Publications

Project publications

Nazzicari, N., Franguelli, N., Ferrari, B., Pecetti, L., & Annicchiarico, P. (2024). The Effect of Genome Parametrization and SNP Marker Subsetting on Genomic Selection in Autotetraploid Alfalfa. Genes, 15(4), 449. (doi: 10.3390/genes15040449)

Crosta, M., Romani, M., Nazzicari, N., Ferrari, B., Annicchiarico, P. (2023). Genomic prediction and allele mining of agronomic and morphological traits in pea (Pisum sativum) germplasm collections. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14: 1320506 (local copy) (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1320506)

Andrijanić, Z., Nazzicari, N., Šarčević, H., Sudarić, A., Annicchiarico, P., & Pejić, I. (2023). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of European Soybean Germplasm Revealed by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. Plants, 12(9), 1837 (local copy) (doi: 10.3390/plants12091837)

Cavalli, D., M. Crosta, V. Ergo, L. Pecetti, T. Notario, P. Annicchiarico (2023). Adaptation of European cultivars to severe drought and moisture-favourable conditions. Presented at the WSRC 11, 18-23 June 2023, Vienna, Austria. (local copy) (conference book of abstracts)

Crosta, M., N. Nazzicari, B. Ferrari, L. Pecetti, T. Notario, G. Cabassi, P. Annicchiarico (2023). Genomic selection for pea grain yield and protein content: predictive ability for independent Italian environments and for target and non-target genetic bases. Presented at the Fourth International Legume Conference, 19-22 September, Granada, Spain (local copy) (conference book of abstracts)

Nazzicari N., L. Pecetti, N. Franguelli, B. Ferrari, P. Annicchiarico (2023) Genomic selection for alfalfa: the challenge of the autotetraploid genome. Presented at the Fourth International Legume Conference, 19-22 September, Granada, Spain (local copy) (conference book of abstracts)

Pecetti, L., D. Cavalli, M. Crosta, N. Nazzicari, P. Annicchiarico, I. Pejic, T. Notario (2023). Genetic variation for drought tolerance in soybean and selection opportunities. Presented at the Fourth International Legume Conference, 19-22 September, Granada, Spain (local copy) (conference book of abstracts)

Annicchiarico, P., M. Laouar, I. Thami-Alami, L. Pecetti, L. Russi (2023). Bulk selection and evolutionary populations as low-cost breeding strategies to cope with increasing climate variation: a formal assessment for pea in different target regions. Presented at the Fourth International Legume Conference, 19-22 September, Granada, Spain (local copy) (conference book of abstracts)

Pecetti, L., N. Nazzicari, N. Franguelli, E.C. Brummer, P. Annicchiarico (2023). Development and proof-of-concept application of genome-enabled selection for alfalfa biomass yield in Northern Italy: preliminary results. Presented at the 35th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Conference, Sep 10-14 2023, Brno, Czechia (local copy) (conference proceedings cover)

Crosta, M., N. Nazzicari, B. Ferrari, L. Pecetti, L. Russi, M. Romani, G. Cabassi, D. Cavalli, A. Marocco, P. Annicchiarico (2022). Pea grain protein content across Italian environments: genetic relationship with grain yield, and opportunities for genome-enabled selection for protein yield. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 718713 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.718713) (local pdf copy)

Rubiales, D., P. Annicchiarico, M.C. Vaz Patto, B. Julier (2021). Legume breeding for the agroecological transition of global agri-food systems: an European perspective. Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 782574 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.782574) (local pdf copy)

  • Annicchiarico, P., L. Russi, M. Romani, T. Notario, L. Pecetti (2023). Value of heterogeneous material and bulk breeding for inbred crops: a pea case study. Field Crops Research 293, 108831. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.108831)
  • Kang, Y., A. Seminario, M. Udvardi, P. Annicchiarico (2023). Physiological and biochemical adaptive traits support the specific breeding of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) for severely drought-stressed or moisture-favourable environments. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 209, 132-143. (https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12600)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, A. Bouizgaren, T. Hayek, M. Laouar, M. Cornacchione, D. Basigalup, C. Monterrubio Martin, E.C. Brummer, L. Pecetti (2022). Alfalfa genomic selection for different stress-prone growing regions. The Plant Genome 16, e20264. (https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20264) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., L. Pecetti (2022). Exploiting heterosis of semi-hybrids and heterogeneity of cultivar mixtures to enhance alfalfa crop performance. Field Crops Research 283, 108522. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108522)
  • Pavan, S., C. Delvento, N. Nazzicari, B. Ferrari, N. D’Agostino, F. Taranto, C. Lotti, L. Ricciardi, P. Annicchiarico (2022). Genotyping-by-sequencing data from two ex situ core collections provide insights on the pea domestication history. Horticulture Research 9, uhab062. (https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhab062) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., B. Barrett, E.C. Brummer, B. Julier, A.H. Marshall (2015). Achievements and challenges in improving temperate perennial forage legumes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34, 327-380 (doi: 10.1080/07352689.2014.898462) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, X. Li, Y. Wei, L. Pecetti, E.C. Brummer (2015). Accuracy of genomic selection for alfalfa biomass yield in different reference populations. BMC Genomics 16, 1020 (doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-2212-y) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P. (2016). Il futuro vede un rilancio per le leguminose. L’Informatore Agrario 72(38), 46-48 (local pdf copy)
  • Pecetti, L., P. Annicchiarico, C. Scotti, M. Paolini, V. Nanni, A. Palmonari (2017). Effects of plant architecture and drought stress level on lucerne forage quality. Grass and Forage Science 72, 714-722 (doi: 10.1111/gfs.12272) (local pdf copy)
  • Biazzi, E., N. Nazzicari, L. Pecetti, E.C. Brummer, A. Palmonari, A. Tava, P. Annicchiarico (2017). Genome-wide association mapping and genomic selection for alfalfa (Medicago sativa) forage quality traits. PLoS ONE 12, e0169234 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169234) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, L. Pecetti, M. Romani, B. Ferrari, Y. Wei, E.C. Brummer (2017). GBS-based genomic selection for pea grain yield under severe terminal drought. The Plant Genome 10, 2 (doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2016.07.0072) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P. (2017). Feed legumes for truly sustainable crop-animal systems. Italian Journal of Agronomy 12, 880 (doi: 10.4081/ija.2017.880) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, Y. Wei, L. Pecetti, E.C. Brummer (2017). Genotyping-by-sequencing and its exploitation for forage and cool-season grain legume breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science 8, 679 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00679) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., L. Russi, M. Romani, L. Pecetti, N. Nazzicari (2019). Farmer-participatory vs. conventional market-oriented breeding of inbred crops using phenotypic and genome-enabled approaches: a pea case study. Field Crops Research 232, 30-39 (doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2018.11.001) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, L. Pecetti, M. Romani, L. Russi (2019). Pea genomic selection for Italian environments. BMC Genomics 20, 603 (doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-5920-x) (local pdf copy)
  • Annicchiarico, P., N. Nazzicari, T. Notario, C. Monterrubio Martin, M. Romani, B. Ferrari, L. Pecetti (2021). Pea breeding for intercropping with cereals: variation for competitive ability and associated traits, and assessment of phenotypic and genomic selection strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 731949 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.731949) (local pdf copy)