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Maria Rosaria Panuccio
Agriculture Department, Mediterranea University Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 02 February 2021 in Sustainability
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The effects of two digestates split up in liquid and solid fractions were investigated on tomato production. The objectives were (1) to verify if the two digestates different in composition differently affected the growth and the quality of tomato; (2) to assess the effectiveness of the two digestate fractions (liquid and solid) on tomato growth and quality characteristics of the harvested tomato fruit. In short, our results evidenced different effects between the two digestates and also between solid and liquid fractions, suggesting that the type of solid fraction (Uliva or Fattoria) rather than the concentration, or their interaction mainly influenced plant growth parameters. Conversely, the effectiveness of liquid fractions were mostly due to the concentrations rather than to the type of digestate. Results also evidenced positive effects of both digestates on the nutritional values of tomatoes, largely explained by the increase in various health-promoting compounds, including vitamin C, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds. The contemporary increase in these different bio-compounds with a wide range of physiological properties and multi target actions confers to digestate treated tomato a nutraceutical benefit. The use of both fractions of both digestates as fertilizer may represent an effective strategy to obtain, even if in some cases at the expense of growth, high-quality fruit in a sustainable way from an economic and environmental point of view.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Carmelo Mallamaci; Emilio Attinà; Adele Muscolo. Using Digestate as Fertilizer for a Sustainable Tomato Cultivation. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1574 .

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Carmelo Mallamaci, Emilio Attinà, Adele Muscolo. Using Digestate as Fertilizer for a Sustainable Tomato Cultivation. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1574.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Carmelo Mallamaci; Emilio Attinà; Adele Muscolo. 2021. "Using Digestate as Fertilizer for a Sustainable Tomato Cultivation." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1574.

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Published: 01 August 2019 in Molecules
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Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) is considered a source of natural molecules with nutritional and health benefits. As the different storage forms can affect the quantity and quality of bioactive ingredients, the aim of the present work was to evaluate the effects of freezing, oven-drying and freeze-drying on chemical composition of spirulina biomass. Total proteins, photosynthetic pigments and antioxidants, were analyzed and compared to respective quantities in fresh biomass. The frozen sample exhibited the highest content of phycocyanin-C, phenols, and ascorbic acid, also respect to the fresh biomass. The highest total flavonoid amount was in the freeze-dried biomass. HPLC-DAD analysis of phenolic acids revealed the presence of the isoflavone genistein, known for its therapeutic role, in all the spirulina samples. The phosphomolybdenum method (TAC) and DPPH scavenging activity were applied to determine the antioxidant activity of different samples. The highest DPPH scavenging activity was detected in fresh and freeze-dried biomass and it was positively related to carotenoid content. A positive correlation indicated that carotenoids, chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and all phenolic compounds were the major contributors to the TAC activity in spirulina biomass. The results highlighted a different functional value of spirulina biomass, depending on the processing methods used for its storage.

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Teresa Papalia; Rossana Sidari; Maria Rosaria Panuccio. Impact of Different Storage Methods on Bioactive Compounds in Arthrospira platensis Biomass. Molecules 2019, 24, 2810 .

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Teresa Papalia, Rossana Sidari, Maria Rosaria Panuccio. Impact of Different Storage Methods on Bioactive Compounds in Arthrospira platensis Biomass. Molecules. 2019; 24 (15):2810.

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Teresa Papalia; Rossana Sidari; Maria Rosaria Panuccio. 2019. "Impact of Different Storage Methods on Bioactive Compounds in Arthrospira platensis Biomass." Molecules 24, no. 15: 2810.

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Published: 29 September 2018 in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
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Salinity is an abiotic stress which seriously affects crop production over the world, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, with harmful effects on germination, growth and yield. Maize (Zea mays L.), cultivated in a wide spectrum of soil and climatic conditions, is the third most important cereal crop after rice and wheat, moderately sensitive to salt stress. A saline level more than 250 mM NaCl damages maize plants, causing severe wilting. In this study, the effects of hydro-priming (distilled water) and bio-priming (Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Artemisia L. leaf extracts) on seed germination and seedling growth of maize, under 100 mM NaCl salinity were investigated. The factorial experiments were carried out in greenhouse under controlled condition (25 °C in 12/12 h day/night) based on a completely randomized design with three replicates. Results showed that both hydro- and bio-priming increased germination percentage and germination indexes in maize seeds. Rosmarinus extract was the most effective in inducing salt resistance in 30 days old seedlings, with beneficial effects in the strengthening of the antioxidant system and in the maintenance of a higher photosynthetic efficiency under salt stress condition.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; S. Chaabani; R. Roula; A. Muscolo. Bio-priming mitigates detrimental effects of salinity on maize improving antioxidant defense and preserving photosynthetic efficiency. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2018, 132, 465 -474.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, S. Chaabani, R. Roula, A. Muscolo. Bio-priming mitigates detrimental effects of salinity on maize improving antioxidant defense and preserving photosynthetic efficiency. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2018; 132 ():465-474.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; S. Chaabani; R. Roula; A. Muscolo. 2018. "Bio-priming mitigates detrimental effects of salinity on maize improving antioxidant defense and preserving photosynthetic efficiency." Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 132, no. : 465-474.

Journal article
Published: 27 September 2018 in Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science
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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Teresa Papalia; Emilio Attinà; Angelo Giuffrè; Adele Muscolo. Use of digestate as an alternative to mineral fertilizer: effects on growth and crop quality. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 2018, 65, 700 -711.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, Teresa Papalia, Emilio Attinà, Angelo Giuffrè, Adele Muscolo. Use of digestate as an alternative to mineral fertilizer: effects on growth and crop quality. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 2018; 65 (5):700-711.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Teresa Papalia; Emilio Attinà; Angelo Giuffrè; Adele Muscolo. 2018. "Use of digestate as an alternative to mineral fertilizer: effects on growth and crop quality." Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 65, no. 5: 700-711.

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Published: 18 August 2018 in Advances in Plant Ecophysiology Techniques
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are permanently generated in plastids, peroxisomes, mitochondria, cytosol and apoplast, as toxic by-products of aerobic metabolism and/or as common plant response to different biotic and abiotic stresses. Imbalance between ROS generation and safe detoxification generates oxidative stress and the accumulating ROS are harmful for plants. The cellular damages are manifested in the form of degradation of biomolecules like pigments, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and DNA, which ultimately lead to plant cellular death. To ensure survival, plants have developed an efficient antioxidant system of which antioxidative enzymes are the principal components, located in different sites of plant cells where ROS are generally produced. In this chapter, we emphasize on the different types of ROS, their cellular production sites, their targets, and their scavenging mechanism mediated by the antioxidant enzymatic systems. Therefore, an attempt has been made to review different in vitro assays for estimating antioxidant enzymatic activities in plants and the most cited assays in the updated literature are described.

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Teresa Papalia; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Maria Sidari; Adele Muscolo. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Enzymatic Systems in Plants: Role and Methods. Advances in Plant Ecophysiology Techniques 2018, 177 -193.

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Teresa Papalia, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Maria Sidari, Adele Muscolo. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Enzymatic Systems in Plants: Role and Methods. Advances in Plant Ecophysiology Techniques. 2018; ():177-193.

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Teresa Papalia; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Maria Sidari; Adele Muscolo. 2018. "Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Enzymatic Systems in Plants: Role and Methods." Advances in Plant Ecophysiology Techniques , no. : 177-193.

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Published: 01 July 2017 in Fish & Shellfish Immunology
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Lavandula multifida is very appreciated by pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In Italy is only found in Calabria and Sicily and, at present, urge its valorization due to its high extinction and genetic erosion risks. Possible applications of L. multifida extracts as immunostimulant in fish aquaculture were assayed by using gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) as a marine fish model, due to its importance in fish aquaculture. The in vitro effects of both aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts obtained from two Italian populations of L. multifida on head kidney leucocyte activities (viability, phagocytosis, respiratory burst and peroxidase content) were assessed. Furthermore, the possible cytotoxic effects of the extracts on SAF-1 cells and their bactericidal effects on three fish pathogenic bacteria (Vibrio harveyi, Vibrio anguillarum, Aeromonas salmonicida) were also evaluated. All the assays were performed in comparison with leaf extracts obtained from a widely-distributed species as L. angustifolia. Results showed that water and ethanolic leaf extracts obtained from L. multifida enhanced innate immune activities of S. aurata HK leucocytes. Furthermore, SAF-1 cell viability was not affected significantly after being incubated with the extracts. These extracts did not exert any bactericidal activity on the pathogenic bacterial strains tested in the present study. Results obtained in the present work suggested the possibility of use such extracts in in vivo studies in order to corroborate the possibility of their use in aquaculture. Their use could prevent to improve fish defense against pathogenic infections through enhancement of the fish immune status.

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Angela Fazio; Rebeca Cerezuela; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Alberto Cuesta; Maria Ángeles Esteban. In vitro effects of Italian Lavandula multifida L. leaf extracts on gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata ) leucocytes and SAF-1 cells. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 2017, 66, 334 -344.

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Angela Fazio, Rebeca Cerezuela, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Alberto Cuesta, Maria Ángeles Esteban. In vitro effects of Italian Lavandula multifida L. leaf extracts on gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata ) leucocytes and SAF-1 cells. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2017; 66 ():334-344.

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Angela Fazio; Rebeca Cerezuela; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Alberto Cuesta; Maria Ángeles Esteban. 2017. "In vitro effects of Italian Lavandula multifida L. leaf extracts on gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata ) leucocytes and SAF-1 cells." Fish & Shellfish Immunology 66, no. : 334-344.

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Published: 01 July 2017 in Acta Horticulturae
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ISHS International Symposium on New Technologies and Management for Greenhouses - GreenSys2015 Assessing the “Special-Serre” sprayer for pesticide application to a greenhouse chrysanthemum crop

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B. Bernardi; Souraya Benalia; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; G. Zimbalatti. Assessing the “Special-Serre” sprayer for pesticide application to a greenhouse chrysanthemum crop. Acta Horticulturae 2017, 603 -610.

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B. Bernardi, Souraya Benalia, Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, G. Zimbalatti. Assessing the “Special-Serre” sprayer for pesticide application to a greenhouse chrysanthemum crop. Acta Horticulturae. 2017; (1170):603-610.

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B. Bernardi; Souraya Benalia; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; G. Zimbalatti. 2017. "Assessing the “Special-Serre” sprayer for pesticide application to a greenhouse chrysanthemum crop." Acta Horticulturae , no. 1170: 603-610.

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Published: 01 May 2017 in Science of The Total Environment
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes is a promising alternative to landfilling for reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) and it is encouraged by current regulation in Europe. Biogas-AD produced, represents a useful source of green energy, while its by-product (digestate) is a waste, that needs to be safely disposal. The sustainability of anaerobic digestion plants partly depends on the management of their digestion residues. This study has been focused on the environmental and economic benefits of co-digest recalcitrant agricultural wastes such olive wastes and citrus pulp, in combination with livestock wastes, straw and cheese whey for biogas production. The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of two different bioenergy by-products on soil carbon stock, enzymes involved in nutrient cycling and microbial content. The two digestates were obtained from two plants differently fed: the first plant (Uliva) was powered with 60% of recalcitrant agricultural wastes, and 40% of livestock manure milk serum and maize silage. The second one (Fattoria) was fed with 40% of recalcitrant agricultural wastes and 60% of livestock manure, milk serum and maize silage. Each digestate, separated in liquid and solid fractions, was added to the soil at different concentrations. Our results evidenced that mixing and type of input feedstock affected the composition of digestates. Three months after treatments, our results showed that changes in soil chemical and biochemical characteristics depended on the source of digestate, the type of fraction and the concentration used. The mainly affected soil parameters were: Soil Organic Matter (SOM), Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC), Fluorescein Diacetate Hydrolysis (FDA), Water Soluble Phenol (WSP) and Catalase (CAT) that can be used to assess the digestate agronomical feasibility. These results show that the agronomic quality of a digestate is strictly dependent on percentage and type of feedstocks that will be used to power the digester.

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Adele Muscolo; Giovanna Settineri; Teresa Papalia; Emilio Attinà; Carmelo Basile; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio. Anaerobic co-digestion of recalcitrant agricultural wastes: Characterizing of biochemical parameters of digestate and its impacts on soil ecosystem. Science of The Total Environment 2017, 586, 746 -752.

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Adele Muscolo, Giovanna Settineri, Teresa Papalia, Emilio Attinà, Carmelo Basile, Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio. Anaerobic co-digestion of recalcitrant agricultural wastes: Characterizing of biochemical parameters of digestate and its impacts on soil ecosystem. Science of The Total Environment. 2017; 586 ():746-752.

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Adele Muscolo; Giovanna Settineri; Teresa Papalia; Emilio Attinà; Carmelo Basile; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio. 2017. "Anaerobic co-digestion of recalcitrant agricultural wastes: Characterizing of biochemical parameters of digestate and its impacts on soil ecosystem." Science of The Total Environment 586, no. : 746-752.

Journal article
Published: 18 March 2017 in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) is a plant native of Central and South America, but widely distributed in the wild or semi-cultivated areas in Africa, India, and South East Asia. Although studies are available in literature on the polyphenolic content and bioactivity of Jatropha curcas L., no information is currently available on plants grown in pedoclimatic and soil conditions different from the autochthon regions. The aim of the present work was to characterize the antioxidant system developed by the plant under a new growing condition and to evaluate the polyphenol amount in a methanolic extract of leaves. Along with these analyses we have also tested the antioxidant and cytoprotective activities on lymphocytes. RP-HPLC-DAD analysis of flavonoids revealed a chromatographic profile dominated by the presence of flavone C-glucosydes. Vitexin is the most abundant identified compound followed by vicenin-2, stellarin-2, rhoifolin, and traces of isovitexin and isorhoifolin. Methanolic extract had high scavenging activity in all antioxidant assays tested and cytoprotective activity on lymphocytes exposed to tertz-buthylhydroperoxide. The results highlighted a well-defined mechanism of adaptation of the plant and a significant content of secondary metabolites with antioxidant properties, which are of interest for their potential uses, especially as a rich source of biologically active products.

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Teresa Papalia; Davide Barreca; Maria Rosaria Panuccio. Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Potential of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Grown in Southern Italy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2017, 18, 660 .

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Teresa Papalia, Davide Barreca, Maria Rosaria Panuccio. Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Potential of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Grown in Southern Italy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2017; 18 (3):660.

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Teresa Papalia; Davide Barreca; Maria Rosaria Panuccio. 2017. "Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Potential of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Grown in Southern Italy." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18, no. 3: 660.

Articles
Published: 09 March 2017 in Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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We evaluated the environmental adaptability of Lavandula multifida L., a plant species presents in the Western Mediterranean Basin with a threatened peripheral population in Southern Italy. Germination capacity, activities of some hydrolyzing enzymes associated with germination and antioxidative pathway of Calabrian L. multifida were quantified in comparison with a Spanish core population. The Calabrian population showed a lower germination ability and it can be related to the small size of the population and associated inbreeding depression. Difference between two populations in enzymatic assays and antioxidative pattern during germination and early seedling development may in part explain a different ability of these two populations to respond to external cues and a diverse environmental adaptability. The study on germination strategies of isolated populations is important to define possible programmes to preserve genetic biodiversity of autochthon plants populations.

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M. R. Panuccio; A. Fazio; Carmelo Maria Musarella; A. J. Mendoza-Fernández; J. F. Mota; Giovanni Spampinato. Seed germination and antioxidant pattern in Lavandula multifida (Lamiaceae): A comparison between core and peripheral populations. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 2017, 152, 398 -406.

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M. R. Panuccio, A. Fazio, Carmelo Maria Musarella, A. J. Mendoza-Fernández, J. F. Mota, Giovanni Spampinato. Seed germination and antioxidant pattern in Lavandula multifida (Lamiaceae): A comparison between core and peripheral populations. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 2017; 152 (3):398-406.

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M. R. Panuccio; A. Fazio; Carmelo Maria Musarella; A. J. Mendoza-Fernández; J. F. Mota; Giovanni Spampinato. 2017. "Seed germination and antioxidant pattern in Lavandula multifida (Lamiaceae): A comparison between core and peripheral populations." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 152, no. 3: 398-406.

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Published: 22 April 2016 in Chemistry & Biodiversity
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L. multifida is a rare short-lived plant characteristic of Mediterranean basin able to survive in hot and arid climatic conditions on poorly-evolved limestone soils. In this work we characterize the enzymatic antioxidant system and phenolic composition, as well as the antioxidant properties of L. multifida fresh leaves. Enzymatic patterns show high level of peroxidases, ascorbate peroxidase and dehydroascorbate reductase activities, if compared to L. angustifolia. The same trend is evident in total carotenoids, ascorbic acid, reduced glutathione and in the total antioxidant capacity assay. Moreover, RP-DAD-HPLC analyses of ethanol extract, obtained by fresh leaves, reveal, as main components, carvacrol, vitexin and 7- or 8-glucoside derivatives of hypolaetin, scutellarein, luteolin, isoscutellarein, apigenin and chrysoeriol. The analysis of this autochthon plant depicted a series of strategies adopted by L. multifida to survive in its stressful natural habitat and a richness in health-promoting compounds that can be a resource for the preservation of this variety in dangerous of extinction.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Angela Fazio; Teresa Papalia; Davide Barreca. Antioxidant Properties and Flavonoid Profile in Leaves of CalabrianLavandula multifidaL., an Autochthon Plant of Mediterranean Southern Regions. Chemistry & Biodiversity 2016, 13, 416 -421.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Angela Fazio, Teresa Papalia, Davide Barreca. Antioxidant Properties and Flavonoid Profile in Leaves of CalabrianLavandula multifidaL., an Autochthon Plant of Mediterranean Southern Regions. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2016; 13 (4):416-421.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Angela Fazio; Teresa Papalia; Davide Barreca. 2016. "Antioxidant Properties and Flavonoid Profile in Leaves of CalabrianLavandula multifidaL., an Autochthon Plant of Mediterranean Southern Regions." Chemistry & Biodiversity 13, no. 4: 416-421.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2016 in Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands
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Chedly Abdelly; Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed; A.J. Al Dakheel; Volkan Altay; Ernaz Altundag; Jorge Batlle-Sales; Laila Bouqbis; François Bouteau; Meryem Brakez; Zahra Brakez; Siegmar-W. Breckle; Cylphine Bresdin; J. Jed Brown; Isabel Caçador; John Cheeseman; Miguel Clüsener-Godt; Salma Daoud; Joann Diray-Arce; Richard Doyle; Bernardo Duarte; Hassan M. El Shaer; Khalid Elbrik; María Ferrandis; Angelo Maria Gioffrè; Edward P. Glenn; Salih Gücel; Bilquees Gul; Ibtissem Ben Hamad; Karim Ben Hamed; Abdul Hameed; Marcus Hardie; Gabriel Haros; Moulay Chérif Harrouni; A.K.M. Nazrul Islam; Sven-Erik Jacobsen; M. Ajmal Khan; Peter Lane; João Carlos Marques; David G. Masters; Adele Muscolo; Brent Nielsen; Hayley C. Norman; Suresh Panta; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Juan Bautista Peris; Sergey Shabala; Noomène Sleimi; Naima Tachbibi; María Rosa Cárdenas Tomažič; Kazuo N. Watanabe; Münir Öztürk. List of Contributors. Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands 2016, 1 .

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Chedly Abdelly, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, A.J. Al Dakheel, Volkan Altay, Ernaz Altundag, Jorge Batlle-Sales, Laila Bouqbis, François Bouteau, Meryem Brakez, Zahra Brakez, Siegmar-W. Breckle, Cylphine Bresdin, J. Jed Brown, Isabel Caçador, John Cheeseman, Miguel Clüsener-Godt, Salma Daoud, Joann Diray-Arce, Richard Doyle, Bernardo Duarte, Hassan M. El Shaer, Khalid Elbrik, María Ferrandis, Angelo Maria Gioffrè, Edward P. Glenn, Salih Gücel, Bilquees Gul, Ibtissem Ben Hamad, Karim Ben Hamed, Abdul Hameed, Marcus Hardie, Gabriel Haros, Moulay Chérif Harrouni, A.K.M. Nazrul Islam, Sven-Erik Jacobsen, M. Ajmal Khan, Peter Lane, João Carlos Marques, David G. Masters, Adele Muscolo, Brent Nielsen, Hayley C. Norman, Suresh Panta, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Juan Bautista Peris, Sergey Shabala, Noomène Sleimi, Naima Tachbibi, María Rosa Cárdenas Tomažič, Kazuo N. Watanabe, Münir Öztürk. List of Contributors. Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. 2016; ():1.

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Chedly Abdelly; Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed; A.J. Al Dakheel; Volkan Altay; Ernaz Altundag; Jorge Batlle-Sales; Laila Bouqbis; François Bouteau; Meryem Brakez; Zahra Brakez; Siegmar-W. Breckle; Cylphine Bresdin; J. Jed Brown; Isabel Caçador; John Cheeseman; Miguel Clüsener-Godt; Salma Daoud; Joann Diray-Arce; Richard Doyle; Bernardo Duarte; Hassan M. El Shaer; Khalid Elbrik; María Ferrandis; Angelo Maria Gioffrè; Edward P. Glenn; Salih Gücel; Bilquees Gul; Ibtissem Ben Hamad; Karim Ben Hamed; Abdul Hameed; Marcus Hardie; Gabriel Haros; Moulay Chérif Harrouni; A.K.M. Nazrul Islam; Sven-Erik Jacobsen; M. Ajmal Khan; Peter Lane; João Carlos Marques; David G. Masters; Adele Muscolo; Brent Nielsen; Hayley C. Norman; Suresh Panta; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Juan Bautista Peris; Sergey Shabala; Noomène Sleimi; Naima Tachbibi; María Rosa Cárdenas Tomažič; Kazuo N. Watanabe; Münir Öztürk. 2016. "List of Contributors." Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 31 October 2015 in Waste and Biomass Valorization
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In the ongoing work, the digestion process of recalcitrant agricultural wastes (olive wastes and citrus pulps) mixed in different proportions with, livestock manures, milk serum and maize silage for biogas production was studied. Additionally, the chemical composition and the phytotoxicity of the digestates (each separated in liquid and solid fraction) were evaluated with the purpose of being used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. The results demonstrated that animal manure and recalcitrant agricultural wastes, if properly mixed, produced high percentage of biogas. The digestate chemical compositions differed and varied in respect to the kind of feedstock, and the ratio of their mixing to feed the digesters. The digestate from the digester named Fattoria, mainly powered with animal manures (poultry, cow and sheep), contained less phenols and more active microbial biomass than the digestate from the digester Uliva, mainly fed with olive waste and citrus pulp and in minor extent with animal manure and maize silage. Our data showed that the digestate composition depended on the mix of biomass input. Additionally, the effects of digestate were plant species-specific and a positive correlation between the amount of phenols and the phytotoxic effects of digestate on plants was also well evident. These results suggest that the sustainable disposal of digestates requires a preliminary screening to select the one which better fits the demands of a particular species for optimizing crop production.

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M. R. Panuccio; E. Attinà; C. Basile; C. Mallamaci; A. Muscolo. Use of Recalcitrant Agriculture Wastes to Produce Biogas and Feasible Biofertilizer. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2015, 7, 267 -280.

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M. R. Panuccio, E. Attinà, C. Basile, C. Mallamaci, A. Muscolo. Use of Recalcitrant Agriculture Wastes to Produce Biogas and Feasible Biofertilizer. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2015; 7 (2):267-280.

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M. R. Panuccio; E. Attinà; C. Basile; C. Mallamaci; A. Muscolo. 2015. "Use of Recalcitrant Agriculture Wastes to Produce Biogas and Feasible Biofertilizer." Waste and Biomass Valorization 7, no. 2: 267-280.

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Published: 01 October 2014 in Ecological Indicators
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Adele Muscolo; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Carmelo Mallamaci; Maria Sidari. Biological indicators to assess short-term soil quality changes in forest ecosystems. Ecological Indicators 2014, 45, 416 -423.

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Adele Muscolo, Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, Carmelo Mallamaci, Maria Sidari. Biological indicators to assess short-term soil quality changes in forest ecosystems. Ecological Indicators. 2014; 45 ():416-423.

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Adele Muscolo; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Carmelo Mallamaci; Maria Sidari. 2014. "Biological indicators to assess short-term soil quality changes in forest ecosystems." Ecological Indicators 45, no. : 416-423.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in AoB PLANTS
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Salinization is increasing on a global scale, decreasing average yields for most major crop plants. Investigations into salt resistance have, unfortunately, mainly been focused on conventional crops, with few studies screening the potential of available halophytes as new crops. This study has been carried out to investigate the mechanisms used by quinoa, a facultative halophytic species, in order to cope with high salt levels at various stages of its development. Quinoa is regarded as one of the crops that might sustain food security in this century, grown primarily for its edible seeds with their high protein content and unique amino acid composition. Although the species has been described as a facultative halophyte, and its tolerance to salt stress has been investigated, its physiological and molecular responses to seawater (SW) and other salts have not been studied. We evaluated the effects of SW and different salts on seed germination, seedling emergence and the antioxidative pathway of quinoa. Seeds were germinated in Petri dishes and seedlings grown in pots with SW solutions (25, 50, 75 and 100 %) and NaCl, CaCl2, KCl and MgCl2 individually, at the concentrations in which they are present in SW. Our results demonstrated that all salts, at lower concentrations, increased the germination rate but not the germination percentages, compared with control (pure water). Conversely, seedlings were differently affected by treatments in respect to salt type and concentration. Growth parameters affected were root and shoot length, root morphology, fresh and dry weight, and water content. An efficient antioxidant mechanism was present in quinoa, activated by salts during germination and early seedling growth, as shown by the activities of antioxidant enzymes. Total antioxidant capacity was always higher under salt stress than in water. Moreover, osmotic and ionic stress factors had different degrees of influence on germination and development.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Sven-Erik Jacobsen; S. S. Akhtar; A. Muscolo. Effect of saline water on seed germination and early seedling growth of the halophyte quinoa. AoB PLANTS 2014, 6, plu047 -plu047.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, Sven-Erik Jacobsen, S. S. Akhtar, A. Muscolo. Effect of saline water on seed germination and early seedling growth of the halophyte quinoa. AoB PLANTS. 2014; 6 ():plu047-plu047.

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Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Sven-Erik Jacobsen; S. S. Akhtar; A. Muscolo. 2014. "Effect of saline water on seed germination and early seedling growth of the halophyte quinoa." AoB PLANTS 6, no. : plu047-plu047.

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Published: 01 August 2013 in Environmental and Experimental Botany
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Adele Muscolo; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; A. Eshel. Ecophysiology of Pennisetum clandestinum: a valuable salt tolerant grass. Environmental and Experimental Botany 2013, 92, 55 -63.

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Adele Muscolo, Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, A. Eshel. Ecophysiology of Pennisetum clandestinum: a valuable salt tolerant grass. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2013; 92 ():55-63.

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Adele Muscolo; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; A. Eshel. 2013. "Ecophysiology of Pennisetum clandestinum: a valuable salt tolerant grass." Environmental and Experimental Botany 92, no. : 55-63.

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Published: 01 June 2012 in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
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Salt tolerance of two co-occurring legumes in coastal areas of Portugal, a native species--Ulex europaeus, and an invasive species--Acacia longifolia, was evaluated in relation to plant growth, ion content and antioxidant enzyme activities. Plants were submitted to four concentrations of NaCl (0, 50, 100 and 200 mM) for three months, under controlled conditions. The results showed that NaCl affects the growth of both species in different ways. Salt stress significantly reduced the plant height and the dry weight in Acacia longifolia whereas in U. europaeus the effect was not significant. Under salt stress, the root:shoot ratio (W(R):W(S)) and root mass ratio (W(R):W(RS)) increased as a result of increasing salinity in A. longifolia but the same was not observed in U. europaeus. In addition, salt stress caused a significant accumulation of Na+, especially in U. europaeus, and a decrease in K+ content and K+/Na+ ratio. The activities of antioxidant enzymes were higher in A. longifolia compared to U. europaeus. In A. longifolia, catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6) and glutathione reductase (GR, EC 1.6.4.2.) activities increased significantly, while ascorbate peroxidase (APX, EC 1.11.1.11) and peroxidase (POX, EC 1.11.1.7) activities remained unchanged in comparison with the control. In U. europaeus, NaCl concentration significantly reduced APX activity but did not significantly affect CAT, GR and POX activities. Our results suggest that the invasive species copes better with salinity stress in part due to a higher rates of CAT and GR activities and a higher K+/Na+ ratio, which may represent an additional advantage when competing with native species in co-occurring salty habitats.

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Maria Cristina Morais; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Adele Muscolo; Helena Freitas. Salt tolerance traits increase the invasive success of Acacia longifolia in Portuguese coastal dunes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2012, 55, 60 -65.

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Maria Cristina Morais, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Adele Muscolo, Helena Freitas. Salt tolerance traits increase the invasive success of Acacia longifolia in Portuguese coastal dunes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2012; 55 ():60-65.

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Maria Cristina Morais; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Adele Muscolo; Helena Freitas. 2012. "Salt tolerance traits increase the invasive success of Acacia longifolia in Portuguese coastal dunes." Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 55, no. : 60-65.

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Published: 10 April 2012 in Environmental and Experimental Botany
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Maria Cristina Morais; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Adele Muscolo; Helena Freitas. Does salt stress increase the ability of the exotic legume Acacia longifolia to compete with native legumes in sand dune ecosystems? Environmental and Experimental Botany 2012, 82, 74 -79.

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Maria Cristina Morais, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Adele Muscolo, Helena Freitas. Does salt stress increase the ability of the exotic legume Acacia longifolia to compete with native legumes in sand dune ecosystems? Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2012; 82 ():74-79.

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Maria Cristina Morais; Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Adele Muscolo; Helena Freitas. 2012. "Does salt stress increase the ability of the exotic legume Acacia longifolia to compete with native legumes in sand dune ecosystems?" Environmental and Experimental Botany 82, no. : 74-79.

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Published: 25 February 2012 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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This work focuses on the accumulation and mobility properties of arsenic (As) and the effects of phosphate (P) on its movement in Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst (kikuyu grass), grown hydroponically under increasing arsenate (As(V)) concentrations. The uptake of both ions and the relative kinetics show that phosphate is an efficient competitive inhibitor of As(V) uptake. The P/As uptake rate ratios in roots indicate that P is taken up preferentially by P/As transporters. An arsenite (As(III)) efflux from roots was also found, but this decreased when the arsenate concentration in the solution exceeded 5 μM. Increases in both arsenite and arsenate concentrations in roots were observed when the arsenate concentration in the solution was increased, and the highest accumulation of As(III) in roots was found when plants were grown at 5 μM As(V). The low ratios of As accumulated in shoots compared to roots suggest limited mobility of the metalloid within Kikuyu plants. The results indicate that arsenic resistance in kikuyu grass in conditions of moderate exposure is mainly dependent on the following factors: 1) phosphate nutrition: P is an efficient competitive inhibitor of As(V) uptake because of the higher selectivity of membrane transporters with respect to phosphate rather than arsenate; and 2) a detoxification mechanism including a reduction in both arsenate and arsenite root efflux. The As tolerance strategy of Kikuyu limits arsenate uptake and As translocation from roots to shoots; therefore, this plant cannot be considered a viable candidate for use in the phytoextraction of arsenic from contaminated soils or water.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Barbara Logoteta; Gian Maria Beone; Massimo Cagnin; Giovanni Cacco. Arsenic uptake and speciation and the effects of phosphate nutrition in hydroponically grown kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2012, 19, 3046 -3053.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Barbara Logoteta, Gian Maria Beone, Massimo Cagnin, Giovanni Cacco. Arsenic uptake and speciation and the effects of phosphate nutrition in hydroponically grown kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2012; 19 (7):3046-3053.

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Maria Rosaria Panuccio; Barbara Logoteta; Gian Maria Beone; Massimo Cagnin; Giovanni Cacco. 2012. "Arsenic uptake and speciation and the effects of phosphate nutrition in hydroponically grown kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst)." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19, no. 7: 3046-3053.

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Published: 17 October 2011 in Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
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In the framework of an interdisciplinary research devoted at increasing soil capacity to act as carbon sink by means of innovative and sustainable strategies (the MESCOSAGR Project), we studied, in microcosm-scale model systems, changes of selected soil chemical properties, soil CO2 efflux, and root morpho-topology after addition of either mature compost or a biomimetic catalyst (CAT) (synthetic water-soluble iron–porphyrin), as single addition or in combination of the two treatments. Direct effects of CAT on seed germination, seedling establishment, and plant growth were also evaluated in model plant species. When applied to bare soil, CAT was able to reduce CO2 emission from soil. Soil amendment of compost alone stimulated CO2 emission from soil, whereas its combined addition with CAT strongly depressed the compost-induced CO2 release. In planted microcosms, the contribution of the rhizosphere-derived CO2 efflux markedly increased the total soil respiration and CAT addition further stimulated CO2 release from soil. It is thus suggested that iron–porphyrin, growth of maize root, and CO2 release are functionally interconnected. The increased total soil respiration observed in planted systems may be due to a larger contribution of the rhizosphere-derived CO2 efflux, as a consequence of secondary actions or specific mutual interactions of the catalyst-root system. The direct CAT effect on model plant species implied a complex pattern of dose-dependent, and, remarkably, species-specific responses, as observed in both root systems and aerial plant parts. The observed strong CAT promotion of the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments might indicate an in planta uptake and translocation of the CAT molecule, prompting to envisage potential applications of this molecule in a wider agro-biotechnological context.

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Antonio Gelsomino; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Agostino Sorgonà; Maria Rosa Abenavoli; Maurizio Badiani. Effects of Carbon Sequestration Methods on Soil Respiration and Root Systems in Microcosm Experiments and In Vitro Studies. Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils 2011, 261 -290.

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Antonio Gelsomino, Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio, Agostino Sorgonà, Maria Rosa Abenavoli, Maurizio Badiani. Effects of Carbon Sequestration Methods on Soil Respiration and Root Systems in Microcosm Experiments and In Vitro Studies. Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils. 2011; ():261-290.

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Antonio Gelsomino; Maria Rosaria Savina Panuccio; Agostino Sorgonà; Maria Rosa Abenavoli; Maurizio Badiani. 2011. "Effects of Carbon Sequestration Methods on Soil Respiration and Root Systems in Microcosm Experiments and In Vitro Studies." Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils , no. : 261-290.