RATO , Ana Elisa

The Montado is a Mediterranean agro–forestry–pastoral ecosystem. Knowledge of pastures' nutritional value is critical for farm managers' decision-making. Laboratory determinations are very expensive, destructive and costly, in terms of time and labour. The objective of this experimental work was to calibrate and validate a portable...

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"Persian" walnut (Juglans Regia L.) is one of the most consumed tree nuts in the world. It is rich in several bioactive compounds, with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (PUFA and MUFA) appearing at high concentrations. Walnut consumption protects against cardiovascular, carcinogenic, and neurological disorders. The fatty...

Walnut fruit (Juglans regia L.) is an internationally well-known product with an important tradition of consumption. Its health benefits and economic importance in the food industry make this nut an interesting research topic. In this feasibility study, 200 walnut samples of 5 different varieties were collected and their near infrared (NIR)...

Heat stress negatively affects several physiological and biochemical processes in grapevine plants. In this work, two new methods, calorespirometry, which has been used to determine temperature adaptation in plants, and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which has been used to determine several grapevine-related traits and to discriminate among...

The Montado is an agro-silvo-pastoral ecosystem characteristic of the Mediterranean region. Pasture productivity and, consequently, the possibilities for intensifying livestock production depend on soil fertility. Soil organic matter (SOM) and phosphorus (P2O5) are two indicators of the evolution of soil fertility in this ecosystem. However,...

Control of coffee quality has a great importance for being one of the most important raw materials within the international trade. The extractable composition of coffee has been studied in recent decades and the use of non-destructive methodologies is being continuously promoted. In this study, near infrared hyperspectral imaging has been...