Internacional Projects

Currently active projects where Integrated Members of GreenUPorto participate or coordinate.

2020 – 2025

RADONORM - Managing Risk from Radon and NORMs

Financed by
EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation H2020. Programme: NFRP-2019-2020 (Ref. 90009)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Researcher; responsible at FCUP)
Keywords
risk assessment, naturally occurring radionuclides, radon
2022 – 2024

2Improve: Boost the potential of resistant indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and soil quality in Estarreja and Baixo Vouga Lagunar affected agroecosystems

Financed by
Labex DRIIHM & Réseau des Observatoire Hommes-Milieux – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ROHM-CNRS). (OHM-E/2022/Proj. 1)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Sirine Bouguerra (Coordinator or PI), João Oliveira-Pacheco (Researcher), Ruth Pereira (Researcher).
Keywords
agricultural soils, metal(loids), salinization, maize, bioinoculants, productivity
2020 – 2023

COPPEREPLACE – Development and implementation of new technologies, products and strategies to reduce copper applications in vineyards and to remediate contaminated soils in the SUDOE region

Financed by
European Commission: Interreg SUDOE (Ref. SOE4/P1/E10000)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (responsible at GreenUPorto/FCUP)
Keywords
copper contamination, copper substitutes, soil vulnerability
2020 – 2023

TERRATECH – masTERs course on smArt Agriculture TECHnologies

Financed by
European Commission – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances (Ref. 621568-EPP-1-2020-1-PT-EPPKA2-KA)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Coordinator or PI); Susana Carvalho (Vice-coordinator); Anabela Cachada, Sofia Oliveira, Verónica Nogueira, Tânia Fernandes (Team Members)
Keywords
IoT, Master course, sensoring, smart agriculture
2019 – 2023

PRE-HLB – Preventing HLB epidemics for ensuring citrus survival in Europe

Financed by
H2020 EU 3.2.1.1.
Role of GreenUPorto members
A. Aguiar, J. Neto (Team members; WP3 and WP6)
Keywords
Aurantoideae, biotechnology, citrus, epidemiology, genomics, Huanglongbing disease, insect vector, psyllid
2020 – 2021

@10 years - Ten years of OHM: data compilation for a holistic environmental and human health risk assessment

Financed by
Labex DRIIHM & Réseau des Observatoire Hommes-Millieux – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ROHM-CNRS) (Ref: OHM-Estarreja/2019/Proj.1)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Researcher)
Keywords
risk assessment, chemical complex, groundwater contamination
2020 – 2021

Is4RISK – derivation of soil reference values for potentially toxic elements (As, Pb and Cu) by using a regosol representive of Estarreja soils

Financed by
Labex DRIIHM & Réseau des Observatoire Hommes-Millieux – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ROHM-CNRS). (OHM-E/2020/Proj. 7)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Coordinator or PI)
Keywords
metals, risk assessment, soil quality guidelines
2020 – 2021

SSTemWater: Sources and Short-term TEMporal evolution of GroundWATER contamination in Estarreja region

Financed by
Labex DRIIHM & Réseau des Observatoire Hommes-Millieux – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ROHM-CNRS) (Ref: OHM-E/2020/Proj.2)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Researcher)
Keywords
risk assessment, groundwater contamination, chemical complex
2017 – 2020

AgriNuPes - Integrated monitoring and control of water, nutrients and plant protection products towards a sustainable agricultural sector

Financed by
ERA-NET WaterWorks2015 (Ref. WaterJPI/002/2015)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (Work Package Coordinator – WP5); A Aguiar, M Santos, R Pereira (Team Members)
Keywords
fertigation, greenhouse horticulture, sensors, soilless cultivation, sustainable agriculture
2017 – 2020

Expressão da ciência nas políticas públicas relativas a obesidade: um estudo cross cultural

Financed by
Internacional // MCTI, CNPQ Brasil (Protocolo do SIGProj: 282053.1429.46159.07092017)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ana Pinto de Moura (PT Team leader); LM Cunha (Team member)
Keywords
obesogenic environment, public policies, text mining
2017 – 2020

VISCA – Vineyards Integrated Smart Climate Application

Financed by
H2020-EU-Innovation action (Grant agreement No. 730253)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Jorge Queiroz (FCUP coordinator); A Aguiar, A Carneiro, I Cabral, SMP Carvalho
Keywords
climate change, decision support systems, grapevine, modelling, wine
2018 – 2019

MATiSSe - Microplastics on AgriculTural SoilS: assessment of their impact on physical, chemical and biological soil properties

Financed by
Internacional // CNRS – OHM-Estarreja, Paris, France
Role of GreenUPorto members
Andrés Rodríguez Seijo (Project Coordinator); A Cachada, R Pereira (Team members)
Keywords
agricultural soils, contamination, soil, microplastic
2017 – 2018

NAMELESs - Nanomaterials for the Remediation of agriculture Metal contaminated soils surrounding the Estarreja chemical complex

Financed by
Internacional // CNRS – OHM-Estarreja, Paris, France (Ref. OHM-E/2017/Proj.3)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Project Coordinator); A Cachada, A Rodríguez Seijo (Team members)
Keywords
agricultural soils, contamination, soil, metals

National Projects

Currently active projects where Integrated Members of GreenUPorto participate or coordinate.

2022 – 2024

Botrytis-XTalk: eXploring host-fungal crossTalk for early and sustainable control of grey mould

Financed by
FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology; Ref. PTDC/ASP-PLA/4478/2021)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana MP Carvalho (PI); Tânia R. Fernandes (Co-PI)
Keywords
sustainable agriculture, , plant pathology, fungal plant pathogens, strawberry
2021 – 2023

LeguCon - Consórcio para as Leguminosas - aumento da produção de leguminosas para um consumo mais sustentável

Financed by
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Programa Gulbenkian Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Grant no. 238442)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (Member of the Advisory Board)
Keywords
pulses, legumes, good agricultural practices, nutrient use efficiency, family agriculture
2021 – 2023

S4Hort_Soil&Food – Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region

Financed by
Norte2020 - Sistema de Apoio à Investigação Científica e Tecnológica – ‘Projetos Estruturados de I&D&I’ Horizonte Europa (NORTE-45-2020-75) (Ref. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Project Coordinator); Susana Carvalho, Luís Cunha, Fernanda Fidalgo, Sirine Bouguerra, Cristiano Soares, Joana Serrão (Team Members)
Keywords
horticultural growing media, horticulture, recycling
2021 – 2023

SNAP - Sustainable Management and Control of Agro-Production Systems

Financed by
Norte2020 - Sistema de Apoio à Investigação Científica e Tecnológica – ‘Projetos Estruturados de I&D&I’ Horizonte Europa (NORTE-45-2020-75) (Ref. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000085)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (Coordinator Research Line 1); Luís Cunha (Team Member)
Keywords
plant factories, vertical farms, LEDs, aromatic and medicinal plants, smart agriculture, process systems engineering
2020 – 2023

AGRIFOOD-XXI

Financed by
FEDER (ERDF)/Norte 2020 (Portugal 2020) (REF. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000041)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira, Susana Carvalho, Luís Cunha (Team Members)
Keywords
plant elicitors, soil quality, soil quality indicators, vineyards, nutrient use efficiency, kiwifruit, tomato
2020 – 2023

GreenShoes 4.0

Financed by
Agência Nacional de Inovação S.A. (ANI). Program: Portugal2020/COMPETE2020 (Ref: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046082)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Fernanda Fidalgo, Cristiano Soares, Ruth Pereira (Team Members)
Keywords
2020 – 2023

PEST(bio)CIDE - Better management Practices of Eucalypts burnt Stands by promoTing the use of leaf bIomass as bioCIDE

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PCIF/GVB/0150/2018)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Fernanda Fidalgo (PI), Ruth Pereira (Co-PI); A. Cachada, T. Andreani, S. Bouguerra, I.V. Nogueira, C. Soares, B. Sousa, M.J. Martins (Team Members)
Keywords
Post-fire management, Sustainable agriculture, Invasive species, Assisted regeneration
2019 – 2022

SafeNPest - Synthesis and environmental safety of nanopesticides

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029343)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Ruth Pereira (Co-PI), Fernanda Fidalgo (Team member), Cristiano Soares (PhD student), Ana Gavina (PhD student)
Keywords
nanopesticides, environmental safety, cytotoxicity, ecotoxicity
2018 – 2022

StressNet - Membrane remodeling under stress: characterization of protein determinants and interaction networks

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PTDC/BIA-FBT/32013/2017)
Role of GreenUPorto members
José Pissarra (PI), Susana Pereira (Co-PI); Cláudia Pereira, Ana séneca, Miguel Sampaio (Team Members)
Keywords
stress tolerance, unconventional pathways, membrane remodeling, endocytic pathways
2018 – 2021

4Cs – Consumer Cross Cultural Context – Avaliação intercultural de vinhos e produtos tradicionais portugueses

Financed by
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-033790
Role of GreenUPorto members
Luís Miguel Cunha (Investigador Responsável), Susana Fonseca (Investigadora)
Keywords
2018 – 2021

BerryPlastid - Biosynthesis of secondary compounds in the grape berry: unlocking the role of the plastid

Financed by
FEDER (ERDF)/COMPETE 2020 (Portugal 2020) and national funds via FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028165)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Fernanda Fidalgo (PI from FCUP); Jorge Teixeira (Team Member), Cristiano Soares (PhD student)
Keywords
spatio-temporal variability, oxydative stress, fertilizer, echinoculture
2018 – 2021

EOIS-CropProt- Essential oils, infusions, and silicon in crop protection. A study using tomato plants as a model to disclose the biopesticides induced defense mechanisms of plants, through an omics approach

Financed by
European Investment Funds and National Funds by FEDER/OE, Project IC&DT (ref. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031131)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira (Coordinator); Rose Marie Sousa (Team member)
Keywords
biopesticides formulations, essential oils, infusions, silicon, micro-/nanotechnologies, transcriptomic, metabolomic
2018 – 2021

GreenRehab- Green rehabilitation system for burned soils based on the inoculation of native cyanobacteria and microalgae

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; Ref. PCIF/RPG/0077/2017)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Paula Melo (Co-PI), Ruth Pereira, Anabela Cachada (Team members)
Keywords
burned soils, ecosystem rehabilitation, inoculation-based techniques, native cyanobacteria and microalgae
2018 – 2021

Val-WRACK - Wrack as high value resource in a global warming scenario. Is it worthy to invest on it?

Financed by
FEDER (ERDF)/COMPETE 2020 (Portugal 2020) and national funds via FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029818)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Fernanda Fidalgo (PI from FCUP); Cristiano Soares (PhD student)
Keywords
secondary metabolism, plastid, grapevine, fruit quality
2018 – 2020

I9RURAL – Technical Assistance and Transfer of Innovation for Forestry and Agriculture

Financed by
PDR2020 – Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural (Projeto 2024-032881)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Fonseca (Project Coordinator at FCUP/GreenUPorto); Ana Aguiar, Joana Neto, Susana Carvalho (Team Members)
Keywords
digital platform, collaborative network, knowledge transfer
2017 – 2020

Arroz BIG - Development of rice products with low glycemic index

Financed by
ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação (Projetos de I&DT empresas em copromoção P2020; Projeto 17931)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Luís M Cunha (Team leader), SC Fonseca, D Cabral (Team member)
Keywords
consumer perception, food related emotions, new product development, sensory profiling
2017 – 2020

MOBFood - Mobilizing scientific and technological knowledge in response to the challenges of the agri-food market

Financed by
Compete2020 – Projetos Mobilizadores (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024524)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Luís M Cunha (Work Package Scientific Leader PPS8 – New Methodologies for the Evaluation of Consumer Perception), SC Fonseca, J Queiroz, SMP Carvalho (Team members)
Keywords
context, dynamic sensory profiling, mixed (virtual and augmented) reality systems, sensory panel performance, traditional products perception and profiling
2016 – 2020

Strawberry+: novel approaches for boosting strawberry quality from field to industry

Financed by
ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação (Projetos de I&DT empresas em copromoção P2020; POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017821)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (Project Scientific Coordinator); S Fonseca, L M Cunha, A Aguiar, M Wang (Team members)
Keywords
biostimulants, nutritional quality, physicochemical quality, sensorial quality, yield
2016 – 2019

(Fe)rrying plants to prevent chlorosis

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PTDC/AGR-PRO/3515/2014)
Role of GreenUPorto members
SMP Carvalho (Team members)
Keywords
Fe-chelates, Iron deficiency chlorosis, Fe uptake mechanism, IDC gene markers
2016 – 2019

NUTRI4CAST - Nutritional forecasting: towards mitigating the impact of climate change on legume nutrition

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PTDC/AGR-PRO/3972/2014)
Role of GreenUPorto members
SMP Carvalho (Team member)
Keywords
CO2, Common bean, iron, soybean
2016 – 2019

PSAlert - Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker: Exploring Tolerance Mechanisms and Novel Control Techniques

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PTDC/AGR-PRO/6156/2014)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (Project co-coordinator); M Nunes da Silva (Team members)
Keywords
elicitors, G x E, kiwifruit, Pseudomonas syringae (PSA)
2016 – 2019

QuaLaty - Deciphering the grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) quality riddle. How can the omics technologies contribute to a demand-driven improvement in legume quality?

Financed by
FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; PTDC/AGR-TEC/0992/2014)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Luís Cunha (Team member)
Keywords
children, consumer perception, fermented legumes, innovation
2016 – 2018

SMARTAgriFor Norte2020 – Promoting Agri-Food and Forestry Stakeholder Engagement for Knowledge transfer and SmartAgriFor partnerships

Financed by
FEDER/ Norte2020 - Sistema de Apoio às Ações Coletivas ‘Transferência de Conhecimento Cientifico e Tecnológico – Teaming’/ CCDR-N (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000023)
Role of GreenUPorto members
Susana Carvalho (UPorto co-coordinator); S Fonseca, L Cunha, J Queiroz (Team members)
Keywords
biostimulants, nutritional quality, physicochemical quality, sensorial quality, yield