Essential oils as anti-nematode agents and their influence on in vitro nematode / plant co-cultures

290 Pages·2015·8.07 MB·English

Universidade de Lisboa
Faculdade de Ciências
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal

Essential oils as anti-nematode agents and
their influence on in vitro
nematode / plant co-cultures

Jorge Miguel Silva Faria

Doutoramento em Biologia
Biotecnologia
2015

Universidade de Lisboa
Faculdade de Ciências
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal

Essential oils as anti-nematode agents and
their influence on in vitro
nematode / plant co-cultures

Jorge Miguel Silva Faria

Tese orientada pela Prof.ª Doutora Ana Cristina Figueiredo, especialmente elaborada para a
obtenção do grau de doutor em Biologia, especialidade de Biotecnologia

2015

This thesis was co-supervised by Prof. Dr Manuel Mota, from the University of Évora and
Prof. Dr Richard Bennett, from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, under the Doctoral
Grant SFRH/BD/43738/2008, from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT). Jorge Faria
is grateful to FCT for the financial support under PhD grant SFRH/BD/43738/2008,
Pest-OE/EQB/LA0023/2011 and research contract PTDC/AGR-CFL/117026/2010.

“Just do it”
Nike

Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
First and foremost I am very thankfull to my parents who supported me and motivated me
especially when nobody else would. This work would in no way happen had they not. They are the
true authors and saying this I dedicate this dissertation to them.
I would like to thank Prof. Dr Ana Cristina Figueiredo with whose help and support I was able to
grow as a scientist and whose expertise made me look upon any question as a chalenge to be
overcome. Also, Prof. Dr Manuel Mota whose help and guidance were indispensable. To Prof. Dr
José Barroso for is help and knowledge whenever he could dispense it, Prof. Dr Lia Ascensão,
Prof. Dr Margarida Oliveira, Prof. Dr Luis Pedro and Prof. Dr Helena Trindade for their avalability
whenever a question arose.
To Pedro Barbosa, a very special thanks, for helping me in every step of this work. To Prof. Dr
Isabel Abrantes and Dr Carla Maleita, for welcoming me to their lab and helping and supporting the
work with Meloidogyne chitwoodi. To Dr Célia Miguel and her team, for their guidance in working
with in vitro pine cultures. To Eng. João Sanches, from Mata Nacional do Escaroupim, who
provided pine seeds and various plant samples.
A very special thanks to Dr Marta Mendes and Dr Inês Nunes, whose company and support I
allways had and helped me more than words can express. To Ana Margarida my number one
reviewer, to Bruno, Daniela, Inês Margarida, Inês Sena, Luisa, Lurdes, Rita, Sofia.
To José Salvado for his perfect illustrations. To Mara, João, Inês and Duarte.
And to those whom I may have forgotten to mention, please remember it’s been a long day!

Thank you all! 

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