Nunzio D’Agostino

This study edits tomato genes involved in strigolactone biosynthesis, showing gene-specific phenotypic effects and identifying D27 as a potential target for parasitic weed resistance.

This study evaluates dual RNA-seq approaches for separating host and parasitic plant transcripts, finding that combined mapping is more accurate and efficient than sequential mapping.

The paper identifies a mitochondrial gene orf125 linked to male sterility in potato hybrids and traces its evolutionary role in CMS development.

This study uses chloroplast and nuclear genomes to trace the evolutionary history of common beans, supporting a Mesoamerican origin and rejecting a new species classification.

The paper identifies 746k polymorphic sites in Capsicum species and finds four novel loci associated with fruit shape, including a mutation in the Longifolia 1-like gene.