Essential oils as anti-nematode agents and their influence on in vitro nematode / plant co-cultures PDF
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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! i Acknowledgments ii
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