List price   € 95   Buy this book   This title is only available in e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   F. Branca, A. Continella, A. Tribulato  Editors   F. Branca, A. Continella, A. Tribulato  Publication date   20 December 2022  ISBN   978-94-62613-53-9  ISSN   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   50  Volumes   1  Place   Catania, Italy  Online articles: Acta Horticulturae 1354 - cover - colophon - contents - authors Innovative agricultural management in organic orchards and perception of their potential ecosystem services (P. Borsotto, I. Borri, M. Tartanus, S. Zikeli, B. Lepp, M. Kelderer, T. Holtz, M. Friedli, C. Boutry, D. Neri, E. Malusà) Effect of leguminous green manure crops on white cabbage in organic vegetable production in southwestern Germany (S. Stein, S. Zikeli, K. Möller) Effects of Azolla soil amendments on growth performance of choy sum (Brassica chinensis var. parachinensis) (N.S.A. Rashid, M.B. Jalloh, A. Awang, R. Murdad, E.A. Azman, N.E. Tajidin) Changes in weed population in organic apple orchard as a result of soil management with living mulches (J. Golian, Z. Anyszka, J. Kwiatkowska, E.M. Furmanczyk) Use of an organic mulching film for intra-row weed management in a young high-density olive orchard (E.M. Lodolini, A. Assirelli, V. Giorgi, M. Zucchini, S. Crescenzi, A. de Iucidibus, F. Straccia, D. Neri) Inter-row weed management in a young high-density olive orchard (E.M. Lodolini, C. Ciaccia) Weed management in organic orchards with strawberry species as living mulch (D. Neri, M. Zucchini, V. Giorgi) Evaluation of innovative growing techniques for organic saffron production in the Mediterranean countries (S. Treccarichi, G.M. Infurna, A. Ciulla, A. Rossitto, S. Argento, H.R. Fallahi, F. Branca) Effects of organic versus conventional cultivation system on nutritional quality of “early” potato tubers (A. Ierna, M.G. Melilli, B. Parisi) Flowering characteristics of kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) ecotypes from Croatia (B. Prekalj, S. Bogdanović, D. Ban, M. Franić, I. Bažon, S. Goreta Ban) Characterising the diversity of aubergine landraces in Turkey (A. Kir, B. Cetinel, N. Cetinkaya, J. Conroy, U. Schmutz) Phenotyping and genotyping of a lemon segregating population to mining genetic resistance to biotic stresses (C. Catalano, S. Seminara, G. Licciardello, F. Modica, S. Musumeci, L. Lo Cicero, M. Di Guardo, G. Tropea Garzia, A. Biondi, V. Catara, G. Distefano, S. La Malfa, A. Gentile) Selection and breeding of tomato for organic conditions (J.T. Prohens, S. Soler, P. Tripodi, G. Campanelli, S. Sestili, M.R. Figàs, C. Casanova, R. Fonseca, E. Hascöet, M. Turner, S. Treccarichi, C. Platani, D. Palma, E. Soler, L. Pereira-Dias, R. Burguet, C. Hamon, M.J. Díez, R. Lozano, F. Branca, T. Cardi) Detection of glucosinolate metabolite pathway using SSR markers of Brassica oleracea complex species (n=9) core collection (H. Ben Ammar, D. Sdouga, M.C. Di Bella, S. Treccarichi, R. Cali, E. Rosa, I. de Castro, F. Branca, S. Marghali) Initial analysis of Lactuca sativa seedlings transcriptome under microalgae treatments (D.F. Santoro, I. Puglisi, A. Sicilia, A. Baglieri, E. La Bella, A.R. Lo Piero) Evaluation of advanced breeding lines of broccoli and cauliflowers for agronomic and quality traits (A. Pepe, D. Palma, F. Leteo, E. Piccinini, G. Campanelli, S. Sestili, N. Ficcadenti, G. Bianchi, V. Picchi, R. Lo Scalzo, S. Treccarichi, M. Amari, F. Branca) Evaluation of tomato rootstock in Sicilian greenhouse growing conditions (S. Treccarichi, M.G. Infurna, G. Malgioglio, D. Arena, A. Ruffino, J.T. Prohens, F. Branca) Chemical characterization of wild populations of Brassica oleracea complex species (n=9) for the content of their bioactive compounds (F. Branca, M.C. Di Bella, D. Arena, A. Tribulato, B. Kusznierewicz, K. Parchem, A. Bartoszek) Influence of agro-ecological factors on the composition of phytochemicals compounds in four nettle (Urtica dioica L.) genotypes (S. Zeipina, L. Lepse, I. Alsina) Evaluation of a core collection of Crocus sativus L. and Crocus spp. for tolerance to salinity stress (S. Argento, M.G. Melilli, M.G. Infurna, A. Rossitto, H.R. Fallahi, G. Timpanaro, F. Branca) Organic farming production of broccoli genotypes in northern Portugal (M. Carvalho, V. Carnide, Â. Pereira, F. Caldas, F. Branca, E. Rosa, I. Castro) Essential oil-based green nano-insecticides: formulation, biological activity and application in ecofriendly pest control strategies (O. Campolo) Effect of plant extracts on strawberry plants in relation to Melolontha spp. grubs damage (M. Tartanus, W. Kowalczyk, E. Malusà) Using fore crops and their extracts to enhance the control of cockchafer grubs (Melolontha spp.) in organic strawberry plantations (M. Tartanus, E. Malusà) Current status of Drosophila suzukii classical biological control in Italy (F. Lisi, A. Biondi, C. Cavallaro, L. Zappalà, G. Campo, P.F. Roversi, G. Sabbatini Peverieri, L. Giovannini, L. Tavella, F. Tortorici, S. Bardella, C. Carli, G. Bosio, N. Mori, L. Tonina, G. Zanini, S. Caruso, G. Vaccari, A. Masetti, B. Bittau, M. Bariselli, S. Schmidt, M. Falagiarda, L. Bertignono, R. Bonfanti, M. Giorgini, E. Guerrieri, F.G. Tropiano, V. Verrastro, N. Baser) Diversity and abundance of predatory arthropods associated to Diaphorina citri Kuwayama in an organic Persian lime agroecosystem (E. López-Duran, J.A. Villanueva-Jiménez, M.C. Vargas-Mendoza, M. Palomares-Pérez) Nesidiocoris tenuis response to colour traps (M. Ricupero, A. Biondi, G. Tropea Garzia, L. Zappalà, G. Siscaro) The parasitic complex of Halyomorpha halys: preliminary data on adaptation of native egg parasitoids to the invasive host (M. Ricupero, S. Cammarata, A. Gugliuzzo, A. Biondi, L. Zappalà, G. Siscaro) In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity of copper alternative products against Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans causing leaf spot and pith necrosis of tomato (D. Aiello, A. Vitale, S. Panebianco, M. Lombardo, A. Anzalone, V. Catara, G. Cirvilleri) Preliminary evaluation of a zinc-copper-citric acid biocomplex for the control of Plenodomus tracheiphilus causal agent of citrus mal secco disease (C. Oliveri, G. Modica, P. Bella, G. Dimaria, G. Cirvilleri, A. Continella, V. Catara) Development of sustainable control strategies for citrus under the threat of climate change for the prevention of HLB entry into the EU: the Italian experience (LIFE18 CCA/ES/001109) (G. Modica, F. Arcidiacono, G.E. Massimino Cocuzza, V. Catara, A. Tribulato, S. La Malfa, A. Continella) Interactions between Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AG1 and Aspergillus spp. contaminating food and feedstuffs (G. Mirabile, G. Moschetti, A. Alfonzo, L. Torta, P. Bella) Efficacy of microbial consortia and natural compounds as seed treatment for tomato pathogen management (G.F. Rizzo, N. Bova, E. Emmanuello, S. Nigro, V. Lefebvre du Prey, F. Branca, V. Catara, P. Bella) Overcoming dormancy in ‘Laetitia’ plum trees with the use of mineral oil, vegetable oil and copper sulphate (C. Rusin, K.S. Sapelli, R. Schoroeder, J.G.S. Cabral, R.V. Botelho) Role of mycorrhizal spontaneous flora in organic horticulture (A. Trinchera, E. Testani, G. Roccuzzo, G. Campanelli, C. Ciaccia) Changes in leaf gas exchange of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) landraces under drought stress (N. Išić, D. Ban, M. Franić, S. Godena, S. Goreta Ban) Effect of winery waste composted with biochar on seedling and plant growth of organic Brassica spp. crops (R. Pinto, L.M. Brito, I. Mourão, T. Tavares, F. Sá, F. Gonçalves, L. Moura, L. Torres, J. Coutinho) Effects of microbial consortia and betaines on snapbean grown under water stress conditions (G. Malgioglio, M.G. Infurna, D. Arena, S. Toscano, G.F. Rizzo, S. Nigro, V. Lefebvre du Prey, F. Branca) Influence of irrigation regime on productive and qualitative traits of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala DC) under organic farming system (M.C. Di Bella, M.G. Melilli, S. Treccarichi, A. Tribulato, D. Arena, A. Ruffino, S. Argento, F. Branca) The quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) as influenced by growing location (I. Bažon, D. Ban, I. Lukić, N. Major, B. Prekalj, S. Goreta Ban) Agrobiodiversity in organic Brassica crops: relationship between pigment composition and antioxidant activity (G. Bianchi, V. Picchi, R. Lo Scalzo, G. Campanelli, N. Ficcadenti, M.A. Dattoli, S. Sestili, D. Arena, M.C. Di Bella, F. Branca) Organic management affects apricot fruit quality (R. Ciccoritti, G. Roccuzzo, L. Principio, M. Cutuli, E.M. Lodolini, M. Terlizzi, C. Ciaccia, E. Testani, D. Ceccarelli) Tomato cultivar trials for productivity, quality, and quality perception in organic farming system (C. Brezeanu, A. Antal-Tremurici, A. Bute, M. Calara, D. Bouruc, P.M. Brezeanu) Evaluation of Sicilian landraces of broccoli (B. oleracea var. italica Plenck) for quality traits (M.C. Di Bella, S. Treccarichi, D. Arena, R. Nicotra, A. Mazzaglia, M.G. Melilli, A. Bartoszek, B. Kusznierewicz, K. Parchem, F. Branca) The comparative analysis of pectin methyl esterase activity of the bagged fruits of pear cultivars based on methanol assay (A.A. Kayumov, J.A. Gafurov) Determination of yield qualitative and hygienic traits in table grapes protected with bags (E. Nicolosi, F. Scollo, G. Distefano, F. Ferlito, L. Luca, S. Seminara, I. Inzirillo, S. La Malfa, A. Gentile) Recovery of healthy compounds in waste bracts of globe artichoke heads (F. Branca, D. Arena, S. Argento, F. Frustaci, L. Ciccarello, M.G. Melilli) First results of agronomic and chemical evaluation of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) in Mediterranean environment (S. Scandurra, F. Branca, L. Sollima, S. Argento, M.C. Di Bella, M.G. Melilli) Sensory characteristics of raw and cooked “early” potato tubers as affected by organic cultivation (A. Ierna, M.G. Melilli, B. Parisi) A comparison of the yield and functional composition of various vegetables using natural and conventional farming systems over several years in northern Japan (Y. Jitsuyama, N. Yotsukura, Y. Araya, M. Shiokoshi, A. Ichiki, Y. Kita, R. Hara, T. Suzuki)