G2 - Plant Science & Crop Production researchers have complementary expertise in biodiversity and conservation, functional genomics, production systems and crop protection. Research is conducted at multiple scales, from molecules and cells to ecosystems, using field and lab approaches. Our main objective is to produce scientific knowledge to support crop production practices to ensure the efficiency and competitiveness of the farming systems, while relying on and contributing to plants, soil and ecosystems' health.

Our 5 synergistic areas of research are:

  • Coffee research for plant health
  • Integrated grapevine research
  • Flowering as a crucial stage for adaptation and yield
  • Sustainable crop production systems
  • Biodiversity in support of ecosystem services

LEAF has unique expertise at national and international level on coffee disease research, holding unparallel germplasm collections; this work accounts for >90% of the coffee rust resistant varieties grown worldwide. LEAF is a national and international key player in grapevine research, participating in the European MSc VINIFERA, IVES - International Viticulture and Enology Society and OENOVITI International, but also through the work on grapevine selection in collaboration with PORVID, an ISA spin-off.

 

Group Coordinator

Dora Batista

 

  

E-mail: dorabatista@isa.ulisboa.pt