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Leidy Constanza Mora Rusinque. Completed the Mestrado in Engenharia Agronómica in 2017/03/21 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Licenciatura in Agricultural engineering in 2008/09/18 by Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales and Licenciatura in Business management Level 6 in 2015/06/14 by Association of Business Executives. Attends the Doutoramento in PhD in Biosciences - Specialisation in Ecology by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia since 2020/11/20. Is PhD Fellow Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and Técnico Superior in Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária. Published 24 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books. Organized 1 event(s). Participated in 2 event(s). Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc e co-supervised 1. Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Research Fellow in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 3 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with emphasis on Plant Breeding and Plant Protection. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Geral; agroecosystems; bio pesticides; in vitro cultures; nematicide screening; soil nematodes; biopesticides; Globodera rostochiensis; Globodera pallida; Batateira; Resistência; Tolerância; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Leidy Constanza Mora Rusinque

Citation names

  • Rusinque, Leidy

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
641A-3B48-BCCF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9642-526X

Email addresses

  • leidy.rusinque@iniav.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Av da República, Quinta do Marques, 2780-159, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2018/11/01 - 2025/11/02 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2017/03/22 - 2018/10/30 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2015/07/17 - 2015/08/01 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2007/06/22 - 2008/08/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, Colombia
2006/09/09 - 2007/04/15 Research Trainee (Research) Bio-Systems Centre Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia
Bio-Systems Centre Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia

Other Careers

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2025/11/03 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2020/11/20 - Current PhD Fellow Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - Current RICEAlert-Meloidogyne graminicola a potential threat to rice production
2020.05541.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/11/01 - 2020/12/31 GO MaisSolo
PDR2020-101-030821
Research Fellow
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

COTHN - Centro Operacional e Tecnológico Hortofrutícola Nacional, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

FNOP Federacion nacional das organizações de Produtores de Frutas e Hortícolas, Portugal

Agromais - Entreposto Nacional Agricola, Portugal

Torriba - , Portugal
 FEADER (Fundo Europeu Agrícola de Desenvolvimento Rural
Ongoing
2006/09/09 - 2007/04/15 Effect evaluation of two types of polyethylene commonly used in greenhouses on five varieties of Tomato and three of Lettuce
POLYETHILENE
Research Fellow
Bio-Systems Centre Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/03/01 - Current EUPHRESCCO MeloRisk - Preventing Meloidogyne graminicola spread in European rice paddies
2021-A-386
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
 Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
Ongoing
2020/10/26 - Current KnowLuci - The threat of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci: pathogenicity and diagnostics
PTDC/ASP-PLA/31946/2017
POCI-01-0145-FEDER031946
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/05/03 - 2020/06/26 EUPHRESCO MeloTrop - Global warming and distribution of root-knot nematode species of the tropical group
2016-A-199
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS), Slovenia

Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (Anses), France

Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Netherlands

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rusinque, Leidy. "Soil Echoes: Messages From the SoilEco Team". In Soil ecology and ecosystem services. Portugal: EDUVV – Editora da Universidade Vila Velha, 2025.
    Published
  2. Rusinque, Leidy; Maria L. Inácio. "Controlo de doenças causadas por nemátodes". In Batata-doce Manual de boas práticas agrícolas. Portugal: Grupo Operacional ‘+BDMIRA – Batata-doce competitiva e sustentável no Perímetro de Rega do Mira: técnicas culturais inovadoras e dinâmica organizacional’, 2021.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Rusinque, Leidy; Maleita, C.; Varela, Ana Rita; Inacio, Maria. Corresponding author: Rusinque, Leidy. "Insights into the Diversity and Frequency of Nematode Communities in Paddy Fields". Paper presented in 35TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS, Cordoba, 2024.
    Published
  2. B. Geric¿ Stare; Polona Strajnar; Sasa S¿irca; Geraldine Anthoine; Anne-Marie Chappe; Fabrice Ollivier; Laurent Folcher; et al. "Desafios do projeto Euphresco MeloTrop: Aquecimento global e distribuição das espécies do nemátode das galhas radiculares do grupo tropical". Paper presented in Workshop nacional sobre nemátodes fitoparasitas da batateira; o nemátode das lesões radiculares, Pratylenchus penetrans (projecto PratyTech), Lisbon, 2019.
    Published
  3. Camacho, Maria; Inacio, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Eugenia Andrade; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e. "An overview of the presence of potato cyst nematodes in Portugal in the last six years, with special reference to Globodera pallida". Paper presented in 5th symposium of potato cyst nematode (PCN) management, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. João Trindade; Marina Costa; Leidy Rusinque; Ana Rita Varela; Jorge M. S. Faria. "Bionematicidal Potential of Undecanoic Acid Against Plant Root Parasitic Nematodes". 2025.
    10.3390/ecsoc-29-26861
  2. Jorge M. S. Faria; Leidy Rusinque; Cláudia S. L. Vicente; Maria L. Inácio. "Bioactivity of Monoterpene Alcohols as an Indicator of Biopesticidal Essential Oils against the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica ". 2022.
    10.3390/IECHo2022-12485
Conference poster
  1. Rusinque, Leidy; Maleita, C.; Inacio, Maria. "UPDATES ON EUPHRESCO – MELORISK: Preventing Meloidogyne graminicola spread in European rice paddies". Paper presented in 35TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS, 2024.
  2. Esteves, Ivania; Cantarinho, Beatriz; Rusinque, Leidy; Inacio, Maria; Abrantes, Isabel; Maleita, C.. Corresponding author: Esteves, Ivania. "Host suitability of Vitis spp. to Meloidogyne ethiopica and M. luci". Paper presented in 35TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS, 2024.
  3. R. Neves; Cristina Isabel Cabral Galhano; Inácio, Maria de Lurdes; Maleita, C.; Rusinque, Leidy; NEVES, RAFAELA; Inácio, M.L.. "Exploring the response of two rice varieties against the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminícola". Paper presented in 12º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada, 2023.
  4. Rusinque, Leidy; R. Neves; Maleita, C.; Inácio, Maria de Lurdes. "Response of tomato cultivars to the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola". 2023.
  5. Maria L. Inácio; Camacho, M.J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Filomena Nóbrega; Matos, Suzete; Almeida, M L; Nunes, Ana Paula. "Nematodes as soil status bioindicators: MaisSolo project.". Paper presented in IX Congresso Ibérico das Ciências do Solo, Sociedade Portuguesa das ciências do Solo, 2022.
  6. Faria, Jorge Miguel Silva; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria João; Inacio, Maria Lurdes Silva. "Plant-Nematode co-cultures for screening sustainable nematicides against soil-dweling parasitic nematodes of plants". Paper presented in IX Congresso Ibérico das Ciências do Solo, 2022.
  7. Esteves, Ivânia; Cardoso, Joana; Santos, Duarte; Correia, António; Cantarinho, Beatriz; Olímpia, Sobral; Abrantes, Isabel; et al. Corresponding author: Esteves, Ivânia. "Advances towards the knowledge of the root knot nematode Meloidogyne luci". Paper presented in ICN 2022 - 7th International Congress of Nematology, 2022.
  8. Rusinque, Leidy; Maleita, C.; Filomena Nóbrega; Inácio, Maria de Lurdes. "Assessment of plant-parasitic nematodes in Portuguese rice agro-systems: preliminary findings". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Nematology, 01-06 May, 2022.
  9. Inacio, Maria; Camacho, Maria J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Faria, Jorge Miguel Silva; Pires, David; Fontes, Ana Margarida. "Nematology lab of INIAV: a 10-year overview of research, training and services". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Nematology, 2022.
  10. Inácio, Maria de Lurdes; Rusinque, Leidy; Filomena Nóbrega; ABRANTES, Isabel; Conceição, Luci; Maleita, C.. "EUPHRESCO ¿ MELORISK: Preventing Meloidogyne graminicola spread in European rice paddies". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Nematology, 01-06 May, 2022.
  11. Camacho, M.J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Filomena Nóbrega; Inacio, Maria. "MaisSolo: nematodes as bioindicators of soil status". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Nematology. European Society of Nematologists, Antibes, France. Poster S3-P08. Abstracts book: p. 497., 2022.
  12. "Looking for plant-parasitic nematodes associated with rice fields in Portugal". Paper presented in Advances in Nematology - 2021, 2021.
  13. "New host and records of the northern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in Portugal". Paper presented in Advances in Nematology - 2021, 2021.
  14. Esteves, Ivânia; Abrantes, Isabel; Figueiredo, Joana; Rusinque, Leidy; Santos, Duarte; Maleita, C.. "Nemátodes parasitas de plantas e a produção sustentável de alimentos". 2021.
  15. "RICEAlert - Meloidogyne graminicola, a potential threat to Portuguese rice production". Paper presented in Nematology Conference 2021 - European Society of Nematologists, 2021.
  16. "First Detection of Meloidogyne luci Parasitizing Potato in the Azores, Portugal". Paper presented in 73rd International Symposium of Crop Protection, 2021.
  17. Rusinque, Leidy; Inácio, ML; Filomena Nóbrega. "Distribution update of the root-knot nematodes in Portugal". Paper presented in Advances in Nematology - 2020, 2020.
  18. Paula Fareleira; Isabel Videira e Castro; Pablo Pereira; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria; Inacio, Maria; Ana Barradas; et al. "Soil Enrichment with plant beneficial micro organisms in intensive hoticultural production systems". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  19. Inacio, Maria; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2); Camacho, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Ana Paula Nunes. "GO MaisSolo - A nematofauna como indicador Biológico". Paper presented in Workshop nacional sobre nemátodes fitoparasitas da batateira; o nemátode das lesões radiculares, Pratylenchus penetrans (projecto PratyTech), 2019.
  20. Inacio, Maria; Fontes, Ana; Camacho, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Bonifácio, Luís. "From PWN to PCN: Dealing with quarantine nematodes". Paper presented in 5th Symposium of Potato Cyst Nematode Management, 2019.
  21. Inacio, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2). "Mesocriconema xenoplax (Nematoda:Criconematide) parasitising turfgrass in Portugal". Paper presented in 33th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, 2018.
  22. Inácio, ML; Rusinque, L.C; Camacho, M.J.; Nóbrega, F.; Rusinque, Leidy; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega. "Mesocriconema xenoplax (Nematoda: Criconematidae) parasitising turfgrass in Portugal". Paper presented in 33th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, 2018.
  23. Barbara Geric¿ Stare; Polona Strajnar; Saša Širca; Géraldine Anthoine; Anne-Marie Chappe; Fabrice Ollivier; Laurent Folcher; et al. "Challenges of the Euphresco project MeloTrop: Global warming and distribution of root-knot nematode species of the tropical group". Paper presented in 70th International Symposium on Crop Protection, 2018.
  24. Camacho, Maria; Mota Mariana; Arlindo Lima; Rusinque, Leidy; Inacio, Maria. "Extraction of potato cyst nematodes from soil samples: Cobb’s decanting and sieving method vs Fenwick’s method". Paper presented in Proteção das Plantas 2017, 2017.
  25. Inacio, Maria; Camacho, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2); Eugenia Andrade. "Potato cyst nematodes’ routine analyses: can we afford to rule out the PCR?". Paper presented in Proteção das Plantas 2017, 2017.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. "Meloidogyne graminicola". In Environmental Science. n Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. MDPI, 2021. https://encyclopedia.pub/18389., 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Rusinque, Leidy; Pasupuleti, Snehalatha; Maleita, Carla; Inácio, M. Lurdes; Somvanshi, Vishal Singh; de Andrade, Eugénia. Corresponding author: Maleita, Carla. "Rapid and sensitive detection of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola and screening of M. oryzae using recombinase polymerase amplification". Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 139 (2025): 102790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102790.
    Published • 10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102790
  2. Inacio, Maria Lurdes Silva; Mora Rusinque, Leidy Constanza; Nóbrega, Filomena; Varela, Rita. "Detection of Aphelenchoides besseyii in major rice-growing regions of Portugal: Tracing a possible introduction pathway through seed trade". Plant Disease (2025): https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-07-25-1513-sc.
    Published • 10.1094/pdis-07-25-1513-sc
  3. Jorge M. S. Faria; Leidy Rusinque; Maria L. Inácio. "Nematicidal Activity of Volatiles against the Rice Root-Knot Nematode and Environmental Safety in Comparison to Traditional Nematicides". Plants (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152046.
    10.3390/plants13152046
  4. Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria João; Serra, Clara; Nóbrega, Filomena; Inácio, Maria L.. "Root-knot nematode assessment: species identification, distribution, and new host records in Portugal". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1230968.
    10.3389/fpls.2023.1230968
  5. Jorge M. S. Faria; Leidy Rusinque; Tomás Cavaco; João C. Nunes; Maria L. Inácio. "Essential Oil Volatiles as Sustainable Antagonists for the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411421.
    10.3390/su151411421
  6. Inácio, Maria Lurdes; Camacho, Maria João; Rusinque, Leidy; Nóbrega, Filomena; Matos, Susete; Almeida, Maria Lurdes; Nunes, Ana Paula. "Os nemátodes como bioindicadores do status do solo: o projeto MaisSolo". (2023): https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.28758.
    10.19084/rca.28758,title
  7. Faria, Jorge M. S.; Vicente, Cláudia S. L.; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria João; Inácio, Maria L; Faria,Jorge M. S.; Vicente,Cláudia S. L.; et al. "Plant-nematode co-cultures in the screening of sustainable nematicides against soil-dwelling parasitic nematodes of plants". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34984.
    https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.28556
  8. Faria, Jorge M. S.; Vicente, Cláudia S. L.; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, M. João; Inácio, Maria L.. "Co-culturas planta-nemátode para a despistagem de nematicidas sustentáveis contra nemátodes fitoparasitas do solo". (2023): https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.28556.
    10.19084/rca.28556,title
  9. Leidy Rusinque; Filomena Nóbrega; Clara Serra; Maria L. Inácio. "The Northern Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne hapla: New Host Records in Portugal". Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11111567.
    10.3390/biology11111567
  10. David Pires; Cláudia S. L. Vicente; Esther Menéndez; Jorge M. S. Faria; Leidy Rusinque; Maria J. Camacho; Maria L. Inácio. "The Fight against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Current Status of Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents". Pathogens (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101178.
    10.3390/pathogens11101178
  11. Leidy Rusinque; Filomena Nóbrega; Laura Cordeiro; Arlindo Lima; Samuel Andrade; Maria Lurdes Inácio. "Root-Knot Nematode Species Associated with Horticultural Crops in the Island of Azores, Portugal". Horticulturae 8 2 (2022): 101-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020101.
    Published • 10.3390/horticulturae8020101
  12. Leidy Rusinque; Carla Maleita; Isabel Abrantes; Juan E. Palomares-Rius; Maria L. Inácio. "Meloidogyne graminicola—A Threat to Rice Production: Review Update on Distribution, Biology, Identification, and Management". Biology 10 11 (2021): 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111163.
    Published • 10.3390/biology10111163
  13. Camacho, M.J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Filomena Nóbrega; Maria L. Inácio. "Conhecer e melhorar o solo para a sustentabilidade dos sistemas hortoindustriais: 2. Nemátodes como bioindicadores". AGROTEC 40 (2021): 27-33. https://pt.calameo.com/read/006243536a3512615a064.
    Published
  14. Carla Maleita; Joana M. S. Cardoso; Leidy Rusinque; Ivânia Esteves; Isabel Abrantes. "Species-Specific Molecular Detection of the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne luci". Biology 10 8 (2021): 775-775. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10080775.
    Published • 10.3390/biology10080775
  15. Aouicha Djebroune; Gahdab Chakali; Eugénia de Andrade; Maria João Camacho; Leidy Rusinque; Maria L. Inácio. "Integrative Morphometric and Molecular Approach to Update the Impact and Distribution of Potato Cyst Nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) in Algeria". Pathogens (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020216.
    10.3390/pathogens10020216
  16. Rusinque, Leidy; Nóbrega, Filomena; Cordeiro, Laura; Serra, Clara; Inácio, Maria L.. "First Detection of Meloidogyne luci (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) Parasitizing Potato in the Azores, Portugal". Plants 10 1 (2021): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10010099.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants10010099
  17. Camacho, Maria João; de Andrade, Eugénia; Mota, Manuel; Nobrega, Filomena; Vicente, Claudia; Rusinque, Leidy; Inácio, Maria Lurdes. "Potato Cyst Nematodes: Geographical Distribution, Phylogenetic Relationships and Integrated Pest Management Outcomes in Portugal". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.606178.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpls.2020.606178
  18. Camacho, M.J.; Andrade, Eugénia de; Rusinque, L.; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Inácio, M. L.; Camacho, Maria João; Andrade, Eugénia; et al. "Nemátodes de quisto da batateira ¿ o uso de variedades resistentes como estratégia de controlo". AGROTEC 36 (2020): 14-16. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/29014.
    Published
  19. Mora Rusinque, Leidy Constanza; Vicente, Cláudia; Inacio, Maria Lurdes Silva; Nóbrega, Filomena; Camacho, Maria João; Lima, Arlindo; Ramos, Ana Paula Paula. "First report of Pratylenchus penetrans (Nematoda: Pratylenchida) associated with Amaryllis, in Portugal". Plant Disease (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-03-20-0524-pdn.
    Published • 10.1094/pdis-03-20-0524-pdn
  20. Mitrea-Calin, Monica; Inacio, Maria; Cean, Mirela; Costache, Claudia; Rusinque, Leidy; Paraschiv, Marius; Camacho, Maria; et al. "First detection of Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) on Monochamus sutor (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Romania". Forest Pathology 50 2 (2020): e12578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/efp.12578.
    Published • 10.1111/efp.12578
  21. Inacio, Maria; Camacho, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2); Eugenia Andrade. "Potato cyst nematodes’ routine analyses: morphology and/or PCR?". Revista de Ciências Agrárias 41 (2019): 31-40. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/rca/article/view/17062.
    Published • 10.19084/RCA.17062
  22. Camacho, Maria; Mariana Mota; Arlindo Lima; Rusinque, Leidy; Inacio, Maria. "Extraction of potato cyst nematodes from soil samples: Cobb’s decanting and sieving method vs. Fenwick’s method". Revista de Ciências Agrárias 41 (2019): 21-30. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/rca/article/view/17061.
    Published • 10.19084/RCA.17061
  23. Inacio, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2). "First report of Mesocriconema xenoplax (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from turfgrass in Portugal and in Europe". Journal of Nematology 51 (2019): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2019-035.
    Published • 10.21307/jofnem-2019-035
  24. Rusinque, Leidy; Inacio, Maria; Mariana Mota; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2). "Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterisation of Meloidogyne javanica, from North Portugal, in tomato". Revista de Ciências Agrárias 41 1 (2018): 193-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.19084/rca17078.
    Published • 10.19084/rca17078
Magazine article
  1. Rusinque, Leidy; Maria L. Inácio. "Aphelenchoides besseyi e a doença da Ponta Branca do Arroz", Vida Rural, 2025
  2. Rusinque, Leidy; Maleita, C.; Inacio, Maria. "O Nemátode das Galhas Radiculares do Arroz: Um Risco Iminente Para a Produção Nacional", Vida Rural, 2024
  3. Leonor Cruz; Cruz J.; Duarte L.; Diogo, Eugénio; Claudia Sánchez; Rusinque, Leidy; Inácio Maria Lurdes; et al. "Boas práticas para o controlo de doenças na cultura da batata-doce", Vida Rural, 2022
  4. "Bioindicadores para avaliar o efeito das práticas culturais na melhoria da fertilidade do solo", Vida Rural, 2021
  5. Maria L. Inácio; Camacho, M.J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Serra, Clara. "O impacto dos nemátodes fitoparasitas na cultura da batata. Porbatata, 3:46-49, https://www.calameo.com/books/006535475c09477abc75e", Porbatata , 2021, https://www.calameo.com/books/006535475c09477abc75e.
  6. Inacio, Maria; Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Nemátode-dos-citrinos: prevenir o declínio lento do pomar", Vida Rural, 2020, www.vidarural.pt.
  7. Rusinque, Leidy; Camacho, Maria; Maria Filomena de Sousa Nóbrega (CC1E-AE3C-A0E2); Inacio, Maria. "Nemátodes, a ameaça escondida à saúde dos relvados", Vida Rural, 2019, https://www.vidarural.pt.
  8. Rusinque, Leidy; Maleita, C.M.; Inacio, Maria; Abrantes, Isabel. "Nemátodes das galhas radiculares: uma ameaça à produção agrícola", Vida Rural, 2018, https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0870-5429.
Newsletter article
  1. Camacho, M.J.; Rusinque, Leidy; Filomena Nóbrega; Inacio, Maria. "Nemátodes como indicadores biológicos da qualidade do solo.", Dossier de Fichas Técnicas MaisSolo, COTHN, Ficha Técnica 08, 2022, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TH58y7v_Pz00a82Hu6ZM6bsbiQUdo7qn/view.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rusinque, Leidy. "Morphological, biochemical and molecular approaches to the identification of Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne arenaria and Meloidogyne javanica in Portugal". Master, 2017.
  2. Rusinque, Leidy. "Business Plan for merchandising two varieties of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis & Passiflora ligularis) and Pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) in national and international markets". Degree, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/12/05 Rapid and sensitive detection of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola and screening of M. oryzae using recombinase polymerase amplification Advances in Nematology 2025
Association of Applied Biologist (London, United Kingdom)
2024/04/16 Insights into the Diversity and Frequency of Nematode Communities in Paddy Fields 35TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS
European Society of Nematologist (Cordoba, Spain)
2023/11/22 Primeira deteção de Bursaphelenchus sexdentati associado a Pinus pinea, em Portugal. Congresso Pinea Spot
UNAC – União da Floresta Mediterrânica
2022/05/02 EUPHERSCO – MELORISK: Preventing Meloidogyne graminicola spread in European rice paddies 7th International Congress of Nematology (ICN)
European Society of Nematology (Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France)
2019/11/22 Desafios do projeto Euphresco MeloTrop: Aquecimento global e distribuição das espécies do nemátode das galhas radiculares do grupo tropical Workshop Nacional "Nemátodes fitoparasitas da batateira"
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agraria e Veterinária I.P. (INIAV) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/09/10 From PWN to PCN: dealing with quarantine nematodes. 5th Symposium of Potato Cyst Nematode Management
Association of Applied Biologists - Harper Adams University (Newport, United Kingdom)
2017/03/21 Morphological, biochemical and molecular approaches to the identification of Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne arenaria and Meloidogyne javanica in Portugal
(Portugal)
2008/05/12 Business Plan for merchandising two varieties of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis & Passiflora ligularis) and Pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) in national and international markets
(Bogota, Colombia)
2007/05/13 Effect evaluation of two types of polyethylene commonly used in greenhouses on five varieties of Tomato and three of Lettuce"
Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales UDCA (Bogota, Colombia)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/19 Caracterização dos nemátodes fitoparasitas associados às principais culturas hortícolas em estufa e ar livre de São Miguel, Açores (Practical work)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master) (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2023/04/30 - 2023/07/14 Avaliação da resposta de duas variedades de arroz ao nematode das galhas radiculares Meloidogyne graminicola
Supervisor
 Engenharia Agro-Pecuária (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/03/29 - 2023/06/20 Morphological identification of genus Meloidogyne Obtention of biological material (Egg and Juveniles) Biochemical identification Reproduction factor determination
Co-supervisor
 Biología (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Literaturas e Culturas Lusófonas e Europeias, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2017/07/17 - 2017/07/28 INIAV's Summer School. Training of undergraduate students on morphological and molecular techniques for nematodes identification (2017/07/17 - 2017/07/28)
Other
 Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/04/04 - 2018/10/30 Internship in Nematology and Molecular Genetics. Morphological, biochemical and molecular identification of quarantine species such as Globodera sp. and Meloidogyne sp., and many other plant parasitic nematodes. *
Other
 Internship in Nematology and Molecular Genetics.
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2015/07/17 - 2015/08/04 Internship on "Overview on Plant Parasitic Nematodes, its importance and impact on agriculture". Basic concepts of Nematology, extraction methods, taxonomy among others
Workshop
 Overview on Plant Parasitic Nematodes, its importance and impact on agriculture
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/03/18 - Current Forest Pathology Wiley Online Library
2018/03/27 - Current Revista de Ciências Agrárias - RCA Sociedade de Ciências Agrarias de Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/04/13 - Current Nemátodes: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Globodera pallida e Globodera rostochiensis, Meloidogyne chitwoodi e Meloidogyne fallax. Curso de Inspeção Fitossanitária - Áreas Agrícola e Florestal (Outros) DGAV - Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (Portugal), Portugal
2024/04/11 - 2024/04/11 Curso de Especialização Avançada em Fitossanidade Agrícola, módulo 8 - Nemátodes, Aula prática (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) AgroB Business School, Portugal
2024/03/08 - 2024/03/08 Curso de Especialização Avançada em Fitossanidade Agrícola, módulo 8 - Nemátodes (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) AgroB Business School, Portugal
2022/12/15 - 2022/12/17 Nemátodes fitoparasitas nas principais culturas agrícolas e ornamentais em Portugal Proteção de Plantas (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/29 General aspects of Root-knot nematodes Rogério Marques
2019/06/24 - 2019/07/05 Training in Morphological and Biochemical identification of Meloidogyne sp. Laura Cordeiro
Distinctions

Award

2022 Prémio Empreendedorismo e Inovação CA 2022 - Promoção e inovação projeto ALERTAArroz
Rede Rural Nacional/ Caixa de Crédito Agrícola, Portugal
2018 Prémio Empreendedorismo e Inovação CA 2018, for the “Grupo Operacional "Mais Solo" - PDR2020-101-030821”
Rede Rural Nacional/ Caixa de Crédito Agrícola, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 FCT PhD Fellowship - 2020.05541.BD
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal