Angelo Sicilia

Angelo Sicilia
University of Catania | UNICT · Department of Agriculture Food and Environment (Di3A)

PhD
Researcher in plant genetics

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Introduction
Angelo Sicilia currently works at the Di3A, University of Catania. Angelo does research in Plant Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology. Their current project is 'Tracsriptional response of Arundo donax to long term salinity stress by RNA-seq'.
Additional affiliations
October 2016 - February 2020
University of Catania
Position
  • PhD Student
Description
  • PhD in plant genetic. Methylation analysis on tomato subjected to drougth stress, transcriptomic analysis of Arundo donax subjected to long term salinity stress by RNA-seq
October 2015 - June 2016
University of Catania
Position
  • Research Assistant
July 2012 - July 2013
University of Catania
Position
  • Intern
Description
  • Molecular detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ species associated with citrus Huanglongbing
Education
October 2016 - November 2019
University of Catania
Field of study
  • Plant genetics
October 2011 - July 2013
University of Catania
Field of study
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
September 2004 - March 2010
University of Catania
Field of study
  • Molecular and cellular Biology

Publications

Publications (29)
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The grapevine (Vitis spp., family Vitaceae) is characterized by marked phenotypic plasticity. Its ability to withstand specific environmental conditions depends on the activation of highly coordinated responses resulting from interactions among genotypes (G) and environmental factors (E). In this study, the transcriptomes of commercially ripe berri...
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Agriculture faces the dual challenge of increasing food production and safeguarding the environment. Climate change exacerbates this challenge, reducing crop yield and biomass due to drought stress, especially in semi-arid regions where Citrus plants are cultivated. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying drought tolerance in Citrus is cr...
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The lemon industry in the Mediterranean basin is strongly threatened by “mal secco” disease (MSD) caused by the fungus Plenodomus tracheiphlilus. Leaf pretreatments with Pseudomonas mediterranea 3C have been proposed as innovative tools for eco-sustainable interventions aimed at controlling the disease. In this study, by exploiting the results of p...
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Grapevine adaptation to drought involves morphological, anatomical, and physiological modifications that could be viewed as a measure of drought avoidance. The main vine responses to drought consist of the regulation of carbon assimilation as a consequence of limited stomatal conductance, which is reflected in changes in plant water status. In this...
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The cultivated grapevine, Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera, possesses a rich biodiversity with numerous varieties. Each variety adapts differently to varying pedoclimatic conditions, which greatly influence the terroir expression of wine regions. These conditions impact vine growth, physiology, and berry composition, ultimately shaping the unique cha...
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The use of biological control agents (BCAs) to cope with diseases has received considerable attention owing to its high efficiency and environmental safety. The aim of our study was to investigate the potential role of Pseudomonas mediterranea pretreatment in the response of lemon [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.] against mal secco, which is a devastati...
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In recent years, the growth of tetraploid Sicilian wheat landraces has been arousing increasing interest. In this study, eighteen local genotypes of Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum, belonging to the groups ‘Bufala’, ‘Ciciredda’, ‘Bivona’ and ‘Paola’, and two cultivars of Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (the old variety ‘Bidì’, and a more recent va...
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To reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and maximize agricultural yields, the use of microalgae extracts as biostimulants has recently attracted significant attention due to their favorable impact on both plant growth and their ability to induce tolerance towards environmental stressors. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is one of the most important fr...
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The effects of interactions between the genotype and environmental conditions are expressed in the phenotype. Comparing the performances of genotypes under the same range of environmental conditions allows for relative measurements to be made of the different levels of plasticity among those genotypes. The objective of this research was to evaluate...
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Citruses are native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and the Malay Archipelago, but are present in the Mediterranean basin for centuries. The subtropical semiarid regions in which Citrus species grow are characterized by water deficit representing not only a serious environmental threat itself but also imposing the use of low quality wat...
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The expected increase of sustainable energy demand has shifted the attention towards bioenergy crops. Due to their know tolerance against abiotic stress and relatively low nutritional requirements, they have been proposed as election crops to be cultivated in marginal lands without disturbing the part of lands employed for agricultural purposes. Ar...
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The causal agent of mal secco disease is the fungus Plenodomus tracheiphilus, mainly affecting lemon tree survival in the Mediterranean area. Using a fully compatible host-pathogen interaction, the aim of our work was to retrieve the fungus transcriptome by an RNA seq approach during infection of rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush.) to identify cruc...
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Cereal landraces are a very valuable resource in contemporary agriculture. A renewed focus for breeding purposes could ameliorate some negative consequences of modern agriculture and conventional breeding, such as the loss of genetic diversity. One strategy combining molecular genotyping and characterization of morpho-agronomic traits related to pr...
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Cereal landraces are a very valuable resource in contemporary agriculture. A renewed focus for breeding purposes could ameliorate some negative consequences of modern agriculture and conventional breeding, such as the loss of genetic diversity. One strategy combining molecular genotyping and characterization of morpho-agronomic traits related to pr...
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Rootstock choice has important effects on the horticultural and pathological traits of the citrus cultivars. Thus, the scion/rootstock combination can affect tree vigour, nutrition, and stress resistance; it can also have positive influences on the fruit quality traits. Although the study of rootstock effects has been a relevant research topic in c...
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Cereal landraces are a very valuable resource in contemporary agriculture. A renewed focus for breeding purposes could ameliorate some negative consequences of modern agriculture and conventional breeding, such as the loss of genetic diversity. A strategy combining molecular genotyping and characterization of morpho-agronomic traits related to prod...
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The biosynthesis of sweet orange anthocyanins is triggered by several environmental factors such as low temperature. Much less is known about the effect of biotic stress on anthocyanin production in sweet orange, although in other species anthocyanins are often indicated as “defense molecules”. In this work, citrus fruits were inoculated with Penic...
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Mal secco is one of the most severe diseases of citrus, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Plenodomus tracheiphilus. With the main aim of identifying candidate genes involved in the response of citrus plants to “Mal secco”, we performed a de novo transcriptome analysis of rough lemon seedlings subjected to inoculation of P. tracheiphilus. The analys...
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The giant reed is a fast growing herbaceous non-food crop considered as eligible alternative energy source to reduce the usage of fossil fuels. Tolerance of this plant to abiotic stress has been demonstrated across a range of stressful conditions, thus allowing cultivation in marginal or poorly cultivated land in order not to compromise food securi...
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The blood red color of pigmented orange fruit varieties [Citrus sinensis L. (Osbeck)] is due to the presence of anthocyanin pigments that largely contribute to determine the high organoleptic qualities and the nutritional properties of the fruits. The content of pigments in sweet orange depends primarily on genetic factors and on environmental cond...
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Background: To compensate for the lack of information about the molecular mechanism involved in Arundo donax L. response to salt stress, we de novo sequenced, assembled and analyzed the A. donax leaf transcriptome subjected to two levels of long-term salt stress (namely, S3 severe and S4 extreme). Results: The picture that emerges from the ident...
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Accurate and sensitive detection of Citrus Huanglongbing associated ‘Ca. Liberibacter’species, not currently reported in the European and Mediterranean area, is an imperative need to define certification programs, to prevent introduction of the bacteria and/or their vectors in the unaffected areas, and to delineate efficient management strategies i...
Conference Paper
To prevent the risk of introduction or spread of Citrus Huanglongbing associated bacteria with propagation material or vectors in free areas but also to provide services to growers, nurserymen and third countries, the National Center for Citrus Improvement, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, China, the Department of Agricultural and Food Scien...

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