Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D.

Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D.

  • Associate Professor of Vegetable Crop Science
207 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

  • Sustainable vegetable production systems
  • Plant nutrition, soil fertility and irrigation management
  • Alternatives to chemical soil fumigation
  • Vegetable response to abiotic stress
  • Vegetable quality
  • Agrobiodiversity and novel vegetable products
  • Agronomic biofortification

Education

  • B.S. and M.S., Agricultural Science and Technology, 2006, University of Bari (Italy)
  • Ph.D., Mediterranean Agronomy, 2010, University of Bari (Italy)

Join us!

We are currently looking for a Research Technologist. Please find information on the position and how to submit your application below:

Research Technologist

We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable, and dedicated Research Technologist who will assist PI and graduate students in conducting research and Extension activities on vegetable crops, working on a range of growing systems and interesting projects.

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Research Experience

2015-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florida / U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service.

2013-2016 Scientific responsible of the test facility AgroService R&S s.r.l. (Italy)

2012-2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bari (Italy)

Honors and Awards

2023: Recipient of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences 2023 Early Achievement in Research Award.

2021: Recipient of the Penn State Extension 2021 Excellence Programming Individual Award.

2014: ASHS Outstanding Vegetable Publication Award of 2013 for the article titled: Grafting improves tomato salinity tolerance through sodium partitioning within the shoot. HortScience, 48 (7): 855-862. Co-recipient.

Publications

Agronomic Approaches to Zinc Biofortification in Soil and Soilless Crops, Poudel, Pradip, Connolly, Erin, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2025

A recursive segmentation model for bok choy growth monitoring with Internet of Things (IoT) technology in controlled environment agriculture
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Kang, Chenchen, Mu, Xinyang, Novaski Seffrin, Aline, Di Gioia, Francesco, He, Long, 2025

Light source and spectra influence the phytochemical profile of amaranth microgreens
Food Bioscience, Trandel-Hayse, Marlee, Bai, Jinhe, Jeffries, Kristen, Poole, Gavin, Hensley, Michael, Schonborn, Wesley, Di Gioia, Francesco, Rosskopf, Erin, 2025

Effects of carbon sources on soil bacterial community dynamics during anaerobic soil disinfestation in an organic tomato production system
Agro-Ecosystems, Ono-Raphel, Joe G., Custer, Gordon F., Arrington, Kathleen, Morrison, Ben, Kaye, Jason Philip, Rosskopf, Erin, Dini-Andreote, Francisco, Dini Andreote, Francisco, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2024

Optimizing anaerobic soil disinfestation for high tunnel specialty crop production systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region
Acta Horticulturae, Di Gioia, Francesco, Balaguer, Raymond, Pierre, Fritzner, Morrison, Ben, Ono-Raphel, Joe, Passerini, Luca, Vecchia, Luca, Demchak, Kathleen, Roman, Caterina, Schmidt, Claudia, Gugino, B., Elkner, Timothy, Hong, Jason, Dini-Andreote, F., Dini Andreote, Francisco, Rosskopf, Erin, 2024

Advancing organic amendment-based soil management approaches: a paradigm shift from soil disinfestation to nourishing soil health
Acta Horticulturae, Di Gioia, F., Hong, Jason, Zhao, Xin, Xu, Nan, Ono-Raphel, Joe, Morrison, Ben, Balaguer, Raymond, Roman, Caterina, Arrington, Kathleen, Moreira Calix, David, Calix, D. Moreira, Desaeger, Johan, Dini-Andreote, F., Dini Andreote, Francisco, Schmidt, Claudia, Gao, Zhifeng, Chalam, Radhika, Fronk, Leah, Ford, Thomas, Elkner, Timothy, Goodiel, Yvette, Demchak, Kathleen, Formiga, Alice, Gugino, B., Kaye, Jason Philip, Rosskopf, Erin, 2024

Impacts of the Ban on the Soil-Applied Fumigant Methyl Bromide
Phytopathology, Rosskopf, Erin, Di Gioia, Francesco, Vincent, Isaac, Hong, Jason, Zhao, Xin, 2024

Zinc biofortification via fertigation using alternative zinc sources and concentration levels in pea, radish, and sunflower microgreens
Scientia Horticulturae, Poudel, Pradip, Connolly, Erin L., Kwasniewski, Misha, Lambert, J, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2024

Organic-based nutrient solutions for sustainable vegetable production in a zero-runoff soilless growing system
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Alneyadi, K. S.S., Almheiri, M. S.B., Tzortzakis, N., Di Gioia, F., Ahmed, Z. F.R., 2024

Bok Choy Growth Monitoring Using IoT Technology and a Recurrent Segmentation Model
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Kang, Chenchen, Mu, Xinyang, Novaski Seffrin, Aline, Seffrin, Aline Novaski, Di Gioia, Francesco, He, Long, 2024

Soilless-Grown Green and Purple Basil Response to High Tunnel Photo-Selective Covering Films
Horticulturae, Pierre, Fritzner, Demchak, Kathleen, Cooper, Matthew, Lee, Myungjin, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2024

Nutritional properties of raw and cooked Azolla caroliniana Willd., an aquatic wild edible plant
Food Science and Nutrition, Winstead, Daniel, Di Gioia, Francesco, Jauregui, Marjorie, Jacobson, Michael, 2024

Nutritional Composition of Post-Catastrophic Foods
Current Protocols, Mather, Tara, Siva, Niroshan, Jauregui, Marjorie, Poudel, Pradip, de Lima Brossi, Maria Julia, de Lima Brossi, Maria Julia, None, Lambert, Joshua D., Di Gioia, Francesco, Connolly, Erin L., Anderson, Charles, 2024

Integrating Cover Crop and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation to Enhance Soil Health in an Organic Tomato Cropping System, Ono-Raphel, Joe, Dini-Andreote, Francisco, Custer, Gordon, Arrington, Kathleen, Balaguer, Raymond, Kaye, Jason, Rosskopf, Erin, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2024

Using Photo-selective Covering Films to Improve Green and Purple Basil Yield and Quality and Manage Downy Mildew, Di Gioia, Francesco, Pierre, Fritzner, Cooper, Matthew, Lee, Myungjin, Demchak, Kathleen, 2024

Edible flowers as an emerging horticultural product: A review on sensorial properties, mineral and aroma profile
Trends in Food Science and Technology, Pires, Eleomar de O., Di Gioia, Francesco, Rouphael, Youssef, García-Caparrós, Pedro, Tzortzakis, Nikolaos, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Barros, Lillian, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Caleja, Cristina, 2023

¿Injertar o no injertar?, Di Gioia, Francesco, Fronk, Leah, Schmidt, Claudia, Blunk, Andrew, Balaguer, Raymond, Rosskopf, Erin, 2023

New Approaches to Soil Disinfestation in Specialty Crops, Rosskopf, Erin, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2023

Plant tocopherols and phytosterols and their bioactive properties, Poudel, Pradip, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Di Gioia, Francesco, 2023

Zinc biofortification through seed nutri-priming using alternative zinc sources and concentration levels in pea and sunflower microgreens
Frontiers in Plant Science, Poudel, Pradip, Di Gioia, Francesco, Lambert, Joshua, Connolly, Erin L., 2023

Organic waste compost and spent mushroom compost as potential growing media components for the sustainable production of microgreens
Frontiers in Plant Science, Poudel, Pradip, Duenas, Anela E.K., Di Gioia, Francesco, 2023

Yield performance, mineral profile, and nitrate content in a selection of seventeen microgreen species
Frontiers in Plant Science, Di Gioia, Francesco, Hong, Jason C., Pisani, Cristina, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Bai, Jihne, Rosskopf, Erin N., 2023

Valorizing staple Native American food plants as a food resilience resource
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Winstead, Daniel J., Jacobson, Michael G., Di Gioia, Francesco, 2023

Editorial: Wild plant genetic resources: a hope for tomorrow
Frontiers in Plant Science, Khan, Mohd Kamran, Islam, Tofazzal, Gezgin, Sait, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2023

Soil Fertility Management Post Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in a Tomato High Tunnel Production Systems, Di Gioia, Francesco, Balaguer, Raymond, Passerini, Luca, 2023

Yield, quality and resource use efficiency of basil grown in alternative soilless growing systems
Acta Horticulturae, Blunk, Andrew, Lee, Myungjin, Johnson, Trevor, Balaguer, Raymond, Di Gioia, F., 2023

Enhancing crop resilience by harnessing the synergistic effects of biostimulants against abiotic stress
Frontiers in Plant Science, Asif, Anam, Ali, Maratab, Qadir, Muslim, Karthikeyan, Rajmohan, Singh, Zora, Khangura, Ravjit, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ahmed, Zienab F.R., 2023

To Graft or Not to Graft?
Penn State Extension, Di Gioia, Francesco, Garcia Prudencio, Jaime, Fronk, Leah, Schmidt, Claudia, Schmidt, Claudia, Fronk, Leah, Blunk, Andrew, Balaguer, Raymond, Rosskopf, Erin, 2022

Editorial: Upcycling organic waste for the sustainable management of soilborne pests and pathogens in agri-food systems
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Fernandez-Bayo, Jesus, Achmon, Yigal, Guerrero, María Del Mar, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2022

Spatial and Temporal Changes of Soil Microbial Communities in Field Tomato Production as Affected by Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vincent, Isaac R., Paudel, Bodh R., Guo, Haichao, Rosskopf, Erin N., Di Gioia, Francesco, Hong, Jason C., McNear, David H., Xu, Nan, Anrecio, Lucas, Colee, James, Zhao, Xin, 2022

Editorial: Effect of Genotype and Pre- and Post-harvest Factors on Volatile Organic Compounds, Nutritional and Sensorial Quality of Fruits and Vegetables
Frontiers in Nutrition, Pace, Bernardo, Cefola, Maria, Di Gioia, Francesco, Cozzolino, Rosaria, 2022

Quantifying the effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation and other biological soil management strategies on nitrous oxide emissions from raised bed plasticulture tomato production
Journal of Environmental Quality, Li, Zhuona, Di Gioia, Francesco, Paudel, Bodh, Zhao, Xin, Hong, Jason, Pisani, Cristina, Rosskopf, Erin, Wilson, Patrick, 2022

Editorial: Micronutrients: The Borderline Between Their Beneficial Role and Toxicity in Plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, Chrysargyris, Antonios, Höfte, Monica, Tzortzakis, Nikos, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Di Gioia, Francesco, 2022

Basil Yield, Quality, and Resource use Efficiency using Alternative Soilless Systems, Blunk, Andrew, Lee, Myungjin, Johnson, Trevor, Balaguer, Raymond, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2022

Evaluating Carbon Sources for ASD in High Tunnel Production in PA, Balaguer, Raymond, Di Gioia, Francesco, Rosskopf, Erin, 2022

Growers need to be Aware of Cannabis Loving field mice in Pennsylvania, Bengyella, Louis, Di Gioia, Francesco, Kaminski, J., Collins, Alyssa, 2022

LoRaWAN based internet of things (IoT) system for precision irrigation in plasticulture fresh-market tomato
Smart Agricultural Technology, Zhang, Haozhe, He, Long, Heinemann, Paul, Di Gioia, Francesco, Di Gioia, F, Choi, D, Heinemann, Paul, Choi, daeun, Elia, Antonio, Elia, Antonio, Heinemann, P, 2022

The compositional aspects of edible flowers as an emerging horticultural product
Molecules, Pires, Eleomar de O., Di Gioia, Francesco, Rouphael, Youssef, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Caleja, Cristina, Barros, Lillian, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2021

Pennsylvania state university statewide cultivar evaluation program model
Horticulturae, Sanchez, Elsa Selina, Butzler, Thomas M., Elkner, Timothy E., Pollock, Robert, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2021

Microgreens: From trendy vegetables to functional food and potential nutrition security resource
Acta Horticulturae, Di Gioia, F., Petropoulos, S. A., Ferreira, I. C.F.R., Rosskopf, E. N., 2021

Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation as an Organic Systems-Based Approach Part 2: ASD Implementation Strategies for Different Regions in the U.S.
Organic Farmer, Muramoto, Joji, Di Gioia, Francesco, Butler, David, Daugovish, Oleg, Louws, Frank, Rosskopf, Erin, Shennan, Carol, 2021

On the Road: Ruter's Highland Farm and Hanover Foods Corporation - Creation of a Carrot, Butzler, T, Sanchez, E, Santangelo, N, Di Gioia, Francesco, Gugino, B, 2021

Halophytes for future horticulture: The case of small-scale farming in the Mediterranean Basin, Corrêa, Rúbia C.G., Di Gioia, Francesco, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2021

Halophytes for Future Horticulture: The Case of Small-scale Farming in the Mediterranean Basin, Corrêa, Rúbia, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ferreira, Isabel, Petropoulos, Spyridon, 2021

Fruit yield and physicochemical quality evaluation of hybrid and grafted field-grown muskmelon in Pennsylvania
Horticulturae, Sánchez, Elsa, Pollock, Robert, Elkner, Timothy, Butzler, Thomas, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2021

Glucosinolates, Di Gioia, Francesco, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2021

CBD Hemp: Research, Production, Harvest, and Processing, Graybill, J, Di Gioia, Francesco, Collins, A, 2021

Internet of things (IoT)-based precision irrigation with LoRAWAN technology applied to vegetable production
ASABE, Zhang, Haozhe, He, L, Di Gioia, Francesco, Choi, Daeun Dana, Heinemann, Paul Heinz, 2021

The beneficial health effects of vegetables and wild edible greens: The case of the mediterranean diet and its sustainability
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Chatzopoulou, Elena, Carocho, Márcio, Di Gioia, Francesco, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2020

Effect of saline conditions on chemical profile and the bioactive properties of three red-colored basil cultivars
Agronomy, Cruz, Luís R.O., Polyzos, Nikolaos, Fernandes, Ângela, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Gioia, Francesco Di, Dias, Maria Inês, Pinela, José, Kostić, Marina, Soković, Marina, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Barros, Lillian, 2020

Organic amendments for pathogen and nematode control
Annual Review of Phytopathology, Rosskopf, Erin, Di Gioia, Francesco, Hong, Jason C., Pisani, Cristina, Kokalis-Burelle, Nancy, 2020

Swede Midge: Now in Pennsylvania, Fleischer, S, Esslinger, C, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Hydroponics Systems: Nutrient Solution Programs and Recipes, Sanchez, E, Berghage, R, Ford, T, Di Gioia, Francesco, Flax, N, 2020

Sistemas Hidropónicos: Programas y Recetas de Soluciones Nutritivas, Sanchez, E, Berghage, R, Ford, T, Di Gioia, Francesco, Flax, N, 2020

Evaluating Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation and Other Biological Soil Management Strategies for Open-field Tomato Production in Florida
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Paudel, Bodh, Di Gioia, Francesco, Zhao, Xin, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Hong, Jason, Kokalis-Burelle, Nancy, Pisani, Cristina, Rosskopf, Erin, 2020

Microgreens Seed Density Calculator, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

The ABCs of Microgreens, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Wild and cultivated centaurea raphanina subsp. Mixta: A valuable source of bioactive compounds
Antioxidants, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Fernandes, Ângela, Dias, Maria Ines, Pereira, Carla, Calhelha, Ricardo, Di Gioia, Francesco, Tzortzakis, Nikolaos, Ivanov, Marija, Sokovic, Marina, Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., 2020

Selecting Muskmelon Varieties, Sanchez, E, Pollock, R, Elkner, T, Butzler, T, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Anaerobic soil disinfestation: Areawide project on obstacles and adoption
Acta Horticulturae, Rosskopf, E. N., Di Gioia, F., Hong, J. C., Ozores-Hampton, M., Zhao, X., Black, Z., Gao, Z., Wilson, C., Thomas, J., Jones, J. B., Butler, D. M., Shrestha, U., Sattanno, K., DeLong, A., Swisher, M., Kokalis-Burelle, N., Wang, J., Li, Z., Shi, L., Pisani, C., Guo, H., Zhu, Q., Paudel, B., Johns, C. W., Finley, N. L., Muramoto, J., Albano, J., Shennan, C., 2020

Evaluation of Dominus® (allylisothiocyanate) for tomato and bell pepper production
Acta Horticulturae, Rosskopf, E. N., Hong, J. C., Kokalis-Burelle, N., Pisani, C., Di Gioia, F., Jones, J. B., Booker, B., Keely, M., Aglave, B., Yates-Yarbrough, S., Sances, F., 2020

Anaerobic soil disinfestation: Nutrient cycling and potential environmental impact
Acta Horticulturae, Di Gioia, F., Hong, J. C., Ozores-Hampton, M., Zhao, X., Wilson, C., Thomas, J., Li, Z., Pisani, C., Guo, H., Paudel, B., Albano, J., Butler, D. M., Rosskopf, E. N., 2020

Defining anaerobic soil disinfestation through changes in the microbiome
Acta Horticulturae, Hong, J. C., Di Gioia, F., Jones, J. B., Turechek, W., Kokalis-Burelle, N., Johns, C. W., Finley, N. L., Ozores-Hampton, M., McCollum, G., Rosskopf, E. N., 2020

Dissipation of fomesafen in fumigated, anaerobic soil disinfestation-treated, and organic-amended soil in Florida tomato production systems
Pest Management Science, Li, Zhuona, Di Gioia, Francesco, Hwang, Jeong In, Hong, Jason, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Zhao, Xin, Pisani, Cristina, Rosskopf, Erin, Wilson, Patrick Christopher, 2020

Grown to be blue—antioxidant properties and health effects of colored vegetables. Part ii: Leafy, fruit, and other vegetables
Antioxidants, Gioia, Francesco Di, Tzortzakis, Nikolaos, Rouphael, Youssef, Kyriacou, Marios C., Sampaio, Shirley L., Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2020

Integrating cover crops as a source of carbon for anaerobic soil disinfestation
Agronomy, Vecchia, Luca, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ferrante, Antonio, Hong, Jason C., White, Charles, Rosskopf, Erin N., 2020

Natural antioxidants, health effects and bioactive properties of wild allium species
Current Pharmaceutical Design, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Di Gioia, Francesco, Polyzos, Nikos, Tzortzakis, Nikos, 2020

A Glimpse into European Strawberry Production and Marketing, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Application to Pennsylvania High Tunnel Production Systems, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Current and Future Research on High Tunnel Vegetable Production at Penn State, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT)-based precision irrigation with LoRaWAN technology applied to high tunnel vegetable production
ASABE Annual International Meeting, Zhang, Haozhe, He, Long, Di Gioia, Francesco, Choi, Daeun Dana, Heinemann, Paul, 2020

The effect of nitrogen input on chemical profile and bioactive properties of green- and red-colored basil cultivars
Antioxidants, Cruz, Luís R.O., Fernandes, Ângela, Di Gioia, Francesco, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Polyzos, Nikolaos, Dias, Maria Inês, Pinela, José, Kostíc, Marina, Sokovíc, Marina D., Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Barros, Lillian, 2020

Wild greens used in the Mediterranean diet, Corrêa, Rúbia C.G., Di Gioia, Francesco, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2020

The Dilemma of “Good” and “Bad” Glucosinolates and the Potential to Regulate their Content, Di Gioia, Francesco, Pinela, José, De Haro Bailon, A., Fereira, Isabel, Petropoulos, Spyridon, 2020

Cotton and cardoon byproducts as potential growing media components for Cichorium spinosum L. commercial cultivation
Journal of Cleaner Production, Petropoulos, Spyridon, Fernandes, Ângela, Stojković, D., Pereira, C., Taofiq, Oludemi, Di Gioia, Francesco, Tzortzakis, N., Soković, Marina, Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., 2019

Grown to be blue—antioxidant properties and health effects of colored vegetables. Part I: Root vegetables
Antioxidants, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Sampaio, Shirley L., Di Gioia, Francesco, Tzortzakis, Nikos, Rouphael, Youssef, Kyriacou, Marios C., Ferreira, Isabel, 2019

Examining Cover Crops as Carbon Sources for Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Vecchia, Luca, Di Gioia, Francesco, Hong, Jason, White, Charles, Ferrante, Antonio, Rosskopf, Erin, 2019

Implementation of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Florida Tomato
EDIS, UF/IFAS Extension, Paudel, Bodh, Di Gioia, Francesco, Zhu, Qiang, Zhao, Xin, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Swisher, Marilyn, Sattanno, Kaylene, Hong, Jason, Rosskopf, Erin, 2019

Zinc and iron agronomic biofortification of Brassicaceae microgreens
Agronomy, Di Gioia, Francesco, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Morgan, Kelly, Rosskopf, Erin N., 2019

Advances in Organic Cultivation of Vegetable., Zhao, Xin, Di Gioia, Francesco, Delate, Kathleen, Rosskopf, Erin, Guan, Wenjing, 2019

Chemical composition and bioactive properties of Cichorium spinosum L. in relation to nitrate/ammonium nitrogen ratio
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Petropoulos, Spyridon A., Fernandes, Ângela, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Di Gioia, Francesco, Kolovou, Panagiota, Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., 2019

En el Camino: Granja Orgánica de Toigo 2018, Sanchez, E, Di Gioia, Francesco, Berghage, R, 2019

Economic analysis of anaerobic soil disinfestation for open-field fresh-market tomato production in southwest and North Florida
HortTechnology, Shi, Lijia, Wang, Jinghui, Gao, Zhifeng, Zhao, Xin, Di Gioia, Francesco, Guo, Haichao, Hong, Jason, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Rosskopf, Erin, 2019

Getting Your Crop Off to the Best Start: Nutrient Placement and Management, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2019

The dilemma of “good” and “bad” glucosinolates and the potential to regulate their content, Di Gioia, Francesco, Pinela, José, Bailón, Antonio De Haro, Fereira, Isabel C.F.R., Petropoulos, Spyridon A., 2019

Hydroponics Systems and Principles of Plant Nutrition: Essential Nutrients, Function, Deficiency, and Excess, Sanchez, Elsa, Berghage, Robert, Berghage, R, Ford, T, Di Gioia, Francesco, Flax, N, 2019

Cucumber Production, Sanchez, E, Di Gioia, Francesco, Kime, Lynn, Harper, J, 2018

Impact on Health of Artichoke and Cardoon Bioactive Compounds: Content, Bioaccessibility, Bioavailability, and Bioactivity, D'Antuono, Isabella, Di Gioia, Francesco, Linsalata, Vito, Rosskopf, Erin, Cardinali, Angela, 2018

On the Road: Processing Snap Beans at Ulmer Farms, Sanchez, E, Butzler, T, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2018

Snap Bean Production at Ulmer Farms, Butzler, T, Sanchez, E, Di Gioia, Francesco, 2018

En el Camino: Agricultura Urbana en Philadelphia, Sanchez, E, McCann, Thomas, Di Gioia, Francesco, Berghage, R, 2018

On the Road: Urban Agriculture in Philadelphia, Sanchez, E, McCann, Thomas, Di Gioia, Francesco, Berghage, R, 2018

On the Road: Toigo Organic Farms in 2018, Sanchez, E, Di Gioia, Francesco, Berghage, R, 2018

Glucosinolate profile of Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis tenuifolia and Diplotaxis erucoides grown in soil and soilless systems
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Di Gioia, Francesco, Avato, Pinarosa, Serio, Francesco, Argentieri, Maria Pia, 2018

Impacts of anaerobic soil disinfestation and chemical fumigation on soil microbial communities in field tomato production system
Applied Soil Ecology, Guo, Haichao, Zhao, Xin, Rosskopf, Erin N., Di Gioia, Francesco, Hong, Jason C., McNear, David H., 2018

Effects of application timing of saline irrigation water on broccoli production and quality
Agricultural Water Management, Di Gioia, Francesco, Rosskopf, Erin N., Leonardi, Cherubino, Giuffrida, Francesco, 2018

Evaluating anaerobic soil disinfestation and other biological soil management strategies for open-field tomato production in Florida
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Paudel, Bodh R., Di Gioia, Francesco, Zhao, Xin, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Hong, Jason C., Kokalis-Burelle, Nancy, Pisani, Cristina, Rosskopf, Erin N., 2018

En el camino: Granjas de Ulmer (Ulmer Farms), Sanchez, Elsa, Butzler, T, Di Gioia, F, 2018

Grafting response to excess boron and expression analysis of genes coding boron transporters in tomato
Plant Biology, Di Gioia, F., Aprile, A., Sabella, E., Santamaria, P., Pardossi, A., Miceli, A., De Bellis, L., Nutricati, E., 2017

Vegetable organosulfur compounds and their health promoting effects
Current Pharmaceutical Design, Petropoulos, Spyridon, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ntatsi, Georgia, 2017

Optimizing anaerobic soil disinfestation for fresh market tomato production: Nematode and weed control, yield, and fruit quality
Scientia Horticulturae, Guo, Haichao, Di Gioia, Francesco, Zhao, Xin, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Swisher, Marilyn E., Hong, Jason, Kokalis-Burelle, Nancy, DeLong, Alia N., Rosskopf, Erin N., 2017

Physicochemical, agronomical and microbiological evaluation of alternative growing media for the production of rapini (Brassica rapa L.) microgreens
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Di Gioia, Francesco, De Bellis, Palmira, Mininni, Carlo, Santamaria, Pietro, Serio, Francesco, 2017

Anaerobic soil disinfestation impact on soil nutrients dynamics and nitrous oxide emissions in fresh-market tomato
Agro-Ecosystems, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Zhao, Xin, Thomas, John, Wilson, Patrick, Li, Zhuona, Hong, Jason, Albano, Joseph, Swisher, Marilyn, Rosskopf, Erin, 2017

Culinary Assessment of Self-Produced Microgreens as Basic Ingredients in Sweet and Savory Dishes
Journal of Culinary Science and Technology, Renna, Massimiliano, Di Gioia, Francesco, Leoni, Beniamino, Mininni, Carlo, Santamaria, Pietro, 2017

Agronomic, physiological and quality response of romaine and red oak-leaf lettuce to nitrogen input
Italian Journal of Agronomy, Di Gioia, Francesco, Gonnella, Maria, Buono, Vito, Ayala, Osman, Santamaria, Pietro, 2017

Calcium cyanamide effects on nitrogen use efficiency, yield, nitrates, and dry matter content of lettuce
Journal of Production Agriculture, Di Gioia, Francesco, Gonnella, Maria, Buono, Vito, Ayala, Osman, Cacchiarelli, Josefina, Santamaria, Pietro, 2017

Sprouts, Microgreens and “Baby Leaf” Vegetables, Di Gioia, Francesco, Renna, Massimiliano, Santamaria, Pietro, 2017

Micro-scale vegetable production and the rise of microgreens
Trends in Food Science and Technology, Kyriacou, Marios C., Rouphael, Youssef, Di Gioia, Francesco, Kyratzis, Angelos, Serio, Francesco, Renna, Massimiliano, De Pascale, Stefania, Santamaria, Pietro, 2016

The effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation on weed and nematode control, fruit yield, and quality of florida fresh-market tomato
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Di Gioia, Francesco, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Hong, Jason, Kokalis-Burelle, Nancy, Albano, Joseph, Zhao, Xin, Black, Zack, Gao, Zhifeng, Moore, Kelly, Swisher, Marilyn, Guo, Haichao, Rosskopf, Erin N., Wilson, Chris, Thomas, John, 2016

First report of powdery mildew caused by oidiopsis haplophylli on garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) in Florida
Plant Disease, Fayette, J., Hendricks, K. E., Ozores-Hampton, M., Di Gioia, F., Roberts, P. D., 2016

Effects of nitrogen rates on nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium partitioning, accumulation, and use efficiency in seepage-irrigated fresh market tomatoes
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Di Gioia, Francesco, Sato, Shinjiro, Simonne, Eric, Morgan, Kelly, 2015