Publications
Journal Articles
2025
107. Seth R., C. Fiecke, G. Ma, P. Perkins-Veazie, P. Cavagnaro, M. G. Ferruzzi and M. Iorizzo*. Characterization of anthocyanins, phenolics, and flavonoids in a global carrot collection through application of chemometrics and FT-NIR spectroscopy. Food Chemistry X (In press).
106. Kulkarni K.P., R.K. Appiah, J. Johnson-Cicalese, N. Vorsa, U.K Reddy, S. Elavarthi, H. Bostan, M. Iorizzo and K. Melmaiee. Generation and Characterization of Novel Transcriptome-Derived SSR markers for Genetic Applications in Blueberry. Scientific Report (In press).
105. Tan C., C. Li, P. Perkins-Veazie, H. Oh, R. Xu and M. Iorizzo. 2025. High throughput assessment of blueberry fruit internal bruising using deep learning models. Frontier in Plant Science, 16:1575038.
104. Abugu M., S. Johanningsmeier, M. Allan, S. Parker, M. Iorizzo and G.C. Yencho. 2025. Comprehensive review of sweetpotato flavor compounds: opportunities for developing consumer-preferred varieties. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 24, e70172.
103. Mengist F.M., M. A. Abid, M.H. Grace, R. Seth, N. Bassil, C. D Kay, A.P. Dare, D. Chagné, R.V. Espley, A. Neilson, M.A. Lila, M. Ferruzzi and M. Iorizzo*. 2025. Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry. Horticulture Research, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2025, uhaf041.
102. Carvalho de Santana M., A. Rathore, P. Chandra, J. Everhart, H. Schulz, C. Granillo, M.G. Ferruzzi, M. Iorizzo, M.A. Lila, J.T. Diaz, and C.D. Kay. Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of (poly)phenols following consumption of selected blueberries and a blueberry-rich protein bar by healthy adults: a randomized, crossover, controlled trial. 2025. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2025 Apr;121(4):779-794.
101. Heeduk O., M.F. Mengist, G. Maa, L. Giongo, M. Pottorff, J.A. Spencer, P. Perkins-Veaziea, M. Iorizzo*. 2025. Unraveling the genetic architecture of blueberry fruit quality traits: major loci control organic acid content while more complex genetic mechanisms control texture and sugar content. BMC Plant Biology, 25, 36 (2025).
100. Rolling W.L., S. Ellison, K. Coe, M. Iorizzo, J. Dawson, D. Senalik, P.W. Simon. 2025. Combining Genome-Wide Association and Genomic Prediction to unravel the Genetic Architecture of Carotenoid Accumulation in Carrot. The Plant Genome, 2025 Mar;18(1):e20560.
2024
99. Dare P.A., C. Wu, J.I. Carvajal, H.M. Nguyen, C.S. Günther, C. Hamiaux, S. Bailey, C. Deng, M.F. Mengist, M. Iorizzo, T.M. Foster, D. Chagné, S. Montanari, R.V. Espley. 2024. Haplotyped genome mapping and functional characterisation of a blueberry anthocyanin acetyltransferase (AAT) controlling the accumulation of acylated anthocyanins. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024;, erae489.
98. Loarca J., T. Wiesner-Hanks, H. Lopez-Moreno, A. Maule, M. Liou, M.A. Torres-Meraz, L.A. Diaz-Garcia, J. Johnson-Cicalese, J. Neyhart, J. Polashock, G. Sideli, C.F. Strock, C.T. Beil, M.J. Sheehan, M. Iorizzo, A. Atucha, J.E. Zalapa. 2024. BerryPortraits: software for Phenotyping Of Ripening Traits with Rapid Automated Imaging Tools in cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.). Plant Methods, 13;20(1):172.
97. Lopez-Moreno, H., M. Phillips, L. Diaz-Garcia, M. Torres-Meraz, D. Jarquin, J. Loarca, S. Ikeda, L. Giongo, E. Grygleski, M. Iorizzo and J. Zalapa. 2024. Multiparametric Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) Fruit Textural Trait Development for Harvest and Postharvest Evaluation in Representative Cultivars. J Texture Stud, 55: e12866.
96. Ferrão F.L.V., C. Luby, M. Pottorff, G.I.P. Casorzo, M.F. Mengist, T. Mikey, M.A. Lila, L. Giongo, N. Bassil, P. Perkins-Veazie, M. Iorizzo* and P.R. Munoz*. 2024. Inference of the genetic basis of fruit texture and chemical component in Northern and Southern Highbush blueberries. Hort Research, Volume 11, Issue 10, October 2024, uhae233
95. Maule A.F., Diaz Garcia L., Loarca J., Lopez-Moreno H., Johnson-Cicalese J., Vorsa N., Iorizzo M., Neyhart J. and J. Zalapa. 2024. Of Buds and Bits: A QTL Study on Traditional Upright Traits and Modern Plot Phenotyping in Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.). Frontier in Plant Science, 15:1294570.
94. Oh H., L. Stapleton, L. Giongo, S. Johanningsmeier, A. Plotto, M. Molinari, C.M. Mainland, P. Perkins-Veazie and M. Iorizzo*. 2024. Predicting sensorial texture descriptors using instrumental parameters in blueberry. Postharvest biology and technology, 218, 2024, 113160.
93. Hislop L.M., J. Loarca, J. Humann, K.E. Hummer, N. Bassil, D. Zhao, M. Sheehan, A.M. Casa, G.T. Billings, D. Echeverria, H. Ashrafi, E. Babiker, P. Edger, M.K. Ehlenfeldt, J. Hancock, C. Finn, M. Iorizzo, T. Mackey, J. Olmstead, L.J. Rowland, P. Sandefur, J. Spencer, S. Stringer, N. Vorsa, A. Wagner and A.M. Hulse-Kemp. 2024. A Blueberry (Vaccinium L.) Crop Ontology to Enable Standardized Phenotyping for Blueberry Breeding and Research. HortScience, 59(10), 1433-1442.
92. Seth R., M. Iorizzo, T. Kipkoech Maritim and R. Kumar Sharma. 2024. Epigenetic and gene regulation underlying crosstalk in plant development and stress responses. Frontier in Genetics, 15:1427102.
91. Canales E., R.K. Gallardo, M. Iorizzo, P. Munoz, L.F. Ferrão, C. Luby, N. Bassil, M. Pottorff, P. Perkins-Veazie, P. Sandefur, A. Colonna, C. Sims. 2024. Willingness to Pay for Blueberries: Sensory Attributes, Fruit Quality Traits, and Consumers’ Characteristics. HortScience, 59(8):1207-1218.
90. Ivarsson J., A. Bennett, F. Ferrara, R. Strauch, A. Vallase, M. Iorizzo, A. Pecorelli, M.A. Lila and G. Valacchi. 2024. Gut-derived wild blueberry phenolic acid metabolites modulate extrinsic cutaneous damage. Food & Function, 15(15):7849-7864.
89. Mengist M.F., M. Pottorff, T. Mackey, F. Ferrao, G. Casorzo, M.A. Lila, C. Luby, L. Giongo, P. Perkins-Veazie, N. Bassil, P. Munoz and M. Iorizzo*. 2024. Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level. Postharvest biology and technology, 214, 2024, 112964.
88. Zhao D., M. Sapkota, J. Glaubitz, N. Bassil, M.F. Mengist, M. Iorizzo, K. Heller-Uszynska, M. Molinari, C.T. Beil and M. J. Sheehan. 2024. A public mid-density genotyping platform for cultivated Blueberry. Genetic Resources, 5(9), pp. 36–44.
87. Ma X., R.K. Gallardo, E. Canales, A. Atucha, J. Zalapa and M. Iorizzo. 2024. Effects of the added sugar labeling on consumers’ willingness to pay: The case of cranberry products under different nutrition-related information treatments. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 3: 424–444.
86. Ma X., R.K. Gallardo, E. Canales, and M. Iorizzo. 2024. Quality-Related Descriptors to Increase Fresh Blueberries Purchase – Evidence from a Basket-Based Choice Experiment. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 1-20.
85. Munoz B., M. Hayes, P. Perkins-Veazie, N. Gillit, M. Munoz , C. Kay, M.A. Lila, M. Ferruzzi and M. Iorizzo*. 2024. Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bioaccessibility in banana. Food and Function, 15, 3433 – 3445.
84. Ma X., R.K. Gallardo, E. Canales, A. Atucha, J. Zalapa and M. Iorizzo. 2024. Would Consumers Accept CRISPR Fruit Crops if the Benefit has Health Implications? An Application to Cranberry Products. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2024:1-23.
83. Clare S.J., M. Driskill, T.R. Millar, D. Chagne, S. Montanari, S. Thomson, R.V. Espley, P.R. Munoz, J. Benevenuto, D. Zhao, M. Sheehan, M.F. Mengist, L.J. Rowland, H. Ashrafi, K. Melmaiee, K.P. Kulkarni, E.M. Babiker, D. Main, J. Olmstead, J. Gilbert, P. Havlak, H. Hung, J. Kniskern, D. Percival, P. Edger, M. Iorizzo and N.V. Bassil. 2024. Development of a targeted genotyping platform for reproducible results within tetraploid and hexaploid blueberry. Frontiers in Horticulture, 2:1339310.
2023
82. Farneti B., L. Giongo, F. Emanuelli, P. Toivonen, K. Folta, M. Iorizzo. 2023. Editorial: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Quality of Soft Fruit Berries II. Frontier in Plant Science, 14:1341519.
81. Trandel M., S. Johanningsmeier, H. Oh, M. Iorizzo and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2023. Blueberry cell wall polysaccharide composition of three distinct fruit firmness phenotypes. Food Science & Technology, 3, 11, 1920-1930. IF=2.3
80. Heeduk O., Pottorff M., Giongo L., Mainland C.M.M., M. Iorizzo* and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2023. Exploring shelf-life predictability of appearance traits and fruit texture in blueberry. Postharvest biology and technology, 112643. IF=7.
79. Yow A.G., K. Laosuntisuk, R. Young, C. J. Doherty, N. Gillitt, P. Perkins-Veazie, Qiu-Yun (Jenny) Xiang, and M. Iorizzo*. 2023. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes For Cold Stress Response and Early Flowering in Pineapple. Sci Report, in press. IF=4.99
78. Alan E. Yocca, Adrian Platts, Elizabeth Alger, Scott Teresi, Molla F. Mengist, Luis Felipe V. Ferrão, Juliana Benevenuto, MacKenzie Jacobs, Michal Babinski, Philip Bayer, Agnieszka Golicz, Jodi L Humann, Dorrie Main, Richard V. Espley, David Chagné, Nick W. Albert, Sara Montanari, Nicholi Vorsa, James Polashock, Luis Díaz, Juan Zalapa, Nahla V. Bassil, Patricio R. Munoz, Massimo Iorizzo and Patrick P. Edger. Blueberry and cranberry pangenomes as a resource for future genetic studies and breeding efforts. Hort Research, in press. IF=8.7
77. Coe K, H. Bostan, W. Rolling, S. Turner-Hissong, A. Macko-Podgórni, D. Senalik, S.Liu, J. Curaba, M.F. Mengist, D. Grzebelus, A. Van Deynze, J. Dawson, S. Ellison, P. Simon and M. Iorizzo*. 2023. Analysis of global carrot germplasm identifies genomic signatures of domestication and improvement and uncovers the origin of high carotenoid orange carrots. Nature Plants, 9, 1643–1658 (2023). Selected for Nature Research Highlights IF=15.8
76. D’Amelia V., J. Curaba, S. Esposito, P. Cavagnaro, D. Carputo and M. Iorizzo*. 2022. Functional characterization of DcMYB11, a R2R3 MYB associated with the purple pigmentation of carrot petiole. Planta 258, 50 (2023). IF=4.5
75. Ashley G. Yow, Hamed Bostan, Roberto Young, Giuseppe Valacchi, Nicholas Gillitt, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Qiu-Yun (Jenny) Xiang and Massimo Iorizzo*. 2023. Identification of Bromelain Subfamily Proteases Encoded in the Pineapple Genome. Sci Rep 13, 11605 (2023). IF=4.99.
74. María B. Pérez, Sofía Carvajal, Vanesa Beretta, Florencia Bannoud, M. Florencia Fangio, M. Sandra Churio, Federico Berli, Ariel Fontana, M. Victoria Salomón, Roxana Gonzalez, Lucia Valerga, Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Massimo Iorizzo, Philipp W. Simon, Pablo F. Cavagnaro. 2023. Characterization of purple carrot germplasm for antioxidant capacity and root concentration of anthocyanins, phenolics, and carotenoids. Plants 2023, 12, 1796. IF=4.14
73. Lopez-Moreno H, Phillips M, Diaz-Garcia L, Torres-Meraz MA, de La Torre F, Berro I, Loarca J, Mura J, Ikeda S, Atucha A, Giongo L, Iorizzo M, Zalapa J. A Survey of Key Methods, Traits, Parameters, and Conditions for Measuring Texture in Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.). Horticulturae, 2023; 9(4):479. IF=2.92
72. Albert N.W., M. Iorizzo, M.F. Mengist, S. Montanari, Boas, P., J. Zalapa, A. Maule, A. Yocca, P.P. Edger and R.V. Espley. 2023. Vaccinium as a comparative system for understanding of complex flavonoid accumulation profiles and regulation in fruit. Plant Physiology 192(3), 1696–1710. IF=8.0
71. Herniter I.A., Y. Kim, Y. Wang, J.S. Havill, J. Johnson-Cicalese, G.J. Muehlbauer, M. Iorizzo and N. Vorsa. 2023. Trait mapping of phenolic acids in an interspecific (Vaccinium corymbosum var. caesariense x V. darrowii) diploid blueberry population. Plants, 12(6), 1346. IF=4.14
70. Manzanero B.R., K.P. Kulkarni, N. Vorsa, U.K. Reddy, P. Natarajan, S. Elavarthi, M. Iorizzo, and K. Melmaiee. 2023. Genomic relationships among wild and cultivated blueberry species. BMC Plant Biology, 23, 126 (2023) IF=4.56.
2022
69. Boas P. and M. Iorizzo*. 2022. Apiaceae FNS I originated from F3H through tandem gene duplication. PLoS ONE 18(1): e0280155. IF=3.7
68. W.R. Rolling, Senalik D., M. Iorizzo, S. Ellison, A. Van Deynze and P.W. Simon. 2022. CarrotOmics: a genetics and comparative genomics database for carrot (Daucus carota). Database, Volume 2022, 2022, baac079. IF=4.46.
67. Mengist M.F., M.H. Grace, T. Mackey, B. Munoz, B. Pucker, N.V. Bassil, C. Luby, M. Ferruzzi, M.A. Lila and M. Iorizzo*. 2022. Dissecting the genetic basis of bioactive metabolites and fruit quality traits in blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L). Frontier in Plant Science, 13:964656. IF=6.6.
66. Mengist M.F., H. Bostan, D. De Paola, S.J. Teresi, A. Platts, G. Cremona, X. Qi, T. Mackey, N.V. Bassil, H. Ashrafi, L. Giongo, R. Jibran, D. Chagné, L. Bianco, C. Finn, M.A. Lila, L.J. Rowland, M. Iovene, P.P. Edger and M. Iorizzo*. 2022. Autopolyploid inheritance and a heterozygous reciprocal translocation shape chromosome genetic behavior in tetraploid blueberries. New Phytologist, 237: 1024-1039. Issue cover IF=10.2
65. Grace M.G., R. Ho. kin, M. Hayes, M. Iorizzo, C. Kay, M.G. Ferruzzi and M.A. Lila. 2022. Spray-dried and freeze-dried protein-spinach particles; effect of drying technique and protein type on the bioaccessibility of carotenoids, chlorophylls, and phenolics. Food Chemistry, 388, 2022, 133017. IF=7.5
64. Perez M.B., M.J. Da Peña Hamparsomian, R.E. Gonzalez, G.I. Denoya, D.L.E. Dominguez, K. Barboza, M. Iorizzo, P.W. Simon, S.R. Vaudagna, P. F. Cavagnaro. 2022. Physicochemical characteristics, degradation kinetics and antioxidant capacity of anthocyanin-based aqueous extracts of purple carrots, compared to synthetic and natural colorants. Food chemistry, 387, 2022, 132893. IF=7.5
63. Lila M.A., R. Hoskin, M.G. Grace, J. Xiong, R. Strauch, M.G. Ferruzzi, M. Iorizzo and C. Kay. 2022. Boosting the bioaccessibility of dietary bioactives by delivery as aggregated protein-polyphenol particles. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70, 41, 13017–13026. IF=5.27
62. Edger P., Iorizzo* M. et al. 2022. There and back again; historical perspective and future directions for Vaccinium breeding and research studies. Hort. Research. 9, 2022, uhac083. IF=6.07
61. Hayes M., Z. Mohamedshah, S. Corbin, R. Hoskin, A. Neilson, M. Iorizzo, M.A. Lila and M.G. Ferruzzi. 2022. Bioaccessibility and intestinal cell uptake of carotenoids and chlorophylls differs in powdered spinach by ingredient form as measured with an in vitro gastro-intestinal digestion anaerobic fecal fermentation model. Food and Function, 13, 3825-3839. IF=5.4
2021
60. Yow, A.G.; Bostan, H.; Castanera, R.; Ruggieri, V.; Mengist, M.F.; Curaba, J.; Young, R.; Gillitt, N.; Iorizzo, M. Improved High-Quality Genome Assembly and Annotation of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Cultivar MD2 Revealed Extensive Haplotype Diversity and Diversified FRS/FRF Gene Family. Genes 2022, 13, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13010052
59. Bannoud F., Carvajal S., Ellison S., D. Senalik, Talquenca S.G., Iorizzo M., Simon P. and P.F. Cavagnaro. 2021. Genetic and transcription profile analysis of tissue-specific anthocyanin pigmentation in carrot root phloem. Genes 2021, 12, 1464. IF=4.09
58. Diaz J.T, E. A. Foegeding, L. Stapleton, C. Kay, M.G. Ferruzzi, M. Iorrizo, and M.A. Lila. 2021. Foaming and sensory characteristics of protein-polyphenol particles in a food matrix. Food Hydrocolloids 123, 107148. IF=9.147
57. Giongo L., Ajelli M., Pottorff M., Perkins-Veazie P. and M. Iorizzo. 2021. Comparative multi-parameters approach to dissect texture subcomponents of blueberry at harvest and postharvest. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 83, 2022, 111696. IF=5.5.
56. Mengist M.F., H. Bostan1, E. Young, K. Kay, H. Ashrafi, N. Gillitt, J. Ballington, M.G. Ferruzzi, M.A. Lila and M. Iorizzo*. 2021. High density linkage map construction and identification of loci regulating fruit quality traits in blueberry. Hort. Research, 8, 169 (2021). IF=6.8.
55. Hayes M. Corbin S., Nunn C., Pottorff M., Kay C., Lila M.A., Iorrizo M, and M.G. Ferruzzi. 2021. Influence of simulated food and oral processing on carotenoid and chlorophyll in vitro bioaccessibility among six spinach genotypes. Food and Function, 12, 7001-7016. IF=5.4.
54. Qi X., E.L. Ogden, D.J. Sargent, H. Boston, J. Ward, J. Gilbert, M. Iorizzo and L.J. Rowland. 2021. High-density Map Construction and QTL Identification in a Diploid Blueberry Mapping Population. Frontier in Plan Science, 12:692628.. IF=5.7.
53. Hulse-Kemp A.M., Bostan H., Chen S., Ashrafi H., Stoffe K., Sanseverino W., Li L., Cheng S., Schatz M., Garvin T., Tseng E., Chin J., Iorizzo M.* and A. Van Deynze*. 2021. An improved chromosome-scale anchored genome assembly and annotation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) reveals extensive gene rearrangements in euasterids. The Plant Genome, 2021; 1-14. IF=3.8.
52. Diaz-Garcia1 L., Garcia-Ortega L.F., Rodríguez M.G., Delaye L., Iorizzo M. and J. Zalapa. 2021. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) and its wild relative Vaccinium microcarpum. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12:633310. IF=5.7.
2020
51. Kulkarni K.P., Vorsa N., Natarajan P., Elavarthi S., Iorizzo M., Reddy U.K. and. 2020. Genetic admixture analysis of northern- and southern highbush blueberries using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). International Journal of Molecular Science, 22: 163. IF=4.5.
50. Mengist M.F., Burtch H., Debelo H., Pottorff M., Bostan H., Nunn C., Corbin S., Kay C.D., Bassil N., Hummer K., Lila M.A., Ferruzzi M. and M. Iorizzo*. 2020. Development of a genetic framework to improve the efficiency of bioactive delivery from blueberry. Scientific Report, 10, 17311. IF=3.99.
49. Farneti B., Emanuelli F., Giongo L., Toivonen P., Iorizzo M., Folta K.M. and C.E. Finn. 2020. Editorial: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Quality of Soft Fruit Berries. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11:592222. IF=4.4.
48. Iorizzo M.*, Curaba J., Pottorff M., Ferruzzi G.M., Simon. P. and Cavagnaro P. 2020. Carrot anthocyanins genetics and genomics: status and perspectives to improve its application for the food colorant industry. Genes, 11: 906. IF=3.7.
47. Hayes M., Pottorff M., Kay C., Van Deynze A., Osorio-Marin J., Lila M.A., Iorrizo M.* and M.G. Ferruzzi*. 2020. In vitro bioaccessibility of carotenoids and chlorophylls in a diverse collection of spinach accessions and commercial cultivars. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 68, 11, 3495–3505. IF=4.2.
46. Mengist M.F., Grace M.H, Xiong J., Kay C.D., Bassil N., Hummer K., Ferruzzi M., Lila M.A. and M. Iorizzo* (2020). Diversity in metabolites and fruit quality traits in blueberry enables ploidy and species differentiation and establishes a strategy for bioactive genetic studies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11:370. IF=4.4.
45. Curaba J., Bostan H., Cavagnaro P., Senalik D., Mengist M.F., Zhao Y., Simon P. and M. Iorizzo*. 2020. Identification of an SCPL gene Controlling Anthocyanin Acylation in Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Root. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10:1770. IF=4.4.
2019
44. Strauch R.C., Mengist M.F., Pan K.., Yousef G.G., Iorizzo M., Brown A.F. and M.A. Lila. 2019. Variation in Anthocyanin Profiles of 27 Cultivars of Red Cabbage Over Two Growing Seasons. Food Chemistry, 301:125289. IF=6.3.
43. Bannoud F., Ellison Melmaiee K S., Paolinelli M., Horejsi T., Senalik D., Fanzone M., Iorizzo M., Simon P.W. and P.F. Cavagnaro. 2019. Dissecting the genetic control of root and leaf tissue-specific anthocyanin pigmentation in carrot (Daucus carota L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132:2485-2507. IF=4.4.
42. Iorizzo M.*, Cavagnaro P.F., Bostan H., Zhao Y., Zhang J. and Simon P.W. 2019. A Cluster of MYB Transcription Factors Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Root and Petiole. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1927. IF=4.4.
2018
41. Villano C., Esposito S., Carucci F., Iorizzo M., Carputo D. and Aversano R. 2018. High-throughput genotyping in onion reveals structure of genetic diversity and informative SNPs useful for molecular breeding. Molecular Breeding, 39:5. IF=2.0.
40. Ellison A.L., Luby C.H., Corak K., Coe K., Senalik D., Iorizzo M., Goldman I.L., Simon P.W. and Dowson J.C. 2018. Association analysis reveals the importance of the Or gene in carrot (Daucus carota L.) carotenoid accumulation and domestication. Genetics. Issue cover. Selected for Genetics February Spotlight. IF=3.5
39. Gallardo R.K., Zhang Q., Polashock J., Atucha A., Zalapa J., Rodriguez-Saona C., Vorsa N. and Iorizzo M.*. 2018. Breeding Trait Priorities of the Cranberry Industry in the United States and Canada. HortScience, 53:1467-1474. IF=0.97.
38. Covarrubias-Pazaran G., Schlautman B., Diaz-Garcia L., Grygleski E., Polashock J., Johnson-Cicalese J., Vorsa N., Iorizzo M. and Zalapa J. 2018. Validating Multivariate Genomic Selection and Genome-Wide Association Methods for Cranberry Breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1310. IF=4.1.
37. Machaj G., Bostan H., Macko-Podgorni A., Iorizzo M. and Grzebelus D. 2018. Comparative transcriptomics of root development in wild and cultivated carrots. Genes, 9:431. IF=3.2
36. Gallardo R.K, Zhang Q., Dossett M., Polashock J., Rodriguez-Saona C., Vorsa N., Edger P.P., Ashrafi H., Babiker E., Finn C.E. and Iorizzo M*. 2018. Breeding Trait Priorities of the Blueberry Industry in the United States and Canada. HortScience, 53:1021-1028. Issue cover. IF=0.97.
35. Schlautman B., Diaz-Garcia L., Covarrubias-Pazaran G., Schlautman N., Vorsa N., Polashock J., Ogden E.L., Brown A., Lin Y.C., Iorizzo M., Rowland L.J. and Zalapa J. 2018. Comparative genetic mapping reveals synteny and collinearity between the America cranberry and diploid blueberry genomes. Molecular Breeding, 38:9. IF=2.0.
2017
34. Ellison S., Senalik D., Bostan H., Iorizzo M. and Simon P. 2017. Fine mapping, transcriptome analysis, and marker development for Y2, the gene that conditions beta-carotene accumulation in carrot (Daucus carota L.). G3, 7:2665-2675. IF=2.7.
33. Schlautman B., Covarrubias-Pazaran G., Diaz-Garcia L., Iorizzo M., Polashock J., Grygleski E., Vorsa N. and Zalapa J. 2017. Construction of a high-density American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) composite map using genotyping-by-sequencing for multi-pedigree linkage mapping. G3, 7:1177-1189. IF=2.7.
32. Spooner D.M., Ruess H., Iorizzo M., Senalik D. and Simon P. 2017. Entire plastid phylogeny of the carrot genus (Daucus, Apiaceae); concordance to nuclear data and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA insertions to the plastid. American Journal of Botany, 104:296-312. Selected for AJB February Highlights. IF=2.6.
31. Macko-Podgórni A., Machaj G., Stelmach K., Senalik D., Grzebelus E., Iorizzo M., Simon P.W. and Grzebelus D. 2017. Characterization of a genomic region under selection in cultivated carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) reveals a candidate domestication gene. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8:12. IF=4.3.
2016
30. Mandel, Jennifer R., Adam J. Ramsey, Massimo Iorizzo, Philipp W. Simon (2016) Patterns of Gene Flow between Crop and Wild Carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae) in the United States, PLOS One, 11(9): e0161971.
29. Covarrubias-Pazaran,Giovanny, Luis Diaz-Garcia, Brandon Schlautman, Joseph Deutsch, Walter Salazar, Miguel Hernandez-Ochoa, Edward Grygleski, Shawn Steffan, Massimo Iorizzo, James Polashock, Nicholi Vorsa and Juan Zalapa (2016) Exploiting genotyping by sequencing to characterize the genomic structure of the American cranberry through high-density linkage mapping, BMC Genomics, 17: 451.
28. Iorizzo, Massimo, Shelby Ellison, Douglas Senalik, Peng Zeng, Pimchanok Satapoomin, Jiaying Huang, Megan Bowman, Marina Iovene, Walter Sanseverino, Pablo Cavagnaro, Mehtap Yildiz, Alicja Macko-Podgórni, Emilia Moranska, Ewa Grzebelus, Dariusz Grzebelus, Hamid Ashrafi, Zhijun Zheng, Shifeng Cheng, David Spooner, Allen Van Deynze & Philipp Simon (2016) A high-quality carrot genome assembly provides new insights into carotenoid accumulation and asterid genome evolution, Nature Genetics, 48: 657-666.
2015
27. Clizia Villano, Valeria Miraglia, Massimo Iorizzo, Riccardo Aversano and Domenico Carputo (2015) Combined Use of Molecular Markers and High-Resolution Melting (HRM) to Assess Chromosome Dosage in Potato Hybrids. Journal of Heredity.
26. Chittaranjan Kole, Mehanathan Muthamilarasan, Robert Henry, David Edwards, Rishu Sharma, Michael Abberton, Jacqueline Batley, Alison Bentley, Michael Blakeney, John Bryant, Hongwei Cai, Mehmet Cakir, Leland J. Cseke, James Cockram, Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Ciro De Pace, Hannes Dempewolf, Shelby Ellison, Paul Gepts, Andy Greenland, Anthony Hall, Kiyosumi Hori, Stephen Hughes, Mike W. Humphreys, Massimo Iorizzo, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Athole Marshall, Sean Mayes, Henry T. Nguyen, Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Rodomiro Ortiz, Andrew H. Paterson, Philipp W. Simon, Joe Tohme, Roberto Tuberosa, Babu Valliyodan, Rajeev K. Varshney, Stan D. Wullschleger, Masahiro Yano and Manoj Prasa (2015) Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: Progress and prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 563.
25. Aversano R., F. Contaldi, M.R. Ercolano, V. Grosso, M. Iorizzo, F. Tantino, L. Xumerle, A. Dal Molin, C. Avanzato, A. Ferrarini, M. Delledonne, W. Sanseverino, R. Aiese Cigliano, S. Capella-Gutierrez, T. Gabaldon, L. Frusciante, J.M. Bradeen and D. Carputo (2015) The Solanum commersonii genome sequence provides insight into adaption to stress conditions and genome evolution of wild potato relatives. The Plant Cell, 27: 954-968.
24. Millett B., L. Gao, M. Iorizzo, D. Carputo and J. Bradeen (2015) Potato tuber blight resistance phenotypes correlate with RB transgene transcript levels in an age-dependent manner.Phytopathology, 105: 1131-1136.
23. Parsons J., P. Roberts, W. Matthews, M. Iorizzo and P. Simon (2015) QTL for Meloidogyne incognita nematode resistance in carrot. Molecular Breeding, 35: 114.
2014
22. Cavagnaro P.F., Iorizzo M., M. Yildiz, D. Senalik, J. Parsons, S. Ellison and P. Simon (2014) A gene-derived SNP-based high-resolution linkage map of carrot including the location of QTL conditioning root and leaf anthocyanin pigmentation. BMC Genomics 15: 1118.
21. Iorizzo M., L. Gao, H. Mann, A. Traini, M.L. Chiusano, D. Carputo, A. Kilian, and J.M. Bradeen (2014) Structural genome comparison of A and B genome Solanum species facilitated by DArT marker/reference genome sequence analysis. BMC Genetics.15: 123.
20. Macko-Podgórni A, M. Iorizzo, K. Smółka, P.W. Simon and D. Grzebelus (2014). Conversion of a Diversity Arrays Technology marker differentiating wild and cultivated carrots to a co-dominant Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Site marker. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 61: 19-22.
19. Ali A., W.C. Matthews, P.F. Cavagnaro, M. Iorizzo, P.A. Roberts and P.W. Simon (2014). Inheritance and mapping of Mj-2, a new source of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) resistance in carrot. Journal of Heredity, 105: 288-291.
18. Grzebelus D., M. Iorizzo, D. Senalik, S. Repinski, P. Cavagnaro, A. Macko-Podgorni, K. Heller-Uszynska, A. Kilian, T. Nothnagel, P.W. Simon and R. Baranski (2014). Diversity Arrays,Technology (DArT) platform for genotyping and mapping in carrot (Daucus carota L.). Molecular Breeding, 33: 625-637.
2013
17. Muccillo L., A. Gambuti, V. Colantuoni, M. Iorizzo, L. Frusciante, L. Moio, K. Raieta, A. Rinaldi and R. Aversano (2013). Chemical and genetic profiling of autochthonous grapevines from Campania region. Food Chemistry, 143: 506-13.
16. Iorizzo M., D. Senalik, S. Ellison, D. Grzebelus, P. Cavagnaro, C. Allender, J. Brunet, D. Spooner, A. Van Deynze and P.W. Simon (2013). Genetic structure and domestication fo carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus L.)(Apiaceae). American Journal of botany, 100: 930-938.
15. Traini A., M. Iorizzo, H. Mann, J.M. Bradeen, D. Carputo, L. Frusciante and M.L. Chiusano (2013). Genome microscale heterogeneity among wild potatoes revealed by Diversity Arrays Technology marker sequences. International Journal of Genomics, doi:10.1155/2013/257218.
14. Yildiz M., D.K. Willis, P.F. Cavagnaro, M. Iorizzo, K. Abak and P.W. Simon (2013). Expression and mapping of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes in carrot. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126:1689-1702.
2012
13. Alessandro M.S., C. R Galmarini, M. Iorizzo and P.W. Simon (2012). Molecular mapping of vernalization requirement and fertility restoration genes in carrot. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126: 415-423.
12. Iorizzo M., D. Grzebelus, D. Senalik, M. Szklarczyk, David Spooner and P. Simon (2012). Against the traffic: The first evidence for mitochondrial DNA transfer into the plastid genome. Mobile Genetic Elements, 2: 1-6.
11. Adamo P., M. Zampella, C. Quetel, R. Aversano, F. Dal Piaz, N. De Tommasi, L. Frusciante, M. Iorizzo, L. Lepore and D. Carputo (2012). Biological and geochemical markers of the geographical origin and genetic identity of potatoes. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 121: 62-68.
10. Iorizzo M., D. Senalik, Marek Szklarczyk, D. Grzebelus, David Spooner and P. Simon (2012). De novo assembly of the carrot mitochondrial genome using next generation sequencing of whole genomic DNA provides first evidence of DNA transfer into an angiosperm plastid genome. BMC Plant Biology, 12: 61. Highly accessed article.
9. Villano C., R. Aversano, L. Frusciante, R. Garramone, M. Iorizzo and Carputo D (2012). Utilizzazione di marcatori molecolari SSR e AFLP per l’identificazione varietale in patata. Minerva Bioltecnologica, 24: 3-10.
2011
8. Iorizzo M., D. Senalik, D. Grzebelus, M. Bowman, P. Cavagnaro, M. Matvienko, H. Ashrafi, A. Van Deynze, P. Simon (2011). De novo assembly and characterization of the carrot transcriptome reveals novel genes, new markers, and genetic diversity. BMC Genomics, 12: 389. Highly accessed article.
7. Cavagnaro P., S.Chung, S. Manin, M. Yildiz, A. Ali, M. Alessandro, M. Iorizzo, D. Senalik, P. Simon (2011). Microsatellite isolation and marker development in carrot, genomic distribution, linkage mapping, genetic diversity analysis and marker transferability across Apiaceae. BMC Genomics, 12:386.
6. Iorizzo M., D. Mollov, D. Carputo and J.M. Bradeen (2011) Disease resistance gene transcription in transgenic potato is unaltered by temperature extremes and plant age. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 130: 469-476.
5. Iorizzo M., R. Aversano, J.M. Bradeen, L. Frusciante and D. Carputo (2011). Fertilization fitness and offspring ploidy in 3x x 2x matings in potato. Plant Biosystems, 146: 317-321.
2010
4. Miraglia V., M. Iorizzo and R. Aversano (2010). A new approach to assess chromosome dosage in potato hybrids. Minerva Biotecnologica, 22: 46-48.
2009
3. Bradeen J.M., M. Iorizzo, D. S. Mollov, J. Raasch, L. Cotton Kramer, B. P. Millet, S. Austion-Phillips, J. Jiang and D. Carputo (2009). Higher copy numbers of the potato RB transgene correspond to enhanced transcript and late blight resistance levels. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 22: 437-446.
2. Millet B.P., D. S. Mollov, M. Iorizzo, D., Carputo, J. M. Bradeen (2009). Changes in disease resistance phenotypes correlated with plant physiological age are not caused by variations of R gene transcription. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 22: 362-366.
2008
1. Carputo D., R. Aversano, A. Barone, A. Di Matteo, M. Iorizzo, L. Sigillo, A. Zoina and L. Frusciante (2008). Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum of sexual hybrids between Solanum commersonii and S. tuberosum. American Journal of Potato Research, 86: 196-202.
Book Chapters
Cavagnaro P.F., F. Dunemann, R. Selvakumar, M. Iorizzo and P.W. Simon. 2023. Health-Enhancing Compounds in Carrots: Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding. In: Kole, C. (eds) Compendium of Crop Genome Designing for Nutraceuticals. Springer, Singapore.
Iorizzo*, M. Fentie Mengist, and N. D’Agostino. Perspectives of Advanced Genetics and Genomics Approaches to Exploit Solanum Wild Crop Relatives for Breeding. 2021. In: Wild Solanum Genomes. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer International Publishing, (In press).
Bostan H., Senalik D., Simon PW, and Iorizzo M.* 2019. Carrot Genetics, Omics and Breeding Toolbox. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham
Iorizzo M.*, Ellison S., Pottorff M., and Cavagnaro P. 2019. Carrot Molecular Genetics and Mapping. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham
Spooner D.M., Simon PW, Senalik D., and Iorizzo M. 2019. Carrot Organelle Genomes: Organization, Diversity and Inheritance. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham
Iorizzo M.*, Macko-Podgórni A., Senalik D., Van Deynze A., and Simon P.W. 2019. The Carrot Nuclear Genome and Comparative Analysis. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham
Simon P.W., Geoffriau E., Ellison S., and Iorizzo M. 2019. Carrot Carotenoid Genetics and Genomics. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham
Cavagnaro P.F., and Iorizzo M. 2019. Carrot Anthocyanin Diversity, Genetics and Genomics. In: Simon P., Iorizzo M., Grzebelus D., Baranski R. (eds) The Carrot Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham.
Mann H., M. Iorizzo, L. Gao, N. D’Agostino, D. Carputo, M.L. Chiusano and J.M. Bradeen (2011). Molecular linkage maps: strategies, resources and achievements. Pages 68-89 in: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Potato. Bradeen and C. Kole, eds. CRC Press/Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.