Publications Carlota

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Scientific papers

2024

Sanches M, Sampaio AM, Araújo S, van Eeuwijk F, Van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2024) Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) interesting panoply of mechanisms to cope with contrasting water stress conditions – a study of worldwide diversity and sub populational differences. Agricultural Water Management 292: 108664. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108664. [Full text – Open Access]

Sales H, Alves ML, Sampaio AM, Vaz Patto MC (2024) Understanding the phenotypic variability of the olive ‘Galega vulgar’ fruits and oil-related traits across environments. Scientia Horticulturae 326:112738. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112738.[Full text – Open Access]

2023

Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Identification of novel sources of partial and incomplete hypersensitive resistance to rust and associated genomic regions in common bean. BMC Plant Biol 23:610. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04619-8. [Full text – Open Access]

Martins DC, Santos C, Sampaio AM, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Lathyrus sativus resistance against existing and emerging powdery mildews (Erysiphe pisi and Erysiphe trifolii): A case of commonalities or total discrepancy?. Phytopathology (Published on line). DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-22-0227-FI. [Full text – Open Access]

Leitão ST, Mendes FA, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Oligogenic control of quantitative resistance against powdery mildew revealed in Portuguese common bean germplasm. Plant Disease 107:3113-3122. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-02-23-0313-RE. [Full text – Open Access]

Mecha E, Alves ML, Bento da Silva A, Pereira AB, Carbas B, Brites C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2023) High inter- and intra- diversity of amino acid content and protein digestibility disclosed in five cool season legume species with a growing market demand. Foods 12:1383. DOI: 10.3390/foods12071383. [Full text – Open Access]

2022

Jimenez-Lopez JC, Clemente A, Ochatt SJ, Vaz Patto MC, Von Wettberg E, Smýkal P (2022) Editoral: Biological and genetic basis of agronomical and seed quality traits in legumes. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:501. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1009980. [Full text – Open Access].

Santos C, Martins, DC, González-Bernal MJ, Rubiales D, & Vaz Patto MC (2022) Integrating phenotypic and gene expression linkage mapping to dissect rust resistance in chickling pea. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:837613. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.837613. [Full text – Open Access].

Martins DC, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Association mapping of Lathyrus sativus (L.) disease response to Uromyces pisi ([Pers.] D.C ) Wint. reveals novel loci underlying partial resistance. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 13:842545. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.842545. [Full text – Open Access].

Sales H, Figueiredo F, Vaz Patto MC, Nunes J (2022) Assessing the environmental sustainability of Portuguese olive growing practices from a life cycle assessment perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production 355:131692. DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131692. [Full text – Open Access].

Revilla P, Alves ML, Anđelković V, Balconi C, Dinis I, Mendes-Moreira P, Redaelli R, Ruiz de Galarreta JI, Vaz Patto MC, Žilić S, Malvar RA (2022) Traditional foods from maize (Zea mays L.) in Europe. Frontiers in Nutrition 8:683399. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.683399. [Full text – Open Access]

Mendes F, Leitão S, Correia V, Mecha E, Rubiales D, Bronze, MR, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Portuguese Common Bean Natural Variation Helps to Clarify the Genetic Architecture of the Legume’s Nutritional Composition and Protein Quality. Plants 11(1):26. DOI: 10.3390/plants11010026. [Full text – Open Access]

Mecha E, Erny GL, Guerreiro ACL, Feliciano RP, Barbosa I, Bento da Silva A, Leitão ST, Veloso MM, Rubiales D, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2022) Metabolomics profile responses to changing environments in a Portuguese common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm collection. 370:131003. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131003. [Full text – Open Access]

2021

Rubiales D, Annicchiarico P, Vaz Patto MC, Julier B (2021) Legume breeding for the Agroecological transition of global agri-food systems: A European perspective. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 12:782574. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.782574. [Full text – Open Access]

Sampaio AM, Alves ML, Pereira PM, Ehsan V, Santos C, Satovic Z, Rubiales D, Araújo SS, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Grass pea natural variation reveals oligogenic resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi. Plant Genome 2021:e20154. DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20154. [Full text – Open Access]

Erny G, Brito E, Pereira AB, Bento da Silva A, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze M (2021) Projection to latent correlative structures, a dimension reduction strategy for spectral-based classification. RSC Advances 11: 29124–29129. DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03359J. [Full text – Open Access]

Leitão ST, Alves ML, Pereira P, Zerrouk A, Godinho B, Barradas A, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Towards a trait-based approach to potentiate yield under drought in legume-rich annual forage mixture. Plants 10(9): 1763. DOI: 10.3390/plants10091763. [Full text – Open Access]

Mecha E, Correia V, Bento-Silva A, Ferreira A, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze M (2021) Improvement of wheat cookies' nutritional quality, by partial substitution with common bean and maize flours, sustained human glycaemia and enhanced satiety perception. Cereal Chemistry 98:1123–1134. DOI: 10.1002/cche.10460. [Abstract and full text links]

Leitão ST, Santos C, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Shared and tailored transcriptomic responses to combined fusarium wilt and water deficit in common bean. Horticulture research 8:149. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00583-2.  [Full text – Open Access]

Sales H, Šatović Z, Alves ML, Fevereiro P, Nunes J, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Accessing ancestral origin and diversity evolution by net divergence of an ongoing domestication Mediterranean olive tree variety. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 12:688214. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.688214.  [Full text – Open Access]

Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Serra T, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Broa, an ethnic maize bread, as a source of phenolic compounds. Antioxidants 10(5): 672. DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050672.  [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C, Polanco C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) MLO1 powdery mildew susceptibility gene in Lathyrus spp.: The power of high density linkage maps in comparative mapping and synteny analysis. Plant Genome 14: e20090. DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20090. [Full text – Open Access]

Sampaio AM, Vitale S, Turrà D, Di Pietro A, Rubiales D, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) A diversity of sources of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi found within grass pea germplasm. Plant and Soil 463: 19–38. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-04895-z.  [Full text – Open Access]

Mecha E, Natalello S, Carbas B, Bento da Silva A, Leitão ST, Brites C, Veloso MM, Rubiales D, Costa J, Cabral MF, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Disclosing the nutritional quality diversity of Portuguese common beans – the missing link for its effective use on protein quality breeding programmes. Agronomy 11(2): 221. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11020221. [Full text – Open Access]

Leitão ST, Bicho MC, Pereira P, Paulo MJ, Malosetti M, Araújo SS, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Common bean SNP alleles and candidate genes affecting photosynthesis under contrasting water regimes. Horticultural Research 8:4. DOI:10.1038/s41438-020-00434-6. [Full text - Open Access]

Sampaio AM, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Grass pea and pea phylogenetic relatedness reflected at Fusarium oxysporum host range. Crop Protection 141: 105495. DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105495. [Abstract and full text links]

Rocha C, Ribeiro JC, Costa Lima R, Prista C, Raymundo A, Vaz Patto MC, Cunha LM (2021) Application of the CATA methodology with children: qualitative approach on ballot development and product characterization of innovative products. Food Quality and Preference 88:104083. DOI:10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104083. [Full text - Open Access]

2020

Sales H, Nunes J, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Achievements and challenges towards a sustainable conservation and use of ‘Galega vulgar’ Olea europaea variety. Agronomy 10: 1467. DOI:10.3390/agronomy10101467. [Full text - Open Access]

Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2020) Hydroxycinnamic acids and their derivatives in broa, a traditional ethnic maize bread. Foods 9: 1471. DOI:10.3390/foods9101471. [Full text - Open Access]

Martins DC, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Legume crops and airborne biotrophic pathogens interactions: A continuous cross-talk of a multilayered array of defense mechanisms. Plants 9: 1460. DOI:10.3390/plants9111460. [Full text - Open Access]

Sampaio AM, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Fusarium wilt management in legume crops. Agronomy 10 (1073). DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10081073. [Full text - Open Access]

Alves ML, Bento-Silva A, Gaspar D, Paulo M, Brites C, Mendes-Moreira P, Bronze MR, Malosetti M, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Volatilome‒genome-wide association study on wholemeal maize flour. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68 (29): 7809–7818. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01273. [Abstract and full text links]

Santos C, Martins D, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Partial resistance against Erysiphe pisi and E. trifolii under different genetic control in Lathyrus cicera: outcomes from a linkage mapping approach. Plant Disease (Published on line) DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-20-0513-RE: [Abstract and full text links]

Alves ML, Bento-Silva A, Carbas B, Gaspar D, Paulo M, Brites C, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites CM, Bronze MR, Malosetti M, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Alleles to enhance antioxidant content in maize − a genome-wide association approach. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68(13): 4051-4061. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07190. [Abstract and full text links]

Leitão ST, Malosetti M, Song Q, van Eeuwijk F, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Natural variation in Portuguese common bean germplasm reveals new sources of resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli and resistance-associated candidate genes. Phytopathology 110(3): 633-647. (Published on line). DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-19-0207-R .  [Abstract and full text links]

Mecha E, Feliciano RP, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Silva SD, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2020) Human bioavailability of phenolic compounds found in common beans: the use of high resolution mass spectrometry to evaluate inter individual variability. British Journal of Nutrition 123 (314): 273-292. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114519002836. [Abstract and full text links]

2019

Leitão ST, Ferreira E, Bicho MC, Alves ML, Pintado D, Santos D, Mendes-Moreira P, Araújo SS, Costa JM, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Maize Open-Pollinated Populations Physiological Improvement: Validating Tools for Drought Response Participatory Selection. Sustainability 11(21): 6081. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11216081. [Full text - Open Access]

Bento-Silva A, Gonçalves L, Mecha E, Pereira F, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MdR (2019) An Improved HILIC HPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of β-ODAP and Its α Isomer in Lathyrus sativus. Molecules 24: 3043 doi: 10.3390/molecules24173043. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos CS, Carbas B, Castanho A, Vasconcelos MW, Vaz Patto MC, Domoney C, Brites C (2019) Variability in pea (Pisum sativum) seed quality traits defined by physicochemical functional properties. Foods 8: 570. DOI: 10.3390/foods8110570. [Full text – Open Access]

Mecha E, Leitão ST, Carbas B, Serra AT, Moreira PM, Veloso MM, Gomes R, Figueira ME, Brites C, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2019) Characterization of soaking process’ impact in common beans phenolic composition: contribute from the unexplored Portuguese germplasm. Foods 8: 296. [Full text – Open Access]

Cunha LM, Fonseca SC, Lima RC, Loureiro J, Pinto AS, Vaz Patto MC, Brites C (2019) Consumer driven improvement of maize bread formulations with legume fortification. Foods 8: 235. DOI: 10.3390/foods8070235. [Full text – Open Access]

Alves ML, Carbas B, Gaspar D, Paulo M, Brites C, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites CM, Malosetti M, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Genome-wide association study for kernel composition and flour pasting behavior in wholemeal maize flour. BMC Plant Biology 19:123. [Full text – Open Access]

2018

de Ron A, Bebeli PJ, Negri V, Vaz Patto MC, Revilla P (2018) Warm season grain legume landraces from the South of Europe for germplasm conservation and genetic improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:1524. ​[Full text – Open Access]

Santos CS, Carbas B, Castanho A, Bronze MR, Serrano C, Vasconcelos MW, Vaz Patto MC, Brites C (2018) Relationship between seed traits and pasting and cooking behaviour in a pulse germplasm collection. Crop and Pasture Science 69(9): 892-903. [Abstract and full text links]

Santos C, Almeida NF, Alves ML, Horres R, Krezdorn N, Leitão ST, Aznar-Fernández T, Rotter B, Winter P, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2018) First genetic linkage map of Lathyrus cicera based on RNA sequencing-derived markers: Key tool for genetic mapping of disease resistance. Horticulture Research 5:45. [Full text – Open Access]

Rubiales D, Araújo SS, Vaz Patto MC, Rispail N, Valdes-Lopes O (2018) Editorial: Advances in Legume Research. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:501. [Full text – Open Access]

Alves ML, Belo M, Carbas B, Brites C, Paulo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites C, Bronze MR, Šatović Z, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Long term on-farm participatory maize breeding by stratified mass selection retains molecular diversity while improving agronomic performance. Evolutionary Applications 11: 254-270.  [Full text – Open Access]

Bento da Silva A, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2018) Relevance, structure and analysis of ferulic acid in maize cell walls. Food Chemistry 246:360-378 [Full text – Open Access]

Carbas B, Pathania S, Castanho A, Lourenço D, Mota Veiga I, Vaz Patto MC, Brites C (2018) Elucidating potential utilization of Portuguese common bean varieties in rice based processed foods. Journal of Food Science and Technology 55: 1056-1064. [Full text – Open Access]

2017

Alves ML, Brites C, Paulo M, Carbas B, Belo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites C, Bronze MR, Gunjaca J, Satovic Z, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Setting up decision-making tools towards a quality-oriented participatory maize breeding program. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 8: 2203. [Full text – Open Access]

Mendes-Moreira P, Satovic Z, Mendes-Moreira J, Santos JP, Nina Santos JP, Pêgo SE, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Maize Participatory Plant Breeding in Portugal. Comparison of farmer's and breeder's selection on-farm. Plant Breeding 136:861-871.  [Abstract and full text links]

Serrano C, Carbas B, Castanho A, Soares A, Vaz Patto C, Brites C (2017) Characterisation of nutritional quality traits of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum) germplasm collection exploited in chickpea breeding in Europe. Crop and Pasture Science 68, 1031-1040. [Abstract and full text links]

Alves ML, Belo M, Carbas B, Brites C, Paulo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites C, Bronze MR, Šatović Z, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Long term on-farm participatory maize breeding by stratified mass selection retains molecular diversity while improving agronomic performance. Evolutionary Applications. [Abstract and full text links]

Leitão, S.T.; Dinis, M.; Veloso, M.M.; Satovic, Z.; Vaz Patto, M.C. (2017) Establishing the bases for introducing the unexplored Portuguese common bean germplasm into the breeding world. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 8: 1296. [Full text – Open Access]

2016

Vaz Patto, M.C. (2016) Grain legume protein quality: A hot subject. Arbor 194 (779): a314. [Full text – Open Access]

Carbas, B.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R.; Bento da Silva, A.; Trigo, M.J.; Brites, C. (2016) Maize flour parameters that are related to the consumer perceived quality of “broa” specialty bread. Food Science and Technology Campinas 36: 259-267. [Full text – Open Access]

2015

Garcia Tejero, I.F.; Costa, M.J.; Nunes da Lima, R.S.; Duran Zuazo, V.H.; Chaves, M.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Thermal imaging to phenotype traditional maize landraces for drought tolerance. Comunicata Scientiae 6(3): 334-343.   [Full text - Open Access]

Carbas, B.;Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R.; Bento da Silva, A.; Trigo, M.J.; Brites, C. (2015) Maize flour parameters that are related to the consumer perceived quality of “broa” specialty bread. Food Science and Technology (Campinas), Epub January 19, 2016.   [Full text - Open Access]

Mendes-Moreira, P.; Alves, M.L.; Satovic, Z.; Santos, J.P.; Santos, J.N.; Souza, J.C.; Pego S.E.; Hallauer, A.R. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Genetic architecture of ear fasciation in maize (Zea mays) under QTL scrutiny. PLoS ONE 10(4):e0124543.   [Full text - Open Access]

Almeida, N.F.; Krezdorn, N.; Rotter, B.; Winter, P.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Lathyrus sativus transcriptome resistance response to Ascochyta lathyri investigated by deepSuperSAGE analysis. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 6:178.   [Full text - Open Access]

Araújo, S.S.; Beebe, S.; Crespi, M.; Delbreil, B.; González, E.M.; Gruber, V.; Lejeune-Henaut, I.; Link, W.; Monteros, M.J.; Prats, E.; Rao, I.; Vadez, V. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Abiotic stress responses in legumes: Strategies used to cope with environmental challenges. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34: 237-280.   [Abstract and full text links]

Duc, G.; Agrama, H.; Bao, S.; Berger, J.; Bourion, V.; De Ron, A.M.; Gowda, C.L.L.; Mikic, A.; Millot, D.; Singh, K.; Tullu, A.; Vandenberg, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Warkentin, T. and Zong, X. (2015) Breeding annual grain legumes for sustainable agriculture: New methods to approach more complex traits and target new cultivar ideotypes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34: 381-411.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Amarowicz, R.; Aryee, A.N.A.; Boye, J.I.; Chung, H.J.; Martín-Cabrejas, M.A. and Domoney, C. (2015) Achievements and challenges in improving the nutritional quality of food legumes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34: 105-143.   [Abstract and full text links]

2014

Almeida, N.F.; Leitão, S.T.; Krezdorn, N.; Rotter, B.; Winter, P.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) Allelic diversity in the transcriptomes of contrasting rust-infected genotypes of Lathyrus sativus, a lasting resource for smart breeding. BMC Plant Biology 14:376.   [Full text - Open Access]

Almeida, N.F.; Leitão, S.T.; Caminero, C.; Torres, A.M.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) Transferability of molecular markers from major legumes to Lathyrus spp. for their application in mapping and diversity studies. Molecular Biology Reports 41: 269-283.   [Abstract and full text links]

Mendes-Moreira, P.M.R.; Mendes-Moreira, J.; Fernandes, A.; Andrade, E.; Hallauer, A.R.; Pêgo, S.E. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) Is ear value an effective indicator for maize yield evaluation? Field Crops Research 161: 75-86.   [Abstract and full text links]

Silvestre, S.; Araújo, S.S.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Marques da Silva J. (2014) Performance index: an expeditious tool to screen for improved drought resistance in the Lathyrus genus. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 56: 610-621.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2014) Lathyrus diversity: Available resources with relevance to crop improvement - L. sativus and L. cicera as case studies. Annals of Botany 113: 895-908.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2014) Resistance to rust and powdery mildew in Lathyrus crops. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 50: 116-122.   [Full text - Open Access]

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2014) Unveiling common responses of Medicago truncatula to appropriate and inappropriate rust species. Frontiers in Plant Science 5:618.   [Abstract and full text links].

2013

Leitão, S.T.; Almeida, N.F.; Moral, A.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Identification of resistance to rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe diffusa) in Portuguese common bean germplasm. Plant Breeding 132: 654-657.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Mendes-Moreira, P.M.; Alves, M.L.; Mecha, E.; Brites, C.; Bronze, R. and Pego, S. (2013) Participatory plant quality breeding: an ancient art revisited by knowledge sharing. The Portuguese experience. In: S.B. Andersen, ed. Plant Breeding from Laboratories to Fields. pp. 255-288. InTech.   [Full text - Open Access]

2011

Vaz Patto M.C.; Hanbury, C.D.; Van Moorhem, M.; Lambein, F.; Ochatt, S. and Rubiales, D. (2011) Grass pea. In: M. Perez de la Vega, A.M. Torres, J.I. Cubero, C. Kole, eds. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cool Season Grain Legumes. pp. 151-204. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, USA.   [Abstract and full text links]

Fondevilla S.; Almeida N.F.; Satovic Z; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C.; Cubero J.I.; and Torres A.M. (2011) Identification of common genomic regions controlling resistance to Mycosphaerella pinodes, earliness and architectural traits in different pea genetic backgrounds. Euphytica 182: 43-52.   [Abstract and full text links]

2010

Newton, A.C.; Akar, T.; Baresel, J.P.; Bebeli, P., Bettencourt, E.; Bladenopoulos, K.V.; Czembor, J.H.; Fasoula, D.A.; Katsiotis, A.; Koutis, K.; Koutsika-Sotiriou, M.; Kovacs, G.; Larsson, H.; Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A.; Rubiales, D.; Russell, J.; Santos, T.M.M. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2010) Cereal landraces for sustainable agriculture: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 30: 237-269.   [Abstract and full text links]

Santos, A.R.; Miguel, A.S.; Tomaz, L.; Malhó, R.; Maycock, C.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Fevereiro, P.; Oliva, A. (2010) The impact of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots in cells of Medicago sativa in suspension culture. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 8:24.   [Abstract and full text links]

2009 - 1998

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2009) Identification and characterization of partial resistance to rust in a germplasm collection of Lathyrus sativus L. Plant Breeding 128: 495-500.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F.; Santos, C.; Mendes Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z. and Brites C. (2009) Is the bread making technological ability of Portuguese traditional maize landraces associated with their genetic diversity? Maydica 54: 297-311.   [Full text - Open Access]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Fernández-Aparicio, M.; Moral, A. and Rubiales, D. (2009) Pre and posthaustorial resistance to rust in Lathyrus cicera L. Euphytica 165: 27-34.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Fernández-Aparicio M.; Satovic, Z. and Rubiales, D. (2009) Extent and pattern of genetic differentiation within and between European populations of Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel revealed by AFLP analysis. Weed Research 49: 48-55.   [Abstract and full text links]

Mendes-Moreira, P.M.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Mota, M.; Mendes-Moreira J.; Santos, J.P.N.; Santos, J.P.P.; Andrade, E.; Hallauer, A.R. and Pego, S.E. (2009) ‘Fandango’: long term adaptation of exotic germplasm to a Portuguese on-farm-conservation and breeding project. Maydica 54: 269-285.   [Full text - Open Access]

Moreira, P.M.R.M.; Pêgo, S.E.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Hallauer, A.R. (2008) Comparison of selection methods on “Pigarro”, a Portuguese improved maize population with fasciation expression. Euphytica 163: 481-499.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Díaz, R.; Satovic, Z.; Román, B.; Pujadas-Salvà, A. and Rubiales D. (2008) Genetic diversity of Moroccan populations of Orobanche foetida: from wild parasitic plants to parasitic weeds. Weed Research 48: 179-186.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Moreira, P.M.; Almeida, N.; Satovic, Z. and Pêgo, S. (2008) Genetic diversity evolution through participatory maize breeding in Portugal. Euphytica 161: 283-291.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto M.C.; Moreira P.M.; Carvalho, V. and Pêgo, S. (2007) Collecting maize (Zea mays convar. mays) with potential technological ability for bread making in Portugal. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54: 1555-1563.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Fernández-Aparicio M.; Moral, A. and Rubiales D. (2007) Resistance reaction to powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) in a germplasm collection of Lathyrus cicera from Iberian origin. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54: 1517-1521.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Fernández-Aparicio M.; Moral, A. and Rubiales D. (2006) Characterization of resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) in a germplasm collection of Lathyrus sativus. Plant Breeding 125: 308-310.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Skiba, B.; Pang, E.C.K.; Ochatt, S.J.; Lambein, F. and Rubiales, D. (2006) Lathyrus improvement for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses: from classical breeding to marker assisted selection. Euphytica 147: 133-147.   [Abstract and full text links]

Sillero, J.C.; Fondevilla, S.; Davidson, J.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Warkentin, T.D.; Thomas, J. and Rubiales, D. (2006) Screening techniques and sources of resistance to rusts and mildews in grain legumes. Euphytica 147: 255-272.   [Abstract and full text links]

Gutierrez, M.V..; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Huguet, T.; Cubero, J.I.; Moreno, M.T. and Torres, A.M. (2005) Cross-species amplification of Medicago truncatula microsatellites across three major pulse crops. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110: 1210-1217.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Pêgo, S.; Satovic, Z. and Fevereiro, P. (2004) Assessing the genetic diversity of Portuguese maize germplasm using microsatellite markers. Euphytica 137: 63-72.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Rubiales, D.; Martín, A.; Hernández, P.; Lindhout, P.; Niks, R.E. and Stam, P. (2003) QTL mapping provides evidence for lack of association of the avoidance of leaf rust in Hordeum chilense with stomata density. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 106: 1283-1292.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Aardse, A.; Buntjer, J.; Rubiales, D.; Martín, A. and Niks, R.E. (2001) Morphology and AFLP markers suggest three Hordeum chilense ecotypes that differ in avoidance to rust fungi. Canadian Journal of Botany 79: 204-213.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Niks, R.E. (2001) Leaf wax layer may prevent appressorium differentiation but does not influence orientation of the leaf rust fungus Puccinia hordei on Hordeum chilense leaves. European Journal of Plant Pathology 107: 795-803.   [Abstract and full text links]

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Niks, R.E. (2000) Orientation of germ tubes of Puccinia hordei on the Hordeum chilense leaf surface. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 35(1-4): 213-220.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Torres, A. M.; Klabouchova, A.; Macas, J. and Cubero, J. I. (1999) Development of a genetic composite map in Vicia faba using F2 populations derived from trisomic plants. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 98: 736-743.    [Abstract and full text links]

Torres, A.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Satovic, Z. and Cubero, J.I. (1998) New isozyme loci in faba bean (Vicia faba L.): genetic analysis and mapping using trisomics. The Journal of Heredity 89(3): 271-275.   [Abstract and full text links]

 

Book chapters (back to top)

Leitão ST, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Chapter 9. Abiotic and biotic stresses interaction in Fabaceae plants. Contributions from the grain legumes/soilborne vascular diseases/drought stress triangle. In: The Plant Family Fabaceae. Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses (Hasanuzzaman, Mirza, Araújo, Susana, Gill, Sarvajeet Singh, Eds) Springer Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4752-2_9

Vaz Patto MC, Rubiales D (2019) Medicago truncatula host / nonhost legume rust interactions. In: The model legume Medicago truncatula (de Bruijn FJ, Ed.) Chapter 5.2.3.2. pp. 394-389. John Wiley Sons, Inc. DOI: 10.1002/9781119409144.ch48. [Abstract and full text links].

Mecha E, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2019) Two sides of the same coin: the impact of grain legumes on human health – Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a case study. In: Legume Seed Nutraceutical Research. (Jimenez-Lopez J & Clemente C, Eds.) Chapter 2. InTechOpen. [Full text - Open Access]

Rubiales D, González-Bernal MJ, Warkentin T, Bueckert R, Vaz Patto MC, McPhee K, McGee R, Smykal P (2019) Advances in pea breeding. In: Achieving sustainable cultivation of vegetables. (Hochmuth G, Ed.). Chapter 22. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. DOI: 10.19103/AS.2019.0045.28

Mendes-Moreira P, Dinis I, Santos D, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Valorização de recursos genéticos endógenos através das sinergias multi-actor: O caso do programa VASO 2.0. In: Vol. 5 Cooperação entre a Comunidade e o Ensino Superior (Capitão & Bigotte Eds.). Coleção Estratégias de Ensino e Sucesso Académico: Boas prácticas no Ensino Superior. CINEP/IPC. pp. 23-34

Vaz Patto MC, Mecha E, Pereira AB, Leitão ST, Alves ML, Bronze MR (2018) Deciphering grain legumes quality riddle: The genomics of bioactive compounds. In: Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics (Brazauskas G et al., Eds.). pp. 1-3. Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature. [Abstract and full text links].

Almeida NF, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2015) Grass pea. In Grain Legumes, Series Handbook of Plant Breeding (de Ron A, Ed.) Springer Science+Business Media, New York .[Abstract and full text links].

Vaz Patto MC, Vaz Patto A, Almeida AL (2014) A Brief introduction to Serra da Estrela sheep. In Timeless Coloured Sheep (Du Toit D, Ed.), pp. 51-53. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, Germany.

Vaz Patto MC, Mendes-Moreira PM, Alves ML, Mecha E, Brites C, Bronze R, Pego S (2013) Participatory plant quality breeding: An ancient art revisited by knowledge sharing. The Portuguese experience. In Plant Breeding From laboratories to Fields (Andersen SB, Ed.), Chapter 10, pp. 255-288. InTech. [Abstract and full text links].

Newton AC, Akar T, Baresel JP, Bebeli PJ, Bettencourt E, Bladenopoulos KV, Czembor JH, Fasoula DA, Katsiotis A, Koutis K, Koutsika-Sotiriou M, Kovacs G, Larsson H, Carvalho MAAP, Rubiales D, Russell J, Santos TMM,

Vaz Patto MC (2011) Cereal landraces for sustainable agriculture. In Sustainable agriculture (Lichtfouse E, Hamelin M, Navarrete M, Debaeke P, Eds.), pp. 147-186. Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht. [Abstract and full text links].

Vaz Patto MC, Hanbury C, Van Moorhem M, Lambein F, Ochatt S, Rubiales D (2011) Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.).In: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cool Season Grain Legumes (Eds. Perez de la Vega M., Torres A.M., Cubero J.I. and Kole C.). Series on Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants (Kole C, Ed.), pp. 151-204. Science Publishers Inc., Plymouth, UK. [Abstract and full text links].

Mendes-Moreira PMR, Pêgo S, Vaz Patto MC (2009) On-farm Conservation Portugal – Vaso Project - a Long-term Conservation Programme. In: European landraces onfarm conservation, management and use. (Veteläinen M, Negri V, Maxted N, Eds.). pp. 275-282. Bioversity Technical Bulletin No. 15. Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. [Abstract and full text links].

 

Communications(back to top)

 

Conference presentations

2023

Sanches M*, Van Eeuwijk F, Van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2023) GWAS as a powerful tool to understand Water Stress Resilience in Grain Legumes - a study in grass pea. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September (* Oral Presentation)

Marques R*, Santos C, Pai H, Vaz Patto MC, Kamoun S, Kourelis J (2023) Tissue - specific expression patterns of resistance genes: a comparative study of legume NLR immune receptors. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September (* Oral Presentation+poster)

Marques R, Barros P, Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC, Santos C* (2023) Comparative transcriptomics reveals accession and time-point-specific Gene expression patterns in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) upon Erysiphe pisi infection. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September (* Oral Presentation+poster)

Mecha E*, Gonçalves L, Brandão PR, Bento da Silva A, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2023) Chemometric analysis of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: Predictive models for ODAP and homoarginine contents. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September (* Oral Presentation+poster)

Vaz Patto MC, Sampaio AM, Alves ML, Brito E, Goncalves L, Matzapetakis M, Duarte IF, Bronze MR. (2023) NMR metabolome-genome wide association study reveals genomic regions controlling grass pea metabolic quality: implications for precision breeding and improved diets. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September (* Oral Presentation+poster)

Leitão ST, Mecha E, Bronze MR, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Genetic basis of Portuguese common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) metabolic profile for enhancing nutritional quality. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September

Martins D, Mendes FA, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Histological and biochemical characterization of grass pea's partial resistance against Erysiphe trifolii infection. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September

Martins DC, Sampaio AM, Marques B, Uberegui E, Leitão ST, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Mediterranean faba bean germplasm: important source of water deficit tolerance? Plant Biology 2023. Braga, Portugal. 9-12 July

Sanches M, Van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC, Mhamdi A (2023) What the oxidative landscape of Lathyrus sativus can tell us about water stress response mechanisms. Plant Biology 2023. Braga, Portugal. 9-12 July

Gonçalves L, Lourenço M, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC* (2023) Exploring grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) breeding potential in Mediterranean changing climate conditions. Plant Biology 2023. Braga, Portugal. 9-12 July (* Oral Presentation)

Vaz Patto MC* (2023) Developing precision breeding-by-demand toolboxes. The grass pea case study. VIB Seminar Series. 20th April, Ghent. Belgium. (* Oral Presentation)

Mecha E*, Alves ML, Correia V, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2023) The high diversity in pulses’ volatile composition: understanding the chemical basis for sensorial legumes acceptability / avoidance. Dare2Change. Innovation-Driven Agrifood business. 21st March. Porto, Portugal. (* Oral Presentation)

Vaz Patto MC* (2023) Developing precision breeding-by-demand toolboxes. The Legumes case study LS4FUTURE First general Meeting. 8th February. Palácio Flor da Murta. Oeiras. Portugal. (* Oral Presentation)

2022

Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Santos M, Costa CP, Vaz Patto MC, Rocha SM, Bronze MR (2022) The potential of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography in the disclosure of Broas volatile composition, 12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, 6-8 December, Aveiro, Portugal.

Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Santos M, Costa CP, Vaz Patto MC, Rocha SM, Bronze MR (2022) The aroma of traditional Broas: Shedding light on their volatile composition. 1st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health, 17th November, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mecha E*, Alves ML, Bento da Silva A, Pereira AB, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2022) Protein quality diversity in the legume’s world: A potential solution for the future sustainable human nutrition. International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health (ICFNH). 17th November. INSA, Lisbon, Portugal. (* Oral Presentation)

Sampaio AM, Gonçalves L, Rodrigues AM, António C, Vaz Patto MC* (2022) Novel genetic factors controlling seed quality in grass pea revealed by metabolic genome wide association study. International Conference on Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding. 2-6 October. Novigrad, Croatia.(* Oral Presentation)

Sanches M, Sampaio AM, Araújo SS, Van Euuwijk F, Van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Physiologic mechanisms underlying water stress response in a diverse grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) germplasm collection. 7th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium. 27-30 September 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands.

Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Comparison of the genetic basis of common bean response to biotrophic airborne powdery mildew and rust fungi revealed by association studies in the Portuguese germplasm. XVIIIth Eucarpia Biometrics in Plant Breeding Conference. 21-23 September, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Sampaio AM, Gonçalves L, Rodrigues AM, António C, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Depicting the genetic basis of grass pea seeds primary metabolism through a genome-wide association study. XVIIIth Eucarpia Biometrics in Plant Breeding Conference. 21-23 September, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Sanches M, Mhamdi A, Araújo S, Vaz Patto MC, Van Breusegem F (2022) How can redox systems explain water stress tolerance in the grain legume Lathyrus sativus – preliminary results. Redox Biology Congress. 24-26 August 2022. Ghent, Belgium.

Leitão ST*, Santos C, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Candidate genes involved in common bean response to fusarium wilt and water deficit revealed by genome wide association study and transcriptomics approaches. EcoLeg workshop in the framework of the PRIMA DiVicia project. 30 May - 03 June 2022. Online Event. (* Oral Presentation)

Sanches M, Sampaio AM, Araújo SS, Van Euuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC, Van Breusegem F (2022) Deciphering the physiological mechanisms underlying grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) water and oxidative stress tolerance. The paradOX meeting: the good and bad sides of oxidation. 20 May. UC Louvain. Brussels, Belgium.

Marques RM, Santos C, Vaz Patto MC, Kamoun S, Kourelis J (2022) Uncovering the repertoire of legume NLR immune receptors (1.0). 12th ITQB NOVA PhD Students' Meeting, 20-22 April. Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6481693 .

Sanches M, Sampaio AM, Araújo SS, van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Physiological mechanisms underlying grass pea water stress response and preliminary identification of resistance associated molecular markers. XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations. Water relations under climate change: from genes to ecosystems. 26-28 January 2022. Online Event.

2021

Bento-Silva A*, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Valorisation of broas and Portuguese maize varieties: the useful contribution of chromatographic techniques. Webinar Chromatography helps in times of crisis, 17th December, Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (* Oral Presentation).

Revilla P, Maafi O, Santiago R, Frascaroli E, Balconi C, Altmann T, Vaz Patto MC, Charcosset A, Karmous C, Sahri A, Erdal S, Essamadi AK, Malvar RA (2021) Capitalization of Mediterranean maize germplasm for improving stress tolerance. Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals. 16-17 December 2021. Pamplona, Spain.

Maravilha RM, Santos C, Vaz Patto MC, Kamoun S, Kourelis J (2021) Phylogenomics reveals a complex evolutionary history of Fabaceae NLR immune receptors. British Society for Plant Pathology 2021, Our Plants, Our Future. Joint conference from BSPP and the EFPP. 6-8 December 2021. University of Birmingham, UK.

Revilla P, Djemel A, Santiago R, Frascaroli E, Balconi C, Altmann T, Vaz Patto MC, Charcosset A, Karmous C, Sahri A, Erdal S, Essamadi AK, Malvar RA (2021) Breeding Mediterranean maize for drought tolerance. Frontiers of Science and Technology in Crop Breeding and Production. 8-9 June 2021. Maize Research Institute of Zemun Polje. Belgrade, Serbia.

Sanches M, Araújo SS, van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Deciphering the physiological mechanisms underlying grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) water and oxidative stress resistance. Workshop 3960: Understanding Plant Responses to Climate Change: Redox based Strategies. 20-22 September 2021. Baeza, Spain.

Sales H, Figueiredo F, Vaz Patto MC, Nunes J (2021) Greenhouse gas emissions of three different olive growing systems in Portugal. Encontro Ciência’21, Centro de Congressos of Lisbon, 28-30 June. Lisbon, Portugal.

Bento da Silva A, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Impact of the volatile composition of broa, a Portuguese ethnic maize bread, on its sensory properties. XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos. 5-8 September 2021. Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.

Bento da Silva A, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) The role of maize phenolic composition on the volatile composition of broa, a traditional Portuguese bread. XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos. 5-8 September 2021. Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.

Martins DC, Crespo P, Sampaio AM, Pereira PM, Santos C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Unveiling the genetic components of resistance to powdery mildew in grass pea through a genome-wide association approach.  FESPB & EPSO Plant Biology Europe. 28 June-1 July 2021. Virtual Edition. Turin. Italy.

Sanches M, Araújo SS, Van Breusegem F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Differential physiological responses to water stress within a collection of grass pea Lathyrus sativus germplasm. Plant Science for Climate Emergency. 7-9 June 2021. VIB Conference Series. Virtual Edition. Ghent, Belgium.

Bento da Silva A, Belo M, Mecha E, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Main Volatile Compounds of Broa, a Portuguese Ethnic Maize Bread. ICBC 2021 - 16th ICC Cereal and Bread Congress. 29-31 March 2021. On line Event.

Bento da Silva A, Duarte N, Mecha E, Belo M, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amides Present in Broa, a Traditional Ethnic Maize Bread. ICBC 2021 - 16th ICC Cereal and Bread Congress. 29-31 March 2021. On line Event.

Pereira P, Alves ML, Leitão ST, Godinho B, Barradas A, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Across time analysis of morphological and physiological traits in grassland plant mixtures versus monocultures. Intercropping for Sustainability Conference 2021. 18-20 January 2021. On line. (Aspects of Applied Biology 146: 325-330)

Barradas A, Godinho B, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Yield and quality of four annual forage mixtures versus individual components. Intercropping for Sustainability Conference 2021. 18-20 January 2021. On line. (also at Aspects of Applied Biology 146: 365-372)

2020

Alves ML, Bento-Silva A, Carbas B, Brites C, Gaspar D, Paulo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites CM, Bronze MR, Malosetti M, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC* (2020) Harvesting fields of genes through association studies. International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. Universidade do Algarve. 23-24 January. Faro, Portugal. (*Invited Talk)

2019

Bento da Silva A, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2019) Shedding light on the phenolic composition of Portuguese maize breads. 4th International Mass Spectrometry School, 15-20 September, Barcelona, Spain.

Rocha C, Ribeiro J, Costa Lima R, Raymundo A, Prista C, Vaz Patto MC, Cunha LM (2019) Application of the CATA method with children to evaluate innovative food products: ballot development and sensory profiling. 13th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. 28 July - 1 August. Edinburgh, UK.

Rocha C, Ribeiro J, Lima RC, Prista C, Vaz Patto MC, Cunha LM* (2019) Sensory characterization and evaluation of salty miso-like and tempeh fermented grass pea products: construction of a preference mapping. 11th International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences.  27-28 June. Cardiff, UK. (Oral presentation)

Rocha C, Ribeiro J, Costa Lima R, Raymundo A, Prista C, Vaz Patto MC, Cunha LM (2019) Construction of an external preference mapping of innovative fermented grass pea flour cookies: A projective mapping approach. III Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Profesionales Del Analisis Sensorial. 26-28 June.  Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.

Leitão ST, Ferreira E, Alves ML, Santos D, Mendes-Moreira P, Costa JM, Araújo SS, Vaz Patto MC* (2019) Physiological maize landraces breeding: Validating tools for participatory selection approaches. XVI Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal. 26-28 June. Pamplona, Spain. (Oral presentation)

Bento da Silva A*, Mecha E, Belo M, Carbas B, Brites C, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2019) From maize flour to bread: changes in hydroxycinnamic acid and their derivatives after processing. EuroFoodChem XX Conference, 17-19 Junho, Porto, Portugal. (Oral presentation)

Sales H, Alves ML, Šatović Z, Nunes J, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Tracking down the changes in olive intra-varietal genetic diversity for an efficient use and conservation: the 'Galega vulgar' case study. XV Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics. 3-7 June. Prague, Czech Republic.

Santos C, Martins D, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Powdery mildew resistance QTLs revealed in chickling pea using an improved high-density genetic linkage map. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Sampaio AM, Pereira PM, Santos C, Alves ML, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) How can grass pea overcome Fusarium wilt? Insights from a natural variation study. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Martins DC, Santos C, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Can an orphan legume offer durable solutions for crop protection? – The continuum of Lathyrus sativus responses to powdery mildew. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Brito E, Matzapetakis M, Alves ML, Correira V, Pereira F, Gonçalves L, Bronze MR, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Genetic and environmental influence on Lathyrus sativus mature seed metabolome. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Mecha E, Alves ML, Guerreiro ACL, Leitão ST, Figueira ME, Veloso MM, Rubiales D, Bronze MR,  Vaz Patto MC* (2019)  Genetic architecture landscape of common bean metabolome – An association study for quality breeding. International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics. 13-17 May. Dijon. France. (Oral presentation)

2018

Alves ML, Brites C, Paulo M, Carbas B, Belo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites C, Bronze MR, Gunjača J, Šatović Z, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Decision tools for improving underused Portuguese maize landraces. DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress: Cultivating diversity and food quality. 10-12 December. Rennes, France.

Bicho MC, Alves ML, Leitão ST, Ferreira E, Mendes-Moreira P,  Costa JM, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Multiple-criteria approach to select drought-resistant maize populations. DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress: Cultivating diversity and food quality. 10-12 December. Rennes, France.

Rivière P, Van Frank G, David O, Vindras C, Ceccarelli S, Vaz Patto MC, Mendes Moreira P, Mendes Moreira J, Thomas M, Goldringer I (2018) PPBstats: An R package for Participatory Plant Breeding statistical analyses. DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress: Cultivating diversity and food quality. 10-12 December. Rennes, France.

Rubiales D, González-Bernal MJ, Santos C, Martins D, Sampaio M, Gonçalves L, Pereira P, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Lathyrus sativus and L. cicera germplasm characterization and breeding. DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress: Cultivating diversity and food quality. 10-12 December. Rennes, France. 

Leitão ST, Ferreira E, Alves ML, Araújo SS, Santos D, Mendes-Moreira P, Costa JM, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Field phenotyping of maize landraces under imposed water stress conditions: First steps on the establishment of a physiological breeding approach. Integrative Plant Biology Conference. 7-9 November. Poznan, Poland.

Rocha C, Ribeiro J*, Costa Lima R, Prista C, Vaz Patto MC, Cunha LM (2018) Sensory profile of innovative grass pea – based cookies by children: Application of the CATA technique. 14º Encontro de Química dos Alimentos. 6-9 November, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo. Portugal. (Oral presentation)

Mecha E, Guerreiro ACL, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2018) Getting a “big picture” of the Portuguese common beans’ diversity through the study of metabolites by Orbitrap High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Second International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health. 26-28 September. Lisbon, Portugal.

Alves ML, Carbas B, Maria Belo M, Bento-da-Silva A, Brites C, Gaspar D, Paulo M, Mendes-Moreira P, Brites CM, Bronze MR, Malosetti M, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Determining novel sources of beneficial alleles towards high nutritional, organoleptic and processing quality in maize. 17th meeting of the EUCARPIA Section Biometrics in Plant Breeding. 3-5 September. Ghent, Belgium.

Sampaio AM, Pereira PM, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Identifying promising sources of quantitative resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi in grass pea. 7th International Food Legume Research Conference (IFLRC-VII). 6-8 May. Marrakesh, Morocco.

Santos C, Polanco C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Isolation, characterization and mapping of MLO1 in Lathyrus cicera. 7th International Food Legume Research Conference (IFLRC-VII). 6-8 May. Marrakesh, Morocco.

Vaz Patto MC*, Rubiales D (2018) Lathyrus diversity: Available resources with relevance to crop improvement. 7th International Food Legume Research Conference (IFLRC-VII). 6-8 May. Marrakesh, Morocco. (Oral presentation)

 

2017

Rubiales D*, González-Bernal MJ, Carrillo-Perdomo E, Pereira P, Almeida NF, Gonçalves L, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Lathyrus sativus and L. cicera breeding: characterization of Iberian germplasm, QTL mapping, interspecific hybridization and cultivar development. Joint meeting of Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section and Protein Crops Working Group of EUCARPIA-Oil and Protein Crops Section. Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. 11-14 September. Vilnius, Lithuania. (Oral presentation)

Pereira PM, Araújo SS, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Screening methods for waterlogging tolerance in a worldwide collection of Lathyrus sativus. COSTFA1306 WG1 / EPPN2020 Current and future applications of phenotyping for plant breeding workshop. 29-30 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Vaz Patto MC*, Torres AM* (2017) Marker-based selection for low anti-nutritional content in pulses. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia. (Oral presentation)

Alves ML, Bento da Silva A, Gonçalves L, Brito E, Rubiales D, Bronze MR, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Grass pea association analysis of bioactive compounds for quality precision breeding tools development. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Bento da Silva A, Brito E, Pereira AB, Cardoso C, Mecha E, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2017) Characterization of phenolic content and antioxidant activity of legume accessions from five different species. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Gonçalves L, Lourenço M, Julião N, Almeida NF, Alves ML, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Agronomic performance of a worldwide grass pea collection under Mediterranean conditions. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Pereira PM, Almeida NF, Sampaio AM, Alves ML, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Genetic diversity of a worldwide collection of Lathyrus sativus assessed by cross-species amplifiable microsatellite molecular markers. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Santos C, Almeida NF, Alves ML, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2017) QTLs and eQTLs detection for rust resistance in Lathyrus cicera. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Serrano C, Carbas B, Castanho A, Soares A, Vaz Patto MC, Brites C (2017) Genetic diversity of basic and carotenoid composition in a germplasm collection of pulses exploited by European breeders. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Silva A, Pereira A, Brito E, Ferreira A, Silva S, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze M (2017) Prediction of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) phenolic composition and antioxidant activity by FTIR-ATR. Final joint LEGATO-EUROLEGUMES International conference advances in grain legume cultivation and use, translating legume research into end-users reality. 27-28 September. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Rubiales D*, González-Bernal MJ, Carrillo-Perdomo E, Pereira P, Almeida NF, Gonçalves L, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Lathyrus sativus and L. cicera breeding: characterization of Iberian germplasm, QTL mapping, interspecific hybridization and cultivar development. Joint meeting of Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section and Protein Crops Working Group of EUCARPIA-Oil and Protein Crops Section. Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. 11-14 September. Vilnius, Lithuania. (Oral presentation)

Vaz Patto MC*, Mecha E, Pereira AB, Leitão ST, Alves ML, Bronze MR (2017) Deciphering grain legumes quality riddle: The genomics of bioactive compounds. Joint meeting of Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section and Protein Crops Working Group of EUCARPIA-Oil and Protein Crops Section. Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. 11-14 September. Vilnius, Lithuania. (Oral presentation)

Leitão S.T.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2017 )Elucidation of the rust resistance genetic control in Portuguese common bean through a genome-wide association study. 15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union. Plant health sustaining Mediterranean Ecosystems. Córdoba, Spain, 20-23 June.

Sampaio A.M.; Almeida N.F.; Rispail N.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2017) Cross inoculation assays confirms grass pea / pea phylogeny proximity also at Fusarium oxysporum host range level. 15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union. Plant health sustaining Mediterranean Ecosystems. Córdoba, Spain, 20-23 June.

Oliveira B.R.*; Ferreira J.P.; Barreto Crespo M.T.; Bronze M.R.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2017) Fungal diversity in traditional maize varieties and potential mycotoxin production. World Congress on Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi - Mycotoxins 2017. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27-28 February. (Oral presentation)

Leitão S.T.; Araújo S.S.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2017) Core collection multiple stress screening to unlock the breeding potential of Portuguese common bean germplasm. 3rd general COSTFA1405 Meeting. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 31 January - 2 February.

2016

Sales H.; Nunes J.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) Prospecting Olea europaea in Portugal: establishment of a base collection for the development of molecular tools to improve the “Galega” variety. 7th ITQB PhD Meeting. Oeiras, Portugal, 23-25 November.

Vaz Patto M.C.*; Alves M.L.; Mecha E.; Bento da Silva A.; Leitão S.T.;, Almeida N.; Gonçalves L.; Rubiales D.; Bronze M.R. (2016) Using genomics to decipher the grain legumes quality riddle. Second International Legume Society Conference. Tróia, Portugal, 11-14 October. (Oral presentation)

Mecha E*, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2016) Protein quality of different Portuguese varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): the missing data for breeding. Second International Legume Society Conference. Tróia, Portugal, 11-14 October. (Oral presentation)

Serrano C.*; Carbas B.; Vaz Patto M.C.; Brites C. (2016) Tocopherols and carotenoids diversity in a chickpea germplasm collection exploited in chickpea breeding in Europe. Second International Legume Society Conference. Tróia, Portugal, 11-14 October. (Oral presentation)

Bento da Silva A.; Cardoso C.; Mecha E.; Vaz Patto M.C.; Bronze M.R.* (2016) The hidden phenolic content of faba beans. Second International Legume Society Conference. Tróia, Portugal, 11-14 October. (Oral presentation)

Gonçalves L.; Almeida N.F.; Lourenço M.; Julião N.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) Grain legume participatory research: The Alvaiazere grass pea agronomic trials example. 2nd International Legume Society Conference. Troia, Portugal, 11-14 October.

Almeida N.F.; Gonçalves L.; Lourenço M.; Julião N.; Aznar-Fernández T.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) The pursuit for resistance sources to biotic stresses in Lathyrus sativus. 2nd International Legume Society Conference. Troia, Portugal, 11-14 October.

Leitão S.T.; Alves M.L.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) Genome-wide association study of common bean disease resistance in Portuguese germplasm. 2nd International Legume Society Conference. Troia, Portugal, 11-14 October.

Almeida N.F.; Alves M.L.; Leitão S.T.; Rubiales D. Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) The pursuit of effector targets in Lathyrus cicera rust resistance QTLs. In: 3rd Annual Conference of the COST Action Sustain (FA1208). Banyuls sur Mer, France, 17–19 February.

Leitão S.T.; Mecha E.; Alves M.L.; Istras G.; Feliciano R.; Rodriguez-Mateos A.; Bronze M.R.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) Genome-wide association study for common bean phenolic compounds in Portuguese germplasm. EUCARPIA 20th General Congress. Switzerland, Zurich, 29 Aug - 1 September.

Leitão S.T.; Alves M.L.; Rubiales D.; Vaz Patto M.C. (2016) Exploiting the forgotten common bean landrace phenotypes: Disease resistance and genomic data integration. 2nd general COSTFA1306 Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-20 April.

Carbas B.; Pathania S.; Vaz Patto M.C.; Brites C. (2016) Keys to understanding the cooking behavior of grain legume. XIII Encontro Química dos Alimentos. Porto, Portugal, 14-16 September.

Mendes Moreira P.*; Bocci R.; Rey F.; Santos D.; Dinis I.; Vaz Patto M.C.; Chable V. (2016) O Projeto DIVERSIFOOD. Dos recursos genéticos à cadeia de valor. IV Colóquio Nacional de Horticultura Biológica. Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, 17-19 March. (Oral presentation)

Mecha, E.*; Feliciano, R.; Rodriguez-Mateos, A.; Figueira,  M.E.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R. (2016) How cooking process affects phenolic composition in a portuguese variety of common beans? XVI Latin American Congresso on Chromatography and 9th National meeting on Chromatography. Lisbon, Portugal, 5-9 January. (Oral presentation)

2015

Mecha, E.; Bento da Silva, A.; Figueira, M.E.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2015) The insoluble fraction – Is it possible to improve phenolic compounds quantification in common beans? 7th ICPH, International Conference on Polyphenols and Health. Tours, France, 27-30 October.

Vaz Patto, M.C.* (2015) Biotic-abiotic interactions in Portuguese common bean. A case study. Inaugural conference of COST FA1405 on Crop-Arthropod-Microorganism (CAMo) Interactions. Torino, Italy, 14-15 September 2015. (Oral presentation)

Alves, M.L.; Malosetti, M.; Belo, M.; Bento da Silva, A.; Mecha, E.; Paulo, M.; Brites, C.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Bronze, M.R.; van Eeuwijk, F. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Genome wide association study for maize flour aroma‐related aldehydes. XVIth meeting of the Eucarpia Section Biometrics in Plant Breeding. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 9-11 September.

Leitão S.T., Šatovic Z., Veloso M.M. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2015) Portuguese common bean performing live at the world diversity stage. In Research in Plant Genetics -from Mendel’s peas to the present. Brno, Czech Republic, 7-10 September.

Vaz Patto, M.C.* (2015) Portugal at the diverse common bean world. Bean-Adapt KO Meeting. Global Crop Diversity Trust. Bonn, Germany, 10-11 August 2015. (Oral presentation)

Carbas, B.; Lourenço, D.; Bronze, M.R.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Brites, C. (2015) Getting nutritional and organoleptic advantages of pea and faba bean variability. Joint ICC/AISTEC Conference "Grains for feeding the world". Millan, Italy, 1-3 July.

Castanho, A.; Carbas, B.; Serrano, C.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Mecha, E.; Bronze, M. and Brites, C. (2015) Exploring common bean resistant starch variability as function of genetic resources and seed fractions. Joint ICC/AISTEC Conference "Grains for feeding the world". Millan, Italy, 1-3 July.

Leitão S.T., Bicho C., Araújo S.S. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2015) Phenotyping Portuguese common bean germplasm for drought tolerance. In COST FA 1306 Plant Phenotyping - The quest for tolerant varieties - 1st General Meeting. Gatersleben, Germany, 22-24 June.

Alves, M.L.; Malosetti, M.; Carbas, B.; Paulo, M.; Brites, C.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Brites, C.; van Eeuwijk, F. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Genome wide association analysis for maize flour yellowness and lutein content. XXIIIrd EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference. Montpellier, France, 10-11 June.

Mendes-Moreira, P.; Gaspar, D.; Brites, C.; Paulo, M.; Alves, M.L.; Brites, C. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2015) Portuguese Maize Landraces Evaluation – Commitment with Tradition and Farmers. XXIIIrd EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference. Montpellier, France, 10-11 June.

Leitão S.T., Bicho C., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2015) Unveiling the potential of portuguese common bean varieties to genetic improvement: rust and fusarium wilt resistance. In Eucarpia International Symposium on Protein Crops – Plant proteins for the future. Pontevedra, Spain, 4-7 May.

Matos, C.R.; Passarinho, J.A.P.; Carneiro, L.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Veloso, M.M. (2015) Patterns of diversity of morphological traits in Portuguese common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces. Eucarpia International Symposium on protein Crops. Pontevedra, Spain, 4-7 May.

Mecha, E.*; Bento da Silva, A.; Figueira, M.E.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2015) Amino acid profiles of Portuguese common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties: First steps on protein quality evaluation. Eucarpia International Symposium on protein Crops. Pontevedra, Spain, 4-7 May. (Oral presentation)

Almeida, N. F.*, S. T. Leitão, M. L. Alves, T. Aznar-Fernandez, L. Gonçalves, D. Rubiales and M. C. Vaz Patto (2015). Lathyrus cicera: The first steps of an orphan crop in the omics era. In Proceedings of the Eucarpia International Symposium on Protein Crops - V Meeting AEL. Pontevedra, Spain, 4-7 May 2015. (Oral presentation)

Bento da Silva, A.; Mecha, E.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2015) Effect of digestion process in phenolic composition of legumes. 4th International Conference of Food Digestion. Naples, Italy, 17-19 March.

Mecha, E.; Bento da Silva, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Figueira, M.E. and Bronze, M.R. (2015) Phenolic composition of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): What enzymatic hydrolysis tell us? 4th International Conference of Food Digestion. Naples, Italy, 17-19 March.

Leitão S.T., Bicho C., Araújo S.S., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2015) Common bean phenostressomics: Screening Portuguese common bean germplasm for disease and drought resistance. In COST FA1306 Plant Phenotyping “The quest for tolerant varieties - Phenotyping at plant and cellular level” – Work group 2 meeting. Carcavelos, Portugal, 26-27 February.

Almeida, N. F., D. Rubiales and M. C. Vaz Patto (2015). Is Uromyces pisi effectors’ expression host specific within related plant species? In Proceedings of the SUSTAIN COST Action (FA1208) workshop on "Experimental approaches for the investigation of effector function". University of Tel-Aviv, Israel, 10-12 February 2015

Bento da Silva, A.; Mecha, E.; Cardoso, C.; Limpo, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2015) Maize bread: what about adding legumes?. 5th International Course "Advanced Food Analysis”. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 26-30 January.

2014

Aznar-Fernández, T.; Carrillo-Perdomo, E.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2014) Screening pea (Pisum sativum) for aphid (Acyrtosuphon pisum) and weevil (Bruchus pisorum) resistance under field and under controlled conditions. In Book of Abstracts COST FA1303 WG1 meeting: phenotyping, from the lab to the field. 13-14 November, Larnaca.

Almeida, N.F.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) RNA-seq of plant/pathogen interactions as a tool for deciphering effector genes. In Book of Abstracts of the 2st annual COST FA1208 meeting – “Pathogen-informed strategies for sustainable broad-spectrum crop resistance”. Zakopane, Poland, 15-17 October.

Carbas, B.; Mecha, E.; Silva, A.; Bronze, M.R.; Brites, C. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) LEGATO (LEGumes for the Agriculture of TOmorrow), adapting to consumers’ expectations.In Book of Abstracts of the 1st Congress on Food Structure Design. Porto, Portugal, 15-17 October.

Carbas, B.; Mecha, E.; Serrano, C.; Veloso, M.M.; Bronze, M.R.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Brites, C. (2014) Exploiting organoleptic and nutritional quality of Portuguese common bean to different food applications. In Book of Abstracts of the 1st Congress on Food Structure Design. Porto, Portugal, 15-17 October.

Santos, D.; Paulo, M.; Brites, C.; Mendes-Moreira, J.; Gaspar, D.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Mendes-Moreira, P. (2014) Portuguese landraces under PPB – Environmental and morphological effects on yield. In Book of Abstracts of the 18th IFOAM Organic World Congress. Istanbul, Turkey, 13-15 October.

Leitão, S.T.; Tomás, D.; Dinis, M.; Šatovic, Z.; Veloso, M.M. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2014) Take a walk on the bean side: The Portuguese genetic diversity. In Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Food Legumes Research Conference (IFLRC VI) and 7th International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG VII). Saskatoon, Canada, 7-11 July.

Almeida, N.F.; Alves, M.L.; Leitão, S.T.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2014) Chickling pea (Lathyrus cicera L.) resistance to rust and powdery mildew under QTLs scrutiny. In Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Food Legumes Research Conference (IFLRC VI) and 7th International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG VII). Saskatoon, Canada, 7-11 July.

Alves, M.L.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Brites, C.; Gaspar, D.; Spencer, G.; Satovic, Z. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2014) Genetic distance and heterosis on open-pollinated maize populations - Yield and yield-related traits evaluated through a half diallel mating design. In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress “Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems”. Nantes, France, 7-9 July.

Brites, C.; Alves, M.L.; Laires, J.; Gaspar, D.; Spencer, G.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Mendes Moreira, P. (2014) Maize diversity in farmers’ hands. A comparative analysis of SinPre. In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress "Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems". Nantes, France, 7-9 July.

Bento da Silva, A.; Greco, M.F.; Limpo, A.; Almeida, C.; Mecha, E.; Serra, A.T.; Papetti, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2014) Application of FTIR-ATR to maize flour and breads - Is it possible to predict the total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity? In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress “Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems”. Nantes, France, 7-9 July.

Rakszegi, M.*; Bede, K.; Mecha, E.*; Bento da Silva, A.; Carbas, B.; Brites, C.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R.; Aebi, R.; Hiltbrunner, J.; Vindras, C.; Taupier-Letage, B. and Chable, V. (2014) Diversity for quality in organic systems “soil to fork”. GxExM effects on organoleptic, nutritional and end-use quality. In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress “Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems”. Nantes, France, 7-9 July. (Oral presentation)

Goldringer, I.*; Rivière, P.; Rehman Khan, A.; Howlett, S.; Miko, P.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Ceccarelli, S.; Negri, V. and Ciancaleoni, S. (2014) Diversity for specific adaptation and evolutionary processes. Evolutionary mechanisms and breeding strategies in SOLIBAM. In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress “Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems”. Nantes, France, 7-9 July. (Oral presentation)

Mecha, E.; Bento da Silva, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2014) Proanthocyanidins in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes - Application of Liquid Chromatography and MALDI-TOF-MS! In Book of Abstracts of the International Congress “Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems”. Nantes, France, 7-9July.

García-Tejero, I.F.; Costa, J.M.; Lima, R.S.N.; Durán-Zuazo, V.H.; Muriel Fernández, J.L.; Chaves, M.M. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2014) Aplicaciones de la termografia de infrarrojos para la selección de genotipos de maíz adaptados al déficit hídrico. In Book of Abstracts of the XXXII Congresso Nacional de Riegos, 10-12 June. Madrid, Spain. pp. 64-65.

Bento da Silva, A.; Mecha, E.; Serra, A.T.; Carbas, B.; Brites, C., Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2014) Effect of digestion process in phenolic composition of traditional maize bread: broa. In Book of Abstracts of the Food Structure and Functionality Forum Symposium. NH Grand Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 March-2 April.

Mecha, E.; Bento da Silva, A.; Serra, A.T.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2014) Influence of digestion process in the antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of traditional varieties of Portuguese cooked dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In Book of Abstracts of the Food Structure and Functionality Forum Symposium. NH Grand Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 March-2 April.

2013

Alves, M.L.; Brites, C.; Mendes-Moreira, P.M. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Maize association population for fungal diseases resistance studies. In Book of Abstracts of the 1st Annual COST FA1208 meeting – “Pathogen-informed strategies for sustainable broad-spectrum crop resistance”. Birnam, Scotland, 9-11 October.

Brites, C.; Carbas, B.; Trigo, M.J.; Bronze, M.R.; Mendes-Moreira, P. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Addressing food quality diversity of maize and beans accessions on intercropping systems. In International Association for Cereal Science & Technology Conference: Grains For Quality Of Life. Perth, Australia, 24-28 August.

Carbas, B.; Mecha, E,; Serra, A.T.; Serrano, M.C.; Bronze, M.R.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Brites, C. (2013) Characterization of tocopherols, tocotrienols, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in Portuguese common bean germplasm. In International Association for Cereal Science & Technology Conference: Grains For Quality Of Life. Perth, Australia, 24-28 August.

Brites, C.; Carbas, B.; Faustino, J.; Bronze, M.R.; Silva, A.; Veiga, H.I.M.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Rodrigues, J.C.; Simões, R.; Meneses, J.C. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Exploring food quality traits diversity on Portuguese maize inbred lines. In International Association for Cereal Science & Technology Conference: Grains For Quality Of Life. Perth, Australia, 24-28 August.

Dinis, M.; Leitão, S.T.*; Veloso, M.M.; Šatovic, Z. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Where does Portugal stand in a world of diverse common bean? In Book of Abstracts of the First Legume Society Conference, 9-11th May, Novi Sad, Serbia, p. 24.  (Oral presentation)

Almeida, N.F.*; Leitão, S.T.; Rotter, B.; Winter, P.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2013) Transcriptional profiling of grass pea genes differentially regulated in response to infection with Ascochyta pisi. In Book of Abstracts of the First Legume Society Conference, 9-11th May, Novi Sad, Serbia, p. 140.  (Oral presentation)

Mecha, E.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R. (2013) Portuguese traditional varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) – An approach to beans diversity through phenolic composition study! In Book of Abstracts of the First Legume Society Conference, 9-11th May, Novi Sad, Serbia, p. 27.

2012

Mecha, E.; Belo, M.; Carbas, B.; Brites, C.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Bronze, M.R. (2012) Maize bread “broa”: are traditional Portuguese maize varieties responsible for different flavours? In Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on new knowledge on chemical reactions during food processing and storage: Chemical Reactions in Foods VII. Prague, Czech Republic. 14-16 November, p. 166.

Almeida, N.F.; Leitão, S.T.; Rotter, B.; Winter, P.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Differential expression in Lathyrus sativus and Lathyrus cicera transcriptomes in response to rust (Uromyces pisi) infection. In the VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (VI ICLGG). Hyderabad, India. 2-7 October.

Leitão, S.T.; Dinis, M.; Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F.; Satovic, Z.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) How resistant are the Portuguese common bean traditional landraces to powdery mildew and rust fungi? In the VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (VI ICLGG). Hyderabad, India. 2-7 October.

Leitão, S.T.; Almeida, N.F.; Satovic, Z.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Can cross-species transferable molecular markers be useful on genetic diversity studies? In the VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (VI ICLGG). Hyderabad, India. 2-7 October.

Leitão, S.T.*; Araújo, S.; Satovic, Z. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Comparison of photosynthetic parameters in a collection of Portuguese common bean traditional varieties: settling the basis for drought resistance studies. Ecophysiology Techniques Workshop, organized by the British Ecological Society and Society for Experimental Biology. Lisbon, Portugal. 10-15 September.  (Oral presentation)

Alves, M.L.; Brites, C.; Paulo, M.; Afonso, A.C., Mendes-Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Building the basis for population breeding: Genetic structure and diversity of maize populations in Portugal. In Proceedings of the Vth Meeting of the EUCARPIA Section - Biometrics in Plant Breeding. Hohenheim, Stuttgard, Germany, 5-7 September. p. 61.

Alves, M.L.; Belo, M.; Carbas, B.; Brites, C.; Paulo, M.; Spencer G.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Brites, C.; Bronze, M.R.; Silas, P.; Satovic, Z. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Tracking down the changes in maize participatory breeding: Portuguese “Amiúdo” and “Castro Verde” populations. In Proceedings of the Vth Meeting of the EUCARPIA Section - Biometrics in Plant Breeding. Hohenheim, Stuttgard, Germany, 5-7 September. p. 62.

Leitão, S.T.; Dinis, M.; Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Establishing the basis for disease resistance genetic studies on Portuguese common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm. In Book of Abstracts of the XXXVII Portuguese Genetics Conference. Lisbon, Portugal. 28-30 May. p. 38.

Alves, M.L.; Dinis, M.; Leitão, S.T.; Satovic, Z.; Mendes-Moreira, P. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Portuguese maize and common bean landraces II – An ancient association under molecular scrutiny. In Proceedings of the SOLIBAM 1st Stakeholder congress - Shaping the future of agriculture: The role of diversity in low input and organic cropping systems. Grottaferrata, Italy, 19-20 April. p. 2.

Gaspar, D.; Brites, C.; Paulo, M.; Alves, M.L.; Santos, D.; Dinis, I.; Dinis, M.; Leitão, S.T.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Mendes-Moreira, P. (2012) Portuguese maize and common bean landraces I - Commitment with tradition, farmers and paradigms. In Proceedings of the SOLIBAM 1st Stakeholder congress - Shaping the future of agriculture: The role of diversity in low input and organic cropping systems. Grottaferrata, Italy, 19-20 April. p. 1.

Mecha, E.; Belo, M.; Carbas, B.; Boas, L.V.; Brites, C.; Bronze, M.R. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2012) Maize and beans intercropping system, the food quality attributes of an old agricultural practice in a new challenging world. In Proceedings of the SOLIBAM 1st Stakeholder congress - Shaping the future of agriculture: The role of diversity in low input and organic cropping systems. Grottaferrata. Italy, 19-20 April. p. 11.

2011

Belo, M.; Nobre, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Boas, L.; da Silva, S. and Bronze, M.R. (2011) Volatile and phenolic compounds in flour of maize varieties used in the production of traditional breads ("broa de milho"), In Proceedings of the EuroCereal 2011: Science and Technology Meeting Real World Challenges. Chipping Campden, UK. 6-7 December. p. 22.

Mendes-Moreira, P.*; Vaz Patto, M.C. (2011) Linking conservation to local use: maize bread from LRs. Conservation strategies for European crop wild relative and landrace diversity. Joint PGR Secure/ECPGR workshop. Palanga, Lithuania. 7–9 September.  (Oral presentation)

Silvestre, S.; Araújo, S.; Vaz Patto, M.C.  and Marques da Silva, J. (2011) Drought effects in the water relations of 10 genotypes of Lathyrus sp. In Proceedings of the XII Congresso Hispano-Luso de Fisiologia Vegetal. Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal (SEFV). 21-24 June 2011. Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Spain. p. 118.

Leitão, S.T.; Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2011) Settling the potential of Portuguese maize germplasm for association studies. In Proceedings of the XXII EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference. 20-23 June 2011. Opatija, Croatia. p. 83.

Mendes-Moreira, P; Alves, M.L.; Satovic, Z.; Santos, J.P.;  Santos, J.N.; Souza, J.C.; Pego, S.E.; Hallauer, A.R. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2011) QTL analysis of maize ear inflorescence in a fasciation contrasting inbreeds cross PB260 x PB266. In Proceedings of the XXII EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference. 20-23 June 2011. Opatija, Croatia. p. 111.

Almeida, N.F.; Leitão, S.T.; Rotter, B.; Winter, P.; Rubiales, D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2011) Development of molecular tools for Lathyrus cicera using normalized cDNA libraries. In Proceedings of the 9th Plant Genomics European Meeting (Plant GEM). 4-7 May 2011. Istanbul, Turkey. p. 26.

Silvestre, S.; Araújo, S.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Marques da Silva, J. (2011) Comparison of water stress resistance in Lathyrus sp. In Proceedings of the 2011 Model Legume Congress. 15-19 May 2011. Sainte-Maxime, France.

2010

Mendes-Moreira, P.; Vaz Patto, M.C.;  Mendes-Moreira, J.;  Hallauer, A.R. and Pego, S.E. (2010) On-farm conservation and participatory maize breeding in Portugal; lessons learnt and future perspectives. In Proceedings of the EUCARPIA 2^nd Conference of the "Organic and Low-Input Agriculture" Section. Breeding for resilience: a strategy for organic and low-input farming systems? 1-3 December 2010. Paris, France. pp. 131-134.

Fondevilla, S.; Almeida, N.F.; Satovic, Z.; Torres, A.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Cubero, J.I. and Rubiales D. (2010) Saturation of the P665 x Messire genetic map with SSRs markers to aid comparison with other pea maps and QTLs. In Proceedings of the 5th International Food Legumes Research Conference and 7th European Conference on Grain Legumes. 26-30 April 2010. Antalya, Turkey. p. 187.

Almeida, N.F.; Rispail, N.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Rubiales, D. (2010) Where do Ascochyta isolates infecting Lathyrus species stand on a grain legume-associated Ascochyta phylogenetic study? In Proceedings of the 5th International Food Legumes Research Conference and 7th European Conference on Grain Legumes. 26-30 April 2010. Antalya, Turkey. p. 326.

Before 2010

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F.; Santos, C.; Mendes Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z. and Brites, C. (2009) Is the bread making technological ability of Portuguese traditional maize landraces associated with their genetic diversity? In Proceedings of the XXIth International EUCARPIA Conference on “Maize and Sorghum Breeding in the Genomics Era”. 21-24 June 2009. Bergamo, Italy. p. 49.  (Oral presentation)

Almeida, N.F.; Sardinha, J.; Satovic, Z; Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2009) Molecular aspects of Iberian grass pea germplasm diversity. In Proceedings of the 19th EUCARPIA Conference Genetic Resources Section. 26-29 May 2009. Ljubljana, Slovenia. p. 26.

Alves, M.L.; Almeida, N.F., Mendes Moreira, P.; Satovic, Z.; Brites, C. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2009) Assessment of physicochemical traits and molecular diversity in Portuguese maize germplasm: A basis for selection of genotypes in breeding for improved maize bread quality. In Proceedings of the 19th EUCARPIA Conference Genetic Resources Section. 26-29 May 2009. Ljubljana, Slovenia. p. 79.

Mendes-Moreira, P.M.; Fernandes, A.; Mendes-Moreira, J.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Hallauer, A.R. and Pêgo, S.E. (2009) Maize ear value, tuning a mathematical formula with a sociological view. In Proceedings of the 14th Eucarpia Meeting of Biometrics in Plant Breeding Section. 2-4 September 2009. Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Mendes Moreira, P.M.; Santos, J.P.P.; Santos, J.P.N.; Almeida, N.F.; Alves, M.L.; Satovic, Z.; Pego, S.E.; Hallauer, A.R. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2009) Farmers vs. breeders selection: agronomic and molecular evaluation of a participatory maize breeding program response. In Proceedings of the 14th Eucarpia Meeting of Biometrics in Plant Breeding Section. 2-4 September 2009. Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Mendes Moreira, P.M.M.; Santos, J.P.P.; Santos, J.P.N.; Paulo, M.; Wangalala J.; Ramos, B.; Souza, J.C.; Almeida, F.; Pêgo, S.E. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2009) Preliminary studies on the adaptation of exotic maize germplasm to Portugal. In Proceedings of the XXIth International EUCARPIA Conference on “Maize and Sorghum Breeding in the Genomics Era”. 21-24 June 2009. Bergamo, Italy. p. 143.

Mendes Moreira, P.M.M.*; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Mota, M.; Santos, J.P.P.; Santos, J.P.N.; Andrade, E.; Hallauer, A.R. and Pêgo, S.E. (2009) ‘Fandango’: Long term adaptation of exotic germplasm to a Portuguese on-farm-conservation and breeding project. In Proceedings of the XXIth International EUCARPIA Conference on “Maize and Sorghum Breeding in the Genomics Era”. 21-24 June 2009. Bergamo, Italy. p. 58.  (Oral presentation)

Santos, J.P.N.; ESAC students; Almeida, M.M.; Simões, L.; Brito, O.; Tristany, M.; Veloso, M.; Santos, D.; Santos, J.P.P.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Mendes-Moreira, P. (2009) Genetic Resources Conservation and Green Care in Agriculture: a link among institutions. In Proceedings of the Cost Action 866 Meeting “Farming for Health”, 25-27 May 2009. Pisa, Italy.

Almeida, N.F.; Caminero, C. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2008) Cross-amplification of pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) microsatellites in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.). In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics. 7-12 December 2008. Puerto Vallarta. Mexico. p. 66.

Moreira, P.M.; Simões, L.; Miguéns, F.; Tristany, M.; Santos, D.; Malta, M.; Santos, J.P.; Santos, J.N.; Brites, C.; Menècio, D.; Cordovil, T. and Vaz Patto, M.C. (2008) Genetic resources conservation: a topic for green care in Agriculture. In Proceedings of the COST Action 866 Workshop “Green Care in Agriculture: Advancing research methods and approaches”. 6-8 October 2008. Thessaloniki, Greece.

Moreira, P.M.; Vaz Patto, C.; Pego, S.E.; Santos, J.P.P.; Santos, J.P.N. and Hallauer, A.R. (2008) Diversity evolution during 20 years of mass selection on ‘Fandango’, a Portuguese maize synthetic with some degree of fasciation. In Proceedings of the EUCARPIA 18th General Congress. 9-12 September 2008. Valencia, Spain. p. 203.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Moreira, P. and Pêgo, S. (2007) Present status and prespectives of the use of cereal landraces in Portugal. A case study: Maize. In Proceedings of the Cost Action 860 Workshop on Varietal characteristics of cereals in different growing systems with special emphasis on below ground traits. 29 May – 1 June 2007. Velence, Hungary.

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Moreira, P. and Pêgo, S. (2007) Enhancement of participatory plant breeding of traditional landraces for sustainable farming systems in Portugal. In Proceedings of the cereal landraces Workshop WG 1. Cost Action 860 Subgroup Landraces Meeting. 26-27 February 2007. Athens, Greece. (Oral presentation)

Moreira, P.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Pêgo, S.E. and Hallauer, A.R. (2007) Evolution of diversity during 20 years of mass selection on ‘Pigarro’, a Portuguese improved maize population with fasciation. In Proceedings of the Eucarpia Symposium in Plant breeding for organic and sustainable, low-input agriculture: dealing with genotype-environment interactions. 7-9 November 2007. WICC Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Moreira, P.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Santos, J.; Morgado, L..; Santos, J. and Pego, S.E. (2007) Pre-breeding methods used on Portuguese maize germplasm and its applications for on farm conservation. In Proceedings of the Eucarpia Symposium in Plant breeding for organic and sustainable, low-input agriculture: dealing with genotype-environment interactions. 7-9 November 2007. WICC Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Moreira, P.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Pêgo, S.E. and Hallauer, A.R. (2007) Comparison of selection methods on 'Pigarro', a Portuguese improved maize population with fasciation. In Proceedings of 18th Eucarpia Genetic Resources Section – Plant Genetic Resources and their Exploitation in the Plant Breeding for Food and Agriculture. 23-26 May 2007. Pieštany, Slovak Republic.

Moreira, P.M.; Queiroz, N.; Teixeira, N.; Santos, D.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Santos, J.P.; Morgado, L.; Santos, J.P.; Santos, C.; Soares, R.; Carvalho, V. and Pêgo, S.E. (2007) Maintaining traditional agricultural systems – The last redoubt of long term in situ conservation. In Proceedings of 18th Eucarpia Genetic Resources Section – Plant Genetic Resources and their Exploitation in the Plant Breeding for Food and Agriculture. 23-26 May 2007. Pieštany, Slovak Republic.

Moreira, P.M.; Malta, M.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Veloso, M.M. (2007) Portuguese in situ/on farm conservation. The role of ONG'S. In Proceedings of 18th Eucarpia Genetic Resources Section - Plant Genetic Resources and their Exploitation in the Plant Breeding for Food and Agriculture. 23-26 May 2007. Pieštany, Slovak Republic.

Moreira, P.M.; Santos, J.P.; Antunes, M.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Pêgo, S.E. (2007) Pre-breeding on Portuguese maize landraces: screening of maize germplasm with potential for participatory breeding. In Proceedings of 18th Eucarpia Genetic Resources Section - Plant Genetic Resources and their Exploitation in the Plant Breeding for Food and Agriculture. 23-26 Maio 2007. Pieštany, Slovak Republic.

Sardinha, J.; Almeida, N.; Vaz Patto, M.C. (2007) Molecular characterization of Lathyrus sativus using AFLP markers. In Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Grain Legumes. 12-16 November 2007. Lisbon, Portugal.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Díaz, R.; Satovic, Z.; Roman, B. and Rubiales, D. (2006) Genetic variability among O. foetida populations collected in Morocco. In Proceedings of the Workshop on parasitic plant management in sustainable agriculture. Final Meeting of Cost Action 849. 23-24 November 2006. Oeiras-Lisboa. ITQB, Portugal.

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Moreira, P.M.; Satovic, Z. and Pêgo, S. (2006) Genetic diversity evolution through participatory maize breeding. In Proceedings of the XIII Eucarpia Biometrics Section meeting. 30 August - 1 September 2006. Zagreb, Croatia. (Oral presentation)

Fernández-Aparício, M.; Moral, A.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Neves, S. and Rubiales, D. (2006) Recolección de germoplasma de Lathyrus silvestres en la Península Ibérica. In Proceedings of the Segundas Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Leguminosas. 25-27 April 2006. Cuenca. Spain.

Moreira, P.M.; Pêgo, S.; Vaz Patto M.C. and Hallauer, A. (2006) Twenty years of mass selection on ‘Fandango’, a Portuguese maize synthetic variety with fasciation. In Proceedings of the International Plant Breeding Symposium. 20-25 August 2006. Mexico City. Mexico.

Moreira, P.M.; Santos, J.P.; Antunes, M.P.; Moura, R.; Santos, J.P.; Vaz Patto M.C. and Pêgo, S. (2006) Prebreeding on Portuguese maize landraces: Biometric and pest evaluation. In Proceedings of the International Plant Breeding Symposium. 20-25 August 2006. Mexico City. Mexico.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Diaz, R.; Román, B. and Rubiales, D. (2005) Genetic variation in Orobanche foetida as revealed by AFLP analysis. In Proceedings of the Joint Working Groups and MC Meeting of Cost Action 849, Broomrape biology, control and management. 15-17 September 2005. Reading University. UK.

Moreira, P.M.; Santos, J.P.; Simões, P.; Santos, J.P.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Carvalho, V. and Pêgo, S. (2005) Pré-avaliação de populações de milhos regionais da região centro. A utilização do método "HUNTERS". II Colóquio de Melhoramento de Plantas e Conservação de Recursos Genéticos, 18t November 2005. Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém. Santarém, Portugal.

Moreira, P.M.; Santos, J.P.; Simões, P.; Santos, J.P.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Carvalho, V. and Pêgo, S. (2005) Pré-avaliação de populações de milhos regionais da região centro. Parâmetros Biométricos e Fitossanitários. VII Encontro Nacional de Protecção Integrada. 6-7 December 2005. Coimbra, Portugal.

Satovic, Z.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Javornik, B. and Belaj, A. (2005) The use of microsatellite markers in cultivar classification. In Proceedings of the Plant Breeding and Seed Production Croatian Congress. Osijek. Croatia.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Moreira, P.; Carvalho, V. and Pêgo, S. (2005) Collecting Portuguese maize landraces with technological ability for bread production. XVII International Botanical Congress. 17-23 July 2005. Vienna, Austria.

Neves S.S.; Kenicer G.J.; Fevereiro P. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2005) Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Lathyrus L. (Fabaceae): evidence from nuclear ITS sequences. XVII International Botanical Congress. 17-23 July 2005. Vienna, Austria.

Vaz Patto, M.C.* (2004) How to screen for powdery mildew and rust fungi resistance in Lathyrus spp.? Thematic workshp on methods to screen disease resistance. 5th European Conference on Grain Legumes/2nd International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics. 7-11 June 2004. Dijon, France. (Oral presentation)

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Satovic, Z. (2004) Spatial genetic structure of Hordeum chilense Roem. & Schullt, as revealed by AFLP markers. In Proceedings of the First Croatian Botanical Symposium. 30 September - 2 October 2004. Zagreb, Croatia.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Moral, A. and Rubiales, D. (2004) Resistance to powdery mildew and rust fungi in Lathyrus species. In Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Grain Legumes/2nd International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics. 7-11 June 2004. Dijon, France. Published by AEP, p. 64.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Satovic, Z.; Pêgo, S. and Fevereiro, P. (2004) The use of microsatellite markers for detection of genetic diversity in Portuguese maize germplasm. In Proceedings of the XXXIX Croatian Symposium on Agriculture. 17-20 February 2004. Opatija, Croatia. Published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia. pp. 243-246.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Satovic, Z.; Pêgo, S. and Fevereiro, P. (2003) Molecular aspects of Portuguese maize inbred lines diversity. In Proceedings of the BIOTEC’ 2003 - X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia. 6-8 December 2003. Published by Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal. p. 74.

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Pêgo, S.; Satovic, Z. and Fevereiro, P. (2003) Assessing the genetic diversity of Portuguese maize germplasm using microsatellite markers. In Proceedings of the 12th Eucarpia Meeting of the section of biometrics in plant breeding. 3-5 September 2003. Published by Conselleria de Politica Agroalimentaria e Desenvolvemento Rural . Xunta de Galicia. Coruna. Spain. pp. 28-29.  (Oral presentation)

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Satovic, Z. and Fevereiro, P. (2003) Microsatellite variability in a Portuguese germplasm collection of maize. I Encontro sobre microssatélites e genética de populações. 16-17 June 2003. INETI. Lisboa. Portugal.  (Oral presentation)

Gutierrez, M.V.*; Huguet, T.; Cardinet, G.; Avila, C.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Cubero, J.I.; Moreno, M.T. and Torres A. M. (2003) Use of microsatellites from Medicago truncatula to facilitate comparative mapping and marker assisted breeding among legumes. In Proceedings of the 12th Eucarpia Meeting of the section of biometrics in plant breeding. 3-5 September 2003. Published by Conselleria de Politica Agroalimentaria e Desenvolvemento Rural . Xunta de Galicia. Coruna. Spain. pp. 38-39.  (Oral presentation)

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Anker, C.C.; Niks, R.E. and Lindhout, P. (2000) AFLP markers in Hordeum chilense: A highly polymorphic species. In Proceedings of the 8^th International Barley Genetics Symposium. Adelaide, Australia, October 22-27, 2000 (Logue S., ed.) Published by Department of Plant Science, Waite campus, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia. pp. 98-99.

Vaz Patto, M.C. and Niks, R.E. (2000) Orientation of germ tubes of Puccinia hordei on the Hordeum chilense leaf surface. In Proceedings of the 10th Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildews Conference. 28 August - 1 September 2000. Budapeste, Hungary.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Niks, R.E. and Stam, P. (2000) The genetic basis of avoidance of rust fungi in Hordeum chilense. In Proceedings of the Durable Resistance Symposium - Key to sustainable agriculture. 28 November-1 December 2000. Ede, The Netherlands. p. 62.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Buntjer J. and Niks, R.E. (1999) AFLP markers can differentiate wild barley Hordeum chilense subspecific morphotypes. EPS Meeting. 9th December 1999. Wageningen. The Netherlands.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Anker, C.C. and Niks, R.E. (1999) AFLP markers in Hordeum chilense and Triticum monococcum: source of durable resistance for barley and wheat breeding. Lunteren Meeting. 26-27 April 1999. Lunteren, The Netherlands.

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Rubiales, D.; Martin, A. and Niks, R.E. (1998) The inheritance of the avoidance mechanism to rust fungi in wild barley (Hordeum chilense). In: Proceedings of the 9^th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, Saskatoon, Canada, August 2-7, 1998. (Slinkard A.E., ed.). University Extension press, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon. pp. 329-331.

Vaz Patto, M.C.*; Torres, A.M. and Cubero, J.I. (1998) Genetic mapping in Vicia faba L. using trisomics. In Proceedings of the 3^rd European Conference on Grain Legumes. 14–19 November 1998. Valladolid, Spain. pp. 64-65. (Oral presentation)

Vaz Patto, M.C.; Talhinhas, P. and Martins, J.M. (1996) Studies on genetic variability and architecture of Lupinus mutabilis Sweet populations. In Proceedings of the VIII International Lupin Conference. Pacific Grove, California, USA. pp. 378-383.

Talhinhas, P.; Vaz Patto, M.C. and Martins, J.M. (1996) Evaluation of Lupinus mutabilis Sweet cultivars under Mediterranean conditions. In Proceedings of the VIII International Lupin Conference. Pacific Grove, California, USA. pp. 87-93.

(*) Oral presentation - presenting authors

 

Scientific dissemination(back to top)

Vaz Patto MC (2023) Plantas saudáveis, animais saudáveis, pessoas saudáveis. Vida Rural 1891: 57-60.

Revilla P, Álvarez-Iglesias L, Maafi O, Mekliche A, Santiago R, Souto C, Frascaroli E, Balconi C, Altmann T, Vaz Patto MC, Charcosset A, Karmous C, Sahri A, Erdal S, Essamadi AK, Butrón A, López-Malvar A, Malvar RA (2023) Valorización de la biodiversidad para mejorar la resiliencia del maíz al cambio global en el área mediterránea. Agricultura 1078:36-39. [Full text - Open Access]

Leitão ST, Sampaio AM, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Lathyrus sativus – an unexplored source of resistance to Fusarium wilt disease. Cassava Cyanide Diseases and Neurolathyrism Network Newsletter (CCDNN News) Nº39. pp: 5-6.

Martins DC, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Can an underutilized legume offer solutions for crop protection? – The continuum of Lathyrus sativus responses to rust disease. Cassava Cyanide Diseases and Neurolathyrism Network Newsletter (CCDNN News) Nº39. pp: 4-5

Santos C, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Advances on Lathyrus cicera resistance to rust and powdery mildew diseases. Cassava Cyanide Diseases and Neurolathyrism Network Newsletter (CCDNN News) Nº39. pp: 7

Vishnykova M, Sinjushin A, Zoric L, Cupina B, Rubiales D, Ellis N, Vaz Patto MC, Medovic A, Smýkal P (2022) Aleksandar Mikić, the legume (re)searcher. Legume Science e134. DOI: 10.1002/leg3.134

Bickler C, Otieno J, Banfield-Zanin J, Weih M, Karley A, Farhah AA, Trivett E, Bertelsen I, Fog-Petersen J, Mínguez I, Scherber C, Vaz Patto MC, Adam E, Maalouf F and Rubiales D (2021). Deliverable 1.11 (D8). EIP-Practice Abstracts (3) developed by the EU-H2020 project DIVERSify (‘Designing innovative plant teams for ecosystem resilience and agricultural sustainability’), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement Number 727284.

Vaz Patto MC (2021) O chícharo (Lathyrus sativus) como cultura modelo para uma agricultura sustentável. Voz do Campo 246:48-50.

Vaz Patto MC, Leitão ST, Alves ML, Gonçalves L, Sampaio AM, Bento da Silva A, Santos C, Martins DC, Sanches M (2021). Quando a investigação fundamental abraça a investigação participativa: o caso do chícharo de Alvaiázere. Revista do Centro de Competências para a Dieta Mediterrânica 1:30-33.

Kiær LP, Scherber C, Weih M, Rubiales D, Tavoletti S, Adam E, Vaz Patto MC, Leitão ST, Schmutz A, Schöb C, Pakeman R, Newton AC, Karley AJ (2020) Handbook for trait assessment in agricultural plant teams. Deliverable report D2.2 (D17) EU-H2020 project DIVERSify (‘Designing innovative plant teams for ecosystem resilience and agricultural sustainability’). Grant Agreement Number 727824. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346444358_Handbook_for_trait_assessment_in_agricultural_plant_teams [accessed Feb 01 2021]. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30716.56963

Scherber C, Karley AJ, Schöb C, Schmutz A, Weih M, Tavoletti S, Adam E, Vaz Patto MC, Rubiales D, Villegas Fernández A, Kiær LP (2020) Key mechanisms promoting performance of plant teams. Deliverable report 2.4 (D20) EU-H2020 project DIVERSify (‘Designing innovative plant teams for ecosystem resilience and agricultural sustainability’). Grant Agreement Number 727824. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347422899_Key_mechanisms_promoting_performance_of_plant_teams [accessed Feb 01 2021].  DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.44808 

Vaz Patto MC, Ellis N (2019) IFLRC VII Session 8a overview: Genomics and Genetics. Legume Perspectives 16: 19-21.

Vaz Patto MC, Jha AB, Galoburda R, Warkentin T (2017) ILS2 Sessions 7 & 9 overview: Legumes in food and feed and other alternative uses. Legume Perspectives 14: 21-23.

Leitão ST, Vaz Patto MC (2017) Feijão português: uma mistura genética singular (estudo da diversidade do germoplasma português). Vida Rural

Vaz Patto MC, Araújo SS (2016) Positioning Portugal into the context of world production and research in grain legumes. Revista de Ciências Agrárias 39(4): 3-21.

Gonçalves L, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2015) Grass pea prospective at the Mediterranean basin. Legume Perspectives 10: 8-9. [Full text - Open Access]

Gonçalves L, Canhoto J, Vaz Patto MC (2015) Chícharo (Lathyrus sativus L.) uma cultura emergente. Frutas, Flores e Legumes (in press).

Mecha E, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2015) Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Underexplored attributes for food development. Legume Perspectives 9: 28-30. [Full text - Open Access]

Gonçalves L, Vaz Patto MC (2015) Deciphering the grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) quality riddle. Legume Perspectives 9: 24-25. [Full text - Open Access]

Almeida, NF, Rubiales, D, Vaz Patto, MC  (2015). Transcriptional profiling comparison of related grain legume genes differentially regulated in response to infection with Ascochyta sp.. Legume Perspectives 8, 17-18. [Full text - Open Access]

Vaz Patto MC (2015) Reinventando as leguminosas de grão na vanguarda da qualidade alimentar. Boletim de Biotecnologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia. 6: 19-21. [Full text - Open Access]

Veloso MM, Passarinho JA, Matos CR, Carneiro LC, Leitão ST, Vaz Patto MC (2015) Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces in Portugal: morphological diversity of the seed. Landraces 3: 14-15.

Mecha E, Leitão ST, Bronze MR, Vaz Patto MC (2014) Feijão, diversidade genética, sustentabilidade e saúde. In Agricultura familiar e desenvolvimento rural: Biodiversidade e promoção da saúde (Barros V ed.). Animar-São Pedro do Sul. Setembro 2014. pp 23-31. [Full text - Open Access]

Mendes-Moreira P, Vaz Patto MC (2012) Maize traditional landraces in Portugal: Past, Present or Future? Landraces 1: 23-25. [Full text - Open Access]

Almeida NF, Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2012) Lathyrus research in Portugal. Cassava Cyanide Diseases and Neurolathyrism Network Newsletter (CCDNN News) Nº19. [Full text - Open Access]

Mendes-Moreira P, Vaz Patto MC (2012) Milho: Passado, presente ou futuro? AGROTEC 3: 74-77. [Full text - Open Access]>

Rubiales D, Fernández-Aparicio M, Moral A, Almeida NF, Vaz Patto MC (2009) Disease resistance in Lathyrus sativus and L. cicera. Grain Legumes 54: 36-37. [Full text - Open Access]

Rubiales D, Fernández-Aparicio M, Moral A, Vaz Patto MC, Neves SS, Pujadas-Salvá AJ (2009) Lathyrus spp. germplasm collection in the Iberian Peninsula. Grain Legumes 54: 15. [Full text - Open Access]

Vaz Patto MC, Almeida NF (2009) Progress in genetic markers development for Lathyrus species. Grain Legumes 54: 34-35. [Full text - Open Access]

Vaz Patto MC (2009) Alvaiázere, grass pea capital: a Taste on patrimony. Grain Legumes 54: 38-39. [Full text - Open Access]