Desert truffles production – a novel approach to fight desertification

Carla Pinto Cruz, a MED researcher and professor in the Biology Department of the University of Évora, spoke to Mónica Ribau on Science Cast, a podcast about science. Carla Pinto Cruz studies temporary ponds in the Mediterranean, where plants adapt to living with...

At a field day on 18 July 2024, the TomAC R&D consortium presented the results of a trial in the Lezíria Grande of Vila Franca de Xira, which prove that tomato cultivation is more profitable in Conservation Agriculture production systems. The TomAC consortium is...

Bruno Medronho, MED-UAlg researcher, was invited by Porto Business School to take part in the "Improbable talks" initiative as part of the Ignition Programme. This multidisciplinary programme is directly linked to R&D activities and its mission is to prepare...

MED Researcher Sergio Prats was a guest speaker at the VI FGUMA Heritage Days in Casares: "Mediterranean hill management in the current context: a paradigm shift" Casares (Málaga), 2-4 June 2023. The lecture he presented ("Post-incendio soil erosion, conservation...

Walnuts are one of the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet, and could play a large role in achieving global food security. However, in non-organic walnut orchards, chemical fertilisers are typically applied to boost nut yields. When excessive amounts of these...

Com a crescente aposta na fileira dos frutos secos em Portugal, torna-se crucial o acompanhamento da qualidade destas culturas, nas diferentes fases da produção. O projeto QUALFASTNUT coordenado pela Universidade de Évora, e que integra investigadores do MED,...

O MED é o responsável técnico-científico pela nova medida agro-ambiental “Gestão do Montado por Resultados” contemplada no PEPAC. Esta é uma medida piloto que visa a regeneração do Montado e que se aplica às áreas de Montado nos concelhos contíguos de Montemor-o-Novo,...

Nos dias 5 e 6 de maio, todos os caminhos vão dar ao Pólo da Mitra, na Universidade de Évora. Nestes dias os investigadores do grupo de Ecologia Aplicada e Conservação do MED, em parceria com a Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI) promovem o primeiro Bioblitz da...

The RegaCork TraDE aims to raise awareness of the intensive production of cork oaks using irrigation, a forestry management concept recently developed by the University of Évora. It fits into the typology “Actions for the dissemination and diffusion of new knowledge...

The RegaCork TraDE aims to raise awareness of the intensive production of cork oaks using irrigation, a forestry management concept recently developed by the University of Évora. It fits into the typology "Actions for the dissemination and diffusion of new knowledge...

This is the summary of the IV International Itinerant University of Prickly Pears that took place between in Portugal between September 15 and 18, 2022, and passed throw Évora, Almodôvar e Mértola. The event was organized within the scope of Provere - Recursos...

Video abstract of the scientific paper "Human disturbances affect the topology of food webs", a study led by Miguel Bastos Araújo and with the first authorship by Frederico Mestre, both MED Researchers. The authors found that increased human disturbance favors the...

This documentary takes us through one of the regions of the Alentejo with the greatest biological diversity, located between Montemor-o-Novo and Évora, and makes us aware of the efforts to conserve and protect wildlife present in the LIFE LINES – Linear...

RegaCork TraDE (coordinated by Professor Nuno Ribeiro) aims to raise awareness of the intensive production of cork oaks using irrigation, a forestry management concept recently developed by the University of Évora. It fits into the typology "Actions for the...