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Pennsylvania State University: University Park, PA, US

2018-06-01 to present | Assistant Professor of Vegetable Crop Science (Plant Science)
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Francesco Di Gioia

University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, US

2015-02-01 to 2018-05-31 | Post-doc research associate (Department of Horticultural Sciences)
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Francesco Di Gioia

Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro: Bari, IT

2012-02-01 to 2015-01-31 | Post-doc research associate (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science)
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Francesco Di Gioia

Education and qualifications (1)

Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro: Bari, IT

2007-01-15 to 2010-05-14 | PhD
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Works (46)

Effects of carbon sources on soil bacterial community dynamics during anaerobic soil disinfestation in an organic tomato production system

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Joe G. Ono-Raphel; Gordon F. Custer; Kathleen Arrington; Ben Morrison; Jason Kaye; Erin Rosskopf; Francisco Dini-Andreote; Francesco Di Gioia
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Nutritional properties of raw and cooked Azolla caroliniana Willd., an aquatic wild edible plant

Food Science & Nutrition
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel Winstead; Francesco Di Gioia; Marjorie Jauregui; Michael Jacobson
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Soilless-Grown Green and Purple Basil Response to High Tunnel Photo-Selective Covering Films

Horticulturae
2023-12-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Fritzner Pierre; Kathleen Demchak; Matthew Cooper; Myungjin Lee; Francesco Di Gioia
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Edible flowers as an emerging horticultural product: A review on sensorial properties, mineral and aroma profile

Trends in Food Science & Technology
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Eleomar de O. Pires, Jr.; Francesco Di Gioia; Youssef Rouphael; Pedro García-Caparrós; Nikolaos Tzortzakis; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira; Lillian Barros; Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Cristina Caleja
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The Compositional Aspects of Edible Flowers as an Emerging Horticultural Product

Molecules
2021-11-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Eleomar de O. Pires, Jr.; Francesco Di Gioia; Youssef Rouphael; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; Cristina Caleja; Lillian Barros; Spyridon A. Petropoulos
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Pennsylvania State University Statewide Cultivar Evaluation Program Model

Horticulturae
2021-10-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Elsa S. Sánchez; Thomas M. Butzler; Timothy E. Elkner; Robert Pollock; Francesco Di Gioia
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Fruit Yield and Physicochemical Quality Evaluation of Hybrid and Grafted Field-Grown Muskmelon in Pennsylvania

Horticulturae
2021-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Elsa Sánchez; Robert Pollock; Timothy Elkner; Thomas Butzler; Francesco Di Gioia
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The Beneficial Health Effects of Vegetables and Wild Edible Greens: The Case of the Mediterranean Diet and Its Sustainability

Applied Sciences
2020-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Chatzopoulou; Márcio Carocho; Francesco Di Gioia; Spyridon A. Petropoulos
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Effect of Saline Conditions on Chemical Profile and the Bioactive Properties of Three Red-Colored Basil Cultivars

Agronomy
2020-11-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Luís R. O. Cruz; Nikolaos Polyzos; Ângela Fernandes; Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Francesco Di Gioia; Maria Inês Dias; José Pinela; Marina Kostić; Marina Soković; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira et al.
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The Effect of Nitrogen Input on Chemical Profile and Bioactive Properties of Green- and Red-Colored Basil Cultivars

Antioxidants
2020-10-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Luís R. O. Cruz; Ângela Fernandes; Francesco Di Gioia; Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Nikolaos Polyzos; Maria Inês Dias; José Pinela; Marina Kostić; Marina D. Soković; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira et al.
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Integrating Cover Crops as a Source of Carbon for Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation

Agronomy
2020-10-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Luca Vecchia; Francesco Di Gioia; Antonio Ferrante; Jason C. Hong; Charles White; Erin N. Rosskopf
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Natural Antioxidants, Health Effects and Bioactive Properties of Wild Allium Species

Current Pharmaceutical Design
2020-05-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Francesco Di Gioia; Nikos Polyzos; Nikos Tzortzakis
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Wild and Cultivated Centaurea raphanina subsp. mixta: A Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds

Antioxidants
2020-04-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Ângela Fernandes; Maria Ines Dias; Carla Pereira; Ricardo Calhelha; Francesco Di Gioia; Nikolaos Tzortzakis; Marija Ivanov; Marina Sokovic; Lillian Barros et al.
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Grown to Be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part II: Leafy, Fruit, and Other Vegetables

Antioxidants
2020-01-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesco Di Gioia; Nikolaos Tzortzakis; Youssef Rouphael; Marios C. Kyriacou; Shirley L. Sampaio; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira; Spyridon A. Petropoulos
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Grown to be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part I: Root Vegetables

Antioxidants
2019-12-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Shirley L. Sampaio; Francesco Di Gioia; Nikos Tzortzakis; Youssef Rouphael; Marios C. Kyriacou; Isabel Ferreira
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Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification of Brassicaceae Microgreens

Agronomy
2019-10-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesco Di Gioia; Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Monica Ozores-Hampton; Kelly Morgan; Erin N. Rosskopf
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Effects of application timing of saline irrigation water on broccoli production and quality

Agricultural Water Management
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85043480286

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Rosskopf, E.N.; Leonardi, C.; Giuffrida, F.
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Glucosinolate profile of Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis tenuifolia and Diplotaxis erucoides grown in soil and soilless systems

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041596132

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Avato, P.; Serio, F.; Argentieri, M.P.
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Francesco Di Gioia via Scopus - Elsevier

Impacts of anaerobic soil disinfestation and chemical fumigation on soil microbial communities in field tomato production system

Applied Soil Ecology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042625889

Contributors: Guo, H.; Zhao, X.; Rosskopf, E.N.; Di Gioia, F.; Hong, J.C.; McNear, D.H.
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Agronomic, physiological and quality response of romaine and red oak-leaf lettuce to nitrogen input

Italian Journal of Agronomy
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85015728434

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Gonnella, M.; Buono, V.; Ayala, O.; Santamaria, P.
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Anaerobic soil disinfestation impact on soil nutrients dynamics and nitrous oxide emissions in fresh-market tomato

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014118813

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Ozores-Hampton, M.; Zhao, X.; Thomas, J.; Wilson, P.; Li, Z.; Hong, J.; Albano, J.; Swisher, M.; Rosskopf, E.
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Calcium cyanamide effects on nitrogen use efficiency, yield, nitrates, and dry matter content of lettuce

Agronomy Journal
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010411589

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Gonnella, M.; Buono, V.; Ayala, O.; Cacchiarelli, J.; Santamaria, P.
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Culinary Assessment of Self-Produced Microgreens as Basic Ingredients in Sweet and Savory Dishes

Journal of Culinary Science and Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84988429366

Contributors: Renna, M.; Di Gioia, F.; Leoni, B.; Mininni, C.; Santamaria, P.
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Grafting response to excess boron and expression analysis of genes coding boron transporters in tomato

Plant Biology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021828167

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Aprile, A.; Sabella, E.; Santamaria, P.; Pardossi, A.; Miceli, A.; De Bellis, L.; Nutricati, E.
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Optimizing anaerobic soil disinfestation for fresh market tomato production: Nematode and weed control, yield, and fruit quality

Scientia Horticulturae
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013031964

Contributors: Guo, H.; Di Gioia, F.; Zhao, X.; Ozores-Hampton, M.; Swisher, M.E.; Hong, J.; Kokalis-Burelle, N.; DeLong, A.N.; Rosskopf, E.N.
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Physicochemical, agronomical and microbiological evaluation of alternative growing media for the production of rapini (Brassica rapa L.) microgreens

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84989170805

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; De Bellis, P.; Mininni, C.; Santamaria, P.; Serio, F.
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Vegetable organosulfur compounds and their health promoting effects

Current Pharmaceutical Design
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027863794

Contributors: Petropoulos, S.; Di Gioia, F.; Ntatsi, G.
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Francesco Di Gioia via Scopus - Elsevier

First report of powdery mildew caused by oidiopsis haplophylli on garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) in Florida

Plant Disease
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85000623031

Contributors: Fayette, J.; Hendricks, K.E.; Ozores-Hampton, M.; Di Gioia, F.; Roberts, P.D.
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Francesco Di Gioia via Scopus - Elsevier

Micro-scale vegetable production and the rise of microgreens

Trends in Food Science and Technology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84989195534

Contributors: Kyriacou, M.C.; Rouphael, Y.; Di Gioia, F.; Kyratzis, A.; Serio, F.; Renna, M.; De Pascale, S.; Santamaria, P.
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Francesco Di Gioia via Scopus - Elsevier

The effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation on weed and nematode control, fruit yield, and quality of florida fresh-market tomato

HortScience
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84977561636

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Ozores-Hampton, M.; Hong, J.; Kokalis-Burelle, N.; Albano, J.; Zhao, X.; Black, Z.; Gao, Z.; Moore, K.; Swisher, M. et al.
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Francesco Di Gioia via Scopus - Elsevier

A Decision Support System (GesCoN) for Managing Fertigation in Vegetable Crops. Part II – Model calibration and validation under different environmental growing conditions on field grown tomato

Frontiers in Plant Science
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000358431800001

Contributors: Conversa,Giulia; Bonasia,Anna; Di Gioia,Francesco; Elia,Antonio
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Effects of nitrogen rates on nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium partitioning, accumulation, and use efficiency in seepage-irrigated fresh market tomatoes

HortScience
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84947998090

Contributors: Ozores-Hampton, M.; Di Gioia, F.; Sato, S.; Simonne, E.; Morgan, K.
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Effects of Nitrogen Rates on Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium Partitioning, Accumulation, and Use Efficiency in Seepage-irrigated Fresh Market Tomatoes

HortScience
2015 | Journal article
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0502161405244-13

Contributors: Ozores-Hampton, Monica; Di Gioia, Francesco; Sato, Shinjiro; Simonne, Eric; Morgan, Kelly
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Effect of cooking methods on antioxidant activity and nitrate content of selected wild Mediterranean plants

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
2013 | Journal article
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WOS:000325494500013

Contributors: Boari, Francesca; Cefola, Maria; Di Gioia, Francesco; Pace, Bernardo; Serio, Francesco; Cantore, Vito
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Grafting improves tomato salinity tolerance through sodium partitioning within the shoot

HortScience
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880772865

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Signore, A.; Serio, F.; Santamaria, P.
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Grafting Improves Tomato Salinity Tolerance through Sodium Partitioning within the Shoot

2013 | Other
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WOS:000322561600007

Contributors: Di Gioia, Francesco.; Signore, Angelo.; Serio, Francesco.; Santamaria, Pietro.
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Use of reduced irrigation operating pressure in irrigation scheduling. I. Effect of operating pressure, irrigation rate, and nitrogen rate on drip-irrigated fresh-market tomato nutritional status and yields: Implications on irrigation and fertilization management

HortTechnology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79952759896

Contributors: Poh, B.L.; Gazula, A.; Simonne, E.H.; di Gioia, F.; Hochmuth, R.C.; Alligood, M.R.
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Use of Reduced Irrigation Operating Pressure in Irrigation Scheduling. I. Effect of Operating Pressure, Irrigation Rate, and Nitrogen Rate on Drip-irrigated Fresh-market Tomato Nutritional Status and Yields: Implications on Irrigation and Fertilization Management

Horttechnology
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000287770400002

Contributors: Poh, Bee Ling; Gazula, Aparna; Simonne, Eric H.; Di Gioia, Francesco; Hochmuth, Robert C.; Alligood, Michael R.
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Assessment of Ionic Interferences to Nitrate and Potassium Analyses with Ion-Selective Electrodes

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
2010 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000280378100008

Contributors: Di Gioia, Francesco; Simonne, Eric H.; Gonnella, Maria; Santamaria, Pietro; Gazula, Aparna; Sheppard, Zenyth
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Effect of Operating Pressure, Irrigation Rate and Nitrogen Rate on Drip-irrigated Fresh Market Tomato Nutritional Status and Yields: Implications on Irrigation and Fertilization Management

Hortscience
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000295060800313

Contributors: Poh, Bee Ling; Gazula, Aparna; Simonne, Eric H.; Di Gioia, Francesco; Hochmuth, Robert R.; Alligood, Michael R.
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Influence of rootstock on vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality in 'Cuore di Bue', an heirloom tomato

Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000285670800004

Contributors: Di Gioia, F.; Serio, F.; Buttaro, D.; Ayala, O.; Santamaria, P.
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Influence of rootstock on vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality in 'Cuore di Bue', an heirloom tomato

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79956301210

Contributors: di Gioia, F.; Serio, F.; Buttaro, D.; Ayala, O.; Santamaria, P.
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Effect of Ion Interferences on Nitrate Measurement in Plant Sap, Soil and Fertigation Solutions using Portable Ion-selective Electrodes

Hortscience
2009 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000267154900118

Contributors: Di Gioia, Francesco; Simonne, Eric H.; Gonnella, Maria; Santamaria, Pietro; Gazula, Aparna; Sheppard, Zenyth
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Effect of different nitrogen fertilizer applications on growth, yield, and quality of two types of lettuce

Hortscience
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000257416500646

Contributors: Di Gioia, Francesco; Gonnella, Maria; Buono, Vito; Guyot, Elia del Carmen; Santamaria, Pietro
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Forcing of stock plants, cold storage, and rooting of offshoots of early artichoke

Hortscience
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000257416500547

Contributors: Di Gioia, Francesco; Bianco, Vito Vincenzo; Parente, Angelo; Santamaria, Pietro
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Influence of a biodegradable nutrient-carried hydrogel on root architecture, production, and overall plant quality of basil

Hortscience
2008 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000257416500654

Contributors: Ayala, Osman; Di Gioia, Francesco; Montesano, Francesco; Serio, Francesco; Santamaria, Pietro
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