| Enhanced resistance to Phoma tracheiphila and Botrytis cinerea in transgenic lemon plants expressing a Trichoderma harzianum chitinase gene A Gentile, Z Deng, S La Malfa, G Distefano, F Domina, A Vitale, G Polizzi, ... Plant Breeding 126 (2), 146-151, 2007 | 140 | 2007 |
| Defence-related gene expression in transgenic lemon plants producing an antimicrobial Trichoderma harzianum endochitinase during fungal infection G Distefano, S La Malfa, A Vitale, M Lorito, Z Deng, A Gentile Transgenic research 17, 873-879, 2008 | 124 | 2008 |
| High resolution melting analysis is a more sensitive and effective alternative to gel-based platforms in analysis of SSR–an example in citrus G Distefano, M Caruso, S La Malfa, A Gentile, SB Wu Public Library of Science 7 (8), e44202, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| New microsatellite loci for pomegranate, Punica granatum (Lythraceae) S Currò, M Caruso, G Distefano, A Gentile, S La Malfa American journal of botany 97 (7), e58-e60, 2010 | 79 | 2010 |
| Male–female interaction and temperature variation affect pollen performance in Citrus G Distefano, A Hedhly, G Las Casas, S La Malfa, M Herrero, A Gentile Scientia Horticulturae 140, 1-7, 2012 | 76 | 2012 |
| Histological and molecular analysis of pollen–pistil interaction in clementine G Distefano, M Caruso, S La Malfa, A Gentile, E Tribulato Plant cell reports 28, 1439-1451, 2009 | 65 | 2009 |
| Influence of different rootstocks on yield precocity and fruit quality of ‘Tarocco Scirè’pigmented sweet orange A Continella, C Pannitteri, S La Malfa, P Legua, G Distefano, E Nicolosi, ... Scientia Horticulturae 230, 62-67, 2018 | 62 | 2018 |
| Comparative transcriptome analysis of stylar canal cells identifies novel candidate genes implicated in the self-incompatibility response of Citrus clementina M Caruso, P Merelo, G Distefano, S La Malfa, AR Lo Piero, FR Tadeo, ... BMC plant biology 12, 1-18, 2012 | 56 | 2012 |
| Pollen tube behavior in different mandarin hybrids G Distefano, G Las Casas, S La Malfa, A Gentile, E Tribulato, M Herrero Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 134 (6), 583-588, 2009 | 47 | 2009 |
| EST-SNP genotyping of citrus species using high-resolution melting curve analysis G Distefano, S La Malfa, A Gentile, SB Wu Tree genetics & genomes 9, 1271-1281, 2013 | 45 | 2013 |
| Physiological and molecular analysis of the maturation process in fruits of clementine mandarin and one of its late-ripening mutants G Distefano, G Las Casas, M Caruso, A Todaro, P Rapisarda, S La Malfa, ... Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57 (17), 7974-7982, 2009 | 43 | 2009 |
| Recent advances of in vitro culture for the application of new breeding techniques in citrus L Poles, C Licciardello, G Distefano, E Nicolosi, A Gentile, S La Malfa Plants 9 (8), 938, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Pollen–pistil interactions and early fruiting in parthenocarpic citrus G Distefano, A Gentile, M Herrero Annals of Botany 108 (3), 499-509, 2011 | 40 | 2011 |
| Scion–rootstock interactions influence the growth and behaviour of the grapevine root system in a heavy clay soil F Ferlito, G Distefano, A Gentile, M Allegra, AN Lakso, E Nicolosi Australian journal of grape and wine research 26 (1), 68-78, 2020 | 39 | 2020 |
| Temperatures during flower bud development affect pollen germination, self‐incompatibility reaction and early fruit development of clementine (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.) G Distefano, A Gentile, A Hedhly, S La Malfa Plant Biology 20 (2), 191-198, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Polyamines and transglutaminase activity are involved in compatible and self-incompatible pollination of Citrus grandis A Gentile, F Antognoni, RA Iorio, G Distefano, G Las Casas, S La Malfa, ... Amino Acids 42, 1025-1035, 2012 | 37 | 2012 |
| Genetic structure analysis and selection of a core collection for carob tree germplasm conservation and management M Di Guardo, F Scollo, A Ninot, M Rovira, JF Hermoso, G Distefano, ... Tree Genetics & Genomes 15 (3), 41, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Altered sensitivity to ethylene in ‘Tardivo’, a late‐ripening mutant of Clementine mandarin E Alós, G Distefano, MJ Rodrigo, A Gentile, L Zacarías Physiologia plantarum 151 (4), 507-521, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
| Sweet Orange: Evolution, characterization, varieties, and breeding perspectives S Seminara, S Bennici, M Di Guardo, M Caruso, A Gentile, S La Malfa, ... Agriculture 13 (2), 264, 2023 | 33 | 2023 |
| Substantial equivalence of a transgenic lemon fruit showing postharvest fungal pathogens resistance V Muccilli, A Vitale, L Sheng, A Gentile, N Cardullo, C Tringali, C Oliveri, ... Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 68 (12), 3806-3816, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
