Isaura Alberta Oliveira de Castro Integrated Member

Publications

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: 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.
Ferreira, V, Fernandes, F, Carrasco, D, Hernandez, MG, Pinto-Carnide, O, Arroyo-Garcia, R, Andrade, P, Valentao, P, Falco, V, Castro, I (2017) Spontaneous variation regarding grape berry skin color: A comprehensive study of berry development by means of biochemical and molecular markers. Food Research International 97 :149-161. ISSN: 0963-9969. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.03.050. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.086, Q1).

Projects

Human-centric Digital Twin Approaches to Trustworthy AI and Robotics for Improved Working Conditions (AI4WORK)
Running

UTAD/CITAB Coordinator  /  Isaura Castro
Start date  /  2024/01 Funding  /  European Commission - HORIZON EUROPE Reference  /  GA n. 101135990


RooPheLeg - Exploiting root phenotyping to select drought tolerant legumes
Running

Coordinator  /  Márcia Carvalho
Start date  /  2023/03 Funding  /  FCT - PTDC Reference  /  2022.01092.PTDC


Vine & Wine PT - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation
Running

Coordinator  /  Jorge Dias UTAD/CITAB Coordinator  /  Raul Santos
Start date  /  2021/11 Funding  /  IAPMEI - PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan / Mobilising Agendas Reference  /  C644866286-00000011


Conservation and Selection of Old Vine Varieties
Concluded

Coordinator  /  Elsa Maria Félix Gonçalves Start date  /  2018/09 Funding  /  PDR2020 Reference  /  PDR2020-784-042704


BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production [GA 774244]
Concluded

Coordinator  /  Ferdinando Branca UTAD/CITAB Coordinator  /  Eduardo Rosa
Start date  /  2018/05 Funding  /  European Commission - H2020 - SFS-2017-2 Reference  /  H2020-SFS-2017-2; GA 774244


Cherry cracking & mitigation strategies: towards their understanding using a functional metabolomic approach
Concluded

Coordinator  /  Berta Gonçalves
Start date  /  2016/06 Funding  /  FCT/FEDER Reference  /  PTDC/AGR-PRO/7028/2014


INTERACT - Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology
Concluded

Coordinator  /  Rui Cortes
Start date  /  2016/05 Funding  /  NORTE2020 Reference  /  NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000017


INNOVINE&WINE – Vineyard and Wine Innovation Platform
Concluded

Coordinator  /  João Coutinho UTAD/CITAB Coordinator  /  João Santos
Start date  /  2016/04 Funding  /  Norte2020 Reference  /  NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000038


EUROLEGUME - Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed [GA 613781]
Concluded

Coordinator  /  Eduardo Rosa
Start date  /  2014/01 Funding  /  European Commission - FP7 - KBBE.2013.1.2-02 Reference  /  EUROLEGUME - FP7-KBBE-2013-GA613781


COST Action FA1003-GRAPENET - East-West Collaboration for Grapevine Diversity Exploration and Mobilization of Adaptive Traits for Breeding
Concluded

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