Maria Manuela Chaves

Maria Manuela Chaves (born in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, on September 10, 1946) is a Portuguese agronomist and researcher known for her research on ecophysiology, or plant adaptations during development in adverse conditions. Her research specifically focused on applications to agriculture with a specialization on the adaptation of grapevines and Vineyards in response to drought conditions created by climate change. and was awarded the scientific merit medal from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education in 2017.

Education Chaves received a doctorate in agronomy in 1986 from the University of Lisbon (then, the Technical University of Lisbon). She was also honored by Ciência Viva in the second edition of the book Mulheres na Ciência (published 2019) along with other notable Portuguese female scientists.

She was awarded the scientific merit medal from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education in 2017 for her work on the ability of plants to adapt to conditions adverse to their development and the agricultural applications of this research. over the course of her career. She has several notable papers in high impact journals in the field of agronomy, namely:

2003 Understanding plant responses to drought – from genes to the whole plant (Citations: 3,287) 2009 Photosynthesis under drought and salt stress: regulation mechanisms from whole plant to cell (Citations: 3,080) 2002 How Plants Cope with Water Stress in the Field? Photosynthesis and Growth (Citations: 1,838) 2004 Mechanisms underlying plant resilience to water deficits: prospects for water-saving agriculture (Citations: 1,197) 1990 Effects of Water Deficits on Carbon Assimilation (Citations: 1,093)