Unravelling the nutriproteomics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) seeds.
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an essential grain for human consumption owing to its high protein content, nutritional quality and energy-efficient production. The aim of this study was to compare the protein extracts of 24 chickpea genotypes by biochemically characterising the storage proteins. in Crop & Pasture Science, 68:1041–1051. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Hydration and cooking behaviour of three Portuguese Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars
Sementes de três cultivares de grão-de-bico Kabuli (Elvar, Eldorado e Elixir) foram estudadas quanto às características físico-químicas (biometria, hidratação, intumescimento, textura) e comportamento após cozimento tradicional. in Revista de Ciências Agrárias, 41(4): 1115-1123. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Proteaginosas, o regresso do grão-de-bico.
A grande escassez global de fontes proteicas, concretamente para os alimentos compostos para animais, torna a Europa muito dependente de matérias-primas oriundas de países terceiros como é o caso típico da soja. O panorama em Portugal é ainda mais preocupante, havendo necessidade de importar cerca de 70 000 t/ano, para alimentação humana. in Vida Rural....
O lugar das Leguminosas-grão numa dieta nutricionalmente equilibrada; II – Grão-de-bico.
in Universidade do Algarve (eds), A Dieta Mediterrânica em Portugal: Cultura, Alimentação, e Saúde, 239-252 p. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Yield and water productivity of five chickpea varieties under supplemental irrigation in contrasting years
The objective of this study was to evaluate the improvement on chickpea crop yield and water productivity of five chickpea varieties with supplemental irrigation, in the Mediterranean conditions, with both dry and wet years. in Irrigation Science volume 32: 393–403. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Biochemical, physiological and genetic analysis of aluminum tolerance of different rye species.
Rye (Secale cereale L.) is one of the most Al-tolerant cereal with a valuable genetic background for breeding purposes. Wild relatives (Secale spp.) have great importance once they can provide new sources of genes related to this trait. Different cellular disorders possibly related to Al tolerance/toxicity were observed through histochemical root staining methods in cultivated...
Aluminum tolerance in Secale species: genetic diversity, molecular mechanisms and gene characterization
Tese de Doutoramento de Elisabete Cristina Jesus dos Santos.
Characterization, genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and expression of the aluminum tolerance MATE1 gene in Secale species.
The cDNA sequences, phylogenetic relationships, Al-tolerance, citrate exudation, and expression of the ScMATE1 gene were analyzed in several cultivars and wild species/subspecies of the Secale genus. in Biol Plant. 62 (1):109–120. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Molecular diversity and genetic relationships in Secale.
The objective of this study was to quantify the molecular diversity and to determine the genetic relationships among Secale spp. and among cultivars of Secale cereale using RAPDs, ISSRs and sequence analysis of six exons of ScMATE1 gene. in Journal of Genetics. 95(2): 273-81. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.
Oxidative Metabolism of Rye (Secale cereale L.) after Short Term Exposure to Aluminum: Uncovering the Glutathione-Ascorbate Redox Network.
At early development stages the underling physiological and biochemical mechanisms to tolerate Al passes through modulation of ascorbate–glutathione enzymes, essentially MDHAR and DHAR in a genotype-dependent manner. in Frontiers in plant science 7: 685. Leia o trabalho completo aqui.