LXVIII SIGA Annual Congress

LXVIII SIGA Annual Congress
“Leveraging genetic innovation for future-proofing crops – From conventional breeding to multi-omics and AI in sustainable agriculture”

 09-12 September 2025

Programme

Session 1 – Pan-genomics and multi-omics: applications in plant breeding

Session 2 – Advances in industrial crops genetics and breeding 

Session 3 – Crop resilience to climate changes for food security

Session 4 – Innovative tools in plant genetics: Exploring the future of phenotyping and data analysis in the AI era

Session 5 – New avenues for new cultivars

Session 6 – Genetic innovations in fruit trees

Session 7 – Genome editing beyond single gene knockout

Session 8 – Miscellaneous

Authors

Keywords

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 09

12:00 – 14:00Registration
14:00 - 14:30Opening ceremony
Chairpersons: Silvio Salvi, Stefania Masci, Giovanna Frugis

Welcome addresses by Institutional and Local Authorities
14:30 - 16:45Session 1 - Pan-genomics and multi-omics: applications in plant breeding
Chairpersons: Giorgia Batelli, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano
14:30 – 15:00Invited Lecture
Martin Mascher - IPK Gatersleben (DE)
Barley crop evolution through the lens of pangenomics
15:00 – 15:15Popoli A., Colozza D., d'Atti D., Faino L., Pajoro A.
A long-read genome assembly and multi-omics analysis to accelerate breeding in wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia)
15:15 – 15:30Negussu M., Ventimiglia M., Vieri W., Buti M., Giosa D., Trifilò P., Nocentini M., Soares C., Fidalgo F., Karalija E., Meoni G., Turano P., Pollastri S., Loreto F., Martinelli F.
Balancing growth and resilience: a multi-omics study of chickpea's intergenerational adaptive strategies under drought stress
15:30 – 15:45Farinon B., Olivieri F., Picarella M.E., Aprea G., Ferrante P., Giuliano G., Mazzucato A.
Integrated BSA-seq, RNA-seq, and GWAS analyses to identify candidate genes associated with the stigma position trait in cultivated tomato
15:45 – 16:00Chiatti V., De Carolis C., De Luca V., Fabriani M., Gentile D., Iannelli M.A., Iori V., Di Milia A., Marano V., Mosconi P., Dimitrakopoulou S., Desplanches C., Fain V.V., Guilloteau Fonteny E., Mulder S., Suidgeest F., De Kraker J.-W., De Boer G.-J., Sestili F., Frugis G.
A multi-omic approach to enhance abiotic stress resilience in Cichorium endivia
16:00 – 16:15Mazzucotelli E., Llaca V., Fengler K., Charlotte H., Zastrow-Hayes G., Forestan C., Lev-Mirom Y., Swarbreck D., Gundlach H., Navratilova P., Šimková H., Faccioli P., Giorgioni M., Desiderio F., Valladares A.P., Bozzoli M., Gemy K., Lux T., Chawla H., Pirona R., Lauria M., Ceriotti A., Giuliano G., Gadaleta A., Krattinger S., Cavalet-Giorsa E., Pecchioni N., Mastrangelo A.M., Marone D., Eilam T., Oren L., Faris J., Xu S., Sanchez J.I., Stella A., Milanesi L., Lazzari B., Cozzi P., Tavakol E., Bassi F., Baum M., Distelfeld A., Chantret N., Girodolle J., Ranwez V., Provart N., Sen T., Eric Y., Masci S., Sestili F., Curci L., Sonnante G., Morgante M., Spannagl M., Hall A., Pozniak C., Maccaferri M., Tuberosa R., Cattivelli L.
Svevo reference genome 2.0: a chromosome-level de novo assembly to support the durum wheat community
16:15 – 16:30Carballo J., Gallo C., Selva J.P., Zappacosta D., Echenique V., Albertini E., Caccamo M.
Eragrostis curvula genome assembly unveils a single region involved in apomixis
16:30 – 16:45General discussion
16:45 – 17:15Coffee break and poster viewing
17:15 – 19:00Session 2 - Advances in industrial crops genetics and breeding
Chairpersons: Roberta Paris, Pasquale Tripodi
17:15 – 17:45Invited Lecture
Christian Jung - University of Kiel (DE)
Genome-wide association studies lead to identifying genes important for sugar beet domestication and breeding
17:45 – 18:00Bassolino L., Fulvio F., Righetti L., Terracciano I., Paris R.
Unveiling metabolomic and biosynthetic profile of polyphenols in Cannabis sativa L.
18:00 – 18:15Biselli C., Fricano A., Carra A., Vietto L., Picco F., Rosso L., Carletti G., Jorge V., Teani A., Valentini F.M., Cattivelli L., Nervo G.
New breeding tools for improving poplar resistance to Woolly Poplar Aphid
18:15 – 18:30Rossini L., Tavakol E., Shariati V., Hause B., Muehlbauer G., Ferrario C., Gregis V., Shaaf S., Biswas A., Janiak A., Yoneyama K., Brewer P.
Barley tillering genes and hormonal pathways
18:30 – 18:45Testone G., Dougué Kentsop R.A., Giannino D., da Silva Linge C., Galasso I., Genga A., Delledonne A., Biffani S., Roda G., Frugis G., Mattana M.
Effects of methyl jasmonate and chitosan nanoparticle treatments on field-grown hemp inflorescences: integrating transcriptomic and secondary metabolite insights
18:45 – 19:00General discussion
19:15 - 20:30Welcome cocktail - Municipal Garden, Palazzo dei Priori - Piazza del Plebiscito 14, Viterbo

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

09:00 – 11:00Session 3 - Crop resilience to climate changes for food security
Chairpersons: Giovanna Frugis, Andrea Mazzucato
09:00 – 09:30Invited Lecture
Sotiros Fragkostefanakis - Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
The molecular toolkit for tomato heat resilience: Key players shaping thermotolerance
09:30 – 09:45Gervasoni D., Baldoni E., Pirona R., Colanero S., Landoni B., Martignago D., Castorina G., Gallo G., Conti L., Galbiati M.
Beyond guard cells: SlMYB60 editing reveals a broader role in epidermal regulation and cuticle permeability in tomato
09:45 – 10:00Giannelli G., Luche S., Righetti L., Galaverna G., Bonini P., Gazza L., Visioli G.
At the root of perennialism: how the perennial line OK72 shows a shift of specialized metabolome toward wheatgrass species
10:00 – 10:15Lezzi A., Stagnati L., Caproni L., Dell'Acqua M., Busconi M., Lanubile A., Marocco A.
Unlocking local adaptation: harnessing the genetic diversity of Italian traditional maize landraces through landscape genomics
10:15 – 10:30Xi X., Colombo M., Carletti G., Puglisi D., Casas A., Igartua E., Contreras-Moreira E., Cattivelli L., Fricano A.
Single primer enrichment technology and whole genome resequencing elucidate the molecular basis of regional adaptation of barley in the Mediterranean
10:30 – 10:45Bellon O., Previtali P., Green E., Fasoli M., Shackel K., Cousins P., Zenoni S., Dokoozlian N.
Hormone metabolism regulates fruit maturation in a slow ripening grape genotype
10:45 – 11:00Mukamanasasira G., Okando T., Macharia M., Runo S., Maina F., Lasky J., Fadda C., Gebrehawaryat Y., Caproni L., Pè M.E., Dell'Acqua M.
Resilient roots: harnessing landrace diversity for climate-smart sorghum in East Africa
11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
11:30 – 13:00Session 3 - cont.
11:30 – 11:45Goretti D., Bocchio M., Givonetti A., Bazzano C., Vitiello G., Bona E., Cavaletto M., Pagliano C., Mica E., Valè G.
Toward climate-resilient rice: identifying genotypes tolerant to drought and salinity
11:45 – 12:00Sangiorgi G., Forestan C., Camerlengo F., Sciara G., Bozzoli M., Fricano A., Tondelli A., Fusi R., Bhosale R., Tuberosa R., Salvi S.
Genetic dissection of root traits in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) identifies major QTLs and domestication signature
12:00 – 12:15Branchi A., Crosatti C., Mica E., Colombo M., Gazzetti K., Guerra D., Faccioli P., Lo Piero A.R., Radchuk V., Gallavotti A., Galli M., Dockter C., Cattivelli L., Battaglia R.
Fine tuning of the HvGRF4 expression improves seed size in barley
12:15 – 12:30Bertagnon G., Mineri L., Mirone F., Bono G.A., Fornara F., Brambilla V.
EMS mutagenesis and MutMap to identify new alleles for resilient crops breeding
12:30 – 12:45Olivieri F., Farinon B., Mancini L., Mazzucato A.
Heat tolerance in seeds: a multi-omic approach revealed putative regions controlling germination under high temperature conditions in tomato
12:45 – 13:00General discussion
13:00 – 14:30Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:15Affixing of the philatelic cancellation on the Congress postcard featuring the Strampelli commemorative stamp
14:30 – 16:30Session 4 - Next Generation SIGA Session
Innovative tools in plant genetics: Exploring the future of phenotyping and data analysis in the AI era
Chairpersons: Maria Dellino, Damiano Puglisi
14:30 – 15:00Invited Lecture
Tom Theeuwen - Jan IngenHousz Institute (NL)
From photosynthesis to biomass: using natural genetic variation to identify photosynthetic limitations in field grown crops
15:00 – 15:15Graci S., Moshelion M., Francesca S., Rigano M.M., Barone A.
Precision phenotyping and genomic insight for drought-tolerance screening in tomato
15:15 – 15:30Bertoncini A., Pasquariello M., Palma D., Cattivelli L., Tondelli A., Guerra D.
From pixel to stomata: leveraging AI for high resolution analysis of stomatal traits in a worldwide barley collection
15:30 – 15:45Vieri W., F. Grinberg N., I. Orhobor O., Belocchi A., Buti M., Paffetti D.
Uncovering genetic drivers of yield and protein content in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) using machine learning and GWAS approaches
15:45 – 16:00Sechi M., Kiros A.Y., Caffi A., Marziali R., Cominelli E., Consonni G., Galbiati M., Porcedda R., Vandin A., Caproni L., Castorina G., Dell'Acqua M.
Uncovering the genetic determinants of drought tolerance in the MAGIC maize population through high-throughput phenotyping of cuticular permeability and AI-driven analysis of stomatal traits
16:00 – 16:15Gipli V., Stich B., Rossini L.
Tailoring a genomic selection model to predict culm morphology traits in two-row and six-row barley under different marker densities
16:15 – 16:30General discussion
16:30 – 17:00Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
17:00 – 19:30SIGA General Assembly

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

09:00 – 11:00Session 5 - New avenues for new cultivars
Chairpersons: Vittoria Brambilla, Silvia Giuliani
09:00 – 09:30Invited Lecture
Sebastian Soyk - University of Lausanne (CH)
Dissecting genetic interactions with impact on flower formation in tomato
09:30 – 09:45Guerriero M., Arcieri F., Delvento C., Giudice G., Cannarella M.S., Mimiola G., Cavallo G., Ricciardi L., Lotti C., Pavan S.
Whole-genome sequencing and phenotyping of neglected and underutilized vegetable melons from the Salento diversity centre (Southern Italy)
09:45 – 10:00Ferrero M., Paladini F., Martina M., Valentino D., Milani A.M., Lanteri S., Portis E., Comino C., Acquadro A., Moglia A.
Downy mildew resistance 6 (DMR6) knockout and multi-stress resilience in eggplant
10:00 – 10:15Rossi R., Da Silva Linge C., Gipli V., Friel J., Shaaf S., Maurer A., Pillen K., Tamm Ü., Daszkowska-Golec A., Gajecka M., Tondelli A., Cattivelli L., Rossini L.
Dissection of culm morphology traits in two barley double haploid populations grown in different locations
10:15 – 10:30Mirone F., Rossoni A., Mineri L., Vicentini G., Kunova A., Martinotti M., Huang Y.-S., Langner T., Fornara F., Brambilla V.F.
Marker-assisted selection and CRISPR–Cas9 approaches for durable blast resistance in Italian rice
10:30 – 10:45Viola P., Faccini N., Tondelli A., Cattivelli L., Invernizzi C.
APSOV-CREA-GB: an example of public-private partnership to support small grain cereal sector
10:45 – 11:00General discussion
11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
11:30 – 13:15Session 6 - Genetic innovations in fruit trees
Chairpersons: Salvatore Esposito, Francesca Taranto
11:30 – 12:00Invited Lecture
Dario Cantu - University of California (USA)
Bridging the gap between grape genomics and viticulture innovation
12:00 - 12:15Salvagnin U., Pupi E., Di Gaspero G., Vezzulli S., Dalla Costa L., Giacomelli L.
Transgene-free CRISPR-Cas and cisgenesis approaches for resistance to powdery and downy mildew in grapevine
12:15 - 12:30Garosi C., Paffetti D., Arcidiaco L., Ottanelli A., Vettori C.
Identification of best local olive tree genotype resilient to drought
12:30 - 12:45Catalano C., Di Guardo M., Gusella G., Inzirillo I., Cannizzaro G., La Malfa S., Polizzi G., Gentile A., Distefano G.
Genetic insights into almond tolerance to constriction canker through GWAS
12:45 - 13:00Fanelli V., Miazzi M., Procino S., Fruggiero C., Cafferati Beltrame L., Volpicella M., Mascio I., Susca L., Montilon V., Taranto F., D'Agostino N., Montemurro C.
Investigating the olive response to Xylella fastidiosa infection through a transcriptomic approach
13:00 - 13:15Ordoñez Trejo E., Consiglio F., Termolino P., Palomba E., Iovene M., Aiese Cigliano R., Di Marsico M., Varotto S., Bonghi C.
De novo genome comparison of a slow-ripening mutant and a commercial cultivar of Prunus persica uncovers a structural variant underlying fruit development and ripening
13:15 – 14:15Lunch Break
14:15 – 16:30Poster Session
16:30 – 17:00Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
17:00 – 19:00Workshop – Start-up in the fields: People bridging academia and industry
Discussant: Luca Polizzano

Participants:
Ratan Chopra – Covercress
Marco Di Marsico - Sequentia Biotech
Carmen Laezza - Immunoveg
Simona Masiero - Peptofarm
Davide Scaglione - IGA Technology Services
Davide Sosso - Heritable
Sara Zenoni - Edivite
20:30Social Event - Medieval Cloister, Monumental Complex of Santa Maria in Gradi - Via Santa Maria in Gradi 4, Viterbo

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

09:30 – 10:15SIGA Young Researcher Award 2025
Dedicated to Carlo Jucci
Chairpersons: Silvio Salvi, Daniele Rosellini

Pieri A.
Transcriptomic response to nitrogen availability reveals signatures of adaptive plasticity during tetraploid wheat domestication

Bozzoli M.
Dissecting the genetic basis of resistance to Soil‑borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) in durum wheat by bi‑parental mapping and GWAS

Moffa L., Mannino G., Bevilacqua I.
CRISPR/Cas9-driven double modification of grapevine MLO6-7 imparts powdery mildew resistance, while editing of NPR3 augments powdery and downy mildew tolerance

Award ceremony
10:15 – 12:45Session 7 - Genome editing beyond single gene knockout
Chairpersons: Fabio D’Orso, Domenica Nigro
10:15 - 10:45Invited Lecture
Caixia Gao - Chinese Academy of Science (CN)
Advancing crop improvement with Next-Generation CRISPR Technologies
10:45 - 11:00Ottaviani L., Lefeuvre R., Montes E., Widiez T., Giorni P., Mithöfer A., Marocco A., Lanubile A.
The inactivation by CRISPR/Cas9 system of ZmWRKY125 gene improves resistance to Fusarium verticillioides in maize
11:00 - 11:15Rogo U., Merwaiss F., Aragonés V., Fambrini M., Pugliesi C., Michelmore R., Daròs J.-A., Giordani T.
Virus-Induced Gene Editing (VIGE): from model systems to crop applications (Lactuca sativa L.)
11:15 - 11:30Farinati S., Soria Garcia A.F., Draga S., Palumbo F., Vannozzi A., Barcaccia G.
Targeting MYB80 in tomato: a DNA-free strategy for engineering male sterility
11:30 - 11:45D'Attilia C., Buffagni V., Hatyta S., Smedley M.A., Masci S., Palombieri S., Sestili F.
Enhancing climate resilience in durum wheat via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the brassinosteroid regulator IBH1
11:45 - 12:00Rossoni A., Mineri L., Mirone F., Bono G.A., Vicentini G., Fornara F., Brambilla V.F.
Prime editing, editing of multiple cis-regulatory sequences and trait pyramiding to support rice breeding
12:00 - 12:15Zattoni S., Bertini E., D'Inca E., Lissandrini S., De Luca R., Perlati I., Cattaneo L., Fasoli M., Polverari A., Pezzotti M., Sena G., Zenoni S.
Multiple DNA-free genome editing in grapevine
12:15 - 12:30Fabene E., Nava M., Sandri C., Ricci D., Cuccurullo A., Lobato-Gomez M., Wang J.Y., Nicolia A., Granell A., Al-Babili S., Santi L., Diretto G., Demurtas O.
Pathway discovery in apocarotenoid metabolism: focus on putative zaxinone synthase enzymes in tomato
12:30 - 12:45General discussion
12:45 – 13:00Closing Ceremony
Chairpersons: Silvio Salvi, Stefania Masci

Keywords index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z β 2 9
A
ABA6.34
ABA signalling3.27
Abc1k8.18
Abiotic Stress3.39
abiotic stress3.26, 3.28, 3.54, 8.18
Abiotic stress3.12, 3.25, 3.31, 4.02, 6.03, 7.05, 8.27
abiotic stresses8.24
abscisic acid signaling3.02
acclimation3.58
adaptation3.05
Adverse reactions to wheat2.15
AFLP3.36
Agrobiodiversity8.20
agroecological sustainability4.10
agronomic traits8.43
AI-supported Early Warning System8.07
AImodel4.03
Albania5.10
Alfalfa1.12
alien gene transfer1.30
alien species3.54
Allium cepa8.20
Almond6.21
Almond genome6.14
alternative splicing3.63
Ancient Olive trees8.06
Anthesis2.07
anthocyanidins6.35
anthocyanins6.36, 8.36
Apocarotenoids1.19, 7.08
APOMIXIS1.07
apomixis2.08
App4.12
Apple germplasm8.04
Arabidopsis thaliana1.27, 8.18
Artichoke characterization4.09
Artificial Intelligence4.09
artificial intelligence4.08
Ascorbic acid1.31
asexual reproduction2.08
Assembly1.23, 6.21
association studies3.53
Asteraceae1.17
ATI2.15
AxiomTM60K almond SNP array6.04
B
barley1.01, 3.05, 3.47, 4.01
Barley3.55, 3.56, 4.03
BARLEY3.10
Benchmark4.09
berry softening3.06
bioactive compounds1.13, 3.62
bioactives2.20
Bioactivity1.19
Biochemical Markers8.39
Bioclimatic indicators association8.27
biocontrol4.10
biodiversity2.10, 3.41, 5.10, 8.43
Biodiversity8.02, 8.14
Biofertilizers8.31
biofortification3.17
Bioinformatics1.11, 1.23, 8.41
biological processes3.23
Biomarkers3.57
biomass partitioning2.17
biostimulant1.22
Biostimulant3.34
biotic stress3.52, 6.04, 6.11
Biotic stress3.59
Blast disease2.19
Bleaching8.42
Blockchain technology8.07
Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici3.59
Borlotti bean3.20
Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris2.07
Brassinosteroid7.05
Bread Wheat1.11
Breeding1.18, 2.06, 2.19, 4.02, 5.05
breeding1.16, 5.14
brewing8.09
BSA-Seq6.07
Budbreak6.15, 6.26
bulk segregant analysis6.08
BVOC3.40
C
calla lily8.16
callus induction6.20
cannabinoid yield2.17
Cannabis sativa2.05, 2.17
Cannabis sativa L.8.05
Capsicum annuum5.11
carotenoids8.32
Carotenoids8.42
carotenoids content3.19
Castanea sativa Mill.8.15
Castanea spp.6.07
Castor bean2.06
Cell culture3.39
Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs)7.10
cell wall integrity6.33
cereals4.08
Characterization and Valorization8.02
chemovars2.02
chestnut6.27
Chestnut6.07, 8.15
Chickpea1.03
Chicory1.17, 2.09
chromosome engineering1.30, 3.54
Cichorium endivia1.05
Cisgenesis6.02
Citrus3.32
citrus disease8.30
Citrus sinensis1.34, 8.39
climate adaptation3.04
Climate change2.03, 4.04, 6.15
climate change3.05, 3.48
climate changes6.08
climate resilience3.19
Climate resilience1.05, 2.16
Climate-Resilient Agriculture6.32
Climatic changes6.03
Coexpression6.30
coffee breeding2.18
Cold hardiness6.26
Common bean3.29, 5.13
Common bean landraces3.37
Compacted soil3.47
Comparative genomics1.15
complex trait4.06
Conservation8.20
Conservation strategies8.04
conservative agriculture8.11
core collection8.28
Corylus avellana L.1.29
CpG island methylation8.05
CREs7.11
CRISPR-based tools7.10
CRISPR-Cas97.11, 7.13, 7.14
CRISPR-cas96.34
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing3.02, 8.17
CRISPR/Cas7.03
CRISPR/Cas95.05, 6.22, 7.04, 7.06, 7.07, 7.09, 7.15, 7.17
Croatian germplasm8.02
Crop resilience3.03
Crop Water Stress8.39
cucumber melon5.02
Cucurbita maxima3.19
Cucurbita spp.5.15
cuticle4.05
Cytokinin Response Factors3.22
Cytokinins3.22
D
Data Analysis8.41
ddPCR8.33
ddRAD8.14
ddRAD-seq1.13
ddRADseq1.18
De-novo1.32
DEGs6.05, 8.35
Detached Leaf Assays3.59
development3.22
Differentially expressed genes1.09
Differentially Methylated Genes (DMGs)2.13
differentially methylated regions6.13
digestive enzymes6.12
Digital Food Product Passport8.07
Digital PCR-Based Gene Expression8.32
Digitalization4.12
Diplotaxis tenuifolia1.02
Ditaxis heterantha1.19
divergent loci6.16
diversity5.02
Diversity hotspots8.01
DNA fingerprinting8.07
DNA methylation2.13
DNA profiles8.23
DNA-free7.19
DNA-free genome editing7.12
Domestication3.09, 6.21
Dormancy6.15, 6.26
drought3.08, 3.21, 4.10
Drought3.32, 3.39, 4.03
Drought resilience3.31
drought resistance4.05
drought stress1.26, 2.19, 3.18, 3.46, 3.48, 3.63, 4.07, 5.03
Drought stress1.03, 3.30, 3.38, 3.57, 3.60
Drought Stress8.39
drought tolerance3.02, 3.18
Drought tolerance3.37, 3.42, 3.44, 3.65
duckweed8.21
Durum wheat2.15, 3.64, 4.04, 7.05, 7.17, 8.42
durum wheat1.33, 3.46, 8.11, 8.43
Durum Wheat1.06, 2.11, 2.16, 4.11
DURUM WHEAT8.35
Durum Wheat Protoplasts7.13
E
East Africa3.07
editing5.14
eggplant3.50, 8.36
Eggplant3.26, 5.03
Einkorn wheat3.59
elderberry6.10
Electric field7.07
elicitation2.05, 8.12
EMS mutagenesis3.11
Endive1.17
endophytes8.09
Environmental stress3.45
Epigenetic regulation3.57
epigenetics1.27
Epigenomics6.06
Eragrostis curvula1.09, 1.15
ERFs3.45
EST-SSR8.22
ETE1.11
EVOO8.13
EVOO Traceability8.07
Exaptation1.11
Expressivity8.40
Extracellular vesicles3.52
F
faba bean3.14
female gametophyte2.09
Fennel1.14
Fertilization strategies5.09
field phenomics2.18
fig tree6.13
Filippo Cea6.14
fine roots3.47
Firmness8.26
flavonoid biosynthesis6.36
flavonoids2.02, 8.32
Flower morphology1.04
Flowering time1.35, 3.11
Flowering TIme7.18
food innovation8.25
Forest conservation management strategies8.15
Friariello3.36
fruit crops6.20, 8.24
Fruit development6.24
Fruit ripening6.06
Fruit tree breeding6.25
FruitTree4.12
fumonisins7.02
functional annotation1.29
functional classification6.10
Functional genomics8.19
Functional physiological phenotyping4.02
fungi strains8.30
Fusarium8.29
Fusarium ear rot7.02
G
Gas exchange6.34
Gaspè Flint 1.1.17.18
GBLUP4.06
GBS (Genotyping by sequencing)3.20
gene editing3.17, 6.27
Gene editing7.17
Gene Editing6.02
gene editing and overexpression6.33
Gene expression3.30, 6.24, 6.26
gene expression3.35, 3.48, 8.03, 8.12
Gene expression atlas3.31
gene isolation6.10
Gene Knockout7.14
gene ontology6.05
Gene Regulation7.11
Gene Regulatory Network3.60
gene sequence6.10
Gene silencing8.38
Genetic characterization6.21
genetic distance1.25
genetic diversity2.10, 3.20, 4.07, 5.08
Genetic diversity1.17, 3.65, 8.02, 8.04, 8.06, 8.10, 8.15
Genetic Diversity8.22
genetic improvement2.17, 3.58, 6.20
Genetic Map6.07
genetic relationship8.16, 8.23
Genetic Resistance7.14
genetic resources8.25
Genetic Resources5.12
genetic transformation6.09, 6.12
genetic variations1.34
Genetics5.05
genetics5.14
Genome annotation1.35
Genome assembly1.14
genome assembly1.34
GENOME ASSEMBLY1.07
genome editing5.03
Genome editing1.31, 2.15, 7.03, 7.05, 7.06, 7.08, 7.10, 7.13, 7.15, 7.18
genome sequencig6.08
genome sequencing3.53, 5.08
Genome sequencing1.06
Genome wide association mapping (GWAS)3.65
genome-wide association mapping8.11
Genome-Wide Association Study1.04
Genome-wide association study (GWAS)6.23
genome-wide expression3.51
genomic1.13
Genomic Environment Association Analysis8.27
genomic estimated breeding values4.14
genomic model1.16
Genomic Prediction2.03
Genomic prediction4.04
Genomic variability8.37
genomics1.01
Genomics1.12, 6.06
genotype by environment interaction8.11
Genotype-Environment Association3.07
genotypes3.46
Genotyping1.18
genotyping2.12, 3.21, 3.53, 6.29
genotyping by sequencing6.16
Germanium exposure5.09
germplasm bank3.20
Germplasm characterization2.06
Germplasm Collection8.22
Germplasm repository8.21
GFP6.09
Gibberellins (GA)2.07
Glutahione S-transferase3.43
Glutathione3.45
GMO quantification8.33
Grafting2.13
grain size3.10
Grain size/Shape4.11
Grain Width and Weight 2 (GW2)2.11
grain yield3.49, 4.14
Granny Smith6.35
Grapevine1.10, 3.30, 6.02, 6.15, 6.24, 6.26, 6.30, 7.07, 7.12, 7.15
grapevine3.48, 5.10, 6.18, 6.31
Grapevine genomics3.42
Grapevine germplasm6.23
Gravitropism3.55
GRF3.10
group testing8.33
GSTs3.45
GWAS1.14, 1.20, 1.36, 3.08, 3.09, 3.21, 3.47, 3.64, 4.03, 4.11, 4.13, 5.04, 5.11, 6.25, 8.26, 8.28
H
Haplotype assembly6.14
Haplotype GWAS2.16
Haplotype-assisted Breeding1.36
haplotype-resolved methylome6.13
heat stress3.48, 3.51
Heat Stress2.16
heavy metals1.08
Helianthus annuus3.57
hemp2.20
heterosis1.25
High Amylose2.11
High-resolution LC-MS8.32
high-throughput phenotyping4.01, 4.07, 4.14
High-throughput phenotyping4.10, 4.13
histone acetylation3.35
histone modification3.62
histone modifications1.26
hologenome3.50
hops8.09
Hordeum vulgare2.04, 3.51, 4.06, 5.04, 8.17
hormonal quantification1.28
hormone regulation3.06
hormones1.27, 6.18
Hub genes3.60
Hybridization8.21
I
in vitro culture6.22
Induced polyploidy8.34
Induced resistance1.10
industrial hemp2.12
interkingdom communication3.52
intra-varietal diversity6.16
Intra-varietal genomic variation6.14
Italian cultivation8.09
Italian maize inbred lines3.65
Italian varieties2.12
J
jasmonic acid3.15
K
KASP®1.36
Keracyanin2.02
kernel3.41
key genes3.23
L
Lactuca sativa1.31
landraces3.04, 3.20, 3.24
landscape genomics3.04
large genomes3.53
LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN6.24
leaf architecture3.56
leaf curl8.28
Leaf erectness8.17
Leaf transcriptome1.09
Learning-based predictions3.60
Lectins8.08
legume crops4.07
lemon Protected Geographical Indication8.30
Lettuce3.22, 7.03
Leucocarpa6.36
light3.63
lignans2.14
linkage map6.17
Linkage mapping2.03
lipidome3.15
lipofectamine/PEG-transfection6.22
lipoxygenase3.15
lncRNAs8.36
Local adaptation8.27
Local traditional products3.36
Local varieties8.04
local varieties8.16
lodging4.06, 5.04
long-read sequencing3.51
long-reads sequencing1.29
Low-toxicity accessions2.06
Lycopene6.29
M
MABC2.19
Machine learning4.04
MAGIC4.05
MAGIC population1.24, 2.10, 8.43
Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum3.59
maize3.24
male sterility7.04
Malus × domestica6.32
mapping-by sequencing3.56
marker free7.16
Marker-Assisted Selection6.04
markers5.14
MCSeEd5.07
Medicago sativa3.25, 8.33
meristem development3.40
meristem differentiation3.40
meta-analysis3.23
metabarcoding8.09
metabolic profiling8.25
metabolite profiling1.13
metabolomics1.08, 1.27, 6.35, 6.36
Metabolomics1.19, 8.19, 8.34
Metagenomics8.31
metagenomics1.08
methyl jasmonate2.05
MHB4.10
microsatellite5.10
microsatellite markers6.32
MicroTom3.33
mid-parent heterosis1.25
milk thistle2.14
Minimum Spanning Network6.29
miRNA3.39
model training4.06
Molecular Biology7.11
molecular breeding3.26, 3.28
molecular marker3.43
Molecular markers3.36
molecular markers8.13
Molecular Markers5.12
molecular traceability8.13
Monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR)1.31
Morpho-agronomical analysis3.29
Morpho-physiological traits3.38
mountain3.24
MTAs1.20
MULTI-OMICS1.07
Multimodal llm4.09
Multiomics1.03, 8.41
multiomics3.52
Mushrooms8.29
mutagenesis5.13
Mutagenesis8.19
Mutagenic agents8.34
mutants2.04
MutMap3.11
MYB603.18
MYB807.04
N
Nanotechnology7.10
natural variations6.29
NB-LRR proteins5.15
Neotetraploid1.12
Nested Association Mapping1.21
network8.36
Network visualization6.30
new crop8.21
New Genomics Techniques (NGTs)6.22
New natural sites8.01
NGS1.17, 6.03
NGT plants7.12
NGTs6.11
nitrogen availability3.50
non-dormant mutants6.08
NUE3.50
Nutritional profiling3.37
nutritional quality3.41, 3.49
Nutritional Quality2.11
O
Olea europaea1.20, 6.12, 6.22, 8.03, 8.12
Olea europaea L.3.21, 3.23, 6.09, 8.02
Olea europea6.17
Oleander8.34
olive6.36, 8.13
Olive3.61
olive domestication6.19
Olive tree6.03
Omics1.23
omics1.22
ONT1.32
OQDS6.05
Organic farming3.34
Oryza rufipogon5.08
osmotic stress3.62
Oxford Nanopore Technology1.21, 1.24, 8.30
oxidative DNA damage8.05
P
Paclobutrazol (PAC/PBZ)2.07
Pakistan6.19
pan-genome1.33
Pan-genome1.15, 1.21, 1.24
pan-transcriptome1.33
pan-transcriptomics1.25
pangenome1.01, 1.34
Parthenocarpy8.40
Paspalum simplex2.08
Pathogen resistance6.02
PAV1.32, 6.29
pea (Pisum sativum L.)1.28
peach8.28
pedigree method3.19
Pepper3.28, 5.11, 5.12
Perennialism trait3.03
PFAS contamination8.05
PGPR3.13
Phaseolus vulgaris8.19
Phaseolus vulgaris L.3.37
Phaseolus vulgaris landtaces3.38
phenolic compounds6.12
phenolics2.14
Phenology6.31
phenomic estimated breeding values4.14
Phenotypic and genetic characterization8.20
phenotypic traits1.25
phenotyping2.10, 3.21, 8.03
Phenotyping3.12, 4.12, 6.23
photoreceptors8.03
Photosynthesis1.24
photosynthesis4.01, 4.05
Phylogeography8.01, 8.10
Physiological response3.30
phytic acid3.17
phytoextraction8.05
Phytoextracts3.34
phytopathogenic fungi8.08
Phytophthora5.03
Phytophthora cinnamomi6.27
Pistacia8.22
Pisum sativum3.53
plant architecture3.40
plant biomass2.02
plant breeding2.08
Plant cells7.10
plant defence8.12
plant development3.35
plant genetic resources1.01, 3.04
Plant Genetics8.41
plant growth3.27
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB)8.31
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB)3.31
Plant height4.13
plant immunity6.33
plant regeneration6.20
PLANT REPRODUCTION1.07
Plant stress memory1.03
Plant stress mitigation3.34
plant-associated microbial communities3.50
Plant-fungi interactions3.52
plant-growth promoting bacteria3.41
Plasmopara viticola1.10
plastoglobules8.18
Plenodomus trachephilus1.32
Ploidy1.09
PME6.33
PNRSV6.28
pollen germination2.09
Polyploid1.12
Polyploidy3.25
POLYSTYRENE NANOPLASTIC8.35
Poplar2.03
Population genomics1.14
Post-harvest8.26
Potato3.39
potato4.01
Powdery mildew5.11
Powdery mildew resistance6.23
PPV6.28
Pre-breeding5.12
pre-breeding5.04
prediction accuracy1.16
Prediction accuracy4.13
Primary Metabolome3.16
Priming3.32
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)5.09
private alleles5.02, 8.13
Private SNPs5.12
protective osmolites3.54
protein content4.14
proteomics6.35
Protoplast7.07
protoplast isolation6.12
Protoplast isolation7.19
protoplasts6.11
Protoplasts7.04
Protoplasts Validation Test7.14
Prunus armeniaca L.6.28
Prunus dulcis6.04
Prunus dulcis resequencing6.14
Prunus persica6.06
Prunus persica L. Batsch6.25
pumpkins3.19
Pyrus communis6.32
Q
qPCR8.33
QTL1.36, 2.16, 3.09, 8.43
QTL analysis6.31
QTL mapping1.02, 1.13, 3.16, 5.04
QTLome1.06
quantitative genetics4.01
Quantitative trait loci3.44
R
R-genes5.15
ramosus mutants1.28
red and blue light8.03
reduced irrigation1.22
reference genome2.14
Regeneration7.19
regulatory genes8.24
regulatory mechanisms3.58
remote sensing2.18
Reproductive Barriers7.19
reproductive biology2.08
Reproductive Development8.24
Resilience3.16
resilience4.08, 8.06
RESILIENCE8.35
resistance genes6.17
Rhizosphere environment3.03
Rice2.19, 5.09, 7.06
rice3.08, 3.41
Rice blast5.05
Ricin2.06
ripening6.18
RNA guides validation7.13
RNA sequencing3.55
RNA-seq1.05, 2.09, 3.06, 3.12, 3.32, 3.61, 6.05, 6.33
RNA-Seq1.09
RNAi6.28
RNP complex7.04
Root architecture3.09, 3.44, 3.55
root architecture traits4.07
root growth3.47
Root Growth Angle (RGA)1.36
Root metabolomics3.03
root traits3.46
Rootstock–scion interaction2.13
Rosa germplasm8.23
RT-qPCR6.04, 6.05
Ruby7.16
S
S-genes6.24, 7.12
S. lycopersicum3.45
S. lycopersicum var. cerasiforme3.43
saline stress3.46
salt3.08
salt stress3.33
Salt stress3.43, 3.58
Salt stress molecular markers3.13
salt tolerance3.35
Sardinian Germplasm Bank8.20
scented roses8.23
secondary metabolites2.05, 8.12
seed development3.51
seed germination3.63
Seed quality3.37
Seedlessness7.15
self-incompatibility2.09
sensory evaluation8.25
sequencing1.30
Sequencing1.04, 3.12
serotonin3.33
Sesquiterpene Lactones1.05
shoot branching2.04
Shotgun sequencing8.37
SIGS6.27
silymarin2.14
Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR)8.15
Single Primer Enrichment Technology4.02
single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers6.32
slow ripening3.06
Smallholder Farming3.07
snake melon5.02
SNP6.17
SNP genotyping6.23, 8.04
SNPs2.12, 6.03, 8.14, 8.27
SNPs and SVs3.42
Softening8.26
Soil microbiome8.31
Soil-Borne Cereal Mosaic Virus7.14
Solanaceae3.26, 3.28
Solanum8.24
Solanum habrochaites3.16
Solanum Lycopersicum3.13
Solanum lycopersicum1.16, 1.26, 3.33, 7.16, 8.31, 8.32
Solanum lycopersicum L.3.12
Solanum lycopersycum L.1.04
Solanum nigrum8.38
Solanum tuberosum3.62
Somaclonal variation3.42
somatic embryogenesis6.09, 6.11
Sorghum bicolor3.07
South Italy8.01
Southern refugia8.10
SPET3.05
Spike fertility4.11
SSR3.24
SSR markers6.19, 8.06
Starch biosynthesis7.17
startup5.14
Statholits3.55
Stem Water Potential8.39
stomata4.05
Stomata4.03
stomata opening3.18
stomatal regulation3.02
stress3.08, 3.22
Stress biomarker3.62
stress memory1.26
stress mitigation1.08
stress tolerance3.24
Striga hermonthica3.07
strigolactone biosynthesis1.28
Structural Variants1.24
Structural variation6.06
structural variation1.01, 1.33
Structural variation induction7.09
Style exsertion1.04
sugar accumulation3.06
Sugar accumulation2.13
sugarloaf1.22
SULTR3.17
Summer truffle8.37
supply chain4.08
Susceptibility genes6.27
sustainable agriculture3.17, 3.49
T
T2T genome assembly1.02, 1.29
Taphrina deformans8.28
Targetd RNA-seq3.31
Taxus baccata8.14
Teff1.21
Temporal QTL mapping4.13
TFL17.16
Tilling3.56
TILLING2.15, 8.17, 8.19, 8.42
tilling2.20
TILLING by sequencing5.13
Tobamovirus fructirugosum5.07
ToBRFV5.07
tomato3.02, 3.27, 3.35
Tomato3.16, 3.34, 5.07, 7.08, 8.26, 8.40
tomato breeding2.10
Tomato hairy roots7.13
tomato wild species7.09
tracheomycosis8.30
training population1.16
transcription factor2.20, 3.18
transcription factors2.02
Transcriptional reprogramming1.10
transcriptome3.15, 7.02
Transcriptome6.15
transcriptome analysis1.29
Transcriptome profiling8.40
TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS8.35
Transcriptomic memory3.57
transcriptomics1.08, 1.26, 1.27, 3.14, 3.26, 3.28, 6.18
Transcriptomics1.02, 1.05, 1.19, 1.28, 1.31, 3.25, 6.30, 8.34
Transfection7.19
transformation7.16
transgenic maize3.15
transgenic tobacco8.08
Translational biology1.02
Transposable Elements1.11
transposons5.15
trichomes2.20
Triticum durum1.30
Truffle cultivation8.10
tryptamine3.33
Tuber aestivum8.10
Tuber aestivum Vitt.8.37
Tuber magnatum8.01
Tubulin-Based Polymorphism8.16
Tuscia red6.35
V
VEA8.08
vertical farming2.17
Vgt17.18
viability4.08
VIGE7.03
VIGS6.28, 8.38
Viral Vector7.03
Vision4.09
Vitis vinifera3.42, 6.11, 6.34, 7.12
Vitis Vinifera7.11
Vitis vinifera L.6.16
Volatile organic compounds1.10
VviINO7.15
W
water deficit3.27
Water management5.09
water stress3.14
Water stress3.29, 3.61, 6.34
Weed control8.38
WGA8.08
WGCNA2.05, 3.32, 3.61
WGS1.20
Wheat8.29
wheat8.25
wheat genetic resources3.49
Whole Genome Duplication1.12
Whole genome duplication3.25
Whole genome resequencing6.07
whole-genome resequencing5.02
whole-genome sequencing2.12
Wild olive6.19
Wild relative6.21
wild rice5.08
Woolly poplar aphid2.03
WRKY125 transcription factor7.02
X
Xylella fastidiosa1.20, 3.23, 6.17
Y
Yellow rust3.64
Yield2.11, 3.38
Yield and protein content4.04
yield stability3.54
Z
Zaxinone7.08
Zaxinone synthase7.08
Zea mays1.35, 3.04
Zea mays L.7.02
β
β-Carotene8.42
2
2D-PAGE3.13
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90K SNP array4.11

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