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Maria Cristina Seixas Martins Morais Full Member

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Name: Maria Cristina Seixas Martins Morais

Aggregation: Full Member

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Orcid ID: 0000-0002-6598-7454

Email: mariacristina.morais@gmail.com

Research Tasks

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

Publications

A Dynamic Modeling Framework to Evaluate the Efficacy of Control Actions for a Woody Invasive Plant, Hakea sericea.
Morais, M.C. ; Gonçalves, B. ; Cabral, J.A. (2021) A Dynamic Modeling Framework to Evaluate the Efficacy of Control Actions for a Woody Invasive Plant, Hakea sericea. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 9 - 641686 :1-9. doi: doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.641686. (Impact factor, Quartile: , Q1).
Bioactive (Poly)phenols, Volatile Compounds from Vegetables, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
Pinto, T. ; Aires, A. ; Cosme, F. ; Bacelar, E. ; Morais, M.C. ; Oliveira, I. ; Ferreira-Cardoso, J. ; Anjos, R. ; Vilela, A. ; Gonçalves, B. (2021) Bioactive (Poly)phenols, Volatile Compounds from Vegetables, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Foods 10 :106. doi: doi: 10.3390/foods10010106. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.350, Q2).
Seasonal variation in the leaf physiology of co-occurring invasive (Hakea sericea) and native (Pinus pinaster) woody species in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem.
Morais, M.C. ; Gonçalves, B. ; Cabral, J.A. (2021) Seasonal variation in the leaf physiology of co-occurring invasive (Hakea sericea) and native (Pinus pinaster) woody species in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 480 - 118662 :1-8. doi: doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118662. (Impact factor, Quartile: , Q2).
Tree–Crop Ecological and Physiological Interactions Within Climate Change Contexts: A Mini-Review
Gonçalves, B., Morais, M. C., Pereira, S., Mosquera-Losada, M. R., Santos, M. (2021) Tree–Crop Ecological and Physiological Interactions Within Climate Change Contexts: A Mini-Review Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9 (661978). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.661978. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.171, Q1).
Combined Soil and Foliar Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Rainfed Almond Tree Performance.
Morais, M.C.; Aires, A.; Barreales, D.; Rodrigues, M.Â.; Ribeiro, A.C.; Gonçalves, B.; Silva, A.P. (2020) Combined Soil and Foliar Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Rainfed Almond Tree Performance. JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION 20 (4) :2552-2565. doi: 10.1007/s42729-020-00321-y. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.156, Q2).
Foliar Application of Calcium and Growth Regulators Modulate Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Tree Performance.
Correia, Sofia; Queirós, Filipa; Ferreira, Helena; Morais, Maria C.; Afonso, Sílvia; Silva, Ana P.; Gonçalves, Berta (2020) Foliar Application of Calcium and Growth Regulators Modulate Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Tree Performance. PLANTS 9 :410. doi: 10.3390/plants9040410. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.632, Q2).
Kaolin and seaweed‐based extracts can be used as middle and long‐term strategy to mitigate negative effects of climate change in physiological performance of hazelnut tree.
Cabo, Sandra; Morais, Maria Cristina; Aires, Alfredo; Carvalho, Rosa; Pascual-Seva; Núria; Silva, Ana Paula; Gonçalves, Berta (2020) Kaolin and seaweed‐based extracts can be used as middle and long‐term strategy to mitigate negative effects of climate change in physiological performance of hazelnut tree. JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE 206 :28-42. doi: 10.1111/jac.12369. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.057, Q1).
Physiological and biochemical performance of almond trees under deficit irrigation.
Prgomet, Iva; Pascual-Seva, Núria; Morais, Maria C.; Aires, Alfredo; Barreales, David; Ribeiro, António C.; Silva, Ana P.; Barros, Ana I.; Gonçalves, Berta (2020) Physiological and biochemical performance of almond trees under deficit irrigation. SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE 261 :108990. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108990. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.769, Q1).
Quality preservation of sweet cherry cv. 'staccato' by using glycine-betaine or Ascophyllum nodosum.
Gonçalves, B.; Morais, M.C.; Sequeira, A.; Ribeiro, C.; Guedes, F.; Silva, A.P.; Aires, A. (2020) Quality preservation of sweet cherry cv. 'staccato' by using glycine-betaine or Ascophyllum nodosum. FOOD CHEMISTRY 322 :126713. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126713. (Impact factor, Quartile: 6.306, Q1).
Comparative study of plant growth-promoting bacteria on the physiology, growth and fruit quality of strawberry.
Morais, Maria C.; Mucha, Ângela; Ferreira, Helena; Gonçalves, Berta; Bacelar, Eunice; Marques, Guilhermina (2019) Comparative study of plant growth-promoting bacteria on the physiology, growth and fruit quality of strawberry. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 99 :5341-5349. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.9773. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.422, Q1).
Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species.
González-Moreno, P., L. Lazzaro, M. Vilà, C. Preda, T. Adriaens, S. Bacher, G. Brundu, et al. (2019) Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species. NEOBIOTA 44 :1-25. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.44.31650. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.488, Q2).
Is richer always better? Consequences of invaded N-rich soils for the early growth of a native and an invasive species.
Morais, Maria C.; Oliveira, Pedro; Marchante, Hélia; Freitas, Helena; Marchante, Elizabete (2019) Is richer always better? Consequences of invaded N-rich soils for the early growth of a native and an invasive species. FLORA 260 :151469. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2019.151469. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.423, Q3).
Uses and health benefits of chestnuts.
Rosa, E., Morais, M.C., Oliveira, I., Gonçalves, B., Silva, A.P. (2019) Uses and health benefits of chestnuts. In: Ümit Serdar, Dennis Fulbright (Eds.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of tree nuts. Science Publishing Limited, Chennai, India. 1 (4) :69-108. ISBN: 978-1-78676-224-5. doi: 10.19103/AS.2018.0042.