2nd MED Meeting – Documents
On 3 and 4 July, the 2nd MED Meeting was held at the Mitra campus of the University of Évora. In a day and a half full of scientific activities, we brought together more than 100 MED researchers from the University of Évora, CEBAL – the Alentejo Agricultural and Agri-Food Biotechnology Centre and the University of the Algarve. ‘Healthy Soils: For Food, For Life and For the Future’ was the main theme of this meeting, where MED researchers showcased their work through oral communications in thematic sessions and science demonstrations.
The MED 2023 Meeting promoted internal knowledge of the research carried out at this R&D unit based at the University of Évora, while also seeking to stimulate collaborative and multidisciplinary work in the search for solutions to the current challenges facing agriculture, the environment and development in the south of the country and other Mediterranean regions.
As part of the 2nd MED Meeting, the book of abstracts for the event and the presentations from the parallel sessions, authorised by the respective authors, are available on this page.
PARALLEL SESSIONS – July, 4
SOIL REGENERATIVE PRACTICES
Moderator: Teresa Pinto-Correia
Presentations:
- Biochar’s potential for improving soil health, Paulo Mira Mourão (MED-UÉvora)
- CynAgriMulch – A strategy for the development of biodegradable mulching films, Fátima Duarte (MED-CEBAL)
- Subcellular element redistribution in wheat under Mn toxicity is influenced by intact AMF extraradical mycelium, Jorge Faria (MED-UÉvora)
- VIMoS- An approach to develop Visual Indicators on Montados’ Soil functions, Óscar Pelayo (MED-UÉvora)
- Characterization and improvement of soil fertility in the Montado Alentejano: ECO-SPAA experimental field, Luís Roma (MED-UÉvora)
LAND USE MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Rui Lourenço
Presentations:
- Animal movement and ecological processes: from roads to disease transmission, Sara Santos (MED-UÉvora)
- Mating strategies of a threatened vole in Mediterranean agroecosystems: Investigating density-dependent variation using genetic non-invasive sampling, Ricardo Pita (MED-UÉvora)
- From bare soil to self-sustainable ecosystems: 16 years restoring animal communities in degraded areas, Pedro Salgueiro (MED-UÉvora)
- The role of land management practices on soil biodiversity in olive groves of Alentejo (Portugal), José Muñoz-Rojas (MED-UÉvora)
- BIOMONTADO – Montado ecosystem and vineyards, Carla Janeiro (MED-UÉvora)
- The energy transition as an element that affects the use of agricultural soil and livestock land in Iberian Peninsula, and the agrivoltaics concept, Miguel Muñoz Garcia (MED-UÉvora)
FOOD PRODUCTION
Moderator: Anabela Romano
Presentations:
- Decoding chemical composition and food safety in grapes, wines and olive oil matrices, Raquel Garcia/Maria João Cabrita (MED-UÉvora)
- Mediterranean fermented foods: promoting innovation while preserving local diversity, Marta Laranjo (MED-UÉvora)
- Hedge training system for Portuguese olive varieties, António Dias (MED-UÉvora)
- The assessment of quality as a contribution to a raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) breeding program, Ana Cristina Agulheiro Santos (MED-UÉvora)
- Influence of a high transmittance film cover on the agronomic and microclimatic parameters of a greenhouse tomato crop, Maria Moreno-Teruel (MED-UÉvora)
MICROBIOLOGY APPLICATIONS
Moderator: Cláudia Vicente
Presentations:
- Antagonistic fungi in the fight against the pinewood nematode, David Pires (MED-UÉvora)
- Aiding Cork oak: a soil-plant-microbe approach, Celeste Santos Silva (MED-UÉvora)
- Metabolome Analysis and Immunity of Phlomis purpurea against Phytophthora cinnamomic, Alfredo Cravador (MED-UAlg)
- Monitoring soil microbial activity under different inter-row management practices: the importance of cover crops in the vineyard, Vanessa Silva (MED-UÉvora)
- Effect of tree canopy and dolomitic limestone application on soil microbial activity, floristic diversity and quality of the pasture in the Montado ecosystem, Daniel Bailote/Isabel Brito (MED-UÉvora)
PUBLIC POLICY APPLICATION
Moderator: Nuno Guiomar
Presentations:
- Living Labs in agriculture and forestry: A systematic review of H2020 and Horizon Europe projects, Maria Rívera (MED-UÉvora)
- From Research to Innovation in public policies: the pilot measure in PEPAC “Management of the Montado for results”, Isabel Ferraz Oliveira (MED-UÉvora)
- Cows and the Montados: Friends or Foes? Managing grazing pressure for soil health, Elvira Sales Baptista (MED-UÉvora)
- How many trees to fall: how and where are we losing the Montado silvo-pastoral system?, J. Tiago Marques (MED-UÉvora)
- Healthy collaboration for healthy soils – the case of the results-based model in the Montado, Helena Guimarães (MED-UÉvora)
SUSTAINABILITY OF RESOURCES
Moderator: Fátima Duarte
- The role of land management practices on carbon balance in olive groves of Alentejo (Portugal), José Muñoz-Rojas (MED-UÉvora)
- Carbon footprint in horticulture, Maria João Caldinhas (MED-UÉvora)
- Energy valorization of wastewater from the wine industry through bioelectrochemical remediation systems, Maria Conceição Fernandes (MED-UÉvora)
- On the valorization of agroforestry residues into novel bio-based materials, Bruno Medronho (MED-UAlg)
- The cross between valuing fish and sustainability of resources, Maria João Lança (MED-UÉvora)