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Polyphenols: Plant Sources and Food Industry Applications by Marranzano, Marina, Rosa, Rosa L, Malaguarnera, Mariano, Palmeri, Rosa, Tessitori, Matilde, Barbera, Antonio C

“…Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between (poly)phenol-rich foods and human health. Growing consumer knowledge of the…”
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Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): What Relationships with and Morpho-Physiological Effects on the Plants It Develops on? by Farina, Alessia, Barbera, Antonio C, Leonardi, Giovanni, Massimino Cocuzza, Giuseppe E, Suma, Pompeo, Rapisarda, Carmelo

“…Although many crops have developed several adaptation mechanisms that allow them to defend against limiting factors, some biotic and abiotic stresses may cause…”
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Effect of injection depth of digestate liquid fraction on soil carbon dioxide emission and maize biomass production by Maucieri, Carmelo, Barbera, Antonio C., Borin, Maurizio

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate, in open field conditions, the effect of injection depth of digestate liquid fraction (10 cm, 25 cm and 35 cm) in clay…”
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Effects of Solids Accumulation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Substrate, Plant Growth and Performance of a Mediterranean Horizontal Flow Treatment Wetland by Alessandro Sacco, Liviana Sciuto, Feliciana Licciardello, Giuseppe L. Cirelli, Mirco Milani, Antonio C. Barbera

“…In treatment wetlands (TWs), solids accumulation can result in hydraulic malfunction, reducing the operation life, and it could enhance biological activity by…”
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Role of C3 plant species on carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Mediterranean constructed wetland by Maucieri, Carmelo, Borin, Maurizio, Barbera, Antonio C.

“…C3 plant species are widely used to vegetate constructed wetlands (CW), but so far no information is available on their effect on CW CO2(eq) balance in the…”
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Sorghum Biomass Production for Energy Purpose Using Treated Urban Wastewater and Different Fertilization in a Mediterranean Environment by Maucieri, Carmelo, Cavallaro, Valeria, Caruso, Caterina, Borin, Maurizio, Milani, Mirco, Barbera, Antonio C

“…With the aim at enhancing the sustainability of biomass production in the Mediterranean area, this paper analyzes, for the first time, the production of…”
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Treatment performance and greenhouse gas emission of a pilot hybrid constructed wetland system treating digestate liquid fraction by Maucieri, Carmelo, Mietto, Anna, Barbera, Antonio C., Borin, Maurizio

“…•Hybrid constructed wetland can represent a valid solution to treat digestate liquid fraction.•Floating wetland treatment showed a good performance under high…”
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Plant species effect on CO2 and CH4 emissions from pilot constructed wetlands in Mediterranean area by Maucieri, Carmelo, Borin, Maurizio, Milani, Mirco, Cirelli, Giuseppe L., Barbera, Antonio C.

“…•A. donax showed the highest aboveground biomass and rhizomes production.•CO2 and CH4 emissions were affected by operating year and season.•Plant presence and…”
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Evaluation of variability to drought and saline stress through the germination of different ecotypes of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) using a hydrotime model by Cavallaro, Valeria, Barbera, Antonio C., Maucieri, Carmelo, Gimma, Greta, Scalisi, Clara, Patanè, Cristina

“…•Carob plays an important ecological/productive role in arid and semi-arid environments.•A protocol to test carob germination under drought and salinity stress…”
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Lolium multiflorum Lam. cvs germination under simulated olive mill wastewater salinity and pH stress by Cavallaro, Valeria, Maucieri, Carmelo, Barbera, Antonio C.

“…•Studied salinity and pH levels did not affect final germination of Lolium multiflorum.•Studied salinity and pH levels, in some Lolium cultivar, enhanced…”
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Biomass production and N balance of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) under high water and N input in Mediterranean environments by Borin, Maurizio, Barbera, Antonio C., Milani, Mirco, Molari, Giovanni, Zimbone, Santo M., Toscano, Attilio

“…•Arundo donax L. was grown for three years at two locations in northern Italy and two in the south.•Agronomic management supplied good water and N availability…”
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Agronomic and environmental performance of 6 energy crops in a close loop with digestate fertilization by Maucieri, Carmelo, Barbera, Antonio C., Giannini, Vittoria, Caruso, Caterina, Dalla Costa, Luisa, Borin, Maurizio

“…This study examines the growth performances, nutrient uptake and potential methane yield of six energy crops fertilized with the digestate liquid fraction…”
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Polyphenols leaching and seed dormancy in carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) in relation to hot water treatment by Cavallaro, Valeria, Maucieri, Carmelo, Patanè, Cristina, Fascella, Giancarlo, Pellegrino, Alessandra, Barbera, Antonio C.

“…Carob ( Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a relevant element of the Mediterranean spontaneous vegetation. Moreover, it is useful in reforestation, and it is currently…”
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Comparison of carbon balance in Mediterranean pilot constructed wetlands vegetated with different C4 plant species by Barbera, Antonio C, Borin, Maurizio, Cirelli, Giuseppe L, Toscano, Attilio, Maucieri, Carmelo

“…This study investigates carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) emissions and carbon (C) budgets in a horizontal subsurface flow pilot-plant constructed wetland…”
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Olive mill wastewater spreading and AMF inoculation effects in a low-input semi-arid Mediterranean crop succession by Caruso, Caterina, Maucieri, Carmelo, Cavallaro, Valeria, Borin, Maurizio, Barbera, Antonio C.

“…The study aimed to evaluate, in a marginal semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystem (Sicily-Italy), the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation…”
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Carbon dioxide emissions from horizontal sub-surface constructed wetlands in the Mediterranean Basin by Barbera, Antonio C., Borin, Maurizio, Ioppolo, Antonio, Cirelli, Giuseppe L., Maucieri, Carmelo

“…•Constructed wetland vegetated areas showed higher CO2 emission than unvegetated one.•The vegetated areas showed higher CO2 emissions in the middle part of the…”
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Wastewater valorization adopting the microalgae accelerated growth by De Benedetti, Bruno, Barbera, Antonio C., Freni, Pierluigi, Tecchio, Paolo

“…Microalgal biomass cultivation as a byproduct of wastewater treatment represents an interesting opportunity for wastewater valorization. Several studies…”
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Growth and biomass production of different plant species in two different constructed wetland systems in Sicily by Barbera, Antonio C., Cirelli, Giuseppe L., Cavallaro, Valeria, Di Silvestro, Isabella, Pacifici, Paola, Castiglione, Vincenzo, Toscano, Attilio, Milani, Mirco

“…Constructed wetlands (CWs) could play a strategic role in wastewater reclamation and reuse in arid and semiarid regions, such as the Mediterranean area. The…”
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A review on the main affecting factors of greenhouse gases emission in constructed wetlands by Maucieri, Carmelo, Barbera, Antonio C., Vymazal, Jan, Borin, Maurizio

“…•Constructed wetlands (CW) type and substrate influence directly and indirectly greenhouse gases emission.•Intermittent CW wastewater loading decrease CH4 and…”
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