LXV SIGA Annual Congress
“From genes to fork: On Mendel’s footsteps”

 06-09 September 2022

SESSION 1 - One health - Plant genes for human health

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1.01 Cankar K., Van Der Meer I., Hendriks T., Tissier A., Allan A., Van Der Oost J., Malnoy M., Häkkinen S. T., Sokovic M., Sprink T., Spök A., Hoffmann J., Metzlaff K., De Roode M., Santos C., Hingsamer M., Bundock P., Sanz M., Bosch D.
Plant terpene biosynthesis genes for human health. Application via genome editing in chicory; the EU-CHIC project
1.02 Diretto G., Frusciante S., Ahrazem O., Gomez-Gomez L., Rambla J. L., Granell A., Argandona J., Moraga A., Lobato-Gomez M., Presa S.
Engineering high levels of saffron apocarotenoids in tomato
1.03 Ciacciulli A., Salonia F., Pindo M., Stefani E., Amenta M., Caruso M., Licciardello C.
Colourimetric, genetic, transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches on four lycopene-rich citrus varieties for broad applications in biotechnology
1.04 Colombo F., Bertagnon G., Sangiorgio S., Singh S., Pilu R.
Chasing the main pleiotropic effects in low phytic acid1-1 mutant: a sustainable solution to non-renewable phosphorus
1.05 Botticella E., Testone G., Buffagni V., Palombieri S., Lucini L., Giannino D., Lafiandra D., Sestili F.
Tailoring starch biosynthesis in wheat hits crucial kernel metabolic pathways as disclosed by multiple omics approaches
1.06 Simoni S., Vangelisti A., Clemente C., Tavarini S., Usai G., Mascagni F., Natali L., Angelini L. G., Cavallini A., Giordani T.
Transcriptomic analysis of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) provides novel insights into steviol glycosides and phenolic compounds biosynthesis and accumulation
POSTER COMMUNICATIONS
1.07 Agosti A., Zanni G., Prazzoli L., Molesini B., Pennisi F., Malatrasi M., Brunazzi A.
Development of improved pink tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) lines for the creation of remarkable hybrids and supported by gene expression analysis
1.08 Losa A., Sala T., Cominelli E., Sparvoli F., Forti C., Camilli E., Ferrari M., Le Donne C., Lisciani S., Marconi S., Voster J., Botha Oberholster A., Diana M., Reboul E., Alvarado-Ramos K., Waswa B., Ekesa B., Aragão F., Kunert K., Ferrari L., Avite E.
BIO-BELIEF: common bean and climate change
1.09 Testone G., Sobolev A. P., Dimova Lambreva M., Aturki Z., Mele G., Lamprillo M., Magnanimi F., Serino G., Arnesi G., Giannino D.
Insights into molecular routes leading to GABA accumulation in packaged broccoli-raab/“cime di rapa”
1.10 Vittani L., Busatto N., Granell A., Costa F.
Functional investigation of two apple lipid associated genes in enhancing cold stress resistance in tomato
1.11 Dellino M., Presa S., Orzaez D., Montemurro C., De Giovanni C., Fiore A., Diretto G., Sevi F., Granell A.
Improving the beneficial effects of tomato on human health by reducing the levels of allergenic molecules
1.12 Finocchiaro F., Delbono S., Arese C., Di Blasio B., Pantoli G. M., Valè G., Terzi V.
Genome wide analysis of nutraceutical useful compounds accumulation in oat (Avena sativa L.)
1.13 Sabetta W., Centrone M., D'Agostino M., Difonzo G., Mansi L., Tricarico G., Venerito P., Picardi E., Ceci L. R., Tamma G., Caponio F., Montemurro C., Volpicella M.
“Good Wine Makes Good Blood”: An Integrated Approach to Characterize Autochthonous Apulian Grapevines as Promising Candidates for Healthy Wines
1.14 Viviani A., Pugliesi C., Fambrini M., Cavallini A., Natali L., Rogo U., Giordani T.
Use of the CRISPR/CAS9 technique to increase the ascorbic acid content in lettuce leaves
1.15 Lupo M., Massa S., Venuti A., Paolini F., Pagliarello R., Cristofori V., Rugini E., Ciaffi M., Paolacci A., Silvestri C.
Tissue culture of transgenic olive overexpressing the tobacco osmotin gene, a PR - protein with interesting biological activity
1.16 Ghidoli M., Dell'Anno M., Geuna F., Reginelli D., Rossi L., Pilu R.
Selection and characterization of new Camelina sativa varieties: outlook 2022
1.17 Ghidoli M., Giupponi L., Leoni V., Pedrali D., Zuccolo M., Bertagnon G., Borgonovi S. M., Colombo F., Sangiorgio S., Giorgi A., Scarafoni A., Pilu R.
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: The Fagio.Lo project
1.18 Francesca S., Sevi F., Auferio G., Olivieri F., Fiore A., Barone A., Chiaiese P., D'Agostino N., Rigano M. M.
Improving the nutritional quality of tomatoes through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis
1.19 Tafuri A., Pirona R., Ceriotti A., Zuccaro M., Ravaglia S., Giordano M., Cagliani L. R., Consonni R., Fricano A., Mazzucotelli E., Baldoni E.
Genome wide association study of free asparagine content in durum wheat grain
1.20 Palombieri S., Garcia Molina M. D., Gambacorta G., Beleggia R., De Vita P., Botticella E., Lafiandra D., Masci S., Sestili F.
Biofortification of durum wheat grains in provitamin A
1.21 Vaccaro F., Paolo D., Locatelli F., Cominelli E., Galbiati M., Confalonieri M., Sparvoli F.
Towards the metabolic engineering of phytic acid metabolism in soybean by the CRISPR/Cas9 system
1.22 Frusciante S., Demurtas O., Fiore A., Sevi F., Massa S., Pagliarello R., Nardi L., Garegnani M., Bennici E., Rischer H., Goossens A., Guerriero G., Van Droogenbroeck B., Bourgaud F., Twyman R., Diretto G., Oksman-Caldentey K.
InnCoCells – Innovative High-value Cosmetic Products from Plants and Plant Cells for scientifically validated sustainable cosmetic ingredients
1.23 Esposito S., Palombieri S., Vitale P., Taranto F., Sestili F., De Vita P.
A new Anthocyanin Regulatory C1 gene in durum wheat genome, as possible candidate for Pp-B1
1.24 Cappetta E., Vietri M., Boccia E., Alfieri M., Belvedere R., Santoro V., Colella M., Del Gaudio P., Moros M., Dal Piaz F., Petrella A., Leone A., Ambrosone A.
Plant hairy roots as biofactories for the production of extracellular vesicles with antitumor bioactivity
1.25 Zuccaro M., Vitale A., Prinsi B., Espen L., Pedrazzini E.
Marked increase of globulin-1S in seeds of the Italian purple maize (Zea mays) Moradyn variety
1.26 Staiti A., D'Amelia V., Docimo T., Smimmo R., Garramone R., Carputo D.
Assessing anthocyanin degradation in elicitor-treated potato cell cultures
1.27 Frittelli A., Botticella E., Masci S., Palombieri S., Celletti S., Fontanella M. C., Astolfi S., De Vita P., Volpato M., Sestili F.
Biofortification in microelements by modulating the accumulation of phytic acid in durum wheat