A5046011079- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
- Plant and animal studies
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
University of Turin
2016-2025
Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti
2022-2023
University of Palermo
2016-2021
Sapienza University of Rome
2005-2018
CTO Andrea Alesini
2014
Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea
2006-2011
Committee on Publication Ethics
2008
Policlinico Umberto I
2004
University of Pecs
2003
Institute of Ophthalmology
2001
Plant biostimulants are under investigation as innovative products to improve plant production and fruit quality, without resulting in environmental food contaminations. Here, the effects of application Expando, a biostimulant based on seaweed yeast extracts, productivity, ripening times, quality Solanum lycopersicum var. Micro-Tom were evaluated. After treatment, two-week reduction times concomitant enhancement percentage during earliest terms both yield (+110%) size (+85%), observed....
Melatonin is the main secretory product of pineal gland, and it involved in regulation periodic events. A melatonin production independent photoperiod typical gut. However, local physiological role at intestinal tract poorly characterized. In this study, we evaluated anti-inflammatory activities an vitro model inflamed epithelium. To purpose, assessed different parameters usually associated with inflammation using IL-1β-stimulated Caco-2 cells. Differentiated monolayers cells were...
Roots have important roles for plants to withstand adverse environmental conditions, including salt stress. Biostimulant application was shown enhance plant resilience towards abiotic stresses. Here, we studied the effect of a tannin-based biostimulant on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under stress conditions. We investigated related changes at both root architecture (via imaging and biometric analysis) gene expression (RNA-Seq/qPCR) levels. Moreover, in order identify main compounds...
In the past century, plant biostimulants have been increasingly used in agriculture as innovative and sustainable practice. Plant mainly investigated potential agents able to mitigate abiotic stress. However, few information is available about their ability influence fruit quality or change phytochemical composition. particular, very little known effects on anthocyanin synthesis accumulation. Due increasing demand of consumers for healthier foods with high nutraceutical values, this review...
Seed enhancement technologies have the potential to improve germination and seedling growth under environmental stress. The effects of KIEM®, an innovative biostimulant based on lignin derivatives containing plant-derived amino acids molybdenum, were investigated cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seed germination. To determine metabolic targets this product, biometric, transcriptional biochemical analyses carried out both nontreated KIEM®-treated seeds incubated for 24 48 h standard (28°C) heat...
Water deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, use biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate negative effects on productivity. Here, effect derived from foliar application ERANTHIS®®, a biostimulant based seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum Laminaria digitata) yeast extracts, was tested tomato plants grown under mild water-stress conditions. The potential stress mitigation action evaluated by...
Six papaya (Carica L.) cultivars, grown in a Mediterranean climate under greenhouse conditions, were screened for physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity, nutritional and sensory characteristics. The fruits, harvested with more than 50% of yellow surface (between 60% 77%) tested carotenoids content, phenolic reducing activity (ABTS) cellular (CAA50). traits measured terms the titratable acidity soluble content whereas proximal composition along moisture, fats, total sugar, ash,...
Soybean (Glycine max Merr.) is a worldwide important legume crop, whose growth and yield are negatively affected by heat stress at germination time. Here, we tested the role of biostimulant based on lignin derivatives, plant-derived amino acids, molybdenum in enhancing soybean tolerance when applied seeds. After treatment with 35 °C, seed biometric parameters were positively influenced after 24 h, meanwhile, percentage was increased 72 h (+10%). RNA-Seq analyses revealed modulation 879 genes...
Annona cherimola (Cherimoya) and atemoya (Atemoya) are tropical plants known for their edible fruit. Scientific data suggest that leaves, used in traditional medicine the form of teas or infusions without evidence toxicity, contain several bioactive compounds. However, only muricata among all species is currently nutraceutical field, its dried leaves marketed tea preparation. In this work, we explored potential Atemoya Cherimoya by evaluating chemical profile functional properties....
Microalgae are efficient producers of lipid-rich biomass, making them a key component in developing sustainable energy source, and an alternative to fossil fuels. Chlorella species special interest because their fast growth rate photobioreactors. However, biological constraints still cast significant gap between the high cost biofuel cheap oil, thus hampering perspective producing CO2-neutral biofuels. A issue is inefficient use light caused by its uneven distribution culture that generates...
Vaccinium macrocarpon (syn. American Cranberry) is employed in dietary supplements (DS) with the aim to improve urinary tract well-being. This property linked antiadhesion-activity of proanthocyanidins (PACs) against uropathogenic-bacteria. However, current European legislation has been criticized for being weak and ineffective. Indeed, recent scientific works report mislabeled, contaminated, adulterated containing dangerous or unknown compounds, sold at toxic doses. In this work, we...
The genus Coffea is known for the two species C. arabica (CA) and canephora (CC), which are used to prepare beverage coffee. Proper identification of green beans coffee varieties based on phenotypic phytochemical/molecular characteristics. In this work, a combination chemical (UV/Vis, HPLC-DAD-MS/MS, GC-MS, GC-FID) molecular (PCR-RFLP) fingerprinting was discriminate commercial accessions from different geographical origin. highest content polyphenols flavonoids always found in CC...
Boswellia serrata and sacra (syn. B. carteri) are important medicinal plants widely used for their content of bioactive lipophilic triterpenes. The qualitative quantitative determination boswellic acids (BAs) is use in dietary supplements aimed to provide a support osteoarthritic inflammatory diseases. We High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)-Diode Array Detector (DAD) coupled ElectroSpray Ionization tandem Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) the BAs extracted from gum resins serrata....
Several recent reports have highlighted some of the mechanisms involved in enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses induced by root-associated microorganisms, although additional efforts are still required exploit and optimize these strategies. Particularly, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role as “bio-fertilizing microorganisms”, establishing mutualistic symbioses with roots most crops. In this work, different microbial inocula (a single AMF species, a combination three...
Phytotherapy is based on the use of plants to prevent or treat human and animal diseases. Recently, essential oils polyphenol-enriched extracts also rapidly increasing in aquaculture sector as a means greater industrial environmental sustainability. Previous studies assessed antibacterial antiparasitic effects these bioactive compounds fish. However, modulation oxidative stress biomarkers are still scant date. Thus, this study, antioxidant defense against exerted by fish diets supplemented...
This study investigates the potential of a biostimulant derived from Selenicereus undatus peel waste and enriched in betalain degradation products (BDP), to influence Arabidopsis thaliana seedling development. Notably, lower BDP concentrations enhanced development, while higher dosages exhibited adverse effects. Assessment mitochondrial activity both seeds purified organelles showed that tested did not affect or integrity, highlighting its independence performance. Mechanistically,...
In our study, we investigated the effects of Expando, a commercial biostimulant derived from seaweed and yeast extracts, on secondary metabolism Lady cot Orange prima apricot cultivars. Notably, treatments with or 5.0 L/ha Expando improved fruit uniformity harvests synchronization, providing agronomic benefits. positively influenced biosynthesis essential bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins in both pulp peel, validated by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS...