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Plant Science and Agronomy
Brazil
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
13953
World Ranking
992
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Gene

His primary areas of investigation include Photosynthesis, Botany, Agronomy, Coffea canephora and Horticulture. Fábio M. DaMatta has included themes like Vegetative reproduction and Coffea in his Photosynthesis study. Inoculation is closely connected to Peroxidase in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Botany.

His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Global warming, Effects of global warming and Coffea arabica. His research in Coffea canephora intersects with topics in Chlorophyll fluorescence and Drought tolerance. His Stomatal conductance research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Citric acid cycle and Irrigation, Water-use efficiency.

His most cited work include:

  • Impacts of drought and temperature stress on coffee physiology and production: a review (285 citations)
  • Ecophysiological constraints on the production of shaded and unshaded coffee: a review. (276 citations)
  • Photochemical responses and oxidative stress in two clones of Coffea canephora under water deficit conditions (236 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Horticulture, Botany, Stomatal conductance and Agronomy. The concepts of his Photosynthesis study are interwoven with issues in Chlorophyll, Coffea arabica and Plant physiology. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photosynthetic capacity, Acclimatization and Photosystem.

His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Peroxidase and Carbon dioxide. His work in Stomatal conductance addresses subjects such as Photosystem II, which are connected to disciplines such as Photosynthetic pigment. His studies deal with areas such as Biomass and Oryza sativa as well as Agronomy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (58.28%)
  • Horticulture (43.05%)
  • Botany (40.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (58.28%)
  • Horticulture (43.05%)
  • RuBisCO (11.26%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Fábio M. DaMatta spends much of his time researching Photosynthesis, Horticulture, RuBisCO, Stomatal conductance and Coffea arabica. His Photosynthesis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant physiology and Cultivar, Agronomy, Drought tolerance. His study looks at the intersection of Agronomy and topics like Biomass with Oryza sativa.

His biological study focuses on Coffea canephora. In his research, Genotype and Metabolic pathway is intimately related to Ploidy, which falls under the overarching field of Coffea arabica. His Acclimatization study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Botany.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Why could the coffee crop endure climate change and global warming to a greater extent than previously estimated (36 citations)
  • Elevated air [CO2] improves photosynthetic performance and alters biomass accumulation and partitioning in drought-stressed coffee plants (13 citations)
  • Coffee plants respond to drought and elevated [CO2] through changes in stomatal function, plant hydraulic conductance, and aquaporin expression (9 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Photosynthesis

Fábio M. DaMatta mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Abscisic acid, Vapour Pressure Deficit, Horticulture and Stomatal conductance. His Photosynthesis research integrates issues from Glutathione peroxidase, Superoxide dismutase, Catalase, Glutathione reductase and Reactive oxygen species. His work in Abscisic acid covers topics such as Cultivar which are related to areas like Coffea arabica.

His studies in Vapour Pressure Deficit integrate themes in fields like Hydraulic conductance, Greenhouse, Plant growth and Aquaporin. His study explores the link between Aquaporin and topics such as Field capacity that cross with problems in Respiration, Biomass partitioning, Biomass and Drought tolerance. His Stomatal conductance research includes elements of Photorespiration, Osmolyte, Agronomy, Plant physiology and RuBisCO.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of drought and temperature stress on coffee physiology and production: a review

    Fábio M. DaMatta;José D. Cochicho Ramalho

  • Ecophysiology of coffee growth and production

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Cláudio P. Ronchi;Moacyr Maestri;Raimundo S. Barros

  • Ecophysiological constraints on the production of shaded and unshaded coffee: a review.

    Fábio M DaMatta

  • Photochemical responses and oxidative stress in two clones of Coffea canephora under water deficit conditions

    Ana Lúcia S Lima;Fábio M DaMatta;Hugo A Pinheiro;Marcos R Totola

  • Impacts of climate changes on crop physiology and food quality

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Adriana Grandis;Bruna C. Arenque;Marcos S. Buckeridge

  • Silicon nutrition increases grain yield, which, in turn, exerts a feed-forward stimulation of photosynthetic rates via enhanced mesophyll conductance and alters primary metabolism in rice.

    Kelly C. Detmann;Wagner L. Araújo;Samuel C. V. Martins;Lílian M. V. P. Sanglard

  • Drought Tolerance is Associated with Rooting Depth and Stomatal Control of Water Use in Clones of Coffea canephora

    Hugo A. Pinheiro;Fábio M. DaMATTA;Agnaldo R. M. Chaves;Marcelo E. Loureiro

  • Drought tolerance in relation to protection against oxidative stress in clones of Coffea canephora subjected to long-term drought

    Hugo A. Pinheiro;Fábio M. DaMatta;Agnaldo R.M. Chaves;Elizabeth P.B. Fontes

  • Antisense Inhibition of the Iron-Sulphur Subunit of Succinate Dehydrogenase Enhances Photosynthesis and Growth in Tomato via an Organic Acid–Mediated Effect on Stomatal Aperture

    Wagner L. Araújo;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Sonia Osorio;Björn Usadel

  • Physiological and Agronomic Performance of the Coffee Crop in the Context of Climate Change and Global Warming: A Review.

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Rodrigo T. Avila;Amanda A. Cardoso;Samuel C. V. Martins

  • Effects of long-term soil drought on photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in mature robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre var. kouillou) leaves

    Sidney C. Praxedes;Fábio M. DaMatta;Marcelo E. Loureiro;Maria A. G. Ferrão

  • Exploring drought tolerance in coffee: a physiological approach with some insights for plant breeding

    Fábio Murilo DaMatta

  • Arabidopsis and tobacco plants ectopically expressing the soybean antiquitin-like ALDH7 gene display enhanced tolerance to drought, salinity, and oxidative stress

    Simone M Rodrigues;Maxuel O Andrade;Ana Paula Soares Gomes;Fabio M Damatta

  • Drought tolerance of two field-grown clones of Coffea canephora

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Agnaldo R.M. Chaves;Hugo A. Pinheiro;Carlos Ducatti

  • Allometric models for non-destructive leaf area estimation in coffee (Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora)

    W.C. Antunes;M.F. Pompelli;D.M. Carretero;F.M. DaMatta

  • Long-term elevated air [CO2 ] strengthens photosynthetic functioning and mitigates the impact of supra-optimal temperatures in tropical Coffea arabica and C. canephora species.

    Weverton P. Rodrigues;Madlles Q. Martins;Ana S. Fortunato;Ana P. Rodrigues

  • Why could the coffee crop endure climate change and global warming to a greater extent than previously estimated

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Eric Rahn;Eric Rahn;Peter Läderach;Raquel Ghini

  • Seasonal changes in vegetative growth and photosynthesis of Arabica coffee trees

    Emerson A Silva;Fábio M DaMatta;Carlos Ducatti;Adair J Regazzi

  • Photosynthetic and metabolic acclimation to repeated drought events play key roles in drought tolerance in coffee.

    Paulo E Menezes-Silva;Lilian M V P Sanglard;Rodrigo T Ávila;Leandro E Morais;Leandro E Morais

  • Phenotypic plasticity in response to light in the coffee tree

    Fábio S. Matos;Ricardo Wolfgramm;Fábio V. Gonçalves;Paulo C. Cavatte

  • Effects of soil water deficit and nitrogen nutrition on water relations and photosynthesis of pot-grown Coffea canephora Pierre

    Fábio M. DaMatta;Rodolfo A. Loos;Emerson A. Silva;Marcelo E. Loureiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel C. V. Martins
Samuel C. V. Martins Universidade Federal de Viçosa
José C. Ramalho
José C. Ramalho University of Lisbon
Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues
Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros
Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros University of Lisbon
Wagner L. Araújo
Wagner L. Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Fernando C. Lidon
Fernando C. Lidon Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Fábio Luiz Partelli
Fábio Luiz Partelli Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Adriano Nunes-Nesi
Adriano Nunes-Nesi Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Scott A. M. McAdam
Scott A. M. McAdam Purdue University West Lafayette

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