selected publications
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- A Survey of the Transcriptomic Resources in Durum Wheat: Stress Responses, Data Integration and Exploitation. Plants. 2023
- Genetic Mapping of Flavonoid Grain Pigments in Durum Wheat. Plants. 2023
- An Integrated Management of Vegetable Agro-Biodiversity: A Case Study in the Puglia Region (Italy) on the Artichoke Landrace ‘Carciofo di Lucera’. Horticulturae. 2022
- Polyphenolic Compound Variation in Globe Artichoke Cultivars as Affected by Fertilization and Biostimulants Application. Plants. 2022
- Sweet Cherry Diversity and Relationships in Modern and Local Varieties Based on SNP Markers. Plants. 2022
- Genotyping-by-Sequencing in Vigna unguiculata Landraces and Its Utility for Assessing Taxonomic Relationships. Plants. 2021
- Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets. Nature Genetics. 51:885-895. 2019
- Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets. Nature Genetics. 2019
- Genotyping-by-Sequencing Reveals Molecular Genetic Diversity in Italian Common Bean Landraces. Diversity. 2019
- The Use of Nitrogen and Its Regulation in Cereals: Structural Genes, Transcription Factors, and the Role of miRNAs. Plants. 2019
- MicroRNAs in durum wheat seedlings under chronic and short-term nitrogen stress.. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 18:645-657. 2018
- Asparagine synthetase genes (AsnS1 and AsnS2) in durum wheat: structural analysis and expression under nitrogen stress. Euphytica. 214:36-36. 2018
- Durum wheat miRNAs in response to nitrogen starvation at the grain filling stage.. PLOS ONE. 12. 2017
- Transcriptomic response of durum wheat to nitrogen starvation.. Scientific Reports. 7:1176-1176. 2017
- Differential representation of albumins and globulins during grain development in durum wheat and its possible functional consequences. Journal of Proteomics. 2017
- The miRNAome of durum wheat: isolation and characterisation of conserved and novel microRNAs and their target genes. BMC Genomics. 17:505-505. 2016
- Complete chloroplast genome of the multifunctional crop globe artichoke and comparison with other Asteraceae. PLOS ONE. 2015
- Development of chloroplast genomic resources for Cynara. Molecular Ecology Resources. 2015
- Genetic Associations of Alexithymia in Predicting Interferon-Induced Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C. Psychopathology. 2015
- Genetic variability in wild cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L. var. sylvestris) revealed by SSR markers and morphological traits. Scientia Horticulturae. 2015
- How a small double-stranded trick can mislead sanger sequencing. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques. 2015
- Serotonin gene polymorphisms and lifetime mood disorders in predicting interferon-induced depression in chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2015
- The complete chloroplast genome of Cynara humilis. Mitochondrial DNA. 2015
- Genetic diversity in Borago officinalis germplasm as revealed by seed oils and AFLP polymorphism. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2014
- Characterization of Italian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm by multidisciplinary approach. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2013
- Population structure of Cynara cardunculus complex and the origin of the conspecific crops artichoke and cardoon. Annals of Botany. 2013
- Analysis of molecular genetic diversity of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) in Tunisia. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 2012
- Characterization of Italian lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) germplasm by agronomic traits, biochemical and molecular markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2012
- In-silico and in-vivo analyses of EST databases unveil conserved miRNAs from Carthamus tinctorius and Cynara cardunculus. BMC Bioinformatics. 2012
- Isolation and characterization of novel variants of BBI coding genes from the legume Lathyrus sativus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2012
- Polyphenol Compounds in Artichoke Plant Tissues and Varieties. Journal of Food Science. 2012
- The miRNAome of globe artichoke: Conserved and novel micro RNAs and target analysis. BMC Genomics. 2012
- Bowman-birk inhibitors from legumes and human gastrointestinal health: Current status and perspectives. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2011
- Characterization of Italian grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) germplasm using agronomic traits, biochemical and molecular markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2011
- Genetic map of artichoke × wild cardoon: Toward a consensus map for Cynara cardunculus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2011
- Purification, biochemical characterization and cloning of a new cationic peroxidase isoenzyme from artichoke. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2011
- Bowman-Birk inhibitors in lentil: Heterologous expression, functional characterisation and anti-proliferative properties in human colon cancer cells. Food Chemistry. 2010
- Molecular phylogeny of the genus Ptilostemon (Compositae: Cardueae) and its relationships with Cynara and Lamyropsis. Systematic Botany. 2010
- Novel hydroxycinnamoyl-coenzyme a quinate transferase genes from artichoke are involved in the synthesis of chlorogenic acid. Plant Physiology. 2010
- DNA microsatellite region for a reliable quantification of ~soft wheat adulteration in durum wheat-based foodstuffs by real-time pcr. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2009
- From the cradle of agriculture a handful of lentils: History of domestication. Rendiconti Lincei. 2009
- Identification and characterization of protease inhibitors in Diplotaxis species. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2009
- Characterization and differential expression analysis of artichoke phenylalanine ammonia-lyase-coding sequences. Physiologia Plantarum. 2008
- Identification of artichoke SSR markers: Molecular variation and patterns of diversity in genetically cohesive taxa and wild allies. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2008
- Statistical approaches to analyse gene bank data using a lentil germplasm collection as a case study. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus. 2008
- Detection of soft wheat in semolina and durum wheat bread by analysis of DNA microsatellites. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2007
- On the origin of artichoke and cardoon from the Cynara gene pool as revealed by rDNA sequence variation. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2007
- The domestication of artichoke and cardoon: From Roman times to the genomic age. Annals of Botany. 2007
- The major Italian landraces of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.): Their molecular diversity and possible origin. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2007
- Bowman-Birk inhibitors in Lens: Identification and characterization of two paralogous gene classes in cultivated lentil and wild relatives. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2005
- Genetic diversity of some surviving on-farm Italian common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces. Plant Breeding. 2005
- Wild artichokes of south Italy: Did the story begin here?. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2004
- ITS sequence analysis and phylogenetic inference in the genus Lens mill. Annals of Botany. 2003
- Relationships among artichoke cultivars and some related wild taxa based on AFLP markers. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation. 2003
- Genetic variation in wild and cultivated artichoke revealed by RAPD markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2002
- Assessment of genetic variation in a collection of lentil using molecular tools. Euphytica. 2001
- Genetic analysis of resistance to Ascochyta rabiei in chickpea. Journal of Genetics and Breeding. 2001
- A linkage map of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genome based on recombinant inbred lines from a C. arietinum x C. reticulatum cross: Localization of resistance genes for fusarium wilt races 4 and 5. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2000
- Assessment of genetic variation in a working collection of Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. by isozyme and RAPD analyses. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 1998
- Comparison of molecular cytogenetic and genetic analyses in accessions of the two biotypes of Vicia benghalensis L.. Annals of Botany. 1997
- Distribution of allozyme variation in Vicia benghalensis (Legurninosae) suggests the existence of two genepools. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 1997
- Isozyme and RAPD analysis of the genetic diversity within and between Vigna luteola and V. marina. Annals of Botany. 1997
- Using RAPD markers to investigate genetic variation in chickpea. Journal of Genetics and Breeding. 1997
- Relationships of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., V. vexillata (L.) A. Rich, and species of section Vigna based on isozyme variation. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 1996
- Evolution of genetic diversity during the domestication of common-bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 1994
- Detection of minisatellite sequences in Phaseolus vulgaris. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 1992
- Digestive enzyme inhibitors and storage pest resistance in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds. Euphytica. 1991
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book
- Genetics and genomics of the globe artichoke: Where have we got to?-recent advances at CNR-IGV, Italy 2013
- MicroRNAs in the globe artichoke: Detection and analysis 2013
- Polyphenolic compounds in artichoke cultivars and regulation of their synthesis in artichoke 2013
- Productive and nutraceutical effects of globe artichoke fertilization 2013
- Assessment of genetic variation in an artichoke European collection by means of molecular markers 2012
- Characterization of the Cynara European genetic resources 2012
- Chlorogenic acid content variation in artichoke plant parts and physiological stages 2012
- Isolation and characterization of genes for the synthesis of chlorogenic acid in artichoke 2012
- Morpho-agronomic characterization of artichoke genotypes belonging to the institute of plant Genetics (IGV-CNR) collection 2012
- The evolution of Cynara: Diversity and domestication of artichoke and cardoon 2012
- Isolation, characterization and expression of pal gene family in artichoke 2007
- Using crop wild relatives as sources of useful genes 2007
- Variable rDNA regions provide suggestions on artichoke domestication and evolutionary history 2007
- Characterization of artichoke genotypes using RAPD markers 2005
- Microsatellite and Aflp markers in an artichoke world collection 2004