Isaura Alberta Oliveira de Castro Full Member
BIO
Name: Isaura Alberta Oliveira de Castro
Aggregation: Full Member
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-3082-4214
Email: icastro@utad.pt
Phone: 259350910
Publications
Iberian Peninsula [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] diversity: chloroplast microsatellite and morpho-agronomic variability.
The redundancy effect under morphogenetic and environmental fluctuations. The case of the Dianthus pungens group.
Iberian Peninsula cowpea diversity: chloroplast, microsatellite and morpho-agronomic variability.
Root and agro-morphological traits performance in cowpea under drought stress.
Chitosan upregulates the genes of the ros pathway and enhances the antioxidant potential of grape (Vitis vinifera L. ‘Touriga Franca’ and ’Tinto Cão’) tissues.
Evaluating stress responses in cowpea under drought stress.
Genetic analysis of a white-to-red berry skin color reversion and its transcriptomic and metabolic consequences in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Moscatel Galego’).
Genetics and expression of anthocyanin pathway genes in the major skinpigmented Portuguese cultivar ‘Vinhão’ developing berries.
Screening of worldwide cowpea collection to drought tolerance at a germination stage.
Speciation and periodic restricted environments. The case of genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae).
Uncovering Northeast Portugal grapevine's varietal legacy.
Berry color variation in grapevine as a source of diversity
Genetic diversity and core collection of Malus x domestica in northwestern Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands by SSRs.
Molecular characterization of berry locus on the Portuguese CV. 'Fernão Pires' and CV. 'Verdelho' and theirs red-berried somatic variant cultivars.
Molecular characterization of berry skin color reversion on grape somatic variants.
Morpho-environmental strategies in the genus Ononis L. (subsections Natrix and Viscosae) in Western Mediterranean.
European cowpea landraces for a more sustainable agriculture system and novel foods.
Genetic diversity and structure of Iberian Peninsula cowpeas compared to world-wide cowpea accessions using high density SNP markers.
Spontaneous variation regarding grape berry skin color: A comprehensive study of berry development by means of biochemical and molecular markers.
(2021)Drought stress effect on polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity of cowpea pods and seeds.
Projects
Conservation and Selection of Old Vine Varieties
Coordinator / Elsa Maria Félix Gonçalves
UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Ana Pereira
Start date / 2018/09
Funding / PDR2020
BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production
Coordinator / Ferdinando Branca
UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Eduardo Rosa
Start date / 2018/05
Funding / European Commission - H2020 - SFS-2017-2
Cherry cracking & mitigation strategies: towards their understanding using a functional metabolomic approach
Coordinator / Berta Gonçalves
Start date / 2016/06
Funding / FCT/FEDER
INTERACT - Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology
Coordinator / Rui Cortes
Start date / 2016/05
Funding / NORTE2020
INNOVINE&WINE – Vineyard and Wine Innovation Platform
Coordinator / João Coutinho
UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / João Santos
Start date / 2016/04
Funding / Norte2020
EUROLEGUME - Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed [GA 613781]
Coordinator / Eduardo Rosa
Start date / 2014/01
Funding / European Commission - FP7 - KBBE.2013.1.2-02
COST Action FA1003-GRAPENET - East-West Collaboration for Grapevine Diversity Exploration and Mobilization of Adaptive Traits for Breeding
Coordinator / Osvaldo Failla
UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Isaura Castro
Start date / 2010/11