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Francesco Salamini

Francesco Salamini

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Genetics
Italy
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Italy
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
106
Citations
38877
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Francesco Salamini is affiliated with the Parco Tecnologico Padano in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Plant Science. Their research primarily addresses topics such as horticultural and viticultural studies, the effects of light on plants, plant pathogenic bacteria, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant physiology and cultivation, as well as postharvest quality and shelf-life management.

Their frequent publication venues include Plants, Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, Acta Horticulturae, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, and Molecular Genetics and Genomics. These outlets have featured several of their studies, reflecting a sustained engagement with plant science topics in various contexts.

Notable recent papers by Salamini include the following:

  • "Improved physiological performance in grapevine (Vitis viniferaL.) cv. Cabernet Sauvignon facing recurrent drought stress" (2021, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research)
  • "A de novo transcriptome analysis revealed that photomorphogenic genes are required for carotenoid synthesis in the dark-grown carrot taproot" (2020, Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • "Nutritional Characterization of Chilean Landraces of Common Bean" (2024, Plants)
  • "Biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and morphological analyses of the South American genus Mutisia L.f. (Asteraceae) shows early connections of two disjunct biodiversity hotspots" (2020, Organisms Diversity & Evolution)
  • "In-door germination and seedling growth of green and red lettuce under LED-light spectrum and subsequent effect on baby leaf lettuce" (2022, Italian Journal of Agronomy)

Salamini has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Lee A. Meisel, Jonathan Maldonado, Basilio Carrasco, Cristian Hernández-Adasme, and V.H. Escalona, indicating a network of collaborative research efforts.

The scientist's research output spans various subfields within the biological sciences, with a prominent emphasis on Plant Science, but also covering Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

In recognition of their scientific career, Salamini has been named a Member of Academia Europaea since 1990 and is also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • The Barley Mlo Gene: A Novel Control Element of Plant Pathogen Resistance

    Rainer Büschges;Karin Hollricher;Ralph Panstruga;Guus Simons

  • A High Quality Draft Consensus Sequence of the Genome of a Heterozygous Grapevine Variety

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Michela Troggio;Dustin A. Cartwright

  • The high-quality draft genome of peach ( Prunus persica ) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution

    Ignazio Verde;Albert G Abbott;Simone Scalabrin

  • Genetics and geography of wild cereal domestication in the near east

    Francesco Salamini;Hakan Özkan;Andrea Brandolini;Ralf Schäfer-Pregl

  • SITE OF EINKORN WHEAT DOMESTICATION IDENTIFIED BY DNA FINGERPRINTING

    Manfred Heun;Ralf Schäfer-Pregl;Dieter Klawan;Renato Castagna

  • A PCR-based approach for isolating pathogen resistance genes from potato with potential for wide application in plants

    Dario Leister;Agim Ballvora;Francesco Salamini;Christiane Gebhardt

  • On the Origin and Domestication History of Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    A. Badr;R. Sch;H. El Rabey

  • Combined mapping of AFLP and RFLP markers in barley

    Jörg Becker;Pieter Vos;Martin Kuiper;Francesco Salamini

  • The R1 gene for potato resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans) belongs to the leucine zipper/NBS/LRR class of plant resistance genes.

    Agim Ballvora;Maria Raffaella Ercolano;Julia Weiss;Khalid Meksem

  • RFLP maps of potato and their alignment with the homoeologous tomato genome

    C. Gebhardt;E. Ritter;A. Barone;T. Debener

  • RFLP analysis and linkage mapping in Solanum tuberosum

    C. Gebhardt;E. Ritter;T. Debener;U. Schachtschabel

  • Molecular cloning of abscisic acid-modulated genes which are induced during desiccation of the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum

    Dorothea Bartels;Katharina Schneider;Georg Terstappen;Detlef Piatkowski

  • The mlo resistance alleles to powdery mildew infection in barley trigger a developmentally controlled defence mimic phenotype.

    Marietta Wolter;Karin Hollricher;Francesco Salamini;Paul Schulze-Lefert

  • Desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum. A contribution to the study of drought tolerance at the molecular level.

    Dorothea Bartels;Francesco Salamini

  • A prediction of the size and evolutionary origin of the proteome of chloroplasts of Arabidopsis

    Fuad Abdallah;Francesco Salamini;Dario Leister

  • Quantitative resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato: a case study for QTL mapping in an allogamous plant species.

    C Leonards-Schippers;W Gieffers;R Schäfer-Pregl;E Ritter

  • The metal ion transporter IRT1 is necessary for iron homeostasis and efficient photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Claudio Varotto;Daniela Maiwald;Paolo Pesaresi;Peter Jahns

  • Estimation of recombination frequencies and construction of RFLP linkage maps in plants from crosses between heterozygous parents.

    E Ritter;C Gebhardt;F Salamini

  • Characterization of Five Abscisic Acid-Responsive cDNA Clones Isolated from the Desiccation-Tolerant Plant Craterostigma plantagineum and Their Relationship to Other Water-Stress Genes

    Detlef Piatkowski;Katharina Schneider;Francesco Salamini;Dorothea Bartels

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorothea Bartels
Dorothea Bartels University of Bonn
Christiane Gebhardt
Christiane Gebhardt Max Planck Society
Wolfgang Rohde
Wolfgang Rohde Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Dario Leister
Dario Leister Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Claudio Varotto
Claudio Varotto Fondazione Edmund Mach
Enrique Ritter
Enrique Ritter NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Benjamin Kilian
Benjamin Kilian Leibniz Association
Andrea Brandolini
Andrea Brandolini Agricultural Research Council

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