Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming

CORDIS fornisce collegamenti ai risultati finali pubblici e alle pubblicazioni dei progetti ORIZZONTE.

I link ai risultati e alle pubblicazioni dei progetti del 7° PQ, così come i link ad alcuni tipi di risultati specifici come dataset e software, sono recuperati dinamicamente da .OpenAIRE .

Risultati finali

Report on initial soil microbial populations

A report describing the initial native soil microbial biodiversity baseline of the selected experimental sites will be provided

Common guidelines for analytical methods

Common guidelines for analytical methods will be defined and shared among all the partners. An appropriate definition of the protocol, the necessary consumables and a recognition of the measures required by the protocols will be provided and shared among all the partners involved in the project. This step is necessary to provide standardization of protocols among partners for laboratory investigations, allowing to apply the same methodologies.

Setup of trials conditions and methodologies

A report describing the setup of the open field trials and defining the application methods for bioinocula according to native biodiversity baseline will be provided

First annual meeting and its minutes

A brief report including the activities and the minutes of the first annual meeting of the project will be provided.

Common guidelines for sampling methods

Common guidelines for sampling methods will be defined and shared among all the partners. An appropriate definition of the sampling methods is necessary: timing, number of samples per crop/site, technical replicates. A common guideline for sampling methodologies will be also developed for the different analyses. All partners will host field trials and will be responsible for sampling plants and soils and preparing samples for subsequent analysis. In all field trials an untreated control will be used to compare treatment effects.

Second annual meeting and its minutes

A brief report including the activities and the minutes of the second annual meeting of the project will be provided

Report on initial fauna biodiversity assessment

A report describing the initial native faunal biodiversity baseline of the selected experimental sites will be provided

List of trials for different crops, spanning several cropping systems and conditions

A list of the trials selected and defined in relation to the characteristics of the soil, the crop, the agronomic practices to be addressed (i.e. soil management in case of plant nutrition or protection against soil-borne pests/pathogens; canopy management in case of plant protection from pathogens/pests and abiotic factors) will be provided. In particular, the different following experimental factors will be specified: • Soil management (organic vs. Conventional/integrated) – including the following treatments: fertilization (organic/inorganic), tillage (reduced/intensive), cover crops/mulching (yes/no), pre-planting inoculation (yes/no), soil-borne pathogens management (yes/no); • Canopy management – including the following treatments : foliar/soil application of biofertilizers/biopesticides, frost protection (yes/no); • Microbial-based products – including the following treatments : formulations (consortia/vs single strain), complex formulations (microbial+plant biostimulants vs single product). The numbers of the treatments are 5-6 and may change in dependence of the results in WP2 and will also differ between the sites. In fact, due to the multitude of treatments (including their necessary controls) and the different characteristics/needs of the crops (trees/vegetables) as well as of their production system (open field or glasshouse), ompeti not be possible to test all bio-inocula at each trial. Therefore, different trials will select a set of bio-inocula depending on the targeted objective. However, special attention will be given on innovative formulations developed by WP2, soil treatments and their combination under different sites/conditions.

Project Flyer

One project flyer will be prepared in 9 languages (EN, D, IT, PL, SL, F, ES, NL, DK), with the aim of attracting attention of stakeholders potentially interested in the project topics

Press releases

At least 10 press releases with the aim of attracting attention of stakeholders potentially interested in the project topics, as well as to inform about the project and key results, targeting a wide audience will be delivered every 6 months since M6 until M54 (M6, M12, M18, M24, M30, M36, M42, M48, M54). Besides making them available on the project website, they will be distributed at exhibitions and events and via the media mentioned in Task 6.1.

Opening project conference

At the beginning of the project, an opening event open to different stakeholders will be organized.

Project newsletters

An electronic project newsletter will be edited and sent (twice a year M6, M12, M18, M24, M30, M36, M42, M48, M54) since M6 to report the development of the project to a wider audience (media, policy makers, stakeholders) and will also contribute to creating a EXCALIBUR community.

Social media accounts

Creation and management of dedicated social media account (twitter, Instagram and Facebook).

Project logo

A project logo will be defined and provided within the first month of the project.

Project website

Development of a dedicated multilanguage website, to reach a wider audience at regional level, and to be updated on a regular basis to present the state-of-the-art of the project ; rit will last up to 5 years after project’s end.

Database on soil mapping and physico-chemical characteristics of experimental fields

A database including all the project data related to soil features and biodiversity will be provided and shared among all the participants. To ensure interoperability of data across the project, the FAIR principles will be applied, supporting data reuse (http://www.dtls.nl/fair-data/).

Data Management Plan

A first version of the Data Management Plan (DMP) will be setup at the start of the project (M6) to define common guidelines for data sharing in the frame of the Open Research Data. Researchers will be encouraged to publish the data used to generate scientific papers in public repositories such as OpenAIRE (www.openaire.eu).

Pubblicazioni

Efficacy of biocontrol agents and biostimulants against strawberry crown and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani under greenhouse conditions

Autori: P. Valfrè, G. Gilardi, I. Lundborg, M. Pugliese
Pubblicato in: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, Pagina/e 25-32, ISSN 0567-7572
Editore: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2025.1427.4

Two species-specific TaqMan-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection in soil ofPaenibacillus polymyxainocula

Autori: A Manfredini, E Malusà, P Trzcinski, M Ptaszek, L Sas-Paszt, S Mocali, F Pinzari, L Canfora
Pubblicato in: Journal of Applied Microbiology, Numero 134, 2023, ISSN 1365-2672
Editore: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxac048

Fermentation Strategies to Improve Soil Bio-Inoculant Production and Quality

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Eligio Malusà, Lidia Sas-Paszt, Pawel Trzcinski, Antonia Galvez, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Stefan Shilev, Loredana Canfora, Stefano Mocali, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 9, 2024, Pagina/e 1254, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061254

Trends in Soil Microbial Inoculants Research: A Science Mapping Approach to Unravel Strengths and Weaknesses of Their Application

Autori: Loredana Canfora, Corrado Costa, Federico Pallottino, Stefano Mocali
Pubblicato in: Agriculture, Numero 11, 2024, Pagina/e 158, ISSN 2077-0472
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11020158

Conception and Development of Recycled Raw Materials (Coconut Fiber and Bagasse)-Based Substrates Enriched with Soil Microorganisms (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Trichoderma spp. and Pseudomonas spp.) for the Soilless Cultivation of Tomato (S. lycopersicum)

Autori: Sylvie Masquelier, Tommaso Sozzi, Janie Camille Bouvet, Jérôme Bésiers, Jean-Marc Deogratias
Pubblicato in: Agronomy, Numero 12, 2024, Pagina/e 767, ISSN 2073-4395
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12040767

Current Methods, Common Practices, and Perspectives in Tracking and Monitoring Bioinoculants in Soil

Autori: Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà, Corrado Costa, Federico Pallottino, Stefano Mocali, Flavia Pinzari, Loredana Canfora
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Numero 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.698491

A Holistic Approach for Enhancing the Efficacy of Soil Microbial Inoculants in Agriculture

Autori: Eligio Malusà, Gabriele Berg, Arjen Biere, Anne Bohr, Loredana Canfora, Anne D. Jungblut, Wojciech Kepka, Jutta Kienzle, Peter Kusstatscher, Sylvie Masquelier, Massimo Pugliese, Jaka Razinger, Maria Grazia Tommasini, Nikolay Vassilev, Nicolai Vitt Meyling, Xiangming Xu, Stefano Mocali
Pubblicato in: Global Journal of Agricultural Innovation, Research & Development, Numero 8, 2022, Pagina/e 176-190, ISSN 2409-9813
Editore: Avanti Publishers
DOI: 10.15377/2409-9813.2021.08.14

Plant microbiome responses to bioinoculants and volatiles

Autori: Expedito Olimi, Martina Duller, Martina Stangl, Samuel Bickel, Angelika Battisti, Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Environmental Microbiome, Numero 20, 2025, ISSN 2524-6372
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-025-00715-4

Control of Nematodes in Organic Horticulture Exploiting the Multifunctional Capacity of Microorganisms

Autori: Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: Horticulturae, Numero 9, 2024, Pagina/e 920, ISSN 2311-7524
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9080920

First Report of Gnomoniopsis fragariae Causing Leaf Spots on Strawberry in Italy

Autori: M. Pugliese, G. Gilardi, V. Guarnaccia, A. Garibaldi, M. L. Gullino
Pubblicato in: Plant Disease, Numero 107, 2023, Pagina/e 2850, ISSN 0191-2917
Editore: American Phytopathological Society
DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-23-0232-pdn

First Report of Multinucleate Rhizoctonia solani AG4 HG-I Causing Crown and Root Rot on Strawberry in Italy

Autori: V. Guarnaccia, G. Gilardi, M. Pugliese, M. L. Gullino
Pubblicato in: Plant Disease, Numero 106, 2022, Pagina/e 332, ISSN 0191-2917
Editore: American Phytopathological Society
DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-21-1276-pdn

Microbiome Management by Biological and Chemical Treatments in Maize Is Linked to Plant Health

Autori: Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Dhivya P. Thenappan, Eveline Adam, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 8/10, 2020, Pagina/e 1506, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8101506

Microbiome approaches provide the key to biologically control postharvest pathogens and storability of fruits and vegetables

Autori: Peter Kusstatscher, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Jarishma Gokul, Lise Korsten, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2020, ISSN 0168-6496
Editore: Blackwell
DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa119

Biocontrol of Melolontha spp. Grubs in Organic Strawberry Plantations by Entomopathogenic Fungi as Affected by Environmental and Metabolic Factors and the Interaction with Soil Microbial Biodiversity

Autori: Malgorzata Tartanus, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Loredana Canfora, Flavia Pinzari, Cezary Tkaczuk, Anna Majchrowska-Safaryan, Eligio Malusá
Pubblicato in: Insects, Numero 12, 2025, Pagina/e 127, ISSN 2075-4450
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects12020127

Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Autori: Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Nick Bergau, Alain Tissier, Bettina Hause, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Environmental Microbiome, Numero 15/1, 2020, ISSN 2524-6372
Editore: BioMed Central Ltd
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9

Editorial: Plant Root Interaction With Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

Autori: Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà, Davide Neri, Xiangming Xu
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.715676

Fungi, P-Solubilization, and Plant Nutrition

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Gilberto Mendes, Marco Deriu, Giacomo Benedetto, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Stefano Mocali, Vanessa Martos, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 10, 2025, Pagina/e 1716, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091716

Field Exploitation of Multiple Functions of Beneficial Microorganisms for Plant Nutrition and Protection: Real Possibility or Just a Hope?

Autori: Jolanta Kowalska, Józef Tyburski, Kinga Matysiak, Bartosz Tylkowski, Eligio Malusá
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Numero 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-302X
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01904

Effects of land use and soil properties on taxon richness and abundance of soil assemblages

Autori: Victoria J. Burton, Andrés Baselga, Adriana De Palma, Helen R. P. Phillips, Christian Mulder, Paul Eggleton, Andy Purvis
Pubblicato in: European Journal of Soil Science, Numero 74, 2024, ISSN 1351-0754
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13430

Insights into the microbiome assembly during different growth stages and storage of strawberry plants

Autori: Expedito Olimi, Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Environmental Microbiome, Numero 17, 2023, ISSN 2524-6372
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00415-3

Effect of the Mode of Fermentation on the Behavior of Penicillium bilaiae in Conditions of Abiotic Stress

Autori: María Vassileva, Vanessa Martos, Luis F. García del Moral, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 11, 2023, Pagina/e 1064, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11041064

Safety Level of Microorganism-Bearing Products Applied in Soil-Plant Systems

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Stefano Mocali, Loredana Canfora, Eligio Malusá, Luis F. García del Moral, Vanessa Martos, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 13, 2022, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.862875

Bioinoculants and organic soil amendments affect nematode diversity in apple orchards

Autori: Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Danny Coyne, Bettina Weber, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Applied Soil Ecology, Numero 190, 2023, Pagina/e 105004, ISSN 0929-1393
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105004

A Compost Treatment Acts as a Suppressive Agent in Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo Pathosystem by Modifying the Rhizosphere Microbiota

Autori: Alessio Bellini, Ilario Ferrocino, Maria Alexandra Cucu, Massimo Pugliese, Angelo Garibaldi, Maria Lodovica Gullino
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00885

Editorial: The impact of environmentally friendly agricultural practices on soil microbiome

Autori: Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Ewa Maria Furmanczyk
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Numero 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-302X
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1505220

Microbiome-Assisted Breeding to Understand Cultivar-Dependent Assembly in Cucurbita pepo

Autori: Peter Kusstatscher, Eveline Adam, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Maria Bernhart, Expedito Olimi, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 12, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.642027

Exploring microbiomes for plant disease management

Autori: Antonino Malacrinò, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Gabriele Berg, Maria-Soledad Benitez, Alison E. Bennett, Laura Böttner, Shuqing Xu, Leonardo Schena
Pubblicato in: Biological Control, Numero 169, 2023, Pagina/e 104890, ISSN 1049-9644
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104890

Aspegillus terreus: From Soil to Industry and Back

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Eligio Malusá, Bettina Eichler-Löbermann, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 8/11, 2020, Pagina/e 1655, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8111655

Teaching plant pathology: a forty-five year long journey

Autori: Maria Lodovica Gullino
Pubblicato in: Journal of Plant Pathology, Numero 106, 2024, Pagina/e 1067-1077, ISSN 2239-7264
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s42161-024-01644-w

Effect of biocontrol agents and biostimulants for managing Fusarium wilt of tomato under greenhouse conditions

Autori: P. Valfrè, G. Gilardi, I. Lundborg, A. Garibaldi, M.L. Gullino, M. Pugliese
Pubblicato in: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, Pagina/e 41-48, ISSN 0567-7572
Editore: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2025.1427.6

Soil Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture

Autori: Nikolay Vassilev, Gilberto de Oliveira Mendes
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 12, 2025, Pagina/e 163, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010163

Trichoderma enriched compost, BCAs and potassium phosphite control Fusarium wilt of lettuce without affecting soil microbiome at genus level

Autori: Alessio Bellini, Giovanna Gilardi, Mohamed Idbella, Maurizio Zotti, Massimo Pugliese, Giuliano Bonanomi, Maria Lodovica Gullino
Pubblicato in: Applied Soil Ecology, Numero 182, 2024, Pagina/e 104678, ISSN 0929-1393
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104678

A preliminary model for determining a soil quality index including biological data implemented through a QR code application

Autori: Simone Figorilli, Loredana Canfora, Andrea Manfredini, Simona Violino, Lavinia Moscovini, Federico Pallottino, Francesca Antonucci, Corrado Costa, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Wioletta Popińska, Antonio Gerardo Pepe, Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: Smart Agricultural Technology, Numero 12, 2025, Pagina/e 101106, ISSN 2772-3755
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2025.101106

Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome

Autori: Magdalena Ptaszek, Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Flavia Pinzari, Giovanna Gilardi, Paweł Trzciński, Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 11, 2024, Pagina/e 224, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010224

Aptamer-based technology for detecting Bacillus subtilis in soil

Autori: Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà, Loredana Canfora
Pubblicato in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Numero 107, 2023, Pagina/e 6963-6972, ISSN 0175-7598
Editore: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12765-0

Comparative Analysis of Biochemical and Physiological Parameters: Unraveling the Influence of Harvest Timing in Two Kale Cultivars (Brassica oleracea L. var. Sabellica)

Autori: Santiago Atero-Calvo, Ali Ahmad, Vanessa Martos, Begoña Blasco, Juan Jose Rios
Pubblicato in: ACS Food Science & Technology, Numero 5, 2025, Pagina/e 3085-3096, ISSN 2692-1944
Editore: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00402

Advancing strain-specific TaqMan assays for Trichoderma asperellum detection in commercial agricultural settings

Autori: Manfredini Andrea, Pugliese Massimo, Valfrè Paolo, Canfora Loredana
Pubblicato in: Biological Control, Numero 202, 2025, Pagina/e 105723, ISSN 1049-9644
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105723

Bioinoculant-induced plant resistance is modulated by interactions with resident soil microbes

Autori: Shumaila Rasool, Manon Groos, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere
Pubblicato in: Environmental Microbiome, Numero 20, 2025, ISSN 2524-6372
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-025-00667-9

Global change and their environmental stressors have a significant impact on soil biodiversity -- a meta-analysis

Autori: Helen Phillips, Eric K. Cameron, Nico Eisenhauer, Victoria Burton, Olga Ferlian, Yiming Jin, Sahana Kanabar, Sandhya Malladi, Rowan Murphy, Anne Peter, Isis Petrocelli, Christian Ristok, Katharine Tyndall, Wim van der Putten, Léa Beaumelle
Pubblicato in: iScience, 2023, ISSN 2589-0042
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.22541/au.167655684.49855023/v1

Corrigendum

Autori: Nik Susič, Sandra Janežič, Maja Rupnik, Barbara Gerič Stare
Pubblicato in: G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Numero 10, 2021, Pagina/e 3465-3465, ISSN 2160-1836
Editore: Genetics Society of America
DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401609

EFFECT OF COMPOST AGAINST SOIL-BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS AND ITS IMPACT ON RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOTA

Autori: Massimo Pugliese
Pubblicato in: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Numero 20, 2021, Pagina/e 1655-1659, ISSN 1582-9596
Editore: Institutul Politehnic din Iasi
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2021.154

Testing Virulence of Different Species of Insect Associated Fungi against Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Potential Growth Stimulation to Maize

Autori: Eva Praprotnik, Jernej Lončar, Jaka Razinger
Pubblicato in: Plants, Numero 10, 2025, Pagina/e 2498, ISSN 2223-7747
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/plants10112498

Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of Two Nematicidal Bacillus Strains Reveals a Wide Range of Possible Virulence Factors

Autori: Nik Susič, Sandra Janežič, Maja Rupnik, Barbara Gerič Stare
Pubblicato in: "G3&#58; Genes|Genomes|Genetics", Numero 10/3, 2020, Pagina/e 881-890, ISSN 2160-1836
Editore: Genetics Society of America
DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400716

Towards Better Understanding of the Interactions and Efficient Application of Plant Beneficial Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics and Synbiotics

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Eligio Malusá, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01068

Efficacy of biocontrol agents and biostimulants on soil-borne pathogens management and yield in tomato cultivation: a three-year field study in Italy

Autori: P. Valfrè, G. Gilardi, M. Pugliese
Pubblicato in: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, Pagina/e 49-56, ISSN 0567-7572
Editore: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2025.1427.7

Deciphering the microbial composition of biodynamic preparations and their effects on the apple rhizosphere microbiome

Autori: Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Robert Matzer, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Soil Science, Numero 2, 2023, ISSN 2673-8619
Editore: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fsoil.2022.1020869

Application of Self-Organizing Maps to Explore the Interactions of Microorganisms with Soil Properties in Fruit Crops Under Different Management and Pedo-Climatic Conditions

Autori: Francesca Antonucci, Simona Violino, Loredana Canfora, Małgorzata Tartanus, Ewa Furmanczyk, Sara Turci, Maria Tommasini, Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Morgane Ourry, Samuel Bickel, Thomas Passey, Anne Bohr, Heinrich Maisel, Massimo Pugliese, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Federico Pallottino, Simone Figorilli, Anne D. Jungblut, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Corrado Costa, Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: Soil Systems, Numero 9, 2025, Pagina/e 10, ISSN 2571-8789
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9010010

Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

Autori: Victoria J. Burton, Sara Contu, Adriana De Palma, Samantha L. L. Hill, Harald Albrecht, James S. Bone, Daniel Carpenter, Ronald Corstanje, Pallieter De Smedt, Mark Farrell, Helen V. Ford, Lawrence N. Hudson, Kelly Inward, David T. Jones, Agnieszka Kosewska, Nancy F. Lo-Man-Hung, Tibor Magura, Christian Mulder, Maka Murvanidze, Tim Newbold, Jo Smith, Andrew V. Suarez, Sasha Suryometaram, Béla Tót
Pubblicato in: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Numero 22, 2022, ISSN 2730-7182
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-02089-4

Effects of tomato inoculation with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum on spider mite resistance and the rhizosphere microbial community

Autori: Shumaila Rasool, Andreas Markou, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Numero 14, 2023, ISSN 1664-302X
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197770

Special Issue: Microorganisms and Plant Nutrition

Autori: Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 9, 2024, Pagina/e 2571, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122571

Microbiome Modulation—Toward a Better Understanding of Plant Microbiome Response to Microbial Inoculants

Autori: Gabriele Berg, Peter Kusstatscher, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Kornelia Smalla
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Numero 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.650610

The Combined Applications of Microbial Inoculants and Organic Fertilizer Improve Plant Growth under Unfavorable Soil Conditions

Autori: Malek Al Methyeb, Silke Ruppel, Bettina Eichler-Löbermann, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 11, 2025, Pagina/e 1721, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071721

Bioaugmentation of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Sustainable Agriotes Larvae (Wireworms) Management in Maize

Autori: Jaka Razinger; Eva Praprotnik; Hans-Josef Schroers
Pubblicato in: Plant Pathogen Interactions, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.535005

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

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Editore: MDPI

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Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 11, 2020, Pagina/e 1-9, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00270

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

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Pubblicato in: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Numero 1, 2023, Pagina/e 245-261, ISSN 2767-035X
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/sae2.12031

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål.) Attack Induces a Metabolic Response in Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) Fruit

Autori: Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Jerneja Jakopič, Valentina Schmitzer, Metka Hudina, Ana Slatnar, Robert Veberič, Franci Štampar, Tilen Zamljen
Pubblicato in: Horticulturae, Numero 7, 2025, Pagina/e 561, ISSN 2311-7524
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7120561

Use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in fruit and vegetable cropping: EXCALIBUR trials testing drought stress on tomato – question about formulation and registration for commercial mycorrhizal products

Autori: S. Masquelier, W. Kępka, V. Contartese, L. Gallo, N. Vassilev
Pubblicato in: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, Pagina/e 151-156, ISSN 0567-7572
Editore: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2025.1427.19

SOIL-INSECT toolbox: A new chamber for analysing the behaviour of herbivorous insects and tri-trophic interactions in soil

Autori: Ewa M. FURMANCZYK, Malgorzata TARTANUS, Zbigniew B. JÓŹWIAK, Eligio MALUSÁ
Pubblicato in: European Journal of Entomology, Numero 118, 2021, Pagina/e 200-209, ISSN 1210-5759
Editore: Akademie Ved Ceske Republiky
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2021.021

Editorial: Plant root interaction with associated microbiomes to improve plant resiliency and crop biodiversity, volume II

Autori: E. Malusà, N. Vassilev, D. Neri, X. Xu
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Numero 14, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Editore: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1143657

Correction: Antonucci et al. Application of Self-Organizing Maps to Explore the Interactions of Microorganisms with Soil Properties in Fruit Crops Under Different Management and Pedo-Climatic Conditions. Soil Syst. 2025, 9, 10

Autori: Francesca Antonucci, Simona Violino, Loredana Canfora, Małgorzata Tartanus, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Sara Turci, Maria G. Tommasini, Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Morgane Ourry, Samuel Bickel, Thomas A. J. Passey, Anne Bohr, Heinrich Maisel, Massimo Pugliese, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Federico Pallottino, Simone Figorilli, Anne D. Jungblut, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Corrado Costa, Eligio Ma
Pubblicato in: Soil Systems, Numero 9, 2025, Pagina/e 76, ISSN 2571-8789
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9030076

Microorganisms and Plant Nutrition

Autori: Vassilev, Nikolay; Malusa, Eligio
Pubblicato in: Microorganisms, Numero 1, 2021, ISSN 2076-2607
Editore: Microorganisms

Phosphate Sources, Microorganisms, and P Plant Nutrition: Challenges and Future Trends

Autori: Vassilev Nikolay, Vassileva Maria, Martos Vanessa, Galvez Antonia, Flor-Peregrin Elena, Moral Luis F Garcia del
Pubblicato in: Archives of Crop Science, Numero 3, 2019, ISSN 2643-5772
Editore: Scholars Direct
DOI: 10.36959/718/603

"MS thesis ""Contenimento di Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici con alcuni fertilizzanti ed il loro impatto sulla comunità microbica della rizosfera in piante di pomodoro"""

Autori: UNITO
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: UNITO

Sustainable crop protection: effect of biofertilizers and microbial biocontrol agents on plant diseases of tomato and strawberry

Autori: Paolo Valfrè - Massimo Pugliese
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: University of Torino

The use of advanced technologies for integrated management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp., Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) : doctoral dissertation

Autori: Susič, Nik
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2020
Editore: UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI BIOTEHNIŠKA FAKULTETA
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4262470

"PhD Thesis ""Alternative control strategies against soilbone pathogens: mechanism of action and interaction in three different pathosystems"""

Autori: UNITO
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: UNITO

Opening Project Conference

Autori: Stefano Mocali
Pubblicato in: 2019
Editore: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR dissemination material

Autori: EXCALIBUR
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 2 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Autori: Kusstatscher, Peter; Wisnu Adi Wicaksono; Bergna, Alessandro; Cernava, Tomislav; Bergau, Nick; Tissier, Alain; Hause, Bettina; Berg, Gabriele
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2020
Editore: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12972276

D1.6. REPORT ON INITIAL SOIL MICROBIA POPULATIONS

Autori: Anne D. Jungblut, Gabriel Berg, Vladimiro Guarnaccia, Gaia Bigiotti, Loredana Canfora, Peter Kusstatscher, Anna Lisek, Sylvie Masquelier, Heinrich Maisel, Stefano Mocali, Andrea Manfredini, Morgane Ourry, Tom Passey, Massimo Pugliese, Hester van Schalkyk, Nicolai Vitt Meyling, Xiangming Xu.
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR newsletters

Autori: EXCALIBUR
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 1 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso

Autori: Massimo, Pugliese; Vasileiadou Athina; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2022
Editore: Zenodo

D7.4. DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN

Autori: Stefano Mocali
Pubblicato in: 2019
Editore: EXCALIBUR

D1.4. Database on soil mapping and physico chemical characteristics of experimental fields

Autori: Antonio Gerardo Pepe, Loredana Canfora, Stefano Mocali, Corrado Costa
Pubblicato in: 2021
Editore: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR press releases

Autori: EXCALIBUR
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Efficacia di biofertilizzanti e biostimolanti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso

Autori: Pugliese Massimo; Vasileiadou Athina; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2022
Editore: Zenodo

D3.1. SETUP OF TRIALS CONDITIONS AND METHODOLOGY

Autori: Maria Grazia Tommasini
Pubblicato in: 2021
Editore: EXCALIBUR

D1.2. COMMON GUIDELINES FOR SAMPLING METHODS

Autori: Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: 2019
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 3 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento di Rhizoctonia solani su fragola allevata in vaso

Autori: Massimo, Pugliese; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2021
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7062321

D1.1. LIST OF TRIALS FOR DIFFERENT CROPS, SPANNING SEVERAL CROPPING SYSTEMS AND CONDITIONS

Autori: Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: 2021
Editore: EXCALIBUR

QBS-ar and QBS-ar_BF index toolbox for biodiversity assessment of microarthropods community in soil

Autori: D'Avino, Lorenzo; Gambelli, Miguel Angel; Bigiotti, Gaia; Vitali, Francesco; Tondini, Elena; L'Abate, Giovanni; Jacomini, Carlo; Cassi, Fabrizio; Menta, Cristina
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: Zenodo

Patogeni recentemente comparsi in forma grave su fragola e risultati di prove di lotta in serra con microrganismi antagonisti

Autori: Massimo, Pugliese; Gilardi, Giovanna; Guarnaccia Vladimiro; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2022
Editore: Zenodo

Additional file 1 of Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

Autori: Burton, Victoria J.; Contu, Sara; De Palma, Adriana; Hill, Samantha L. L.; Albrecht, Harald; Bone, James S.; Carpenter, Daniel; Corstanje, Ronald; De Smedt, Pallieter; Farrell, Mark; Ford, Helen V.; Hudson, Lawrence N.; Inward, Kelly; Jones, David T.; Kosewska, Agnieszka; Lo-Man-Hung, Nancy F.; Magura, Tibor; Mulder, Christian; Murvanidze, Maka; Newbold, Tim; Smith, Jo; Suarez, Andrew V.; Suryomet
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2022
Editore: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21582635

Il compost verde arricchito con Trichoderma spp. dimostra azione repressiva nei confronti del patosistema Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo modificando la popolazione microbica della rizosfera

Autori: Bellini Alessio; Ferrocino Alario; Cucu Maria Alexandra; Pugliese Massimo; Garibaldi Angelo; Gullino Maria Lodovica
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2020
Editore: Zenodo

D1.3. COMMON GUIDELINES FOR ANALYTICAL METHODS

Autori: Eligio Malusà
Pubblicato in: 2019
Editore: EXCALIBUR

D1.5. REPORT ON INITIAL FAUNA BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

Autori: Lorenzo D’Avino
Pubblicato in: 2021
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Advancement in Research of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms: From Fermentation to Formulation Strategies and Applications in Agriculture

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Stefano Mocali, Vanessa Martos, Luis F Garcia del Moral, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: Preprints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202408.0286.v1

The Parameters of Aspergillus niger Fermentation Facilitate Its Further Formulation

Autori: Maria Vassileva, Luis F del Moral Garrido, Vanessa Martos, Ana Isabel Garcia Lopez, Giuseppe Falvo D’Urso Labate, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Antonia Reyes Requena, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: Preprints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202412.1936.v1

EXCALIBUR, un progetto Horizon 2020 per lo studio del microbioma del suolo

Autori: Pugliese Massimo; Gullino Maria Lodovica
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2020
Editore: Zenodo

The Parameters Of A Fungal Fermentation Facilitate Its Formulation For Further Application In Plant-soil ConditionsThe Parameters Of A Fungal Fermentation Facilitate Its Formulation For Further Application In Plant-soil Conditions

Autori: MARIA VASSILEVA, Luis F del Moral Garrido, Vanessa Martos, Ana Isabel Garcia Lopez, Giuseppe Falvo D’Urso Labate, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Antonia Reyes Requena, Nikolay Vassilev
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: PrePrints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202410.1724.v1

Additional file 1 of Plant microbiome responses to bioinoculants and volatiles

Autori: Olimi, Expedito; Duller, Martina; Stangl, Martina; Bickel, Samuel; Battisti, Angelika; Kusstatscher, Peter; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Berg, Gabriele
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2025
Editore: Springer Nature

Beneficial Microbes for Agriculture

Autori: Gabriele Berg, Peter Kusstatscher, Birgit Wassermann, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah
Pubblicato in: Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation, and Agriculture, 2023, Pagina/e 427-443
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/9781119762621.ch34

"Chapter ""Crosstalk between wilt-causing fungi, plants and their microbiome"" in the book ""Rhizosphere biology"""

Autori: UNITO
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: Springer Nature

Izsledki raziskav nematicidnih bakterij vrste Bacillus firmus in ozko sorodnih sevov Bacillus sp. na zdravje rastlin

Autori: Nik Susič; Saša Širca; Barbara Gerič Stare
Pubblicato in: 2020, ISBN 978-961-90346-8-2
Editore: kongres Slovenskega mikrobiološkega društva23.–25. september 2020, Slovenija
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4262073

On understanding the arsenal of the EU quarantine plant pathogen Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens: role of a hypothetical serine protease

Autori: Dario Gaudioso; Chiara Pastacaldi; Cosimo Beltrami; Stefania Tegli
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2023
Editore: Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale

Exploiting The Multifunctional Potential Of Belowground Biodiversity In Organic Farming: A Chance For Improving Horticultural Productions

Autori: Malusà, Eligio; Canfora, Loredana; Mocali, Stefano
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2021
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5509227

Strawberry microbiome assembly along the fruit development provides insights into food safety and health

Autori: Olimi, Expedito; Kusstatscher, Peter; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Berg, Gabriele
Pubblicato in: Numero 1, 2021
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5582753

Abstracts of presentations at the XXVIII Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV)

Autori: University of Naples “Federico II”
Pubblicato in: Journal of Plant Pathology, 2023
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

UNLOCKING NATURE'S SECRETS: beneficial microorganisms can transform crop production

Autori: Edytorzy/Editors: Prof. dr hab. Eligio Malusá – The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Dr Krzysztof Ambroziak – INTERMAG Sp. z o.o. Recenzenci/Reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Cezary Tkaczuk – Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland Dr. Loredana Canfora – CREA – Center for Agriculture and Environment, Rome, Ita
Pubblicato in: Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, Instytut Ogrodnictwa, Monografie i Rozporawy, 2025, Pagina/e 68, ISBN 978-83-67039-56-7
Editore: The National Institute of Horticultural Research

UNLOCKING NATURE’S SECRETS: beneficial microorganisms can transform crop production

Autori: Eligio Malusà and Krzysztof Ambroziak
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: EXCALIBUR

Plant Root Interaction With Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

Autori: Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà, Davide Neri and Xiangming Xu
Pubblicato in: Frontiers Research Topics, 2021
Editore: Frontier Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88971-278-6

Solanacee e cucurbitacee, gestione integrata dei patogeni

Autori: Gilardi Giovanna; Pugliese Massimo; Garibaldi Angelo; Gullino Maria Lodovica
Pubblicato in: L'Informatore Agrario, 2024, ISSN 0020-0689
Editore: EDIZIONI L'INFORMATORE AGRARIO Srl

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