Conference presentations and posters
Cristina Cruz - Selected conference presentations and posters
Dias T, Correia P, Carvalho L, Melo J, Varennes A, Cruz C. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species differ in their capacity to overrule the soil legacy of maize monocropping. Microbiotec’17, 7th Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 7-9 December, 2017, Porto, Portugal.
Melo J, Carvalho L, Correia P, Souza S, Dias T, Santana M, Carolino M, Aguiar N, Canellas L, Cruz C, Ramos A. Conventional farming disrupts cooperation among phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from Carica papaya’s rhizosphere. Microbiotec’17, 7th Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 7-9 December, 2017, Porto, Portugal.
Rocha AC, Melo J, Dias T, Carolino M, Ramos M, Sousa Silva M, Cordeiro C, Tenreiro R, Cruz C. Insights on diazotrophic bacteria and wheat symbiotic interactions by FTICR-MS profiling. Microbiotec’17, 7th Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 7-9 December, 2017, Porto, Portugal.
Santos I, Tenreiro A, Gouveia C, Carolino M, Melo J, Tenreiro R, Cruz C. Hunting for soil nitrifying prokaryotes: from the nightmare of isolation to the dream of physiological and molecular characterization. Microbiotec’17, 7th Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 7-9 December, 2017, Porto, Portugal.
Munzi S, Branquinho C, Cruz C, Máguas C, Leith I, Sheppard L, Sutton M. Is lichen δ15N an indicator of nitrogen pollution and a surrogate of nitrogen atmospheric composition? Evidence from manipulative experiments. 2016 International Nitrogen Initiative Conference, "Solutions to improve nitrogen use efficiency for the world", 4-8 December 2016, Melbourne, Australia.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Impacts of increased nitrogen availability on the structure and functioning of a Mediterranean basin ecosystem. EUFORINNO conference, 31 August-4 September, 2015, Rogla, Slovenia.
Cerqueira F, Carolino M, Correia P, Akdi K, Cruz C, Carvalho L. Symbiosis establishment in the rhizosphere: specific tasks for specific partners. 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Corrêa A, Ferrol N, Cruz C. Living together, behaving as one: rethinking mycorrhizal systems. 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Melo J, Ramos A, Cruz C., Carolino M, Correia P, Carvalho L. The cultivation system can influence the physiological functionality and social interaction of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from the rhizosphere of Carica papaya L.! 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Munzi S, Sheppard L, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Bini L, Parrotta L, Cai G. How does Cladonia portentosa respond to nitrogen? Effect of form, dose, time of exposure, and PK addition on protein expression. 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Soares A, Correia A, Correia P, Carvalho L, Reis A, Carolino M, Cruz C. Is the output of the plant mycorrhizal symbiosis determined by the plant and fungal symbionts, or by the microbiome? 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ulm F, Gouveia C, Dias T, Cruz C. In situ differential response of soil, roots and mycorrhizosphere to altered N/P constraints. Evidence from an N-manipulation experiment in a Mediterranean ecosystem. 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 12-18 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Carvalho L, Correia P, Cerqueira F, Peixoto L, Bento F, Soares A, Reis A, Carolino M, Cruz C. Interações planta-microrganismos- microrganismos e o desenvolvimento de biofertilizantes. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Correia P, Carvalho L, Reis A, Costa F, Pacheco I, Delgado M, Mesquita L, Dores J, Patanita J, Castro Pinto J, Akdi K, Varennes A, Carolino M, Cruz C. Consórcio microbiano: uma alternativa sustentável para o aumento da eficiência do uso dos nutrientes. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Costa R, Varma A, Cruz C. Plants as modulators of biofertilizer activity: The influence of maize root exudates on Piriformospora indica functionality. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Cruz C. Amónia: um sinal ou molécula facilitadora da comunicação? (oral presentation). XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Delgado M, Ferreira F, Antunes PM, Cruz C. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as intercrop quality enhancers. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dias T, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Ammonium tolerance varies between co-existing Mediterranean plant species. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Eutrópio F, Costa AR, Cruz C, Melo J, Dobbs L, Santos J, Simoura N, Cruz T, Pereira M, de Freitas MS, Ramos A. Papel dos ácidos húmicos na regulação do crescimento e ionoma de duas espécies de fungos ectomicorrízicos crescendo em diferentes concentrações de ferro. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Fonseca MB, Dias T, Carolino M, Cruz C, França MC. The presence of soil symbionts attenuates the competition between an african grass and Dimorphandra wilsonii, a critically endangered tree. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Gouveia C, Ulm F, Dias T, Carolino M, Cruz C. In the quest for phosphorus: the role of P solubilizing bacteria in helping plants accessing P in an N-limited Mediterranean ecosystem. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Martinez-Recio J, Cruz C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, González-Murua C, Ariz I, González-Moro MB. Carbohydrate supply does not always mitigate ammonium toxicity. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Melo J, Correia P, Carvalho L, Carolino M, Meleiro I, Santos J, Cruz T, Canton G, Simoura N, Cruz C, Ramos A. Efeito do sistema de cultivo de Carica papaya L. sobre a diversidade e funcionalidade de rizobactérias. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Santos J, Eutrópio F, Junior R, Baretta D, Melo J, Cruz C, Cardoso E, Ramos A. Discriminação de sistemas de cultivo orgânico e convencional de Coffea arabica L. com base na macrofauna edáfica. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Silva MCS, Mendes IR, Almeida Paula T, Rodrigues da Luz JM, Cruz C, Bazzolli DMS, Kasuya MCM. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Eucalyptus globulus plantations in Portugal. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ulm F, Gouveia C, Dias T, Cruz C. Nitrogen fertilization induces P depletion and shifts P acquisition from the root surface of Cistus ladanifer into the surrounding bulk soil. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ulm F, Hellmann C, Cruz C, Máguas C. Acacia longifolia increases the nitrogen input into the surrounding plant community by acceleration of organic matter breakdown. XV Simpósio Luso-Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas - NutriPLANTA 2014, 6-8 December 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Delgado M, Ferreira F, Antunes PM, Cruz C. Tripartite symbiosis in intercropping systems. First Global Soil Biodiversity Conference - Assessing soil biodiversity and its role for ecosystem services, 2-5 December 2014, Dijon, France
Munzi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Cai G, Parrotta L, Bini L, Sheppard L. How nitrogen changes protein expression in Cladonia portentosa: the effect of form, dose, time of exposure, and PK addition (summary and poster). XXVII Convegno Società Lichenologica Italiana, 15-17 October 2014, Montecatini Terme, Italy.
Dias T, Clemente A, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Bobbink R, Cruz C. Enhanced plant diversity does not necessarily improve ecosystem functioning: observations based on 5 years’ manipulation of N dose and form in a Mediterranean Basin ecosystem. MEDECOS (Mediterranean Ecosystems) XIII International Conference, 6- 9 October 2014, Olmué, Chile.
Correia P, Delgado M, Cruz C, Carvalho L. The importance of root socialization to improve food security and environmental sustainability. Afro-Asian Congress on Microbes for Human and Environmental Health (MicrobioTech-2014), 24–26 September 2014, New Delhi.
Costa R, Varma A, Cruz C. Piriformospora indica mediates nutrient release from organic matter into the soil solution - the importance of C/N in the medium. Afro-Asian Congress on Microbes for Human and Environmental Health (MicrobioTech-2014), 24–26 September 2014, New Delhi.
Cruz C. Root socialization: the basis for improved productivity and nutrient use efficiency - the example of Piriformospora indica (oral presentation). Afro-Asian Congress on Microbes for Human and Environmental Health (MicrobioTech-2014), 24–26 September 2014, New Delhi.
Cruz C, Dias T. Indicators of soil biological quality. ELS 2014 - the Earth Living Skin: Soil, Life and Climate Changes, 22-25 September 2014, Bari, Italy.
Cruz, C. Solving the problems of a lean professor (oral presentation). European LEAN EDUCATOR Conference - Supporting Next Generation Lean Thinking, 17-19 September 2014, Valencia, Spain.
Cruz C, Correia P, Dias T, Carvalho L. Building a giant army of tiny soldiers for farming in the Mediterranean. 1st Meeting of CAPERMED - Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems, 3-4 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Integrating the impacts of N pollution on the structure and functioning of Mediterranean ecosystems. 1st Meeting of CAPERMED - Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems, 3-4 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Correia P, Carolino M, Dores J, Patanita J, Delgado M, Castro Pinto J, de Varennes A, Mesquita L, Cruz C, Carvalho L. Root socialization: the basis for improved productivity and nutrient use efficiency. 18th Nitrogen Workshop (The nitrogen challenge: building a blueprint for food and future), 30 June - 3 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dias T, Gouveia C, Ulm F, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Martins-Loução M, Cruz C. Soil receives, soil reports: soil bacterial communities as rapporteurs of integrated ecosystem responses to increased nitrogen availability. 18th Nitrogen Workshop (The nitrogen challenge: building a blueprint for food and future), 30 June - 3 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Gouveia C, Cruz C, Chaves S, Dias T, Carolino M. The sensitivity of ammonia oxidation to soil ammonium concentration as an indicator of ecosystem N saturation. 18th Nitrogen Workshop (The nitrogen challenge: building a blueprint for food and future), 30 June - 3 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ulm F, Gouveia C, Dias T, Cruz C. Enhanced nitrogen availability has an impact on extracellular enzyme activity in the rhizoplane of Cistus Ladanifer but not in the surrounding soil. 18th Nitrogen Workshop (The nitrogen challenge: building a blueprint for food and future), 30 June - 3 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ulm F, Gouveia C, Dias T, Cruz C. N enrichment decouples the relation between N and P cycling in the rhizoplane but not in the bulk soil: evidence from an N-manipulation field experiment in a Mediterranean ecosystem. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014, 27 April - 2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria.
Dias T, Clemente A, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Bobbink R, Cruz C. Ammonium as a driving force of plant diversity and ecosystem functioning: observations based on 5 years’ manipulation of N dose and form in a Mediterranean ecosystem. CAPER (Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research) 2014 - 40th Anniversary Symposium, 14-16 April 2014, Lancaster, UK.
Munzi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Cai G, Faleri C, Leith ID, Sheppard LJ. Physiological response of lichens to long-term and short-term nitrogen treatments under controlled conditions. CAPER (Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research) 2014 - 40th Anniversary Symposium, 14-16 April 2014, Lancaster, UK.
Kamel H, Cruz C, Karim BH, Chedly A. Mechanisms of salt tolerance in the ammonium preferring halophyte Spartina alterniflora Loisel. COST Action FA0901 - Final Meeting, 9-10 April 2014, Coimbra, Portugal.
Correia P, Carvalho L, Reis A, Delgado M, Mesquita L, Dores J, Patanita J, Castro Pinto J, Varennes A, Carolino M, Cruz C. Consortium microbiano: uma forma de aumentar a eficiência do uso dos nutrientes. VIII National Corn Congress, 8-9 February 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
Munzi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Cai G, Faleri C, Leith ID, Sheppard LJ. Physiological performance of Cladonia portentosa after 11 years of wet ammonium and nitrate deposition and role of potassium and phosphorus external supply. New Developments in Lichenology: systematics, ecology and use as indicators of environmental quality, 10-11 January 2014, Nottingham, UK.
Cruz C, Delgado M, Melo J, Meleiro AI, Gouveia C, Eutrópio F, Costa R, Carolino M, Carvalho L, Correia P. Efficient soil microbial consortia: improving nitrogen use efficiency for agriculture and environmental sustainability. 6th International Nitrogen Conference, 18-22 November 2013, Kampala, Uganda.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Impacts of increased N availability on the structure and functioning of a Mediterranean Basin ecosystem. 6th International Nitrogen Conference, 18-22 November 2013, Kampala, Uganda.
Correia PM, Carvalho LM, Gouveia C, Carolino M, Cruz C. Plant-microorganisms rhizospheric interactions and nitrification. NUTRIHORT: Nutrient management, innovative techniques and nutrient legislation in intensive horticulture for an improved water quality, 16-18 September 2013, Ghent, Belgium
Carvalho L, Correia P, Meleiro AI, Carolino M, Dionisio F, Cruz C. Integrating soil microbial community context in plant response to mycorrhizal symbionts. II IBEMPA (2nd Iberoamerican Conference on Beneficial Plant - Microorganism - Environment Interactions), 2-6 September 2013 Seville, Spain.
Correia P, Carvalho L, Delgado M, Meleiro AI, Reis A, Carolino M, Cruz C. Microbial consortia of mycorrhizal fungi and plantgrowth promoting rhizobacteria: a tool to increase maize nutrient use efficiency. II IBEMPA (2nd Iberoamerican Conference on Beneficial Plant - Microorganism - Environment Interactions), 2-6 September 2013 Seville, Spain.
Cruz C, Delgado M, Melo J, Meleiro I, Gouveia C, Eutrópio F, Costa R, Carolino M, Carvalho L, Correia P. Efficient soil microbial consortia: a new dimension for agriculture and environmental sustainability. II IBEMPA (2nd Iberoamerican Conference on Beneficial Plant - Microorganism - Environment Interactions), 2-6 September 2013 Seville, Spain (Oral).
Meleiro AI, Carvalho L, Correia P, Melo J, Carolino M, Cruz C. Mycorrhizal fungal identity as determinant of functional assemblage of plant-growth promoting bacteria in the rhizosphere. II IBEMPA (2nd Iberoamerican Conference on Beneficial Plant - Microorganism - Environment Interactions), 2-6 September 2013 Seville, Spain.
Melo J, Azevedo-Junior RR, Eutropio F, Correira P, Carvalho L, Meleiro AI, Teixeira MS, Carolino M, Ramos AC, Cruz C. Functionality of phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of papaya plants under conventional and organic farming systems. II IBEMPA (2nd Iberoamerican Conference on Beneficial Plant - Microorganism - Environment Interactions), 2-6 September 2013 Seville, Spain.
Ariz A, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Cruz C. NH3 transport determination through physiological and visual methods: application in yeast as a model organism (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Canton G, Bertolazi A, Melo J, Cruz C, Souza S, Barcelos J, Ramos A. Ecophysiological responses byectomycorrhizal Eucalyptus grandis plants growing under high manganese availability. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Carvalho L, Correia P, Meleiro AI, Carolino M, Cruz C. Microbial interactions in the rhizosphere mediating plant nitrogen nutrition: functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi matters. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Corrêa A, Cruz C, Ferrol N. Hidden nutrient effects and others: the need for a more integrative study of mycorrhizal symbiosis. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Correia P, Carvalho L, Meleiro AI, Cerqueira F, Rainha N, Carolino M, Cruz C. Microbial inoculants: engineers in root development of pineapple plants (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Delgado M, Correia P, Carvalho L, Carolino M, Mesquita L, Varennes A, Caeiro MF, Antunes P, Cruz C. Plant fungal interactions:promiscuity or selectivity? (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dias T, Oakley S, Martins-Loução MA, Ostle N, Cruz C. Carbon flow in the rhizosphere, is it dependent on nitrogen availability or plant species? (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Munzi S, Sheppard L, Leith I, Cruz C, Branquinho C. Effects of nitrogen deposition on lichen ecophysiology: long-term and short-term experiment in the Whim site. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paula TA, Silva MCS, Mendes IR, Bazzolli DMS, Canedo C, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Diazotrophic bacteria in soil of Eucalyptus globulus plantation in Odemira, south of Portugal. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pintó-Marijuan M, Silva AB, Flexas J, Dias T, Zarrouk O, Martins-Loução MA, Chaves MM, Cruz C. Clues to the impact of atmospheric NH3 from multifunctional agrosystems on Quercus suber photosynthesis. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rainha N, Alcântara A, Medeiros V, Cruz C, Silva AB. Gas exchange measurements and chlorophyll a fluorescence in young pineapple plants under long day and short day photoperiods (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Shvaleva A, Siljanen H, Correia A, Silva FC, Lamprecht R, Costa JM, Lobo-do-Vale R, Bicho, Anderson CM, Pereira JS, Skiba U, Chaves MM, Cruz C. Factors controling soil CH4 and N2O fluxes in a Mediterranean cork oak shrubby understory. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Souza S, Carlos Colodete C, Melo J, Siqueira A, Cruz C, Gaxiola R, Ramos A. The implications of using plant mutants on rhizosphere structure and function (summary and poster). XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 24-28 July 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Matos AR, Cruz C, Pinxteren D, Campos A, Scotti-Campos P, Silva JM, Silva AB, Arrabaça MC, Arrabaça JD. Drought stress impacts on photorespiratory metabolism and ROS accumulation in AOX1a antisense Arabidopsis plants. SEB Conference on Oxidative stress and cell death in plants: mechanisms and implications, 26-28 June 2013, Convitto della Calza, Florence, Italy.
Rainha N, Medeiros V, Silva A, Cruz C. Molecular mechanisms of pineapple (Ananas comosus) flowering (poster and summary). Jornadas Ciência nos Açores-Que futuro?, 7-8 de June 2013, Ponta Delgada, Azores.
Corrêa A, Cruz C, Ferrol N. Shedding light into nutrient responses of AM plants: Nutrient interactions maylead to unpredicted outcomes of the symbiosis. ICOM7 - 7th International Conference on Mycorrhiza, 6-11 January 2013, Delhi, India.
Delgado M, Correia P, Carvalho L, Carolino M, Mesquita L, Varennes A, Antunes PM, Cruz C, Caeiro MF. Symbiogenetics towards food production (poster and summary). ICOM7 - 7th International Conference on Mycorrhiza, 6-11 January 2013.
Soares da Silva MC, Cruz C, Mendes IR, Almeida Paula T, Carolino M, Bazzolli DMS, Kasuya MCM. Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Eucalyptus globulus plantations in the Penafiel region of Northern Portugal (poster and summary). ICOM7 - 7th International Conference on Mycorrhiza, 6-11 January 2013.
Mendes IR, Silva MCS, Paula TA, Bazzolli DMS, Silva CC, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Diazotrophic bacteria diversity in root system of Eucalyptus globulus plantation in two different regions of Portugal. I International Symposium on Microbiology and Biotechnology, 6-8 December 2012, Viçosa, Brazil.
Paula TA, Silva MCS, Mendes IR, Bazzolli DMS, Silva CC, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Diazotrophic Bacteria diversity in soils of Eucalyptus globulus plantation from Odemira, South of Portugal. I International Symposium on Microbiology and Biotechnology, 6-8 December 2012, Viçosa, Brazil.
Delgado M, Correia P, Carvalho L, Pinto JC, Carolino M, Antunes P, Cruz C. The use of agro-industrial syrups rich in organic carbon to enhance crop productivity. The First World Congress on the use of Biostimulants in Agriculture, 26-29 November 2012, Strasbourg, France.
Afonso AC, Pietras M, Leski T, Rudawska M., Cruz C. Increased nitrogen deposition influences ectomycorrhizal diversity in Cistus ladanifer roots. COST FP0803 Meeting on Belowground Carbon Turnover in European Forests, 12-18 October 2012, Antalya, Turkey. (Oral).
Fouad MO, Cruz C, Qaddoury A. Effect of the mycorrhizal-like fungus Piriformospora indica and phosphorus fertilization on rock phosphate solubilization and growth of tomato. 2nd International Congress Microbial Biotechnology for Development (MICROBIOD 2), 2-4 October 2012, Marrakech, Morocco.
Cruz C. Nitrogen deposition and ecosystem function in the Mediterranean basin. Joint TFRN Expert Panel on Mitigating Agricultural Nitrogen / EPNB and Agriculture and Nature Panel Meeting. 28 September 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Mendes IR, Silva M, Paula TM, Moreira BC, Costa ART, Canedo C, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Diversidade de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares em florestas plantadas de Eucalyptus globulus na região de Odemira, sul de Portugal. FERTIBIO 17-21 September 2012, Alagoas, Brazil.
Silva MCS, Paula TA, Mendes IR, Coutinho BM, Carolino M, Cruz C, Bazzolli DMS, Kasuya MCM. Bactérias Fixadoras de Nitrogênio em Florestas Plantadas de Eucalyptus globulus na Região do Gavião, Portugal. FERTIBIO 17-21 September 2012, Alagoas, Brazil.
Ulm F, Mayele A, Rascher K, Werner C, Cruz C, Máguas C. Mechanisms behind the spatial distribution of 15N patterns occurring after the invasion of dune systems by Acacia longifolia. NEOBIOTA 2012 - 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions, 12-14 September 2012, Pontevedra, Spain.
Cruz C. O ananás não cresce sozinho. Dia Aberto do ananás. 12 September 2012. São Miguel, Azores. (Oral)
Figueiredo AC, Pedro LG, Barroso JG, Domingos C, Carolino M, Cruz C. Greenhouse production of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] in S. Miguel (Azores, Portugal): production of volatiles from traditional growing beds and their effect on soil microorganisms. Dia Aberto do Ananás. 12 September 2012. São Miguel, Azores.
Carolino M, Domingos C, Figueiredo AC, Pedro LG, Barroso JG, Cruz C. Efeito dos componentes voláteis da Leiva, do Incenso e da Criptoméria no crescimento de microrganismos. Dia Aberto do Ananás. 12 September 2012. São Miguel, Azores.
Figueiredo AC, Pedro LG, Barroso JG, Domingos C, Carolino MM, Cruz C. Greenhouse production of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] in S. Miguel (Azores, Portugal): production of volatiles from traditional growing beds and their effect on soil microorganisms. 43rd international Symposium on Essential Oils, 5-8 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ariz I, Cruchaga S, Cruz C, Lasa B, Aparicio-Tejo PM. A physiological study of NBPT effect on endogenous urea metabolism in pea leaves. Joint FESPB / EPSO Plant Biology Congress, 29 July - 3 August 2012, Freiburg, Germany (Oral)
Pintó-Marijuan M, Dias T, Anabela Rosa A, Branquinho C, Pedro P, Martins-Loução MA, Olfa Z, Chaves MM, Cruz C. The effect of atmospheric NH3 deposition on the surrounding community of Quercus suber. Joint FESPB / EPSO Plant Biology Congress, 29 July - 3 August 2012, Freiburg, Germany (Oral)
Silva M, Cristino E, Correia P, Pinto JC, Cruz C, Vasconcelos E, CarolinoM. Activar os biocatalizadores do solo para produzir Mais com Menos. XIV Simposio Hispano-Luso de Nutrición Mineral de las Plantas (NUTRIPLANTA), 23-26 July 2012, Madrid, Spain.
Ariz I, Cruz C, Lasa B, Moran JF, Aparicio-Tejo PM. Ammonium toxicity symptoms are related to differential carbon requirement in ammonium- and nitrate-fed pea plants: A close link between C and N metabolisms and electrolytic homeostasis. XIV Simposio Hispano-Luso de Nutrición Mineral de las Plantas (NUTRIPLANTA), 23-26 July 2012, Madrid, Spain (Oral).
Dias T, Oakley S, Alarcón-Gutiérrez E, Ziarelli F, Trindade H, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Ostle N, Cruz C. N-driven changes in plant community affect leaf litter traits and delay organic matter decomposition in a Mediterranean maquis. 4th International Congress of the European Soil Science Societies (EUROSOIL 2012), 2-6 July 2012, Bari, Italy.
Ariz I, Lasa B, Cruz C, Moran JF, Aparicio-Tejo PM. Impacto de la agricultura en el ciclo del nitrógeno: El conocimiento de la fisiología como herramienta en el desarrollo de medidas correctoras. XI Reunión Nacional del Metabolismo del Nitrógeno, 12-14 June 2012, Cáceres, Spain. (Oral)
Silva L, Moita L, Cruz C. Human Immunity and Plant Immunity – Differences and possible applications. 3rd Annual International Medical Students Meeting, 12-15 May 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
Munzi S, Loppi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C. The role of lichens in understanding and evaluating the impact of reactive nitrogen forms on the ecosystem. Planet Under Pressure 2012, 26-29 March 2012, London, UK.
Dias T, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Chaves S, Chaves M, Tenreiro R, Martins-Loução MA, Shvaleva A, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Mediterranean ecosystems under nitrogen pressure. Planet Under Pressure 2012, 26-29 March 2012, London, UK. (Oral).
Dias T, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Tenreiro A, Carolino M, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Soil nitrifying community: how does it change in response to nitrogen additions in a Mediterranean ecosystem? National Conference on Microbiology / Biotechnology - MicroBiotec '11. 1-3 December 2011, Braga, Portugal.
Cruz C, Dias T, Ariz I, Aparício-Tejo P, Branquinho C, Martins-Loução MA. Science and practice in determining the environmental impacts of increased nitrogen availability. XIX Reunion de la Sociedad Española de Fisiologia Vegetal, Castelló de la Plana, 21-24 June 2011.
Afonso, AC, Cruz C, Barea JM, Carolino M. Effect of Pinus halepensis thinning on soil microbial community in a revegetated limestone quarry. Conference: Ecology of Soil Microorganisms: microbes as important drivers of soil processes, 27 April - 1 May 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dias T, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Carolino M, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Short-term responses of soil microbial communities to N enrichment in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Conference: Ecology of Soil Microorganisms: microbes as important drivers of soil processes, 27 April - 1 May 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dias T, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Tenreiro A, Carolino M, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Responses of the nitrifying community to nitrogen additions in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Conference: Ecology of Soil Microorganisms: microbes as important drivers of soil processes, 27 April - 1 May 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.
Branquinho C, Pinho P, Dias T, Martins Loução MA, Cruz C. The performance of different ecological indicators for measuring the impact of NH3 pollution in Mediterranean areas. Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. N in the environment: man determines what goes in, the belowground determines what comes out. Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Cerqueira C, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard LJ, Cruz C. Separating the effects of N-driven changes in litter quality and soil microbial communities on decomposition in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Tenreiro A, Carolino M, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Short-term responses of the nitrifying community to N additions in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard LJ, Cruz C. Under Mediterranean conditions, the N cycling through biotic and abiotic compartments allows soil inorganic N to reflect cumulative N additions only in autumn.Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard LJ, Cruz C. The integrated response of nutrient poor terrestrial ecosystems to increased nitrogen availability: the Mediterranean maquis. Conference: Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Shvaleva A, Lobo do Vale R, Cruz C, Castaldi S, Rosa AP, Chaves MM, Pereira JS. Soil-atmosphere greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) exchange in evergreen oak woodland in southern Portugal. Conference:Nitrogen & Global Change - Key findings – future challenges, 11–15 April 2011, Edinburgh.
Cruz C, Prinxeton D, Bernardes da Silva A, Matos AR, Marques da Silva J, Arrabaça MC, Arrabaça JD. Connecting photorespiration and AOX1a expression in Arabidopsis plants under water deficit. XVII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, 15-17 December 2010, Porto, Portugal.
Meira-Haddad LS, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Piriformospora indica em raízes de cenoura transformada e na germinação de raízes de tomateiro. FERTBIO 2010, 13-17 September 2010, Guarapari, Brazil.
Simões LF, Ribeiro RA, Cruz C, Correia L, Seidl T, Ampatzis C, Izzo D. Swarm Intelligence Modeling of Root Growth. 2nd Luso-Brazilian Summer School on Evolutionary Computing, 15-18 July 2010, Guimarães, Portugal.
Fonseca MB, Simões JL, Isaías RMS, França MG, Cruz C, Scotti MR, James EK, Sprent JI. Rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbioses in Dimorphandra wilsonii, a threatened caesalpinioid legume native to the Brazilian Cerrado. XIII National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Nitrogen Fixation (SEFIN) / II Portuguese-Spanish Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, 15-18 June 2010, Zaragoza, Spain.
Cruz C, Rosa AP, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Martins‐Loução MA. Soil biological activities and soil atmosphere gas exchanges. MicroBiotec09, 28‐30 November 2009, Vilamoura, Portugal.
Dias T, Stürmer S, Correia P, Carvalho L, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores, an indicator of increased N availability in Mediterranean-type ecosystems (poster). International Nitrogen Initiative Workshop on N Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity, 16-19 November 2009, Edinburgh.
Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Effect of increased nitrogen availability in Mediterranean-type ecosystems: a case study in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal (poster). International Nitrogen Initiative Workshop on N Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity, 16-19 November 2009, Edinburgh.
Corrêa A, Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Is C allocation to the fungus costly to the plant? ICOM6 - International Conference on Mycorrhizas, 9-14 August 2009, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Cruz C, Kazuya C, Meira L, Correia P, Carvalho L. The importance of AMF on N and P acquisition. ICOM6 - International Conference on Mycorrhizas, 9-14 August 2009, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Fonseca MB, Scotti MR, Cruz C, Gomes M, Castro M, Miranda P. Occurrence of ecto- and arbuscular mycorrhizas and nitrogen fixing bacteria in Dimorphandra wilsonii, a threatened species from the Brazilian Cerrado. ICOM6 - International Conference on Mycorrhizas, 9-14 August 2009, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Machado Z, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. A assinatura isotrópica do azoto nas bactérias diazotróficas de vida livre. 1º Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fixação de Azoto (SEFIN), 1-4 June 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Varma A. The Influence of Plant co-culture of Tomato Plants with Piriformospora indica on Biomass Accumulation and Stress Tolerance. VI International symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops, 19-23 May 2008, Faro, Portugal.
Cruz C, Dias T, Rosa AP, Carolino M, Branquinho C, Máguas C, Pinho P, Pinto MJ, Martins-Loução MA. Mediterranean-type ecosystem and increased nitrogen availability. The complexity of its ecological networks. The Fourth International Nitrogen Conference: N-2007, 1-5 October 2007, Costa do Sauípe, Bahia, Brazil.
Cruz C. Mediterranean ecosystems: the co-existence of plant species depends on soil ammonium concentrations. ESF-FWF Conference on Reduced Nitrogen in Ecology and the Environment. 14-18 October 2006, Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Ötz Valley, near Innsbruck, Austria.
Domínguez MD, Juanarena N, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Moran JF, Lamsfus C, Aparicio-Tejo PM. Estrés por amonio en plantas tolerantes y sensibles: toxicidad y protección antioxidante. Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 18-21 September 2005, Évora, Portugal.
Cruz C, Correia P, Tavares A, Martins-Loução MA. Inorganic nitrogen metabolism in arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis: functional interactions. Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, 18-21 September 2005,Évora, Portugal.
Jakobsen I, Cruz C, Trujillo C, Ambus P, Engvild KC, Requena N, Martins-Loução MA, Egsgaard H. The urea cycle at work in G. Intraradices. Cost Action 838 Meeting 2005, Dijon, France.
Cruz C, Tavares A, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Are trade-offs in plant nitrate reductase activity (NRA) related to ecological succession? Meeting at the Institute for Environment and Hydrology 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Cruz C, Correia P, Tavares A, Martins-Loução MA. How do arbuscular mycorrhizal community fungi affect plant performance? - Physiological considerations. Micro 2003 - National Congress of Microbiology, 29 November - 2 December 2003, Tomar, Portugal.
Cruz C, Dias T, Matos S, Tavares A, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Disponibilidade de azoto e cobertura vegetal. 8th National Meeting for Ecology, October 2003, Évora, Portugal.
Cruz C, Tavares A, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Are trade-offs in plant nitrate reductase activity (NRA) related to the richness of species ecological niche in nitrate? XV Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal y VIII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, 16-20 September 2003, Palma de Mallorca.
Domingez CN, Juanarena N, Dufurrena A, Lasa B, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Aparicio-Tejo P, Lamsfus C. Respuesta antioxidante en plantas de guisante frente a la nutrición amoniacal. XV Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal y VIII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, 16-20 September 2003, Palma de Mallorca.
Tavares A, Cruz C, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Utilisation of amino acids as nitrogen sources by the roots of Ceratonia siliqua L.: the importance of mycorrhiza. XV Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal y VIII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, 16-20 September 2003, Palma de Mallorca.
Cruz C, Castillo M, Domínguez CN, Juanarena N, Aparicio-Tejo P, Lamsfus C, Botella MA, Martins-Loução MA. The importance of nitrate signalling in plant ammonium tolerance: spinach as a case study. XV Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal y VIII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, 16-20 September 2003, Palma de Mallorca.
Cruz C, Castillo M, Domingez CN, Juanarena N, Aparicio-Tejo P, Lamsfus C, Botella MA, Martins-Loução MA. The relevance of nitrate and ammonium to plant morphology and development. XV Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal y VIII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, 16-20 September 2003, Palma de Mallorca.
Cruz C, Dias T, Matos S, Tavares A, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Nitrogen availability and plant cover: the importance of nitrogen pools. Ecosud (4th International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development), 4-6 June 2003, Siena, Italy.
Lasa B, Domínguez MD, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Aparicio-Tejo, PM, Lamsfus C. Efecto del amonio como fuente de nitrógeno sobre la actividade de enzimas antioxidantes en plantas de guisante. IX Simposio Ibérico sobre Nutrición Mineral de las Plantas, 10-13 September 2002, Zaragoza.
Cruz C, Martins Loução MA, Lips HS. Crescimento de plantulas de alfarrobeira (Ceratonia siliqua L.) em meios salinos. II Simposium Iberico sobre Nutricion Mineral de las Plantas. Nutrición mineral de las plantas en la agricultura sostenible? 12-15 November 1996, Seville.
Cruz C, Martins-Loucao MA, Lips H. The development of carob seedlings as affected by the composition of the root medium with special regard to Na+, Ca2+ and K+ concentrations. Third International Carob Symposium, 19-23 May 1996, Tavira, Portugal.
Cruz C, Cabrita R, Martins-Loução MA. Ion uptake, assimilation and allocation studies in young and mature carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) plants. II International Carob Symposium. 1987, Valencia.
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