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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Ermelinda Silva

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273330818
E-mail: esilva@morecolab.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-3599-6712
Scopus Author ID: 57198848111

Career

  • Since 2023: Researcher Technician - Bio-based Products and Processes, MORE – Mountains of Research Collaborative Laboratory – Association, Portugal
  • 2017 - 2021: PhD scholarship (AgriChains program), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
  • 2011 - 2016: Research Grant holder, CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Qualifications

  • 2022 - PhD. in Agricultural Production Chains – From Fork to Farm (AgriChains) University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Vila Real)/ University of Minho, Portugal
  • 2011 - MSc. in Laboratory Analysis, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real
  • 2009 - Graduation in Biology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Interests

  • Valorization of foods and agri-food by-products
  • Development of innovative food products
  • Biochemical characterization and fruit quality
  • Mineral nutrition of plants
  • Plant physiology and biochemistry
  • Sustainable agriculture

Projects:

VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar
Funding body: PRR 2020 - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Reference: C644929456-00000040
Principal Investigator:Lillian Bouçada de Barros
Start: 2023-01-01
End: 2025-12-31

Total results: 20
1
Khelifa H.,Ramalhosa E.,Rodrigues N.,Araújo A.G.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Pereira E.L.,Marques D.,Ferreira T.,Barreiro M.F.F.,Crugeira P.J.L.
A Pilot-Scale Industrial Study to Enhance Natural Fermentation of Table Olives (Negrinha de Freixo cv.) by Red LED Irradiation and Brine Recirculation
Applied Sciences Switzerland, 16, , 2026

2
Silva E.,Najjari S.,Shelef O.,Ayalkibet R.B.,Strikic F.,Bjeliš M.,Marrão R.,Borsellino V.,D’Acquisto M.,Schimmenti E.,Caleja C.,Barros L.,Gonçalves A.
Mediterranean Intercropping Production Systems: Challenges and Opportunities
Horticulturae, 12, , 2026

3
Rocha L.,Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Brito C.,Ferreira H.,Matos C.,Malheiro A.C.,Araújo S.,Lima-Brito J.,Moutinho-Pereira J.
Biomass, Physiological, and Antioxidant Activity Responses of Wheat Plants After Selenium Foliar Spray Under Water Deficit
Agriculture Switzerland, 15, , 2025

4
Martins S.,Brito C.,Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Arrobas M.,Pereira E.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Nunes F.M.,Correia C.M.
Synergy between Zeolites and Leguminous Cover Crops Improved Olive Tree Performance and Soil Properties in a Rainfed Olive Orchard
Agronomy, 13, , 2023

5
Martins S.,Silva E.,Brito C.,Pinto L.,Martins-Gomes C.,Gonçalves A.,Arrobas M.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Correia C.M.,Nunes F.M.
Combining Zeolites with Early-Maturing Annual Legume Cover Crops in Rainfed Orchards: Effects on Yield, Fatty Acid Composition and Polyphenolic Profile of Olives and Olive Oil
Molecules, 28, , 2023

6
Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Martins S.,Brito C.,Ferreira H.,Ferreira L.M.M.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Correia C.M.
Olive Yield and Physicochemical Properties of Olives and Oil in Response to Nutrient Application under Rainfed Conditions
Molecules, 28, , 2023

7
Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Martins S.,Pinto L.,Rocha L.,Ferreira H.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Correia C.M.
Moderate Nitrogen Rates Applied to a Rainfed Olive Grove Seem to Provide an Interesting Balance between Variables Associated with Olive and Oil Quality
Horticulturae, 9, , 2023

8
Rocha L.,Silva E.,Pavia I.,Ferreira H.,Matos C.,Osca J.M.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Lima-Brito J.
Seed Soaking with Sodium Selenate as a Biofortification Approach in Bread Wheat: Effects on Germination, Seedling Emergence, Biomass and Responses to Water Deficit
Agronomy, 12, , 2022

9
Martins S.,Silva E.,Brito C.,Martins-Gomes C.,Gonçalves A.,Arrobas M.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Correia C.M.,Nunes F.M.
Zeolites and Biochar Modulate Olive Fruit and Oil Polyphenolic Profile
Antioxidants, 11, , 2022

10
Brito C.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Pinto L.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Martins S.,Rocha L.,Pavia I.,Arrobas M.,Ribeiro A.C.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Correia C.M.
Grey and black anti-hail nets ameliorated apple (Malus × domestica borkh. cv. golden delicious) physiology under mediterranean climate
Plants, 10, , 2021

11
Silva E.,Arrobas M.,Gonçalves A.,Martins S.,Raimundo S.,Pinto L.,Brito C.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Correia C.M.,Rodrigues M.Â.
A controlled-release fertilizer improved soil fertility but not olive tree performance
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 120, , 2021

12
Brito C.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Martins S.,Pinto L.,Rocha L.,Arrobas M.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Correia C.M.
Kaolin foliar spray improves olive tree performance and yield under sustained deficit irrigation
Scientia Horticulturae, 277, , 2021

13
Lopes J.I.,Correia C.M.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Martins S.,Arrobas M.,Rodrigues M.Â.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation reduced the growth of pre-rooted olive cuttings in a greenhouse
Soil Systems, 5, , 2021

14
Lopes J.I.,Arrobas M.,Brito C.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Martins S.,Raimundo S.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Correia C.M.
Mycorrhizal fungi were more effective than zeolites in increasing the growth of non-irrigated young olive trees
Sustainability Switzerland, 12, 1-15, 2020

15
Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Brito C.,Martins S.,Pinto L.,Dinis L.T.,Luzio A.,Martins-Gomes C.,Fernandes-Silva A.,Ribeiro C.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Nunes F.M.,Correia C.M.
Olive tree physiology and chemical composition of fruits are modulated by different deficit irrigation strategies
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 100, 682-694, 2020

16
Pavia I.,Roque J.,Rocha L.,Ferreira H.,Castro C.,Carvalho A.,Silva E.,Brito C.,Gonçalves A.,Lima-Brito J.,Correia C.
Zinc priming and foliar application enhances photoprotection mechanisms in drought-stressed wheat plants during anthesis
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 140, 27-42, 2019

17
Brito C.,Dinis L.T.,Luzio A.,Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Meijón M.,Escandón M.,Arrobas M.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Correia C.M.
Kaolin and salicylic acid alleviate summer stress in rainfed olive orchards by modulation of distinct physiological and biochemical responses
Scientia Horticulturae, 246, 201-211, 2019

18
Rodrigues M.A.,Garmus T.,Arrobas M.,Gonçalves A.,Silva E.,Rocha L.,Pinto L.,Brito C.,Martins S.,Vargas T.,Correia C.M.
Combined biochar and organic waste have little effect on chemical soil properties and plant growth
Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 9, 199-211, 2019

19
Brito C.,Dinis L.T.,Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Matos C.,Rodrigues M.A.,Moutinho-Pereira J.,Barros A.,Correia C.
Kaolin and salicylic acid foliar application modulate yield, quality and phytochemical composition of olive pulp and oil from rainfed trees
Scientia Horticulturae, 237, 176-183, 2018

20
Silva E.,Fernandes S.,Bacelar E.,Sampaio A.
Antimicrobial activity of aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic leaf extracts from ACACIA spp. And Eucalyptus nicholii
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 13, 130-134, 2016

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