Ciência no Ecrã (Science on the Screen) é o novo Ciclo de Seminário Online do Departamento de Biologia em que cientistas convidados falam de ciência e nos dão a conhecer os seus trabalhos de investigação, em cerca de 30 minutos.
A primeira temporada irá decorrer quinzenalmente até ao final de 2020, e teve início no dia 26 de Outubro.
O segundo Science on the Screen é já na próxima 2ª feira e será apresentado por Sofia Costa (CBMA, UMinho), com o títuto:
"Nematodes: the good, the bad and the ugly"
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Nematodes: the good, the bad and the ugly
Nematodes are simple, microscopic animals, that occupy all ecological niches where moisture and a carbon source are available. Although they are often overlooked, they are the most abundant and diverse animals on Earth, and their sheer numbers and metabolism make them relevant to ecosystems in all functions they perform. Soil nematodes are mostly beneficial organisms, involved in ecosystem regulation and nutrient mineralisation, but herbivory can be a major disservice, especially in agroecosystems, where they cause significant losses. Complex assemblages can build up in rhizosphere soil, where nematodes interact and communicate with several organisms (bacteria, fungi and plants), with important outcomes for plant performance. Here, an overview of the research on soil nematode ecology and how it can be exploited to promote sustainable management of plant-parasitic nematodes in agroecosystems, carried out by our nematology
group at CBMA, is presented.
