Publications Carmen Santos

Scientific papers - Thesis - Communications

Scientific papers

Vigouroux M, Novák P, Oliveira LC, Santos C, Cheema J, Wouters RHM, Paajanen P, Vickers M, Koblížková A, Vaz Patto MC, Macas J, Steuernagel B, Martin C, Emmrich PMF (2024) A chromosome-scale reference genome of Lathyrus sativus. Scientific Data 11: 1035. DOI:10.1038/s41597-024-03868-y. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C and Leitão ST (2024) The exceptionally large genomes of the Fabeae tribe: Comparative genomics and applications in abiotic and biotic stress studies. Agriculture 14(1), 77;. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14010077. [Full text – Open Access]

Martins DC, Santos C, Sampaio AM, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Lathyrus sativus resistance against existing and emerging powdery mildews (Erysiphe pisi and Erysiphe trifolii): A case of commonalities or total discrepancy?. Phytopathology (Published on line). DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-22-0227-FI. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C, Vaz Patto MC (2023) Advances on Lathyrus cicera resistance to rust and powdery mildew diseases. Cassava Cyanide Diseases and Neurolathyrism Network Newsletter (CCDNN News) Nº39. pp: 7

Santos C, Martins, DC, González-Bernal MJ, Rubiales D, & Vaz Patto MC (2022) Integrating phenotypic and gene expression linkage mapping to dissect rust resistance in chickling pea. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:837613. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.837613. [Full text – Open Access].

Sampaio AM, Alves ML, Pereira PM, Ehsan V, Santos C, Satovic Z, Rubiales D, Araújo SS, van Eeuwijk F, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Grass pea natural variation reveals oligogenic resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi. Plant Genome 2021:e20154. DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20154. [Full text – Open Access]

Leitão ST, Santos C, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Shared and tailored transcriptomic responses to combined fusarium wilt and water deficit in common bean. Horticulture research 8:149. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00583-2. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C, Polanco C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) MLO1 powdery mildew susceptibility gene in Lathyrus spp.: The power of high density linkage maps in comparative mapping and synteny analysis. Plant Genome 14: e20090. DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20090. [Full text – Open Access]

Rollo, A., Ribeiro, M.M., Costa, R.L., Santos, C., Clavo P., Z.M., Mandák, B., Kalousová, M.,Vebrová, H., Chuqulin, E., Torres, S.G., Aguilar, R.M.V., Hlavsa, T., Lojka, B. (2020) Genetic Structure and Pod Morphology of Inga edulis Cultivated vs. Wild Populations from the Peruvian Amazon. Forests, 11, 655. doi: 10.3390/f11060655. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C, Martins D, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2020) Partial resistance against Erysiphe pisi and E. trifolii under different genetic control in Lathyrus cicera: outcomes from a linkage mapping approach. Plant Disease (Published on line) DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-20-0513-RE: [Abstract and full text links]

Assunção, M., Santos C., Brazão, J., E. Eiras-Dias, J. and Fevereiro, P. (2019) Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying graft success in grapevine. BMC Plant Biology 19(1). [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C., Almeida N., Alves M., Horres R., Krezdorn N., Leitão S., Aznar-Fernández T., Rotter B., Winter P., Rubiales D., and Vaz Patto M.C. (2018) First genetic linkage map of Lathyrus cicera based on RNA sequencing-derived markers: Key tool for genetic mapping of disease resistance. Horticulture Research- Nature 5:45. [Full text – Open Access]

Santos C., Nelson C.D., Zhebentyayeva T., Machado H., Gomes-Laranjo J., Costa R.L. (2017). First interspecific genetic linkage map for Castanea sativa x Castanea crenata revealed QTLs for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. PloS ONE, 12(9), e0184381. [Full text – Open Access].

Santos C., Duarte, S. Tedesco S., Fevereiro P., and Costa R. (2017). Expression profiling of Castanea genes during resistant and susceptible interactions with the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi reveal possible mechanisms of immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1-12. [Full text – Open Access].

Gomes, F., Clemente, M., Figueiredo, P., Plácito, F., Machado, H., Santos, C. and Costa, R. (2017). Castanea spp. hybrid clones in vitro conservation: synthetic seeds vs. slow growth storage. Acta Hortic. 1155, 37-44. [Abstract and full text links]

Santos C., Machado H., Serrazina S., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laranjo J., Correia, I., Zhebentyayeva T., Duarte, S., Bragança, H., Fevereiro, P. and Costa R. (2016) Comprehension of resistance to diseases in chestnut. Rev das Ciências Agrárias, Soc Ciências Agrárias Port. [Abstract and full text links]

Santos C., Zhebentyayeva T., Serrazina S., Nelson C.D., and Costa R. (2015) Development and characterization of EST-SSR markers for mapping reaction to Phytophthora cinnamomi in Castanea spp. Scientia Horticulturae, 194, 181-187. [Abstract and full text links]

Serrazina S., Santos C., Machado H., Pesquita C., Vicentini R., Pais M.S., Sebastiana M. and Costa R. (2015). Castanea root transcriptome in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi challenge. Tree Genet Genomes 11:6. [Abstract and full text links]

Santos C., Machado H., Correia I., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laranjo J. and Costa R. (2015). Phenotyping Castanea hybrids for Phytophthora cinnamomi resistance. Plant Pathology 64(4):901-910. [Abstract and full text links]

Rollo, A., Lojka, B., Honys, D., Mandák, B., Wong, J., Santos C., Costa R., Quintela-Sabarís, C. and Ribeiro M.M. (2015). Genetic diversity and hybridization in the two species Inga ingoides and I. edulis: potential applications for agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazonas. Annals of Forest Science. [Abstract and full text links]

Thesis

Santos, C. (2017) Genomic approaches to understand the genetic response to Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands in Castanea spp.” Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology- Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, New University of Lisbon.

Santos, C. (2010) Isolamento de genes de resistência a Phytophthora cinnamomi e definição de um protocolo de transformação genética em Castanea spp. Dissertation presented to obtain the master degree in Cellular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.

Communications

Poster Presentations

Marques R, Barros P, Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC, Santos C*. (2023) Comparative transcriptomics reveals accession and time-point-specific Gene expression patterns in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) upon Erysiphe pisi infection. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September

Marques R*, Santos C, Pai H, Vaz Patto MC, Kamoun S, Kourelis J (2023) Tissue - specific expression patterns of resistance genes: a comparative study of legume NLR immune receptors. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September

Martins DC, Crespo P, Sampaio AM, Pereira PM, Santos C, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2021) Unveiling the genetic components of resistance to powdery mildew in grass pea through a genome-wide association approach. FESPB & EPSO Plant Biology Europe. 28 June-1 July 2021. Virtual Edition. Turin. Italy.

Santos C, Martins D, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Powdery mildew resistance QTLs revealed in chickling pea using an improved high-density genetic linkage map. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Sampaio AM, Pereira PM, Santos C, Alves ML, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) How can grass pea overcome Fusarium wilt? Insights from a natural variation study. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Martins DC, Santos C, Araújo SS, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC (2019) Can an orphan legume offer durable solutions for crop protection? – The continuum of Lathyrus sativus responses to powdery mildew. 3rd International Legume Society Conference. 21-24 May. Poznan, Poland.

Rubiales D, González-Bernal MJ, Santos C, Martins D, Sampaio M, Gonçalves L, Pereira P, Vaz Patto MC (2018) Lathyrus sativus and L. cicera germplasm characterization and breeding. DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress: Cultivating diversity and food quality. 10-12 December. Rennes, France.

Martins, D.C., Santos C., Araújo S.S., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2018). Susceptibility, resistance and all in between – assessing Lathyrus sativus responses when challenged with powdery mildew and rust fungi. 9th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting. 7-9th November, Oeiras, Portugal

Santos C., Polanco C., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2018). Isolation, characterization and mapping of MLO1 in Lathyrus cicera. 7th International Food Legumes Research Conference. May 6-8, Marrakesh, Morocco. Page 190

Santos C., Almeida N. F., Alves M.L., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2017). Genomic approaches to understand the resistance of Lathyrus cicera to rust infection. Presented in the course on "Advances in breeding and agronomy for improving sustainability and quality of grain legume crops", Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza, International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (IAMZ-CIHEAM). October 16-20, Zaragoza.

Santos C., Almeida N. F., Alves M.L., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2017). QTLs and eQTLs detection for rust resistance in Lathyrus cicera. International conference, Advances in grain legume cultivation and use. Translating legume research into end-users reality. September 26-29, Serbia. Page 53

Fernandes, P., Santos, C., Machado, H., Silva, M.C. and Costa, R. (2017). Castanea spp. responses to Phytophthora cinnamomi infection: understanding the host-pathogen system. 2º Simpósio SCAP de Proteção das Plantas. 26-27 October, Santarém, Portugal.

Fernandes, P., Santos, C., Machado, H., Silva, M.C. and Costa, R. (2017). Histopathology of Infection of Castanea spp. roots by Phytophthora cinnamomi. 6th International Chestnut Symposium, 9-13 October, Samsun, Turkey.

Santos C., Almeida N. F., Alves M.L., Rubiales D. and Vaz Patto M.C. (2017). Genomic approaches to understand the resistance of Lathyrus cicera to rust infection. Presented in the course on "Advances in breeding and agronomy for improving sustainability and quality of grain legume crops", Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza, International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (IAMZ-CIHEAM). October 16-20, Zaragoza.

Fernandes P., Santos C., Machado H., Fevereiro, P. Silva C. and Costa R. (2017). Castanea spp. responses to Phytophthora cinnamomi: towards new approaches to unravel the host-pathogen system. Encontro Ciência '17, Julho 2017, Lisboa, Portugal.

F. Plácito; F. Gomes; I. Ferreira; V. Vieira; M. Clemente; P. Figueiredo, M.J. Barrento; C. Santos; R. Costa; H. Machado. (2017). Mycorrhizal synthesis between Tuber borchii and Castanea hybrid clones resistant to ink disease. 7th International Symposium on Production and Establishment of Micropropagated Plants (PEMP), April 23-28, Brazil. p. Abst 60.

Santos C., Machado H., Serrazina S., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laranjo J., Correia, I., Zhebentyayeva T., Duarte, S., Bragança, H., Fevereiro, P. and Costa R. (2016). Understanding Castanea response to Phytophthora cinnamomi: genetic and molecular approaches. In “EMBO Young Scientists' Forum”, 1-2 September, Lisbon, p. Abst 58.

Tedesco, S., V. da Silva, I., Santos, C., Barrento, M.J., Machado, H., Figueiredo, P., Gomes., F. and Costa, R. (2015). Production of chestnut hybrids with resistance to ink disease. In “ II Simpósio Nacional do Castanheiro”, organizado pela UTAD, IPB, RefCast, CITAB, SCAP/ISA, Sortegel, (http://www.eurochestnut.com/), 9 Setember, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, p. Abst 61-62.

Fevereiro P., Assunção, M., Severino, R., Santos, C, Brazão, J., Santos, M., and Eiras-Dias, J. (2015). The (In)Compatible Story of Vitis Grafting: The Transcription Factors Route Ii International Plant Science Conference (Ipsc) 14-18 September, Pavia, Italy.

Ricardo A., Santos, C., Gaspar D., Costa, R., Ribeiro M.M. (2015). A set of primers for the amplification of nuclear and chloroplast microsatellites in Arbutus unedo. VII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia - UTAD. March 26-28, Vila Real, Portugal.

Santos, C., Machado, H., Serrazina, S., Correia, I., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laranjo J. Zhebentyayeva T., Nelson, D., Fevereiro, P. and R. Costa. (2014). Genomic approaches to understand the responses of Castanea sp. to infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. 5th PhD Students Meeting, 6th.7th November. ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal.

Santos, C., Duarte, S., Serrazina, S., Fevereiro, P., Costa, R. (2014). Castanea candidate resistance genes to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 3rd Forest Genomics Meeting. ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal. 3 December 2014.

Gomes, F., Clemente, M., Figueiredo, P., Santos, R., Machado, H., Santos, C., Costa, R. (2014). In vitro conservation of Castanea spp. hybrid clones using artificial seeds and slow growth storage. 2014 IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference, August 25-29. Prague, Czech Republic, p. Abst 69.

Serrazina, S., Santos, C, Machado, H., Cátia Pesquita, R. Costa, Pais, M.S. and Sebastiana, S. (2013). Chestnut transcriptome after Phytophthora cinnamomi challenge. Molecular Biology in Portugal and EMBL (and EMBL Alumni). Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Lisbon, 18 July 2013. pp.77.

Serrazina S, Santos C, Machado H, Pesquita C, Costa R, Pais MS, Sebastiana M. (2013). Chestnut response to Phytophthora cinnamomi: transcriptomic approach. In book of absctracts of 7º Congresso Florestal Nacional (http://esa.ipb.pt/7cfn2013/index.php/pt/), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro/Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Vila Real/Bragança, 5-8 June.

Costa R, Santos C, Machado H, Correia, I, Gomes-Laranjo J, Gomes F, Sebastiana M, Serrazina S, Nelson C. Dana. (2013). Identifying resistance mechanisms to Phytophthora cinnamomi in Castanea species. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference Forest Biotechnology: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World”. 26 May- 1 June. Asheville. NC. USA.

Santos C, Machado H, Sebastiana M, Pesquita C, Pais MS, Costa R, Serrazina S. (2013). Chestnut response to Phytophthora cinnamomi: transcriptomic approach. Plant Genomics Congress (http://www.globalengage.co.uk/plantgenomics.html), London Heathrow Marriott Hotel, London, UK, 12-13 May.

Pereira, P., Santos, C., Kremer, A., Costa, R., Paiva, J. (2012). Transferability of SSRs developed in Quercus suber L. to Castanea sativa (Mill.). IUFRO Genetics of Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae, 2012, October, Bordeux, France.

Santos C., Machado H., Pais M.S., Costa R., Serrazina S. (2012). European chestnut and Japanese chestnut transcriptomes in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 2nd Forest Genomics Meeting. ITQB. 26 November 2012.

Santos, C., Tavares, F., Machado, H., Costa, R. (2011). Determinação genotípica e fenotípica de famílias do género Castanea para a compreensão da resistência a P. cinnamomi. Simpósio- Floresta 2050. Pensar o Futuro. Oeiras, Portugal.

Santos, C. Tavares, F., Machado, H., Costa, R. (2011). Genotyping of Castanea hybrids pedigrees for the construction of the first linkage map related with disease resistance to P. cinnamomi. XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra, 30/5-1/6, Coimbra-Portugal. Book of Abstracts, pp 85.

Machado, H., Santos, C., Tavares, F., Costa, R. (2010). Screening tests for evaluation of susceptibility to Phytophthora cinnamomi of hybrid clones of Castanea species. 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology/6th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Phytopathology, November 15-18, Évora-Portugal. Book of Abstracts, pp 43.

Tavares, F., Santos, C. Dinis, LT, Gomes-Laranjo, J. Machado, H., Costa, R. (2010). Susceptibility of hybrid clones of Castanea sp to Phytophthora cinnamomi. COST-Action FP0801 “Established and Emerging Phytophthora: Increasing Threats to Woodland and Forest Ecosystems in Europe”. Viterbo (Italy) June 28-30.

Oral Presentations

Invited oral presentations:

Santos, C. (2019). Unlocking the potential of chickling pea as source of powdery mildew disease resistance for grain legumes: a genomic approach. SCientific seminar At Noon (SCAN) at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), 23rd October, Oeiras, Portugal.

Gomes, F.; Figueiredo, P.; Gama, J.; Castro, F.; Simões, M.; Maia, J.; Pato, R.L.; Botelho, G.; Franco, J.; Melo, F.; Santos, S.; Nazaré, N.; Guilherme, R.; Curado, F.; Casau, F.; Plácito, F.; Rodrigues, I.; Henriques, M.; Machado, H.; Caldeira, I.; Sousa, R.; Galego, L.; Antunes, D.; Santos, C.; Costa, R. (2019). A propagação de plantas selecionadas e micorrizadas de Arbutus unedo L. e híbridos de Castanheiro. IPC2Society, ISCAC/IPC. 11 April, Coimbra, Portugal.

Fernandes, P., Santos, C., Machado, H., Silva, M.C. and Costa, R. (2018). Histological evaluation of infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi in chestnut. III Simpósio da Castanha. 11-13 October, Bragança, Portugal

Santos C., Duarte, S. Tedesco S., Fevereiro P., and Costa R. (2018). Expression profiling of candidate genes of resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi determined in different genotypes of Castanea spp. International Union of Forest Research Organizations, The 6th International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions, Tree resistance to insects & diseases: putting promise into practice. 5-10 August, Mt. Sterling, Ohio, USA

Santos, C*, Machado, H., Correia, I., José Gomes-Laranjo, Filomena Gomes e R. Costa. (2014). Abordagens genómicas para a compreensão da resistência à doença da tinta em castanheiro. SAS Fórum Portugal 2014. Centro de Congressos de Lisboa. 7 de October 2014.

Costa, R., Santos, C., Machado, H., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laraanjo, J. (2014). Phenotyping Castanea hybrids from controlled crosses for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. (2014). IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference, August 25-29. Prague, Czech Republic.

Santos, C*, Machado, H., Serrazina, S., Correia, I., José Gomes-Laranjo, Filomena Gomes, C Nelson, D. and R. Costa. (2014). Genomic approaches to understand the responses of Castanea sp. to infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi. Tree Bioinformatics Workshop – University of Kentucky, USA. 19th March- 23rd March 2014.

Santos, C*. (2014). Abordagens genómicas para a compreensão da resistência à doença da tinta em castanheiro. Expoagrya 2014. Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC). 27th February

Costa R., Santos C., Machado H., Gomes F., Serrazina S., Gomes-Laranjo J., Nelson D. (2012). Understanding Disease Resistance to Phytophthora cinammomi in Castanea sp. IUFRO 2012 Conference “Genetics of Fagaceae & Nothofagaceae”. Outubro, 9-12. University of Bordeaux. Talence, France.

Botta, R., Sartor, C., Dini, F., Costa, R., Santos, C., Quacchia, A., Alma, A., Torello Marinoni, D. (2012). Susceptibility to Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu and molecular analysis of chestnut genotypes. In: Book of abstracts IUFRO 2012 Conference Genetics of Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae Talence, France, 9–12 October, pp. 20–21.

Costa R., Santos C., Tavares F., Machado H., Serrazina S., Pais M.S., Gomes F., Gomes-Laranjo J., Kubisiak T., Nelson, D. C. (2011). Breeding chestnut for ink disease resistance. In: Book of abstracts COST Action FP0801 – Established and Emerging Phytophthora: Increasing Threats to Woodland and Forest Ecosystems in Europe. 21-22 November. Budapeste, Hungria. Page 69.

(*) Oral presentation - Presenting author

Other oral communications:

Marques R, Barros P, Leitão ST, Rubiales D, Vaz Patto MC, Santos C* (2023) Comparative transcriptomics reveals accession and time-point-specific Gene expression patterns in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) upon Erysiphe pisi infection. 4th International Legume Society Conference. Granada, Spain. 19-22 September

Leitão S.T.*, Santos C., Araújo S.S., Rubiales D., Vaz Patto M.C. (2022) Candidate genes involved in common bean response to fusarium wilt and water deficit revealed by genome wide association study and transcriptomics approaches. EcoLeg workshop in the framework of the PRIMA DiVicia project. 30 May - 03 June. Online Event.

Fernandes, P., Santos, C., Machado, H., Silva, M.C. and Costa, R. (2017). Castanea spp. responses to Phytophthora cinnamomi infection: understanding the host-pathogen system. 2º Simpósio SCAP de Proteção das Plantas. 26-27 October, Santarém, Portugal

Fernandes, P., Santos, C., Machado, H., Silva, M.C. and Costa, R. (2017). Histopathology of Infection of Castanea spp. roots by Phytophthora cinnamomi. 6th International Chestnut Symposium, 9-13 October, Samsun, Turkey.

Costa, R., Santos, C., Machado, H., Correia, I., Gomes, F., Gomes-Laranjo, J., Zhebentyayeva, T. and Nelson, D. (2017). Phenotyping Castanea hybrids from controlled crosses for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. COST Action FA1306: The quest for tolerant varieties- Phenotyping at plant and cellular level, 29-30 September, Novi-Sad, Serbia. Page 84.

Costa, R., Santos, C., Machado, H., Gomes-Laranjo, J. and Nelson, D. (2017). First interspecific genetic linkage map for Castanea sativa x Castanea crenata reveals QTLs for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. IUFRO Tree Biotchnology, 4-7 June, Concepcion, Chile. Page 29.

Santos, C*., Machado, H., Serrazina, S., Nelson, D., Fevereiro, P. and R. Costa. (2016). Genomic approaches to understand the responses of Castanea sp. to infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. 7th PhD Students Meeting, 23-25 November. ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal.

Gomes, F., Clemente, M., Figueiredo, P., Plácito, F., Nazaré, N., Machado, H., Santos, C., Costa, R. (2016). Micropropagation and conservation of Castanea hybrid clones resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. I Semana Internacional del Campus de Ponferrada. “Incendios forestales, castanhos, comarcas mineras – ERASMUS, ElBierzo, Portugal e Polónia”, Escuela de Ingenieria Agrária y ESTI Minas, 3-6 May, Ponferrada, Universidade de Leon, Spain.

Assunção M., Santos C., Brazão J., Eiras-Dias J E., Fevereiro P. (2016). Unravelling the molecular mechanism of Vitis grafting: transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. In XL Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, June2-3, pp. 32.

Santos, C*, Machado, H., Serrazina, S., Filomena Gomes, José Gomes-Laranjo, Correia, I., Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Sofia Duarte, Helena Bragança, Pedro Fevereiro, C. Nelson, D. and R. Costa. (2015). Comprehension of molecular and genetic mechanisms of resistance to ink disease and blight in chestnut. In “ II Simpósio Nacional do Castanheiro”, organizado pela UTAD, IPB, RefCast, CITAB, SCAP/ISA, Sortegel, (http://www.eurochestnut.com/), 9 Setember, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, p. Abst 40-41.

T. Marques, S. Friães, Santos, C., F. Gomes, R. Costa, J. Gomes-Laranjo. (2015). Characterization of photosynthetic activity on BBY particles from F1 progenies of Castanea sp. In “ II Simpósio Nacional do Castanheiro”, organizado pela UTAD, IPB, RefCast, CITAB, SCAP/ISA, Sortegel, (http://www.eurochestnut.com/), 9 Setember, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, p. Abst 26-27.

Clemente, M., Figueiredo, P., Plácito, F., Rodrigues, T., Machado, H., Santos, C., Costa, R., Gomes, F. (2015). Conservação in vitro de clones híbridos de Castanea spp.: sementes artificiais vs armazenamento em frio. In “ II Simpósio Nacional do Castanheiro”, organizado pela UTAD, IPB, RefCast, CITAB, SCAP/ISA, Sortegel, (http://www.eurochestnut.com/), 9 Setember, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, p. Abst 31-32.

Santos, C.*, Machado, H., Correia, I., Gomes-Laranjo, J., Gomes, F., Nelson, D.C. and Costa, R. (2013). Genotyping and phenotyping of Castanea progenies for identification of QTLs related to Phytophthora cinnamomi resistance. ”.- INIAV, Oeiras, 23 july 2013.

Serrazina, S., Santos, C., Machado, H., Pesquita, C., Pais, M.S., Sebastiana, M., Costa, R. (2013). Transcriptome analysis of Japanese and European chestnut roots in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi infection. Final seminar of PTDC/AGR – CFL - 101707/2008 – “Understanding Resistance to Pathogenic Fungi in Castanea sp”.- INIAV, Oeiras, 23 july 2013.

Costa R., Santos C., Tavares F., Machado H., Gomes-Laranjo J., Kubisiak T. and Nelson C., (2011). Mapping and transcriptomic approaches implemented for understanding disease resistance to Phytophthora cinammomi in Castanea sp. In: Grattapaglia D, eds. Proceedings of IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference: From Genomes to Integration and Delivery, 2011. Bahia, Brasil: 5 (Suppl 7), O18.