📅 August 4, 2026
Transforming viticulture through genomic innovation and integrated pest management for sustainable grape production
Gambino G., Agnoli L., Chitarra W., Dressler M., Figueiredo A., de la Fuente M., Di Gaspero G., Hausmann L., Karatzas C., Laurent B., Mestre P., Perrone I., Avia K.
npj Science of Plants (2026). doi: 10.1038/s44383-026-00038-4.
📅 July 16, 2026
Somatic Embryogenesis and Embryo-to-Plant Conversion in Different Grapevine Genotypes: two Different Bottlenecks for Plant Production
Moine A., Nicotera M., Sportelli G., Boccacci P., Giannetti G., Cunha J., Menéndez C. M., Teszlák P., Perrone I., Pagliarani C., Gambino G.
Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2026). doi: 10.1007/s00344-026-12346-1.
📅 June 3, 2026
The grapevine as a model plant to describe intra- and interspecific mechanisms of drought acclimation
Lovisolo C., Perrone I., Chitarra W., Nerva L., Ferrandino A.
npj Science of Plants, 2, 14 (2026). doi: 10.1038/s44383-026-00028-6.
📅 January 30, 2026
Mitigating grapevine esca disease: an innovative integrated management strategy to reduce incidence and severity by enhancing plant physiology and defence mechanisms
Chitarra W., Nerva L.
BMC Plant Biology, 26(1): 397 (2026). doi: 10.1186/s12870-026-08204-7.
📅 May 7, 2025
Evaluación del grado de resistencia a Erysiphe necator y Plasmopara viticola de híbridos de uva de vinificación
Fernández-López D. J., Blanco S., del Mar Hernández M., Pease C., Fuentes-Denia A. M., Yepes-Hita A., Ruiz-García L., Menéndez C.
Zenodo (2025). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15873811.
📅 October 10, 2025
Barriers and Drivers in the Adoption of New Genomic Techniques for Grapevines
Gambino G., Agnoli L., Chitarra W., Dressler M., Figueiredo A., de la Fuente M., Di Gaspero G., Hausmann L., Karatzas C., Laurent B., Mestre P., Perrone I., Avia K.
npj Science of Plants (2026). doi: 10.1038/s44383-026-00038-4.
📅 April 15, 2025
Epigenetic regulation and beyond in grapevine-pathogen interactions: a biotechnological perspective
Pereira J. P., Bevilacqua I., Santos R. B., Varotto S., Chitarra W., Nerva L., Figueiredo A.
Physiologia Plantarum, 177(2): e70216 (2025). doi: 10.1111/ppl.70216.
📅 March 5, 2025
The four Ws of viruses: Where, Which, What and Why – A deep dive into viral evolution
Favaretto F., Matsumura E. E., Ferriol I., Chitarra W., Nerva L.
Virology, 606, 110476 (2025). doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2025.110476.
📅 December 8, 2024
CRISPR/Cas9-driven double modification of grapevine MLO6-7 imparts powdery mildew resistance, while editing of NPR3 augments powdery and downy mildew tolerance
Moffa L., Mannino G., Bevilacqua I., Gambino G., Perrone I., Pagliarani C., Bertea C., Spada A., Narduzzo A., Zizzamia E., Velasco R., Chitarra W., Nerva L.
Plant Journal, 122(2): e17204 (2025). doi: 10.1111/tpj.17204.
📅 November 21, 2024
Microbial consortia inoculants differently shape ecophysiological and systemic defence responses of field-grown grapevine cuttings
Sandrini M., Chitarra W., Pagliarani C., Moffa L., Petrozziello M., Colla P., Velasco R., Balestrini R., Nerva L.
Plant Stress, 14, 100686 (2024). doi: 10.1016/j.stress.2024.100686.
📅 April 22, 2024
Genome editing of a recalcitrant wine grape genotype by lipofectamine-mediated delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoproteins to protoplasts
Gambino G., Nuzzo F., Moine A., Chitarra W., Pagliarani C., Petrelli A., Boccacci P., Delliri A., Velasco R., Nerva L., Perrone I.
Plant Journal, 119(1): 404–412 (2024). doi: 10.1111/tpj.16770.
