Dr. Virgilio Gavicho Uarrota
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Dr. Virgilio Gavicho Uarrota

Post-doctoral Fellow
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences from Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Biotechnology
62%
Bioscience
90%
Toxicity
75%
Histology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Fuentealba, C., J. Vidal, C. Zulueta, E. Ponce, V. Uarrota, B.G. Defilippi and R. Pedreschi, 2022. Controlled atmosphere storage alleviates hass avocado black spot disorder. Horticulturae, Vol. 8. 10.3390/horticulturae8050369.
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  2. da Costa Nunes, E., V.G. Uarrota, R. Moresco and M. Maraschin, 2021. Physico-chemical profiling of edible or sweet cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) starches from Brazilian germplasm. Food Biosci., Vol. 43. 10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101305.
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  3. Uarrota, V.G., A. de Fátima Moreira de Bairros, D.L.V. Stefen, J. Garcia, G.M. Ribeiro, D.M. Gindri and D. Nerling, 2021. Plant-rhizobacteria communications with the antioxidant system. In: Antioxidants in Plant-Microbe Interaction, Singh, H.B., A. Vaishnav and R.Z. Sayyed (Eds.), Springer, Singapore, ISBN 978-981-16-1350-0, pp: 41–58.
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  4. Lindh, V., V. Uarrota, C. Zulueta, J.E. Alvaro and M. Valdenegro et al., 2021. Image analysis reveals that lenticel damage does not result in black spot development but enhances dehydration in Persea americana mill. cv. hass during prolonged storage. Agronomy, Vol. 11. 10.3390/agronomy11091699.
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  5. Garcia, J., C.T. Castoldi, G.C. de Andrade, C.M.M. Coelho and V.G. Uarrota, 2021. Gibberellic acid promotes dormancy-breaking of rice seeds and the formation of abnormal seedlings. J. Agroveterinary Sci., 20: 278-285.
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  6. Uarrota, V.G., M. Maraschin, Â. de Fátima M. de Bairros and R. Pedreschi, 2020. Factors affecting the capsaicinoid profile of hot peppers and biological activity of their non-pungent analogs (capsinoids) present in sweet peppers. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr., 61: 649-665.
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  7. Uarrota, V.G., I. Hernandez, E.P. Guequen, J.V. Cruz and C. Fuentealba et al., 2020. Unravelling factors associated with ‘blackspot’ disorder in stored Hass avocado (Persea americana Mill) fruit. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol., 95: 804-815.
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  8. Mathias, V., C.M.M. Coelho, C.G. Araldi, D. Nerling, P.T.D.de Borba and V.G. Uarrota, 2020. Characterization of the physiological quality of soybean seeds produced in Santa Catarina State. Semina Cienc. Agrar., 41: 49-60.
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  9. Gindri, D.M., C.M.M. Coelho and V.G. Uarrota, 2020. Physiological and biochemical effects of Lantana camara L. allelochemicals on the seed germination of Avena sativa L. Pesqui. Agropecu. Trop., Vol. 50. 10.1590/1983-40632020v5062546.
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  10. Andrade, G.C., C.M.M. Coelho and V.G. Uarrota, 2020. Modelling the vigour of maize seeds submitted to artificial accelerated ageing based on ATR-FTIR data and chemometric tools (PCA, HCA and PLS-DA). Heliyon, Vol. 6. 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03477.
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  11. Uarrota, V.G., C. Segatto, A.P.L. Voytena, M. Maraschin, L.V. Avila, D.C. Kazama and C.A. Souza, 2019. Metabolic fingerprinting of water‐stressed soybean cultivars by gas chromatography, near‐infrared and UV‐visible spectroscopy combined with chemometrics. J. Agron. Crop Sci., 205: 141-156.
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  12. Uarrota, V.G., C. Fuentealba, I. Hernández, B. Defilippi-Bruzzone and C. Meneses et al., 2019. Integration of proteomics and metabolomics data of early and middle season Hass avocados under heat treatment. Food Chem., 289: 512-521.
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  13. Uarrota, V.G., A. de Fatima Moreira de Bairros, D. Gindri, L.S. Leolato and G.C. de Andrade et al., 2019. From Neglected and Underutilized Crops to Powerful Sources of Vitamin A: Three Case Studies of Mozambican Cultivated Tacca leontopetaloides, Cowpea, and Cassava. In: Vitamin A, Zepka, L.Q., V.V. de Rosso and E. Jacob-Lopes (Eds.), IntechOpen, London, UK, ISBN: 978-1-78923-945-4, pp: 1-19.
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  14. Pedreschi, R., V. Uarrota, C. Fuentealba, J.E. Alvaro and P. Olmedo et al., 2019. Primary metabolism in avocado fruit. Front. Plant Sci., Vol. 10. 10.3389/fpls.2019.00795.
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  15. Uarrota, V.G., D.L.V. Stefen, L.S. Leolato, D.M. Gindri and D. Nerling, 2018. Revisiting Carotenoids and Their Role in Plant Stress Responses: From Biosynthesis to Plant Signaling Mechanisms During Stress. In: Antioxidants and Antioxidant Enzymes in Higher Plants, Gupta, D.K., J.M. Palma and F.J. Corpas (Eds.), Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-75087-3, pp: 207-232.
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  16. Schmitz, C., F. Ramlov, L.A.F. de Lucena, V. Uarrota, M.B. Batista, M.N. Sissini and L. Rörig, 2018. UVR and PAR absorbing compounds of marine brown macroalgae along a latitudinal gradient of the Brazilian coast. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol., 178: 165-174.
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  17. Uarrota, V.G., M. Rocha and M. Maraschin, 2017. Non-targeted metabolomic profiling of maize landraces (Zea mays L.) combined with chemometric tools. Int. J. Biochem. Res. Rev., 20: 1-9.
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  18. Uarrota, V.G., D.L.V. Stefen, C.A. de Souza, C.M.M. Coelho and R. Moresco et al., 2017. Advances In Understanding Cassava Growth And Development. In: Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cassava, Hershey, C. (Ed.), Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, England, ISBN: 9781351114318, pp: 3-35.
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  19. Uarrota, V.G., C.M.M. Coelho, J.C. Sponchiado and C. Arruda, 2017. Discriminating important agronomic and industrial parameters of white oat cultivars treated with fungicide based on SIMCA algorithm. J. Agric. Sci. Technol. B, 7: 86-99.
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  20. Uarrota, V.G., C.A. Souza, J.C. Sponchiado and C.M.M. Coelho, 2017. Assessment of yield attributes and industrial quality parameters of oat cultivars (Avena sativa L.) using multivariate techniques (PCA, PLS-DA and OLS-R). J. Exp. Agric. Int., 17: 1-13.
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  21. Uarrota, V.G., C. Segatto, C.P. Barbosa, D.G. Moreira and D.L. Stefen et al., 2017. Changes of photosynthetic and antioxidant activity of phaseolus vulgaris to potassium. J. Exp. Agric. Int., 19: 1-22.
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  22. Carvalho, C.F., V.G. Uarrota, C.A. Souza, C.M.M. Coelho, 2017. Physiological quality of soybean seed cultivars (Glycine max (L.) Merr) with different maturity groups. Res. J. Seed Sci., 10: 59-72.
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  23. Afonso, T., R. Moresco, V.G. Uarrota, B.B. Navarro, E.D.C. Nunes, M. Maraschin and M. Rocha, 2017. UV-Vis and CIELAB based chemometric characterization of Manihot esculenta carotenoid contents. J. Integr. Bioinf., Vol. 14. 10.1515/jib-2017-0056.
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  24. Uarrota, V.G., R. Moresco, E.C. Schmidt, Z.L. Bouzon and E.C. Nunes et al., 2016. The role of ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and polysaccharides in cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) roots under postharvest physiological deterioration. Food Chem., 197: 737-746.
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  25. Uarrota, V.G., R. Moresco, E.C. Schmidt, Z.L. Bouzon and E.C. Nunes et al., 2016. Data supporting the role of enzymes and polysaccharides during cassava postharvest physiological deterioration. Data Brief, 6: 503-506.
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  26. Affonso, R.C.L., A.P.L. Voytena, S. Fanan, H. Pitz and D.S. Coelho et al., 2016. Phytochemical composition, antioxidant activity, and the effect of the aqueous extract of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) bean residual press cake on the skin wound healing. Oxid. Med. Cell. Longevity, Vol. 2016. 10.1155/2016/1923754.
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  27. Uarrota, V.G., E.D.C. Nunes, L.A.M. Peruch, E.D.O. Neubert and B. Coelho et al., 2015. Toward better understanding of postharvest deterioration: Biochemical changes in stored cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) roots. Food Sci. Nutr., 4: 409-422.
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  28. Uarrota, V.G. and M. Maraschin, 2015. Postharvest Physiological Deterioration of Cassava Roots: New Insights. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany., ISBN: 978-3-659-71778-9, Pages: 156.
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  29. Uarrota, V.G. and M. Maraschin, 2015. Metabolomic, enzymatic and histochemical analyzes of cassava roots during postharvest physiological deterioration. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 8. 10.1186/s13104-015-1580-3.
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  30. Moresco, R., V.G. Uarrota, A. Pereira, M.M. Tomazzoli and E.D.C. Nunes et al., 2015. UV-visible scanning spectrophotometry and chemometric analysis as tools for carotenoids analysis in cassava genotypes (manihot esculenta crantz). J. Integr. Bioinf., Vol. 12. 10.2390/biecoll-jib-2015-280.
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  31. Moresco, R., V.G. Uarrota, A. Pereira, M. Tomazzoli and E. da Costa Nunes et al., 2015. Carotenoid analysis of cassava genotypes roots (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivated in Southern Brazil using chemometric tools. Adv. Intell. Syst. Comput., 375: 11-18.
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  32. Uarrota, V.G., R.B. Severino, C. Malinowsky, S.K. Oliveira, S. Kuhnen, R.A. Yunes and M. Maraschin, 2014. Biochemical profile of leaf, silk and grain samples of eight maize landraces (Zea mays L.) cultivated in two low-input agricultural systems. J. Food Biochem., 38: 551-562.
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  33. Uarrota, V.G., R. Moresco, B. Coelho, E.C. Nunes and L.A.M. Peruch et al., 2014. Metabolomics combined with chemometric tools (PCA, HCA, PLS-DA and SVM) for screening cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) roots during postharvest physiological deterioration. Food Chem., 161: 67-78.
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  34. Moresco, R., V.G. Uarrota, E. da Costa Nunes, B. Coelho, E.R. Amante et al., 2014. Discrimination of Brazilian cassava genotypes (Manihot esculenta Crantz) according to their physicochemical traits and functional properties through bioinformatics tools. Adv. Intell. Syst. Comput., 294: 57-63.
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  35. Uarrota, V.G., E.R. Amante, I.M. Demiate, F. Vieira, I. Delgadillo and M. Maraschin, 2013. Physicochemical, thermal, and pasting properties of flours and starches of eight Brazilian maize landraces (Zea mays L.). Food Hydrocolloids, 30: 614-624.
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  36. Uarrota, V.G., R.O. Rodrigues, M. Shibata, R. Cipriani, D. Nerling, L.S. Sousa and R. Pescador, 2012. Physiological characterization of two tropical Epiphyte Species: Dyckia distachya and Vriesea platynema (Bromeliaceae). Asian J. Plant Sci., 11: 70-76.
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  37. Maraschin, M., S. Kuhnen, P.M.M. Lemos, S.K. de Oliveira and D.A. da Silva et al., 2012. Metabolomics and Chemometrics as Tools for Chemo(Bio)Diversity Analysis-Maize Landraces and Propolis. In: Chemometrics in Practical Applications, Varmuza, K. (Ed.). Chapter 11, InTech Publ., Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN: 978-953-51-0438-4, pp: 253-270.
  38. Uarrota, V.G., R.B. Severino and M. Maraschin, 2011. Maize Landraces (Zea mays L.): A new prospective source for secondary metabolite production. Int. J. Agric. Res., 6: 218-226.
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  39. Uarrota, V.G., E.C. Schmidt, Z.L. Bouzon and M. Maraschin, 2011. Histochemical analysis and protein content of maize landraces (Zea mays L.). J. Agron., 10: 92-98.
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  40. Uarrota, V.G., 2010. Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) to water stress and phosphorus fertilization. J. Agron., 9: 87-91.
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