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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | 2017

Biofortification with Iron and Zinc Improves Nutritional and Nutraceutical Properties of Common Wheat Flour and Bread

Valentina Ciccolini; Elisa Pellegrino; Antonio Coccina; Anna Ida Fiaschi; Daniela Cerretani; Cristina Sgherri; Mike F. Quartacci; L. Ercoli

The effect of field foliar Fe and Zn biofortification on concentration and potential bioavailability of Fe and Zn and health-promoting compounds was studied in wholemeal flour of two common wheat varieties (old vs modern). Moreover, the effect of milling and bread making was studied. Biofortification increased the concentration of Zn (+78%) and its bioavailability (+48%) in the flour of the old variety, whereas it was ineffective in increasing Fe concentration in both varieties. However, the old variety showed higher concentration (+41%) and bioavailability (+26%) of Fe than the modern one. As regard milling, wholemeal flour had higher Fe, Zn concentration and health-promoting compounds compared to white flour. Bread making slightly change Fe and Zn concentration but greatly increased their bioavailability (77 and 70%, respectively). All these results are of great support for developing a production chain of enriched functional bread having a protective role against chronic cardio-vascular diseases.


Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment | 2015

Agricultural abandonment in Mediterranean reclaimed peaty soils: long-term effects on soil chemical properties, arbuscular mycorrhizas and CO2 flux

Elisa Pellegrino; Simona Bosco; Valentina Ciccolini; Chiara Pistocchi; T. Sabbatini; Nicola Silvestri; E. Bonari


Biology and Fertility of Soils | 2015

Land-use intensity and soil properties shape the composition of fungal communities in Mediterranean peaty soils drained for agricultural purposes

Valentina Ciccolini; E. Bonari; Elisa Pellegrino


FEMS Microbiology Ecology | 2016

Land-use intensity and host plant simultaneously shape the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a Mediterranean drained peatland

Valentina Ciccolini; L. Ercoli; John Davison; Martti Vasar; Maarja Öpik; Elisa Pellegrino


Biology and Fertility of Soils | 2016

Phylogenetic and multivariate analyses to determine the effect of agricultural land-use intensification and soil physico-chemical properties on N-cycling microbial communities in drained Mediterranean peaty soils

Valentina Ciccolini; E. Bonari; L. Ercoli; Elisa Pellegrino


AWARE: Approaches in Wetland Restoration. Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 April 2013 | 2013

Restoration Of A Mediterranean Drained Peatland: The Case Study Of The Massaciuccoli Lake Basin (Tuscany, Italy).

Valentina Ciccolini; Vittoria Giannini; Chiara Pistocchi; Simona Bosco; Elisa Pellegrino; Rudy Rossetto; Valentina Cantini; L Giannecchini; A Baiocchetti; A Difonzo; Nicola Silvestri; E. Bonari


XLV Italian Society for Agronomy (SIA) | 2016

Increase of Iron and Zinc Concentration in Grain of Bread Wheat Field-Inoculated with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.

L. Ercoli; Gaia Piazza; Valentina Ciccolini; E. Bonari; Elisa Pellegrino


The First Global Soil Biodiversity Conference | 2014

EFFECTS OF LAND-USE INTENSIFICATION AND HOST IDENTITY ON ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL COMMUNITIES IN MEDITERRANEAN PEATY SOILS

Valentina Ciccolini; Maarja Öpik; E. Bonari; Elisa Pellegrino


Flowpah 2014, National meeting on Hydrogeology | 2014

(38) LARGE SCALE PHYTO-TREATMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: THE SAN NICCOLÒ EXPERIMENT

Rudy Rossetto; Alessio Barbagli; Simona Bosco; I Carloni; Valentina Ciccolini; Vittoria Giannini; Elisa Pellegrino; Chiara Pistocchi; T. Sabbatini; Nicola Silvestri; A Baiochetti; A Difonzo; L Giannecchini; E. Bonari


SWS European Chapter Meeting International Conference “Wetland Systems: Ecology, Functioning and Management | 2013

Restoration Of A Mediterranean Drained Peatland: A Case Study In The Massaciuccoli Lake Basin (Tuscany, Italy).

Chiara Pistocchi; Simona Bosco; Valentina Ciccolini; Vittoria Giannini; Elisa Pellegrino; Rudy Rossetto; T. Sabbatini; Nicola Silvestri; L Giannecchini; A Baiocchetti; A Di Fonzo; E. Bonari

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Elisa Pellegrino

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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E. Bonari

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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Simona Bosco

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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L. Ercoli

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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T. Sabbatini

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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Rudy Rossetto

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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Vittoria Giannini

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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