A5026556040- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Nuts composition and effects
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Potato Plant Research
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
- Silkworms and Sericulture Research
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2022-2024
Research Centre for Olive Growing and Olive Oil Industry
2018-2024
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria
2009-2023
National Research Council
2022
Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura
1996-2021
Cereal Research Centre
2018
University of Reggio Calabria
2017
Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory
1994
Agricultural Research Service
1994
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
1994
Conservation, characterization and exploitation of agrobiodiversity are key factors to guarantee food security face future challenges such as climate changes. These issues the subject a series international agreements, Convention Biological Diversity, with its Nagoya Protocol, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 entered into force 2004. Italy ratified 2004 instituted long-lasting program, RGV-FAO, implement it. CREA is one three...
Chronic inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD) are idiopathic diseases associated with altered intestinal permeability, which in turn causes an exaggerated immune response to enteric antigens a genetically susceptible host. A rise psych cognitive disorders, such as anxiety and depression, has been observed IBD patients. We here report investigations on model of chemically induced experimental colitis by oral administration sodium dextran sulfate (DSS) C57BL/6 mice. investigate, vivo, the...
The rising interest in beneficial health properties of polyphenol compounds fruit initiated this investigation about biochemical composition peach mesocarp/exocarp. Biochemical evaluation phenolic and ascorbic acid were quantified through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) relation to three flesh colors (white, yellow red) four typologies (melting, non-melting, slow softening stony hard) within six commercial cultivars eight breeding selections peach/nectarine 2007. While 2008,...
In sweet cherry ( Prunus avium L.), flowering date is strongly dependent on the environment conditions and, therefore, a trait of major interest for adaptation to climate change. Such can be influenced by genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E), that refers differences in response genotypes different environments. If not taken into account, G×E reduce selection accuracy and overall genetic gain. However, little known about fruit tree species. Flowering highly heritable polygenic which many...
The present study aims to generalize cultivar-specific tree phenology responses winter and spring temperatures assess the effectiveness of Tabuenca test various chill heat accumulation models in predicting bloom dates for a wide range climatic conditions years. To this end, we estimated rest completion blooming correlated them with observed 14 peach nectarine cultivars that were evaluated 11 locations across Europe (Greece, France, Italy, Romania Spain), within EUFRIN cultivar testing trial...
The timing of fruit maturity is an important trait in sweet cherry production and breeding. Phenotypic variation for phenology appears to be under strong genetic control, but that control might complicated by phenotypic instability across environments. Although such genotype-by-environment interaction (G × E) a common phenomenon crop plants, knowledge about it lacking other traits. In this study, 1673 genome-wide SNP markers were used estimate genomic relationships among 597 weakly...
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a temperate fruit species whose production might be highly impacted by climate change in the near future. Diversity of plant material could an option to mitigate these risks enabling producers have new cultivars well adapted environmental conditions. In this study, subsets sweet collections 19 European countries were genotyped using 14 SSR. The objectives study (i) assess genetic diversity parameters, (ii) estimate levels population structure, and (iii)...
Professional and scientific networks built around the production of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) led to collection phenology data for a wide range cultivars grown in experimental sites characterized by highly contrasted climatic conditions. We present dataset flowering maturity dates, recorded each year one tree when available, or average several trees cultivar, over period 37 years (1978-2015). Such is extremely valuable characterizing phenological response climate change, plasticity...
Texture is one of the most important fruit quality attributes. In peach, stony hard (SH) a recessive monogenic trait (hd/hd) that confers exceptionally prolonged firm flesh to fully ripe fruit. Previous studies have shown SH mutation affects ability synthesize appropriate amounts indol-3-acetic acid (IAA), which orchestrates ripening processes through activation system 2 ethylene pathway. Allelic variation in TC microsatellite located within first intron PpYUC11-like (a YUCCA-like...
Nanoparticles are being increasingly studied to enhance radiation effects. Among them, nanodiamonds (NDs) taken into great consideration due their low toxicity, inertness, chemical stability, and the possibility of surface functionalization. The objective this study is explore influence chemical/physical properties NDs on cellular radiosensitivity combined treatments with beams different energies. DAOY, a human radioresistant medulloblastoma cell line was treated NDs—differing for...
Plants have evolved a range of adaptive mechanisms that adjust their development and physiology to variable external conditions, particularly in perennial species subjected long-term interplay with the environment. Exploiting allelic diversity within available germplasm leveraging knowledge regulating genotype interaction environment are crucial address climatic challenges assist breeding novel cultivars improved resilience. The multisite collections is utmost importance for conservation...
The objective of our study was the alignment microsatellite or simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker data across germplasm collections cherry within Europe. Through European Cooperative program for Plant Genetic Resources ECPGR, a number had previously been analysed using standard sets SSR loci. However, until now these datasets remained unaligned. We used combination reference genotypes and ad-hoc selections to compile central dataset representing as many alleles possible from national...
SummaryThe influence of rootstocks differing in genetic origin and agronomic performance on the commercial characteristics chemical composition fruit was investigated low-chill, very early ripening (fruit development period = 100 d) cv. Maravilha (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) trained to a Y high density planting (2,500 trees per ha). Of tested, five belonged P. (Harrow Blood, Ps B2, C14, Rubira Rutgers Red Leaf), three were hybrids x dulcis (GF677, Hansen 2168 536) two complex cerasifera (Mr...
Successful plum production requires cultivars well adapted to the specific growing conditions in area of production. Due interaction between environment and genotype, it is very important evaluate preliminarily agronomical pomological performance all newly released areas which they will be cultivated. During period 1997-2007, suitability 15 European 27 Japanese cultivation Po Valley was observed, as influence year on main traits plum. Bloom date, yield efficiency, size soluble sugars content...
Mature peaches and nectarines have a short life on tree after harvest. Due to the rapid loss of firmness, melting are often picked at premature physiological stage, especially when they intended for distant markets, detriment quality consumption. In most important peach-growing countries in Europe, excessive early harvest has caused considerable market share. Releasing new cultivars which, together with good broad environmental adaptability, featured fruit having superior taste long keeping...
Abstract Background In peach fruit, carotenoid accumulation in the mesocarp causes difference between yellow and white genotypes. The latter are generally characterized by a peculiar more intense aroma, because of higher release volatiles deriving from dioxygenase‐catalysed breakdown tetraterpene skeleton. rate oxidation was investigated ( Prunus persica L.) fruits harvested at various stages development. Two couples yellow‐fleshed isogenic varieties an ancestral white‐fleshed genotype were...
Peach and apricot trees usually set more fruit than they can adequately support. Crop load adjustment through thinning is a routine practice adopted by growers to obtain marketable product. However, hand an expensive, labor-intense operation. The interest in the mechanization of has increased last decades. A new machine, consisting tractor-mounted rotor equipped with elastic rods radially inserted on central axis, been recently developed thin both flowers green fruits stone crops. In order...