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Sandra Martins (SM) is a PhD in Agricultural Production Chains (since December 2023), at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). Academic training also includes a Master’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Aveiro and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from UTAD. Currently, SM is an integrated member of CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences). SM’s scientific research focuses on developing and evaluating sustainable strategies that improve the resilience and competitiveness of Mediterranean crops, while simultaneously contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Throughout the scientific career, SM has authored/co-authored 25 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating 293 citations and an h-index of 11. Scientific dissemination includes 16 oral and 21 poster communications at national and international conferences, as well as recognition through 2 research awards. SM currently supervises MSc and BSc students and actively contributes to international journals, serving as a peer reviewer for multiple manuscripts and as Guest Editor for multiple Special Issues. SM has also participated in several science outreach and dissemination activities, mainly school-based initiatives aimed at promoting scientific literacy. SM is a team member of 2 national research projects focused on the valorization of vineyard pruning residues for the development of added-value products, namely ViTex (SIID - I&D Empresarial) and BioVitis (PRR).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Cristina Pinto Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3C1A-3450-489D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7519-4001
Scopus Author Id
55431309300

Email addresses

  • scpmartins@utad.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2017 - 2023
Concluded
 Cadeias de Produção Agrícola - da mesa ao campo (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Unravelling sustainable agronomic practices effects on olive tree physiology and olive oil quality" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/05
Concluded
 Massive course on Circular Economy (Outros)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
2020/07
Concluded
 Advanced course “Soilx: Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for Life” (Outros)
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2019/10
Concluded
 Advanced course of “Experimental Design Training” (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019/05
Concluded
 Advanced course “Plant-Microbe Interactions” (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/07
Concluded
 Advanced course “Phytochemicals of major food plants” (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018/07
Concluded
 Advanced course “Abiotic stress and its management in horticultural crops” (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018/03
Concluded
 Advanced course of “Life Cycle Assessment” (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
2018/02
Concluded
 Advanced Course of "Scientific paper advanced writing" (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016/12
Concluded
 Certificate of Pedagogical Skills (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015/04
Concluded
 Flow Cytometry advance Course: Fundamentals and Applications (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2013 - 2015
Concluded
 Biologia Molecular e Celular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Evaluation of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Multicolor Flow Cytometry in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2011 - 2013
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
" Ribes nigrum and Ribes rubrum in vitro micropropagation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2022/07 - 2023/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2017/12 - 2022/05 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2016/06 - 2017/02 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2011 - 2016 Researcher (Research) Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade da Videira (PORVID), Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2023/01 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/07 - 2023/03 Research Grant (Master) under the project AgriFood XXI-NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000041
XXI-NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000041
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Concluded
2017/11 - 2022/04 Research Grant (PhD) financed by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), at the Doctoral Program “Agrichains: from fork to farm”
PD/BD/135327/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Concluded
2017/03 - 2017/10 Research Grant (Master) under the project “INTERACT - Integrative Research in Environment, AgroChain and Technology-Innovation for Sustainable Agrofood Chains”
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000017
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Concluded
2016/06 - 2017/02 Research Grant (Master) under the project "Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Renal Transplant”
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current ViTex - Valorização Integrada de Resíduos Vitivinícolas para a Sustentabilidade Agrícola
MPr-2023-7
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/04/01 - 2026/03/31 ZEONI: Optimizing the synergy between zeolites, nitrification inhibitors and cover crops to promote vine climate resilience and ecosystem services
Research Technician Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Ongoing
2025 - 2026 BioVitis: Development of a Biostimulant Derived from Grapevine Pruning Wood.
biovitis
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Baltazar, M.; Pereira, S.; Dinis, L.-T; Martins, S.; Brito, C.. "Composting of Farm Residues by Nature-Based Solutions: A Potential Key Towards Sustainable Agricultural Practices.". In Overview of Different Nature-Based Ingredients in the Composting Process and Their Potential Value Addition., edited by Sighn, R.; Trindade, H.; Sousa, J. ; Sæbø, A.; Rajput, V.D.; Zhang, T.. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2026.
    In press
Conference poster
  1. Dinis, R.; Tavares, F.; Branco, Z.; Dinis, L.-T; Pereira, S.; Martins, S.. Corresponding author: Martins, S.. "Impact of foliar zeolite application on the physiological and biochemical response of Touriga Franca and Tinto Cão varieties.". 2025.
  2. Tavares, B.; Branco, Z.; Dinis, R.; Tavares, F.; Dinis, L.-T; Pereira, S.; Martins, S.. Corresponding author: Martins, S.. "Physiological and biochemical responses of Touriga Franca and Tinto Cão grapevine varieties under summer stress conditions.". 2025.
  3. Martins, Sandra; Silva, Ermelinda; Brito, Cátia; Martins-Gomes, Carlos; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Arrobas, Margarida; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Nunes, Fernando; Correia, Carlos. "Soil amendment with Zeolites and Biochar influenced soil properties, photosynthetic performance and olive fruit and oil composition". Paper presented in VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Évora, Porugal, 2022.
  4. Martins, Sandra; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Brito, Cátia; Pinto, Luís; Arrobas, Margarida; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Nunes, Fernando; Correia, Carlos. "Clinoptilolite zeolite foliar application on rainfed olive trees: effects on physiology, biochemistry, growth, yield and olive oil quality.". Paper presented in IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Oeiras, Portugal, 2021.
  5. Silva, Ermelinda; Arrobas, Margarida; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Martins, Sandra; Raimundo, Soraia; Pinto, Luís; Brito, Cátia; et al. "A smart controlled-release fertilizer improved soil fertility but not olive tree physiology and yield.". Paper presented in IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Oeiras, Portugal, 2021.
  6. Lopes, João; Arrobas, Margarida; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Brito, Cátia; Martins, Sandra; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Correia, Carlos. "A fertilização mineral com alta dose de azoto aumentou a produção de azeitona em olival de sequeiro, mas reduziu a matéria orgânica em comparação com o uso de três corretivos orgânicos.". Paper presented in IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Oeiras, Portugal, 2021.
  7. Lopes, João; Correia, Carlos; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Martins, Sandra; Arrobas, Margarida; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo. "A aplicação de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares reduziu o crescimento de plantas jovens de oliveira devido a competição por fotoassimilados.". Paper presented in IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Oeiras, Portugal, 2021.
  8. Martins, Sandra; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Pinto, Luís; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Nunes, Fernando; Correia, Carlos. "Natural zeolites improves fertilizer efficiency and increases olive tree physiology, yield and soil mycorrhizal activity.". 2020.
  9. Martins, Sandra; Silva, Ermelinda; Brito, Cátia; Pinto, Luís; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Nunes, Fernando; Correia, Carlos. "Physiological and biochemical impacts of leguminous cover crops in olive rainfed orchards.". 2019.
  10. Silva, Ermelinda; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Martins, Sandra; Pinto, Luís; Brito, Cátia; Rocha, Luís; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Correia, Carlos. "Boron protects olive tree from cold damage.". Paper presented in International Conference on “Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences”, Prague, Czech Republic., 2019.
  11. Silva, Ermelinda; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Pinto, Luís; Rocha, Luís; Pavia, Ivo; et al. "Respostas fisiológicas da oliveira e da composição química da azeitona à aplicação de boro.". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Santarém, Portugal, 2018.
  12. Martins, Sandra; Silva, Ermelinda; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Brito, Cátia; Pinto, Luís; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Correia, Carlos. "Leguminous Cover crop to adapt olive rainfed orchards to climate change.". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO), Vila Real, Portugal, 2018.
  13. Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Dinis, Lia; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Ferreira, Helena; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Correia, Carlos. "Exogenous Foliar Application of Absisic Acid induced changes in oxidative stress indicators, photosynthesis and antioxidant activity of olive tree.". Paper presented in Congress Fisiologia Vegetal, Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
  14. Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Pinto, Luís; Rocha, Luís; Pavia, Ivo; et al. "Foliar application of Melatonin to mitigate olive tree summer stress.". Paper presented in Congress Fisiologia Vegetal, Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
  15. Martins, Sandra; Silva, Ermelinda; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Brito, Cátia; Rocha, Luís; Pinto, Luís; Pavia, Ivo; et al. "Efeito da aplicação de glicina betaína na atividade fotossintética da oliveira em regime de sequeiro.". Paper presented in VIII Congresso Ibérico de Ciências Hortícolas, Coimbra, Portugal, 2017.
  16. Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Rocha, Luís; Pinto, Luís; Pavia, Ivo; et al. "Gas exchange performance and oxidative stress indicators in olive tree under different deficit irrigation strategies.". Paper presented in VIII Congresso Ibérico de Ciências Hortícolas, Coimbra, Portugal, 2017.
  17. Martins, Sandra; Cerqueira, Ana; Quelhas-Santos, Janete; Sarmento-Dias, Margarida; Pestana, Manuel. "Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and repair in chronic kidney patients.". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Cardiology, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2016.
  18. Quelhas-Santos, Janete; Martins, Sandra; Cerqueira, Ana; Pestana, Manuel. "Reduced endothelial regenerative capacity in Chronic Kidney Disease.". Paper presented in 25th European Society of Hypertension, Milan, Italy, 2015.
  19. Martins, Sandra; Leitão, Catarina; Oliveira, Helena; Cerqueira, Ana; Pestana, Manuel. "Evaluation of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells by multicolor flow cytometry as a regeneration biomarker in patients with chronic kidney disease.". Paper presented in Winter Science Club, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  20. Martins, Sandra; Leitão, Catarina; Oliveira, Helena; Cerqueira, Ana; Pestana, Manuel; Quelhas-Santos, Janete. "Evaluation of circulating endothelial progenitors cells by multicolor flow cytometry as a prognostic and predictive microvasculature regeneration biomarker in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.". Paper presented in 4th Annual Meeting i3S, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  21. Martins, Sandra; Leal, Fernanda. "Micropropagação in vitro de Ribes rubrum e Ribes nigrum.". 2013.
Journal article
  1. Maia, C.; Pereira, S.; Moura, R.; Brito, C.; Baltazar, M.; Martins, S.; Branco, Z.; et al. "Modulation of grapevine physiological performance by compost and vermicompost obtained from vine pruning residues". Plants (2026):
    Accepted
  2. Martins, S.; Brito, C.; Baltazar, M.; Dinis, L.-T; Sandra, P.. Corresponding author: Martins, S.. "Exploring the Role of Root Exudates in Shaping Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions to Support Agroecosystem Resilience". Horticulturae 12 1 (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae12010090.
    Published
  3. Brito, Cátia; Martins, Sandra; Saraiva, Francisco; Roque, João; Arrobas, Margarida; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Correia, Carlos. "Biomass and nutrient release dynamics of decomposing rolling down legume cover crops in a steep-sloped Mediterranean vineyard". Frontiers in Agronomy 7 (2025): https://10.3389/fagro.2025.1604142.
    Open access • 10.3389/fagro.2025.1604142
  4. Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Lopes, João Ilídio; Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Correia, Carlos Manuel; Arrobas, Margarida. "A Spray Foliar Containing Methylobacterium symbioticum Did Not Increase Nitrogen Concentration in Leaves or Olive Yield Across Three Rainfed Olive Orchards". Horticulturae 11 1 (2025): 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11010080.
    10.3390/horticulturae11010080
  5. Arrobas, Margarida; Roque, João; Martins, Sandra; Brito, Cátia; Correia, Carlos Manuel; Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo. "Effect of Foliar Application of Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms and Algae Extracts on Nutritional Status and Yield of Hazelnut and Walnut Trees". Nitrogen 6 1 (2025): 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen6010002.
    10.3390/nitrogen6010002
  6. Lia-Tânia Dinis; Natália Mota; Sandra Martins; António Castro Ribeiro; José Moutinho-Pereira; Sandra Pereira. "Foliar Silicon Application in the Era of Climate Change as a Part of Strategy to Reduce Water Requirements in Mediterranean Viticulture". Horticulturae (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10111224.
    10.3390/horticulturae10111224
  7. Brito, Cátia; Pereira, Sandra; Martins, Sandra; Monteiro, Ana; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Dinis, Lia-Tânia. "Strategies for achieving the sustainable development goals across the wine chain: a review.". Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 8 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1437872.
    Published
  8. Martins, Sandra; Pereira, Sandra; Dinis, Lia-Tânia; Brito, Cátia. "Enhancing Olive Cultivation Resilience: Sustainable Long-Term and Short-Term Adaptation Strategies to Alleviate Climate Change Impacts". horticulturae 10 1066 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10101066.
    Published
  9. Cátia Brito; Sónia Andrade; Helena Ferreira; Carlos Matos; Sandra Martins; José Moutinho-Pereira. "The Synergetic Effect of Light Spectra and Selenium Supplementation on Eruca sativa Mill. Growth and Physiological and Metabolic Responses". Horticulturae (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10050511.
    10.3390/horticulturae10050511
  10. Sandra Martins; Cátia Brito; Alexandre Gonçalves; José Moutinho-Pereira; Ermelinda Pereira; Margarida Arrobas; Manuel Â. Rodrigues; Fernando Nunes; Carlos M. Correia. "Differential responses of photosynthesis, yield and soil properties 4 years after a single application of zeolites and biochar in a rainfed olive orchard". Soil Use and Management (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13045.
    10.1111/sum.13045
  11. Sandra Martins; Cátia Brito; Ermelinda Silva; Alexandre Gonçalves; Margarida Arrobas; Ermelinda Pereira; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues; Fernando M. Nunes; Carlos M. Correia. "Synergy between Zeolites and Leguminous Cover Crops Improved Olive Tree Performance and Soil Properties in a Rainfed Olive Orchard". Agronomy (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112674.
    10.3390/agronomy13112674
  12. Margarida Arrobas; Nuno Conceição; Ermelinda Pereira; Sandra Martins; Soraia Raimundo; Cátia Brito; Carlos Manuel Correia; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues. "Dolomitic limestone was more effective than calcitic limestone in increasing soil pH in an untilled olive orchard". Soil Use and Management (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12948.
    10.1111/sum.12948
  13. Sandra Martins; Ermelinda Silva; Cátia Brito; Luís Pinto; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Alexandre Gonçalves; Margarida Arrobas; et al. "Combining Zeolites with Early-Maturing Annual Legume Cover Crops in Rainfed Orchards: Effects on Yield, Fatty Acid Composition and Polyphenolic Profile of Olives and Olive Oil". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062545.
    10.3390/molecules28062545
  14. Ermelinda Silva; Alexandre Gonçalves; Sandra Martins; Luís Pinto; Luís Rocha; Helena Ferreira; José Moutinho-Pereira; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues; Carlos M. Correia. "Moderate Nitrogen Rates Applied to a Rainfed Olive Grove Seem to Provide an Interesting Balance between Variables Associated with Olive and Oil Quality". Horticulturae (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010110.
    10.3390/horticulturae9010110
  15. Ermelinda Silva; Alexandre Gonçalves; Sandra Martins; Cátia Brito; Helena Ferreira; Luís M. M. Ferreira; José Moutinho-Pereira; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues; Carlos M. Correia. "Olive Yield and Physicochemical Properties of Olives and Oil in Response to Nutrient Application under Rainfed Conditions". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020831.
    10.3390/molecules28020831
  16. Sandra Martins; Ermelinda Silva; Cátia Brito; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Alexandre Gonçalves; Margarida Arrobas; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues; Carlos M. Correia; Fernando M. Nunes. "Zeolites and Biochar Modulate Olive Fruit and Oil Polyphenolic Profile". Antioxidants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11071332.
    10.3390/antiox11071332
  17. João Ilídio Lopes; Margarida Arrobas; Soraia Raimundo; Alexandre Gonçalves; Cátia Brito; Sandra Martins; Luís Pinto; et al. "Photosynthesis, Yield, Nutrient Availability and Soil Properties after Biochar, Zeolites or Mycorrhizal Inoculum Application to a Mature Rainfed Olive Orchard". Agriculture 12 2 (2022): 171-171. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020171.
    10.3390/agriculture12020171
  18. Cátia Brito; M.A. Rodrigues; Luís Pinto; Alexandre Gonçalves; Ermelinda Silva; Sandra Martins; Luís Rocha; et al. "Grey and Black Anti-Hail Nets Ameliorated Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh. cv. Golden Delicious) Physiology under Mediterranean Climate". Plants (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/12/2578.
    10.3390/plants10122578
  19. João I. Lopes; Alexandre Gonçalves; Cátia Brito; Sandra Martins; Luís Pinto; José Moutinho-Pereira; Soraia Raimundo; et al. "Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments". Agronomy (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112172.
    10.3390/agronomy11112172
  20. Ermelinda Silva; Margarida Arrobas; Alexandre Gonçalves; Sandra Martins; Soraia Raimundo; Luis Pinto; Cátia Brito; et al. "A controlled-release fertilizer improved soil fertility but not olive tree performance". Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10134-9.
    10.1007/s10705-021-10134-9
  21. João I. Lopes; Carlos M. Correia; Alexandre Gonçalves; Ermelinda Silva; Sandra Martins; Margarida Arrobas; Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues. "Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation Reduced the Growth of Pre-Rooted Olive Cuttings in a Greenhouse". Soil Systems (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5020030.
    10.3390/soilsystems5020030
  22. Brito, Cátia; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Martins, Sandra; Pinto, Luís; Rocha, Luís; Arrobas, Margarida; et al. "Kaolin foliar spray improves olive tree performance and yield under sustained deficit irrigation". Scientia Horticulturae 277 (2021): 109795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109795.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109795
  23. Lopes, João Ilídio; Arrobas, Margarida; Brito, Cátia; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Martins, Sandra; Raimundo, Soraia; Rodrigues, M.A.; Correia, Carlos M.. "Mycorrhizal fungi were more effective than zeolites in increasing the growth of non-irrigated young olive trees". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13365.
    10.3390/su122410630
  24. Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo; Garmus, Tais; Arrobas, Margarida; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Rocha, Luís; Pinto, Luís; et al. "Combined biochar and organic waste have little effect on chemical soil properties and plant growth". Spanish Journal of Soil Science 9 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3232/sjss.2019.v9.n3.04.
    10.3232/sjss.2019.v9.n3.04
  25. Gonçalves, Alexandre; Silva, Ermelinda; Brito, Cátia; Martins, Sandra; Pinto, Luís; Dinis, Lia-Tânia; Luzio, Ana; et al. "Olive tree physiology and chemical composition of fruits are modulated by different deficit irrigation strategies". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10064.
    10.1002/jsfa.10064
  26. Mariz-Ponte, Nuno; Martins, Sandra; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Correia, Carlos M.; Ribeiro, Carlos; Dias, Maria Celeste; Santos, Conceição. "The potential use of the UV-A and UV-B to improve tomato quality and preference for consumers". Scientia Horticulturae 246 (2019): 777-784. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.11.058.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2018.11.058
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Unravelling sustainable agronomic practices effects on olive tree physiology and olive oil quality". PhD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, 2023. https://repositorio.utad.pt/entities/publication/b353e345-3737-4d2f-8ada-4525c307ea07.
  2. "Evaluation of circulating endothelial progenitor cells by multicolor flow cytometry in chronic kidney disease patients". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/16135?mode=full.
  3. "Ribes nigrum and Ribes rubrum in vitro micropropagation.". Degree, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2013.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/05/30 Sustainable agronomic practices to enhance olive tree resilience in a changing climate. Harvesting Knowledge seminar series
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2023/06/15 Cover crops promoted a balance between soil quality, grapevine physiology and must attributes in a semi-arid steep slope farming. 3rd World Science & Wine Congress
(Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2022/12/12 Improving the sustainability of rainfed olive orchards by using zeolites and early-maturing annual legumes cover crop. VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2021/11/26 A sustainable approach to manage soils of olive rainfed orchards. EliteSci 2021, Student-Conference. Science and Technology Week
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/10/25 Produção de azeitona e propriedades do solo em olival de sequeiro após a aplicação de biochar, zeólitos e fungos micorrízicos. IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2021/07/07 Use of Leguminous Cover Crops as a sustainable strategy on rainfed olive orchards: Effects on physiology, yield and fruit composition. Plant Biology
(Spain)
2021/04/21 Queijo Terrincho DOP – Olive+ - Valorização de subprodutos bioativos fitoquímica e funcional - Valorização de Subprodutos da Indústria Olivícola na Produção de Queijo - CITAB case study. Ciclo de Conferências: Desafios e Oportunidades no Setor Agrário. Conceito “One Health"
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2019/04/18 Seed priming with Ascorbic acid: a cost-effective way to increase wheat development and photoprotection in a changing climate International Conference on “Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences”
(Praga, Czech Republic)
2019/04/18 Can supplementation of wheat with selenium affect the allocation of other minerals in the plant? International Conference on “Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences”
(Praga, Czech Republic)
2019/04/18 Deficit irrigation strategies in olive orchards: influence on fruit quality International Conference on “Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences”
(Praga, Czech Republic)
2019/04/18 Use of Kaolin as a reflective clay improves olive tree physiological and yield responses under different environmental conditions International Conference on “Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences”
(Praga, Czech Republic)
2018/06/07 Efeito de resíduos orgânicos e biochar no desenvolvimento inicial da oliveira. VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Santarém, Portugal)
2018/06/07 Impacto da aplicação foliar de caulino na produção do olival sob rega deficitária e na qualidade da azeitona e do azeite. VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Santarém, Portugal)
2017/11/21 Efeitos de pré-tratamentos de sementes com ácido ascórbico e piridoxina no crescimento de trigo em condições de campo Jornadas de Biologia – UTAD
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2017/07/13 Foliar application of natural compounds in olive trees 2ª Jornadas INTERACT
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2017/06/06 Foliar application of arginine, jasmonate and kaolin ameliorate photosynthesis of olive tree. VIII Congresso Ibérico de Ciências Hortícolas
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/04/14 Recrutamento compensatório de células progenitoras endoteliais em doentes com nefrite lúpica e em estadios precoces da DRC XXII Reunião Anual do NEDAI
(Elvas, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/09 - 2026/01/31 Resposta fisiológica e bioquímica das castas Touriga Franca e Tinto Cão em condições de stress abiótico.
Supervisor of Bruno Tavares
 Biologia e Geologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2025 - 2026 Impacto da aplicação de zeólitos foliares na resposta fisiológica e bioquímica das castas Touriga Franca e Tinto Cão.
Supervisor of Renato Dinis
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2025/07/07 - 2025/07/11 Internship “Como se alimentam as plantas? – Fotossíntese sem mistérios", integrated in Ciência Viva internships programme. (2025/07/07 - 2025/07/11)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2025/05/07 - 2025/05/07 UTAD Open Day 2025 (2025/05/07 - 2025/05/07)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2025/04/04 - 2025/04/05 National Forum of Science Clubs in Schools, Alfândega do Porto. (2025/04/04 - 2025/04/05)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Ciência Viva, Portugal
2025/03/26 - 2025/03/26 School action in Douro Basic School, Vila Real. (2025/03/26 - 2025/03/26)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10 School action “O Encantado Mundo das Plantas” (2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10 UTAD Open Day 2024 (2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024/03/21 - 2024/03/21 School action “O Encantado Mundo das Plantas”. (2024/03/21 - 2024/03/21)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19 Como se alimentam as plantas? "A fotossíntese não é um bicho de sete cabeças", integrated in Ciência Viva internships (2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03 UTAD Open Day 2019 (2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018/03/21 - 2018/03/21 UTAD Open Day 2018 (2018/03/21 - 2018/03/21)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2013/03/23 - 2013/03/26 Organization of National meeting of Biology students (2013)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/09/26 - 2025/09/26 Researchers' European Night - Ciência Viva
Exhibition
Ciência Viva, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/12 Efeito do uso de fertilizantes bioprocessados, derivados da lenha de poda, na performance fisiológica da videira.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Renata Gabriela Pinto de Moura (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/06 - 2025/06 European Journal of Agronomy (11610301) Science Direct
2025/05 - 2025/05 Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (0167-8809) Science Direct
2025/05 - 2025/05 Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI
2025/04 - 2025/04 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2571581X) Frontiers
2024/06 - 2024/06 Discover Agriculture (2731-9598) Springer
2024/03 - 2024/03 International Journal of Plant Biology (2037-0164) MDPI
2023/08 - 2023/08 Land (2073-445X) MDPI
2023/06 - 2023/06 Agronomy (2073-4395) MDPI
2021/06 - 2021/06 International Journal of Plant and Soil Science (2320-7035)
2021/06 - 2021/06 International Journal of Fungi (3049-1509) STM Journals

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2025 - Current Horticulturae ( 2311-7524) MDPI
2025 - Current Agriculture MDPI
2024/05 - 2025 Phyton - International Journal of Experimental Botany (0031-9457) Science Direct
2024/03 - 2025 Agriculture (2077-0472) MDPI
2024/02 - 2024/10 Horticulturae (2311-7524) MDPI

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025 - 2025 Member of the board of examiners for awarding a Research Grant (for students enrolled in an integrated master’s, master’s, PhD program, or a non-degree course, Article 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of FCT), BI/UTAD/42/2025, within the R&D project/institution Center for Research and Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies (CITAB 25/29). Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Member of the board of examiners for awarding a Bachelor's Research Grant within the research project Vine & Wine PT, BI/UTAD/97/2025, funded by the project Vine&Wine Portugal - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation, Application No. C644866286-00000011, financed by NextGeneration EU through Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), under the Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Member of the board of examiners for awarding a Bachelor's Research Grant within the research project Vine & Wine PT, BI/UTAD/100/2025, funded by the project Vine&Wine Portugal - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation, Application No. C644866286-00000011, financed by NextGeneration EU through Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), under the Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Member of the board of examiners for awarding a Research Grant (for students enrolled in an integrated master’s, master’s, PhD program, or a non-degree course, Article 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of FCT) within the R&D project/institution Center for Research and Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies (CITAB)-UIDB/04033/2020-FB. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 Honourable Mention
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019 Concurso FoodValorization - Projeto NewFood