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Plant Science and Agronomy
Italy
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
73
Citations
25915
World Ranking
585
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • Trichoderma species--opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts.

    Gary E. Harman;Charles R. Howell;Ada Viterbo;Ilan Chet

  • Trichoderma–plant–pathogen interactions

    Francesco Vinale;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Roberta Marra

  • Translational Research on Trichoderma: From 'Omics to the Field

    Matteo Lorito;Sheridan L. Woo;Gary E. Harman;Enrique Monte

  • A novel role for Trichoderma secondary metabolites in the interactions with plants

    Francesco Vinale;K. Sivasithamparam;E. L. Ghisalberti;Roberta Marra

  • Trichoderma-based Products and their Widespread Use in Agriculture

    Sheridan L. Woo;Michelina Ruocco;Francesco Vinale;Marco Nigro

  • CHITINOLYTIC ENZYMES PRODUCED BY TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF PURIFIED ENDOCHITINASE AND CHITOBIOSIDASE

    M. Lorito;G.E. Harman;C.K. Hayes;R.M. Broadway

  • Genes from mycoparasitic fungi as a source for improving plant resistance to fungal pathogens.

    Matteo Lorito;Sheridan L. Woo;Irene Garcia Fernandez;Gabriella Colucci

  • Parallel formation and synergism of hydrolytic enzymes and peptaibol antibiotics, molecular mechanisms involved in the antagonistic action of Trichoderma harzianum against phytopathogenic fungi

    M. Schirmböck;M. Lorito;Yong-Li Wang;C. K. Hayes

  • The Molecular Biology of the Interactions Between Trichoderma spp., Phytopathogenic Fungi, and Plants.

    S L Woo;F Scala;M Ruocco;M Lorito

  • Trichoderma: a multipurpose, plant-beneficial microorganism for eco-sustainable agriculture

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  • Major secondary metabolites produced by two commercial Trichoderma strains active against different phytopathogens.

    F. Vinale;R. Marra;F. Scala;Emilio Ghisalberti

  • The beneficial effect of Trichoderma spp. on tomato is modulated by the plant genotype

    Marina Tucci;Michelina Ruocco;Luigi De Masi;Monica De Palma

  • Purification, characterization, and synergistic activity of a glucan 1,3-beta-glucosidase and an N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase from Trichoderma harzianum.

    Lorito M;Hayes Ck;Di Pietro A;Woo Sl

  • Chitinase gene expression during mycoparasitic interaction of Trichoderma harzianum with its host.

    Susanne Zeilinger;Christiane Galhaup;Kathrin Payer;Sheridan L. Woo

  • Synergistic interaction between fungal cell wall degrading enzymes and different antifungal compounds enhances inhibition of spore germination

    Matteo Lorito;Clemens Peterbauer;Christopher K. Hayes;Gary E. Harman

  • Study of the three-way interaction between Trichoderma atroviride, plant and fungal pathogens by using a proteomic approach

    Roberta Marra;Patrizia Ambrosino;Virginia Carbone;Francesco Vinale

  • Purification and properties of two chitinolytic enzymes of Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48

    Jens Frankowski;Matteo Lorito;Felice Scala;Roland Schmid

  • Organic Amendments, Beneficial Microbes, and Soil Microbiota: Toward a Unified Framework for Disease Suppression.

    Giuliano Bonanomi;Matteo Lorito;Matteo Lorito;Francesco Vinale;Francesco Vinale;Sheridan L. Woo

  • Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites Active on Plants and FungalPathogens

    Francesco Vinale;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Sheridan L. Woo

  • Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites Active on Plants and FungalPathogens

    Francesco Vinale;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Sheridan L. Woo

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheridan L. Woo
Sheridan L. Woo University of Naples Federico II
Gary E. Harman
Gary E. Harman Cornell University
Felice Scala
Felice Scala University of Naples Federico II
Francesco Vinale
Francesco Vinale University of Naples Federico II
Michelina Ruocco
Michelina Ruocco National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Roberta Marra
Roberta Marra University of Naples Federico II
Vincenzo Fogliano
Vincenzo Fogliano Wageningen University & Research
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam University of Western Australia
Emilio L. Ghisalberti
Emilio L. Ghisalberti University of Western Australia
Antonio Di Pietro
Antonio Di Pietro University of Córdoba

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