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Research paper thumbnail of Past and Future of Plant Stress Detection: An Overview From Remote Sensing to Positron Emission Tomography

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021

Plant stress detection is considered one of the most critical areas for the improvement of crop y... more Plant stress detection is considered one of the most critical areas for the improvement of crop yield in the compelling worldwide scenario, dictated by both the climate change and the geopolitical consequences of the Covid-19 epidemics. A complicated interconnection of biotic and abiotic stressors affect plant growth, including water, salt, temperature, light exposure, nutrients availability, agrochemicals, air and soil pollutants, pests and diseases. In facing this extended panorama, the technology choice is manifold. On the one hand, quantitative methods, such as metabolomics, provide very sensitive indicators of most of the stressors, with the drawback of a disruptive approach, which prevents follow up and dynamical studies. On the other hand qualitative methods, such as fluorescence, thermography and VIS/NIR reflectance, provide a non-disruptive view of the action of the stressors in plants, even across large fields, with the drawback of a poor accuracy. When looking at the spat...

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of conservation agriculture practices on soil quality indicators: a case-study in a wheat-based cropping systems of Mediterranean areas

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Open field inoculation with PGPR as a strategy to manage fertilization of ancient Triticum genotypes

Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Soil Tillage and Crop Sequence on Grain Yield and Quality of Durum Wheat in Mediterranean Areas

Agronomy, 2019

Conservation agriculture (CA) can be very strategic in degradation prone soils of Mediterranean e... more Conservation agriculture (CA) can be very strategic in degradation prone soils of Mediterranean environments to recover soil fertility and consequently improve crop productivity as well as the quality traits of the most widespread crop, durum wheat, with reference to protein accumulation and composition. The results shown by two years of data in a medium long-term experiment (7-year experiment; split-plot design) that combined two tillage practices (conventional tillage (CT) and zero tillage (ZT)) with two crop sequences (wheat monocropping (WW) and wheat-faba bean (WF)) are presented. The combination ZT + WF (CA approach) induced the highest grain yields (617 and 370 g m−2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively), principally due to an increased number of ears m−2; on the other hand, the lowest grain yield was recorded under CT + WW (550 and 280 g m−2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively). CA also demonstrated significant influences on grain quality because the inclusion of faba bean in the rotat...

Research paper thumbnail of Slow release and conventional N fertilizers for nutrition of bell pepper

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2012

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) high-quality and yield implies the management of N nutrition. Fi... more Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) high-quality and yield implies the management of N nutrition. Field and pot experiments with bell pepper and Italian ryegrass were carried out during 2009 and 2010. The experimental design included three N delaying fertilizers (Sulfammo Meta 46-5-0, controlled-release fertilizer; Nitrophoska Gold 15-9-15, slow-release fertilizer; Entec 26 26-0-0, stabilized fertilizer), two conventional N fertilizers, urea and calcium nitrate and one N-unfertilized control. The fertilizer’s rate was 150 kg N/ha. A pot experiment with bell pepper followed by ryegrass with the same fertilizers treatments was carried out in 2009. Dry matter (DM) yield, plant N concentration, plant N recovery and fruit mineral concentration were measured. Calcium nitrate and urea produced statistically higher DM in both field and pots. Sulfammo Meta produced always lower yields. In the field plants recovered a minimum of 18% and a maximum of 82% of the N applied, respectively, in Sulfamm...

Research paper thumbnail of Defoliation and S nutrition on radish: growth, polyphenols and antiradical activity

Horticultura Brasileira, 2018

Experiments were carried out to study patterns of artificial defoliation in radish in combination... more Experiments were carried out to study patterns of artificial defoliation in radish in combination with sulphur (S) fertilization, to evaluate the contribution of younger and older leaves on plant growth and phenolics accumulation in storage roots. Biomass accumulation and partitioning were related to leaf age, magnitude and timing of the clipping treatments. Older leaves increased biomass production and translocation into the storage organ; besides, they induced higher accumulation of phenolic compounds compared to the younger leaves. The highest S fertilization rate (120 kg ha-1) significantly enhanced the polyphenols accumulation, as well as the antiradical activity. The modulation of S inputs in combination with slightly induced stress from defoliation could effectively enhance the concentration of some important phytochemicals, providing higher nutritionally improved vegetables, without affecting yield.

Research paper thumbnail of Durum Wheat Quality, Yield, and Sanitary Status Under Conservation Agriculture

Conservation agriculture (CA) could be very effective for agricultural sustainability under Medit... more Conservation agriculture (CA) could be very effective for agricultural sustainability under Mediterranean environments, where farmers rely on short rotation based on durum wheat. In this work we investigated the effect of different combination of tillage treatments and crop sequence (conventional tillage and wheat monocropping, CT-WW; conventional tillage, and wheat following faba-bean, CT-WF; zero tillage and wheat monocropping, ZT-WW; zero tillage and wheat following faba-bean, ZT-WF) on yield, grain quality traits as well as on diseases incidence and severity in durum wheat (var. Saragolla). The results of a two-years of data of a long-term experiment (7-year experiment; split-plot design) are discussed. The CA approach (ZT+WF), which induced always the highest grain yields (6.1 t ha-1 and 3.3 t ha-1 in 2016 and 2017) thanks to an increased number of spikes m-2 (296 vs 269 and 303 vs 287 spikes m-2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively) as well as to a more pronounced ear length, demons...

Research paper thumbnail of Management of crop residues to improve quality traits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruits

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2017

Management of cover crops provides mulching and/or topsoil incorporation of plant residues, which... more Management of cover crops provides mulching and/or topsoil incorporation of plant residues, which can enhance soil organic matter content as well as supply important nutrients. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects on tomato quality and yield performance of different managements of plant residues from three cover crops compared with plastic cover (polyvinyl chloride) and bared soil (control). Management treatments consisted of: mulch with faba bean (MuF), rapeseed and barley and incorporated plants of faba bean (InF), rapeseed and barley. PVC and mulching with crop residues obtained higher yields; faba bean, due to its chemical composition, gave the highest fruit growth and yield, regardless of residues management. Residues improved tomato crop physiology as well as minerals concentration in fruits: the highest calcium values were observed for InF, while magnesium was significantly concentrated in fruits of MuF and InF treatments. Faba bean as previous crop seemed more...

Research paper thumbnail of Proteomics of Durum Wheat Grain during Transition to Conservation Agriculture

Research paper thumbnail of Nitrogen fertilisation of durum wheat: a case study in Mediterranean area during transition to conservation agriculture

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2016

Nitrogen (N) nutrition plays a key role for high yields and quality in durum wheat (Triticum turg... more Nitrogen (N) nutrition plays a key role for high yields and quality in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn); in Mediterranean environments, data regarding N fertilisation management during the transition phase to conservation agriculture (CA) are limited. The aim of this work was to study the effects of N fertiliser forms and rates on yield and some quality traits of durum wheat, during the transition period to CA in Mediterranean areas; moreover, indication on the recommendable N form/rate combinations have been given. Field trials were carried out in south of Italy, during the first two years of transition to CA (from 2010 to 2012) in a durum wheat-based rotation. Following a split-plot design arranged on a randomised complete blocks with three replications, two N forms (main plots) - urea and calcium nitrate - and four N rates (sub-plots) - 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg N ha–1 - plus an un-fertilised Control, were compared. The following parameters were analys...

Research paper thumbnail of Influence of phosphorus management on melon (Cucumis meloL.) fruit quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of straw mulch on growth and yield of durum wheat during transition to Conservation Agriculture in Mediterranean environment

Field Crops Research, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of nutrient deficiency and abiotic environmental stresses on yield, phenolic compounds and antiradical activity in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Scientia Horticulturae, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of N fertilizers and rates on yield, safety and nutrients in processing spinach genotypes

Scientia Horticulturae, 2007

ABSTRACT Two field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Field, Department of Food Sci... more ABSTRACT Two field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Field, Department of Food Science (TE, Italy) in 2004 and 2005 to evaluate the effects of genotypes, different N forms and N rates on yield, safety and nutritional features of processing spinach. Experiment 1, as treatments, included spinach genotypes and N forms (CO(NH2)2; Agricote; NH4NO3); experiment 2 included three N forms (Ca(NO3)2; (NH4)2SO4; NH4NO3) applied at rates of 0, 75, 150, 200 kg N ha−1. This research work confirmed differences among spinach genotypes in terms of efficiency in N use and oxalate and nitrate accumulation. Spinach accumulated much more nitrate in petioles and much more oxalate in blades indicating that nitrate and oxalate might play a counterrole to each other. Fertilizers containing N under forms not readily available to the crop, i.e. Agricote, CO(NH2)2 and (NH4)2SO4, increased nitrate and oxalate accumulations less than fast N-release fertilizers, but their effect on yield was limited. Highest yield with contents of nitrate and oxalate lower than the limits imposed to avoid health problems, were achieved with Ca(NO3)2, at rates of 130 and 150 kg N ha−1 NH4NO3.A good accumulation in some important macronutrients for the human diet such as Ca, K and P were allowed by application of Ca(NO3)2, at rates of 130 and 150 kg N ha−1 NH4NO3. The glucose, fructose, sucrose as well as Mg accumulation were not alterable in spinach with nitrogen fertilization or with genotype choice.

Research paper thumbnail of Agricultural innovations for sustainable crop production intensification

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Biodiversità di lieviti isolati da mosti di uva Montepulciano d'Abruzzo in relazione a due sistemi di gestione del suolo

Research paper thumbnail of Long-term impact of farm management and crops on soil microorganisms assessed by combined DGGE and PLFA analyses

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Response of French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivars to Foliar Applications of Magnesium

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Water stress effects on growth, yield and quality traits of red beet

Scientia Horticulturae, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Conservation Agriculture: A Different Approach for Crop Production Through Sustainable Soil and Water Management: A Review

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 2009

Tillage-based soil management for intensive crop production generally leads to soil degradation a... more Tillage-based soil management for intensive crop production generally leads to soil degradation and eventual loss of crop productivity. Moreover, farmers have to face high costs for fuel, labor, agro-chemicals, and other production inputs required by intensive cropping. Intensive tillage causes a greater loss of soil carbon and increases greenhouse gas emission, mainly CO2, that not only impacts soil productive capacity

Research paper thumbnail of Past and Future of Plant Stress Detection: An Overview From Remote Sensing to Positron Emission Tomography

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021

Plant stress detection is considered one of the most critical areas for the improvement of crop y... more Plant stress detection is considered one of the most critical areas for the improvement of crop yield in the compelling worldwide scenario, dictated by both the climate change and the geopolitical consequences of the Covid-19 epidemics. A complicated interconnection of biotic and abiotic stressors affect plant growth, including water, salt, temperature, light exposure, nutrients availability, agrochemicals, air and soil pollutants, pests and diseases. In facing this extended panorama, the technology choice is manifold. On the one hand, quantitative methods, such as metabolomics, provide very sensitive indicators of most of the stressors, with the drawback of a disruptive approach, which prevents follow up and dynamical studies. On the other hand qualitative methods, such as fluorescence, thermography and VIS/NIR reflectance, provide a non-disruptive view of the action of the stressors in plants, even across large fields, with the drawback of a poor accuracy. When looking at the spat...

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of conservation agriculture practices on soil quality indicators: a case-study in a wheat-based cropping systems of Mediterranean areas

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Open field inoculation with PGPR as a strategy to manage fertilization of ancient Triticum genotypes

Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Soil Tillage and Crop Sequence on Grain Yield and Quality of Durum Wheat in Mediterranean Areas

Agronomy, 2019

Conservation agriculture (CA) can be very strategic in degradation prone soils of Mediterranean e... more Conservation agriculture (CA) can be very strategic in degradation prone soils of Mediterranean environments to recover soil fertility and consequently improve crop productivity as well as the quality traits of the most widespread crop, durum wheat, with reference to protein accumulation and composition. The results shown by two years of data in a medium long-term experiment (7-year experiment; split-plot design) that combined two tillage practices (conventional tillage (CT) and zero tillage (ZT)) with two crop sequences (wheat monocropping (WW) and wheat-faba bean (WF)) are presented. The combination ZT + WF (CA approach) induced the highest grain yields (617 and 370 g m−2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively), principally due to an increased number of ears m−2; on the other hand, the lowest grain yield was recorded under CT + WW (550 and 280 g m−2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively). CA also demonstrated significant influences on grain quality because the inclusion of faba bean in the rotat...

Research paper thumbnail of Slow release and conventional N fertilizers for nutrition of bell pepper

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2012

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) high-quality and yield implies the management of N nutrition. Fi... more Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) high-quality and yield implies the management of N nutrition. Field and pot experiments with bell pepper and Italian ryegrass were carried out during 2009 and 2010. The experimental design included three N delaying fertilizers (Sulfammo Meta 46-5-0, controlled-release fertilizer; Nitrophoska Gold 15-9-15, slow-release fertilizer; Entec 26 26-0-0, stabilized fertilizer), two conventional N fertilizers, urea and calcium nitrate and one N-unfertilized control. The fertilizer’s rate was 150 kg N/ha. A pot experiment with bell pepper followed by ryegrass with the same fertilizers treatments was carried out in 2009. Dry matter (DM) yield, plant N concentration, plant N recovery and fruit mineral concentration were measured. Calcium nitrate and urea produced statistically higher DM in both field and pots. Sulfammo Meta produced always lower yields. In the field plants recovered a minimum of 18% and a maximum of 82% of the N applied, respectively, in Sulfamm...

Research paper thumbnail of Defoliation and S nutrition on radish: growth, polyphenols and antiradical activity

Horticultura Brasileira, 2018

Experiments were carried out to study patterns of artificial defoliation in radish in combination... more Experiments were carried out to study patterns of artificial defoliation in radish in combination with sulphur (S) fertilization, to evaluate the contribution of younger and older leaves on plant growth and phenolics accumulation in storage roots. Biomass accumulation and partitioning were related to leaf age, magnitude and timing of the clipping treatments. Older leaves increased biomass production and translocation into the storage organ; besides, they induced higher accumulation of phenolic compounds compared to the younger leaves. The highest S fertilization rate (120 kg ha-1) significantly enhanced the polyphenols accumulation, as well as the antiradical activity. The modulation of S inputs in combination with slightly induced stress from defoliation could effectively enhance the concentration of some important phytochemicals, providing higher nutritionally improved vegetables, without affecting yield.

Research paper thumbnail of Durum Wheat Quality, Yield, and Sanitary Status Under Conservation Agriculture

Conservation agriculture (CA) could be very effective for agricultural sustainability under Medit... more Conservation agriculture (CA) could be very effective for agricultural sustainability under Mediterranean environments, where farmers rely on short rotation based on durum wheat. In this work we investigated the effect of different combination of tillage treatments and crop sequence (conventional tillage and wheat monocropping, CT-WW; conventional tillage, and wheat following faba-bean, CT-WF; zero tillage and wheat monocropping, ZT-WW; zero tillage and wheat following faba-bean, ZT-WF) on yield, grain quality traits as well as on diseases incidence and severity in durum wheat (var. Saragolla). The results of a two-years of data of a long-term experiment (7-year experiment; split-plot design) are discussed. The CA approach (ZT+WF), which induced always the highest grain yields (6.1 t ha-1 and 3.3 t ha-1 in 2016 and 2017) thanks to an increased number of spikes m-2 (296 vs 269 and 303 vs 287 spikes m-2 in 2016 and 2017, respectively) as well as to a more pronounced ear length, demons...

Research paper thumbnail of Management of crop residues to improve quality traits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruits

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2017

Management of cover crops provides mulching and/or topsoil incorporation of plant residues, which... more Management of cover crops provides mulching and/or topsoil incorporation of plant residues, which can enhance soil organic matter content as well as supply important nutrients. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects on tomato quality and yield performance of different managements of plant residues from three cover crops compared with plastic cover (polyvinyl chloride) and bared soil (control). Management treatments consisted of: mulch with faba bean (MuF), rapeseed and barley and incorporated plants of faba bean (InF), rapeseed and barley. PVC and mulching with crop residues obtained higher yields; faba bean, due to its chemical composition, gave the highest fruit growth and yield, regardless of residues management. Residues improved tomato crop physiology as well as minerals concentration in fruits: the highest calcium values were observed for InF, while magnesium was significantly concentrated in fruits of MuF and InF treatments. Faba bean as previous crop seemed more...

Research paper thumbnail of Proteomics of Durum Wheat Grain during Transition to Conservation Agriculture

Research paper thumbnail of Nitrogen fertilisation of durum wheat: a case study in Mediterranean area during transition to conservation agriculture

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2016

Nitrogen (N) nutrition plays a key role for high yields and quality in durum wheat (Triticum turg... more Nitrogen (N) nutrition plays a key role for high yields and quality in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn); in Mediterranean environments, data regarding N fertilisation management during the transition phase to conservation agriculture (CA) are limited. The aim of this work was to study the effects of N fertiliser forms and rates on yield and some quality traits of durum wheat, during the transition period to CA in Mediterranean areas; moreover, indication on the recommendable N form/rate combinations have been given. Field trials were carried out in south of Italy, during the first two years of transition to CA (from 2010 to 2012) in a durum wheat-based rotation. Following a split-plot design arranged on a randomised complete blocks with three replications, two N forms (main plots) - urea and calcium nitrate - and four N rates (sub-plots) - 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg N ha–1 - plus an un-fertilised Control, were compared. The following parameters were analys...

Research paper thumbnail of Influence of phosphorus management on melon (Cucumis meloL.) fruit quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of straw mulch on growth and yield of durum wheat during transition to Conservation Agriculture in Mediterranean environment

Field Crops Research, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of nutrient deficiency and abiotic environmental stresses on yield, phenolic compounds and antiradical activity in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Scientia Horticulturae, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of N fertilizers and rates on yield, safety and nutrients in processing spinach genotypes

Scientia Horticulturae, 2007

ABSTRACT Two field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Field, Department of Food Sci... more ABSTRACT Two field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Field, Department of Food Science (TE, Italy) in 2004 and 2005 to evaluate the effects of genotypes, different N forms and N rates on yield, safety and nutritional features of processing spinach. Experiment 1, as treatments, included spinach genotypes and N forms (CO(NH2)2; Agricote; NH4NO3); experiment 2 included three N forms (Ca(NO3)2; (NH4)2SO4; NH4NO3) applied at rates of 0, 75, 150, 200 kg N ha−1. This research work confirmed differences among spinach genotypes in terms of efficiency in N use and oxalate and nitrate accumulation. Spinach accumulated much more nitrate in petioles and much more oxalate in blades indicating that nitrate and oxalate might play a counterrole to each other. Fertilizers containing N under forms not readily available to the crop, i.e. Agricote, CO(NH2)2 and (NH4)2SO4, increased nitrate and oxalate accumulations less than fast N-release fertilizers, but their effect on yield was limited. Highest yield with contents of nitrate and oxalate lower than the limits imposed to avoid health problems, were achieved with Ca(NO3)2, at rates of 130 and 150 kg N ha−1 NH4NO3.A good accumulation in some important macronutrients for the human diet such as Ca, K and P were allowed by application of Ca(NO3)2, at rates of 130 and 150 kg N ha−1 NH4NO3. The glucose, fructose, sucrose as well as Mg accumulation were not alterable in spinach with nitrogen fertilization or with genotype choice.

Research paper thumbnail of Agricultural innovations for sustainable crop production intensification

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Biodiversità di lieviti isolati da mosti di uva Montepulciano d'Abruzzo in relazione a due sistemi di gestione del suolo

Research paper thumbnail of Long-term impact of farm management and crops on soil microorganisms assessed by combined DGGE and PLFA analyses

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Response of French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivars to Foliar Applications of Magnesium

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Water stress effects on growth, yield and quality traits of red beet

Scientia Horticulturae, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Conservation Agriculture: A Different Approach for Crop Production Through Sustainable Soil and Water Management: A Review

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 2009

Tillage-based soil management for intensive crop production generally leads to soil degradation a... more Tillage-based soil management for intensive crop production generally leads to soil degradation and eventual loss of crop productivity. Moreover, farmers have to face high costs for fuel, labor, agro-chemicals, and other production inputs required by intensive cropping. Intensive tillage causes a greater loss of soil carbon and increases greenhouse gas emission, mainly CO2, that not only impacts soil productive capacity