Walter Chitarra

Walter Chitarra publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Walter Chitarra D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Insights On the Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis On Tomato Tolerance to Water Stress

  Walter Chitarra;Chiara Pagliarani;Biancaelena Maserti;Erica Lumini

  327
  Citations

• Drought stress adaptation modulates plant secondary metabolite production in Salvia dolomitica Codd

  Matteo Caser;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra;Francesca D'Angiolillo;Irene Perrone

  161
  Citations

• Breeding toward improved ecological plant-microbiome interactions.

  Unknown

  159
  Citations

• Fungal and plant gene expression in the Tulasnella calospora-Serapias vomeracea symbiosis provides clues about nitrogen pathways in orchid mycorrhizas.

  Valeria Fochi;Walter Chitarra;Annegret Kohler;Samuele Voyron

  156
  Citations

• Recovery from water stress affects grape leaf petiole transcriptome

  Irene Perrone;Chiara Pagliarani;Claudio Lovisolo;Claudio Lovisolo;Walter Chitarra

  126
  Citations

• The Grapevine Root-Specific Aquaporin VvPIP2;4N Controls Root Hydraulic Conductance and Leaf Gas Exchange under Well-Watered Conditions But Not under Water Stress

  Irene Perrone;Giorgio Gambino;Walter Chitarra;Marco Vitali

  118
  Citations

• The Association With Two Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Differently Affects Water Stress Tolerance in Tomato.

  Veronica Volpe;Walter Chitarra;Pasquale Cascone;Maria Grazia Volpe

  108
  Citations

• Isolation, molecular characterization and virome analysis of culturable wood fungal endophytes in esca symptomatic and asymptomatic grapevine plants.

  Luca Nerva;Massimo Turina;Alessandro Zanzotto;Massimo Gardiman

  99
  Citations

• Double-Stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) as a Sustainable Tool against Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) in Grapevine: Effectiveness of Different Application Methods in an Open-Air Environment.

  Luca Nerva;Marco Sandrini;Marco Sandrini;Giorgio Gambino;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra

  98
  Citations

• Whole-genome sequencing and SNV genotyping of 'Nebbiolo' (Vitis vinifera L.) clones.

  Giorgio Gambino;Alessandra Dal Molin;Paolo Boccacci;Andrea Minio

  90
  Citations

• Grapevine Grafting: Scion Transcript Profiling and Defense-Related Metabolites Induced by Rootstocks

  Walter Chitarra;Irene Perrone;Carla G. Avanzato;Andrea Minio

  76
  Citations

• Abiotic Stress and Belowground Microbiome: The Potential of Omics Approaches

  Unknown

  69
  Citations

• Ecophysiological and phytochemical responses of Salvia sinaloensis Fern. to drought stress

  Matteo Caser;Francesca D’Angiolillo;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra;Claudio Lovisolo

  68
  Citations

• Improvement of plant performance under water deficit with the employment of biological and chemical priming agents

  R. Balestrini;W. Chitarra;C. Antoniou;M. Ruocco

  68
  Citations

• Photosynthetic Traits and Nitrogen Uptake in Crops: Which Is the Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi?

  Raffaella Balestrini;Cecilia Brunetti;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra;Luca Nerva;Luca Nerva

  68
  Citations

• The mycovirome of a fungal collection from the sea cucumber Holothuria polii.

  L. Nerva;M. Forgia;M. Ciuffo;W. Chitarra

  66
  Citations

• Novel functional microRNAs from virus-free and infected Vitis vinifera plants under water stress

  Vitantonio Pantaleo;Marco Vitali;Paolo Boccacci;Laura Miozzi

  62
  Citations

• Transgene silencing in grapevines transformed with GFLV resistance genes: analysis of variable expression of transgene, siRNAs production and cytosine methylation

  Giorgio Gambino;Irene Perrone;Andrea Carra;Walter Chitarra

  62
  Citations

• Biological and Molecular Characterization of Chenopodium quinoa Mitovirus 1 Reveals a Distinct Small RNA Response Compared to Those of Cytoplasmic RNA Viruses.

  L. Nerva;G. Vigani;D. Di Silvestre;M. Ciuffo

  60
  Citations

• Novel and emerging biotechnological crop protection approaches

  Gaetano Giudice;Gaetano Giudice;Loredana Moffa;Loredana Moffa;Serena Varotto;Maria Francesca Cardone

  58
  Citations

• Gene expression in vessel-associated cells upon xylem embolism repair in Vitis vinifera L. petioles

  Walter Chitarra;Raffaella Balestrini;Marco Vitali;Chiara Pagliarani

  44
  Citations

• Effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature on disease severity of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae on lettuce plants

  Ilario Ferrocino;Walter Chitarra;Massimo Pugliese;Giovanna Gilardi

  42
  Citations

• Potential uptake of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes from growth substrate into leaves of salad plants and basil grown in soil irrigated with contaminated water

  Walter Chitarra;Lucia Decastelli;Angelo Garibaldi;Maria Lodovica Gullino

  42
  Citations

• Water deficit regimes trigger changes in valuable physiological and phytochemical parameters in Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L. Burtt

  Matteo Caser;Francesca D'Angiolillo;Walter Chitarra;Walter Chitarra;Claudio Lovisolo

  38
  Citations

• Effects of Different Microbial Inocula on Tomato Tolerance to Water Deficit

  Giuseppe Mannino;Luca Nerva;Takoua Gritli;Mara Novero

  36
  Citations

• Effect of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Temperature on the Disease Severity of Rocket Plants Caused by Fusarium Wilt under Phytotron Conditions.

  Walter Chitarra;Ilenia Siciliano;Ilario Ferrocino;Maria Lodovica Gullino

  34
  Citations

• Ozone Improves the Aromatic Fingerprint of White Grapes

  Susana Río Segade;Mar Vilanova;Simone Giacosa;Irene Perrone

  33
  Citations