Red wine flavonoids: bioavailability and biological properties.
Nuno Mateus
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Ciências (ADFCUP/FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116887/2010

Impact of microbiological and chemical stabilization on concentration and composition in bioactive compounds of red wine (BioActiveWine)
Fernanda Cosme
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116959/2010

Isolation/purification of rhamnogalacturonan II for tartaric stabilization and heavy metal removal of wines.
Sofia Cristina Gomes Catarino
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/116981/2010

Physicochemical and sensorial characterization of monovarietal extra virgin olive oils from Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region.
Fátima Paiva-Martins
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Ciências (ADFCUP/FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117015/2010

Sweet-potato: Evaluation of genetic resources in the main producer regions of Portugal (Madeira, Azores and Algarve).
Miguel Angelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117033/2010

Wild-type and recombinant fibrinolytic enzymes from basidiomycetes strains with high substrate specificity to fibrin
Amin Karmali
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117117/2010

Drying of cucurbitaceae: study and optimization of drying methods, product development and evaluation of quality
Raquel de Pinho Ferreira Guiné
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117129/2010

Natural Anti-inflammatory and immune modulators agents obtained from Portuguese agro-food residues - study of application and their validation as phytopharmaceuticals for IBD prevention/therapy.
Ana Alexandra Figueiredo Matias
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117326/2010

Os atributos segurança alimentar, bem-estar animal e ambiente na carne de bovino: uma questão ética ou uma exigência do consumidor? Comparação de métodos de valoração.
Magda Aguiar Fontes
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117394/2010

BerryInHealth - Support of fresh berries value for consumer health
Maria Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117403/2010

FoodSafMealStalility - Food safety of ready to use meals: stability of contaminants by heat processing
Olivia Maria Castro Pinho
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117556/2010

Staple foods with biopolymer mixtures of Psyllium fibre and Fucose-EPS: impact on health
Anabela Cristina da Silva Naret Moreira Raymundo
Instituto Piaget, Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento Humano, Integral e Ecológico CRL (IPiaget)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117585/2010

MicroPurslane: Microencapsulated nutraceuticals from Purslane for efficient biodelivery by food and feed
Isabel Maria Marques Saraiva de Carvalho
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117647/2010

PROVALOR - Characterization and manipulation of functional properties of PROteins obtained from non-conventional sources towards food by-products VALORization
José António Teixeira Lopes da Silva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117658/2010

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/117703/2010

Non-invasive Diagnosis of Superficial Scald in ´Granny Smith´ apple by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging
Ana Margarida Cavaco Guerra
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117705/2010

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/117708/2010

Prediction and monitoring of the optimal harvest date of Algarve Citrus fruit by a portable low-cost Vis/NIR system
Ana Margarida Cavaco Guerra
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117808/2010

NANODAIRY - NANOparticles as Delivery systems of bioactive polyphenolic compounds to DAIRY matrices: evaluation of stability, bioavailability and toxicity.
ANA RAQUEL MENDES FERREIRA MONTEIRO DE MADUREIRA
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117889/2010

NanAroma - Nanoencapsulation of aromatic plants extracts: food systems valorization
AIDA MARIA GONÇALVES MOREIRA DA SILVA
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117893/2010

Food enterococci: Putative pathogenicity versus food technology potential
Teresa Maria Leitão Semedo Lemsaddek
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117992/2010

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/118000/2010

SOYLIP: Cloning and characterization of lipolytic acyl hydrolases involved in drought-induced membrane degradation in soybean leaves
Ana Rita Matos
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118049/2010

Dietary Phenolamides as Anticancer Chemopreventive Agents
Maria Paula Matos Marques
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118085/2010

qualiCOFFEA - Environmentally-driven quality in coffee: are secrets behind the wall?
Luís Filipe Sanches Goulão
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118211/2010

Bread Quality: salt reduction strategies towards improved consumer acceptance.
MARIA BEATRIZ PRIOR PINTO OLIVEIRA
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118306/2010

Listeria monocytogenes biofilms: understand to defeat
Luisa Brito
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118329/2010

RHIZOSOY: Inoculation of Glycine max L. with Rhizobia for production of bioactive compounds
Patrícia Carla Ribeiro Valentão
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118397/2010

Biofilm virulence and cross-resistance triggered by the exposure of foodborne pathogens to antimicrobials
Maria do Pilar de Araújo Teixeira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118477/2010

SafeFruit - Aureobasidium pullulans, a biofungicide for the control of postharvest decay in pears: insights into its action mechanisms
Claudia Verónica Sánchez Lara
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118525/2010

PersistList:- Persistent strains of Listeria monocytogenes in foods and food processing environments: associated characteristics, tools for control, virulence and risks for public health.
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118590/2010

Tracing domestication in microbes - the case of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
José Paulo Sampaio
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118591/2010

NUTRACE - Tree nut allergen traceability for improving the safety of the food chain: innovative analytical methodologies and evaluation of food 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/118606/2010

SafeSupp - Safety of food supplements in relation to drug interaction; in vitro evaluation and meta-analysis as assessment tools
Ana Luisa Ferreira Simplicio
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118642/2010

Tolerance mechanisms to heat stress in the maize kernel
Paulo Monjardino
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118645/2010

Cherries-Can: Exploring Portuguese varieties of cherry as chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agents
Ana Teresa de Carvalho Negrão Serra
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118665/2010

Listeria monocytogenes in the cheese industry: prevention and removal
Luisa Brito
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118757/2010

Rootstock influence in calcium availability in Prunus domestica plums
Maria do Rosário Gamito de Oliveira
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118829/2010

Exploitation of quince processing byproducts as sources of bioactive compounds and their application in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products
BRANCA MARIA CARDOSO MONTEIRO DA SILVA
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118835/2010

Mycozone - Ozone as a disinfection agent against filamentous fungi and their toxins
Armando Venâncio
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118886/2010

Lime and selfing effect in the quality parameters of olives and olive oils
Ana Isabel Ramos Novo Amorim de Barros
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118923/2010

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-ALI/118954/2010

Listeria monocytogenes - Contributing data for a real-time surveillance system (ListSurv)
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/118969/2010

NanoSENSE - Nanostructured Sensors for protein-polyphenol interaction studies: application to astringency control in beverages.
Maria Goreti Ferreira Sales
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119003/2010

VALCOFFEE: Valorization of coffee industry residue
Solange Inês Mussatto Dragone
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119067/2010

PROHONEY - Contribution to promote and valorise PDO Portuguese honey: innovative metabolomic, genomic and functional approaches
Joana Andrêa Soares Amaral
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119075/2010

Portuguese traditional meat products: strategies to improve safety and quality
Maria João Fraqueza
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119089/2010

Implementation and improvement of clonal propagation systems for the olive tree variety Galega vulgar
Jorge Canhoto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119092/2010

Approaches to improve the quality of Arbutus unedo plants for the agro-forestry sector
Jorge Canhoto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119101/2010

MOBSYS: Molecular MOBility in model SYStems - The relationship between molecular dynamics and physical properties of chitosan films.
Mafalda Aguiar De Carvalho Magalhães Quintas Baylina
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119129/2010

Functional and bioactive nutraceuticals for healthcare: develoment of new fibers and polyphenolic extracts from grape by-products (PhenolFiber)
Paulo Jorge Ferreira Cameira dos Santos
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119187/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119249/2010

Chemical hazards in portuguese traditional dry fermented ripened sausages
Luisa Cristina Pereira Roseiro
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119266/2010

Combined effect of high hydrostatic pressure and bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria to control food-borne pathogens in Portuguese fermented meat products
Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119303/2010

MushBioCycle: Mushroom propagation challenges using agro-industry by-products, studies on their bioactive properties and utilization of resulting spent for animal 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/119318/2010

Novel microbiological risk assessment of water by DNA microarrays-based detection of bacterial virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes
Gabriela Conceição Duarte Jorge da Silva
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119538/2010

Novel integrated process for obtaining an oleuropein-rich extract from the leaves and fruit of Olea europeaea L.
maria das mercedes leote tavares esquivel
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119654/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119744/2010

SilverSkin - Quality assessment and valorization of a coffee torrefaction by-product for use in food supplements and cosmetics
Rita Carneiro Alves
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119836/2010

BIODEGRADABLE ACTIVE PACKAGING WITH ROSEMARY EXTRACT (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)
Ana Sanches Silva
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119866/2010

SAFEBOT: risk assessment of weight-loss botanical food supplements
Susana Cardoso
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120051/2010

Funtional evaluation of the potencial of traditional agro-products from “Beira Interior” portuguesese region and influence in obesity (VALORFruta)
Ana Rita Álvaro
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120084/2010

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/120101/2010

LOW ALLERGEN FISH - Nutritional and farming practice factors as a tool to reduce allergen potential - ALLYFISH.
Pedro Miguel Leal Rodrigues
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120106/2010

HEALTHYPEAR - Understanding the biochemical and physiological mechanisms of internal browning disorders in ´Rocha´ pear to improve fruit health
Domingos Paulo Ferreira de Almeida
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120274/2010

Odorant fingerprint of traditional distillates
Ilda Maria Justino Caldeira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120303/2010

PINK - Development tools to improve the rose Port wine quality.
Joana Alexandra da Silva Oliveira Pinto da Silva
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Ciências (ADFCUP/FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120438/2010

BIOCLA: Production of conjugated linoleic acid by microbial fermentation: novel process strategies, incorporation in ‘metabolite-specific` probiotic dairy products and associated lipid-lowering and anticarcinogenic actions
Ana Maria Pereira Gomes
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120468/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120566/2010

Application of the 3-BIOS concept (bioactive, biodegradable and bionanocomposite combined strategy) to food packaging using fish by-products: an approach to an integral exploitation
Maria Margarida Cortês Vieira
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120584/2010

Characterization of the molecular and chemical mechanisms of tomato volatiles production towards the control of Bemisia tabaci infestation
Natália Tomás Marques
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120754/2010

The contribution of S. cerevisiae to the wine`s bouquet
Ana Catarina Batista Gomes
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120932/2010

New approaches to winemaking key operations as a mean to improve wine protection against oxidative stress and cardiovascular diseases risk factors.
José Câmara
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120954/2010

Study of genetic diversity and phylogeny of strains of grapevine phytoplasmas in Portugal:possible implications on their epidemiology and on the quality of the propagation material.
Esmeraldina do Nascimento Agostinho de Sousa
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/120956/2010

Development of an optical biosensor for monitorization of metabolites in plants in vivo
Amin Karmali
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121062/2010

Wine Metrics : Revealing the Volatile Molecular Feature Responsible for the Wine Like Aroma a Critical Task Toward the Wine Quality Definition.
Antonio Cesar Silva Ferreira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121085/2010

INNCOAT-Innovative edible coatings to improve storage of small fruit and fresh-cut
Maria Dulce Carlos Antunes
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121167/2010

Safe SeaSalad - developing a safe ready-to-eat
Maria Manuel Gil
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121261/2010

SaltSolutions: Development of a methodology for monitoring the process of production of the traditional sea salt from the Aveiro region through the use of infrared spectroscopy and flow analysis techniques
Andrea Catalina Galvis Sánchez
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121335/2010

NANEP - Neuroprotective Activity of Natural Extracts of Portuguese Origin
Maria Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121371/2010

MultiScaleBioRef: 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/121534/2010

NANO-structured SYStems for LIPOphilic compounds - Development and characterization of nano-structured systems for lipophilic compounds (NANO-LIPOSYS)
Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro Cerqueira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121652/2010

Processing of microalgae for food supplementation on polyunsaturated fatty acids
MARIA BEATRIZ DA SILVA LIMA
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121779/2010

Balancing protein stability and nutraceutical value in white wines. A close-up on the multifactorial molecular mechanism responsible for supramolecular protein assembly
Sara Alexandra Valadas da Silva Monteiro
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121783/2010

In-depth characterization of a derepressed industrial yeast mutant with a unique performance in the fermentation of mixed sugar substrates
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/121802/2010

Nano4Food - Development of novel edible nano-structural platforms for food processes and products
António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares Vicente
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121836/2010

QualiWine - Non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopic technology for early prediction and optimization of wine quality
João Pedro Martins de Almeida Lopes
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121863/2010

SuperBugs- Study of the resistance mechanisms of relevant natural pentose assimilating microorganisms to lignocellulose derived inhibitors
Luís Jorge A Chorão de Q Duarte
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121919/2010

Malolactic fermentation - what still needs to be known
José António Gomes Couto
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122027/2010

CHIP-FOOD: A point-of-use platform for multiple detection of pathogens in raw meat
Verónica Cristina Baião Martins Romão
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores para os Microsistemas e as Nanotecnologias (INESC MN)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122056/2010

Functional foodstuffs: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) for Commercial Project
Maria do Carmo Martins Serrano
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122102/2010

Will the genetic variability of wheat ensure the development of hypoallergenic products for celiac patients?
Gilberto Paulo Peixoto Igrejas
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122152/2010

Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in native forest of Azores and their biotechological application
Duarte Manuel da Silva Mendonça
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP (FGF)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122333/2010

Development of an Adaptive Irrigation controller with frost detection and mitigation capabilities
Shakib Shahidian
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122352/2010

FFC NMR equipment for characterization of wine and grapes
Duarte de Mesquita e Sousa
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122477/2010

Yeasts in foods: a hazard to diabetic patients?
Manuel José de Carvalho Pimenta Malfeito Ferreira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122617/2010

ACTICELOSE-Development of novel bioactive cellulose films: studies on bioactivity and physical/structural properties
Freni Kekhasharú Tavaria
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122652/2010

Olive-NOS. Development of an Added Value Feed Ingredient from Olive Oil Pomace
Jose Luís Teixeira de Abreu Medeiros Mourão
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122775/2010

sCAROBoost - Boosting the Utilization of the Residues From the Carob Industry in a Biorefinery Framework
Rafal Lukasik
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117026/2010

PlantBioNem - Plant biotechnology in phytonematicidals screening
Ana Cristina da Silva Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117208/2010

SEEDGUM - Seedling regeneration of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. in Portugal
Joaquim Sande Silva
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117254/2010

Ecology and Management of Pinus nigra Arn. in Mountain Areas
Teresa de Jesus Fidalgo Fonseca
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117279/2010

CorKlima: Impacts of climate change in Cork Oak fitness - An integrative toolbox from genes to plant physiology
Glória Catarina Pinto
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117423/2010

Hydric Stress as an Indicator of Pine Decay - New Approach to the use of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Techniques.
Carlos Manuel Bolota Alexandre Correia
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (ADDFUC/FCT/UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/117761/2010

FISHMOVE - Development of mitigation measures for small instream obstacles to fish migration in Portuguese streams
José Maria Santos
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118014/2010

New tools in river restoration: using genetic structure and ecophysiology of riparian trees in Portugal
Patricia María Rodríguez González
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118052/2010

Models and Decision Support Systems for Adressing Risk and Uncertainty in Forest Planning (SADRI)
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118142/2010

Unveiling the role of temperature stress on cork oak leaf metabolism
Inês Chaves
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118192/2010

Soil microbiome and cork oak decline
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118265/2010

Global Change and the pine processionary moth: a new challenge of a summer population
Paula Maria Seixas de Oliveira Arnaldo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118316/2010

Factors for cork oak hybridation and cork quality
PAULO GUILHERME LEANDRO DE OLIVEIRA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118332/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118347/2010

PINEONEER - Making biomonitoring of atmospheric prioritary pollutants by different pine species uniform at an European scale
Nuno Miguel Ratola Neto
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118407/2010

HyBioc - Evaluation of the antagonistic potential of Hypholoma fasciculare for biocontrol of the causal agents of Castanea sativa ink disease
Maria Teresa Correia Guedes Lino Neto
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118702/2010

Use of eddy covariance method aiming the validation of data for carbon sequestration in cork oak and eucalipt forests in Portugal
GABRIEL PAULO ALCÂNTARA PITA
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118916/2010

PANDORA - Potential impact of climate changes on Botryosphaeriaceae-related diseases of Eucalyptus spp. in Portugal
Artur Jorge da Costa Peixoto Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118924/2010

Efeitos da certificação da gestão florestal na biodiversidade e serviços do ecossistema do montado de sobreiro
Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/118937/2010

ForEst EcohyDrology and BiogeochemicAl Cycles in North-Central Portugal (FEEDBAC)
MARIA ERMITAS RIAL RIVAS
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119022/2010

Effects of shrub communities pattern of evolution on rainfall interception in upland hillslopes (SERIUS)
Tomás Figueiredo
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119041/2010

Diversity and distribution of truffle in Portugal: contributes to the sustainable cultivation of Tuber species
Anabela Marisa de Jesus Rodrigues Azul
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119061/2010

Native riparian vegetation: a solution for ecological integrity of eucalypt stream ecosystems?
Cristina Canhoto
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119064/2010

Phytophthora spp. in forest nurseries and natural ecosystems - a fundamental survey
Alfredo Jaime Morais Cravador
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119114/2010

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/119139/2010

Developpnig new models and tools for integarting wood quality in adaptive forest management.
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119193/2010

Phytochemical traps to control Varroa destructor
MIGUEL JOSÉ RODRIGUES VILAS BOAS
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119261/2010

Construction of functional - structural models for cork oak and stone pine
NUNO MANUEL CABRAL DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119309/2010

LandOak - Assessing land use impact on natural regeneration of Quercus suber and Quercus ilex in Mediterranean landscapes: Implications for restoration
Maria Augusta Fernandes Pereira da Costa de Sousa
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119323/2010

Gold nanoprobe microfluidic based biosensor for the detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi-(GoMIBIPHYCI)
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/119328/2010

BIOPENTY - Pentoses and hemicelluloses for bioethanol: from non-conventional yeasts to Saccharomyces cerevisiae
César Simões da Fonseca
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119594/2010

GreenHerb - Essential Oils from Portuguese Flora as Potential Bio-Herbicides
José Manuel Gonçalves Barroso
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119752/2010

EucPlus-New processes and uses for eucalypt woods
Sofia Knapic
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/119997/2010

The forgotten components of forest sustainability: the below-ground biomass of E. globulus
Jorge Gominho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120026/2010

GlycoCBMs - Fiber modification using recombinant glycosylated cellulose-binding modules
Carla Cristina Marques de Oliveira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120305/2010

Risk assessment and invasive potential of Acacia spp. in Portuguese forests (ForestInRisk)
Otilia da Conceição Alves Correia Vale de Gato
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120469/2010

EFOAM - Energy fluxes in cork-oak stands: measurement and modelling
Fernanda Maria dos Reis Torroaes Valente
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120534/2010

Molecular mechanisms of the pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pine wood nematode, addressed by comparative genomics to other parasitic nematodes
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120583/2010

CO2 fluxes in oak savannas invaded by shrubs
Maria da Conceição Brálio de Brito Caldeira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120629/2010

PHENOM-IN-ACTION: PHENOMics of host-pathogen INterACTION
Marta Vasconcelos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120641/2010

ForMOM - Multi-owner forest management: explaining the owners` uptake and attitudes
Maria João Prudêncio Rafael Canadas
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120804/2010

EMERGE - Evaluation and prediction of the effectiveness of PRODER emergency measures for mitigating soil erosion risk following wildfires
Jan Jacob Keizer
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120894/2010

LUSODUCKFLU - Avian Influenza Virus in Anatids from Portugal. The effect on Bird Population Dynamics.
David José de Carvalho Rodrigues
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121143/2010

GLOWBAL: Evaluation of the effects of an Eucalyptus GLObulus plantation on Water BALance at catchment scale
José Antonio Rodríguez Suárez
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121255/2010

BIOSYN- Advanced biofuels (bio-hydrogen and alcohols) production through agro-forest wastes gasification and syngas upgrading
FRANCISCO MANUEL FERREIRA GIRIO
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121337/2010

Cork carbon footprint: from trees to products
Ana Cláudia Relvas Vieira Dias
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121504/2010

BioRefPulp: Valorization of a by-product of pulping industry applying the biorefinery concept
ANA MARIA REBELO BARRETO XAVIER
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121706/2010

VALKNOT: Characterisation and potential value-added products from wood knots
Isabel Miranda
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121796/2010

Tracing the origins of turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur, L.) harvested in Portugal using isotopic markers
Francisco Manuel Cardoso Castro Rego
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/121948/2010

Fire impacts on soil organic carbon stocks in central Portugal (FIRESTOC)
María Eufemia Varela Teijeiro
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/122009/2010

Productive, environmental and economic analysis of Eucalyptus spp. energy plantations in Portugal-EforE
Sofia Cerasoli Salvatori
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/122344/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-CFL/122408/2010

Biosynth: Integrated bio/chemical synthesis of valuable alkaloids from lupin processing wastes
PEDRO CARLOS DE BARROS FERNANDES
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/122452/2010

Modelling growth and pine nuts production for Pinus pinea under changing environmental conditions (PINEA Project)
Luis Mendes Godinho Milheiriço Fontes
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/122914/2010

Developmental and chemical comparative analysis between good and bad quality cork
Rita Teresa Pereira Teixeira
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/123031/2010

A complete carbon accounting of herbaceous system in Montado: an analysis at plot and ecosystem level
Mir Zaman Hussain
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/116923/2010

VitiShade - Abscission of seedless grapes: shedding the genes from the shade
Luís Filipe Sanches Goulão
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/116928/2010

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/116932/2010

Plants as source of micronutrients: Unraveling the regulatory mechanisms and molecular network of Arabidopsis adaptation to zinc deficiency
Ana Gonçalves Leite de Assunção
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117299/2010

TET-a-TET: Study of Arabidopsis TETRASPANINS interactions during double fertilization and biotic stress response
Oscar Luis da Costa Oliveira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117358/2010

How do somatic Medicago truncatula cells acquire embryogenic competence?
Ana Sofia Roldão Lopes Amaral Duque
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117484/2010

Studying DNA sequence variation as an essential part of plant physiology - A novel approach to advance functional marker development
Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117582/2010

Mecanismos transcricionais envolvidos na resposta da fotossíntese à secura em arroz
Nelson José Madeira Saibo
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117795/2010

OLIV@bioticStress-Oliviculture under Colletotrichum acutatum stress: olive cultivars defense mechanisms.
Sónia Gomes
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117800/2010

Comparative transcriptome analysis of male gametes in Arabidopsis thaliana and Physcomitrella patens to decipher the origins of sexual reproduction in plants
Jörg Dieter Becker
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117919/2010

An insight into suberin biosynthesis regulation
Liliana Marum
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117944/2010

A systems approach to understand salt stress tolerance in Casuarina glauca and its relationship with symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Ana Isabel Faria Ribeiro
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/117950/2010

How does carbon metabolism adjust to a changing environment? - Looking At The stress in contrasting model plants
CARLA MARIA ALEXANDRE PINHEIRO
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118040/2010

Signalling and communication between the fern Azolla filiculoides and their cyanobiont Anabaena azollae: a proteomic and lectin analysis for the identification of key proteins
Ana Luisa Frazão Pereira
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118165/2010

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/118327/2010

Molecular pathogenicity of the hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum kahawae, the causing agent of Coffee Berry Disease
Helena Manuela Gil Azinheira
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118485/2010

MetalloNigrum: Discovering the specific roles Metallothioneins play in Nickel and Chromium metabolism in Solanum nigrum L.
ARMANDO JORGE GOMES TEIXEIRA
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118505/2010

An integrated approach to identify stress-related regulatory genes in cork oak (SuberStress)
M Margarida Moutinho Girao de Oliveira
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118608/2010

Plant strategies for detection of the inflammatory bacterial peptidoglycan molecule
Sérgio Joaquim Raposo Filipe
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118707/2010

Bridging biotic and abiotic stress in rice through jasmonic acid
Tiago Filipe Lourenço
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118772/2010

IDC: Unravelling the Molecular and Physiological Components that Contribute to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis
Marta Vasconcelos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118817/2010

Vascular morphogenesis in Medicago truncatula root nodules
Ana Margarida Gonçalves Campilho
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118860/2010

BeanLand Res-Source: Exploiting common bean landraces natural variation as sources of resistance to major diseases
Maria Carlota Morais e Cunha Vaz Patto
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119013/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119042/2010

Integrated approach to establish an efficient transformation method for routine production of transgenic cork oak (Quercus suber L.) plants for functional genomic studies
Franklin Gregory
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119070/2010

Towards understanding phosphoinositide signalling mechanisms under abiotic stress in the model systems Physcomitrella patens and Populus euphratica (Poplar).
Laura Lucia Saavedra Borelli
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119298/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119466/2010

Alternative splicing and SUMOylation machinery - new tools to improve rice productivity under stress
Isabel Alexandra Aguiar de Abreu
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119666/2010

The Genetics of a Winner: a history of ornamental snapdragons
Jorge Alexandre Matos Pinto de Almeida
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119676/2010

Application of calorespirometry in plant breeding on efficient genotype-mycorrhiza interaction
Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119753/2010

Unravelling grapevine defense mechanism against downy mildew through O`mics (transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics) networking
Andreia Cristina Silva Viegas Mata Figueiredo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119861/2010

The effect of the mating system on pathogen defence response genes: Trifolium species as a study case
Cristina Alexandra Gonçalves Paula Vieira
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119943/2010

Population genomics of virulence adaptation in coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix)
Dora Batista
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120215/2010

Exploiting the role of peroxiredoxins in the scavenging of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species to adjust the response of grapevine to extreme environments
Luísa Cristina dos Mártires Ferreira de Carvalho
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120256/2010

A key tool for candidate gene characterization and engineering of a model medicinal plant: development of an efficient method for the production of transgenic plants of Catharanthus roseus
Mariana Sottomayor
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120391/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120595/2010

Population genomics and adaptation in Cork Oak
Octavio Salgueiro Paulo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120809/2010

SUMOProt - functional association of SUMO Proteases with plant abiotic stress
Herlander Anselmo Queirós Pereira Azevedo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/120904/2010

ForCHANGE - Selection of drought tolerant forage crops by transcriptome and metabolome analysis in a climate change context
Eugenia Nunes
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/121158/2010

SMART Proteolytic Cynara Formulations
Marlene Barros
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/121298/2010

Small RNA based strategies to drive resistance to multiple grapevine viruses
Duarte Manuel da Silva Mendonça
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/121395/2010

The small RNA world of Quercus suber
Inês Chaves
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/121536/2010

Implications of uncertain transgene insertion in maize: effect in protein-coding and non-coding regulatory genes
Eugénia de Andrade
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/AGR-APO/117500/2010

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/120188/2010

Integrated solutions for rural areas wastewaters treatment - STAR
Ana Galvão
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/AGR-APO/121019/2010

MONTADO: The society-farming interface: production, biodiversity, ecosystems services and management regimes in agro-silvo pastoral systems
Teresa Pinto-Correia
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-APO/122759/2010

INOVDOURO - The Demarcated Douro Region, a heritage to develop, safeguard and innovate
Maria Helena Mesquita Pina
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (FL/UP)

PTDC/AGR-PRO/120264/2010

Molecular biology of grape berry phenolic maturation
Virgílio Falco
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117341/2010

Biosensor Development for Wine Traceability in the Douro Region (WineBioCode)
PAULA FILOMENA MARTINS LOPES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/117544/2010

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers solid-phase extraction: A new highly selective and promising approach for trace analysis of pesticide residues in olive oil
Raquel Marta Neves dos Santos Garcia
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/119270/2010

MICROPROTECT - Use of encapsulated essential oils for protection of stored cereals and legumes
Margarida Maria Silva Monteiro Bastos
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121057/2010

True-Lyse: lysin properties adapted to cold temperatures
Leonardus Dorothea Kluskens
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/121876/2010

Resveratrol-based functional foods to control and prevent pathogen colonization in poultry products
Fernanda Domingues
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122119/2010

RISKFISH - Risk Assessment of antibiotics used in gilthead sea bream and sea bass aquaculture
Fernando Ramos
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122261/2010

SSAD - Solid (super) acids catalyzed biomass desconstruction
Luís Jorge A Chorão de Q Duarte
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/AGR-ALI/122741/2010

PACK4COMPOST: exploring new bioplastics, fillers, formulations and film processing routes to produce high added value compostable food packaging.
loic hilliou
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-CFL/120184/2010

Characterization of the pinewood nematode / Pinus system: a phytochemical and histopathological approach
MANUEL GALVÃO DE MELO E MOTA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118508/2010

Characterization of Reproductive Development of Quercus suber
Maria Manuela Ribeiro Costa
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/AGR-GPL/118856/2010

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

PTDC/AGR-GPL/119211/2010

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)