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Association Study of the 5′UTR Intron of the FAD2-2 Gene With Oleic and Linoleic Acid Content in Olea europaea L.

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Cultivated olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea) is the most ancient and spread tree crop in the Mediterranean basin. An important quality trait for the extra virgin olive oil is the fatty acid composition.
Amelia Salimonti, Fabrizio Carbone, Elvira Romano, Massimiliano Pellegrino, Cinzia Benincasa, Sabrina Micali, Alessandro Tondelli, Francesca L. Conforti, Enzo Perri, Annamaria Ienco, Samanta Zelasco   +10 more
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Citrus Fruit Pigments

EDIS, 2023
Citrus fruits enjoy popularity among consumers due to their enjoyable flavor, health-beneficial properties, and nutritional value. The peel and flesh pigmentation of different citrus species and cultivars ranges from green, to yellow, orange, pink and red. Pigmentation is influenced by genetics, environmental conditions, and tree management.
Fariborz Habibi, Ali Sarkhosh, Jeongim Kim, Muhammad Shahid, Fred Gmitter, Jeffrey Brecht   +5 more
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Hazelnut-Associated Bacteria and Their Implications in Crop Management

Horticulturae, 2022
In recent years, the cultivation of hazelnut (Corylus avellana) has expanded in several areas of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America following the increased demand for raw materials by the food industry.
Rosario Nicoletti, Milena Petriccione, Martina Curci, Marco Scortichini   +3 more
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Preliminary Molecular Survey of the Possible Presence of Xylella fastidiosa in the Upper Ionian Coasts of Calabria, Italy, through the Capture and Analysis of Its Main Vector Insects

Insects, 2021
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca, strain CoDiRO is the bacterium responsible for the onset of the disease known as the olive quick decline syndrome, which has been causing a phytosanitary and economic emergency in the Apulia region since 2013.
Luca Lombardo, Pierluigi Rizzo, Carmine Novellis, Veronica Vizzarri   +3 more
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Almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) DA Webb] Processing Residual Hull as a New Source of Bioactive Compounds: Phytochemical Composition, Radical Scavenging and Antimicrobial Activities of Extracts from Italian Cultivars (‘Tuono’, ‘Pizzuta’, ‘Romana’)

Molecules, 2023
In this study we developed a new extract, by the use of conventional solid-solvent extraction and a food-grade hydroalcoholic solvent, rich in phenolic and triterpenoid components from almon hull to be employed as functional ingredient in food, pharma ...
Simona Fabroni, Angela Trovato, Gabriele Ballistreri, Susanna Aurora Tortorelli, Paola Foti, Flora Valeria Romeo, Paolo Rapisarda   +6 more
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A Transcriptional Analysis of the Genes Involved in the Ascorbic Acid Pathways Based on a Comparison of the Juice and Leaves of Navel and Anthocyanin-Rich Sweet Orange Varieties

Plants, 2021
Sweet oranges are an important source of ascorbic acid (AsA). In this study, the content of AsA in the juice and leaves of four orange clonal selections, different in terms of maturity time and the presence/absence of anthocyanins, was correlated with ...
Paola Caruso, Maria Patrizia Russo, Marco Caruso, Mario Di Guardo, Giuseppe Russo, Simona Fabroni, Nicolina Timpanaro, Concetta Licciardello   +7 more
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Evaluation of Conifer Wood Biochar as Growing Media Component for Citrus Nursery

Applied Sciences, 2020
(1) Background: The commercial sustainability of the citrus nursery industry involves cutting costs by using alternative planting substrates to replace (or partially replace) the conventional black peat.
Filippo Ferlito, Biagio Torrisi, Maria Allegra, Fiorella Stagno, Paola Caruso, Giancarlo Fascella   +5 more
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A dual sgRNA-directed CRISPR/Cas9 construct for editing the fruit-specific β-cyclase 2 gene in pigmented citrus fruits

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is a modern biotechnological approach used to improve plant varieties, modifying only one or a few traits of a specific variety.
Fabrizio Salonia, Fabrizio Salonia, Angelo Ciacciulli, Helena Domenica Pappalardo, Lara Poles, Lara Poles, Massimo Pindo, Simone Larger, Paola Caruso, Marco Caruso, Concetta Licciardello   +10 more
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New Plant Breeding Techniques in Citrus for the Improvement of Important Agronomic Traits. A Review

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) aim to overcome traditional breeding limits for fruit tree species, in order to obtain new varieties with improved organoleptic traits and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, and to maintain fruit quality ...
Fabrizio Salonia, Fabrizio Salonia, Angelo Ciacciulli, Lara Poles, Lara Poles, Helena Domenica Pappalardo, Stefano La Malfa, Concetta Licciardello   +7 more
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Cryopreservation of Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Axillary Buds from In Vitro Shoots Using the Droplet Vitrification Method

Horticulturae, 2021
Cryopreservation by droplet vitrification was applied to hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.). axillary buds of the Italian cultivated variety Tonda Gentile Romana, which were collected from in vitro growing shoots, immersed in ice cooled PVS2 or PVS3 for 60 ...
Alessandra Sgueglia, Andrea Frattarelli, Adele Gentile, Gaia Urbinati, Simona Lucioli, Maria Antonietta Germanà, Emilia Caboni   +6 more
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