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Raffaele Testolin

Raffaele Testolin

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Biology and Biochemistry

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49
Citations
11164
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17919
National Ranking
573

Overview

Raffaele Testolin is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy and has contributed significantly to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses primarily on plant science, including investigations related to molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and systematics. The subfields of their study include genetics and cell biology, reinforcing a broad approach to plant biology.

The scientist has explored various topics such as plant reproductive biology and horticultural and viticultural research. Other notable research areas include powdery mildew fungal diseases, plant physiology and cultivation studies, and plant pathogens and fungal diseases. Their work also covers identification and quantification in food, indicating an interest in applied agricultural science and food quality.

Raffaele Testolin's recent publications encompass a range of plant biology subjects. These papers include:

  • Construction of a high-density genetic map and detection of a major QTL of resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator Sch.) in Caucasian grapes (Vitis vinifera L.), published in 2021 in BMC Plant Biology
  • SSR-based DNA fingerprinting of fruit crops, published in 2022 in Crop Science
  • Effect of Biostimulants on Apple Quality at Harvest and After Storage, published in 2020 in Agronomy
  • Targeted Mutagenesis of the Female-Suppressor SyGI Gene in Tetraploid Kiwifruit by CRISPR/CAS9, published in 2020 in Plants
  • Recent changes in the kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) industry since its introduction: Italy as a case study, published in 2022 in Acta Horticulturae

Frequently publishing in venues such as Crop Science, BMC Plant Biology, Agronomy, Plants, and Acta Horticulturae, their work appears across journals specialized in plant science and agronomy research.

Raffaele Testolin has collaborated regularly with a variety of coauthors in their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • G. Cipriani
  • Gloria De Mori
  • Tyrone Possamai
  • Sabine Wiedemann-Merdinoglu
  • Didier Merdinoglu

Best Publications

  • 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

  • AC/GT and AG/CT microsatellite repeats in peach [Prunus persica (L) Batsch]: isolation, characterisation and cross-species amplification in Prunus.

    G. Cipriani;G. Lot;W.-G. Huang;M. T. Marrazzo

  • Resistance to Sharka in Apricot: Comparison of Phase-Reconstructed Resistant and Susceptible Haplotypes of ‘Lito’ Chromosome 1 and Analysis of Candidate Genes

    G. De Mori;R. Falchi;R. Testolin;D. Bassi

  • Microsatellite DNA in peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) and its use in fingerprinting and testing the genetic origin of cultivars.

    Raffaele Testolin;Teresa Marrazzo;Guido Cipriani;Roberta Quarta

  • Microsatellite markers isolated in olive ( Olea europaea L.) are suitable for individual fingerprinting and reveal polymorphism within ancient cultivars.

    G. Cipriani;M. T. Marrazzo;R. Marconi;A. Cimato

  • Comparative study of the discriminating capacity of RAPD, AFLP and SSR markers and of their effectiveness in establishing genetic relationships in olive

    Angjelina Belaj;Zlatko Šatović;Guido Cipriani;Luciana Baldoni

  • A SET OF SIMPLE-SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MARKERS COVERING THE PRUNUS GENOME

    Maria José Aranzana;A Pineda;P Cosson;E Dirlewanger

  • Colour variation in red grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.): genomic organisation, expression of flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase, flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase genes and related metabolite profiling of red cyanidin-/blue delphinidin-based anthocyanins in berry skin.

    Simone D Castellarin;Gabriele Di Gaspero;Raffaella Marconi;Alberto Nonis

  • Resistance to Plasmopara viticola in grapevine 'Bianca' is controlled by a major dominant gene causing localised necrosis at the infection site.

    Diana Bellin;Diana Bellin;Elisa Peressotti;Didier Merdinoglu;Sabine Wiedemann-Merdinoglu

  • The SSR-based molecular profile of 1005 grapevine ( Vitis vinifera L.) accessions uncovers new synonymy and parentages, and reveals a large admixture amongst varieties of different geographic origin

    Guido Cipriani;Alessandro Spadotto;Irena Jurman;Gabriele Di Gaspero

  • Mapping With a Few Plants: Using Selective Mapping for Microsatellite Saturation of the Prunus Reference Map

    Werner Howad;Toshiya Yamamoto;Elisabeth Dirlewanger;Raffaele Testolin

  • A consensus list of microsatellite markers for olive genotyping

    Luciana Baldoni;Nicolò G. Cultrera;Roberto Mariotti;Claudia Ricciolini

  • Breakdown of resistance to grapevine downy mildew upon limited deployment of a resistant variety

    Elisa Peressotti;Elisa Peressotti;Sabine Wiedemann-Merdinoglu;Sabine Wiedemann-Merdinoglu;François Delmotte;Diana Bellin;Diana Bellin

  • Conservation of microsatellite loci within the genus Vitis

    DG Gaspero;E Peterlunger;R Testolin;Keith J Edwards

  • A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants

    Sarah M. Pilkington;Ross Crowhurst;Elena Hilario;Simona Nardozza

  • Selective sweep at the Rpv3 locus during grapevine breeding for downy mildew resistance

    Gabriele Di Gaspero;Dario Copetti;Courtney Coleman;Courtney Coleman;Simone Diego Castellarin

  • Microsatellite DNA in Actinidia chinensis: isolation, characterisation, and homology in related species

    W.-G. Huang;G. Cipriani;M. Morgante;R. Testolin

  • Resistance to Erysiphe necator in the grapevine 'Kishmish vatkana' is controlled by a single locus through restriction of hyphal growth

    Sarolta Hoffmann;Gabriele Di Gaspero;László Kovács;Susanne Howard

  • Historical introgression of the downy mildew resistance gene Rpv12 from the Asian species Vitis amurensis into grapevine varieties.

    Silvia Venuti;Dario Copetti;Serena Foria;Luigi Falginella

  • A set of microsatellite markers with long core repeat optimized for grape (Vitis spp.) genotyping

    Guido Cipriani;Maria Teresa Marrazzo;Gabriele Di Gaspero;Antonella Pfeiffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Morgante
Michele Morgante University of Udine
Simone D. Castellarin
Simone D. Castellarin University of British Columbia
Luca Dondini
Luca Dondini University of Bologna
Albert G. Abbott
Albert G. Abbott Clemson University
Francesco Palmisano
Francesco Palmisano University of Bari Aldo Moro
Pere Arús
Pere Arús Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Didier Merdinoglu
Didier Merdinoglu INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ignazio Verde
Ignazio Verde Agricultural Research Council
Guglielmo Costa
Guglielmo Costa University of Bologna
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association

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