About the Authors

Fiammetta Alagna

Current address: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Unit for Table Grapes and Wine Growing in Mediterranean Environment, Turi (Bari), Italy

Affiliation Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy

Marco Cirilli

Current address: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Ecophysiology and Biotechnology of Woody Plants, Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Giulio Galla

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Genomics, DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy

Fabrizio Carbone

Current address: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, The Olive Growing and Olive Product Industry Research Centre, Rende (CS), Italy

Affiliation Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, TRISAIA Research Center, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Loretta Daddiego

Affiliation Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, TRISAIA Research Center, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Paolo Facella

Affiliation Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, TRISAIA Research Center, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Loredana Lopez

Affiliation Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, TRISAIA Research Center, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Chiara Colao

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Ecophysiology and Biotechnology of Woody Plants, Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Roberto Mariotti

Affiliation Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy

Nicolò Cultrera

Affiliation Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy

Martina Rossi

Affiliation Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy

Gianni Barcaccia

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Genomics, DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy

Luciana Baldoni

muleo@unitus.it (RM); luciana.baldoni@ibbr.cnr.it (LB)

Affiliation Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Perugia, Italy

Rosario Muleo

muleo@unitus.it (RM); luciana.baldoni@ibbr.cnr.it (LB)

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Ecophysiology and Biotechnology of Woody Plants, Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Gaetano Perrotta

Affiliation Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, TRISAIA Research Center, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LB R. Muleo GB. Performed the experiments: GP FC FA CC MC GG. Analyzed the data: FC FA GG MC LD PF LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LB R. Muleo GB GP. Wrote the paper: FA LB R. Muleo GB FC. Sampling of plant material: NC R. Mariotti MR.