A5101727424- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Cynara cardunculus studies
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Light effects on plants
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
- Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
National Research Council
2018-2023
Consorzio Catania Ricerche
2021
Trees and Timber Institute
2013-2018
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2018
Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean
2003-2011
Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale in Ambiente Mediterraneo
2003-2011
To improve microgreen yield and nutritional quality, suitable light spectra can be used. Two species—amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) turnip greens (Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg)—were studied. The experiment was performed in a controlled LED environment growth chamber (day/night temperatures of 24 ± 2 °C, 16 h photoperiod, 50/60% relative humidity). Three emission wavelengths light-emitting diode (LED) were adopted for lighting: (1) white (W); (2) blue (B), (3) red (R); the...
Seed respiration has been utilized as an index of seed vigour and correlated well with seedling development. We examined the process affected by temperature osmopriming during imbibition in two cultivars sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] differing capacity to germinate at low temperatures. Respiration imbibing seeds was measured a specially built apparatus linked infrared gas analyser. beginning strictly depended on (T). T also greatly total CO2 respired reach first germination event,...
Light intensity and spectrum have a direct effect on the growth development of plants qualitative characteristics their productions. LED technology seems to offer interesting prospects for its possible use in confined environments (growth chambers, bioreactors, greenhouses, etc). On basis these considerations, we tested effects vitro micropropagated pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) plantlets using four different light spectra: (1) fluorescence (FL—control); (2) white (WL—blue 20%, green...
SummaryGiant reed (Arundo donax L.), a promising energy crop, is vegetatively-propagated from fragments of stems and rhizomes. This may limit large-scale cultivation, since it time-consuming involves considerable cost effort. Tissue culture an alternative to conventional methods vegetative propagation represent useful tool for plants biomass production programmes. report describes protocol the in vitro giant by adventitious bud formation. Stem nodes with dormant buds proved be most effective...
The study aimed to evaluate, in a marginal semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystem (Sicily-Italy), the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and raw olive mill wastewater (OMW) (40 80 m3 ha−1) on forage (durum wheat-snail medick intercropping) yield, grain production broad bean chickpea. AMF significantly increased (+13.6%) dry biomass durum wheat nitrogen (+22.8%) phosphorus (+32.5%) uptake. inoculation, promoted uptake (+11.5%) root nodule number (+13.9%) absence OMW....
With the aim at enhancing sustainability of biomass production in Mediterranean area, this paper analyzes, for first time, sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) bioenergy using urban treated wastewaters and bio-fertilization. For purpose, effects on three different fertilizations (no-nitrogen control, biofertilizer, mineral ammonium nitrate), four levels constructed wetland (CW) wastewater restitutions (0%, 33%, 66% 100%) crop evapotranspiration (ETc) harvesting dates (at full plant...
Abstract The effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) osmopriming on plant emergence in laboratory at optimal (25 °C) and suboptimal (18 14 temperatures was assessed two cultivars sweet sorghum differing kernel colour: Brandes, light‐coloured, Roce, dark‐coloured. Sterilized sand or non‐sterilized soil were used as substrates. PEG enhanced seedling sand. In soil, the light‐seeded cultivar produced seedlings only optimum temperature, whereas unprimed dark‐seeded performed well all reduced...
Within the project “BIOSEA” funded by Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, a preliminary laboratory test was conducted to assess variability for cold tolerance during germination in 30 cultivars biomass sorghum, among fiber sweet types. Seed (%) mean time (MGT) were examined at seven constant temperatures (from 8 °C 35 °C) base temperature (Tb) thermal (θT) 50% calculated. A wide genetic diversity response sorghum ascertained (CV 45%) 10 25.4%). At °C, ‘Padana 4’, ‘PR811F’,...
Native species are recommended for use in landscape restoration because they adapt well to the local pedo‐climatic conditions. Despite high biodiversity Mediterranean, of native plants is hampered by limited knowledge their seed germination. This particularly true a number which appropriate creating species‐rich herbaceous communities. In this study, seeds 35 were collected different roadside and degraded sites rural urban areas. Two experiments carried out determine influence light thermal...
Abstract Carob ( Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a relevant element of the Mediterranean spontaneous vegetation. Moreover, it useful in reforestation, and currently re-valued for sustainable agriculture dryland areas. However, difficulties tied to carob propagation (mainly seed dormancy) hamper its large-scale cultivation. In this paper, effects four treatments (no treatment [control], soaking at 70 °C 90 water, or 96% sulphuric acid) on five genotypes germination were studied. As compared very low...