A5001231915- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Heavy Metals in Plants
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Forest ecology and management
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
University of Perugia
2016-2025
Cultivated olive, a typical fruit crop species of the semi-arid regions, could successfully face new scenarios driven by climate change through selection tolerant varieties to salt and drought stresses. In present work, multidisciplinary approaches, including physiological, epigenetic genetic studies, have been applied clarify tolerance mechanisms in olive. Four (Koroneiki, Royal de Cazorla, Arbequina Picual) related form (O. europaea subsp. cuspidata) were grown hydroponic system under...
Currently, there is an increasing interest in nanotechnology, since some nanomaterials can enhance crop growth, yield, nutritional status, and antioxidant defences. This work aimed to investigate for the first time influence of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) on vitro growth biochemical parameters olive tree (cv. Moraiolo). With this goal, biogenic ZnO-NPs (spherical shape dimensions range 10–20 nm), deriving from a green synthesis carried out with Lemna minor L. extract were used....
Olive is considered as a moderately salt tolerant plant, however, tolerance to appears be cultivar-dependent and genotypic responses have not been extensively investigated. In this work, saline stress was induced in four olive cultivars: Arbequina, Koroneiki, Royal de Cazorla Fadak 86. The plants were grown 2.5 l pots containing 60% peat 40% of pumice mixture for 240 days irrigated three times week with half-strength Hoagland solution 0, 100 200 mM NaCl. effects on growth, physiological...
The objective of fully mechanizing olive harvesting has been pursued since the 1970s to cope with labor shortages and increasing production costs. Only in last twenty years, after adopting super-intensive planting systems developing appropriate straddle machines, a solution seems have found. spread plantings, however, raises serious environmental social concerns, mainly because small number cultivars that are currently used (basically 2), compared over 100 today cultivated on large scale...
Salt stress is one of the preeminent abiotic stressors capable strongly impacting crop productivity and quality. Within array strategies garnering interest in safeguarding crops against stresses, use plant biostimulants emerging as a noteworthy avenue. For above, there an increasing finding new extracts showing biostimulating effects crops. In present study, efficacy aqueous extract from aquatic species, duckweed (Lemna minor L.), was assessed olive plants (cv. Arbequina) grown hydroponics...
The soil amendment with organic wastes represents a way to increase the fertility and carbon (C) stored in agro-ecosystems. Among waste materials produced by agricultural industrial activities, olive mill derived from oil extraction process may represent suitable amendment. aim of study was evaluate effect fresh (SOMW) or composted mixture SOMW shredded tree prunings (C-SOMW+P) on vegetative productive activities trees, C non-permanent structures (prunings fruits) soil. plots treated...
Abstract In vitro propagation, is becoming the predominant method for blackberry propagation due to its advantages compared agamic traditional methods. Synthetic seed technology represents a promising approach further enhance productivity of in facilitating exchange plant materials among laboratories and contributing germplasm conservation efforts. This study aimed establish an optimal protocol storage sowing synthetic seeds obtained through encapsulation clump bases. The were sown without...
Synthetic seed technology, an advanced in vitro propagation method, combines the benefits of micropropagation with practicality zygotic seeds, offering efficient solution for handling, storage, and transportation plant propagules. This study represents first investigation role explant type blueberry encapsulation. In particular, three non-embryogenic propagules (basal node, median shoot tip) were evaluated Brigitta Duke cultivars. The artificial endosperm consists Woody Plant Medium (WPM)...
Measuring tree heights is a critical step for assessing ecological and agricultural parameters, including biomass, carbon stock, canopy volume. In extensive areas exceeding few hectares, traditional terrestrial measurement methods are often prohibitively expensive in terms of time cost. This study introduces GIS-based methodology estimating olive (Olea europaea L.) using very-high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. The approach integrates mathematical model that incorporates slope aspect...
Germplasm collections of tree crop species represent fundamental tools for conservation diversity and key steps its characterization evaluation. For the olive tree, several were created all over world, but only few them have been fully characterized molecularly identified. The collection Perugia University (UNIPG), established in years' 60, represents one first attempts to gather safeguard diversity, keeping together cultivars from different countries. In present study, a set 370 trees...
Salinity is one of the most impacting abiotic stresses regarding crop productivity and quality. Among strategies that are attracting attention in protection crops from stresses, there use plant biostimulants. In this study, Megafol (Meg), a commercial biostimulant, was tested on olive plants subjected to severe saline stress. Plants treated with salt alone showed substantial reductions biomass production, leaf net photosynthesis (Pn), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (gs),...
Agriculture will increasingly face in coming years numerous challenges, such as climate change, the growing global demand for food, its environmental impact due to greenhouse gas emissions, release of pollutants into environment, and production significant amounts waste. This study focused on pomace, a waste olive pressing, it contains substances that can be valorized. Specifically, this aimed obtain lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) by treating biomass with an ionic liquid (IL) composed...
Foliar fertilization with selenium (Se) may well be beneficial in increasing the nutritional and qualitative values of food Se-deficient regions such as Mediterranean Basin, contribute to an increase drought resistance plants. The present study has considered detachment force, flesh firmness, pigmentation, fresh dry weight, oil content olive drupes from Se fertilized orchards (Olea europaea L.) under stress well-watered conditions. This also evaluated total Se, amino acid, phenol, carotenoid...