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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Machado

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
131E-9CF4-D106
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8222-7211
Researcher Id
AAI-7696-2020
Scopus Author Id
57204917493

Email addresses

  • jfmachado@ucp.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/01 - 2023/05/19
Concluded
 Ciências Agrárias (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Unraveling the mechanisms involved in tomato responses to combined nitrogen and water deficit" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by unanimity
2014
Concluded
 Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Implicações do uso de água contaminada com microcistina na qualidade de Daucus carota (Implications of the use of Microcystin Contaminated Water on Quality of Daucus carota (carrot))" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2012
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Pesquisa Parasitológica em Vertebrados (estágio curricular)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2023/05 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
GreenUPorto – Sustainable Agrifood Production Research, Portugal
(...)
2016/10 - 2017/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/09 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/03 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/04 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/02 - 2012/06 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/09/01 - 2023/05/19 BioTech4TOM: (Bio)technological and agronomical tools for improved water and nutrient use efficiency in tomato
Grant: SFRH/BD/116147/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal

Wageningen University and Research Wageningen Plant Research, Netherlands
Concluded
2022/02/15 - 2023/04/01 SNAP - Sustainable Management and Control of Agro-Production Systems
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000085
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto GreenUPorto Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável, Portugal
Concluded
2016/10/01 - 2017/08/31 PSAlert - Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker: Exploring Tolerance Mechanisms and Novel Control
PTDC/AGR-PRO/6156/2014_BI_1
Research Fellow
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2016/09/30 SUstainable Nanotecnologies (FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7)
BI/UI88/7372/2016
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2015/05/15 - 2015/12/31 GREEN-IT 2013-2017 (Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying stomatal response to drought in rice)
INCENTIVO/EQB/LA0004/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/04/01 - Current LAND -integrated approach for Legume promotion and sustAinable value chaiNs Development
2022.06252.PTDC
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry
UID/Multi/50016/2019
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina
UID/Multi/50016/2020
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - 2021 CLIMACROP: Studying combined climate change effects on crop plants – a collaborative approach
DRI ESLOVAQUIA 5160
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Fernandes, A.P.G; Machado, J; Fernandes, T.R.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Water and Nitrogen fertilization management in the light of climate change: impacts on food security and product quality". In n Plant Nutrition and Food Security in the Era of Climate Change, edited by Kumar, V; Srivastava, A.K.; Suprasanna, P.. United States: Elsevier, 2021.
    In press
  2. Machado, J.; Fernandes, A.P.G.; Fernandes, T.R.; Heuvelink, E.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Drought and nitrogen stress effects and tolerance mechanisms in tomato: A review". 315-359. 2021.
  3. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "Mode of Action and Toxicity of Major Cyanobacterial Toxins and Corresponding Chemical Variants". edited by Gopalakrishnakone, P.;; Stiles, Brad;; Alape-Gir{\'o, 1-24. Springer Netherlands, 2016.
    10.1007/978-94-007-6725-6_30-1
Conference abstract
  1. Machado, J; Santos, A.C.; Barberio, A; Carvalho, S.M.P. "Optimizing Radish Microgreens Yield and Quality: The Influence of Red/Blue LED Light and UV-C Supplementation. X International Symposium on Light in Horticulture (LightSym 2024). Seoul, Republic of Korea. Oral Communication". 2024.
  2. Machado, J; Silva, M.N.D; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Santos, C.. "Impact of Drought Stress on Yield and Seed Quality of Pisum sativum cv. Tom Thumb. XVI Symposium on Plant Water Relations. Zaragoza, Spain. Oral Communication". 2024.
  3. Machado, J; Neto, B.; Santos, A.C.; Barberio, A.; Silva, M.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Vertical farming: optimizing light quality and exploring consumer perception. Erasmus+ TerraTech Seminar Final Workshop. Tessaloniki, Greece. Oral Communication". 2023.
  4. Machado, J; Heuvelink, E.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.MP.. "Sustainable mitigation strategies to enhance tomato performance under nitrogen and water deficit: the role of silicon and plant breeding. International conference “ISPAMED 2023 - Innovations for Sustainable Crop Production in the Mediterranean Region”. Palermo, Italy. Oral Communication". 2023.
  5. Machado, J; Neto, B.; Santos, A.C.; Barberio, A.; Silva, M.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Microgreens in plant factories: effects of light spectrum on productivity and quality. Sustainable Management and Control of Agro-Production Systems Final Workshop. Vairão, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2023.
  6. Carvalho, S.M.P.; Fernandes, A.P.G.; Machado, J. "Fisiologia vegetal aplicada ao melhoramento: casos de estudo no sector hortícola. Summer School. Coimbra, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2023.
  7. Machado, J; Fernandes, A.P.G.; Vasconcelo, M.W.; Gomez-Cadenas, A.; Heuvelink. E.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Combined nitrogen and water stress affects morpho-physiological traits and alters endogenous hormone profile of tomato seedlings. XXXI International Horticultural Congress, ISHS. Angers, France. Oral Communication". 2022.
  8. Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Soares, C.; Fidalgo, F.; Heuvelink, E.; Carvalho, S.M.P. "Integrated analysis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) responses to combined nitrogen and water deficit. IXXIV Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Biology XVII Spanish Portuguese Congress on Plant Biology (Online). Vigo, Espanha. Oral Communication". 2021.
  9. Machado, J; Heuvelink, E.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Global impact of water and nitrogen stress on plant nutrition and food security: Tomato as a case of study. Summer School - from SOIL 2 FORK, Vairão, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2020.
  10. Machado, J; Heuvelink, E.; Finkers, R; Vasconcelos, M. W. ; Carvalho, S. "Screening Tomato Genotypes Under Combined Water and Nitrogen Stress. International Symposium on Water and Nutrient Relations and Management of Horticultural Crops - XXX International Horticultural Congress, ISHS. Istambul, Turkey. Oral Communication". 2018.
  11. Silva, M.N.D.; Machado, J; Balestras, G.M.; Mazzaglia, A.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Exploring Actinidia spp. Defence mechanisms against Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae strains with distinct virulence. 9th International Symposium on Kiwifruit (KIWI-2017), APH. Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2017.
  12. Gonçalves, P.A.F.; Silva, M.N.D.; Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "). Avaliação do efeito da aplicação de micorrizas ericoides no crescimento e desenvolvimento de mirtilo (Vaccinium corymbosum L.). V Colóquio Nacional da Produção de Pequenos Frutos, APH. Oeiras, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2016.
  13. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Freitas, M.; Pinto, E.; Saibo, N.; Costa, J.M.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. ": Climate Change, Water Resources, Food Quality and Safety. 6th Seminar: As alterações climáticas e os recursos hídricos¿. Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2015.
  14. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Freitas, M.; Pinto, E.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "Effects of the irrigation with Microcystin contaminated water on the quality of carrots (Daucus carota). 4th Iberian Congress of Cyanotoxins (CIC2015). Lisbon, Portugal. Oral Communication". 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Fernandes, A.P.G.; Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Vives-Peris, V.; Gómez-Cadenas, A.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Omeprazole as a tool to improve water and nitrogen use efficiency in tomato. XVI Symposium on Plant Water Relations. Zaragoza, Spain". 2024.
  2. Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Vaz, M.; Barata, A.M.; Pereira, M.G.; Santos, S.. "Exploring the Relationship between phenolic content and seed colour in a Portuguese germplasm collection of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Workshop GrowingGreener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches. Porto, Portugal". 2024.
  3. Fernandes, A.P.G.; Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Vives-Peris, V.; Gómez-Cadenas, A.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Omeprazole improves tomato plants' tolerance to water, nitrogen and combined deficits by regulating growth and stress-responsive hormones. Biostimulants World Congress. Milan, Italy". 2023.
  4. Machado, J; Fernandes, A.P.G.; Heuvelink. E.; Carvalho, S.M.P.; Vasconcelos, M.W.. "Silicon improves tomato plants’ performance under individual and combined nitrogen and water deficit. Biostimulants World Congress. Milan, Italy". 2023.
  5. Machado, J; Moreira, R.; Vaz, M.; Barata, A.M.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Santos, C.. "Nutritional characterization of a Portuguese germplasm collection of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). XXV Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Biology, XVIII Spanish Portuguese Congress on Plant Biology. Braga, Portugal". 2023.
  6. Machado, J; Bikiewicz, M.; Santos, C.; Vasconcelos, M.W.. "Effect of drought stress on pea nutritional quality. XXV Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Biology, XVIII Spanish Portuguese Congress on Plant Biology. Braga, Portugal". 2023.
  7. Machado, J; Neto, B.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Effect of hormetic doses of UV-C light on biometric traits of red mustard microgreens. Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability 2022. Porto, Portugal". 2022.
  8. Fernandes, A.P.G.; Machado, J; Schubert, A.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Morpho-physiological effects of omeprazole on tomato plants subjected to water, nitrogen and combined stress. Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability 2022. Porto, Portugal". 2022.
  9. Machado, J; Fernandes, A.P.G.; Heuvelink, E.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Cunha, L.M.; Finkers, R.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "SLA and WUE are key parameters in tomato tolerance response to combined nitrogen and water deficit. Ciência 2022. Lisboa, Portugal". 2022.
  10. Machado, J; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Soares, C.; Fidalgo, F.; Heuvelink E.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Modulation of the antioxidant network in young tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) exposed to combined nitrogen and water deficit. II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum - an integrative lens over plant adaptation (online). Porto, Portugal". 2021.
  11. Santos, M.G.; Kissoudis, C.; Machado, J; van der Linden, G.; Carvalho, S.M.P.; Heuvelink, E.. "Improving salt tolerance of tomato through the use of the wild type Solanum habrochaite. XXX International Horticultural Congress, ISHS, Istanbul, Turkey". 2018.
  12. Machado, J; Heuvelink, E.; Finkers, R.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Phenotypic evaluation of different tomato genotypes under combined water and nitrogen stress. Ciência 2018, Lisboa, Portugal". 2018.
  13. Silva, M.N.D.; Machado, J; Balestra, G.M.; Mazzaglia, A.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of 6 plant essential oils against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum. IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit, ISHS. Porto, Portugal:". 2017.
  14. Silva, M.N.D.; Machado, J; Balestra, G.M.; Mazzaglia, A.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Kiwifruit bacterial canker: Novel approaches for an old problem. UKCG. Porto, Portugal". 2017.
  15. Rocha, T.M.L.; Duarte, A.C.; Machado, J; Silva, S.; Pintado, M.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Carvalho, S.M.P.. "Efeitos da aplicação de um bioestimulante na produtividade e qualidade de mirtilo (Vaccinium corymbosum). V Colóquio Nacional da Produção de Pequenos Frutos, APH. Oeiras, Portugal". 2016.
  16. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Freitas, M.; Pinto, E.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "Impact of Microcystin Contaminated Irrigation Water on the Physiology and Mineral content of carrot (Daucus carota) – implications in crop quality. 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Conference on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA2015). Vila Real, Portugal". 2015.
  17. Campos, A.; Machado, J; Freitas, M.; Guzmán-Guillén, R.; Gutiérrez-Praena, D.; Vasconcelos, V.. "Plant phenotyping in the risk assessment of emerging water contaminants in agriculture. 1st General Meeting of COST action FA1306: The quest for tolerant varieties - Phenotyping at plant and cellular level, IPK. Gatersleben, Germany". 2015.
  18. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Freitas, M.; Pinto, E.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "Impact of Microcystin Contaminated Water on Quality of Carrots (Daucus carota). 3rd International Congress on Environmental Health (ICEH2014). Porto, Portugal". 2014.
  19. Machado, J; Azevedo, J.; Freitas, M.; Pinto, E.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "Impact of Microcystin contaminated irrigation water on the photosynthesis and growth of carrot (Daucus carota) – implications in water management and crop production. 7th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal". 2014.
  20. Danko, A.; Almeida, C.; Machado, J; Leitão, P.; Vainberg, S.; Schaferd, C.; Steffand, R.; Azevedo, N.. "Peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) detection of Dehalococcoides spp. in mixed cultures and environmental samples. 12th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Groundwater-Soil-Systems and Water Resource Management. Barcelona, Spain". 2013.
Journal article
  1. Joana Machado; Ana Patricia G. Fernandes; Boris Bokor; Marek Vaculík; Ep Heuvelink; Susana M. P. Carvalho; Marta W. Vasconcelos. "The effect of silicon on the antioxidant system of tomato seedlings exposed to individual and combined nitrogen and water deficit". Annals of Applied Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12849.
    10.1111/aab.12849
  2. Joana Machado; Ep Heuvelink; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Luís M. Cunha; Richard Finkers; Susana M. P. Carvalho. "Exploring tomato phenotypic variability under combined nitrogen and water deficit". Plant and Soil (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06023-5.
    10.1007/s11104-023-06023-5
  3. Joana Machado; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ep Heuvelink; Susana M. P. Carvalho. "Young Tomato Plants Respond Differently under Single or Combined Mild Nitrogen and Water Deficit: An Insight into Morphophysiological Responses and Primary Metabolism". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051181.
    10.3390/plants12051181
  4. Joana Machado; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ep Heuvelink; Susana M. P. Carvalho. "Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Responses of Young Tomato Plants (cv. Micro-Tom) to Single and Combined Mild Nitrogen and Water Deficit: Not the Sum of the Parts". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020375.
    10.3390/antiox12020375
  5. Nunes da Silva, Marta; Machado, Joana; Osorio, Jazmin; Duarte, Rafael; Santos, Carla S.. "Non-Essential Elements and Their Role in Sustainable Agriculture". Agronomy (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55709973/.
    10.3390/AGRONOMY12040888
  6. Bokor, Boris; Santos, Carla S.; Kostoláni, Dominik; Machado, Joana; da Silva, Marta Nunes; Carvalho, Susana M.P.; Vaculík, Marek; Vasconcelos, Marta W.. "Mitigation of climate change and environmental hazards in plants: Potential role of the beneficial metalloid silicon". Journal of Hazardous Materials 416 (2021): 126193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126193.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126193
  7. Martins, Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Lopes, Jorge; Soares, Cristiano; Machado, Joana; Carvalho, Susana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Teixeira, Jorge. "Diclofenac shifts the role of root glutamine synthetase and glutamate dehydrogenase for maintaining nitrogen assimilation and proline production at the expense of shoot carbon reserves in Solanum lycopersicum L". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 23 (2020): 29130-29142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09136-x.
    10.1007/s11356-020-09136-x
  8. Llana-Ruiz-Cabello, Maria; Jos, Angeles; Cameán, Ana; Oliveira, Flavio; Barreiro, Aldo; Machado, Joana; Azevedo, Joana; et al. "Analysis of the Use of Cylindrospermopsin and/or Microcystin-Contaminated Water in the Growth, Mineral Content, and Contamination of Spinacia oleracea and Lactuca sativa". Toxins 11 11 (2019): 624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11110624.
    10.3390/toxins11110624
  9. Machado, Joana. "Exploring the expression of defence-related genes in Actinidia spp. after infection with Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and pv. actinidifoliorum: first steps". European Journal of Horticultural Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ejhs.2019/84.4.2.
    10.17660/ejhs.2019/84.4.2
  10. Machado, J. "Unravelling Actinidia molecular mechanisms against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum – first steps". Acta Horticulturae (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2018.1218.42.
    10.17660/actahortic.2018.1218.42
  11. Machado, Joana. "Effects of Chrysosporum (Aphanizomenon) ovalisporum extracts containing cylindrospermopsin on growth, photosynthetic capacity, and mineral content of carrots (Daucus carota)". Ecotoxicology (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-016-1737-4.
    10.1007/s10646-016-1737-4
  12. Machado, Joana. "Effects of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin on plant-soil systems: A review of their relevance for agricultural plant quality and public health". Environmental Research 153 (2017): 191-204. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116306211.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.015
  13. Machado, Joana. "Analysis of the use of microcystin-contaminated water in the growth and nutritional quality of the root-vegetable, Daucus carota". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 1 (2017): 752-764. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7822-7.
    10.1007/s11356-016-7822-7
Journal issue
  1. Nunes da Silva, Marta; Machado, J; Santos, CS. "The Effect of Combined Environmental Pressures on Crop Production". Sustainability (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/M9DP05E6JK.
  2. Nunes da Silva, Marta; Santos, CS; Machado, J. "Advanced Studies in Sustainable Cultivation and Management on Vegetable Crops". Horticulturae (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/97691VM9Y3.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024 Drivers and barriers to legumes production: an in-depth analysis with farmers
Co-supervisor of Jacqueline Brilhante
 Biotecnologia e Inovação (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12/11 Avaliação do impacto do espetro luminoso na produtividade e qualidade de microgreens produzidos em fábricas de plantas
Co-supervisor of Ana Carolina Santos
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Effect of drought stress on pea morphophysiological traits soil microbiome
Co-supervisor of Martyna Bikiewicz
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/11 - 2022/12 Efeitos do omeprazol na tolerância ao déficit de água e de azoto na cultura de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.).
Co-supervisor of Adriano Bingobingo.
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/12 Otimização da qualidade da luz para a promoção da produção de metabolitos secundários em sistemas de produção vertical.
Co-supervisor of Bruno Neto
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Otimização da qualidade da luz para a promoção da produção de metabolitos secundários em sistemas de produção vertical
Co-supervisor of Bruno Filipe Leites Neto
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Effects of silicon application on tomato plants (cv. MicroTom) subjected to combined water and nitrogen stress.
Co-supervisor of Arthur Marques
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Estratégias sustentáveis para o aumento da eficiência do uso da água e de azoto em tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L).
Co-supervisor of Francisco Sá
 Engenharia Agronómica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/12 Efeitos de stress combinado de água e azoto em tomate (cv. Micro-Tom)
Co-supervisor of David Sousa
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/02 Thermal imaging; a fast way to phenotype tomato plants on their water use efficiency.
Co-supervisor of Joep Laan
 Plant Science (Degree)
Wageningen University Plant Sciences, Netherlands
2016/03 - 2017/12 Avaliação do efeito da aplicação de um bioestimulante comercial à base de algas na produção, qualidade e crescimento de plantas de mirtilo (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Ribeiro
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/07 - 2017/07 VI Encontro Biotecnologia e Agricultura: O Futuro é Agora (2017/07/13 - 2017/07/13)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/10/08 Annual Conference COST FA1106 “Quality Fruit” (2016/10/06 - 2016/10/08) (2016/10/06 - 2016/10/08)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 Efeito da prática cultural do “pinching” nos parâmetros morfofisiológicos de três cultivares de Catharanthus roseus.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Inês Costa Moura (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Plant Stress (2667-064X) Elsevier
2023 - Current Horticulturae (2311-7524) MDPI
2023 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596 ) MDPI
2023 - Current Agronomy (2073-4395) MDPI
2023 - Current Biomolecules (2218-273X) MDPI
2023 - Current Rhizosphere (2452-2198) Elsevier
2023 - Current South African Journal of Botany (0254-6299 ) Elsevier
2023 - Current Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2023 - Current Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (0981-9428) Elsevier
2023 - Current Agricultural Water Management (0378-3774) Elsevier
2023 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/09 - 2024/06 Internship conducted at the Plant Nutrition and Biotechnology for Sustainability Lab on the topic "Evaluation of nutritional quality traits from a portuguese bean germplasm collection" Beatriz Pinto
2015/06 - 2015/09 Short Internship "Ciênca Viva 2015" (project: "Cool plants" - como regulam as plantas a sua temperatura?") conducted in the Laboratory of Molecular Ecophisiology at Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB-UNL) Mariana Marinho

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/12 - 2023/12 Short-term scientific mission Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Slovakia
2021/09 - 2021/10 Short-term scientific mission Universitat Jaume I, Spain
2020/02 - 2020/03 Short-term scientific mission Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Germany
Distinctions

Award

2019 Travel and Transnational Access to Phenotype Platforms Awarded under EPPN2020 Project