Publications in scientific journals with impact factor (IF)

• Belounis Y, Moualek I, Sebbane H, Ait Issad H, Saci S, Saoudi B, Nabti EH, Trabelsi L, Houali K, Cruz C. Potential Natural Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Carthamus caeruleus L. Root Aqueous Extract: An In Vitro Evaluation. Processes. 2025;13:878. DOI: 10.3390/pr13030878 (IF 2.8).

• Bertolazi AA, Passamani LZ, de Souza SB, Rodrigues WP, Campostrini E, Pinto VB, Silveira V, de Rezende CE, Cruz C, Cardoso E, Ramos AC. Comparative effects of Serendipita indica and a mix of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the growth, photosynthetic capacity, and proteomics of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi. Planta. 2025;261: 34. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-025-04608-1 (IF 3.6).

• Carril P, Cordeiro C, Silva MS, Ngendahimana E, Tenreiro R, Cruz C. Exploring the plant-growth promoting bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae as catalyst of microbiome remodeling and metabolic changes in wheat plants. Planta. 2025;261:36. DOI:10.1007/s00425-025-04609-0 (IF 3.6).

• Figueiredo AC, da Silva AB, Tavares C, Pastaneira M, Melo J, Rodrigues CF, Machado AM, Antunes M, Cruz C, da Silva JM, Matos AR. Influence of orchards fertilization management and post-harvest storage time on Malus domestica cv. ‘Gala’ fruit volatiles and quality parameters. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2025;138:107000. DOI:10.1016/j.jfca.2024.107000 (IF 4.0).

• Mokrani S, Ibrahim NA, Benaricha B, Houali K, Cruz C, Boungab K, Bousedra F, Bensekrane Z, Aleissa MS, Basher NS, Derguini A, Nabti E-h. Phytochemical Characterization and Antifungal Potential of Opuntia ficus-indica Cladode Extracts Against Tomato Pathogens. Processes. 2025;13:1412. DOI:10.3390/pr13051412 (IF 2.8).

• Reis F, Nascimento E, Cruz C, Dias T, Hedlund K, Briones MJ, Berg MP, Sousa JP, da Silva PM. Earthworm abundance increases aggregate stability: A field study in a Mediterranean agroforestry system. Applied Soil Ecology. 2025;206:105903. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105903 (IF 4.8).

• Rosa AP, Puerta-Fernández E, Cruz C, Gonzalez JM, Santana MM. Increased survival of Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius, a thermophilic soil bacterium, in a rhizosphere milieu. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2025;101:fiaf059. DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiaf059 (IF 3.2).

• Silva BC, de Souza BG, Bertolazi AA, Pêgos AR, Cruz C, Melo J, Babalola OO, Krohling CA, Ramos AC. Isolation and Characterization of Glyphosate-Tolerant Bacteria from a Local Coffee Plantation in Espírito Santo, Brazil. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. 2025;5:1071-85. DOI:10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00023 (IF 2.9).

• Berdouki AA, Besharat S, Zeinalzadeh K, Cruz C. The effect of soil texture, layering and water head on the infiltration rate and infiltration model accuracy. Irrigation and Drainage. 2024. DOI:10.1002/ird.2918 (IF 1.9).

• Corrêa A, Ferrol N, Cruz C. Testing the trade‐balance model: resource stoichiometry does not sufficiently explain AM effects. New Phytologist. 2024;242:1561-1575. DOI:10.1111/nph.19432 (IF 9.4).

• Dias T, Azmaliyev K, Melo J, Santos AM, Correia P, Cruz C. The diazotrophic bacteria Azospirillum baldaniorum and A. brasilense improve wheat seedlings' nitrogen budget through ammonia scavenging. Applied Soil Ecology. 2024;204:105737. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105737 (IF 4.8).

• Fedeli R, Cruz C, Loppi S, Munzi S. Hormetic Effect of Wood Distillate on Hydroponically Grown Lettuce. Plants. 2024;13:447. DOI:10.3390/plants13030447 (IF 4.5).

• Fedeli R, Loppi S, Cruz C, Munzi S. Evaluating Seawater and Wood Distillate for Sustainable Hydroponic Cultivation: Implications for Crop Growth and Nutritional Quality. Sustainability. 2024;16:7186. DOI:10.3390/su16167186 (IF 3.9).

• Ghazi-Yaker A, Kraak B, Houbraken J, Nabti E-h, Cruz C, Saadoun N, Houali K. In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Ethyl Acetate Extracts of Ziziphus lotus Leaves and Five Associated Endophytic Fungi. Microorganisms. 2024;12:2671. DOI:10.3390/microorganisms12122671 (IF 4.1).

• Maresca V, Fedeli R, Vannini A, Munzi S, Corrêa A, Cruz C, Loppi S. Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil. Applied Sciences. 2024;14:631. DOI:10.3390/app14020631 (IF 2.7).

• Ould Ouali K, Houali K, Cruz C, Melo J, Benakli Y, Ousmer L, Madani Z, Nabti EH. Halophilic Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria as Producers of Antifungal Metabolites under Salt Stress. Agronomy. 2024;14:845. DOI:10.3390/agronomy14040845 (IF 3.3).

• Rivero-Marcos M, Lasa B, Neves T, Zamarreño ÁM, García-Mina JM, García-Olaverri C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Cruz C, Ariz I. Plant ammonium sensitivity is associated with the external pH adaptation, repertoire of nitrogen transporters, and nitrogen requirement. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2024:erae106. DOI:10.1093/jxb/erae106 (IF 6.9).

• Saidi W, Beltayef H, Kalleli F, Mechri M, Hashem A, Alenazi MM, Abd_Allah EF, Cruz C, Hamdi MM. H2O2 seed priming to alleviate the salinity effect in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon). Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2024;56:2059-2066. DOI:10.30848/PJB2024-6(24) (IF 1.2).

• Santos AM, Soares A, Luz J, Cordeiro C, Sousa Silva M, Dias T, Melo J, Cruz C, Carvalho L. Microbial Interactions as a Sustainable Tool for Enhancing PGPR Antagonism against Phytopathogenic Fungi. Sustainability. 2024;16:2006. DOI:10.3390/su16052006 (IF 3.9).

• Ait Bessai S, Cruz J, Carril P, Melo J, Santana MM, Mouazen AM, Cruz C, Yadav AN, Dias T, Nabti E-h. The Plant Growth-Promoting Potential of Halotolerant Bacteria Is Not Phylogenetically Determined: Evidence from Two Bacillus megaterium Strains Isolated from Saline Soils Used to Grow Wheat. Microorganisms. 2023;11:1687. DOI:10.3390/microorganisms11071687 (IF 4.5).

• Beltayef H, Mechri M, Saidi W, Raza T, Hajri R, Othmani A, Bouajila K, Cruz C, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Mongi M. Synergistic Interaction of Rhizobium tropici, Rhizophagus irregularis and Serendipita indica in Promoting Snap Bean Growth. Agronomy. 2023;13:2619. DOI:10.3390/agronomy13102619 (IF 3.7).

• Besharat S, Pinto JC, Fernandes M, Miguel A, Cruz C, Barão L. Biofertilizers and Silicon fertilization as a sustainable option for maize production. Silicon. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s12633-023-02713-y (IF 3.4).

• Cruz-Silva A, Laureano G, Pereira M, Dias R, Silva JMd, Oliveira N, Gouveia C, Cruz C, Gama-Carvalho M, Alagna F, Duarte B, Figueiredo A. A New Perspective for Vineyard Terroir Identity: Looking for Microbial Indicator Species by Long Read Nanopore Sequencing. Microorganisms. 2023;11:672. DOI:10.3390/microorganisms11030672 (IF 4.926).

• Fedeli R, Vannini A, Celletti S, Maresca V, Munzi S, Cruz C, Alexandrov D, Guarnieri M, Loppi S. Foliar application of wood distillate boosts plant yield and nutritional parameters of chickpea. Annals of Applied Biology. 2023;182:57-64. DOI:10.1111/aab.12794 (IF 2.75).

• Ferreira I, Corrêa A, Cruz C. Sustainable production of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Mediterranean region to support the European Green Deal. Plants, People, Planet. 2023;5:14-26. DOI:10.1002/ppp3.10265 (IF 5.695).

• Ferreira I, Dias T, Cruz C. The Potential of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi to Modulate below and Aboveground Communities May Be Mediated by 1-Octen-3-ol. Journal of Fungi. 2023;9:180. DOI:10.3390/jof9020180 (IF 5.724).

• Ferreira I, Dias T, Melo J, Mouazen AM, Cruz C. First Steps in Developing a Fast, Cheap, and Reliable Method to Distinguish Wild Mushroom and Truffle Species. Resources. 2023; 12:139. DOI:10.3390/resources12120139 (IF 3.3).

• Ferreira I, Dias T, Mouazen AM, Cruz C. Using Science and Technology to Unveil The Hidden Delicacy Terfezia arenaria, a Desert Truffle. Foods. 2023; 12:3527. DOI:10.3390/foods12193527 (IF 5.2).

• Padash A, Heydarnajad Giglou R, Torabi Giglou M, Azarmi R, Mokhtari AM, Gohari G, Amini M, Cruz C, Ghorbanpour M. Comparing the toxicity of tungsten and vanadium oxide nanoparticles on Spirulina platensis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-25461-3 (IF 5.19).

• Rai A, Santana MM, Maia RN, Tavares J, Nabti E, Cruz C. Bacterial inoculation and extracts of Opuntia rackets or marine algae trigger distinct proline balances in tomato salt stress alleviation. Agronomy. 2023;13:2921. DOI:10.3390/agronomy13122921 (IF 3.7).

• Rodrigues JM, Cruz C, Tenreiro R, Gouveia CA, Lasa B. Activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in enriched cultures exposed to 3, 4-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole dihydrogen phosphate nitrification inhibitor. European Journal of Agronomy. 2023;150:126946. DOI:10.1016/j.eja.2023.126946 (IF 5.2).

• Rosa AP, Barão L, Chambel L, Cruz C, Santana MM. Early Identification of Plant Drought Stress Responses: Changes in Leaf Reflectance and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Selection-The Case Study of Tomato Plants. Agronomy. 2023;13:183. DOI:10.3390/agronomy13010183 (IF 3.949).

• Rosa AP, Dias T, Mouazen AM, Cruz C, Santana MM. Finding optimal microorganisms to increase crop productivity and sustainability under drought–a structured reflection. Journal of Plant Interactions. 2023;18:2178680. DOI:10.1080/17429145.2023.2178680 (IF 4.029).

• Adedayo AA, Babalola OO, Prigent-Combaret C, Cruz C, Stefan M, Kutu F, Glick BR. The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Solanum lycopersicum production in the agricultural system: a review. PeerJ. 2022;10:e13405. DOI:10.7717/peerj.13405 (IF 2.98).

• Barreiro A, Fox A, Jongen M, Melo J, Musyoki M, Vieira A, Zimmermann J, Carlsson G, Cruz C, Lüscher A, Rasche F. Soil bacteria respond to regional edapho-climatic conditions while soil fungi respond to management intensity in grasslands along a European transect. Applied Soil Ecology. 2022;170:104264. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104264 (IF 4.046).

• Basílio F, Dias T, Santana MM, Melo J, Carvalho L, Correia P, Cruz C. Multiple modes of action are needed to unlock soil phosphorus fractions unavailable for plants: The example of bacteria-and fungi-based biofertilizers. Applied Soil Ecology. 2022;178:104550. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104550 (IF 4.046).

• Belkebla N, Bessai SA, Melo J, Caeiro MF, Cruz C, Nabti E-h. Restoration of Triticum aestivum Growth under Salt Stress by Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacterium Isolated from Southern Algeria.  Agronomy. 2022;12:2050. DOI:10.3390/agronomy12092050 (IF3.949).

• Kandpal LM, Munnaf MA, Cruz C, Mouazen AM. Spectra Fusion of Mid-Infrared (MIR) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy for Estimation of Selected Soil Fertility Attributes. Sensors. 2022;22:3459. DOI:10.3390/s22093459 (3.847).

• Martins-Loução MA, Dias T, Cruz C. Integrating Ecological Principles for Addressing Plant Production Security and Move beyond the Dichotomy ‘Good or Bad’ for Nitrogen Inputs Choice.  Agronomy. 2022;12:1632. DOI:10.3390/agronomy12071632  (IF3.949).

• Mokrani S, Nabti E-h, Cruz C. Recent Trends in Microbial Approaches for Soil Desalination. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12:3586. DOI:10.3390/app12073586 (IF 2.838).

• Morillas L, Roales J, Cruz C, Munzi S. Non-Toxic Increases in Nitrogen Availability Can Improve the Ability of the Soil Lichen Cladonia rangiferina to Cope with Environmental Changes. Journal of Fungi. 2022;8:333. DOI:10.3390/jof8040333 (5.724).

• Padash A, Azarmi R, Ashraf Soltani Toularoud A, Esmailpour B, Cruz C. Use of Symbiotic Fungi to Reduce the Phytotoxic Effect of DCD Nitrification Inhibitors in Lettuce. Agriculture. 2022; 12:251. DOI:10.3390/agriculture12020251 (3.408).

• Santana MM, Rosa AP, Zamarreño AM, García-Mina JM, Rai A, Cruz C. Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Enteromorpha intestinalis Extract Improve Tomato Growth under Salt Stress. Agronomy. 2022;12:934. DOI:10.3390/agronomy12040934  (IF3.949).

• Ulm F, Estorninho M, Jesus JGd, Prado MGdS, Cruz C, Máguas C. From a Lose–Lose to a Win–Win Situation: User-Friendly Biomass Models for Acacia longifolia to Aid Research, Management and Valorisation. Plants. 2022;11:2865. DOI:10.3390/plants11212865 (IF 4.658).

• Andrade TAB, Beirão JNDC, Arruda AJV, Cruz C. The adaptive power of Ammophila arenaria: Biomimetic study, systematic observation, parametric design and experimental tests with bimetal. Polymers (Basel). 2021;13:2554. DOI:10.3390/polym13152554 (IF 4.329).

• Beltayef H, Melki M, Saidi W, Hajri R, Cruz C, Muscolo A, ben Youness M. Potential Piriformospora indica effect on growth and mineral nutrition of Phaseolus vulgaris crop under low phosphorus intake. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 2021;44:498-507. DOI:10.1080/01904167.2020.1845366 (IF 1.132).

• Carril P, Cruz J, Pieraccini G, Ait SB, Tenreiro R, Cruz C. Modulation of the Wheat Seed-Borne Bacterial Community by Herbaspirillum seropedicae RAM10 and Its Potential Effects for Tryptophan Metabolism in the Root Endosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021;12:792921. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.792921 (IF 5.64).

• Fasusi OA, Cruz C, Babalola OO. Agricultural Sustainability: Microbial Biofertilizers in Rhizosphere Management. Agriculture. 2021;11:163. DOI:10.3390/agriculture11020163 (IF 2.925).

• Fox A, Widmer F, Barreiro A, Jongen M, Musyoki M, Vieira Â, Zimmermann J, Cruz C, Dimitrova-Mårtensson LM, Rasche F, Silva L. Small-scale agricultural grassland management can affect soil fungal community structure as much as continental scale geographic patterns. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2021;fiab148. DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiab148 (IF 4.194).

• Hessini K, Jeddi K, Siddique KHM, Cruz C. Drought and salinity: A comparison of their effects on the ammonium‐preferring species Spartina alterniflora. Physiologia Plantarum. 2021;172:431-440. DOI:10.1111/ppl.13241 (IF 4.148).

• Lo Cascio M, Morillas L, Ochoa-Hueso R, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Munzi S, Roales J, Spano D, Cruz C, Gallardo A, Manrique E, Pérez-Corona ME, Dias T, Sirca C, Mereu S. Nitrogen deposition effects on soil properties, microbial abundance, and litter decomposition across three shrublands ecosystems from the Mediterranean Basin. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2021;9:709391. DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2021.709391 (IF:4.581).

• Mahmoudi N, Caeiro MF, Mahdhi M, Tenreiro R, Ulm F, Mars M, Cruz C, Dias T. Arbuscular mycorrhizal traits are good indicators of soil multifunctionality in drylands. Geoderma. 2021;397:115099. DOI:10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115099 (IF 4.848).

• Morillas L, Roales J, Cruz C, Munzi S. Resilience of Epiphytic Lichens to Combined Effects of Increasing Nitrogen and Solar Radiation. Journal of Fungi. 2021;7:333. DOI:10.3390/jof7050333 (IF 5.724).

• Pacheco I, Ferreira R, Correia P, Carvalho L, Dias T, Cruz C. Microbial consortium increases maize productivity and reduces grain phosphorus concentration under field conditions. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2021;28:232-237. DOI:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.09.053 (IF 2.802).

• Santana MM, Dias T, Gonzalez JM, Cruz C. Transformation of organic and inorganic sulfur– adding perspectives to new players in soil and rhizosphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2021;160:108306. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108306 (IF 5.795).

• Ventura AM, Morillas L, Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Women’s Empowerment, Research, and Management: Their Contribution to Social Sustainability. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2021; 13:12754. DOI:10.3390/su132212754 (IF 3.251).

• Besharat S, Barão, L, Cruz C. New strategies to overcome water limitation in cultivated maize: Results from sub-surface irrigation and silicon fertilization. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020;263:110398. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110398 (IF 4.865).

• Carril P, da Silva A, Tenreiro R, Cruz C. An optimized in situ quantification method of leaf H2O2 unveils interaction dynamics of pathogenic and beneficial bacteria in wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2020;11:889. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2020.00889 (IF 4.106).

• Cogo AJD, Facanha AR, da Silva Teixeira LR, de Souza SB, da Rocha JG, Figueira FF, Eutropio FJ, Bertolazi AA, de Rezende CE, Krohling CA, Okorokov LA, Cruz C, Ramos AC, Okorokova-Facanha AL. Plasma membrane H+ pump at a crossroads of acidic and iron stresses in yeast-to-hypha transition. Metallomics. 2020;12:2174-2185. DOI:10.1039/d0mt00179a (IF 3.796).

• Dias T, Crous CJ, Ochoa-Hueso R, Manrique E, Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Nitrogen inputs may improve soil biocrusts multifunctionality in dryland ecosystems. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2020;149:107947. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107947 (IF 5.795).

• Dias T, Pimentel V, Cogo AJD, Costa Raquel, Bertolazi AA, Miranda C, de Souza SB, Melo J, Carolino M, Varma A, Eutrópio F, Olivares FL, Ramos AC, Cruz C. The free-living stage growth conditions of the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica may regulate its potential as plant growth promoting microbe. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020:11;562238. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.562238 (IF 4.235).

• Godinho DP, Janssen A, Li D, Cruz C, Magalhães S. The distribution of herbivores between leaves matches their performance only in the absence of competitors. Ecology and Evolution. 2020;10:8405-8415. DOI:10.1002/ece3.6547 (IF 2.39).

• Mahmoudi N, Dias T, Mahdhi M, Cruz C, Mars M, Caeiro MF. Does Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Determine Soil Microbial Functionality in Nutrient-Limited Mediterranean Arid Ecosystems? Diversity. 2020;12:234. DOI:10.3390/d12060234 (IF 2.465).

• Mokrani S, Nabti E-H, Cruz C. Current Advances in Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria Alleviating Salt Stress for Sustainable Agriculture. Applied Sciences. 2020;10:7025. DOI:10.3390/app10207025 (IF 2.679).

• Munzi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Cai G, Faleri C, Parrotta L, Bini L, Gagliardi A, Leith ID, Sheppard LJ. More tolerant than expected: Taking into account the ability of Cladonia portentosa to cope with increased nitrogen availability in environmental policy. Ecological Indicators, 2020;119:106817. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106817 (IF 4.229).

• Ramos AC, Melo J, de Souza SB, Bertolazi AA, Silva RA, Rodrigues WP, Campostrini E, Olivares FL, Eutropio FJ, Cruz C, Dias T. Inoculation with the endophytic bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae promotesh growth, nutrient uptake and photosynthetic efficiency in rice. Planta. 2020;252:87. DOI:10.1007/s00425-020-03496-x (IF 3.39).

• Santana MM, Carvalho L, Melo J, Araújo ME, Cruz C. Unveiling the hidden interaction between thermophiles and plant crops: wheat and soil thermophilic bacteria. Journal of Plant Interactions. 2020;15:127-138. DOI:10.1080/17429145.2020.1766585 (IF 1.953).

• Bertolazi AA, de Souza SB, Ruas KF, Campostrini E, de Rezende CE, Cruz C, Melo J, Colodete CM, Varma A, Ramos AC. Inoculation with Piriformospora indica is more efficient in wild-type rice than in transgenic rice over-expressing the vacuolar H+-PPase. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019;10:1087. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01087 (IF 4.019).

• Hessini K, Issaoui K, Ferchichi S, Abdelly C, Siddique KHM, Cruz C. Interactive effects of salinity and nitrogen forms on plant growth, photosynthesis and osmotic adjustment in maize. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2019;139:171-178. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.03.005 (IF 2.718).

• Mahmoudi N, Cruz C, Mahdhi M, Mars M, Caeiro MF. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil, roots and rhizosphere of Medicago truncatula: diversity and heterogeneity under semi-arid conditions. PeerJ. 2019;7:e6401. DOI:10.7717/peerj.6401 (IF 2.118).

• Munzi S, Branquinho C, Cruz C, Máguas C, Leith I, Sheppard L, Sutton M. δ15N in lichens reflects the isotopic signature of ammonia source. Science of the Total Environment. 2019;653:698-704. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.010 (IF 4.61).

• Munzi S, Cruz C, Corrêa A. When the exception becomes the rule: An integrative approach to symbiosis. Science of The Total Environment. 2019;672:855-861. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.038 (IF 4.61).

• Ulm F, Avelar D, Hobson P, Penha-Lopes G, Dias T, Máguas C, Cruz C. Sustainable urban agriculture using compost and an open-pollinated maize variety. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019;212:622-629. DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.069 (IF 5.651).

• Ariz I, Boeckstaens M, Gouveia C, Martins AP, Sanz-Luque E, Fernández E, Soveral G, von Wirén N, Marini AM, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Cruz C.  Nitrogen isotope signature evidences ammonium deprotonation as a common transport mechanism for the AMT-Mep-Rh protein superfamily. Science Advances. 2018;4:eaar3599. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aar3599 (IF 11.51).

• Dias T, Correia P, Carvalho L, Melo J, de Varennes A, Cruz C. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species differ in their capacity to overrule the soil’s legacy from maize monocropping. Applied Soil Ecology. 2018;125:177-183. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.12.025 (IF 2.916).

• Melo J, Carvalho L, Correia P, Bastos de Souza S, Dias T, Santana M, Carolino M, Aguiar NO, Canellas LP, Cruz C, Ramos AC. Conventional farming disrupts cooperation among phosphate solubilising bacteria isolated from Carica papaya’s rhizosphere. Applied Soil Ecology. 2018;124:284-288. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.11.015 (IF 2.916).

• Rai A, Cherif A, Cruz C, Nabti E. Extracts from seaweeds and Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes enhance diazotrophic-PGPR halotolerance, their enzymatic potential, and their impact on wheat germination under salt stress. Pedosphere. 2018;28:241-254. DOI:10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60333-3 (IF 1.734).

• Dias T, Crous CJ, Liberati D, Munzi S, Gouveia C, Ulm F, Afonso AC, Ochoa-Hueso R, Manrique E, Sheppard L, Martins-Loução MA, Bernardes da Silva A, Cruz C. Alleviating nitrogen limitation in Mediterranean maquis vegetation leads to ecological degradation. Land Degradation & Development. 2017;28:2482–2492. DOI:10.1002/ldr.2784 (IF 9.787). 

• Fonseca MB, Dias T, Carolino MM, França MGC, Cruz C. Belowground microbes mitigate plant-plant competition. Plant Science. 2017;262:175-181. DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.06.006 (IF 3.437).

• Hessini K, Kronzucker HJ, Abdelly C, Cruz C. Drought stress obliterates the preference for ammonium as an N source in the C4 plant Spartina alterniflora. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2017;213:98-107. DOI:10.1016/j.jplph.2017.03.003 (IF 2.97).

• Munzi S, Cruz C, Maia R, Máguas C, Perestrello-Ramos MM, Branquinho C. Intra- and inter-specific variations in chitin in lichens along a N-deposition gradient. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017;24:28065-28071. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-0378-3 (IF 2.741).

• Munzi S, Sheppard LJ, Leith ID, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Bini L, Gagliardi A, Cai G, Parrotta L. The cost of surviving nitrogen excess: energy and protein demand in the lichen Cladonia portentosa as revealed by proteomic analysis. Planta. 2017;245:819-833. DOI:10.1007/s00425-017-2647-2 (IF 3.239).

• Ochoa-Hueso R, Munzi S, Alonso R, Arróniz-Crespo M, Avila A, Bermejo V, Bobbink R, Branquinho C, Concostrina-Zubiri L, Cruz C, Cruz de Carvalho R, De Marco A, Dias T, Elustondo D, Elvira S, Estébanez B, Fusaro L, Gerosa G, Izquieta-Rojano S, Lo Cascio M, Marzuoli R, Matos P, Mereu S, Merino J, Morillas L, Nunes A, Paoletti E, Paoli L, Pinho P, Rogers IB, Santos A, Sicard P, Stevens CJ, Theobald MR. Ecological Impacts of Atmospheric Pollution and Interactions with Climate Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current Research and Future Directions.  Environmental Pollution. 2017;227:194-206. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.062 (IF 4.839).

• Santana MM, Gonzalez JM, Cruz C. Nitric Oxide Accumulation: The Evolutionary Trigger for Phytopathogenesis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017;8:1947. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01947 (IF 4.076).

• Ulm F, Gouveia C, Dias T, Cruz C. N fertilization in a Mediterranean ecosystem alters N and P turnover in soil, roots and the ectomycorrhizal community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2017;113:60-70. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.05.028 (IF 4.152).

• Ulm F, Hellmann C, Cruz C, Máguas C. N/P imbalance as a key driver for the invasion of oligotrophic dune systems by a woody legume. Oikos. 2017;126:231-240. DOI:10.1111/oik.03810 (IF 3.586).

• Ulm F, Jacinto J, Cruz C, Máguas C. How to outgrow your native neighbour? Belowground changes under native shrubs at an early stage of invasion. Land Degradation & Development. 2017;28:2380–2388. DOI:10.1002/ldr.2768 (IF 9.787).

• Canton GC, Bertolazi AA, Cogo AJD, Eutrópio FJ, Melo J, Souza SB, Krohling CA, Campostrini E, Silva AG, Façanha AR, Sepúlveda N, Cruz C, Ramos AC. Biochemical and ecophysiological responses to manganese stress by ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius and in association with Eucalyptus grandis. Mycorrhiza. 2016;26:475-487. DOI:10.1007/s00572-016-0686-3 (IF 3.459).

• Esteban R, Ariz I, Cruz C, Moran JF. Review: Mechanisms of ammonium toxicity and the quest for tolerance. Plant Science. 2016;248:92-101. DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.04.008 (IF 3.607).

• Godinho DP, Janssen A, Dias T, Cruz C, Magalhães S. Down-regulation of plant defence in a resident spider mite species and its effect upon con- and heterospecifics. Oecologia. 2016;180:161-167. DOI:10.1007/s00442-015-3434-z (IF 3.093).

• Hamouda I, Badri M, Mejri M, Ferchichi S, Cruz C, Siddique KHM, Hessini K. Salt tolerance of Beta macrocarpa is associated with efficient osmotic adjustment and increased apoplastic water content. Plant Biology. 2016;18:369–375. DOI:10.1111/plb.12419 (IF 2.633).

• Melo J, Carolino M, Carvalho L, Correia P, Tenreiro R, Chaves S, Meleiro AI, de Souza SB, Dias T, Cruz C, Ramos AC. Crop management as a driving force of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria physiology. SpringerPlus. 2016;5:1574. DOI:10.1186/s40064-016-3232-z (IF 0.982).

• Munzi S, Cruz C, Selosse MA, Rodriguez R. Symbiotic lifestyle - 8th International Symbiosis Society (ISS) congress, Lisbon (Portugal), 12–18 July 2015. Symbiosis. 2016;68:1-3. DOI:10.1007/s13199-016-0393-z (IF 1.438).

• Rainha N, Medeiros VP, Câmara M, Faustino H, Leite JP, Barreto MC, Cruz C, Pacheco CA, Ponte D, Bernardes da Silva A. Plasticity of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism at subtropical latitudes: a pineapple case study. Physiologia Plantarum. 2016;156:29-39. DOI:10.1111/ppl.12386 (IF 3.138).

• Rainha N, Medeiros VP, Ferreira C, Raposo A, Leite JP, Cruz C, Pacheco CA, Ponte D, Silva AB. Leaf malate and succinate accumulation are out of phase throughout the development of the CAM plant Ananas comosus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2016;100:47-51. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.12.021 (IF 2.756).

• Ariz I, Cruz C, Neves T, Irigoyen JJ, García C, Nogués S, Aparicio-Tejo PM and Aranjuelo I. Leaf δ15N as a physiological indicator of the responsiveness of N2-fixing alfalfa plants to elevated [CO2], temperature and low water availability. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2015;6:574. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2015.00574 (IF 3.9).

• Corrêa A, Cruz C, Ferrol N. Nitrogen and Carbon/Nitrogen dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhiza: the great unknown. Mycorrhiza. 2015;25:499-515. DOI:10.1007/s00572-015-0627-6 (IF 2.985).

• Dias T, Martins-Loucão MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Plant tolerance of ammonium varies between co-existing Mediterranean species. Plant and Soil. 2015;395:243-252. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2552-z (IF 2.952).

• Hessini K, Ferchichi S, Ben Youssef S, Werner KH, Cruz C, Gandour M. How Does Salinity Duration Affect Growth and Productivity of Cultivated Barley? Agronomy Journal. 2015;107:174-180. DOI:10.2134/agronj14.0281. (IF 1.542).

• Shibata H, Branquinho C, McDowell WH, Mitchell MJ, Monteith DT, Tang J, Arvola L, Cruz C, Cusack D, Halada L, Kopacek J, Máguas C, Sajidu S, Schubert H, Tokuchi N, Záhora J. Consequence of altered nitrogen cycles in the coupled human and ecological system under changing climate: the need for long-term and site-based research. Ambio. 2015;44:178-193. DOI:10.1007/s13280-014-0545-4 (IF 2.295).

• Shvaleva A, Siljanen HM, Correia A, Costa E Silva F, Lamprecht R, Lobo-do-Vale R, Bicho MG, Fangueiro D, Anderson M, Pereira JS, Chaves M, Cruz C, Martikainen PJ. Environmental and microbial factors influencing methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands: trees make a difference. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2015;6:1104. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01104 (IF 3.941).

• Corrêa A, Cruz C, Pérez-Tienda J, Ferrol N. Shedding light onto nutrient responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants: nutrient interactions may lead to unpredicted outcomes of the symbiosis. Plant Science. 2014;221–222:29–41. DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.01.009 (IF 2.922).

• 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. PLoS One. 2014;9:e92517. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0092517 (IF 3.73).

• Fonseca MB, Carolino MMSSL, Dias T, Cruz C, Franca MGC. Early growth of Brazilian tree Dimorphandra wilsonii is also threatened by African grass Urochloa decumbens. Journal of Plant Interactions. 2014;9:92-99. DOI:10.1080/17429145.2013.770085 (IF 0.641).

• Gouveia W, Jorge T, Martins S, Meireles M, Carolino M, Cruz C, Almeida TV, Araújo MEM. Toxicity of ionic liquids prepared from biomaterials. Chemosphere. 2014;104:51–56. DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.055. (IF 3.137).

• Munzi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Leith ID, Sheppard LJ. Can ammonia tolerance amongst lichen functional groups be explained by physiological responses? Environmental Pollution. 2014;187:206–209. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.01.009 (IF 3.73).

• Pinho P, Llop E, Ribeiro MC, Cruz C, Soares A, Pereira MJ, Branquinho C. Tools for determining critical levels of atmospheric ammonia under the influence of multiple disturbances. Environmental Pollution. 2014;188:88-93. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.01.024 (IF 3.73).

• Shvaleva A, Costa e Silva F, Costa JM, Anderson M, Lobo-do-Vale R, Fangueiro D, Bicho C, Pereira JS, Chaves MM, Skiba U, Cruz C. Comparison of methane, nitrous oxide fluxes and CO2 respiration rates from a Mediterranean cork oak ecosystem and improved pasture. Plant and Soil. 2014;374:883-898. DOI:10.1007/s11104-013-1923-6. (IF 2.638).

• Silva MCS, Paula TA, Moreira BC, Carolino M, Cruz C, Bazzolli DMS, Silva CC, Kasuya MCM. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Eucalyptus globulus plantations. PLoSOne. 2014;9:e111313. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0111313 (IF 3.53).

• Baptista SL, Vaz Pinto P, Freitas MC, Cruz C, Palmeirim JM. Geophagy by African ungulates: the case of the critically endangered giant sable antelope of Angola (Hippotragus niger variani). African Journal of Ecology. 2013;51:139–146. DOI:10.1111/aje.12020 (IF 0.631).

• Dias T, Oakley S, Alarcón-Gutiérrez E, Ziarelli F, Trindade H, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Ostle N, Cruz C. N-driven changes in a plant community affect leaf-litter traits and may delay organic matter decomposition in a Mediterranean maquis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2013;58:163–171. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.027 (IF 3.504).

• Ekblad A, Wallander H, Godbold DL, Johnson D, Baldrian P, Björk RG, Cruz C, Epron D, Kieliszewska-Rokicka B, Kjöller R, Kraigher H, Matzner E, Neumann J, Plassard C. The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling. Plant and Soil. 2013;366:1-27. DOI:10.1007/s11104-013-1630-3 (IF 2.638).

• Hessini K, Ben Hamed K, Gandour M, Mejry M, Abdelly C, Cruz C. Ammonium nutrition in the halophyte Spartina alterniflora under salt stress: evidence for a priming effect of ammonium? Plant and Soil. 2013;370:163-173. DOI:10.1007/s11104-013-1616-1. (IF 2.638).

• Munzi S, Branquinho C, Cruz C, Loppi S. Nitrogen tolerance in the lichen Xanthoria parietina: the sensitive side of a resistant species. Functional Plant Biology. 2013;40:237-243. DOI:10.1071/FP12127 (IF 2.929).

• Pintó-Marijuan M, Bernardes da Silva A, Flexas J, Dias T, Zarrouk O, Martins-Loução MA, Chaves MM, Cruz C. Photosynthesis of Quercus suber is affected by atmospheric NH3 generated by multifunctional agrosystems. Tree Physiology. 2013;33:1328-1337. DOI:10.1093/treephys/tpt077. (IF 2.853).

• Corrêa A, Gurevitch J, Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. C allocation to the fungus is not a cost to the plant in ectomycorrhizae. OIKOS. 2012;121:449–463. DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19406.x (IF 3.393).

• Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. The strength of the biotic compartment in retaining nitrogen additions prevents nitrogen losses from a Mediterranean maquis. Biogeosciences. 2012;9:193-201. DOI:10.5194/bg-9-193-2012 (IF 3.587).

• Fonseca MB, Peix A, Miana de Faria S, Mateos PF, Rivera LP, Simões-Araujo JL, Costa França MG, Isaias RMS, Cruz C, Velázquez E, Scotti MR, Sprent JI, James EK. Nodulation in Dimorphandra wilsonii Rizz. (Caesalpinioideae), a threatened species native to the Brazilian Cerrado. PLOS One. 2012;7(11):e49520. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0049520 (IF 4.092).

• Pinho P, Theobald MR, Dias T, Tang YS, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Máguas C, Sutton M, Branquinho C. Critical loads of nitrogen deposition and critical levels of atmospheric ammonia for Mediterranean evergreen woodlands. Biogeosciences. 2012;9:1205-1215. DOI:10.5194/bg-9-1205-2012 (IF 3.587).

• Ariz I, Cruz C, Moran JF, González-Moro MB, García-Olaverri C, Gonzáalez-Murua C, Martins-Loução MA, Aparicio-Tejo PM. Depletion of the heaviest stable N isotope is associated with NH4+/NH3 toxicity in NH4+-fed plants. BMC Plant Biology. 2011;11:83. DOI:10.1186/1471-2229-11-83 (IF 3.447).

• Cruz C, Domínguez-Valdivia MD, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Bio AMF, Martins-Loução MA, Moran JF. Intra-specific variation in pea responses to ammonium nutrition leads to different degrees of tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2011;70:233-243. DOI:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.09.014 (IF 3.355).

• Dias T, Malveiro S, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Linking N-driven biodiversity changes with soil N availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Plant and Soil. 2011;341:125-136. DOI:10.1007/s11104-010-0628-3 (IF 2.519).

• Dias T, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Patterns of nitrate reductase activity vary according to the plant functional group in a Mediterranean maquis. Plant and Soil. 2011;347:363-376. DOI:10.1007/s11104-011-0856-1 (IF 2.519).

• Munzi S, Loppi S, Cruz C, Branquinho C. Do lichens have “memory” of their native nitrogen environment? Planta. 2011;233:333-342. DOI:10.1007/s00425-010-1300-0 (IF 3.72).

• Ochoa-Hueso R, Allen EB, Branquinho C, Cruz C, Dias T, Fenn ME, Manrique E, Pérez-Corona ME, Sheppard LJ, Stock WD. Nitrogen deposition effects on Mediterranean-type ecosystems: An ecological assessment. Environmental Pollution. 2011;159:2265-2279. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.12.019 (IF 3.426).

• Pinho P, Dias T, Cruz C, Tang YS, Sutton MA, Martins-Loução MA, Máguas C, Branquinho C. Using lichen functional diversity to assess the effects of atmospheric ammonia in Mediterranean woodlands. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2011;48:1107–1116. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02033.x (IF 4.197).

• 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. Plant Soil and Environment. 2011;57:471-477. (IF 1.078).

• Hessini K, Cruz C, Gandour M, Soltani A, Abdelly C. Do reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by NaCl contribute to ammonium accumulation in Spartina alterniflora? Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 2009;172:851-860. DOI:10.1002/jpln.200800315 (IF 1.02).

• Hessini K, Lachaâl M, Cruz C, Soltani A. Role of ammonium to limit nitrate accumulation and to increase water economy in Wild Swiss Chard. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 2009;32:821-836. DOI:10.1080/01904160902787917 (IF 0.593).

• Cruz C, Bio AMF, Jullioti A, Tavares A, Dias T, Martins-Loução MA. Heterogeneity of soil surface ammonium concentration and other characteristics, related to plant specific variability in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. Environmental Pollution. 2008;154:414-423. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2007.12.007 (IF 3.152).

• Domínguez-Valdivia M, Aparicio-Tejo P, Lamsfus C, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Moran J. Nitrogen nutrition and antioxidant metabolism in ammonium-tolerant and -sensitive plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 2008;132:359-369. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.01022.x (IF 2.169).

• Cruz C, Egsgaard H, Trujillo C, Ambus P, Requena N, Martins-Loução MA, Jakobsen I. Enzymatic evidence for the key role of arginine in nitrogen translocation by arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi. Plant Physiology. 2007;144:782-792. DOI:10.1104/pp.106.090522 (IF 6.114).

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Microbial communities (Editorial). Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2007;7:398-398. DOI:10.1065/jss2007.11.265 (IF 2.797).

• Cruz C, Bio AMF, Dominguez-Valdia MD, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Martins-Loução MA. How does glutamine synthetase activity determine plant tolerance to ammonium? Planta. 2006;223:1068-1080. DOI:10.1007/s00425-005-0155-2 (IF 2.963).

• Neto D, Carvalho L, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. How do mycorrhizas affect C and N relationships in flooded Aster tripolium plants? Plant and Soil. 2006;279:51-63. DOI:10.1007/s11104-005-6333-y (IF 1.495).

• Cruz C, Green JJ, Watson CA, Wilson F, Martins-Loução MA. Functional aspects of root architecture and mycorrhizal inoculation with respect to nutrient uptake capacity. Mycorrhiza. 2004;14:177-184. DOI:10.1007/s00572-003-0254-5 (IF 1.744).

• Cruz C, Lips H, Martins-Loução MA. Nitrogen use efficiency by a slow-growing species as affected by CO2 levels, root temperature, N source and availability. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2003;160:1421-1428. DOI:10.1078/0176-1617-00998 (IF 1.149).

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. Comparison of methodologies for nitrate determination in plants and soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 2002;25:1185-1211. DOI:10.1081/PLN-120004382

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Lips SH. Changes in the morphology of roots and leaves of carob seedlings induced by nitrogen source and atmospheric carbon dioxide. Annals of Botany. 1997;80:817-823. DOI:10.1006/anbo.1997.0524.

• Kandlbinder A, Cruz C, Kaiser WM. Response of primary plant metabolism to the N-source. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde). 1997;160:269-274. DOI:10.1002/jpln.19971600221.

• Martins-Loução MA, Duarte PJ, Cruz C. Phenological and physiological studies during carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seed germination. Seed Science and Technology. 1996;24:33-47.

• Cruz C, Lips SH, Martins-Loução MA. Uptake regions of inorganic nitrogen in roots of carob seedlings. Physiologia Plantarum. 1995;95:167-175. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1995.tb00824.x.

• Botella MA, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Cerdá A. Nitrate reductase activity in wheat seedlings as affected by NO3-/NH4+ ratio and salinity. Journal of Plant Physiology. 1993;142:531-536. DOI:10.1016/S0176-1617(11)80394-9.

• Cruz C, Lips SH, Martins-Loução MA. The effect of nitrogen source on photosynthesis of carob at high CO2 concentrations. Physiologia Plantarum 1993;89:552-556. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb05212.x.

• Cruz C, Lips SH, Martins-Loução MA. Interactions between nitrate and ammonium during uptake by carob seedlings and the effect of the form of earlier nitrogen nutrition. Physiologia Plantarum. 1993;89:544-551. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb05211.x.

• Cruz C, Lips SH, Martins-Loução MA. Uptake of ammonium and nitrate by carob (Ceratonia siliqua) as affected by root temperature and inhibitors. Physiologia Plantarum. 1993;89:532-543. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb05210.x.

• Cruz C, Lips SH, Martins-Loução MA. Nitrogen assimilation and transport in carob plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 1993;89:524-531. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb05209.x.

• Cruz C. Martins-Loução MA, Lips H. Effect of root temperature on carob growth. Nitrate versus ammonium nutrition. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 1993;16:1517-1530. DOI:10.1080/01904169309364629.

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Lips H. Growth and nutrition of carob plants as affected by nitrogen sources. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 1993;16:1-15. DOI:10.1080/01904169309364511.

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Soares MI, Lips H. Nitrate reduction in seedlings of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.). New Phytologist. 1991;119:413-419. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1991.tb00041.x.

Publications in scientific journals without impact factor

• Cruz C, Dias T. Biostimulants towards sustainable food production. Open Access Government. 2024;41(1):420-1. DOI:10.56367/OAG-041-11014.

• Cruz C, Dias T. Integrating biofertilizers and precision agriculture. Open Access Government. 2023;October. DOI:10.56367/OAG-040-10978.

• Morillas L, Roales J, Cruz C, Munzi S. Lichen as Multipartner Symbiotic Relationships. Encyclopedia. 2022;2:1421-1431. DOI: 10.3390/encyclopedia2030096.

• Beltayef H, Melki M, Saidi W, Samaali S, Muscolo A, Cruz C, Garoui T. Betterment of biological nitrogen fixation in snap bean under Mediterranean semi-arid conditions. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science. 2018;24:244–251.

• Soares da Silva MC, Rodrigues Mendes I, Almeida Paula T, Rodrigues da Luz JM, Cruz C, Bazzolli DMS, Kasuya MCM. Dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Eucalyptus globulus plantations. European Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research. 2014;2:25-42.

• Rainha N, Pacheco de Medeiros V, Rodrigues AC, Simas A, Arruda Pacheco C, Silva A, Cruz C, Ponte D. An overview of pineapple culture in the Azores. Newsletter of the Pineapple Working Group, International Society for Horticultural Science. 2013;20:9-15.

• Rainha N, Pacheco de Medeiros V, Bernardes da Silva A, Cruz C. The molecular mechanisms of flowering. Is pineapple flowering totally understood? Newsletter of the Pineapple Working Group, International Society for Horticultural Science. 2013;20:16-23.

• Cruz C, Dias T, Pinho P, Branquinho C, Máguas C, Pinto MJ, Martins-Loução ML. Policies for plant diversity conservation on a global scale: a Nitrogen driver analysis. Kew Bulletin. 2011;65(4):525-528. DOI:10.1007/s12225-011-9252-5

• Hessini K, Cruz C, Gandour M, Debez A, Koyro HW, Huchzermeyer B, Abdelly C. Ammonium Nutrition Improves Salt Tolerance of Spartina alterniflora. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology (Special Issue: Proceedings of the European COST Action FA0901, March, 2010, Naples). 2011;5(2):33-36.

• Branquinho C, Pinho P, Dias T, Cruz C, Máguas C, Martins-Loução MA. Lichen transplants at our service for atmospheric NH3 deposition assessments. Bibliotheca Lichenologica (Biology of Lichens - Symbiosis, Ecology, Environmental Monitoring, Systematics and Cyber Applications Selected papers related in part to the IAL 6 Symposium, Asilomar, California 2008). 2010;VI:103-112.

• 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. Acta Horticulturae. 2010;868:123-128. DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.868.12.

• Cruz C, Muñoz C, Botella MA, Martins-Loução MA. Soil spatial heterogeneity in Mediterranean ecosystems. Revista de Biologia. 2002;20:73-80.

• Carvalho LM, Caçador I, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. Acumulação de cobre em Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen. Revista de Biologia. 1998;16:185-192.

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Lips H. Efeito da concentração de cálcio no crescimento das plântulas de alfarrobeira. Actas de Horticultura. 1991;6:399-405.

Books

• Cruz C, Vishwakarma K, Chowdhary DK, Varma A, editors. Soil Biology. Vol 62. Soil Nitrogen Ecology. Springer. 2021. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-71206-8.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, editors. Nutrição Mineral: Causas e consequências da dependência da fertilização. Lisbon: FCUL/CEBV - PAC Artes Gráficas Lda. 2004.

Book chapters

• Enagbonma BJ, Imade EE, Babalola OO, Modise DM, Rigobelo EC, Cruz C. Exploring Plant-Microbe Interactions in Extreme Environments: Lessons from Arid and Desert Ecosystems. In: Babalola OO, Ayangbenro AS, editors. Microbial Allies. Understanding Plant-Microbe Interactions in Sustainable Agriculture. Springer; 2025:49-65). DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-90530-8_3.

• de Souza SB, Bertolazi AA, Eutrópio FJ, Dutra, AM, Brandão AB, Lopes JVSR, do Nascimento, MM, Cruz C, Ramos AC. Iron toxicity and Its Relation to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability in Ectomycorrhizal Fungi. In: Cruz C, Vishwakarma K, Choudhary DK, Varma A, editors. Soil Biology. Vol 62. Soil Nitrogen Ecology. Springer. 2021;62:459-479. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-71206-8_23.

• Sharma P, Tyagi M, Kharkwal A, Cruz C, Varma A. Symbiosis between Sebacinales and Aloe vera. In: Khurana S, Gaur R, editors. Plant Biotechnology: Progress in Genomic Era. Springer Singapore. 2019:349-373. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8499-8_16.

• Babalola OO, Olanrewaju OS, Dias T, Ajilogba CF, Kutu FR, Cruz C. Biological Nitrogen Fixation: The Role of Underutilized Leguminous Plants. In: Panpatte D, Jhala Y, Vyas R, Shelat H, editors. Microorganisms for Green Revolution Volume 1: Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production. Springer Singapore. 2017:431-443. DOI:10.1007/978-981-10-6241-4_20.

• Cruz C, Gouveia C, Dias T, Varma A, Babalola OO. How to Disentangle Changes in Microbial Function from Changes in Microbial Community. In: Varma A, Sharma AK, editors. Modern Tools and Techniques to Understand Microbes. Springer. 2017:149-158. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-49197-4_10.

• Cruz C, Ramos A, Babalola OO, Hessini K, Dias T, Varma A. Soil: Do Not Disturb, Mycorrhiza in Action. In: Varma A, Prasad R, Tuteja N, editors. Mycorrhiza - Function, Diversity, State of the Art. 4th edition. Springer. 2017:27-38. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-53064-2_3.

• Cruz C, Varma A. Utilization of seaweed in soil fertilization-salt tolerance. In: Nabti E, editor. Biotechnological Applications of Seaweeds. Nova Science Publishers. 2017:15-24.

• Dias T, Cruz C, Varma A, Melo J, Correia P, Carvalho L.  Microbial Socialization Highlights the AMF Effect. In: Varma A, Prasad R, Tuteja N, editors. Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration. Springer. 2017:99-113. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-68867-1_5.

• Prasad R, Bhola D, Akdi K, Cruz C, Sairam KVSS, Tuteja N, Varma A. Introduction to Mycorrhiza: Historical Development. In: Varma A, Prasad R, Tuteja N, editors. Mycorrhiza - Function, Diversity, State of the Art. 4th edition. Springer. 2017:1-7. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-53064-2_1.

• Baron JS, Barber M, Feest A, Gilliam F, Lu X, Stevens CJ, Woodin S, Bobbink R, Adams M, Agboola J, Allen E, Bealy B, Bobrovsky M, Bowman WD, Branquinho C, Bustamente M, Clark CM, Cocking E, Cruz C, Davidson E, Denmead T, Dias T, Dise N, Harrison I, Galloway JN, Géiser N, Khanina L, Manrique E, Ochoa-Hueso R, Ometto JP, Payne R, Scheuschner T, Sheppard L, Simpson G, Singh YV, Strachan I, Sverdrup H, Tokuchi N, van Dobben H. The effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, Haeuber R, Hicks WK, editors. Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer. 2014:465-480. DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_49

• Dias T, Chaves S, Tenreiro R, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Effects of increased nitrogen availability in Mediterranean ecosystems: a case study in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, Haeuber R, Hicks WK, editors. Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer. 2014:251-258. DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_27

• Dias T, Stürmer SL, Correia P, Carvalho L, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores can indicate increased nitrogen availability in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, Haeuber R, Hicks WK, editors. Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer. 2014:259-266. DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_28

• Matos T, Cruz C, Correia L. Root Growth Model Based on Swarm Intelligence. In: Morte A, Varma A, editors. Soil Biology. Vol 40. Root Engineering: Basic and Applied Concepts. Springer. 2014;40:57-73. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-54276-3_4

• Cruz C, Fegghi Z, Martins-Loução MA, Varma A. Plant Nitrogen Use Efficiency May Be Improved Through Symbiosis with Piriformospora indica. In: Varma A, Kost G, Oelmüller R, editors. Soil Biology. Vol. 33. Piriformospora indica. Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications. Springer; 2013;33:285-293. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1_17

• Folli-Pereira MS, Meira-Haddad LSA, Cruz C, Kasuya MCM. Plant-Microorganism Interactions: Effects on the Tolerance of Plants to Biotic and Abiotic stresses. In: Hakeem KR, Ahmad P, Ozturk M, editors. Crop improvement - new approaches and modern techniques. Springer; 2013:209-238. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-7028-1_6

• Varma A, Sherameti I, Tripathi S, Prasad R, Das A, Sharma M, Bakshi M, Johnson JM, Bhardwaj S, Arora M, Rastogi K, Agrawal A, Kharkwal AC, Talukdar S, Bagde US, Bisaria VS, Upadhyaya CP, Won PS, Chen Y, Ma J, Lou B, Adya A, Zhong L, Meghvanshi MK, Gosal SK, Srivastava RB, Johri AK, Cruz C, Oelmüller R. The Symbiotic Fungus Piriformospora indica: Review. In: Hock B, editor. The Mycota. Vol. 9. Fungal Associations. Springer; 2012;9:231-254. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-30826-0_13

• Dias T, Malveiro S, Chaves S, Tenreiro R. Branquinho C, Martins-Loução MA, Sheppard L, Cruz C. Effects of increased N availability on biodiversity of Mediterranean-type ecosystems: A case study in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal. In: Hicks WK, Whitefield CP, Bealey WJ, Sutton MA, editors. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000. Science and practice in determining environmental impacts. European Science Foundation; 2011:173-181.

• Martins-Loução MA, Branquinho C, Cruz C. National contributions to the assessment of nitrogen: Portugal. In: Bleeker A, Erisman JW, editors. Final Report COST Action 729: Assessing and managing nitrogen fluxes in the atmosphere-biosphere system in Europe. European Science Foundation; 2011:148-156.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, Pinho P, Dias T, Branquinho C. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000 in Portugal. In: Hicks WK, Whitefield CP, Bealey WJ, Sutton MA, editors. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000. Science and practice in determining environmental impacts. European Science Foundation; 2011:262-270.

• Pinho P, Máguas C, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Branquinho C. Selecting critical areas for monitoring the impact of ammonia on biodiversity within Mediterranean Natura 2000 sites. In: Hicks WK, Whitefield CP, Bealey WJ, Sutton MA, editors. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000. Science and practice in determining environmental impacts. European Science Foundation; 2011:166-172.

• Strengborn J, Andersen HV, Aazem K, Adema EB, Alard D, Bobbink R, Bringmark L, Buchwald E, Cape J N, Cruz C, Feest A, Forsius M, Harmers H, Nardin A, Pinho P, Rothier SLF, Sheppard L, Staelens J, Tsiouris S, Wuyts K. New science on the effects of nitrogen deposition and concentrations on Natura 2000 sites. Working Group Report. In: Hicks WK, Whitefield CP, Bealey WJ, Sutton MA, editors. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000. Science and practice in determining environmental impacts. European Science Foundation; 2011:129-136.

• Dias T, Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Effect of increasing ammonium concentrations on rhizospheric and foliar pH of tomato and pea seedlings. In: Estavillo Aurre JM, Becerril Soto JM, Duñabeitia Aurrekoetxea MK, González Moro MB, González Murua C, HernándezHernández A, Lacuesta Calvo MT, Petite AM, Muñoz Rueda A, Ortega Lasuen U, editors. Aspectos Fisiologicos, Agronómicos y Ambientales en la Nutrición Mineral de las Plantas. Editorial Universidad del Pais Vasco; 2010:267-272.

• Cape JN, van der Eerden L, Fangmeier A, Ayres J, Bareham S, Bobbink R, Branquinho C, Crittenden P, Cruz C, Dias T, Leith I, Martins-Loução MA, Pitcairn C, Sheppard L, Spranger T, Sutton M, van Dijk N, Wolseley P. Critical Levels for Ammonia. In: Sutton M, Reis S, Baker SMH, editors. Atmospheric Ammonia - Detecting emission changes and environmental impacts. Springer; 2009:375-383. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-9121-6_22

• Cruz C, Ramos A, Façanha A, Feijó J, Martins-Loução MA. Enzyme activity modulated by AMF colonization: the urea cycle and membrane-bound phosphatase activities. In: Chauhan AK, Varma A, editors. A Textbook of Molecular Biotechnology. I K International Publishing House; 2009:563-572.

• Martínez-Recio J, Cruz C, Moran JF, González A, Aparicio-Tejo P, González-Moro MB. Effect of external carbohydrate supply on ammonium assimilation in tomato roots. In: Connecting different scales of nitrogen use in agriculture. Proceedings of the 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, Italy; 2009:68-73.

• Pinho P, Branquinho C, Cruz C, Tang S, Dias T, Rosa, AP, Máguas C, Martins-Loução MA, Sutton M. Assessment of Critical Levels of Atmospheric Ammonia for Lichen Diversity in Cork-Oak Woodland, Portugal. In: Sutton M, Reis S, Baker SMH, editors. Atmospheric Ammonia - Detecting emission changes and environmental impacts. Springer; 2009:109-119. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-9121-6_10

• Cruz C, Correia P, Ramos A, Carvalho L, Bago A, Martins-Loução MA. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Physiological and Morphological Adaptations of Mediterranean Plants. In: Varma A, editor. Mycorrhiza - State of the Art, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Eco-Function, Biotechnology, Eco-Physiology, Structure and Systematics. Springer; 2008:733-752. DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-78826-3_34

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Plant 15∂N as an indicator of NH4+ tolerance. In: Lamsfus C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Arrese-Igor C, Irigoyen I, Moran JF, editors. Nutrición mineral: aspectos fisiológicos, agronómicos y ambientales. Universidad Pública de Navarra; 2007:157-164.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. Domesticação do Ciclo do Azoto: Prós e contras da maior disponibilidade de azoto reactivo. In: Lamsfus C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Arrese-Igor C, Irigoyen I, Moran JF, editors. Nutrición mineral: aspectos fisiológicos, agronómicos y ambientales. Universidad Pública de Navarra; 2007:539-546.

• Cruz C, Belda MC, Giuliotti A, Domínguez MD, Lamsfus C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Martins-Loução MA. The importance of nitrate co-presence in ammonium tolerance. In: Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, editors. Nutrição Mineral: Causas e consequências da dependência da fertilização. Lisbon: FCUL/CEBV, PAC Artes Gráficas Lda; 2004:92-96.

• Cruz C, Tavares A, Martins-Loução MA. Nitrogen availability alters the physiological profile of microbial activity in the rhyzosphere and plant performance. In: Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, editors. Nutrição Mineral: Causas e consequências da dependência da fertilização. Lisbon: FCUL/CEBV, PAC Artes Gráficas Lda; 2004:515-519.

• Domínguez MD, Juanarena N, Moran JF, Lamsfus C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. Asimilación de nitrógeno en distintas variedades de Pisum sativum L. In: Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, editors. Nutrição Mineral: Causas e consequências da dependência da fertilização. Lisbon: FCUL/CEBV, PAC Artes Gráficas Lda; 2004:73 -80.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, Martins V, Correia PJ. Nutrient use efficiency in carob seedlings in response to nutritional deficiencies. In: Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, editors. Nutrição Mineral: Causas e consequências da dependência da fertilização. Lisbon: FCUL/CEBV, PAC Artes Gráficas Lda; 2004:97-104.

• Cruz C, Dias T, Matos S, Tavares A, Neto D, Martins-Loução MA. Nitrogen availability and plant cover: the importance of nitrogen pools. In: Tiezzi E, Brebbia CA, Usó JL, editors. Ecosystems and Sustainable Development IV. Vol. 1. Southampton, Boston: WIT Press; 2003:123-135.

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. Uma perspectiva integrada da fisiologia a ecologia: o caso do azoto. In: Fragmentos em Ecologia. Lisbon: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Escolar Editora; 2002:189-206.

• Cáceres DG, Cerón AB, Silva S, Sousa S, Dias T, Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA, Botella MA. Estrategias del uso del Nitrógeno en los ecosistemas Mediterráneos. In: Molina C, Alcaraz M, Lopez V, editors. Nutrición Mineral en una Agricultura Sostenible. Comunidad Autonoma de la Region de Murcia; 2001:277-284.

• Cruz C, Martins-Loução MA. Determination of ammonium concentrations in soils and plant extracts. In: Martins-Loução MA, Lips SH, editors. Nitrogen in a sustainable ecosystem: from the cell to the plant. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers; 2000:291-297.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C, Correia PM. New approaches to enhanced ammonium assimilation in plants. In: Martins-Loução MA, Lips SH, editors. Nitrogen in a sustainable ecosystem: from the cell to the plant. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers; 2000:349-360.

• Martins-Loução MA, Cruz C. The role of nitrogen source in carbon balance. In: Srivastava HS, Singh RP, editors. Nitrogen Nutrition and Plant Growth. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing; 1999:231-282.

Reports

• Simões LF, Cruz C, Ribeiro RA, Correia L, Seidl T, Ampatzis C, Izzo D. Path Planning Strategies Inspired by Swarm Behaviour of Plant Root Apexes. Ariadna ID: 09/6401. Advanced Concepts Team, European Space Agency; 2011.

My conference presentations and posters are listed on a separate page.

My Google Scholar page is here.

My ORCID page is here. My ORCID ID is 0000-0003-3100-463X.

My Web of Science page is here. Current h-index: 38. My ResearcherID is F-2643-2011.

My SCOPUS page is here. Current h-index: 32. My SCOPUS author ID is 7202702019.

The texts of most of these papers, chapters and articles were revised by Steve Houghton, whose services are available through GOSH.

Contact for Cristina Cruz: ccruz@fc.ul.pt