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Francesco Loreto
Mr. Francesco LoretoDepartment Director
Department of Biology - University of Naples Federico II
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Via Cinthia
IT-80126 Naples, (NA)
Italy
Phone: +39-3666709893
E-mail: francesco.loreto(at)cnr.it
Key Publications of Francesco Loreto (up to ten) :
Loreto F., S. D’Auria. 2021. How do plants sense volatiles sent by other plants? Trends Plant Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2021.08.009.
Srikanta Dani K. G., F. Loreto. 2017. Trade-off between dimethyl sulphide and isoprene emission from marine phytoplankton. Trends Plant Sci. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2017.01.006.
Loreto F, S. Fineschi. 2015. Reconciling functions and evolution of isoprene emission in higher plants. New Phytol Tansley insight. 206: 578-582. doi: 10.1111/nph.13242.
Terrestrial photosynthesis in a changing environment. 2012. J. Flexas, F. Loreto, H. Medrano eds. Cambridge University, Cambridge UK. ISBN-13: 9780521899413.
Velikova V., Z. Várkonyi, M. Szabó, L. Maslenkova, I. Nogues, L. Kovács, V. Peeva, M. Busheva, G. Garab, T.D. Sharkey, F. Loreto. 2011. Increased thermostability of thylakoid membranes in isoprene-emitting leaves probed with three biophysical techniques. Plant Physiol. 157: 905-916.
Loreto F., J-P Schnitzler. 2010. Abiotic stresses and induced BVOCs. Trends Plant Sci. 15: 154-166.
Vickers C.E., J. Gershenzon, M.T. Lerdau, F. Loreto. 2009. A unified mechanism of action for isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress. Nature Chem Biol. 5: 283-291.
Loreto F., V. Velikova. 2001. Isoprene produced by leaves protects the photosynthetic apparatus against ozone damage, quenches ozone products, and reduces lipid peroxidation of cellular membranes. Plant Physiol. 127: 1781-1787.
Loreto F., P. Ciccioli, A. Cecinato, E. Brancaleoni, M. Frattoni, T.D. Sharkey. 1996. Different sources of reduced carbon contribute to form three classes of terpenoid emitted by Quercus ilex L. leaves. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA. 93: 9966-9969.
Loreto F., P.C. Harley, G. Di Marco, T.D. Sharkey. 1992. Estimation of the mesophyll conductance to CO2 flux by three different methods. Plant Physiol. 98: 1437-1443.
Expertise of Francesco Loreto:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research | |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Research Interface / Management | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming | |
| Air Pollution | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Carbon Cycle | |
| Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon | |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Marine Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Food Security | |
| Topic Technology | Technology |
| Biotechnology | |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions | |
| Adaptation | |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | MRI Research area |
| Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount | |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions | |
| Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins | |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management | |
| MRI Regions (please tick your mountain regions of interest) | |
| Europe (including Eastern Europe) | |
| Latin America | |
| Central Asia |
Last update: 11/30/23
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