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2. Mitigation of UV-B Radiation Stress in Tobacco Pollen by Expression of the Tardigrade Damage Suppressor Protein (Dsup)
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Del Casino, Cecilia, primary, Conti, Veronica, additional, Licata, Silvia, additional, Cai, Giampiero, additional, Cantore, Anna, additional, Ricci, Claudia, additional, and Cantara, Silvia, additional
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- 2024
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3. Pasta Enriched with Carrot and Olive Leaf Flour Retains High Levels of Accessible Bioactives after In Vitro Digestion
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Piccini, Chiara, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, Salusti, Patrizia, additional, Cai, Giampiero, additional, and Cantini, Claudio, additional
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- 2023
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4. Tomato Biodiversity and Drought Tolerance: A Multilevel Review
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Parrotta, Luigi, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, Del Duca, Stefano, additional, and Cai, Giampiero, additional
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- 2023
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5. Tomato Biodiversity and Drought Tolerance: A Multilevel Review
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Conti, Veronica, Parrotta, Luigi, Romi, Marco, Del Duca, Stefano, and Cai, Giampiero
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tomato, drought stress, physiological responses, biochemical responses, genetic features, fruit quality ,biochemical responses ,drought stress ,fruit quality ,tomato ,physiological responses ,genetic features - Published
- 2023
6. Distinct Tomato Cultivars Are Characterized by a Differential Pattern of Biochemical Responses to Drought Stress
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Cantini, Claudio, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, Cesare, Maria Michela, additional, Parrotta, Luigi, additional, Del Duca, Stefano, additional, and Cai, Giampiero, additional
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- 2022
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7. Effects of Drying Methods and Temperatures on the Quality of Chestnut Flours
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Salusti, Patrizia, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, and Cantini, Claudio, additional
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- 2022
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8. Effect of Tomato Peel Extract Grown under Drought Stress Condition in a Sarcopenia Model
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Felice, Francesca, primary, Cesare, Maria Michela, additional, Fredianelli, Luca, additional, De Leo, Marinella, additional, Conti, Veronica, additional, Braca, Alessandra, additional, and Di Stefano, Rossella, additional
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- 2022
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9. Locally-adapted Italian cultivars of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under drought stress: morpho-physiological, biochemical and nutraceutical aspects underlying stress tolerance
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Conti, Veronica
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BIO/01 BOTANICA GENERALE - Published
- 2022
10. Long-term Clinical Significance of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Children with Celiac Disease
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Cassio, Alessandra, Ricci, Giampaolo, Baronio, Federico, Miniaci, Angela, Bal, Milva, Bigucci, Barbara, Conti, Veronica, and Cicognani, Alessandro
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- 2010
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11. Italian Tomato Cultivars under Drought Stress Show Different Content of Bioactives in Pulp and Peel of Fruits
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Romi, Marco, additional, Guarnieri, Massimo, additional, Cantini, Claudio, additional, and Cai, Giampiero, additional
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- 2022
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12. Evaluación de cultivares de cebada cervecera en Junín : resultados en el marco de la Red Nacional Cervecera en el Campo Experimental UNNOBA, campaña 2020
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Melilli, Maria Paula, Telleria, María Guadalupe, Fariña, Leandro, Conti, Veronica Andrea, and Baldoni, Cesar
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Fitomejoramiento ,Plant Breeding ,Malting Barley ,Rendimiento de Cultivos ,Testing ,Manejo del Cultivo ,Junín, Buenos Aires ,Crop Yield ,Cebada Cervecera ,Crop Management ,Ensayo - Abstract
La Red Nacional de Cebada Cervecera (REC) está coordinada por el grupo de Mejoramiento y Calidad vegetal de la Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA Bordenave, y contempla ensayos comparativos de rendimiento en diferentes ambientes distribuidos en las provincias de Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe y Entre Ríos. Durante la campaña 2020 la red desarrolló 22 ensayos, entre los cuales uno de ellos fue instalado en el campo experimental de la UNNOBA en Junín, bajo la supervisión de INTA Junín y la casa de estudios. EEA Pergamino Fil: Melilli, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural Junín; Argentina Fil: Telleria, María Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural Junín; Argentina Fil: Fariña, Leandro. Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Agencia Regional de Desarrollo Productivo; Argentina Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Baldoni, César Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Agencia de Extensión Rural Rojas; Argentina
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- 2021
13. Morpho-Physiological Classification of Italian Tomato Cultivars (Solanum lycopersicum L.) According to Drought Tolerance during Vegetative and Reproductive Growth
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Romi, Marco, additional, Parri, Sara, additional, Aloisi, Iris, additional, Marino, Giovanni, additional, Cai, Giampiero, additional, and Cantini, Claudio, additional
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- 2021
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14. Mapping of main and epistatic effect QTLs associated to grain protein and gluten strength using a RIL population of durum wheat
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Conti, Veronica, Roncallo, Pablo F., Beaufort, Valeria, Cervigni, Gerardo L., Miranda, Ruben, Jensen, Carlos A., and Echenique, Viviana C.
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- 2011
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15. Impact of Peels Extracts from an Italian Ancient Tomato Variety Grown under Drought Stress Conditions on Vascular Related Dysfunction
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Cesare, Maria Michela, primary, Felice, Francesca, additional, Conti, Veronica, additional, Cerri, Luca, additional, Zambito, Ylenia, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, Cai, Giampiero, additional, Cantini, Claudio, additional, and Di Stefano, Rossella, additional
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- 2021
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16. Cultivos de invierno. Informes técnicos de INTA Balcarce 2019
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Abbate, Pablo Eduardo, Ballesteros, Alberto, Bonomo, Adriana Julia, Cabral Farias, Carlos Alejandro, Cambareri, Gustavo Sebastián, Cambareri, Matias, Carpaneto, Barbara Bettina, Chavez Sanabria, Pedro, Conti, Veronica Andrea, Haros, Claudia, Kohli, Man M., Martino, Diana Laura, Moreyra, Federico, Muñoz, Marcio Ezequiel, and Ross, Fernando
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Rendimiento de Cultivos ,Barley ,Cultivos de Invierno ,Varieties ,Wheat ,Enfermedades de las Plantas ,Variedades ,Trigo ,Crop Yield ,Winter Crops ,Cebada ,Plant Diseases - Abstract
Esta publicación reúne información sobre cultivos de invierno, generada durante la campaña 2018/19, con la participación de la Unidad Integrada Balcarce: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional del Mar del Plata (FCA, UNMDP) y Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA Balcarce). La obra cubre una amplia gama temática incluyendo el análisis de las condiciones meteorológicas de la campaña; la evaluación del rendimiento, la estabilidad, la sanidad, la calidad y el efecto del nivel tecnológico sobre distintos cultivares y cultivos invernales; la comparación de rendimiento entre cultivares de trigo argentinos y paraguayos; la estimación del daño causado por heladas tardías en trigo; el estrés hídrico de soja intersembrada en trigo; la presentación de herramientas informáticas para facilitar la elección de cultivares de trigo y de cebada, en Argentina y en Paraguay; la descripción de cultivos ancestrales alternativos a los cultivos tradicionales y el reconocimiento a Agrónomos que dedicaron su vida profesional al trigo. EEA Balcarce Fil: Abbate, Pablo Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Ballesteros, Alberto Hugo María. Instituto Nacional de Semillas. Dirección de Registro de Variedades; Argentina Fil: Bonomo, Adriana Julia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Gerencia de Informática y Gestión de la Información; Argentina Fil: Cabral Farias, Carlos Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Cambareri, Gustavo Sebastián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Cambareri, Matías Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Carpaneto, Barbara Bettina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Chavez Sanabria, Pedro Ramón. Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria Capitán Miranda; Paraguay. Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. Fil: Haros, Claudia Monica. Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España; España. Fil: Kohli, Man Mohan. Cámara Paraguaya de Exportadores y Comercializadores de Cereales y Oleaginosas; Paraguay. Fil: Martino, Diana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Moreyra, Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. Fil: Muñoz, Marcio Ezequiel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Ross, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Barrow; Argentina.
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- 2020
17. Validación del gen de resistencia a 'escaldadura' Rrs2 en los cultivares de cebada cervecera con mayor difusión en Argentina
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Gonzalez, Germán Andrés, Moreyra, Federico, Conti, Veronica Andrea, Vallati, Alejandro Rodolfo, and Gimenez, Fernando Jose
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Genetic Markers ,Malting Barley ,Varieties ,Argentina ,Marcadores Moleculares ,Variedades ,Cebada Cervecera ,Scald ,Marcadores Genéticos ,Resistencia a la Enfermedad ,Enfermedades de las Plantas ,Escaldadura ,Plant Diseases ,Disease Resistance - Abstract
La “escaldadura” es una enfermedad importante en el cultivo de cebada. En la literatura se han descripto genes que confieren resistencia genética (Rrs) a esta enfermedad. En Argentina, más del 80% del área sembrada de cebada corresponde a las variedades Shakira, Andreia y Scarlett. La primera porta alelos de resistencia para el gen Rrs2, los cuales pueden ser identificados por técnicas moleculares. Sin embargo, no existen reportes de la respuesta fenotípica de estos cultivares en zonas de producción agrícola de cebada en Argentina. El objetivo de este trabajo fue validar el gen Rrs2, involucrado en la resistencia para “escaldadura” en las variedades de cebada más difundidas en Argentina y determinar si el marcador desarrollado sobre dicho gen puede ser aplicado en selección asistida en programas de mejoramiento. Para ello, se utilizaron los cultivares Scarlett, Andreia y Shakira y una población biparental RIL de 158 individuos derivada del cruzamiento de Andreia y Shakira. Los genotipos fueron caracterizados fenotípicamente a campo en las localidades de Bordenave, Balcarce y Coronel Suárez. Además, se caracterizaron molecularmente por la presencia (Rrs2+) o ausencia (Rrs2-) de alelos de resistencia. Los resultados muestran que los genotipos parentales Shakira y Andreia presentan respuestas altamente contrastantes en los tres ambientes de evaluación. Las líneas derivadas de este cruzamiento mostraron diversas respuestas frente al patógeno. Se observó que no existen diferencias significativas entre las líneas que portan el alelo de resistencia (Rrs2+) y la variedad Shakira. Tampoco se encontraron diferencias significativas al analizar la respuesta de las líneas que portan el alelo de susceptibilidad (Rrs2-) y la variedad Andreia. Sin embargo, ambos grupos de líneas difieren significativamente entre sí, de la misma manera que lo hacen las variedades usadas como parentales. Tanto la variedad Shakira como las líneas portadoras de Rrs2+ presentaron buena respuesta frente a la enfermedad. Esto indica que dicho alelo sería el responsable de la resistencia frente al patógeno para estos genotipos. En contraste, la variedad Andreia y las líneas Rrs2- mostraron alta presencia de síntomas de la enfermedad, lo cual confirma que estos genotipos carecen de genes de resistencia efectivos para dicha enfermedad. Además, el marcador molecular desarrollado sobre el gen Rrs2 mostró ser eficaz en la selección de líneas derivadas del cruzamiento entre ambos cultivares. Esto indica que dicho marcador podría ser utilizado en planes de mejoramiento que utilicen fondos genéticos derivados de la variedad Shakira para la selección de individuos que porten alelos de resistencia a la enfermedad. Por último, este trabajo representa la primera caracterización a nivel fenotípico y molecular de cultivares de cebada cervecera utilizados ampliamente en sistemas de producción agrícola en las principales zonas agroecológicas de Argentina. “Scald” is an important disease in barley cultivation. In the literature, genes responsible for resistance (Rrs) have been described, which are present in barley cultivars. In Argentina, more than 70% of the area planted with barley corresponds to the Shakira and Andreia varieties. Shakira carries resistance alleles for the Rrs2 gene which can be identified by molecular techniques; however there are no reports of the response of these materials in agricultural production areas of barley in Argentina. The objective of this work was to validate the Rrs2 gene as a carrier of resistance alleles for “scald” in the most widespread varieties of barley in Argentina and to determine if the molecular marker developed on said gene can be applied in assisted selection in breeding programs. For this purpose, we used a biparental population RIL of 158 individuals derived from Andreia and Shakira. The materials were phenotypically characterized to field in the localities of Bordenave, Balcarce and Coronel Suárez. In addition, they were characterized molecularly by the presence (Rrs2 +) or absence (Rrs2-) of resistance alleles. The results show that the parents Shakira and Andreia present highly contrasting responses in the three evaluation environments. The lines showed different responses to the pathogen, it was observed that there are no significant differences between the lines carrying the resistance allele (Rrs2 +) and the Shakira variety, not were significant differences found when analyzing the response of the lines carrying the allele susceptibility (Rrs2-) and the variety Andreia. However, both groups of lines differ significantly from each other, in the same way that the varieties used as parental do. Both, the Shakira variety and the Rrs2 + lines showed good response to the disease, indicating that the allele would be responsible for the resistance to the pathogen for these materials. In contrast, Andreia and Rrs2- lines showed high presence of symptoms, indicating that these materials lack effective resistance genes for this disease. In addition, the molecular marker developed on the Rrs2 gene was shown to be effective in selecting lines derived from the crossing of both materials, indicating that this marker could be used in breeding programs that use genetic backgrounds derived from the Andreia and Shakira varieties for the selection of individuals carrying alleles of resistance to the disease. Finally, this work represents the first phenotypic and molecular approximation of brewing barley materials widely used in agricultural production systems in the main agroecological zones of Argentina. EEA Bordenave Fil: Gonzalez, Germán Andrés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Moreyra, Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Vallati, Alejandro Rodolfo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Gimenez, Fernando Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
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- 2020
18. Cebada Cervecera: comportamiento agronómico y de calidad en Oliveros (Santa Fe). Campaña 2019
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Manlla, Amalia Graciela, Conti, Veronica Andrea, and Moreyra, Federico
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EEA Oliveros, INTA ,Malting Barley ,Varieties ,Variedades ,Cebada Cervecera ,Quality ,Calidad - Abstract
La cebada cervecera es un cultivo de suma importancia en la industria de la maltería. Al igual que el trigo, es una gramínea que aporta a la sustentabilidad de los sistemas de producción por el gran volumen de biomasa que genera; en comparación con el trigo, tolera mejor la sequía y su cosecha es más anticipada a este cereal. EEA Oliveros Fil: Manlla, Amalia Graciela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Moreyra, Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
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- 2020
19. Perfil Sanitario Variedades de Cebada Cervecera 2020 - Brewing Barley Varieties Disease Scoring 2020
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Moreyra, Federico, Erreguerena, Ignacio, Lucrecia Couretot, Cattaneo, Mario, Gonzalez, German, Samoiloff, Anabella, Conti, Veronica, Carpaneto, Barbara, A Vallati, A Gonzalez, A. Gil, and Gimenez, Fernando
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- 2020
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20. Informe on-line de la Red Argentina de Cebada Cervecera
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Abbate, Pablo Eduardo, Abbate, Nicolás, Conti, Veronica, and Moreyra, Federico
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- 2019
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21. Drought Stress Affects the Response of Italian Local Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Varieties in a Genotype-Dependent Manner
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Conti, Veronica, primary, Mareri, Lavinia, additional, Faleri, Claudia, additional, Nepi, Massimo, additional, Romi, Marco, additional, Cai, Giampiero, additional, and Cantini, Claudio, additional
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- 2019
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22. Calidad industrial de la cebada cervecera: impacto de la fecha de siembra
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Gil, Antonela, Miravalles, Marta Teresa, Moreyra, Federico, and Conti, Veronica Andrea
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Malting Barley ,Varieties ,Calidad Industrial ,Fecha de Siembra ,Variedades ,Sudeste Bonaerense ,Cebada Cervecera ,Quality ,Sowing Date ,Calidad - Abstract
Entre otras importantes decisiones de manejo que afectan el rendimiento del cultivo de cebada, la elección de la fecha de siembra tiene un impacto decisivo sobre la calidad comercial e industrial del grano, que atañen a la cadena de la cebada y la malta con destino a la elaboración de cerveza. EEA Bordenave Fil: Gil, Antonela. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Miravalles, Marta. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Moreyra, Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
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- 2016
23. A sequence variation in 3’UTR of CYP21A2 gene correlates with a mild form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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MENABO', SOARA, BALSAMO, ANTONIO, BALDAZZI, LILIA, M. Barbaro, NICOLETTI, ANNALISA, CONTI, VERONICA, PIRAZZOLI, PIERO, A. Wedell, CICOGNANI, ALESSANDRO, Menabò S, Balsamo A, Baldazzi L, Barbaro M, Nicoletti A, Conti V, Pirazzoli P, Wedell A, Cicognani A., J. LEBL, S. Menabo, A.Balsamo, L. Baldazzi, M. Barbaro, A. Nicoletti, V.Conti, P. Pirazzoli, A. Wedell, and A. Cicognani
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Adult ,Male ,CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA ,Adolescent ,Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital ,Models, Genetic ,3'UTR MUTATION ,Genetic Variation ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,Severity of Illness Index ,Young Adult ,Phenotype ,Haplotypes ,NON CLASSICAL FORM ,Humans ,Nucleic Acid Conformation ,Female ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,RNA, Messenger ,Steroid 21-Hydroxylase ,Child ,3' Untranslated Regions ,CYP21A2 GENE ,VARIATION IN 3' UTR ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Background Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is mainly caused by the deficiency of the 21-hydroxylase enzyme coded by the CYP21A2 gene. However, some alleles in the nonclassical form (NC-CAH) remain without identified mutations, suggesting the involvement of regulatory regions. Aim Our objective was to study an allele carrying the variant *13 G>A in the 3’UTR of the CYP21A2 gene identified in some patients with a mild form of NC-CAH in order to verify the possible implication of this variation with the phenotype observed. Subjects and Methods Among all the subjects in whom the CYP21A2 gene was analysed, 14 patients and 7 relatives heterozygous or homozygous for the *13 G>A substitution in 3’UTR were selected. Sequencing of DNA, genotyping, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), in-vitro studies and bioinformatic analysis were performed. Results The haplotype of the *13 G>A allele was identical in all the subjects with a monomodular structure composed by one C4A gene and one CYP21A2 gene without a second module with the CYP21A1P pseudogene. No other concomitant mutations were found in the region extending from 3 Kb in the promoter and encompassing the polyadenylation signal. Both bioinformatic analysis and in vitro studies predicted an alteration of the RNA folding and expression, but no miRNA target sequences were found in this region. Conclusions The identification of a substitution in the 3’UTR of the gene associated with a mild form of NC-CAH suggests the importance of analysing the CYP21A2 untranslated regions to better characterize and treat this subgroup of patients.
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- 2012
24. Carolina Campus Community Garden: Institutionalizing the Campus Community Garden as a Model for Sustainable Food and Gardening Education in the UNC Community
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Cabell, Anne, Conti, Veronica, Johnson, Trent, Yu, Shelly, and Akiba, Chris
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Background: The mission of the Carolina Campus Community Garden (CCCG) is to improve UNC's lowest paid employees' access to fresh fruits and vegetables by distributing the garden's crops, which are produced by the shared efforts of staff, students, faculty, and local residents; and to serve as a learning community for developing gardening skills, facilitating healthy living, encouraging social responsibility and promoting interdisciplinary academic pursuits. Currently, the CCCG does not have a permanent plot of land at UNC, nor does it have sufficient, ongoing funding. In order to increase the sustainability of CCCG, it is important for CCCG to become institutionalized, defined by Curry (1991) as being formally articulated in an organization's culture and policy, within UNC. Specifically, this entails securing a permanent location, sustained funding, and increasing utilization by the UNC community. Methods: As a Capstone student team from the Department of Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health, we advanced the CCCG's goal of institutionalization by performing formative research to understand the needs, wants, and beliefs held by the community through a review of the literature, semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders within the UNC community, focus groups with housekeepers, and surveys with students and administrators. The formative assessment began with an extensive literature review, which informed our discussions with the UNC community. The perceptions and insights provided by these stakeholders helped us outline specific goals towards establishing the CCCG as a permanent part of the University. In addition to semi-structured interviews with UNC faculty and administrators, we also conducted focus groups with UNC housekeepers to uncover their perceptions of and experiences with the garden, and how they might shape long-term institutionalization. We also engaged students to understand their perceptions and experiences with the CCCG through a web-based survey. Finally, the Capstone student team disseminated its findings to the stakeholders (UNC administrators, faculty, housekeepers, and students) through an event designed to highlight the results of the formative assessment, CCCG Appreciation Day. Results: Through engagement and assessment, the Capstone student team identified the following strategies to promote the institutionalization, and ensure sustainability, of the CCCG, prioritized in descending order: 1) secure a location for the garden plot 2) obtain permanent funding for the Community Garden Education Coordinator position 3) integrate the CCCG into the UNC Academic and Research communities 3) more effectively engage recipient stakeholders including UNC housekeepers 4) quantify benefits of the CCCG for housekeepers and the UNC community as a whole and 5) increase visibility and awareness of the CCCG in the UNC community. Discussion: The CCCG brings together individuals from diverse backgrounds, united only by the act of gardening, the process of which creates fresh produce that is given to low-income UNC employees. At the individual level, outcomes include increased access to healthy foods, increased nutritional knowledge, and increased physical activity. At the community level, the CCCG increases social capital, community, and social cohesion. Based on these and other benefits, the CCCG has garnered significant support from the University at all levels. However, the path to sustainability through institutionalization remains uncertain. This Capstone project has laid out a sustainability plan supported by months of formative research with the singular goal of moving the CCCG towards institutionalization. Hopefully the insight provided by this project will contribute to the institutionalization of the CCCG and its sustainability for years to come.
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- 2012
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25. Gluten-Free Diet and Lipid Profile in Children With Celiac Disease
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Forchielli, M. Luisa, primary, Fernicola, Paola, additional, Diani, Lucia, additional, Scrivo, Barbara, additional, Salfi, Nunzio C., additional, Pessina, Achille C., additional, Lima, Mario, additional, Conti, Veronica, additional, and Pession, Andrea, additional
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- 2015
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26. Genotypic and phenotypic variability in 54 subjects with congenital hypopituitarism
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ZUCCHINI, STEFANO, BALDAZZI, LILIA, PIRAZZOLI, PIERO, MENABO', SOARA, CONTI, VERONICA, SPONZA, GIORGIO, CICOGNANI, ALESSANDRO, Costa M., Zucchini S., Baldazzi L., Pirazzoli P., Menabò S., Conti V., Sponza G., Costa M., and Cicognani A.
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- 2008
27. Obtención de plantas haploides de cultivares argentinos de trigo pan (Triticum aestivum L.) por cultivo de anteras y cruzamientos con maíz
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Polci, Pablo Aldo, Conti, Veronica Andrea, Aldao Humble, G., Miranda, Rubén, and Echenique, Carmen Viviana
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TRIGO X MAÍZ ,BIOTECNOLOGÍA ,biotecnología ,Agriculture (General) ,Otras Ciencias Biológicas ,CAPACIDAD ANDROGÉNICA ,MEJORAMIENTO GENÉTICO ,RESCATE DE EMBRIONES ,trigo x maíz ,Agriculture ,DOBLEHAPLOIDES ,S1-972 ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] ,doblehaploides ,Ciencias Biológicas ,mejoramiento genético ,capacidad androgénica ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] ,CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS ,rescate de embriones - Abstract
La utilización de haploides duplicados, dihaploides o doblehaploides en unprograma de mejoramiento de trigo permite acortar el tiempo requerido para ellanzamiento al mercado de un nuevo cultivar. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar dos metodologías de obtención de haploides para su utilización en programas de mejoramiento de trigos argentinos. La técnica de cultivo de anteras fue utilizada en 24 genotipos y cultivares. Los mejores resultados se obtuvieron cultivando anteras de plantas creciendo en condiciones normales de campo y utilizando frío como pretratamiento. Un promedio de 9,93% de las anteras cultivadas generaron callos a partir de los cuales se obtuvieron plantas verdes y albinas (2,47 y 0,74% de las anteras cultivadas, respectivamente). Cinco líneas resultaron recalcitrantes para la inducción de callo. Considerando solamente los genotipos respondedores, con las micrósporas en estado uninucleado medio y en medio de inducción líquido con 10% (p/v) de ficoll-400, 1,5 mg.l-1 de 2,4-D y 0,5 mg.l-1 de cinetina, suplementado con maltosa, se obtuvo una media de 9,2% de plantas verdes. En cuanto a los cruzamientos intergenéricos, el 12,2% de un total de 26976 flores polinizadas produjeron embriones en un rango de 0,3 a 33,2%, dependiendo del genotipo y la fecha de corte de las espigas. El 19,6% de los embriones cultivados, en promedio, desarrollaron en plantas verdes, con un máximo de 45,7% en uno de los genotipos utilizados. El número de plantas verdes producidas cada 100 flores polinizadas varió de 0 a 8%, con una media general de 2,4. Con este tratamiento no se obtuvieron plantas albinas. También fue posible determinar el período más apropiado para la recolección de espigas, que abarcó desde que la mitad de la espiga fue visible hasta la emergencia total. En ese período se obtuvieron valores promedio de 7,15 embriones por espiga (22%) y 1,67 plantas por espiga (5,2%). Las diferencias entre los genotipos y las fechas de corte de las espigas en relación con la producción de embriones y plantas fueron altamente significativas. Comparando ambas técnicas y en función de la menor influencia del genotipo, facilidad de aplicación, ausencia de albinismo, rapidez y menores costos involucrados, la técnica de trigo x maíz resulta más onveniente para la obtención de haploides de trigo pan. No obstante, el cultivo de anteras podría incluirse en los programas argentinos de mejoramiento de trigo pan, especialmente cuando los genotipos más respondedores se encuentren involucrados en los cruzamientos. Doubled haploids can be used to shorten the time needed for the release of anew cultivar in wheat breeding programs. The aim of this work was to evaluate twotechniques of haploid production in order to include them into Argentinean wheatbreeding programs. Twenty-four cultivars and genotypes were tested for antherculture response. The best results were obtained by culturing anthers of plantsgrowing under field conditions and using cold as a pretreatment. An average of9.93% of the cultured anthers produced calli, from which green and albino plantswere recovered (2.47 and 0.74% of the cultured anthers, respectively). Five lineswere recalcitrant for callus induction. Considering only the responsive genotypes,culturing anthers with microspores at medium uninucleate stage and using liquidmedia with 10% (w/v) of Ficoll-400, 1.5 mg.l-1 of 2,4-D, 0.5 mg. l-1 of kinetine,supplemented with maltose, the average of green plants obtained was 9.2%.Concerning distant hybridization, from a total of 26976 pollinated florets, 12.2% produced embryos that ranged from 0.3 to 33.2% depending on the genotype andspike harvesting date. An average of 19.6% of the embryos developed into greenplants, with a maximum of 45.7% in one of the genotypes utilized. The number ofgreen plants produced per 100 pollinated florets ranged from 0 to 8% with anoverall mean value of 2.4%. There was no evidence of albinism in the regeneratedplants. It was possible to determine the most suitable interval for the harvest of thespikes, from the appearance of the half uncovered spike to its complete emergence.In that period mean values of 22% (7.15 embryos per spike) and 5.2% (1.67 plantsper spike) were obtained. Differences among wheat genotypes and spike harvestingdate for embryo formation and plantlet production were highly significant. Theless genotype influence, easeness of application, absence of albinism, rapidnessand fewer costs involved make the wheat x maize hybridization technique moreconvenient than anther culture for the production of haploids in our plant materials.However, anther culture could also be included into Argentinean breedingprograms, especially when the more responsive genotypes are involved in thecrosses. Fil: Polci, Pablo Aldo. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Conti, Veronica Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina Fil: Aldao Humble, G.. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina Fil: Miranda, Rubén. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas; Argentina Fil: Echenique, Carmen Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
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28. Assessments of Health Impacts of Transportation Projects in an Urban Indian Context
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Conti, Veronica, primary and Mahendra, Anjali, additional
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29. The Smart-M3 Semantic Information Broker (SIB) Plug-In Extension: Implementation and Evaluation Experiences
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Bellavista, Paolo, primary, Conti, Veronica, additional, Giannelli, Carlo, additional, and Honkola, Jukka, additional
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30. Psychological and behavioural aspects in children and adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed by neonatal screening: comparison between parents' and children's perceptions
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Bisacchi, Nicoletta, primary, Bal, Milva Orquidea, additional, Nardi, Laura, additional, Bettocchi, Ilaria, additional, D'Addabbo, Graziana, additional, Conti, Veronica, additional, Monti, Sara, additional, D'Alberton, Franco, additional, Cicognani, Alessandro, additional, and Cassio, Alessandra, additional
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31. Gluten-Free Diet and Lipid Profile in Children With Celiac Disease: Comparison With General Population Standards
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Mario Lima, Nunzio Salfi, Veronica Conti, Andrea Pession, Paola Fernicola, Achille C. Pessina, Lucia Diani, Barbara Scrivo, M. Luisa Forchielli, Forchielli, Maria Luisa, Fernicola, Paola, Diani, Lucia, Scrivo, Barbara, Salfi, Nunzio C., Pessina, Achille C., Lima, Mario, Conti, Veronica, and Pession, Andrea
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Dietary Fiber ,Male ,Pathology ,Cross-sectional study ,Celiac ,Blood Pressure ,Disease ,Gastroenterology ,Body Mass Index ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Child ,Children ,education.field_of_study ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Medicine (all) ,Lipids ,Lipid profile ,Cholesterol ,Child, Preschool ,Female ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Population ,Diet, Gluten-Free ,Sex Factors ,Dietary Fats, Unsaturated ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Fiber ,education ,Triglycerides ,business.industry ,Cholesterol, HDL ,Cholesterol, LDL ,Diet ,Celiac Disease ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,chemistry ,Fat ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Gluten free ,business ,Energy Intake ,Body mass index - Abstract
Objectives: A gluten-free diet (GFD) may carry high energy and fat load. We verified lipid profile and dietary indicators cross-sectionally and prospectively in patients with celiac disease (CD). Methods: In any consecutive child receiving a GFD (group 1) or newly diagnosed as having CD (group 2), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, blood pressure (BP), anthropometric data, physical activity, and a 24-hour food diary were collected during follow-up visits (yearly in group 1 and during the first year of GFD in group 2). Results: In group 1 (132 girls, 73 boys, 10.7±4.2 years), TC (P=0.006), TG (P=0.014), and HDL (P=0.019) were significantly higher in girls than in boys. Compared with the general pediatric population, group 1 girls had higher TC, TG, HDL, and low-density lipoprotein; group 1 boys had lower TC, TG, and low-density lipoprotein and higher HDL. TC was significantly and positively affected by age, sex, and time receiving GFD, whereas HDL was significantly and positively affected by body mass index, diastolic BP, and sex; TG was negatively affected by diastolic BP. Compared with recommendations, group 1 children introduced less calories, iron, and calcium; one-third more sodium; similar amounts of fiber; and twice as many proteins. In group 2 (20 girls, 10 boys, 8.6±3.55 years), TC did not change over time and TG diminished, whereas HDL, blood glucose, and body mass index increased; saturated fats and caloric intake were below recommendations, whereas proteins were excessively introduced. Fibers were optimal. HDL was inversely correlated to calories and saturated fat (R2=80, P=0.011). Conclusions: Lipid profiles of children with CD differ across sexes and from reference population. GFD, being unexpectedly appropriate in fibers and fat proportion, may be a contributor.
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