Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária

Do cork oak trees grow in the dry, hot summer of the mediterranean climate?

Abstract Monitoring stem radial intra-annual growth dynamics is a useful approach for characterising tree growth responses to climate change. In the Mediterranean there have been only a few studies reporting growth responses of cork oak ( Quercus suber L.) to seasonal water short...

ERGA-BGE Reference Genome: Corema album ((L.) D. Don, 1830) - the Portuguese crowberry, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

Corema album is a perennial, dioecious shrub endemic to the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the Azores. It inhabits coastal dune ecosystems from Galicia to the Strait of Gibraltar, where it plays an important ecological role. The goal of this study was to assemble and...

Factors Associated with Retail Price Variation in European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Cheeses

European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) cheeses represent a diverse sector in which geographical origin, production rules, species, territorial context, and market orientation shape product value. This study aimed to examine prod...

Esteya spp. reduce Bursaphelenchus xylophilus reproduction in Pinus pinaster seedlings without consistent improvements in disease outcomes

Abstract BACKGROUND Pine wilt disease, caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , threatens pine forests worldwide, yet sustainable biological control strategies remain limited. We evaluated the effects of pre‐emptive inoculation with Esteya vermicola and E. floridanum on nematode re...