Scientific papers
2023 - 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2011 - 2010 - Before 2010
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]
Santos C and Leitão ST (2024) The exceptionally large genomes of the Fabeae tribe: Comparative genomics and applications in abiotic and biotic stress studies. Agriculture 14(1), 77. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14010077. [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 (Published on line. 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]
Gonçalves L, Rubiales D, Bronze MR, Vaz Patto MC (2022) Grass Pea Lathyrus sativus (L.) — A Sustainable and Resilient Answer to Climate Challenges. Agronomy 12:6 DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12061324. [Full text – Open Access]
Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Santos M, Pedrosa Costa C, Vaz Patto MC, Rocha SM, Bronze MR (2022) Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography as a powerful strategy for the exploration of broas volatile composition. Molecules 27(9):2728. DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092728. [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 2022:131692. 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 ST, 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. Food Chemistry 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]
Bento-Silva A, Duarte N, Belo M, Mecha E, Carbas B, Brites C, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR (2021) Shedding light on the volatile composition of broas, a traditional Portuguese maize bread. Biomolecules 11(10):1396. DOI: 10.3390/biom11101396. [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 resistance sources 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]
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]
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]
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
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]
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]
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. [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 volume 5, Article number: 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. [Abstract and full text links]
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].
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]
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]
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
Carbas, B.; Vaz Patto, M.C.; Bronze, M.R.; Bento da Silva, A.; Trigo, M.J. and Brites, C. (2016) Maize flour parameters that are related to the consumer perceived quality of “broa” specialty bread. Food Sciences and Technology Campinas (on line first). [Full text - Open Access]
Vaz Patto, M.C. (2016) Grain legume protein quality: A hot subject. Arbor 194 (779): a314. [Full text- Open Access]
2015
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]
2011
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]
Before 2010
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, 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. and 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.and 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]
