GIUSEPPE ROFRANO

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agronomy and Crop Science, Pollution, Food Science, Plant Science

Scopus Publications

Temporal Analysis of Climate Change Impact on the Spread and Prevalence of Vector-Borne Diseases in Campania (2018–2023)
Federica Gargano, Roberta Brunetti, Marialuisa Buonanno, Claudio De Martinis, Lorena Cardillo, Pellegrino Fenizia, Antonietta Anatriello, Giuseppe Rofrano, Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Giovanna Fusco,et al.
MDPI AG
Vector-borne infections (Arbovirosis) represent a significant threat to public health worldwide. Climate change, currently a global problem, seems to contribute to the incidence and prevalence of autochthonous and imported cases of arbovirosis in Europe. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of climate change on the occurrence and spread of arbovirosis in order to offer concrete ideas to the competent authorities and modulate surveillance plans on the basis of risk assessment. The results of official controls carried out from 2018 to 2023 on animals subjected to the Surveillance Plans for Blue Tongue, West Nile and Usutu viruses in the Campania Region were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed using R software (version 4.5.0). The possible correlation between the prevalence of infections and climate parameters was evaluated with the “cross-correlation time series” (p-value < 0.05). The generalized linear mixed model showed that for each unit increase in humidity and temperature, the probability of disease spread increased by 4.56% and 7.84%, respectively. The univariate logistic regression model and the odds ratio were necessary to evaluate the possible risk related to the proximity to wetlands or to bodies of water: in the past few years, these have represented a risk for the persistence and spread of arbovirosis in the Campania region.


Bees on the run: Nosema spp. (Microsporidia) in Apis mellifera and related products, Italy
Giovanni Sgroi, Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Andrea Mancusi, Yolande Thérèsa Rose Proroga, Mauro Esposito, Simona Rea, Daniel Signorelli, Federica Gargano, Nicola D’Alessio,et al.
Frontiers Media SA
IntroductionThe decline of the European/western honeybee (Apis mellifera) population is on account of a plethora of microorganisms, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, two microsporidian fungi responsible of nosemosis that affects welfare and production of the bee industry. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the presence of both pathogens in bees, pollen and honey from apiaries in Southwestern Italy.MethodsFrom March to July 2022 and 2023, apiaries (n = 10) were selected and classified as High Impact Areas (HIAs, n = 5) and Low Impact Areas (LIAs, n = 5) according to a 5-point environmental risk index based on factors affecting bee health sand related productions. Bee, pollen and honey samples, were collected and tested for Nosema spp. DNA by specific PCR protocols targeting the 16S rRNA gene. Signs/symptoms of nosemosis were monitored and collected by the cooperation of beekeepers.ResultsOut of 10 apiaries, 6 (i.e., 60%, 95% CI: 31.3–83.2) tested positive for at least one sample to Nosema spp. DNA, being 2 positives for N. apis, 2 for N. ceranae and 2 co-infected (i.e., 20%, 5.7–51.0). Based on the biological samples, honey was positive for N. apis in one apiary, pollen for N. ceranae in two apiaries, and bees for N. apis in 3 apiaries, N. ceranae in 1 apiary, and both species in 1 apiary. In all the apiaries positive to N. apis and N. ceranae, high mortality and low honey production were observed. A higher risk of infection was observed in apiaries from HIAs (OR = 6.00). The sequences of N. apis and N. ceranae had 99.5–100% homology with those in the GenBank database. Whereas all sequences of N. apis were identical to each other, four sequences types of N. ceranae characterized by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified. The computation of polymorphisms revealed high haplotype diversity (i.e., Hd = 1.000) and low nucleotide diversity (i.e., Pi = 0.00913) of N. ceranae sequence types.DiscussionThis study reveals a high circulation of N. apis and N. ceranae in Southwestern Italy, indicating the need for improved monitoring of these microsporidia to protect bee welfare and bee industry.


Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023
Giovanni Sgroi, Nicola D’Alessio, Vincenzo Veneziano, Giuseppe Rofrano, Giovanna Fusco, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto, and Roberta Iatta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In August 2023, ehrlichiosis was confirmed in a patient in Italy with a Haemaphysalis punctata tick attached to his neck. Gene sequences of Ehrlichia canis from the tick and the patient were identical, indicating a potential risk for this uncommon infection for persons participating in outdoor activities.


Microplastic contamination in the agri-food chain: The case of honeybees and beehive products
Marica Erminia Schiano, Luigi Jacopo D'Auria, Roberta D’Auria, Serenella Seccia, Giuseppe Rofrano, Daniel Signorelli, Donato Sansone, Emilio Caprio, Stefania Albrizio, and Mariacristina Cocca
Elsevier BV



Application of a Quality-Specific Environmental Risk Index for the Location of Hives in Areas with Different Pollution Impacts
Daniel Signorelli, Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Antonio Di Stasio, Alfonso Gallo, Augusto Siciliano, Mauro Esposito, Alessandra De Felice, and Giuseppe Rofrano
MDPI AG
Honeybees and hive products have long been recognized as excellent bio-indicators, as they provide valuable information on the state of the environments concerned. As yet, however, no tool is capable of contextually assessing the level of pollution of different environmental matrices in order to create maps of areas in which to place hives. In this paper, a possible method of creating a regional map to support the implementation of targeted monitoring plans on beekeeping is described. We obtained and identified related-activity pressure factors, which were subsequently combined by means of a multi-criteria approach through the analytic hierarchy process method (AHP). The different levels used were drawn up by first attributing qualitative values; these were converted into quantitative values through scoring elaborations and pair comparisons and then elaborated and standardized by means of different techniques in order to create an index with a spatial distribution of five risk classes throughout the region. To verify the correct execution of the procedure, a consistency ratio method was implemented on this index and validated the reliability of the application as the main source of information for sampling activities on beekeeping products. Creation of the specific environmental risk index enabled us to construct a map displaying the areas of greatest impact on beekeeping activities and a representation of the cumulative effects generated by the different pollutants in the air, water, soil and subsoil compartments. This index may, therefore, constitute an essential tool to support beekeepers in choosing sites for their apiaries.


Estimation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Groundwater from Campania Plain: Spatial Distribution, Source Attribution and Health Cancer Risk Evaluation
Paolo Montuori, Elvira De Rosa, Pellegrino Cerino, Antonio Pizzolante, Federico Nicodemo, Alfonso Gallo, Giuseppe Rofrano, Sabato De Vita, Antonio Limone, and Maria Triassi
MDPI AG
The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 1168 groundwater samples of the Campania Plain (Southern Italy), taken using a municipal environmental pressure index (MIEP), and to analyze the distribution of these compounds to determine source PAHs using ratios of isomers diagnostic. Lastly, this study also aimed to estimate the potential health cancer risk in groundwaters. The data indicated that the highest concentration of PAHs was found in groundwater from Caserta Province and the contents of BghiP, Phe, and Nap were detected in the samples. The spatial distribution of these pollutants was evaluated using the Jenks method; moreover, the data indicated that incremental lifetime cancer risk ILCRingestion ranged from 7.31 × 10−20 to 4.96 × 10−19, while ILCRdermal ranged from 4.32 × 10−11 to 2.93 × 10−10. These research findings may provide information about the Campania Plain’s groundwater quality and aid in the development of preventative measures to lessen PAH contamination in groundwater.


Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis




Factors influencing the bioavailability of some selected elements in the agricultural soil of a geologically varied territory: The Campania region (Italy) case study
Annalise Guarino, Stefano Albanese, Domenico Cicchella, Pooria Ebrahimi, Salvatore Dominech, Lucia Rita Pacifico, Giuseppe Rofrano, Federico Nicodemo, Antonio Pizzolante, Carolina Allocca,et al.
Elsevier BV



Sponge Whirl-Pak Sampling Method and Droplet Digital RT-PCR Assay for Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces in Public and Working Environments
Davide Cardinale, Maria Tafuro, Andrea Mancusi, Santa Girardi, Federico Capuano, Yolande Thérèse Rose Proroga, Federica Corrado, Jacopo Luigi D’Auria, Annachiara Coppola, Giuseppe Rofrano,et al.
MDPI AG
The SARS-CoV-2 can spread directly via saliva, respiratory aerosols and droplets, and indirectly by contact through contaminated objects and/or surfaces and by air. In the context of COVID-19 fomites can be an important vehicle of virus transmission and contribute to infection risk in public environments. The aim of the study was to analyze through surface sampling (sponge method) the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in public and working environments, in order to evaluate the risk for virus transmission. Seventy-seven environmental samples were taken using sterile sponges in 17 animal farms, 4 public transport buses, 1 supermarket and 1 hotel receptive structure. Furthermore, 246 and 93 swab samples were taken in the farms from animals and from workers, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 detection was conducted by real-time RT-PCR and by digital droplet RT-PCR (dd RT-PCR) using RdRp, gene E and gene N as targets. None of the human and animal swab samples were positive for SARS-CoV-2, while detection was achieved in 20 of the 77 sponge samples (26%) using dd RT-PCR. Traces of the RdRp gene, gene E and gene N were found in 17/77 samples (22%, average concentration 31.2 g.c./cm2, range 5.6 to 132 g.c./cm2), 8/77 samples (10%, average concentration 15.1 g.c./cm2, range 6 to 36 g.c./cm2), and in 1/77 (1%, concentration 7.2 g.c./cm2). Higher detection rates were associated with sampling in animal farms and on public transport buses (32% and 30%) compared to the supermarket (21%) and the hotel (no detection). The result of the study suggests that the risk of contamination of surfaces with SARS-CoV-2 increases in environments in which sanitation strategies are not suitable and/or in highly frequented locations, such as public transportation. Considering the analytical methods, the dd RT-PCR was the only approach achieving detection of SARS-CoV-2 traces in environmental samples. Thus, dd RT-PCR emerges as a reliable tool for sensitive SARS-CoV-2 detection.


Assessment of Saliva Specimens' Reliability for COVID-19 Surveillance
Biancamaria Pierri, Maria Tafuro, Maria Concetta Cuomo, Denise Di Concilio, Lucia Vassallo, Andrea Pierri, Amedeo Ferro, Giuseppe Rofrano, Alfonso Gallo, Antonio Di Stasio,et al.
Frontiers Media SA
The aim of the present study is to assess saliva as a reliable specimen for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), especially in community mass screening programs. The performance analysis considered 1,221 total samples [nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs and corresponding saliva], tested by means of a reference diagnostic real-time RT-PCR assay. Conflicting results were further investigated with a second, more sensitive, reference assay. Analysis of agreement showed a good concordance (95.82%), with a k coefficient value of.74 (p < 0.001); moreover, a follow-up analysis revealed the presence of viral gene targets in saliva samples at the time point the corresponding NP swabs turned negative. Data obtained prove the reliability of this alternative biofluid for SARS-CoV-2 detection in real-time RT-PCR. Considering the role of saliva in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission and pathogenesis, and the advantages in the use of salivary diagnostics, the present validation supports the use of saliva as an optimal choice in large-scale population screening and monitoring of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.


Durability of Humoral Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Citizens of Ariano Irpino (Campania, Italy): A Longitudinal Observational Study With an 11.5-Month Follow-Up
Annachiara Coppola, Carlo Buonerba, Davide Cardinale, Gabriella Lo Conte, Donato Sansone, Giuseppe Rofrano, Sabato De Vita, Maria Morgante, Maria Triassi, Luigi Atripaldi,et al.
Frontiers Media SA
As of November 17, 2021, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2), the causative agent of COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 19), has infected ~250 million people worldwide, causing around five million deaths. Titers of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies were relatively stable for at least 9 months in a population-based study conducted in Wuhan, China, both in symptomatic and in asymptomatic individuals. In the mass screening campaign conducted in the town of Ariano Irpino (Avellino, Italy) in May, 2020, 5.7% (95% CI: 5.3-6-1) of the 13,444 asymptomatic citizens screened were positive for anti-nucleocapsid antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Among these, 422 citizens were re-tested for anti SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in January, 2021 and/or in April, 2021 and enrolled in this longitudinal observational study. Median (interquartile range) age of the study cohort was 46 years (29–59), with 47 (11.1%) participants of minor age, while 217 (51.4%) participants were females. There was no evidence of re-infection in any of the subjects included. Presence of anti-nuclear antibodies antibodies (Elecysis, Roche) was reported in 95.7 and 93.7% of evaluable participants in January and April, 2021. Multiple logistic regression analysis used to explore associations between age, sex and seroprevalence showed that adults vs. minors had significantly lower odds of having anti-S1 antibodies (Biorad) both in January, 2021 and in April, 2021. Our findings showed that antibodies remained detectable at least 11.5 months after infection in >90% of never symptomatic cases. Further investigation is required to establish duration of immunity against SARS-CoV-2.


No detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals exposed to infected keepers: results of a COVID-19 surveillance program
Pellegrino Cerino, Carlo Buonerba, Gianfranco Brambilla, Luigi Atripaldi, Maria Tafuro, Denise Di Concilio, Lucia Vassallo, Gabriella Lo Conte, Maria Concetta Cuomo, Ivana Maiello,et al.
Future Science Ltd
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, has rarely been associated with transmission from humans to animals (reverse zoonotic transmission). In this retrospective study, the authors reviewed data obtained from 236 animals, including buffaloes, goats/sheep, horses, carrier pigeons, rabbits, hens, snakes, pigs and cows that were screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection because they had been in contact with their SARS-CoV-2-positive breeder for at least 2 weeks. None of the tested animals were found to be positive. The authors' findings suggest that the risk of reverse zoonotic transmission among bred animals and SARS-CoV-2-positive breeders is very low or nonexistent. Additional studies are warranted.


Improving the artichoke quality of campania region
G. Rofrano, N. Trotta, R. Pepe, M.A. Pagnotta, F. Saccardo, and T. Cardi
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)



Obtaining F1 hybrids from the genetic material of landrace bell artichokes, cleaned up and selected

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Temporal Analysis of Climate Change Impact on the Spread and Prevalence of Vector-Borne Diseases in Campania (2018–2023)
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Microorganisms 13 (2), 449 2025



Bees on the run: Nosema spp. (Microsporidia) in Apis mellifera and related products, Italy
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Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023
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Microplastic contamination in the agri-food chain: The case of honeybees and beehive products
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Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis.
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Revista Cientifica de la Facultade de Veterinaria 33 2023



Estimation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater from Campania Plain: spatial distribution, source attribution and health cancer risk evaluation
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Application of a quality-specific environmental risk index for the location of hives in areas with different pollution impacts
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Agriculture 13 (5), 998 2023



Environmental Risk Index for the Location of Hives in Areas with Different Pollution Impacts
DFARG Signorelli D., D'Auria L.J., Di Stasio A., Gallo A., Siciliano A ...
agriculture 2023



Inorganic elements profiling in milk from buffalo farms of the Campania Region (Italy)
G Rofrano, M Esposito, A Pizzolante, R Miniero, A Danese, D Signorelli, ...
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Factors influencing the bioavailability of some selected elements in the agricultural soil of a geologically varied territory: The Campania region (Italy) case study
A Guarino, S Albanese, D Cicchella, P Ebrahimi, S Dominech, LR Pacifico, ...
Geoderma 428, 116207 2022



Sponge Whirl-Pak Sampling Method and Droplet Digital RT-PCR Assay for Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces in Public and Working Environments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022



Factors influencing the bioavailability of some selected elements in the agricultural soil of a geologically varied territory: The Campania region (Italy) case study
AL Annalise Guarino, Stefano Albanese, Domenico Cicchella, Pooria Ebrahimi ...
Geoderma, doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116207 2022



Assessment of Saliva Specimens' Reliability for COVID-19 Surveillance
B Pierri, M Tafuro, MC Cuomo, DD Concilio, L Vassallo, A Pierri, A Ferro, ...
Frontiers in Public Health 10, 840996 2022



Durability of Humoral Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Citizens of Ariano Irpino (Campania, Italy): A Longitudinal Observational Study With an 11.5-Month Follow-Up

frontiers in public Health 9, 1-8 2021



Molecular epidemiology of ovine papillomavirus infections among sheep in southern Italy
F De Falco, A Cutarelli, N D'Alessio, P Cerino, C Catoi, S Roperto
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, 790392 2021



VALUTAZIONE DEL CHEMIOTIPO DELLE PIANTE DI CANNABIS IN FASE VEGETATIVA: NUOVO APPROCCIO DI CONTROLLO
AG A. Siciliano, O. Arace, E. Ottoni, G. Rofrano, J. L. D’Auria, A. Di ...
2021



No detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals exposed to infected keepers: results of a COVID-19 surveillance program
P Cerino, C Buonerba, G Brambilla, L Atripaldi, M Tafuro, DD Concilio, ...
Future science OA 7 (7), FSO711 2021



ATTIVITA' DI CONTROLLO DELLE COLTIVAZIONI DI CANNABIS IN REGIONE CAMPANIA: UN MODELLO DI SINERGIA TRA LE ISTITUZIONI
EM Gallo A.,Gallo P., Ottoni E., Di stasio A., D'auria J.,Rofrano G ...
XIX Congresso Nazionale Societ italiana di tossicologia 2020



Il carciofo in Italia: importanza e prospettive della propagazione via seme

Acta Italus Hortus 2015



Il carciofo bianco di Pertosa: un'identit varietale per un'identit culturale
P Rofrano, Trotta, Cardi
Produzione di formaggi innovativi: Carciocacio 2014

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

No detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals exposed to infected keepers: results of a COVID-19 surveillance program
P Cerino, C Buonerba, G Brambilla, L Atripaldi, M Tafuro, DD Concilio, ...
Future science OA 7 (7), FSO711 2021
Citations: 20



Estimation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater from Campania Plain: spatial distribution, source attribution and health cancer risk evaluation
P Montuori, E De Rosa, P Cerino, A Pizzolante, F Nicodemo, A Gallo, ...
Toxics 11 (5), 435 2023
Citations: 12



Sponge Whirl-Pak Sampling Method and Droplet Digital RT-PCR Assay for Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces in Public and Working Environments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022
Citations: 10



Molecular epidemiology of ovine papillomavirus infections among sheep in southern Italy
F De Falco, A Cutarelli, N D'Alessio, P Cerino, C Catoi, S Roperto
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, 790392 2021
Citations: 10



Factors influencing the bioavailability of some selected elements in the agricultural soil of a geologically varied territory: The Campania region (Italy) case study
A Guarino, S Albanese, D Cicchella, P Ebrahimi, S Dominech, LR Pacifico, ...
Geoderma 428, 116207 2022
Citations: 8



Application of a quality-specific environmental risk index for the location of hives in areas with different pollution impacts
D Signorelli, LJ D’Auria, A Di Stasio, A Gallo, A Siciliano, M Esposito, ...
Agriculture 13 (5), 998 2023
Citations: 7



Assessment of Saliva Specimens' Reliability for COVID-19 Surveillance
B Pierri, M Tafuro, MC Cuomo, DD Concilio, L Vassallo, A Pierri, A Ferro, ...
Frontiers in Public Health 10, 840996 2022
Citations: 6



Durability of Humoral Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Citizens of Ariano Irpino (Campania, Italy): A Longitudinal Observational Study With an 11.5-Month Follow-Up

frontiers in public Health 9, 1-8 2021
Citations: 4



Microplastic contamination in the agri-food chain: The case of honeybees and beehive products
ME Schiano, LJ D'Auria, R D’Auria, S Seccia, G Rofrano, D Signorelli, ...
Science of the Total Environment 948, 174698 2024
Citations: 3



Improving the artichoke quality of Campania region
G Rofrano, N Trotta, R Pepe, MA Pagnotta, F Saccardo, T Cardi
VIII International Symposium on Artichoke, Cardoon and their Wild Relatives 2012
Citations: 3



Valutazione della resistenza agli insetticidi del Tribolium spp
G Rofrano, E Rossi, S Cosimi
Tecnica Molitoria 60, 877-885 2009
Citations: 2



Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023
G Sgroi, N D’Alessio, V Veneziano, G Rofrano, G Fusco, M Carbonara, ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases 30 (12), 2651 2024
Citations: 1



Popolazioni campane di carciofo e peperone: omogeneit e stabilit morfo-genetica
G Rofrano
Universit degli studi della Tuscia-Viterbo 2014
Citations: 1



Breakthroughs in the Genetics and Breeding of Capsicum and Eggplant
S Lanteri, GL Rotino
Comitato per l’organizzazione degli eventi (COE) DISAFA, Universit degli 2013
Citations: 1



Monitoring of insecticide resistance status in some Italian populations of Tribolium spp.
G Rofrano, E Rossi, S Cosimi
2009
Citations: 1

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

1. ROFRANO G., TROTTA N., PAGNOTTA M.A., SACCARDO F., VIVONE A., MENNELLA G., FRANCESE G., CARDI T. e PEPE R., 2014. - Omogeneità e stabilità morfo-genetica di varietà locali Campane di carciofo. X Convegno Nazionale Sulla Biodiversità, Roma, 3-5 Settembre 2014. Atti convegno,

2. PEPE R., BACCO A, ROFRANO G., TROTTA N., 2014. Network per la salvaguardia e la gestione delle risorse genetiche agro-alimentari campane (Acronimo:Agrigenet). X Convegno Nazionale Sulla Biodiversità, Roma, 3-5 Settembre 2014. Atti convegno,

3. TROTTA N., ROFRANO G., BACCO A., CARDI T., PEPE R., 2014. Procedure per la valutazione di semi di accessioni locali di phaseolus vulgaris L. X Convegno Nazionale Sulla Biodiversità, Roma, 3-5 Settembre 2014. Atti convegno,

4. TROTTA N., BACCO A., LO TAURO A., ROFRANO G., ONOFARO SANAJÀ V., VIVONE A., CARDI T., PEPE R., 2013. Valutazione della stabilità morfologica in alcuni genotipi di pomodoro candidabili all’iscrizione al Registro Nazionale delle Varietà Vegetali. Notiziario RGV (1-2): 60-65. ISSN: 1974-2738.

5. ACCIARRI N.; SABATINI E.; CAMPION B.; PARISI M.; PENTANGELO A.; PEPE R.; TROTTA N.; ROFRANO G., 2013. Pomodoro. In: Conservazione biodiversità, gestione banche dati e miglioramento genetico- BIODATI VOL I. 392-396. ISBN: 9788868120986. DOI: 10.4458/0986

6. NERVO G., FALAVIGNA A., SCOSSA F., PARISI M., D’AGOSTINO N., PEPE R., TROTTA R., E ROFRANO G., 2013. Peperone. In: Conservazione biodiversità, gestione banche dati e miglioramento genetico- BIODATI VOL I. . ISBN: 9788868120986. DOI: 10.4458/0986

7. CAMPION B.; ZACCARDELLI M.; PERRONE D.; PEPE R.; TROTTA N.; ROFRANO G., 2013. Fagiolo e altre leguminose da granella. In: Conservazione biodiversità, gestione banche dati e miglioramento genetico- BIODATI VOL I. . ISBN: 9788868120986. DOI: 10.4458/0986

8. FERRARI V., PICCININI E., CAIONI M., PEPE R., TROTTA N., ROFRANO G., 2013. Carciofo. In: Conservazione biodiversità, gestione banche dati e miglioramento genetico- BIODATI VOL I. . ISBN: 9788868120986. DOI: 10.4458/0986

9. PEPE R., TROTTA N., ROFRANO G., 2013. Zucche ed altre cucurbitaceae. In: Conservazione biodiversità, gestione banche dati e miglioramento genetico- BIODATI VOL I. . ISBN: 9788868120986. DOI: 10.4458/0986

10. PEPE R, TROTTA N., ROFRANO G., VIVONE A., TEDESCO P., DE VIVO G., MENNELLA G., D’ALESSANDRO A., FRANCESE G., CARDI T., 2013. – Schede valutative di alcuni genotipi di carciofo realizzate nell’ambito del progetto MiPAAF “CAR-VARVI-Valorizzazione di germoplasma di carciofo attraverso la costituzione varietale e il risanamento da virus, pp:100; ISBN: 978-88-87173-13-0.

11. ROFRANO G., TROTTA N.,PEPE R.,PAGNOTTA M.A.,SACCARDO F. AND CARDI T., 2013.
Improving the artichoke quality of Campania Region. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 983:31-37

12.ROFRANO G., FRANCESE G., D’ALESSANDRO A., PEPE R., TROTTA N., CARDI T. e MENNELLA G., 2013. Influenza della colonizzazione con micorrize sulla produttività e sul contenuto fenolico di alcuni genotipi campani di carciofi. Acta Italus hortus. 8:86-92. ISBN: 978-88-905628-5-3.

13. TROTTA N., ROFRANO G., FESTA G., VIVONE A., TEDESCO P., DE VIVO G., PEPE R., 2012. Caratterizzazione morfo-fisiologica di accessioni di peperone e pomodoro: omogeneità e distinguibilità di varietà da conservazione. RGV Notiziario Risorse Genetiche Vegetali MIPAAF Anno XII n.2-3 pp. 15-18. ISSN: 1974-2738.

14. PEPE R., FESTA G., DE VIVO G., TEDESCO P., ROFRANO G., TROTTA N., MENNELLA G., D’ALESSANDRO A., FRANCESE G. e CARDI T. 2011. Valorizzazione della biodiversità orticola in Campania. Notiziario Risorse Genetiche Vegetali, Anno XI, pagg. 11-13.

15. ROFRANO G., TROTTA N., PEPE R., PAGNOTTA M.A., SACCARDO F., 2011. - Obtaining F1 hybrids from the genetic material of artichoke landraces of Campania, restored and selected. Minerva Biotec 2011;23 Suppl. 1 to No. 2:7-8

16.ROFRANO G., ROSSI E., COSIMI S., 2009. Valutazione della resistenza agli insetticidi del Tribolium spp., Tecnica Molitoria,(8): 877-886. ISSN: 0040-1862