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  1. Pitaya as a New Alternative Crop for Iberian Peninsula: Cultural Practices

    Article • Plants, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte, Prof Maribela Pestana

  2. Correction: Pestana et al. Nutritional Performance of Five Citrus Rootstocks Under Different Fe Levels. Plants 2023, 12, 3252

    Article • Plants, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  3. The Adaptation and Resilience of Urban Green Spaces in Quinta do Lago, in Southern Portugal (Algarve), Using Xerophytic Vegetation – A Review

    Article • October 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  4. Intercropping with Gramineous Plants in Nutrient Solutions as a Tool to Optimize the Use of Iron in Brassica oleracea

    Article • Plants, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  5. Metabolites Released by Poaceae Roots Under Iron‐Deficient Conditions

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, February 2025, Wiley

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  6. Enhancing growth, nutrient uptake and flowering of Tagetes patula plants through the application of suspensions of Chlorella vulgaris

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  7. Quercetin promotes the recovery of iron chlorosis in strawberry plants

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, December 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  8. Sugars and phenols in carob tree fruits from different producing countries: A short review

    Article • Heliyon, May 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  9. Brief characterisation of Fe chlorosis in chia ( Salvia hispanica L.) plants grown in nutrient solution

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  10. Nutritional Performance of Five Citrus Rootstocks under Different Fe Levels

    Article • Plants, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  11. Nutritional Performance of Five Citrus Rootstocks under Different Fe Levels

    Article • July 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  12. Silencing of FRO1 gene affects iron homeostasis and nutrient balance in tomato plants

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, July 2023, Wiley

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  13. Effects of foliar application of organic acids on strawberry plants

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, October 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  14. Influence of cultivation salinity in the nutritional composition, antioxidant capacity and microbial quality of Salicornia ramosissima commercially produced in soilless systems

    Article • Food Chemistry, December 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  15. Evaluation of Carob Tree Productivity during a 30-Year Period, in Relation to Precipitation and Air Temperature

    Article • Environmental Processes, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  16. A novel plant extract as a biostimulant to recover strawberry plants from iron chlorosis

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  17. Correction to: Can Bicarbonate Enhance the Performance of Carob Seedlings Grown in Nutrient Solutions with Different Fe Concentrations?

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  18. Can Bicarbonate Enhance the Performance of Carob Seedlings Grown in Nutrient Solutions with Different Fe Concentrations?

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  19. Effect of different iron compounds applied to leaves on growth of strawberry

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, October 2019, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  20. Responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants to iron deficiency in the root zone

    Article • Folia Horticulturae, June 2019, De Gruyter

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  21. Changes in nutritional homeostasis of Poncirus trifoliata and Ceratonia siliqua as a response to different iron levels in nutrient solution

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  22. Exploratory Analysis of the Productivity of Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua) Orchards Conducted under Dry-Farming Conditions

    Article • Sustainability, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  23. Biologically active compounds available in Ceratonia siliqua L. grown in contrasting soils under Mediterranean climate

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, May 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  24. Silencing of the FRO1 gene and its effects on iron partition in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  25. Nutritional and physiological responses of the dicotyledonous halophyte Sarcocornia fruticosa to salinity

    Article • Australian Journal of Botany, January 2017, CSIRO Publishing

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  26. Lavandula multifidaresponse to salinity: Growth, nutrient uptake, and physiological changes

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, December 2016, Wiley

    Prof Maribela Pestana, Prof Maria T Lao

  27. Irrigation with drainage solutions improves the growth and nutrients uptake in Juncus acutus

    Article • Ecological Engineering, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  28. The memory of iron stress in strawberry plants

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, July 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  29. Management of carob tree orchards in Mediterranean ecosystems: strategies for a carbon economy implementation

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  30. Tolerance mechanisms of three potted ornamental plants grown under moderate salinity

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, March 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  31. Fe deficiency induction in Poncirus trifoliata rootstock growing in nutrient solution changes its performance after transplant to soil

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, January 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana, Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte

  32. Effect of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> and <i>Glomus intraradices</i> on Fruit Quality and Growth Parameters in Strawberry Soilless Growing System

    Article • The Horticulture Journal, January 2015, Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  33. IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FERRIC-CHELATE REDUCTASE ACTIVITY IN ROOTS OF PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATE AND LEAF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS?

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Prof Maribela Pestana, Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte

  34. Clorose férrica induzida pelo calcário

    Article • Revista CERES, December 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  35. Changes in the concentration of organic acids in roots and leaves of carob-tree under Fe deficiency

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2014, CSIRO Publishing

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  36. Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging as a tool to understand the impact of iron deficiency and resupply on photosynthetic performance of strawberry plants

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, January 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  37. ROOT FERRIC CHELATE REDUCTASE IS REGULATED BY IRON AND COPPER IN STRAWBERRY PLANTS

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  38. Development and recovery of iron deficiency by iron resupply to roots or leaves of strawberry plants

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, April 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  39. The root ferric-chelate reductase of Ceratonia siliqua (L.) and Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. responds differently to a low level of iron

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, February 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  40. Nutrient Dynamics in Orange Trees: The Effect of Soil Fertility

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  41. Relationships between strawberry fruit quality attributes and crop load

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  42. Response of five citrus rootstocks to iron deficiency

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana

  43. Strawberry recovers from iron chlorosis after foliar application of a grass-clipping extract

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, April 2011, Wiley

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  44. Relationship between tipburn and leaf mineral composition in strawberry

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, September 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  45. Tolerance of young (Ceratonia siliqua L.) carob rootstock to NaCl

    Article • Agricultural Water Management, June 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  46. EVALUATION OF FE DEFICIENCY EFFECTS ON STRAWBERRY FRUIT QUALITY

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, June 2010, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  47. Nutritional Evaluation of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilization of Carob Tree under Dry‐Farming Conditions

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  48. Differential tolerance to iron deficiency of citrus rootstocks grown in nutrient solution

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana

  49. Floral analysis as a tool to diagnose iron chlorosis in orange trees

    Article • Plant and Soil, February 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana

  50. Lime-Induced Iron Chlorosis in Fruit Trees

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  51. FOLIAR TREATMENTS AS A STRATEGY TO CONTROL IRON CHLOROSIS IN ORANGE TREES

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2002, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Prof Maribela Pestana

  52. THE USE OF FLORAL ANALYSIS TO DIAGNOSE THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ORANGE TREES

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, December 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana

  53. RESPONSES OF “NEWHALL” ORANGE TREES TO IRON DEFICIENCY IN HYDROPONICS: EFFECTS ON LEAF CHLOROPHYLL, PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY, AND ROOT FERRIC CHELATE REDUCTASE ACTIVITY

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, October 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana

  54. EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT FOLIAR IRON APPLICATIONS TO CONTROL IRON CHLOROSIS IN ORANGE TREES GROWN ON A CALCAREOUS SOIL

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, March 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Javier Abadia, Prof Maribela Pestana