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Predictive diagnostics and personalized medicine for the prevention of chronic degenerative diseases

2010

Abstract Progressive increase of mean age and life expectancy in both industrialized and emerging societies parallels an increment of chronic degenerative diseases (CDD) such as cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune or neurodegenerative diseases among the elderly. CDD are of complex diagnosis, difficult to treat and absorbing an increasing proportion in the health care budgets worldwide. However, recent development in modern medicine especially in genetics, proteomics, and informatics is leading to the discovery of biomarkers associated with different CDD that can be used as indicator of disease’s risk in healthy subjects. Therefore, predictive medicine is merging and medical doctors may for t…

Valutazione bio-agronomica di biotipi siciliani di gramigna [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] per la realizzazione di tappeti erbosi in ambiente mediterr…

2009

Il lavoro ha riguardato la valutazione della variabilità esistente all’interno di una collezione di gramigna siciliana (Cynodon dactylon L.) con lo scopo di identificare quelle accessioni con caratteristiche di pregio per la realizzazione di tappeti erbosi. Sono stati esaminati 40 biotipi, provenienti da aree della Sicilia con differenti caratteristiche pedoclimatiche e vegetazionali. I rilievi effettuati hanno riguardato i principali caratteri biometrici e qualitativi del tappeto erboso di gramigna. Al fine di raggruppare i biotipi con caratteristiche simili, sulla base dei parametri allo studio, è stata effettuata la Hierarchical cluster analysis, mediante la distanza euclidea quadratica,…

Grano duro: varietà 2009 Sicilia.

2009

Speciale Frumento in campo. Grano duro: le varietà consigliate.

2018

Valutati 40 genotipi, di cui 7 al primo anno di prova, in 34 campi dislocati in 14 regioni nei principali areali di coltivazione. La varietà mediamente più produttiva è risultata Antalis, molto stabile (medie superate nell’88% delle prove), caratterizzata da peso ettolitrico superiore alla media e proteina leggermente inferiore. Seguono Monastir, con peso ettolitrico e proteina leggermente inferiori alle medie, Claudio, molto stabile, e la novità Platone, con rese più variabili nei diversi ambienti, entrambe con ottimo peso ettolitrico associato a tenore proteico di poco più basso della media. Per rese e proteine superiori alle medie vanno inoltre segnalate: Marco Aurelio, con basso peso et…

Effects of intraspecific competition on growth and seed yield of contrasting sulla genotypes.

2010

Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) is a short-lived perennial legume native to the Mediterranean basin, where it is grown extensively as a 2-year forage crop. Seed is often obtained as a secondary product from second-year crops established to produce forage. Very little information is available on seed yield capacity in the first year of the crop cycle and on the influence of agronomical techniques on the reproductive process. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of intraspecific competition on dry matter accumulation (both in epigeic organs and in taproots) and seed production in the first year of a crop cycle for two contrasting genotypes. Two field trials were carried out in a Med…

Cultivation of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) with Different Row Arrangements

2011

Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) is an annual plant from the Umbelliferae. Although in cookery also sprouts and tender leaves are used, the drug from dill is represented by the scented fruits (“seeds”), largely used for flavouring conserved foods and liqueurs, but also by the herbal and cosmetic industry. In this work, we present the results of a trial performed in Sicily, putting under comparison four different row arrangements: CR30 (continuous rows 30 cm apart), CR60 (continuous rows 60 cm apart), CR90 (continuous rows 90 cm apart) and TR (twin rows with a distance of 30 cm inside and 60 cm between twin rows). The plant population on the row (12 plants m-1) was constant and according the row…

Comparison between Different Techniques for Volatiles Analyses in Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)

2011

Although many papers have been devoted to the study of Coriander fruits aromatic pattern, many differences show up according not only to the provenience of seeds, but also to the analytical methods chosen. In our work, samples from one Coriander small-seeded biotype has been analysed, verifying the differences between (1) the oil extracted by means of a Soxhlet apparatus (2) the same oil sampled by means of HS-SPME and (3) the HS-SPME on the roughly ground seeds, all analysed by direct injection in the GC-MS. The volatile composition detected by means of HS-SPME on oil resembles tightly that performed on Soxhlet extract. With respect to the direct injection, the HS-SPME shows a higher sensi…

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF OREGANO (ORIGANUM VULGARE SSP. HIRTUM) FOUND IN SICILY

2012

Oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) is one of the most popular aromatic species used in Mediterranean cuisine. In addition to its use for culinary and ornamental purposes, it is also known as a medicinal plant for its antispasmodic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and expectorant properties. A number of wild oregano populations were found in various areas of Sicily. Representative samples of the different populations at flowering stage were collected at varying altitudes between 60 and 1000 m a.s.l. in 2004 an 2005. The samples were processed to evaluate the quantity and quality of the production, as well as the essential oil composition. Significant differences were found between…

Hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Suitability of Traditional Cultivars to a Low-Trellis Farming System in a Semiarid Environment

2022

Humulus lupulus is a dioecious twining herb, with an outstanding vertical development capacity. Hop plants are usually grown on trellises up to 4.5 to 6.0 m high, whose management requires intense use of water, fertilizers, pesticides, and labor. In semiarid Mediterranean areas, where native resources are often scarce, the adoption of low-trellis farming systems could be a sustainable option for hop cultivation. With the aim of evaluating hop suitability to low-trellis cultivation in a Mediterranean environment, in 2018 and 2019 three traditional hop genotypes (‘Cascade’, ‘Chinook’, and ‘Nugget’) were grown, and their development rate was evaluated and put in relation with the plants’ cone,…

Carbon input threshold for soil carbon budget optimization in eroding vineyards

2016

Abstract Previous studies have documented that, relative to conventional tillage (CT), alternative soil management (reduced tillage, mulching, or cover crops) decreases soil erosion and increases soil organic matter (SOM) in vineyards. These previous studies, however, failed to consider the loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) with erosion that could occur with the adoption of agro-environmental measures (AEM) in a semiarid environment. Accordingly, the aims of this study were to determine whether changes in SOC content under AEM management are always positive and to develop a conceptual model for estimating the “SOC threshold”. The SOC threshold was defined as that level of SOC in an AEM-mana…