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From canopy to single flowers: a downscale approach to flowering of the invasiv...
Vicente, Sara; Giovanetti, Manuela; Trindade, Helena; Máguas, C.Context: Acacia longifolia is a native legume of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania and is invasive in many parts of the world. A key feature to its success is the production of a high quantity of flowers every season, resulting in a massive seedbank that remains dormant in the soil for decades. Many studies have been performed on this species’ reproductive biology, but none has focused on flowering in detail...
Quality attributes of cultivated white crowberries (Corema album (L.) D. Don) f...
Jacinto, João; Giovanetti, Manuela; Oliveira, Pedro Brás; Valdiviesso, Teresa; Máguas, C.; Alegria, C.There is a growing interest in Corema album (L.) D. Don fruits due to the unique white colour, mildly acidic lemony flavour and health-promoting properties associated with its bioactive composition. This study performs a physical–chemical characterisation of cultivated C. album fruits from a multi-origin clonal field. The field comprises ten wild populations with distinct geographical origins, grown under the s...
Acorn isotopic composition: a new promising tool for autenticity maps of montad...
Alegria, Carla; Antunes, Cristina; Giovanetti, Manuela; Abreu, Marta; Máguas, CristinaIt is often overlooked that even food production is linked to the ecology of plants and animals. Living organisms respond to environmental short-and long-term variability: acknowledging this may help in the ultimate goal of valorizing a territory/product. We investigated acorns of the two main Quercus species of the Portuguese Montado, a main feed of the renown black Iberian pig. We tested their responses to an...