The GrapeStress main objective is to address important viticulture problems, such as the massive use of fungicides to fight against fungal pathogens and the need for a sustainable management of water resources. Somaclonal lines obtained in the frame of EditGrape project after in vitro application of a selective pressure, aimed at guiding towards the formation of regenerants with greater tolerance/resistance to stress, represent the starting point of the project. GrapeStress aims at the molecular, physiological and pathological characterization of the obtained somaclones. Plants regenerated in vitro will be acclimatized in…
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Forgia Marco
RESEARCH FELLOW marco.forgia(AT)cnr.it 011.397.7923 publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae My research activity is mostly focused on the identification and characterization of mycoviruses through bioinformatic and molecular approaches. The characterization of the viruses discovered is firstly based on the taxonomic and evolutionary aspects and then on the possible impact of the mycovirus on the fungal host’s metabolism. Over the years I also contributed to the characterization of plant viruses infecting C. quinoa and tomato.
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ASSOCIATE walterchitarra(AT)cnr.it 0438.456.715 publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae The research activity is mainly focused on: Genotype-environment interactions. The whole genome sequencing of three ‘Nebbiolo’ clones is the starting point for the study of the interactions between genotype and climatic conditions of cultivation, that define the wine terroir. The research is carried out using agronomic, transcriptomics (RNA-seq) and epigenomics (BS-seq) approaches, in order to link gene expression profiles between three clones and four different cultural environments. In parallel, the interaction between genotype and environment is also…
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Contract between Università’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza and CNR – Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection for the realization of the project n. 29 “DEBUG – New knowledge for the control of the alien pest Halyomorpha halys in vineyards of the Lombardy Region ” funded by Regione Lombardia 2018 D.D.S. N. 4403 DEL 28/03/2018 The project, of which Professor Ilaria Negri is in charge, aims to acquire and disseminate new knowledge concerning the biology, ecology, behavior and phenology of the invasive species Halyomorpha halys (the brown marmorated stink bug )…
Read MoreFlavescEnza DOrata: verso l’identificazione dei meccanismi di ResistenzA e/o tolleranza in vite (FEDORA)
Flavescence dorée (FD), a quarantine disease that afflicts the viticulture of Southern Europe, is a real threat to the regional economy. Since the management of FD is based exclusively on preventive control strategies that are both ecologically impacting (mandatory insecticide treatments) and expensive (elimination of infected plants and their replacement with certified plant material), the project aims to identify alternative and sustainable control strategies of the diseases, based on the identification of genes potentially involved in the resistance / tolerance of grapevine to FD. In a previous project (RETrOFiD) possible…
Read MoreImpronte molecolari e meccanismi fisiologici alla base dell’adattamento della vite a stress ambientali estremi (GRAPEFIT)
The GRAPEFIT project was conceived to deepen the physiological and molecular mechanisms at the basis of grapevine adaptability to drought events either occurring over a restricted time span or long-lasting. The main objectives of the scheduled research activities will be: 1) to demonstrate whether vines in vitro regenerated through somatic embryogenesis (named somaclones) are more prompt than the mother plants to face sudden severe water stress and/or display better physiological performances following stress relief (recovery); 2) to elucidate the molecular bases underpinning the grapevine physiological adaptation to recurrent and long-lasting…
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