A5042631107- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Garlic and Onion Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Celiac Disease Research and Management
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
University of Reggio Calabria
2010-2024
The crop yield and quality of seven annual forages (four grasses three legumes) in sole mixtures (ratio 50:50) for oat (Avena sativa L.), Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack), barley (Hordeum vulgare pea (Pisum sativum berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) common vetch (Vicia were evaluated a two-year field experiment adopting two harvesting times, green fodder silage. main bio-agronomic traits, dry matter forage (DMY) quantity crude protein (CP)...
Abstract Common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) is cultivated throughout Latin America and Africa, for the European community, in Italy Spain, areas are mainly subjected to drought stress which predict worsen by regional climatic models. The aims of this work were identify drought‐tolerant drought‐sensitive landraces using tolerance phenotypic plasticity indexes dissect root morphological 2D‐architecture traits related tolerance. Thirty‐one from diverse gene pools Calabria region (South Italy),...
Genetic diversity among 70 “scarlet eggplant” (Solanum aethiopicum L.) entries from different geographical origins was assessed. Entries were firstly evaluated for the main morphologic traits and chlorogenic acid content. Standard statistics multivariate analyses utilized to assess phenotypic grouping entries. In addition, amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) simple sequence repeat (SSR) used evaluate genetic relationships entries. Differences between are highly significant all...
Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) represents one of the main goals to reduce N input in maximizing crop yield for sustainable agriculture. A NUE key strategy is exploitation genetic variation available germplasm together with understanding molecular mechanisms governing this complex trait. Thus, NUE, its components, uptake (NUpE) and utilization (NUtE), NUE-related traits heritability were evaluated ancient (Cappelli, Capeiti, Russello, Mazzancoio) modern (Messapia, Tiziana, Svevo,...
The control strategies for the olive crop key pest, Bactrocera oleae, involve synthetic chemical insecticides and few eco-sustainable alternatives, such as ovideterrents lures. In last decades, interest concerning formulation of botanical based biopesticides increased, but little research investigated suitability these approaches B. oleae control. This aimed to investigate residual contact toxicity oviposition deterrence three essential oil (EO)-based nano-emulsions (Pimpinella anisum,...
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is widely known among grain legumes for its high nutritional quality, playing an important role in enhancing Mediterranean farming systems as a sustainable crop. Field experiments comparing 121 lentil accessions (microsperma and macrosperma types from different countries) were conducted semi-arid environment of south Italy over two growing seasons (2016/2017 2017/2018). Their agronomic performance was determined, focusing on phenological, morphological,...
Lentil is an important winter-sown legume for semi-arid and temperate areas, food consumption of seed considerable in several countries Mediterranean Basin. In Central Southern Italy different lentil landraces are cultivated within specific marginal areas commercialized with a recognizable geographical indication origin. Considering the extensive germplasm economic importance rural detailed knowledge existing genetic variation from regions first step both conservation exploitation resources,...
The cultivation of wheat has been part the evolution human civilisation since ancient times. Wheat breeding modified some its characteristics to obtain improved varieties with high production potential that better meet demands bread and pasta industry. Even today, there are still old varieties, landraces, adapted particular environments. They cultivated in areas because interest shown by market typical bakery products expressing cultural heritage local communities. aim this work was evaluate...
Feeding dairy ewes with fresh sulla forage (FSF), a legume species containing condensed tannins (CT), has been shown to increase feed intake, milk yield, and casein enhances the oxidative status of animals. Dehydration FSF could be an alternative hay-making preserve nutritional properties. This research aimed compare responses fed diets based on hay (SH), pelleted dehydrated (DSF), or in terms efficiency utilization, production, balance between oxidant (reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs))...
Over two cropping seasons, 2017/18 and 2018/19, an experimental trial was conducted in a typical cereal-growing environment of the Calabrian hills (southern Italy) to study seeding rate (D) nitrogen fertilization (N) effects on barley F1 hybrids (Zoo Jallon) compared those traditional variety (Lutece), assessing bio-agronomic response. Barley hybrids, gradually introduced into principal European countries starting 2010 as winter forage, currently represent significant part EU internal...