Session 5 – Exploiting plant biodiversity to drive innovative plant breeding

5.07
UAV-based high-throughput phenotyping reveals drought tolerance in a wild beet diversity panel for sugar beet pre-breeding

Sayde E., Tironi A., Secci R., Rodriguez J.B., Gigante D., Raggi L.

5.08
Genetic approaches to combine resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in durum wheat

Borrelli G.M., Marone D., Mazzucotelli E., Maccaferri M., Bozzoli M., Russo M.A., Iannucci A., Mores A., De Simone V., Manganiello C., Morcone L., Pellegrino M., Mastrangelo A.M.

5.09
Ecogeographic selection uncovers genetic and phenotypic diversity in Triticum monococcum

Tironi A., Sayde E., Onofri A., Raggi L.

5.10
Zooming into pepper fruit size and shape QTLs using a multi-population platform

Cocozza A., Tripodi P.

5.11
Combining UAV-based high-throughput phenotyping and GWAS for trait discovery in a tomato MAGIC population

Lezzi A., Croci M., Giuliani P., Stagnati L., Beretta M., Boni A.G., Malatrasi M., Amaducci S., Lanubile A., Busconi M.

5.12
Morphological and genetic characterization of traditional globe artichoke varieties from Northern Italy: a tool for germplasm identification and conservation

Giacomelli A., Lopez Miceli M.A., Ferrari F., Rossi G., Franzoni G., Sonnante G., Landoni M.

5.13
A durum wheat 16-way MAGIC population for study of resistance to fungal diseases in field conditions

Mastrangelo A.M., Borrelli G.M., Laidò G., Pecchioni N., Mores A., Manganiello C., Giovanniello V., Ferragonio P., De Simone V., Marone D.

5.14
Source–sink dynamics and carbohydrate accumulation in durum wheat carrying segmental 7el1 introgressions from Thinopyrum ponticum under combined heat and drought stress at early grain filling

Saveriano M., Di Romana M.L., Capoccioni A., Ceoloni C., Kuzmanović L.

5.15
Toward the establishment of a National Conservation Coordination Center for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Marino M., Cardi T., De Paola D., Papa R., Porfiri O., Sunseri F., Verde I., Masci S.

5.16
Genomic dissection of clonal and varietal diversity in Apulia’s flagship grapevine cultivars

Procino S., Miazzi M.M., D’Agostino N., La Notte P., Venerito P., Taranto F., Montemurro C.

5.17
Differential effects of Thinopyrum spp. introgressions on root adaptation to salinity in durum wheat

Di Romana M.L., Ceoloni C., Kuzmanović L.

5.18
Screening and genetic analysis of drought tolerance in rice for climate change adaptation

Goretti D., Pagliano C., Givonetti A., Cavaletto M., Barbato R., Collani S., Mica E., Valè G.

5.19
Morpho-physiological and molecular response of roots to drought stress and during recovery in durum wheat recombinant lines carrying a Thinopyrum ponticum segmental introgression on 7AL arm

Larayedh Ep Bettaieb A., Di Romana M.L., Capoccioni A., Ceoloni C., Kuzmanović L.

5.20
Genetic characterization and diversity assessment of a white grain sorghum collection for breeding climate-resilient crops

Livietti E., Lezzi A., Stagnati L., Lanubile A., Giannelli G., Gullì M., Francia E., Busconi M.

5.21
Genomic and metabolic diversity in Broccoli-raab landraces (Brassica rapa L. Subsp. sylvestris): new insights for conservation and pre-breeding

Testone G., Sobolev P.A., Scioli G., Pajoro A., Sonnante G., Gonnella M., Magnanimi F., Serino G., Arcieri F., Delvento C., Guerriero M., Gaetano G., Aiese Cigliano R., Pavan S., Giannino D.

5.22
Phenotypic characterization of SlD27 TILLING allele as candidate for improving broomrape resistance in tomato

Mango T., Grillo R., Melfi D., Cellini F., Carriero F.

5.23
Phenotypic, genomic and metabolomic characterization of a pepper magic population for fruit quality and agronomic traits

Cerruti P., Martina M., Tikunov Y., Gianoglio N., Milanesi C., Bovy A., Portis E., Acquadro A.

5.24
Novel SNPs discovering using a SPET panel in an Apricot germplasm collection

Iaria D.L., Micali S., Verde I., Carbone F., Vendramin E.

5.25
High-throughput SNP genetic characterization and phenotypic evaluation of the almond germplasm collection at the National Fruit Germplasm Centre (NFGC)

Muskaj A., Vendramin E., Verde I., Micali S.

5.26
From genomes to variety protection: a new SNP-based authentication system for the Italian industrial hemp

Terracciano I., Barbieri E., Mandolino G., Fulvio F., Moschella A., Righetti L., Bassolino L., Paris R.

5.27
Integrative high-throughput phenotyping and molecular analyses reveal novel insights into hemp seed quality

Bosco N., Abashidze N., Allevi J., Pagano A., Dueñas C. Jr., Bassolino L., Montanari M., Ugolini L., Paris R., D’Esposito D., Ruocco M., Monti M.M., Loreto F., Hay F., Macovei A.

5.28
European Project MineLandDiv: 2024-25 field trials evaluation of landrace panel at two nitrogen fertilization levels

Torri A., Mazzinelli G., Redaelli R., D’Ambrosio B.A., Frascaroli E., Lupini A., Butron A., Chaumont F., Erdal S., Esmeray M., Gouesnard B., Bauland C., Moreau L., Palaffre C., Faivre-Rampant P., Charcosset A., Galaretto A.O., Madur D., Chapuis R., Vincent M., De Biasi M., Solimei F., Guyot J., Draye X., Adak A., Canaguier A., Hinsinger D., Revilla P., Malvar R.A., Nicolas S.D., Balconi C.

5.29
Haplotype-aware variant analysis identifies candidate genes associated with contrasting drought responses in 110R grapevine somaclones

Fuda A., Acquadro A., Perrone I., Moine A., Gambino G., Pagliarani C., Comino C.

5.30
Exploiting pea and white lupin genetic resources for frost resistance through high-throughput phenotyping and genomic prediction

Franguelli N., Pecetti L., Cavalli D., Notario T., Nazzicari N., Calastri E., Annicchiarico P.

5.31
Genomic characterization, field and platform evaluation for tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses of maize landraces representative of European genetic diversity

Balconi C., Frascaroli E., Lupini A., Butron A., Chaumont F., Erdal S., Esmeray M., Brigitte G., Bauland C., Moreau L., Palaffre C., Faivre-Rampant P., Charcosset A., Galaretto A.O., Madur D., Chapuis R., Vincent M., Redaelli R., De Biasi M., Torri A., Solimei F., Mazzinelli G., D’Ambrosio B.A., Guyot J., Draye X., Alper A., Canaguier A., Hinsinger D., Revilla P., Malvar R.A., Nicolas S.D.

5.32
From drought-responsive network hubs to tomato accessions: pangenome haplotypes reveal contrasting domestication patterns at two HD-Zip I paralogs

Esposito S., Scalzi N., Punzo P., Batelli G.

5.33
Exploring olive genetic diversity to identify novel sources of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa

Carbone F., Salimonti A., Forgione I., Montemurro C., Magris G., Schwope R., Coste S., Jurman I., Di Gaspero G., Morgante M.

5.34
Exploiting Mediterranean olive biodiversity to identify candidate climate-adaptive alleles through targeted resequencing of drought-responsive genes

Vettori C., Garosi C., Cioce J., Arcidiaco L., Ottanelli A., Paffetti D.

5.35
Genome wide association study in a global collection of lentil (Lens culinaris)

Gioia T., Arcieri F., Delvento C., Laddomada B., Guerriero M., Sabato R., Marzario S., Bellucci E., Frascarelli G., Papalini S., Santamarina C., Taranto F., Procino S., Giudice G., Ricciardi L., Lotti C., Papa R., Pavan S.

5.36
Composite Cross-Population: a new opportunity for tomato plant breeding

Mainieri R., Romasco P., Angelini P., Leteo F., Piccinini E., Falcioni A., Sestili S., Natalini A.

5.37
Landscape genomics and population structure in lentil (Lens culinaris): unravelling environmental adaptation and trade history

Procino S., Broccanello C., Pavan S., Del Vento C., Bellucci E., Papa R., Italiani E.M., Frascarelli G., Conti G., Minervini A.P., Sabato R., Verrastro C., Morante V., Placido G.P., Marzario S., Logozzo G., Gioia T., Taranto F., De Paola D.

5.38
Integrated QTL mapping and RNA-seq analysis to dissect the genetic basis of tolerance to citrus bot gummosis in lemon

Catalano C., Gusella G., Di Guardo M., Luca L.P., La Quatra G., Seminara S., Polizzi G., La Malfa S., Distefano G., Gentile A.

5.39
Genetic resources for root traits in barley landraces: phenotypic plasticity under drought stress and candidate gene variation analysis

Carletti G., Müller C., Fricano A., Colombo M., Nagel A.K.

5.40
Full-length resequencing of Rht25 reveals new alleles and a plant-height-associated haplotype in tetraploid wheat

Colella I., Angione G., Esposito S., Montemurro C., Sestili F., De Vita P.

5.41
High-throughput phenotyping of root architectural and anatomical traits in a diverse wheat panel

Sandoni D., Aryal R., Farooq M.A., Neumann K., Schneider H., Maccaferri M.

5.42
Dissection of genetic bases of plant salt response through the study of halophyte plants as model species and application to mediterranean crops

Ricatti G., Lotti C., Giancaspro A.

5.43
Combining AI-driven phenotyping and QTL mapping to dissect water use efficiency components in Zea mays

Sechi M., Porcedda R., Pallaoro M., Ferguson J.N., Vandin A., Dell’Acqua M., Caproni L.

5.44
Improving genotyping efficiency in complex plant genomes through Duplex-Specific Nuclease (DSN)-based repeat depletion

Spadoni L., Mol M., Esposito A., Focaia R., De Antoni L., Conti G., Limongi A.R., Cosentino E., Lucchini F., Carta G., Bitocchi E., Papa R., Delledonne M., Rossato M.

5.45
Genetic dissection of major fungal disease resistance through linkage mapping in biparental mapping populations from Triticum turgidum landraces × modern cultivars

Ceccato L., Carini E., Viviani A., Bozzoli M., Novi J., Liu C., Zhou C., Viola P., Cochard M., Invernizzi C., Frascaroli E., Tuberosa R., Maccaferri M.

5.46
The MAGIC maize pangenome unveils the genetic basis of complex quantitative traits

Riccucci E., Scalabrin S., Castelletti S., Schwope R., Scaglione D., Guarracino A., Caproni L., Pè M.E., Dell’Acqua M.

5.47
Genetic dissection of yield-related and agronomic traits in durum wheat using a Nested Association Mapping (NAM) population

Mushtaq N., Esposito S., Laido G., Colecchia S., Solimani F., Fania F., De Vita P., Pecchioni N.

5.48
Harnessing global barley diversity to uncover the genetic bases of stomatal density

Bertoncini A., Sottili S., Pasquariello M., Palma D., El Habti A., Igartua E., Daszkowska-Golec A., Crosatti C., Fricano A., Cattivelli L., Tondelli A., Guerra D.

5.49
Dissecting the root growth angle QTLome in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum ssps) as a key component of drought stress resilience

Fiseha G.A., Farooq M.A., Bruschi M., Makoul M., Pinto F., Liu C., Noli E., Gaudino A., Zheng X., Forestan C., Bozzoli M., Reynolds M., De Vita P., Pecchioni N., Snowdon R.J., Salvi S., Ober E., Tuberosa R., Maccaferri M.

5.50
WGS-based genomic protocols for varietal traceability and certification of low-THC Cannabis sativa L.

Posadinu C.M., Taras B., Russu G., Patteri G., Rodriguez M., Rau D., Paris R., Terracciano I., Roggero P.P., Porceddu A.

5.51
High-quality genomic resources to investigate intra-varietal molecular diversity in Cannonau (Vitis vinifera L.)

Posadinu C.M., Obinu L., Trivedi U., Newman C., Ritch H., Rau D., Nieddu G., Santona M., Mercenaro L., Porceddu A.

5.52
Comparative characterization of white grain sorghum varieties: analysis of storage proteins, nutritional traits, and bioactive compounds

Giannelli G., Visioli G., Prandi B., Zatta A., Caccialupi G., Francia E., Livietti E., Busconi M., Gullì M.

5.53
Genome-wide characterization of Sardinian onion (Allium cepa L.) landraces reveals structured genetic diversity across the island

Pinna D., Posadinu C.M., Cucciari F., Spano D., Pisanu A.B., Rodriguez M.

5.54
Profiling salinity responsive genes for local Jordanian tomato landraces under salinity stress

Brake M., Sadder M., Hamasha H.

5.55
Exploring root architecture and nitrogen responses in European maize landraces within the MineLandDiv project

De Biasi M., Solimei F., Guyot J., Draye X., Salina E., Frascaroli E., Balconi C., Butron A., Gouesnard B., Erdal S., Esmeray M., Lupini A., Palaffre C., Faivre-Rampant P., Bauland C., Charcosset A., Galaretto A.O., Madur D., Chapuis R., Vincent M., Torri A., Mazzinelli G., D’Ambrosio A., Adak A., Canaguier A., Hinsinger D., Redaelli R., Revilla P., Chaumont F., Malvar R.A., Moreau L., Nicolas S.D.

5.56
A breeding-informed DArT array reveals genomic footprints of international durum wheat breeding programs

Esposito S., Dreisigacker S., Bassi F., Vitale P., Colella I., Ammar K., De Vita P.

5.57
From wild diversity to cultivated forms: genomic insights into domestication in Capsicum spp

Vergnano E., Gaccione L., Gros C., Massire A., Elbet S., Lagnel J., Kuchly C., Haurheeram V., Adam-Blondon A.F., Ferrante P., Paran I., Tripodi P., Schaftleitner R., Bovy A., Giuliano G., Barchi L., Lefebvre V.

5.58
Loci relevant for yellow rust resistance in durum wheat adapted to the Mediterranean environments identified in cultivars and landraces germplasm through genome-wide association study

Liu C., De Sario F., Farooq M.A., Novi J.B., Viviani A., Confortini A., Carini E., Bozzoli M., Forestan C., Stefanelli S., Desiderio F., Mazzucotelli E., Mastrangelo A.M., Marone D., Viola P., Invernizzi C., El Amil R., Kumarse N., Hozkan H., Bashour I., Ragab M.E.S., Omar I., Roncallo P., Pourkhorshid Z., Bassi F.M., Cattivelli L., Tuberosa R., Gadaleta A., Maccaferri M.

5.59
Towards genomic profiling of olive resistance genes and the in vitro analysis of early defense responses to Xylella fastidiosa

D’Ambrosio G., Dublino R., Napolitano F., Di Iorio P., Iuliano A., Santilli E., Rao R., Filippone E., Chiaiese P.