Saverio Pandolfi
Role: CTER-IV
Section: Technicians
Division: Perugia
Tel: (39) 075-5014809
E-mail: saverio.pandolfi@ibbr.cnr.it
Saverio Pandolfi
Role: CTER- IV
Section: Technicians
Division: Perugia
Tel: (39) 075-5014874
E-mail: saverio.pandolfi@ibbr.cnr.it
National Research Council - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR-IBBR), Division of Perugia, Via Madonna Alta, 130 - 06128 Perugia, Italy
Research interests: Phenotypic characteratizion of olive genetic resources, Evaluation of olive oil quality, Propagation and cultivation
Main focus: Current activities carried out on:
- Breeding of olive (Olea europaea L.);
- Phenotypic assessment of segregating cross progenies;
- Morphological and molecular characterization of varieties;
- Analysis of the qualitative characteristics of olive oil;
- Evaluation of local olive germplasm;
- Olive orchard management, pest and disease control, plant nutrition, etc.
Education
1993 - PhD, Crop Productivity of Plants, University of Perugia.
1991 - Course on genetic markers: isozyme analisys, CNR Porano (TR).
1989 - Postharvest physiology and biochemistry, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento S. Anna, Pisa.
1986 - Teaching certificate in Natural Sciences, Chemistry and Geography, Perugia.
1984 - Degree in Agricultural Sciences, University of Perugia.
1975 - High school diploma at the Agriculture High School G. Garibaldi, Rome.
Work experiences
2010 - 2015: CNR - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR-IBBR), Perugia.
2014: Responsible of Project TIBORG, PSR Umbria region.
1986 - 2010: CRA - Center of Research on Olive and Olive Oil lndustry (CRA-OLI), Spoleto (PG).
1987 - 2013: Teaching at 40 regional courses for young farmers on crop management, agronomy of herbaceous and woody plants, Perugia.
2011: Teaching at courses on olive crop management and olive tree pruning, Amelia (TR).
2003 - 2008: Lecturer at the International Master in Oliviculture, University of Perugia, CRA-OLI, International Olive Council.
2007: Teaching olive crop management, olive oil mill technology and olive oil tasting, University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISIG), Pollenzo (CN).
2007: Speaker at seminars on olive pruning, University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
2003 - 2006: Senior consultant EMAS, ISO 14000, ISO 9000.
2000 - 2006: Scientific coordinator of the study on local cultivars and ecotypes, morphology, agronomic behavior, oil quality, field trials in Italy and Slovenia, editing a catalogue of the local cultivars and ecotypes, European Programme of Cross Border Cooperation: Interreg 3 A Italy - Slovenia.
2005: Responsible for the Work Package 3 - Valorization of monocultivar olive oil and declared blends, RIOM project (Ricerca ed Innovazione per l’Olivicoltura Meridionale), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MIPAAF).
2002: Senior consultant: Report on the environmental status of the Umbrian South Valley, European project SPOT- AG 21L.
1992: Lecturer at two seminars, University of Agronomic Science of Bucharest (Romania).
Selected publications
Hosseini-Mazinani M., Mariotti R., Torkzaban B., Sheikh-Hassani M., Ataei S., Cultrera N.G.M., Pandolfi S., Baldoni L., 2014. High genetic diversity detected in olives beyond the boundaries of the Mediterranean sea. Plos One 9(4):e93146.
Mousavi S., Hosseini Mazinani M., Arzani K., Ydollahi A., Pandolfi S., Baldoni L., Mariotti R., 2014. Molecular and morphological characterization of Golestan (Iran) olive ecotypes provides evidence for the presence of promising genotypes. Genet Resour Crop Evol 61:775-785.
Baldoni L., Cultrera N.G.M., Mariotti R., Pandolfi S., Blanco A., Montemurro C., et al., 2011. Catalogo Nazionale delle Cultivar di Olivo - Progetto OLVIVA: Qualificazione del vivaismo olivicolo, Caratterizzazione varietale, sanitaria e innovazioni nella tecnica vivaistica. Ed. Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” - Dip. Biologia e Chimica Agroforestale ed Ambientale. ISBN 978-88-88793-97-9.
Pandolfi S., Baldoni L., Mariotti R., Alagna F., Cultrera N., Mattioli T., 2010. Variabilità dell’olivo ed evoluzione del paesaggio nell’area del lago Trasimeno. In: Wonderland in the Landscape-Cultural Mosaic, Idea, Image, Illusion. Proc. XV Int. Interdisc. Conf., Palmanova (UD), 16-17 Settembre.
Pannelli G., Pandolfi S., Baldoni L., Bongi G., 2010. Selection and use of ancient olive trees in Umbria. In: IV Convegno Nazionale Piante Mediterranee -Le potenzialità del territorio e dell’ambiente. Raccolta degli Atti, (a cura di) Sarli G., Alvino A., Cervelli C., pp. 93- 104. ISBN: 978-1-4466-8981-3
Pandolfi S., De Angelis S., Paoletti A., Baldoni L., Cultrera N.G.M., Mariotti R., Perri E., Pannelli G., 2010, Varietà ed ecotipi di olivo del Lazio. Ed. Assessorato all’Agricoltura Regione Lazio, ARSIAL, pp. 233. ISBN 978-88-904841-0-0.
Pandolfi S., Leccese A., Guelfi P., Mattioli T., Pannelli G., 2009,. Zonazione dell’olivo in Umbria. Sabbioni Editore, pp. 157.
Pandolfi S., Scarbolo E., Parmeggiani P., Paoletti A., Baldoni L., Cultrera N.G.M, Mariotti R., Martellossi M., 2007. Schede elaiografiche del germoplasma di olivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia e del Collio Sloveno. In: L’olivo nella storia, nel paesaggio e nell’economia di Brda e dei Colli del Friuli orientale: conservazione e sviluppo. A cura di ERSA Friuli: Progetto UE-LI-JE, Interreg IIIA Italia-Slovenia 2000-2006: pp. 17-75.
Selected Publications
(full list available at CNR People)
The Ancient Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.) of the Maltese Islands: A Rich and Unexplored Patrimony to Enhance Oliviculture
Passeri V, Sammut C, Mifsud D, Domesi A, Stanzione V, Baldoni L, Mousavi S, Mariotti R, Pandolfi S, Cinosi N, Famiani F, Bufacchi M
Year: 2023
Volatile Olfactory Profiles of Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Their Discrimination through MOX Chemical Sensors
Mariotti R, Núñez-Carmona E, Genzardi D, Pandolfi S, Sberveglieri V, Mousavi S
Year: 2022
Exploring Olive Genetic Diversity in the Maltese Islands
Valeri MC, Mifsud D, Sammut C, Pandolfi S, Lilli E, Bufacchi M, Stanzione V, Passeri V, Baldoni L, Mariotti R, Mousavi S
Year: 2022
Diallelic self-incompatibility is the main determinant of fertilization patterns in olive orchards
Mariotti R, Pandolfi S, De Cauwer I, Saumitou-Laprade P, Vernet P, Rossi M, Baglivo F, Baldoni L, Mousavi S
Year: 2021
Genetic mapping of the incompatibility locus in Olive and development of a linked sequence-tagged site marker
Mariotti R, Fornasiero A, Mousavi S, Cultrera NG, Brizioli F, Pandolfi S, Passeri V, Rossi M, Magris G, Scalabrin S, Scaglione D, Di Gaspero G, Saumitou-Laprade P, Vernet P, Alagna F, Morgante M, Baldoni L
Year: 2020
The paradox of self-fertile varieties in the context of self-incompatible genotypes in Olive
Alagna F, Caceres ME, Pandolfi S, Collani S, Mousavi S, Mariotti R, Cultrera NG, Baldoni L, Barcaccia G
Year: 2019
The eastern part of the Fertile Crescent concealed an unexpected route of olive (Olea europaea L.) differentiation
Mousavi S, Mariotti R, Bagnoli F, Costantini L, Cultrera NG M, Arzani K, Pandolfi S, Vendramin GG, Torkzaban B, Hosseini-Mazinani M, Baldoni L
Year: 2017
The first molecular identification of an Olive collection applying standard simple sequence repeats and novel expressed sequence tag markers
Mousavi S, Mariotti R, Regni L, Nasini L, Bufacchi M, Pandolfi S, Baldoni L, Proietti P
Year: 2017
Elucidation of the genetic architecture of self-incompatibility in olive: Evolutionary consequences and perspectives for orchard management
Saumitou-Laprade P, Vernet P, Vekemans X, Billiard S, Gallina S, Essalouh L, Mhaïs A, Moukhli A, El Bakkali A, Barcaccia G, Alagna F, Mariotti R, Cultrera NG, Pandolfi S, Rossi M, Khadari B, Baldoni L
Year: 2017
Molecular and morphological characterization of Golestan (Iran) olive ecotypes provides evidence for the presence of promising genotypes
Mousavi S, Hosseini Mazinani M, Arzani K, Ydollahi A, Pandolfi S, Baldoni L, Mariotti R
Year: 2014
Varietà ed ecotipi di olivo del Lazio
Pandolfi S, De Angelis S, Paoletti A, Baldoni L Cultrera NG, Mariotti R, Perri E, Pannelli G
Year: 2010
Evaluation of the Iranian olive germoplasma by SSR and chloroplast
Sheikh-Hassani M, Torkzaban B, Hosseini Mazinani M, Baldoni L, Pandolfi S, Cultrera NG M, Mariotti R
Year: 2010
