A5085839714- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Nuts composition and effects
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
University of Catania
2020-2024
Research Centre for Olive Growing and Olive Oil Industry
2020
Fondazione Edmund Mach
2015-2018
Fruit texture is a complex feature composed of mechanical and acoustic properties relying on the modifications occurring in cell wall throughout fruit development ripening. Apple characterized by large variation behavior that directly impacts both consumer's appreciation post-harvest performance. To decipher genetic control comprehensively, two complementing quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping approaches were employed. The first was represented pedigree-based analysis (PBA) carried out...
Juglans regia (L.) is cultivated worldwide for its nutrient-rich nuts. In Italy, despite the growing demand, walnut cultivation has gone through a strong decline in recent decades, which led to Italy being among top five net importing countries. To promote development of local high-quality Italian production, we devised multidisciplinary project highlight distinctive traits three varieties grown mountainous region Trentino (northeast Italy): heirloom 'Bleggiana', second accession called...
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is a modern biotechnological approach used to improve plant varieties, modifying only one or few traits of specific variety. However, this technology cannot be easily fruit quality in citrus, due the lack knowledge key genes, long juvenile stage, and difficulty regenerating whole plants varieties. Here, we introduce with aim producing citrus plantlets whose fruits contain both lycopene anthocyanins. Our method employs dual single guide RNA (sgRNA)-directed knockout...
To date, molecular markers are available for many economically important traits in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) as well other fruit crops. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge the allelic variation related genes hampers their full exploitation commercial breeding programs. These have usually been identified a single cross. Consequently, only one or two favourable alleles quantitative trait loci (QTL) and exploitable marker-assisted (MAB), whereas program may include several alleles. Our novel...
Self-incompatibility (SI) is a genetic mechanism common in flowering plants to prevent self-fertilization. Among citrus species, several pummelo, mandarin, and mandarin-like accessions show SI behavior. In these coupled with variable degree of parthenocarpy ensuring the production seedless fruits, trait that highly appreciated by consumers. Citrus , recent evidences have shown presence gametophytic system based on S-ribonucleases ( S-RNases ) ability impair self-pollen tube growth...