Biochemical changes throughout grape berry development and fruit and wine quality

C Conde, P Silva, N Fontes, ACP Dias, RM Tavares… - 2007 - repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt
Wine is made up of more than one thousand compounds, the majority of which, such as
vitamins and minerals, come from the grapes, while others, like ethanol and glycerol, are …

Activity of tonoplast proton pumps and Na+/H+ exchange in potato cell cultures is modulated by salt

F Queiros, N Fontes, P Silva, D Almeida… - Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The efficient exclusion of excess Na from the cytoplasm and vacuolar Na + accumulation are
the main mechanisms for the adaptation of plants to salt stress. This is typically carried out …

Grape berry vacuole: a complex and heterogeneous membrane system specialized in the accumulation of solutes

N Fontes, H Gerós, S Delrot - American Journal of Enology …, 2011 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
Vacuoles fulfill highly specialized functions depending on cell type and tissue and plant
developmental stage. This complex and dynamic organelle is the main reservoir of grape berry …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between atmospheric conditions and grape berry quality parameters in Portugal

C Costa, A Graça, N Fontes, M Teixeira, H Gerós… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The atmospheric conditions are a strong modulator of grape berry composition, but further
research is required to better understand this relationship, which is particularly pertinent under …

Evaluation of total polyphenol content of wines by means of voltammetric techniques: Cyclic voltammetry vs differential pulse voltammetry

 Vilas-Boas, P Valderrama, N Fontes, D Geraldo… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Taking advantage of the low oxidation potential of polyphenolic compounds, voltammetric
techniques, such as cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) are …

Desenvolvimento psicomotor de grandes prematuros

S Ferreira, N Fontes, L Rodrigues… - Portuguese Journal of …, 2013 - revistas.rcaap.pt
Introdução: Nas últimas décadas, a melhoria dos cuidados de saúde perinatais, refletiu-se
numa significativa diminuição da mortalidade associada à prematuridade. No entanto, esta …

[HTML][HTML] Grapevine Sugar Concentration Model (GSCM): A decision support tool for the douro superior winemaking region

N Clemente, JA Santos, N Fontes, A Graça… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate-smart agriculture involves practices and crop modelling techniques aiming to provide
practical answers to meet growers’ demands. For viticulturists, early prediction of harvest …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring climate related risk and opportunities for the wine sector: The MED-GOLD pilot service

A Dell'Aquila, A Graça, M Teixeira, N Fontes… - Climate Services, 2023 - Elsevier
MED-GOLD was a 54-months research and innovation project, whose main aim was to co-develop
climate services for three staples of the Mediterranean food system, namely grapes, …

[HTML][HTML] Co-production pathway of an end-to-end climate service for improved decision-making in the wine sector

…, I Vigo, A Nicodemou, A Graça, M Teixeira, N Fontes… - Climate Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate services are one of the tools that can support the agriculture sector to address the
impacts of climate change on agricultural production systems, not only considering climatic …

Assessing predawn leaf water potential based on hyperspectral data and pigment's concentration of Vitis vinifera L. in the Douro Wine Region

R Tosin, I Pôças, H Novo, J Teixeira, N Fontes… - Scientia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Predawn leaf water potential (Ψ pd ) is widely used to assess plant water status. Also, pigments
concentration work as proxy of canopy’s water status. Spectral data methods have been …