Massimo Iorizzo
Assistant Professor
Faculty, Research
600 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081
Area(s) of Expertise
Dr. Massimo Iorizzo’s research focuses on genetics, genomics, germplasm improvement and breeding of small fruits (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.) and vegetable crops. He researches the health-promoting phytoactive compounds inherent in fruits and vegetables, while also investigating strategies for selecting, concentrating and preserving these phytochemicals.
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Publications
- A Cluster of MYB Transcription Factors Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Root and Petiole, FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2019)
- Characterization of a genomic region under selection in cultivated carrot (daucus carota subsp sativus) reveals a candidate domestication gene, Frontiers in Plant Science (2017)
- Construction of a high-density american cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) composite map using genotyping-by-sequencing for multi-pedigree linkage mapping, G3-Genes Genomes Genetics (2017)
- Entire plastid phylogeny of the carrot genus (Daucus, Apiaceae): Concordance with nuclear data and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA insertions to the plastid(1), American Journal of Botany (2017)
- Fine mapping, transcriptome analysis, and marker development for Y-2, the gene that conditions beta-carotene accumulation in carrot (Daucus carota L.), G3-Genes Genomes Genetics (2017)
- Combined use of molecular markers and high-resolution melting (HRM) to assess chromosome dosage in potato hybrids, Journal of Heredity (2016)
- Exploiting genotyping by sequencing to characterize the genomic structure of the American cranberry through high-density linkage mapping, BMC Genomics (2016)
- Patterns of gene flow between crop and wild carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae) in the United States, PLoS One (2016)
- A high-quality carrot genome assembly provides new insights into carotenoid accumulation and asterid genome evolution, Nature Genetics (2016)
- Development of a high-density cranberry SSR linkage map for comparative genetic analysis and trait detection, Molecular Breeding (2015)
Education
PhD, University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy)
MS, University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy)