Guglielmo Fichera
Tutor: Cherubino Leonardi
- 01/11/2025 - Ongoing: PhD Course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Catania. Research project: "Enhancing the Resilience of Mediterranean Greenhouse Tomato to Abiotic Stressors by Modulating Its Antioxidant System: Benefits for Plant and Human Health''. Supervisor: Prof. Cherubino Leonardi.
- 25/08/2024 - 31/10/2025: Research fellowship on the “ON Foods - Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security – Working ON Foods” project (Spoke 4 - “Food quality and nutrition”). University of Catania - Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A). Title: "Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Carrot and Tomato Cultivars". Supervisor: Prof. Cherubino Leonardi.
- 2024: Master's Degree in Plant biotechnologies (LM-7), University of Turin. Degree thesis:“Indole-3-acetic acid methyltransferases influences high-temperature responses in tomato”. Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Moglia. Co-supervisor: Prof. Antonio Granell Richart.
- 01/03/2023 - 01/09/2023: Erasmus+ Traineeship at Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) in Valencia (Spain). Research activity: Expression of candidate genes through agroinfiltration in Nicotiana benthamiana and assessment of monoterpenoid content.
- 2021: Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (L-25), University of Catania. Degree thesis: “Foliar Fertilization for the Production of Biofortified Vegetables”. Supervisor: Prof. Cherubino Leonardi.
- 2018: High School Graduation, “Gulli e Pennisi” Classical High School - Acireale (CT).
• Leonardi C., Cannata C., Giuffrida F., Basile F., Fichera G., Mauro R.P. (2025). Title: Agronomic mineral biofortification to enhance the nutritional value of vegetables: a review. Acta Horticulturae, 1422: 37–44. [DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1422.5]
• Cannata C., Mei L., Mauro R.P., Fichera G., Pepe G., Aquino G., Sabatino L., Vultaggio L., Leonardi C. (2025). Title: Effects of foliar applications of zinc on fruit biofortification and quality traits of greenhouse mini plum tomato cultivars. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 21: 101978. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101978]
• Rutigliano C.A.C., Cannata C., Basile F., Fichera G., Muratore G., Restuccia C., Sabatino L., La Bella E., Leonardi C., Mauro R.P. (2025). Title: Shelf life of fresh-cut yellow carrot as affected by chitosan or locust bean gum edible coatings. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 22: 102149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102149]
• Cannata C., Basile F., Mauro R.P., Fichera G., Giordano M., Leonardi C. (2025). Title: Un futuro colorato per i mini plum. Orticoltura e Floricoltura, n. 4/2025: 24-27. [ISSN 3035-4501]