Antonella Pane

Biography

Degree in Agricultural Sciences: 27/7/1987, University of Catania with 110/110 and praise and IRFIS prize. Thesis in Plant Pathology: "Characterization of strains of Phoma tracheiphila agent of citrus malsecco. November 1987: Enabling the profession of Agronomo. October 1987 - December 1990: Contractor at the Institute of Plant Pathology at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Catania. 1991 -1992: Health check for finalized search by the Ministry of Health of the Sicilian Region. November 1992 - December 1993: A scholarship for the course of advanced courses abroad at the Department of Life Sciences and the Queens Medical Center at the University of Nottingham (UK). 1995: Researcher in plant pathology at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Catania. It has been and is part of UU.RR. in research projects funded by MIUR and MIPAF. He has been and is PRA's scientific director. 2003 - 2004: PRIN Manager "The diseases caused by Phytophthora soil species: etiology, molecular diagnosis, epidemiology and new means of defense" during which he organized a theoretical-practical course for isolation and identification of terrestrial species of Phytophthora. 2004-2005: Scientific Responsible of an agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Forests of the Sicilian Region - Project 6B - Floriculture, titled "Use of repressive soils for controlling radical rot from Phytophthora and other terrestrial fungi". Since January 2005: Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Catania. 2010-2011: 2010-2013 Plant pathology applied to the environment, Forest pathology, Pathology of forest and ornamental plants; 2013 2014: Pathology of forest and ornamental plants 2014-2015: illnesses and mycotoxins of vegetable crops. For PhD students: seminars on monographs. PhD in IFTS courses: and the "Master in Biotechnology for Sustainable Defense of Crops and Agro-Food Production", University of Catania. Member of the College of PhD students in "Eco-friendly Management in Agro-Forestry and Urban Environments" and Agrarian Sciences and seminars on monographs. PhD in IFTS courses: and the "Master in Biotechnology for Sustainable Defense of Crops and Agro-Food Production", University of Catania. Member of the College of PhD students in "Eco-friendly Management in Agro-Forestry and Urban Environments" and Agrarian Sciences and seminars on monographs. PhD in IFTS courses: and the "Master in Biotechnology for Sustainable Defense of Crops and Agro-Food Production", University of Catania. Member of the College of PhD students in "Eco-friendly Management in Agro-Forestry and Urban Environments" and Agrarian Sciences and Forestry ", University of Palermo and the Ph.D. in" Phytosanitary Technologies and Defense of Agro-Ecosystems ", University of Catania. Editorial activity: Reviewer of scientific articles for the journal "Plant Disease". Collaboration Reports: The James Hutton Institute (formerly Scottish Research Crop Institute), Scottland (Dr Del Cooke); Plant Protection Institute, Center for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary (Dr. Jozsef Bakonyi); Sicilian Region, Regional Department of Democratic Forests, Department of Agricultural and Food Resources VI Service Technical Assistance in Agriculture and Information Systems Planning District Etna, UO Soat by Giarre (Dr. Francesco Badalà); Region Sicily, Regional Department of Democratic Forests Department of Agricultural and Food Resources, Department of Forestry Phytosanitary (Agatino Sidoti); University of Sassari (Prof. Quirigo Migheli); Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (Prof. Gaetano Magnano di San Lio and Leonardo Schena); Regional Institute for Floriculture, Sanremo (Dr. Patrizia Martini). Scientific activity, documented by over 120 papers published on congresses, on national and international journals, covers various aspects of physiopathology and aetiology of fungal diseases of agricultural, ornamental and forestry plants. In particular, the identification, characterization and morphological, biological and molecular characterization of Phytophthora species of radical rotors of agrarian, ornamental and forest plants, and the development of rapid and specific diagnosis methods for the identification of the various species. The identification and sequencing of specific amplimers allowed the preparation of molecular probes used to identify and characterize isolated which could not be classified according to conventional criteria and have been defined controversial species. 

Research Interest

Physiopathology and etiology of fungal diseases of agrarian, ornamental and forestry plants - Study of fungal pathogens of forest ecosystems - Development of molecular diagnostic methods for the identification of phytopathogenic fungi - Sustainable defense methods - Epidemiological aspects of plant diseases - Diagnosis of plant diseases by microbiological and molecular methods - Identification and characterization of morphological, biological and molecular phytophthora isolates of radical rotors of agricultural, ornamental and forest plants " - The effect of climate change on the geographical distribution of Phytophthora species - Study of emerging diseases in nursery plants of Mediterranean flora - Studies on the aetiology of new or unhealthy diseases of agrarian, herbal and forest diseases and the reporting of exogenous pathogens.