Donata Arena

1. ARENA, Donata, TRECCARICHI, Simone, DI BELLA, Maria Concetta, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, PICCHI, Valentina, LO SCALZO, Roberto, AMARI, Marwen, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Evaluation of Brassica oleracea L. crops and wild relatives for bio-morphometric and biochemical characteristics. V: DUSSI, M. C. (ur.). XXXI International Horticultural Congress: Horticulture for a world in transition : proceedings of the International Symposium on Agroecology and System Approach for Sustainable and Resilient Horticultural Production : Angers, France, August 14-20, 2022. Leuven: International Society for Horticultural Science, 2022. Str. 71-79, preglednice. Acta horticulturae (Online), no. 1355. ISBN 978-94-6261-354-6. ISSN 2406-6168. https://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?session=1479515. [COBISS.SI-ID 221854979]

2. BEN AMMAR, Hajer, PICCHI, Valentina, ARENA, Donata, TRECCARICHI, Simone, BIANCHI, Giulia, LO SCALZO, Roberto, MARGHALI, Sonia, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Variation of bio-morphometric traits and antioxidant compounds of Brassica oleracea l. accessions in relation to drought stress. Agronomy. 2022, vol. 12, iss. 9, str. 1-22, ilustr. ISSN 2073-4395. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12092016. [COBISS.SI-ID 221715203]

3. BEN AMMAR, Hajer, ARENA, Donata, TRECCARICHI, Simone, DI BELLA, Maria Concetta, MARGHALI, Sonia, FICCADENTI, Nadia, LO SCALZO, Roberto, BRANCA, Ferdinando. The effect of water stress on the glucosinolate content and profile : a comparative study on roots and leaves of Brassica oleracea L. crops. Agronomy. 2023, vol. 13, iss. 2, art. 579, str. 1-19, ilustr. ISSN 2073-4395. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13020579. [COBISS.SI-ID 221856515]

4. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, MAJOR, Nikola, KOVAČEVIĆ, Tvrtko Karlo, GORETA BAN, Smiljana, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, RIZZO, Giulio Flavio, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Diversity of the morphometric and biochemical traits of Allium cepa L. varieties. Plants. 2024, vol. 13, iss. 13, art. 1727, str. 1-22, ilustr. ISSN 2223-7747. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/13/1727. [COBISS.SI-ID 217503747]

5. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, RODRIGUEZ, Victor Manuel, VELASCO, Pablo, GARCIA, Gresheen, CALI, Riccardo, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Exogenous melatonin affects the morphometric characteristics and glucosinolates during the initial growth stages of broccoli. Agronomy. 2024, vol. 14, iss. 2, [art.] 286, str. 1-21, ilustr. ISSN 2073-4395. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/286. [COBISS.SI-ID 217498627]

6. BRANCA, Ferdinando, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, ARENA, Donata, GARCIA, Gresheen. Green gold: unveiling the potential power of brassica plants : lecture at moini Talk SHARPER night, 27 September 2024. [COBISS.SI-ID 236114179]

7. BIANCHI, Giulia, PICCHI, Valentina, TAVA, Aldo, DORIA, Filippo, WALLEY, Peter Glen, DEVER, Louisa, DI BELLA, Maria Concetta, ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, LO SCALZO, Roberto, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Insights into the phytochemical composition of selected genotypes of organic kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala). Journal of food composition and analysis. 2024, vol. 125, art. 105721, str. 1-12, ilustr. ISSN 1096-0481. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157523005951?via%3Dihub. [COBISS.SI-ID 221857795]

8. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, MAJOR, Nikola, KOVAČEVIĆ, Tvrtko Karlo, GORETA BAN, Smiljana, TRECCARICHI, Simone, LO SCALZO, Roberto, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Light use efficiency of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck) and rocket (Eruca sativa L.) during the initial plant growth stages. Scientia horticulturae. 2024, vol. 336, [article no.] 113408, str. 1-16, ilustr. ISSN 1879-1018. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2024.113408. [COBISS.SI-ID 221858307]

9. GARCIA, Gresheen, TRECCARICHI, Simone, ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, MAGGIONI, Lorenzo, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Capturing the Brassica oleracea L. wild relatives diversity for improving nutraceutical traits of cole crops. Genetic resources and crop evolution. [Online ed.]. 2025, vol. 72, iss. , str. 8855–8871. ISSN 1573-5109. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-025-02479-9. [COBISS.SI-ID 238593283]

10. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, RODRIGUEZ, Victor Manuel, VELASCO, Pablo, CALI, Riccardo, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Enhancing Brassica oleracea L. production in deficit irrigation regime utilising elicitors. V: STOLERU, Vasile (ur.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Vegetable Production from Seed to Health Booster Source ; V European Horticultural Congress : Bucharest, Romania, may 12-16, 2024. Leuven: International Society for Horticultural Science, 2025. Str. 567-574. Acta horticulturae (Online), no. 1416. ISBN 978-94-6261-415-4. ISSN 2406-6168. https://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?session=3039790. [COBISS.SI-ID 235070979]
projekt: Program SFS-07-2017 Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production [BRESOV]

11. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, GARCIA, Gresheen, RODRIGUEZ, Victor Manuel, VELASCO, Pablo, SPATAFORA, M., DI DIO, S., RIZZO, G.F., BRANCA, Ferdinando. Evaluation of the effects of salicylic acid on the morphometric and biochemical profile of Brassica macrocarpa and two Sicilian cultivars of Ciuriettu (B. oleracea L. var. botrytis × italica) under drought stress conditions. V: SAVVAS, Dimitrios (ur.). Proceedings of the I International Symposium on Protected Cultivation, Neetings and Screens for Mild Climates : Athens, Greece, September 23-26, 2025. Leuven: International Society for Horticultural Science, 2025. Str. 233-242. Acta horticulturae (Online), no. 1437. ISBN 978-94-6261-436-9. ISSN 2406-6168. https://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=1437_0. [COBISS.SI-ID 253362435]

12. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, RODRIGUEZ, Victor Manuel, VELASCO, Pablo, CALI, Riccardo, CICCARELLO, Luca, BRANCA, Ferdinando. The role of melatonin in modulating morphometric parameters and bioactive compounds of Brassica oleracea L. var. italica plenck under drought stress. Agronomy. 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, [article. no.] 279, 22 str., ilustr. ISSN 2073-4395. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/2/279, DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15020279. [COBISS.SI-ID 235088387]

13. ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, RIZZO, Giulio Flavio, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, ARGENTO, Sergio, MELILLI, Maria Grazia, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Sicilian sprouting black broccoli: : advancing valorization strategies and product innovation. V: AMODIO, Marialuisa (ur.), COLELLI, Giancarlo (ur.), CEFOLA, Maria (ur.). Proceedings of the V International Conference on Fresh-Cut Produce : Maintaining Quality and Safety : Foggia, Italy, June 3-6, 2024. Leuven: International Society for Horticultural Science, 2025. Str. 103-110, ilustr. Acta horticulturae (Online), no. 1442. ISBN 978-94-6261-441-3. ISSN 2406-6168. https://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?session=1222908, https://www.actahort.org/books/1442/1442_14.htm, DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1442.14. [COBISS.SI-ID 264914179]

14. ARENA, Donata, LO SCALZO, Roberto, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, PICCHI, Valentina, BIANCHI, Giulia, ROMANO, Daniela, CICCARELLO, Luca, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Changes of nutraceutical traits in baby leaves of sprouting broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) induced by Moringa spp. extracts. Future foods. 2026, vol. 13, [article no.] 100991, 13 str. ISSN 2666-8335. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833526000924?via%3Dihub, https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?id=42975, DIRROS, DOI: 10.1016/j.fufo.2026.100991. [COBISS.SI-ID 272678147]

15. GARCIA, Gresheen, ARENA, Donata, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, RODRIGUEZ, Victor Manuel, VELASCO, Pablo, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Enhancing nutraceutical traits in Brassica oleracea L. for functional food production. CABI agriculture and bioscience. 2026, vol. , no. 1, str., ilustr. ISSN 2662-4044. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/ab.2026.0004, DIRROS, DOI: 10.1079/ab.2026.00. [COBISS.SI-ID 266294787]

16. AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, BEN AMMAR, Hajer, ARENA, Donata, ROMANO, Daniela, BRANCA, Ferdinando. Insights on physiological, biochemical and genetic responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum l.) to drought conditions. Agriculture. 2026, no. 7, [article no.] 813, str. 1-29, ilustr. ISSN 2077-0472. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/16/7/813, https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?id=42898, DIRROS, DOI: 10.3390/agriculture16070813. [COBISS.SI-ID 274460675]

17. BEN AMMAR, Hajer, KABTNI, Souhir, ARENA, Donata, AMARI, Marwen, AL ACHKAR, Nicolas, BRANCA, Ferdinando, MARGHALI, Sonia. Integrating metabolic and gene expression profiling of glucosinolate biosynthesis under drought stress in Brassica oleracea. International journal of molecular sciences. 2026, vol. 27, issue 3, [article no.] 1598, str. 1-24, ilustr. ISSN 1422-0067. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/3/1598, https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?id=40248, DIRROS, DOI: 10.3390/ijms27031598. [COBISS.SI-ID 267877635]