Petronia Carillo

@distabif.unicampania.it

The Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF)
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Petronia Carillo
Petronia Carillo is a Full Professor of Agronomy at the Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies of University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Caserta Italy since 2020. She was Associate Professor of Plant Physiology (2010-2020) and permanent Researcher of Plant Physiology (1999-2010) at the Department of Life Sciences, Second University of Naples, Italy. She received her Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from the University Federico II of Naples in 1996, studying the relationship between nitrogen and carbon metabolism in plant cells. She received her degree with distinction in Biology from the University Federico II of Naples in 1992. She was Visiting Scientist in September 2017 and June 2018 at the INRA (UMR 1332 - Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie) Bordeaux Aquitaine France; Visiting Professor (Erasmus+ program) at the Plant and Agrobiosciences Center (PABC) of the National University of Ireland Galway in June 2015; Visiting Scientist in 2001-2020

EDUCATION

1992: Degree with distinction in Biological Sciences, University Federico II of Naples.
1996: PhD in Plant Physiology.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Food Science
159

Scopus Publications

11101

Scholar Citations

52

Scholar h-index

121

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Thermal resilience of olive accessions evaluated through pomological traits, lipid profile, and gene expression responses
    NF Hoveizeh, R Gholami, SM Zahedi, S Kadkhodaei, S Alavipour, ...
    BMC Plant Biology 26 (1), 183 , 2026
    2026
  • Metabolic profiling reveals distinct modes of action of microalgal biostimulants in lettuce and tomato
    G Corrado, M Ciriello, L Pagliaro, G D’Ambrosio, P Chiaiese, P Carillo, ...
    Scientia Horticulturae 362, 114871 , 2026
    2026
  • Distinct biochemical signatures of microalgal extracts drive species-specific biostimulant activities in tomato and lettuce
    M Ciriello, L Pagliaro, G D'Ambrosio, P Chiaiese, P Carillo, G Colla, ...
    Algal Research, 104657 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Context-dependent responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii biostimulant extract under saline and non-saline conditions
    G Corrado, P Chiaiese, M Ciriello, G D’Ambrosio, P Carillo, S De Pascale, ...
    Plant Stress, 101250 , 2026
    2026
  • Compost and biochar synergy enhances photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant responses in leafy vegetables under sub-optimal nutrient supply
    GM Fusco, E Campana, M Ciriello, R Nicastro, F De Paola, ...
    Plant Stress, 101244 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Comparison of Biochemical and Physiological Properties of Two Brassica Microgreens Cultivated in Two Growth Systems
    M Ciriello, C El-Nakhel, GM Fusco, P Carillo, Y Rouphael, G Corrado
    Plants , 2026
    2026
  • Enhancing San Marzano dwarf tomato performance: The role of biochar under saline irrigation conditions
    M Lentini, M Ciriello, P Carillo, GM Fusco, R Nicastro, A Pannico, ...
    Plant Stress, 101184 , 2025
    2025
  • Genotype-Dependent Modulation of Physiological and Biochemical Processes in Olive ( Olea europaea L.) Tree Under Heat Stress
    N Fahadi Hoveizeh, R Gholami, SM Zahedi, S Kadkhodaei, P Carillo
    Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-17 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Unlocking the black box of plant biostimulants
    P Du Jardin, PH Brown, TM Dejong, F Cassán, A Ferrante, V Fotopoulos, ...
    Scientia Horticulturae 350, 114281 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 26
  • Balancing yield, water productivity, and fruit quality of processing tomatoes through the combined use of biodegradable mulch film and regulated deficit irrigation
    A Burato, GM Fusco, A Pentangelo, D Ronga, P Carillo, P Campi, M Parisi
    European Journal of Agronomy 169, 127695 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 10
  • Processing Tomato Responses to Plant‐Based Biostimulants Are Modulated by Environmental Conditions
    GM Fusco, A Burato, A Pentangelo, P Carillo, M Parisi
    Physiologia Plantarum 177 (4), e70450 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Tissue-Specific Metabolic Changes During Postharvest Storage of Friariello Napoletano
    GM Fusco, MG Annunziata, L Alberico, R Nicastro, P Woodrow, P Carillo
    Horticulturae 11 (6), 673 , 2025
    2025
  • Can biostimulants enhance plant resilience to heat and water stress in the Mediterranean hotspot?
    P Carillo
    Plant Stress 16, 100802 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 40
  • Study of spectral overlap and heterogeneity in agriculture based on soft classification techniques
    S Rana, S Gerbino, P Carillo
    MethodsX 14, 103114 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • HUMAN URINE DERIVATIVES AS FERTILIZERS: ROLE IN GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION IN SOILLESS LETTUCE CULTIVATION
    R Nicastro, C El-Nakhel, GM Fusco, D Geelen, Y Rouphael, S De Pascale, ...
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Metabolic changes in Brassica rapa L. subsp. sylvestris during postharvest storage
    G Fusco, P Woodrow, L Alberico, P Carillo
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Leaf senescence-associated genes and transcriptional changes under dark conditions
    A Ferrante, P Carillo
    Annals of Botany, mcaf063 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • From Water Buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) Manure to Vermicompost: Testing a Sustainable Approach for Agriculture
    GM Fusco, I Di Mola, M Mori, E Cozzolino, B Morrone, F Trasacco, ...
    Sustainability 17 (10), 4253 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • The Role of Fe‐Graphitic Carbon Nitride in Improving the Oil Profile, Flowering and Biochemical Attributes in the “Shengeh” Olive Under Drought Stress
    R Gholami, N Fahadi Hoveizeh, SM Zahedi, NP Bahadirli, M Padervand, ...
    Physiologia Plantarum 177 (3), e70311 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Influence of Pre-Harvest Factors on the Storage of Fresh Basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.): A Review
    M Ciriello, P Carillo, M Lentini, Y Rouphael
    Horticulturae 11 (3), 326 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Steps towards an integrated view of nitrogen metabolism
    M Stitt, C Müller, P Matt, Y Gibon, P Carillo, R Morcuende, WR Scheible, ...
    Journal of experimental botany 53 (370), 959-970 , 2002
    2002
    Citations: 804
  • Sugar-induced increases in trehalose 6-phosphate are correlated with redox activation of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase and higher rates of starch synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
    JE Lunn, R Feil, JHM Hendriks, Y Gibon, R Morcuende, D Osuna, ...
    Biochemical Journal 397 (1), 139-148 , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 715
  • A robot-based platform to measure multiple enzyme activities in Arabidopsis using a set of cycling assays: comparison of changes of enzyme activities and transcript levels …
    Y Gibon, OE Blaesing, J Hannemann, P Carillo, M Hohne, JHM Hendriks, ...
    The Plant Cell 16 (12), 3304-3325 , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 629
  • Salinity stress and salt tolerance
    P Carillo, MG Annunziata, G Pontecorvo, A Fuggi, P Woodrow
    Abiotic stress in plants-mechanisms and adaptations 1, 21-38 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 471
  • The sucrose–trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) nexus: specificity and mechanisms of sucrose signalling by Tre6P
    UP Yadav, A Ivakov, R Feil, GY Duan, D Walther, P Giavalisco, M Piques, ...
    Journal of experimental botany 65 (4), 1051-1068 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 426
  • Spatial and temporal profile of glycine betaine accumulation in plants under abiotic stresses
    MG Annunziata, LF Ciarmiello, P Woodrow, E Dell’Aversana, P Carillo
    Frontiers in plant science 10, 230 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 417
  • Protocol: extraction and determination of proline
    P Carillo, Y Gibon
    PrometheusWiki 2011, 1-5 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 365
  • Abiotic stress in plants: mechanisms and adaptations
    A Shanker, B Venkateswarlu
    BoD–Books on Demand , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 312
  • Nitrogen metabolism in durum wheat under salinity: accumulation of proline and glycine betaine
    P Carillo, G Mastrolonardo, F Nacca, D Parisi, A Verlotta, A Fuggi
    Functional Plant Biology 35 (5), 412-426 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 280
  • Adjustment of growth and central metabolism to a mild but sustained nitrogen‐limitation in Arabidopsis
    H Tschoep, Y Gibon, P Carillo, P Armengaud, M Szecowka, ...
    Plant, cell & environment 32 (3), 300-318 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 257
  • GABA shunt in durum wheat
    P Carillo
    Frontiers in plant science 9, 100 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 255
  • Durum wheat seedling responses to simultaneous high light and salinity involve a fine reconfiguration of amino acids and carbohydrate metabolism
    P Woodrow, LF Ciarmiello, MG Annunziata, S Pacifico, F Iannuzzi, A Mirto, ...
    Physiologia Plantarum 159 (3), 290-312 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 221
  • Food loss and waste prevention strategies from farm to fork
    R Nicastro, P Carillo
    Sustainability 13 (10), 5443 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 216
  • Durum wheat roots adapt to salinity remodeling the cellular content of nitrogen metabolites and sucrose
    MG Annunziata, LF Ciarmiello, P Woodrow, E Maximova, A Fuggi, ...
    Frontiers in plant science 7, 2035 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 202
  • Enhancing sustainability by improving plant salt tolerance through macro-and micro-algal biostimulants
    P Carillo, LF Ciarmiello, P Woodrow, G Corrado, P Chiaiese, Y Rouphael
    Biology 9 (9), 253 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 187
  • Morphological and physiological responses induced by protein hydrolysate-based biostimulant and nitrogen rates in greenhouse spinach
    P Carillo, G Colla, GM Fusco, E Dell’Aversana, C El-Nakhel, M Giordano, ...
    Agronomy 9 (8), 450 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 167
  • Ascophyllum nodosum -based algal extracts act as enhancers of growth, fruit quality, and adaptation to stress in salinized tomato plants
    E Di Stasio, MJ Van Oosten, S Silletti, G Raimondi, E Dell’Aversana, ...
    Journal of Applied Phycology 30 (4), 2675-2686 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 166
  • Nitrate reductase in durum wheat seedlings as affected by nitrate nutrition and salinity
    P Carillo, G Mastrolonardo, F Nacca, A Fuggi
    Functional Plant Biology 32 (3), 209-219 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 166
  • Potato yield and metabolic profiling under conventional and organic farming
    A Maggio, P Carillo, GS Bulmetti, A Fuggi, G Barbieri, S De Pascale
    European Journal of Agronomy 28 (3), 343-350 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 154
  • Reactive oxygen species and transcript analysis upon excess light treatment in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana vs a photosensitive mutant lacking zeaxanthin and …
    A Alboresi, L Dall'Osto, A Aprile, P Carillo, E Roncaglia, L Cattivelli, ...
    BMC plant biology 11 (1), 62 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 148