Pietro Santamaria

Pietro Santamaria publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Pietro Santamaria D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Nitrate in vegetables: toxicity, content, intake and EC regulation

  Pietro Santamaria

  1442
  Citations

• Micro-scale vegetable production and the rise of microgreens

  Marios C. Kyriacou;Youssef Rouphael;Francesco Di Gioia;Angelos Kyratzis

  447
  Citations

• A survey of nitrate and oxalate content in fresh vegetables

  Pietro Santamaria;Antonio Elia;Francesco Serio;Enzo Todaro

  388
  Citations

• Biodegradable Superabsorbent Hydrogel IncreasesWater Retention Properties of Growing Media and Plant Growth

  Francesco F. Montesano;Angelo Parente;Pietro Santamaria;Alessandro Sannino

  335
  Citations

• Nitrogen nutrition, yield and quality of spinach

  A Elia;P Santamaria;F Serio

  175
  Citations

• Sprouts, Microgreens and “Baby Leaf” Vegetables

  Francesco Di Gioia;Massimiliano Renna;Pietro Santamaria

  164
  Citations

• Physicochemical, agronomical and microbiological evaluation of alternative growing media for the production of rapini (Brassica rapa L.) microgreens.

  Francesco Di Gioia;Francesco Di Gioia;Palmira De Bellis;Carlo Mininni;Pietro Santamaria

  151
  Citations

• WAYS OF REDUCING ROCKET SALAD NITRATE CONTENT

  P. Santamaria;M. Gonnella;A. Elia;A. Parente

  151
  Citations

• Nutritional characterization and shelf-life of packaged microgreens

  Vito Michele Paradiso;Maria Castellino;Massimiliano Renna;Concetta Eliana Gattullo

  136
  Citations

• Fertilization strategies for lowering nitrate content in leafy vegetables: chicory and rocket salad cases

  P. Santamaria;A. Elia;A. Parente;F. Serio

  134
  Citations

• Producing Nitrate-free Endive Heads: Effect of Nitrogen Form on Growth, Yield, and Ion Composition of Endive

  Pietro Santamaria;Antonio Elia

  125
  Citations

• EFFECT OF SOLUTION NITROGEN CONCENTRATION ON YIELD, LEAF ELEMENT CONTENT, AND WATER AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY OF THREE HYDROPONICALLY-GROWN ROCKET SALAD GENOTYPES

  Pietro Santamaria;Antonio Elia;Francesco Serio

  106
  Citations

• NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND NITRATE CONTENT IN EDIBLE WILD SPECIES USED IN SOUTHERN ITALY

  V V Bianco;P Santamaria;A Elia

  104
  Citations

• Influence of rootstock on vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality in ‘Cuore di Bue’, an heirloom tomato

  F. Di Gioia;F. Serio;D. Buttaro;O. Ayala

  103
  Citations

• Chemical, physical and spectroscopic characterization of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Del. residues and their possible recycle

  Claudio Cocozza;Angelo Parente;Claudio Zaccone;Carlo Mininni

  91
  Citations

• Subirrigation vs drip-irrigation: Effects on yield and quality of soilless grown cherry tomato

  P. Santamaria;G. Campanile;A. Parente;A. Elia

  87
  Citations

• Closed cycle subirrigation with low concentration nutrient solution can be used for soilless tomato production in saline conditions

  Francesco Montesano;Angelo Parente;Pietro Santamaria

  77
  Citations

• Biodiversity in vegetable crops, a heritage to save: the case of Puglia region

  Antonio Elia;Pietro Santamaria

  74
  Citations

• A Targeted Management of the Nutrient Solution in a Soilless Tomato Crop According to Plant Needs.

  Angelo Signore;Francesco Serio;Pietro Santamaria

  70
  Citations

• Tuber quality and nutritional components of “early” potato subjected to chemical haulm desiccation

  Vito Buono;Annalisa Paradiso;Francesco Serio;Maria Gonnella

  69
  Citations

• Nitrate and ammonium nutrition in chicory and rocket salad plants

  P. Santamaria;A. Elia;G. Papa;F. Serio

  68
  Citations

• Culinary Assessment of Self-Produced Microgreens as Basic Ingredients in Sweet and Savory Dishes

  Massimiliano Renna;Francesco Di Gioia;Beniamino Leoni;Carlo Mininni

  67
  Citations