PrintMarta Nunes da Silva is a Biologist with a PhD in Agronomical Sciences (University of Porto, Portugal). Her research areas include the study of plant-pathogen interactions, through physiological, genomic and metabolomic approaches, and plant nutrition, focusing on the effect of environmental contamination and cultural practices on plant fitness and productivity. Marta is currently a Doctorate Junior Researcher at CBQF, working on nutritional profiling and valorization of underexplored and potentially valuable crops. She has participated in 16 R&D Projects, 7 as Research Fellow, published 26 articles in specialized peer-reviewed journals, was part of the organizing committee of 3 national events and presented a total of 39 communications in national and international meetings. She was part of the supervising team of 1 PhD thesis, 6 MSc dissertations and 13 BSc final projects, and has been involved in Teaching activities as Invited Assistant Professor and Lecturer in 1 international (Macau, China) and 3 national Universities (Porto University, Minho University and Catholic University of Portugal). Marta participated as Visiting Researcher at 4 international institutions (5 short-term and 1 long-term missions) and received 8 awards from international organizations, including two Young Mind Awards and the 1st place in the international competition Three Minute Thesis (3MT), sponsored by the International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS), and the Agronomy 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award by the scientific publisher MDPI.
Publications
Nunes da Silva M, Santos MG, Vasconcelos MW, Carvalho SMP (2022). Mitigation of emergent bacterial pathogens using Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae as a case study - From orchard to gene and everything in between. Crops 2022(2), 351-377, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/crops2040025
Nunes da Silva M, Machado J, Osorio J, Duarte R, Santos C (2022). Non-essential elements and their role in sustainable agriculture. Agronomy, 12(4), 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040888
Nunes da Silva M, Fernandes APG, Vasconcelos MW, Valente LMP, Carvalho SMP (2022). Influence of the nitrogen source on the tolerance of Actinidia chinensis to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Acta Horticulturae, 1332, 103-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1332.14
Nunes da Silva M, Carvalho SMP, António C, Rodrigues AM, Gomez-Cadenas A, Vasconcelos MW (2022). Defence-related pathways, phytohormones and primary metabolism are key players in kiwifruit plant tolerance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Plant, Cell & Environment, 45, 528–541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pce.14224
Nunes da Silva M, Vasconcelos MW, Pinto V, Balestra GM, Mazzaglia A, Aurelio Gomez-Cadenas A, Carvalho SMP (2021). Role of methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid in kiwifruit plants further submitted to Psa infection: biochemical and genetic responses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 162, 258-266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.045
