Publications
Key: lab members in bold; * Corresponding author
Preprints
Genomic and bioclimatic diversity of Ethiopian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) landraces reveals vulnerability to climate change
Basazen F. Lakew, Leonardo Caproni, Seyoum A. Kassaw, Mara Miculan,Jemal Seid Ahmed, Simona Grazioli, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.16.492093
2022
Data-driven, participatory characterization of traditional farmer varieties discloses teff (Eragrostis tef) adaptive and breeding potential under current and future climates
Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes, Sessen Daniel Iohannes, Mara Miculan, Leonardo Caproni, Jemal Seid Ahmed, Kauê de Sousa, Ermias Abate Desta, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pe', Matteo Dell'Acqua*
eLife 2022;0:e80009 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.80009)
Bacterial Endophytes Contribute to Rice Seedling Establishment Under Submergence
Ahumada Germán Darío, Gómez-Álvarez Eva María, Dell’Acqua Matteo, Bertani Iris, Venturi Vittorio, Perata Pierdomenico, Pucciariello Chiara*
Frontiers in Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.908349
Value of teff (Eragrostis tef) genetic resources to support breeding for conventional and smallholder farming: a review
Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes, Ermias Abate Desta, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
CABI Agriculture and Biosciences, volume 3, Article number: 27, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00076-9
2021
Data-driven decentralized breeding increases prediction accuracy in a challenging crop production environment
Kauê de Sousa, Jacob van Etten, Jesse Poland, Carlo Fadda, Jean-Luc Jannink, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Basazen Fantahun Lakew, Dejene Kassahun Mengistu, Mario Enrico Pè, Svein Øivind Solberg, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
Communications Biology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02463-w
A forward genetics approach integrating GWAS and eQTL mapping to dissect leaf development in maize (Zea mays).
Mara Miculan, Hilde Nelissen, Manel Ben Hassen, Fabio Marroni, Dirk Inzè, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
The Plant Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15364
Genome wide association study of agronomic and seed traits in a world collection of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)
Boukail Sameh, Mercy Wairimu Macharia, Mara Miculan, Alberto Masoni, Alessandro Calamai, Enrico Palchetti, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
BMC Plant Biology, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03111-5
Genetic diversity and selection signatures in maize landraces compared across 50 years of in situ and ex situ conservation
Francis Denisse McLean-Rodríguez, Denise Elston Costich, Tania Carolina Camacho-Villa, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
Heredity, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-021-00423-y
Traditional knowledge affects soil management ability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas
Martina Occelli, Alberto Mantino, Giorgio Ragaglini, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Alessandro Nuvolari*
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 41 (1), 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-020-00664-x
2020
Are farmers willing to pay for climate related traits of wheat? Evidence from rural parts of Ethiopia
Ermias Tesfaye Teferi, Girma T. Kassie, Mario Enrico Pè, Carlo Fadda*
Agricultural Systems https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102947
Evaluation of the Agronomic Traits of 80 Accessions of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) under Mediterranean Pedoclimatic Conditions
Alessandro Calamai, Alberto Masoni, Lorenzo Marini, Matteo Dell'acqua, Paola Ganugi, Sameh Boukail, Stefano Benedettelli, Enrico Palchetti*
Agriculture 10 (12), 578, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10120578
Multi-parent populations in crops: A toolbox integrating genomics and genetic mapping with breeding
Michael F Scott, Olufunmilayo Ladejobi, Samer Amer, Alison R Bentley, Jay Biernaskie, Scott A Boden, Matt Clark, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Laura E Dixon, Carla V Filippi, Nick Fradgley, Keith A Gardner, Ian J Mackay, Donal O’Sullivan, Lawrence Percival-Alwyn, Manish Roorkiwal, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Mahendar Thudi, Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Luca Venturini, Alex Whan, James Cockram, Richard Mott*
Heredity 125 (6), 396-416, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-020-0336-6
Current and projected eco-geographic adaptation and phenotypic diversity of Ethiopian teff (Eragrostis teff) across its cultivation range
Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes, Caterina Accotto, Ermias Abate Desta, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 300, 107020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107020
Genome‐wide association study of agronomic and quality traits in a world collection of the wild wheat relative Triticum urartu
Rebecca F Talini, Andrea Brandolini, Mara Miculan, Alice Brunazzi, Patrizia Vaccino, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
The Plant Journal 102 (3), 555-568, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14650
Integrating conventional and participatory crop improvement for smallholder agriculture using the Seeds for Needs Approach: a review
Carlo Fadda, Dejene K Mengistu, Yosef G Kidane, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Mario Enrico Pè, Jacob Van Etten*
Frontiers in Plant Science 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.559515
2019
The abandonment of maize landraces over the last 50 years in Morelos, Mexico: a tracing study using a multi-level perspective
Francis Denisse McLean-Rodríguez, Tania Carolina Camacho-Villa, Conny JM Almekinders, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Denise E Costich*
Agriculture and Human Values 36 (4), 651-668, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-019-09932-3
A large nested association mapping population for breeding and quantitative trait locus mapping in Ethiopian durum wheat
Yosef G Kidane, Cherinet A Gesesse, Bogale N Hailemariam, Ermias A Desta, Dejene K Mengistu, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
Plant biotechnology journal 17 (7), 1380-1393, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13062
High-throughput genotype, morphology, and quality traits evaluation for the assessment of genetic diversity of wheat landraces from sicily
Maria Carola Fiore, Francesco Mercati, Alfio Spina, Sebastiano Blangiforti, Gianfranco Venora, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Antonio Lupini, Giovanni Preiti, Michele Monti, Mario Enrico Pè, Francesco Sunseri*
Plants 8 (5), 116, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8050116
Unravelling the genetic basis of Fusarium seedling rot resistance in the MAGIC maize population: novel targets for breeding
Popi Septiani, Alessandra Lanubile, Lorenzo Stagnati, Matteo Busconi, Hilde Nelissen, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Adriano Marocco*
Scientific reports 9 (1), 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42248-0
Crop variety management for climate adaptation supported by citizen science
Jacob van Etten, Kauê de Sousa, Amílcar Aguilar, Mirna Barrios, Allan Coto, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Carlo Fadda, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Jeske van de Gevel, Arnab Gupta, Afewerki Y Kiros, Brandon Madriz, Prem Mathur, Dejene K Mengistu, Leida Mercado, Jemal Nurhisen Mohammed, Ambica Paliwal, Mario Enrico Pè, Carlos F Quirós, Juan Carlos Rosas, Neeraj Sharma, SS Singh, Iswhar S Solanki, Jonathan Steinke*
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (10), 4194-4199, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813720116
Unraveling diversity in wheat competitive ability traits can improve integrated weed management
Mariateresa Lazzaro, Paolo Bàrberi, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Mario Enrico Pè, Margherita Limonta, Delfina Barabaschi, Luigi Cattivelli, Paolo Laino, Patrizia Vaccino*
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 39 (1), 6, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0551-1
2018
Molecular diversity and landscape genomics of the crop wild relative Triticum urartu across the Fertile Crescent
Alice Brunazzi, Davide Scaglione, Rebecca Fiorella Talini, Mara Miculan, Federica Magni, Jesse Poland, Mario Enrico Pè, Andrea Brandolini, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
The Plant Journal 94 (4), 670-684, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13888
2017
Genome-wide association study of Septoria tritici blotch resistance in Ethiopian durum wheat landraces
Yosef G Kidane, Bogale N Hailemariam, Dejene K Mengistu, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
Frontiers in plant science 8, 1586, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01586
Joining smallholder farmers’ traditional knowledge with metric traits to select better varieties of Ethiopian wheat
Chiara Mancini, Yosef G Kidane, Dejene K Mengistu, Melfa and Workaye Farming Community, Mario Enrico Pè, Carlo Fadda, Matteo Dell’Acqua*
Scientific reports 7 (1), 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07628-4
Genome wide association study to identify the genetic base of smallholder farmer preferences of durum wheat traits
Yosef G Kidane, Chiara Mancini, Dejene K Mengistu, Elisabetta Frascaroli, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
Frontiers in plant science 8, 1230, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01230
2016
High‐density molecular characterization and association mapping in Ethiopian durum wheat landraces reveals high diversity and potential for wheat breeding
Dejene Kassahun Mengistu, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Marcello Catellani, Elisabetta Frascaroli, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua*
Plant biotechnology journal 14 (9), 1800-1812, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12538
Designing ecological corridors in a fragmented landscape: a fuzzy approach to circuit connectivity analysis
Mario Enrico Pierik, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Roberto Confalonieri, Stefano Bocchi, Stefano Gomarasca*
Ecological Indicators 67, 807-820, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.032
Combined large-scale phenotyping and transcriptomics in maize reveals a robust growth regulatory network
Joke Baute, Dorota Herman, Frederik Coppens, Jolien De Block, Bram Slabbinck, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Mario Enrico Pè, Steven Maere, Hilde Nelissen, Dirk Inzé*
Plant physiology 170 (3), 1848-1867, https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.01883
Identification and characterization of abundant repetitive sequences in Eragrostis tef cv. Enatite genome
Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Edoardo Bertolini, Mario Enrico Pè, Andrea Zuccolo*
BMC Plant Biology 16(39), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-016-0725-4
2015
Genetic properties of the MAGIC maize population: a new platform for high definition QTL mapping in Zea mays
Matteo Dell’Acqua, Daniel M Gatti, Giorgio Pea, Federica Cattonaro, Frederik Coppens, Gabriele Magris, Aye L Hlaing, Htay H Aung, Hilde Nelissen, Joke Baute, Elisabetta Frascaroli, Gary A Churchill, Dirk Inzé, Michele Morgante, Mario Enrico Pè*
Genome biology 16 (1), 1-23, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0716-z
Correlation analysis of the transcriptome of growing leaves with mature leaf parameters in a maize RIL population
Joke Baute, Dorota Herman, Frederik Coppens, Jolien De Block, Bram Slabbinck, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Mario Enrico Pè, Steven Maere, Hilde Nelissen, Dirk Inzé*
Genome biology 16 (1), 1-26, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0735-9
2014
Genome scan of Kenyan Themeda triandra populations by AFLP markers reveals a complex genetic structure and hints for ongoing environmental selection
Matteo Dell'Acqua, Agostino Fricano, Stefano Gomarasca, Marco Caccianiga, Pietro Piffanelli, Stefano Bocchi, Luca Gianfranceschi*
South African Journal of Botany 92, 28-38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2014.01.013
Targeting environmental adaptation in the monocot model Brachypodium distachyon: a multi-faceted approach
Matteo Dell'Acqua, Andrea Zuccolo, Metin Tuna, Luca Gianfranceschi, Mario Enrico Pè*
BMC Genomics, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-801
2013
A tropical grass resource for pasture improvement and landscape management: Themeda triandra Forssk
Matteo Dell'Acqua, Stefano Gomarasca, Andrea Porro, Stefano Bocchi*
Grass and Forage Science 68 (2), 205-215, https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12019