Milena Oliveira
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Assistant Professor & Extension Vegetable Specialist

Awards
Graduate Research Scholarship Award, 2019
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil.
Graduate Research Scholarship Award, 2015
Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation (CAPES)
Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award, 2013
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil.
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Christensen, E., Oliveira, M., Sun, Y., Cardon, G., Drost, D.T, (2026). Biostimulant Applications in Watermelon Production.
- Nepal, P., Drost, D.T, Sun, Y., Oliveira, M., (2025). Exploring Biostimulant Efficacy for Onion Cultivation Under Limited Water and Nitrogen in Utah.
- Crump , W., Caron, M.S, Beddes, T., Oliveira, M., (2025). Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors I. Planning.
- Crump , W., Caron, M.S, Beddes, T., Oliveira, M., (2025). Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors II. Materials.
- Crump , W., Caron, M.S, Beddes, T., Oliveira, M., (2025). Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors III. Germination.
- Crump , W., Caron, M.S, Beddes, T., Oliveira, M., (2025). Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors IV. Seedling Culture and Transplanting.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Ko, A., Verna, S., Oliveira, M., Falik, O., Rachmilevich, S., (2025). Family ties and acclimation to salinity in Solanaceae. . Plant Science, p. 112583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112583.
- Oliveira, M., Tel-Zur , N., Machado, G., Melo Penha, D., Pinho, M., Miranda, R., Herbster Moura, F., Elesbão , R., Natale, W., Medeiros Corrêa, M., (2025). Shade as an Agro-Technique to Improve Gas Exchange, Productivity, Bioactive Potential, and Antioxidant Activity of Fruits of Hylocereus costaricensis. . International Journal of Plant Biology, 16(4), p.128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb16040128. , 16(4), p.128.
- Ko, A., Verna, S., Oliveira, M., Falik, O., Rachmilevich, S., (2025). Social physiology of cherry tomato and bell pepper: Friend or foe across growth stages and environments. Scientia Horticulturae, 353, p.114506. 10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114506. 353, p.114506.
- Aula, L., Easterely, A., Oliveira, M., Creech, C., (2025). Soil Health Unaltered by Conversion from No-till to Occasional Tillage. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 2025. 10.1002/agg2.70234
- Lucena, S.I, Oliveira, A.C, Menezes, S.M, Alvarez-Pizarro, J.C, Oliveira, M., (2025). Transpiration and relative water content of cowpeas intercropped with forage plants under water limitation. . Revista Observatorio de la Economia Latinoamericana, Curitiba, v.23, n.6, p.1–21, 2025. https://doi.org/10.55905/oelv23n6-047.
- Oliveira, M., Kaur, S., Kaundal, A., (2025). Understanding Salt Stress in Watermelon: Impacts on Plant Performance and Adaptive Solutions. . International Journal of Plant Biology, 16(3), p. 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb16030093.
- Oliveira, M., Ko, A., Obersteiner, S., Falik, O., Rachmilevitch, S., (2024). Family ties: root-root communication within Solanaceae. Plant Science 347, p. 112203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112203.
- Creech, C.F, Kruger, G.R, Oliveira, M., Easterly, A.C, (2024). Reduced adsorption of dicamba spray droplets on leaves as droplet size increases. Weed Technology, 38, doi: 10.1017/wet.2024.34
- L.S, Oliveira, M., Figueiredo, A.R, Morgado, C.M, Rimoli, P.A, Morais, L.A, (2023). Biochemical composition and biological potential of ora-pro-nobis fruit: an overview. . Revista de Agricultura Neotropical, Cassilândia-MS, v. 10, n. 1, e7322. https://doi.org/10.32404/rean.v10i4.7322.
- Oliveira, M., Lima, P., Albano-Machado, G., Souto, W., Finger, F., (2023). Ethylene impacts the physiological quality and the longevity of potted ornamental peppers. Acta Brasiliensis, v. 7, p. 41-45, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338647.
- Oliveira, M., Tel-Zur, N., (2022). Cactus pear and pitaya: fruit production and orchard management. . Acta Hortic. 343–354. https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.
- Silva, L., Figueiredo, A.R, Da Cunha Junior, P.C, Barbosa, M.I, Oliveira, M., Rosa, R.C, De Morais, L.A, (2021). Postharvest characterization of purple passion fruits cultivated in conventional and organic system. . Nativa 9, 551–557. https://doi.org/10.31413/nativa.v9i5.11542.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Christensen, E., Sun, Y., Oliveira, M., (2025). Exploring Biostimulant Efficacy Under Limited Fertilizer and Water in Utah`s Watermelon Production. The Vineline. National Watermelon Association (NWA)
- Nepal, P., Sun, Y., Oliveira, M., (2025). Product Testing: Research Shows Benefits of Biostimulants May Vary by Variety. Onion World. .
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.