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

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Phone: 259350910

Research Tasks

Integrated monitoring of climate and environmental impacts

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

Innovative technologies and processes

Valorisation of bio-based products and and co-products

Resume

Publications

Evaluating stress responses in cowpea under drought stress.

Carvalho, Márcia; Castro, Isaura; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Correia, Carlos; Egea-Cortines, Marcos; Matos, Manuela; Rosa, Eduardo; Carnide; Valdemar; Lino-Neto, Teresa (2019) Evaluating stress responses in cowpea under drought stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 241 :153001. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153001. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.825, Q1).

Genetics and expression of anthocyanin pathway genes in the major skinpigmented Portuguese cultivar ‘Vinhão’ developing berries.

Ferreira, Vanessa; Castro, Isaura; Carrasco, David; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Arroyo-Garcia, Rosa (2019) Genetics and expression of anthocyanin pathway genes in the major skinpigmented Portuguese cultivar ‘Vinhão’ developing berries. SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE 244 :88-93. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.09.023. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.961, Q1).

Screening of worldwide cowpea collection to drought tolerance at a germination stage.

Carvalho, Márcia; Matos, Manuela; Castro, Isaura; Monteiro, Eliana; Rosa, Eduardo; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Carnide, Valdemar (2019) Screening of worldwide cowpea collection to drought tolerance at a germination stage. SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE 247 :107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.11.082. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.961, Q1).

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

Conservation and Selection of Old Vine Varieties

Running

Coordinator / Elsa Maria Félix Gonçalves UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Ana Pereira
Start date / 2018/09 Funding / PDR2020

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BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production

Running

Coordinator / Ferdinando Branca UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Eduardo Rosa
Start date / 2018/05 Funding / European Commission - H2020

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

Running

Coordinator / Berta Gonçalves
Start date / 2016/06 Funding / FCT/FEDER

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

Running

Coordinator / Rui Cortes
Start date / 2016/05 Funding / NORTE2020

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INNOVINE&WINE – Vineyard and Wine Innovation Platform

Running

Coordinator / João Coutinho UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / João Santos
Start date / 2016/04 Funding / Norte2020

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EUROLEGUME - Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed

Concluded

Coordinator / Eduardo Rosa
Start date / 2014/01 Funding / European Commission - FP7

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Biologia molecular da maturação fenólica do bago de uva

Concluded

Coordinator / Virgilio Falco Start date / 2012/02

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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

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