A5037907935- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
University of Lisbon
2014-2024
Ghent University
2021-2023
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2021-2023
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
2021-2022
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
2022
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
2022
Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the plant–parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , has become a severe environmental problem in Iberian Peninsula with devastating effects Pinus pinaster forests. Despite high levels of this species' susceptibility, previous studies reported heritable resistance P. trees. Understanding basis can be extreme relevance for future programs aiming at reducing impact on In study, we highlighted mechanisms possibly involved to PWD, comparing transcriptional...
Abstract Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , or pinewood (PWN), is a serious threat to pine forests in Europe. Pinus pinaster highly susceptible and it currently most affected European species. In this work, we investigated role of small RNAs (sRNAs) regulating P. –PWN interaction an early stage infection. After performing artificial PWN inoculation assay, have identified 105 plant microRNAs (miRNAs) responsive PWN. Based on their predicted...
Pinewood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD), which severely affects Pinus pinaster stands in southwestern Europe. Despite high susceptibility P. pinaster, individuals selected half-sib families have shown genetic variability survival after PWN inoculation, indicating that breeding for resistance can be a valuable strategy to control PWD. In this work, RNA-seq data from susceptible and resistant plants inoculated with were used SNP...
Abstract Embryogenesis is a brief but potentially critical phase in the tree life cycle for adaptive phenotypic plasticity. Using somatic embryogenesis maritime pine, we found that temperature during maturation affects embryo development and post-embryonic growth up to three years. We examined whether this stress memory could stem from temperature- and/or development-induced changes DNA methylation. To do this, developed 200 Mb custom sequence capture bisulfite analysis of genes promoters...
Abstract Embryogenesis is a brief but potentially critical phase in the life cycle of tree for adaptive phenotypic plasticity. Using somatic embryogenesis maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.), we found that temperature during maturation affects embryo development and postembryonic growth up to 3 yr. We examined whether this stress memory could stem from temperature- and/or development-induced changes DNA methylation. For this, developed 200 mb custom sequence capture bisulfite analysis genes...