Publications

2022

• M Plazas, S González-Orenga, H Trong Nguyen, I M. Morar, A Fita, M Boscaiu, J Prohens, O Vicente:
  Growth and antioxidant responses triggered by water stress in wild relatives of eggplant                                                                                             Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 293, 2022, 110685,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110685.

2021

• GMangino; S Vilanova; M Plazas; J Prohens; P Gramazio:
  Fruit shape morphometric analysis and QTL detection in a set of eggplant introgression lines
  Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110006.

• M. Martina, Y. Tikunov, E. Portis, A. Bovy:
  The Genetic Basis of Tomato Aroma
  Genes 2021, 12(2), 226; doi:10.3390/genes12020226

• P Tripodi, MTimothy Rabanus-Wallace, L Barchi, S Kale, S Esposito, A Acquadro, R Schafleitner, M van Zonneveld, JProhens, M José Diez, A Börner, J Salinier, B Caromel, A Bovy, F Boyaci, G Pasev, R Brandt, A Himmelbach,  E Portis, R Finkers, S Lanteri, I Paran, V Lefebvre, G Giuliano and N SteinParisi, D Alioto, P Tripodi:
  Global range expansion history of pepper (Capsicum spp.) revealed by over 10,000 genebank accessions
  PNAS August 24, 2021 118 (34) e2104315118; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2104315118                                                                                              
   
• L Toppino, J Prohens, G Leonardo Rotino, M Plazas, MParisi, C Carrizo García, P Tripodi:
  Pepper and Eggplant Genetic Resources
  Springer Cham 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30343-3_6 

• P Gramazio, J Prohens, S Vilanova:
  Genomic resources in the eggplant wild genepool                                                                                                                                                                   Springer Cham 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30343-3_10

• M Rakha, J Prohens, D Taher, T Wu, and S Ø. Solberg:
  Eggplants (Solanum melongena, S. aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon)
  Springer Cham 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66961-4 

• M Sulli, L Barchi, L Toppino, G Diretto, T Sala, S Lanteri, G Leonardo Rotino and G Giuliano:
  An eggplant recombinant inbred population allows the discovery of metabolic QTLs controlling fruit nutritional quality                                  Front. Plant Sci. 12:638195. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.638195

• D Barchenger, S Kang, S Lin, T Lin, Y Wang, R Schafleitner, I Paran, V Lefebvre, P Tripodi, N Stein, R Finkers and G Giuliano:
  The genetic basis of tomato aroma                                                                                                                                                                                                     Genes 2021, 12(2), 226; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12020226

• E Rosa- Martínez, M Dolores García-Martínez, A María Adalid, L Pereira-Dias, C Casanova, E Soler, M Rosario Figàs, M Dolores Raigón,                M Plazas, S Soler, J Prohens:
  Differences in fruit composition among varieties of pepper, tomato and eggplant grown under uniform conditions                                            Food Research International, Volume 147, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110531.

• J Fisher and D Zamir:
  Genes for yield stability in tomato                                                                                                                                                                                                         Wiley Online Libary, 09 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/ggn2.202100049

• L Barchi, M Timothy Rabanus-Wallace, J Prohens, L Toppino, S Padmarasu, E Portis, G Leonardo Rotino, N Stein, S Lanteri, G Giuliano:
  Improved genome assembly and pan-genome provide key insights into eggplant domestication and breeding
  The Plant Journal(2021)107,579–596, doi: 10.1111/tpj.1531

• F Elia Florio,S Gattolin, L Toppino, L Bassolino, M Fibiani, R Lo Scalzo and G Leonardo Rotino:
  A SmelAAT Acyltransferase Variant Causes a Major Difference in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Peel Anthocyanin Composition                 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(17), 9174; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179174
• Y Borovsky, A Raz, AFaigenboim, H Zemach, E Karavani, I Paran:
  Pepper fruit elongation is controlled by Capsicum annuum Ovate Family Protein 20 (CaOFP20)                                                                                  Front. Plant Sci., 04 January 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.815589

 

2020 

• A. Arrones, S. Vilanova, M. Plazas, G. Mangino, L. Pascual, M.J. Díez, J. Prohens; P. Gramazio:
  The dawn of the age of multi-parent MAGIC populations in plant breeding: novel powerful next-generation resources for genetic analysis and selection of recombinant elite material.
  Biology 2020, 9(8), 229; doi: 10.3390/biology9080229
   
• A Acquadro, L Barchi, E Portis, M Nourdine, C Carli, S Monge, D Valentino, S Lanteri:
  Whole genome resequencing of four Italian sweet pepper landraces provides insights on sequence variation in genes of agronomic value.
  Scientific Reports (2020), doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66053-2
   
• AN Nankar, I Tringovska, S Grozeva, D Ganeva, D Kostova:
  Tomato Phenotypic Diversity Determined by Combined Approaches of Conventional and High-Throughput Tomato Analyzer Phenotyping.
  Plants (2020), doi: 10.3390/plants9020197
   
• M Parisi, D Alioto, P Tripodi:
  Overview of Biotic Stresses in Pepper (Capsicum spp.): Sources of Genetic Resistance, Molecular Breeding and Genomics.
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020), doi: 10.3390/ijms21072587
   
• P Smyda-Dajmund, J Śliwka, M Janiszewska, E Zimnoch-Guzowska:
  Cytoplasmic diversity of potato relatives preserved at Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute in Poland.
  Molecular Biology Reports (2020), doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05486-4
   
• P Gramazio, R Jaén-Molina, S Vilanova, J Prohens, Á Marrero, J Caujapé-Castells, G J Anderson:
  Fostering conservation via an integrated use of conventional approaches and high-throughput SPET genotyping: A case study using the endangered Canarian endemics Solanum lidii and S. vespertilio (Solanaceae).
  Frontiers in Plant Science (2020), doi: doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00757
   
• M Brenes, A Solana, M Boscaiu, A Fita, O Vicente, Á Calatayud, J Prohens, M Plazas:
  Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative.
  Agronomy (2020), doi: 10.3390/agronomy10050651
   
• G Mangino, M Plazas, S Vilanova, J Prohens, P Gramazio:                                                                                                                                               Performance of a Set of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Lines With Introgressions From Its Wild Relative S. incanum Under Open Field and Screenhouse Conditions and Detection of QTLs.                                                                                                                                                                      Agronomy (2020), doi: 10.3390/agronomy10040467

• E Stefańczyk, JPlich, M Janiszewska, P Smyda-Dajmund, S Sobkowiak & J Śliwka:                                                                                                           Marker-assisted pyramiding of potato late blight resistance genes Rpi-rzc1 and Rpi-phu1 on di- and tetraploid levels                                           Mol Breeding 40, 89 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-020-01169-x​​

• L Toppino, L Barchi, F Mercati, N Acciarri, D Perrone, M Martina, S Gattolin, T Sala, S Fadda, A Mauceri, T Ciriaci, F Carimi, E Portis, F Sunseri,      S Lanteri, G Leonardo Rotino:
  A new intra-specific and high-resolution genetic map of eggplant based on a RIL population, and location of QTLs related to plant anthocyanin pigmentation and seed vigour
  Genes 2020, 11(7), 745. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070745 
   
• M Brenes, J Pérez, S González-Orenga, M Boscaiu, J Prohens, M Plazas, A Fita, O Vicente:
  Comparative studies on the physiological and biochemical responses to salt stress of eggplant (Solanum melongena) and its rootstock S. torvum​
   
• S. Vilanova, D. Alonos, P. Gramazio, M. Plazas, P. Ferrante, M. Schmidt, M.J. Díez, B. Usadel, G. Giuliano, J. Prohens:
  SILEX: A fast and inexpensive high-quality DNA extraction method suitable for multiple sequencing platforms and recalcitrant plant species
  Agriculture 2020, 10(8), 328; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10080328
   
• M Martínez-Cuenca, L Pereira-Dias, S Soler, L López-Serrano, DAlonso, Á Calatayud, and MJosé Díez:
  Adaptation to water and salt stresses of Solanum pimpinellifolium and Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
  Agronomy 2020, 10(8), 1169; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10081169
   
• P Gramazio, L Pereira-Dias, S Vilanova, J Prohens, S Soler, J Esteras, A Garmendia, M José Díez:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Morphoagronomic characterization and whole genome resequencing of eight highly diverse wild and weedy S. pimpinellifolium and S. lycopersicum var. cerasiforme accessions used for the first interspecific tomato MAGIC population                                                                            Horticulture Research volume 7, Article number: 174 (2020) ​

• ​M. Martina, Y. Tikunov, E. Portis, A. Bovy:
  The genetic basis of tomato aroma I : QTL regions involved in lipid VOCs accumulation
  Genes (Basel). 2021 Feb; 12(2): 226. 

   
• M. Martina, Y. Tikunov, E. Portis, A. Bovy:
  The genetic basis of tomato aroma II : QTL regions involved in amino acid volatiles metabolism                                                                                   Genes (Basel). 2021 Feb; 12(2): 226. 

 

• Xiongjie Zheng, Giovanni Guliano, Salim Al-Babili:
  Carotenoid biofortification in crop plants:  citius, altius, fortius                                                                                                                                        Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, Volume 1865, Issue 11, November 2020, 158664

• Elio Fantini, Maria Sulli, Lei Zhang, Giuseppe Aprea, José M. Jiménez-Gómez, Abdelhafid Bendahmane , Gaetano Perrotta, Giovanni Giuliano and Paolo Facella:
  Pivotal roles of cryptochromes 1a and 2 in tomato development and physiology

  Plant Physiology, Volume 179, Issue 2, February 2019, Pages 732–748, https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00793

2019 

• G Diretto, S Frusciante, C Fabbri, N Schauer, L Busta, Z Wang, AJ Matas, A Fiore, JKC Rose, AR Fernie, R Jetter, B Mattei, JJ Giovannoni, G Giuliano:
  Manipulation of β-carotene levels in tomato fruits results in increased ABA content and extended shelf-life.
  Plant Biotechnology Journal (2019), doi: 10.1111/pbi.13283
   
• AN Nankar, I Tringovska, S Grozeva, V Todorova, D Kostova:
  Application of high-throughput phenotyping tool Tomato Analyzer to characterize Balkan Capsicum fruit diversity.
  Scientia Horticulturae (2019), doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108862
   
• J Śliwka, M Brylińska, E Stefańczyk, J Plich, P Smyda-Dajmund, S Sobkowiak:
  Breeding of potato resistant to late blight using genetic resources and DNA markers.
  Current Challenges in Plant Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Biotechnology (2019), doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13211-4
   
• P.D Cárdenas, P.D. Sonawane, U. Heinig, A. Jozwiak, S. Panda, B. Abebie, Y. Kazachkova, M. Pliner,T. Unger, D. Wolf, I. Ofner, E. Vilaprinyo, S. Meir, O. Davydov, A. Gal-on, S. Burdman, A. Giri, D. Zamir, T. Scherf, J. Szymanski, I. Rogachev, A. Aharoni:
  Pathways to defense metabolites and evading fruit bitterness in genus evolved through 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases.
  Nat Commun 10:5169 (2019), doi: 10.18699/ICG-PlantGen2019-69
   
• M. Plazas, H. Trong Nguyen, S.González-Orenga, A. Fita, O. Vicente, J. Prohens, M. Boscaiu:
  Comparative analysis of the responses to water stress in eggplant (Solanum melongena) cultivars
  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.08.031

• P. Gramazio, H. Yan, T. Hasing, S. Vilanova, J. Prohens, A. Bombarely:
  Whole-genome resequencing of seven eggplant (Solanum melongena) and one wild relative (S. incanum) accessions provides new insights and breeding tools for eggplant enhancement
  Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01220

• L. Barchi, A. Acquadro, D. Alonso, G. Aprea, L. Bassolino, O. Demurtas, P. Ferrante, P. Gramazio, P. Mini, E. Portis, D. Scaglione, L. Toppino, S. Vilanova, M. J. Díez, G. L. Rotino, S. Lanteri, J. Prohens, G. Giuliano:
  Single Primer Enrichment Technology (SPET) for high-throughput genotyping in tomato and eggplant germplasm
  Frontiers in Plant Science, doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01005

• L. Barchi, M. Pietrella, L. Venturini, A. Minio, L. Toppino, A. Acquadro, G. Andolfo, G. Aprea, C. Avanzato, L. Bassolino, C. Comino, A. Dal Molin, A. Ferrarini, L. Chappell Maor:
  A chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution
  Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47985-w
   
• M. Coppola, G. Diretto, M. C. Digilio, S. L. Woo, G. Giuliano, D. Molisso, M. Lorito, F. Pennacchio, R. Rao:
  Transcriptome and metabolome reprogramming in tomato plants by Trichoderma harzianum strain T22 primes and enhances defence responses against aphids
  Frontiers in Physiology, doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00745

• E. García-Fortea, P. Gramazio, S. Vilanova, A. Fita, G. Mangino, G. Villanueva, A. Arrones, S. Knapp, J. Prohens, M. Plazas:
  First successful backcrossing towards eggplant (Solanum melongena) of a New World species, the silverleaf nightshade (S. elaeagnifolium), and characterization of interspecific hybrids and backcrosses
  Scientia Horticulturae, doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.11.018

• V. Colonna, N. D’Agostino, E. Garrison, A. Albrechtsen, J. Meisner, A. Facchiano, T. Cardi, P. Tripodi:
  Genomic diversity and novel genome-wide association with fruit morphology in Capsicum, from 746k polymorphic sites.
  biorxiv, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/48716
   
• E. Fantini, M. Sulli, L. Zhang, G. Aprea, J.M. Jiménez-Gómez, A. Bendahmane , G. Perrotta, G. Giuliano, P. Facella:
  Pivotal roles of cryptochromes 1a and 2 in tomato development and physiology
  Plant Physiology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00793

2018 

• M.R. Figàs, J. Prohens, S. Soler:
  RECUPERANT LES TOMATES TRADICIONALS DE LA VALL D’ALBAIDA
  Almaig 34:151-156

• M.R. Figàs, J. Prohens, M.J. Díez, S. Soler:
  Recovering and enhancing the local tomatoes of the Vall d’Albaida, an inland district in the region of València (Spain)
  Landraces 4:24-27

• M.J. Díez, J. Prohens, A. Granell:
  Les varietats tradicionals de tomàquet de la conca mediterrània: origen i diversitat cultivada actualment
  Dossier Tècnic Varietats Vegetals Tradicionals Catalanes: Tomàquet de Penjar

• M.R. Figàs, J. Prohens, M.D. Raigón, L. Pereira, C. Casanova, M.D. García-Martínez, E. Rosa, E. Soler, M. Plazas, S. Soler:
  Insights into the Adaptation to Greenhouse Cultivation of the Traditional Mediterranean Long Shelf-Life Tomato Carrying the alc Mutation: 
  A Multi-Trait Comparison of Landraces, Selections and Hybrids in Open Field and Greenhouse
  Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01774

• G. Mangino, P. Gramazio, S. Vilanova, E. García-Fortea, J. Prohens, M. Plazas:
  Desarrollo de una colección de líneas de introgresión de Solanum incanum en el fondo genético de S. melongena y detección de QTLs 
  implicados en caracteres de interés
  Actas de Horticultura (IX Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas)

• M.R. Figàs, S. Soler, C. Casanova, P. Fernández-de-Córdova, J. Prohens:
  Variación y heredabilidad de descriptores estandarizados para la caracterización de tomate
  Actas de Horticultura (IX Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas)

• D. Alonso, J. Prohens, M.J. Díez, G. Giuliano (in representation of the G2P-SOL consortium): 
  Origen y composición de la colección de germoplasma del proyecto europeo G2P-SOL
  Actas de Horticultura (IX Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas)

• E. García-Fortea, P. Gramazio, S. Vilanova, G. Mangino, J. Prohens, M. Plazas: 
  Obtención de retrocruces avanzados de Solanum elaeagnifolium en el fondo genético de S. melongena para la mejora genética de la 
  berenjena 
  Actas de Horticultura (IX Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas)

• V. Colonna, N. D’Agostino, E. Garrison, A. Albrechtsen, J. Meisner., A. Facchiano, T. Cardi, P. Tripodi:  
  A genome-wide SNP panel and high resolution phenotyping help to decipher loci under selection associated with fruit morphology in 
  Capsicum 
  Oral communication at the LXII SIGA ANNUAL CONGRESS

• L. Toppino, S. Ribolzi, S. Shaaf, L. Bassolino, G. Carletti, S. Fadda, L. Rossini, H.F. Boyaci, S. Caliskan, A. Unlu, G.L. Rotino: 
  Development of an introgression lines population and genetic mapping of novel traits linked to key breeding traits in eggplant 
  Proceedings of the LXII SIGA ANNUAL CONGRESS

• P. Tripodi, B. Greco: 
  Large scale phenotyping provides insight into the diversity of vegetative and reproductive organs in a wide collection of wild and 
  domesticated peppers  
  Plants, doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/plants7040103

• P. Kaushik, M. Plazas, J. Prohens, S. Vilanova, P. Gramazio: 
  Diallelic genetic analysis for multiple traits in eggplants and assessment of genetic distances for predicting hybrids performance  
  PLOS ONE, doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199943

• N. Monsonego, Y. Borosky, V. Mohan, S. Shabtai, I. Kamara, K. Stoffei, A. Van Deynze, I. Paran:  
  Genetic Control of Immature Fruit Color in Pepper and Tomato  
  XXVI Plant and Animal Genome Conference, january 13-17, 2018

• M.R. Figàs, B. Mantilla, J. Prohens, E. Rosa, S. Soler: 
  Screening for tolerance to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToCNDV) in tomato germplasm by whitefly inoculation  
  XIX EUCARPIA Meeting of the Tomato Working group, May 2-4, 2018

• M.R. Figàs, J. Prohens, C. Casanova, S. Soler:  
  Characterization of tomato varieties in different cultivation environments using standardised descriptors  
  XIX EUCARPIA Meeting of the Tomato Working Group, May 2-4, 2018

• P. Tripodi, D. Massa, A. Venezia, T. Cardi: 
  Sensing Technologies for Precision Phenotyping in Vegetable crops: Current Status and Future Challenges  
  Agronomy, doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8040057

• M.R. Figàs, J. Prohens, C. Casanova, P. Fernández-de-Córdova, S. Soler: 
  Variation of morphological descriptors for the evaluaion of tomato germplasm and their stability across different growing conditions  
  Scientia Horticulturae, doi: http://doi.org./10.1016/j.scienta.2018.04.039

• E. Portis, S. Lanteri, L. Barchi, F. Portis, L. Valente, L. Toppino, G.L. Rotino, A. Acquadro: 
  Comprehensive characterization of simple sequence repeats in Eggplant (Solanum melogena L.) genome construction of a web resource  
  Front. Plant Sci., doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00401

• L. Barchi, L. Toppino, D. Valentino, L. Bassolino, E. Portis, S. Lanteri, G.L. Rotino: 
  QTL analysis reveals new eggplant loci involved in resistance to fungal wilts  
  Euphytica, doi: http://doi.org./10.1007/s10681-017-2102-2

 

• P. Kaushik, J. Prohens, S. Vilanova, P. Gramazio, M. Plazas:
  Phenotyping of Eggplant Wild Relatives and Interspecific Hybrids with Conventional and Phenomics Descriptors Provides Insight for Their Potential Utilization in Breeding.
  Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.3389/fpls.2016.00677, pp. 677.
   
• P. Kaushik, M. Plazas, S. Vilanova, P. Gramazio, J. Prohens:
  Caracterización de híbridos interespecíficos entre berenjena y especies silvestres relacionadas.
  Actas de Horticultura (VIII Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas), pp. 255-256.
   
• P. Gramazio, D. Borràs, M. Plazas, F.J. Herraiz, J. Prohens, S. Vilanova:
  Caracterización molecular de berenjenas cultivadas y sus ancestros silvestres mediante SNPs y SSRs obtenidos de transcriptomas.
  Actas de Horticultura (VIII Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas),  pp. 57-58, 74.
   
• M. Plazas, S. Vilanova, P. Gramazio, F. J. Herraiz and J. Prohens:
  Eggplant pre-breeding using an introgressiomics approach.
  15th International Symposium "prospects for the 3rd Millenium Agriculture", pp. 145.

• E. Portis, F. Cericola, L. Barchi, L. Toppino, N. Acciarri, L. Pulcini, T. Sala, S. Lanteri, GL. Rotino
  Genome-wide association mapping in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).
  XVIth EUCARPIA Capsicum and Eggplant Working Group Meeting. 12 -14 September 2016 Kecskemét (Hungary)

• F. Taranto, N. D’Agostino, B. Greco, T. Cardi and P. Tripodi:
  Genome-wide SNP discovery and population structure analysis in pepper (Capsicum annuum) using genotyping by sequencing.
  BMC Genomics, 10.1186/s12864-016-3297-7.
  

• B. Kouassi, J. Prohens, P. Gramazio, A. B. Kouassi, S. Vilanova, A. Galán-Ávila, F. J. Herraiz, A. Kouassi, J. M. Seguí-Simarro, M. Plazas:
  Development of backcross generations from interspecific hybrids and new hybrid combinations for introgression breeding in eggplant 
  (Solanum melongena).
  Scientia Horticulturae 213 (2016), 199–207, 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.10.039

• L Toppino, J Prohens, G Leonardo Rotino, M Plazas, MParisi, C Carrizo García, P Tripodi
  Pepper and Eggplant Genetic Resources
  Springer Cham 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30343-3_6 
• P Gramazio, J Prohens, S Vilanova:
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