Isaura Alberta Oliveira de Castro Integrated Member

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Name: Isaura Alberta Oliveira de Castro

Aggregation: Integrated Member

Scopus author ID: 7102400855

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-3082-4214

Ciência Vitae: 501C-EB39-6C1B

Email: icastro@utad.pt

Phone: 259350910

Research Groups

Resiliency & valorisation of agrarian value chains

Publications

Adaptation to Climate Change in Viticulture: The Role of Varietal Selection—A Review

Baltazar M., Castro I., Gonçalves B., (2025) Adaptation to Climate Change in Viticulture: The Role of Varietal Selection—A Review Plants 14 (104). ISSN: 22237747. doi: 10.3390/plants14010104.

Root Phenotyping: A Contribution to Understanding Drought Stress Resilience in Grain Legumes

Afonso P., Castro I., Couto P., Leal F., Carnide V., Rosa E., Carvalho M., (2025) Root Phenotyping: A Contribution to Understanding Drought Stress Resilience in Grain Legumes Agronomy 15 (798). ISSN: 20734395. doi: 10.3390/agronomy15040798.

Salt-Resilient Cowpeas: Early Identification Through Growth Parameters and Gene Expression at Germination Stage

Afonso P., Castro I., Carvalho M., (2025) Salt-Resilient Cowpeas: Early Identification Through Growth Parameters and Gene Expression at Germination Stage International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26 (1892). ISSN: 14220067. doi: 10.3390/ijms26051892.

Transcriptome profiling of symptomatic vs. asymptomatic grapevine plants reveals candidate genes for plant improvement against trunk diseases

Patanita M., Campos M.D., Albuquerque A., Ribeiro J.A., Pimentel D., Ramiro R.S., Monteiro T., Basaloco M., Santos F., Castro I., Félix M.R., (2025) Transcriptome profiling of symptomatic vs. asymptomatic grapevine plants reveals candidate genes for plant improvement against trunk diseases BMC Plant Biology 25 (811). ISSN: 14712229. doi: 10.1186/s12870-025-06763-9.

Exploring Seaweed and Glycine Betaine Biostimulants for Enhanced Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Properties, and Gene Expression of Vitis vinifera cv. “Touriga Franca” Berries

Monteiro E., De Lorenzis G., Ricciardi V., Baltazar M., Pereira S., Correia S., Ferreira H., Alves F., Cortez I., Gonçalves B., Castro I., (2024) Exploring Seaweed and Glycine Betaine Biostimulants for Enhanced Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Properties, and Gene Expression of Vitis vinifera cv. “Touriga Franca” Berries International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 (5335). ISSN: 14220067. doi: 10.3390/ijms25105335.

Foliar Application of Nettle and Japanese Knotweed Extracts on Vitis vinifera: Consequences for Plant Physiology, Biochemical Parameters, and Yield

Monteiro E., Correia S., Baltazar M., Pereira S., Ferreira H., Bragança R., Cortez I., Castro I., Gonçalves B., (2024) Foliar Application of Nettle and Japanese Knotweed Extracts on Vitis vinifera: Consequences for Plant Physiology, Biochemical Parameters, and Yield Horticulturae 10 (1275). ISSN: 23117524. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae10121275.

Foliar application of nettle and Japanese knotweed extracts on Vitis vinifera: impact on phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and antioxidant activity during veraison and harvest of cv. Touriga Franca

Monteiro E., Baltazar M., Pereira S., Correia S., Ferreira H., Bragança R., Cortez I., Castro I., Gonçalves B., (2024) Foliar application of nettle and Japanese knotweed extracts on Vitis vinifera: impact on phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and antioxidant activity during veraison and harvest of cv. Touriga Franca Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 104 :4260-4267. ISSN: 10970010. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.13310.

Ascophyllum nodosum Extract and Glycine Betaine Preharvest Application in Grapevine: Enhancement of Berry Quality, Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Properties

Monteiro E., Baltazar M., Pereira S., Correia S., Ferreira H., Alves F., Cortez I., Castro I., Gonçalves B., (2023) Ascophyllum nodosum Extract and Glycine Betaine Preharvest Application in Grapevine: Enhancement of Berry Quality, Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Properties Antioxidants 12 (1835). ISSN: 20763921. doi: 10.3390/antiox12101835.

Cowpea Immature Pods and Grains Evaluation: An Opportunity for Different Food Sources

Carvalho M., Carnide V., Sobreira C., Castro I., Coutinho J., Barros A., Rosa E., (2022) Cowpea Immature Pods and Grains Evaluation: An Opportunity for Different Food Sources Plants 11 (2079). ISSN: 22237747. doi: 10.3390/plants11162079.

Organic farming production of broccoli genotypes in northern Portugal

Carvalho M., Carnide V., Pereira A., Caldas F., Branca F., Rosa E., Castro I., (2022) Organic farming production of broccoli genotypes in northern Portugal Acta Horticulturae 1354 :161-167. ISSN: 24066168. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1354.21.

The redundancy effect under morphogenetic and environmental fluctuations. The case of the Dianthus pungens group

Castro I., Rocha J., Martins M., Carnide V., Martín J.P., Veiga P., Serafim A.B., Amich F., Ramírez-Rodríguez R., Colombo G., Crespí A.L., (2022) The redundancy effect under morphogenetic and environmental fluctuations. The case of the Dianthus pungens group Plant Biosystems 156 :292-306. ISSN: 17245575. doi: 10.1080/11263504.2020.1857864.

The Role of Biostimulants as Alleviators of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Grapevine: A Review

Monteiro E., Gonçalves B., Cortez I., Castro I., (2022) The Role of Biostimulants as Alleviators of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Grapevine: A Review Plants 11 (396). ISSN: 22237747. doi: 10.3390/plants11030396.

Drought stress effect on polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity of cowpea pods and seeds

Carvalho M., Gouvinhas I., Castro I., Matos M., Rosa E., Carnide V., Barros A., (2021) Drought stress effect on polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity of cowpea pods and seeds Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 207 :197-207. ISSN: 1439037X. doi: 10.1111/jac.12454.

Grapevine diversity and genetic relationships in northeast portugal old vineyards

Augusto D., Ibáñez J., Pinto-Sintra A.L., Falco V., Leal F., Martínez-Zapater J.M., Oliveira A.A., Castro I., (2021) Grapevine diversity and genetic relationships in northeast portugal old vineyards Plants 10 (2755). ISSN: 22237747. doi: 10.3390/plants10122755.

Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties

Freitas S., Gazda M.A., Rebelo M.A., Munoz-Pajares A.J., Vila-Vicosa C., Munoz-Merida A., Goncalves L.M., Azevedo-Silva D., Afonso S., Castro I., Castro P.H., Sottomayor M., Beja-Pereira A., Tereso J., Ferrand N., Goncalves E., Martins A., Carneiro M., Azevedo H., (2021) Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties Science Advances 7 (abi8584). ISSN: 23752548. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi8584.

The UCR Minicore: a resource for cowpea research and breeding

Muñoz-Amatriaín M., Lo S., Herniter I.A., Boukar O., Fatokun C., Carvalho M., Castro I., Guo Y.N., Huynh B.L., Roberts P.A., Carnide V., Close T.J., (2021) The UCR Minicore: a resource for cowpea research and breeding Legume Science 3 (e95). ISSN: 26396181. doi: 10.1002/leg3.95.

Iberian Peninsula cowpea diversity: chloroplast, microsatellite and morpho-agronomic variability

Monteiro E., Castro I., Carvalho M., Martín J.P., Rosa E., Carnide V., (2020) Iberian Peninsula cowpea diversity: chloroplast, microsatellite and morpho-agronomic variability Systematics and Biodiversity 19 :121-134. ISSN: 14780933. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1832155.

Root and Agro-Morphological Traits Performance in Cowpea under Drought Stress

Santos R., Carvalho M., Rosa E., Carnide V., Castro I., (2020) Root and Agro-Morphological Traits Performance in Cowpea under Drought Stress Agronomy 10 (1604). ISSN: 20734395. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10101604.

Chitosan upregulates the genes of the ros pathway and enhances the antioxidant potential of grape (Vitis vinifera l. ‘touriga franca’ and ’tinto cão’) tissues

Singh R.K., Soares B., Goufo P., Castro I., Cosme F., Pinto-Sintra A.L., Inês A., Oliveira A.A., Falco V., (2019) Chitosan upregulates the genes of the ros pathway and enhances the antioxidant potential of grape (Vitis vinifera l. ‘touriga franca’ and ’tinto cão’) tissues Antioxidants 8 (525). ISSN: 20763921. doi: 10.3390/antiox8110525.

Evaluating stress responses in cowpea under drought stress

Carvalho M., Castro I., Moutinho-Pereira J., Correia C., Egea-Cortines M., Matos M., Rosa E., Carnide V., Lino-Neto T., (2019) Evaluating stress responses in cowpea under drought stress Journal of Plant Physiology 241 (153001). doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153001.

Genetic analysis of a white-to-red berry skin color reversion and its transcriptomic and metabolic consequences in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. 'Moscatel Galego')

Ferreira V., Matus J.T., Pinto-Carnide O., Carrasco D., Arroyo-García R., Castro I., (2019) Genetic analysis of a white-to-red berry skin color reversion and its transcriptomic and metabolic consequences in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. 'Moscatel Galego') BMC Genomics 20 (952). ISSN: 14712164. doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-6237-5.

Genetics and expression of anthocyanin pathway genes in the major skin-pigmented Portuguese cultivar ‘Vinhão’ developing berries

Ferreira V., Castro I., Carrasco D., Pinto-Carnide O., Arroyo-García R., (2019) Genetics and expression of anthocyanin pathway genes in the major skin-pigmented Portuguese cultivar ‘Vinhão’ developing berries Scientia Horticulturae 244 :88-93. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.09.023.

Screening of worldwide cowpea collection to drought tolerant at a germination stage

Carvalho M., Matos M., Castro I., Monteiro E., Rosa E., Lino-Neto T., Carnide V., (2019) Screening of worldwide cowpea collection to drought tolerant at a germination stage Scientia Horticulturae 247 :107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.11.082.

Speciation and periodic restricted environments. The case of genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae)

Castro I., Rocha J., Costa C., Costa G., Ramírez-Rodríguez R., Amich F., Carnide V., Crespí A.L., (2019) Speciation and periodic restricted environments. The case of genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae) Plant Biosystems 153 :417-426. ISSN: 17245575. doi: 10.1080/11263504.2018.1498400.

Uncovering Northeast Portugal grapevine's varietal legacy

Augusto D., Oliveira A.A., Falco V., Castro I., (2019) Uncovering Northeast Portugal grapevine's varietal legacy Vitis - Journal of Grapevine Research 58 :89-93. ISSN: 23674156. doi: 10.5073/vitis.2019.58.special-issue.89-93.

Berry color variation in grapevine as a source of diversity

Ferrreira, Vanessa; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Arroyo-García, Rosa; Castro, Isaura (2018) Berry color variation in grapevine as a source of diversity PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 132 :696-707. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.08.021. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.718, Q1).

Genetic diversity and core collection of Malus x domestica in northwestern Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands by SSRs.

Pereira-Lorenzo, Santiago; Maria Ramos-Cabrer, Ana; Ferreira, Vanessa; Belen Diaz-Hernandez, Maria; Carnide, Valdemar; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Rodrigues, Raul; Encarnacion Velazquez-Barrera, Maria; Rios-Mesa, Domingo; Ascasibar-Errasti, Javier; Castro, Isaura (2018) Genetic diversity and core collection of Malus x domestica in northwestern Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands by SSRs. Scientia Horticulturae 240 :49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.05.053. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.76, Q1).

Molecular characterization of berry locus on the Portuguese CV. 'Fernão Pires' and CV. 'Verdelho' and theirs red-berried somatic variant cultivars.

Ferreira, Vanessa; Castro, Isaura; Carrasco, David; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Arroyo-Garcia, Rosa (2018) Molecular characterization of berry locus on the Portuguese CV. 'Fernão Pires' and CV. 'Verdelho' and theirs red-berried somatic variant cultivars. CIÊNCIA E TÉCNICA VITIVINÍCOLA 33 (2) :194-190. doi: 10.1051/ctv/20183302184. (Impact factor, Quartile: 0.55, Q4).

Molecular characterization of berry skin color reversion on grape somatic variants.

Ferreira, Vanessa; Castro, Isaura; Carrasco, David; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Arroyo-Garcia, Rosa (2018) Molecular characterization of berry skin color reversion on grape somatic variants. Journal Of Berry Research 8 (3) :147-162. doi: 10.3233/JBR-170289. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.175, Q2).

Morpho-environmental strategies in the genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae) in Western Mediterranean.

Rocha, J.; Ramírez, R.; Díaz, M.; Martins, I.; García-Cabral, I.; Amich, R.; Almeida, R.; Carnide, V.; Castro, I.; Crespí, A. (2018) Morpho-environmental strategies in the genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae) in Western Mediterranean. Plant Biosystems 152 (1) :14-30. doi: 10.1080/11263504.2016.1244118.. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.203, Q3).

European cowpea landraces for a more sustainable agriculture system and novel foods.

Carvalho, M, Bebeli, PJ, Pereira, G, Castro, I, Egea-Gilabert, C, Matos, M, Lazaridi, E, Duarte, I, Lino-Neto, T, Ntatsi, G, Rodrigues, M, Savvas, D, Rosa, E, Carnide, V (2017) European cowpea landraces for a more sustainable agriculture system and novel foods. Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture 97 :4399-4407. ISSN: 0022-5142. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8378. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.463, Q1).

Genetic diversity and structure of Iberian Peninsula cowpeas compared to world-wide cowpea accessions using high density SNP markers.

Carvalho, M, Munoz-Amatriain, M, Castro, I, Lino-Neto, T, Matos, M, Egea-Cortines, M, Rosa, E, Close, T, Carnide, V (2017) Genetic diversity and structure of Iberian Peninsula cowpeas compared to world-wide cowpea accessions using high density SNP markers. Bmc Genomics 18 :891. ISSN: 1471-2164. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4295-0. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.729, Q1).

Spontaneous variation regarding grape berry skin color: A comprehensive study of berry development by means of biochemical and molecular markers.

Coordinator / Osvaldo Failla UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Isaura Castro
Start date / 2010/11 Reference / Cost Action FA1003

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