PhD in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies

Selected research products

ISI Publications

The cultivation of rye in marginal Alpine environments: a comparison of the agronomic, technological, health and sanitary traits of local landraces and commercial cultivars.
2023. Sardella C.; Capo L.; Adamo M.; Donna M.; Ravetto Enri S.; Vanara F.; Lonati M.; Mucciarelli M.; Blandino M. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1920630

Drivers of species knowledge across the tree of life
2023. Mammola, Stefano; Adamo, Martino; Antić, Dragan; Calevo, Jacopo; Cancellario, Tommaso; Cardoso, Pedro; Chamberlain, Dan; Chialva, Matteo; Durucan, Furkan; Fontaneto, Diego; Goncalves, Duarte; Martínez, Alejandro; Santini, Luca; Rubio-Lopez, Iñigo; Sousa, Ronaldo; Villegas-Rios, David; Verdes, Aida; Correia, Ricardo A https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1948955

Molecular evidence and environmental niche evolution at the origin of the disjunct distribution in three mountain endemic Tephroseris (Asteraceae) of the Mediterranean basin
2023. Martino Adamo; Katarina Skokanovà; Javier Bobo-Pinilla; Elisa Giaccone; Julio Penas de Giles; Marco Mucciarelli https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1948951

Fungal dye-decolorizing peroxidase diversity: roles in either intra- or extracellular processes
2022. Adamo, Martino; Comtet-Marre, Sophie; Büttner, Enrico; Kellner, Harald; Luis, Patricia; Vallon, Laurent; Prego, Rocio; Hofrichter, Martin; Girlanda, Mariangela; Peyret, Pierre; Marmeisse, Roland https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1854755

Alpine constructed wetlands: A metagenomic analysis reveals microbial complementary structure
2022. Ercole, Enrico; Adamo, Martino; Lumini, Erica; Fusconi, Anna; Mucciarelli, Marco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1840401

Dimension and impact of biases in funding for species and habitat conservation
2022. Adamo, Martino; Sousa, Ronaldo; Wipf, Sonja; Correia, Ricardo A.; Lumia, Alessio; Mucciarelli, Marco; Mammola, Stefano https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1867920

A ddRADseq Survey of the Genetic Diversity of Rye (Secale cereale L.) Landraces from the Western Alps Reveals the Progressive Reduction of the Local Gene Pool
2021. Adamo, Martino; Blandino, Massimo; Capo, Luca; Ravetto Enri, Simone; Fusconi, Anna; Lonati, Michele; Mucciarelli, Marco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1817117

Floral trait and mycorrhizal similarity between an endangered orchid and its natural hybrid
2021-. Calevo J.; Bazzicalupo M.; Adamo M.; Robustelli della Cuna F.S.; Voyron S.; Girlanda M.; Duffy K.J.; Giovannini A.; Cornara L. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1851058

Can orchid mycorrhizal fungi be persistently harbored by the plant host?
2021. Calevo J.; Voyron S.; Adamo M.; Alibrandi P.; Perotto S.; Girlanda M. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1836424

Exploring the Diversity of Fungal DyPs in Mangrove Soils to Produce and Characterize Novel Biocatalysts
2021. Ben Ayed, Amal; Saint-Genis, Geoffroy; Vallon, Laurent; Linde, Dolores; Turbé-Doan, Annick; Haon, Mireille; Daou, Marianne; Bertrand, Emmanuel; Faulds, Craig B.; Sciara, Giuliano; Adamo, Martino; Marmeisse, Roland; Comtet-Marre, Sophie; Peyret, Pierre; Abrouk, Danis; Ruiz-Dueñas, Francisco J.; Marchand, Cyril; Hugoni, Mylène; Luis, Patricia; Mechichi, Tahar; Record, Eric https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1787618

Seed Micromorphology, In Vitro Germination, and Early-Stage Seedling Morphological Traits of Cattleya purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg
2021. Bazzicalupo, Miriam; Calevo, Jacopo; Adamo, Martino; Giovannini, Annalisa; Copetta, Andrea; Cornara, Laura https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1826459

Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers
2021. Adamo, Martino; Chialva, Matteo; Calevo, Jacopo; Bertoni, Filippo; Dixon, Kingsley; Mammola, Stefano https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1788667

Combining current knowledge of Cypripedium calceolus with a new analysis of genetic variation in Italian populations to provide guidelines for conservation actions
2021. Gargiulo, R; Adamo, M; Cribb, PJ; Bartolucci, F; Sarasan, V; Alessandrelli, C; Bona, E; Ciaschetti, G; Conti, F; Di Cecco, V; Di Martino, L; Gentile, C; Juan, A; Magrini, S; Mucciarelli, M; Perazza, G; Fay, MF https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1819944

Genotyping of Secale cereale L. trough ddRADseq to disentangle genetic differences among mountain rye landraces of the Western Alps
2020. Martino Adamo, Massimo Blandino, Michele Lonati, Giampiero Lombardi, Laura Zavattaro, Simone Ravetto Enri, Luca Capo, Anna Fusconi, Marco Mucciarelli https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1763228

The Dark Side of Orchid Symbiosis: Can Tulasnella calospora Decompose Host Tissues?
2020. Adamo, Martino; Chialva, Matteo; Calevo, Jacopo; Rose, Silvia De; Girlanda, Mariangela; Perotto, Silvia; Balestrini, Raffaella https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1738828

Metabarcoding on both environmental DNA and RNA highlights differences between fungal communities sampled in different habitats.
2020. Adamo M.; Voyron S.; Chialva M.; Marmeisse R.; Girlanda M. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1766887

Integrating Multiple Lines of Evidence to Explore Intraspecific Variability in a Rare Endemic Alpine Plant and Implications for Its Conservation.
2020. Adamo, Martino; Mammola, Stefano; Noble, Virgile; Mucciarelli, Marco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1755885

RNA extraction from decaying wood for (Meta)transcriptomic analyses.
2017. Adamo, Martino; Voyron, Samuele; Girlanda, Mariangela; Marmeisse, Roland https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1652051

Temporal variation in mycorrhizal diversity and C and N stable isotope abundance in the winter-green meadow orchid Anacamptis morio.
2015. Enrico Ercole; Martino Adamo; Michele Rodda; Gerhard Gebauer; Mariangela Girlanda; Silvia Perotto https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/149025

Courses

• Botanica ambientale e applicata all’ambiente montano (SAF0393)
  Corso di Laurea in Scienze e tecnologie per la montagna - MONTES
• PhD Toolbox for data analysis
  PhD in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies

Research topics

Plants diversity and conservation

plants molecular systematics

Plant molecular systematics is the study of plant evolutionary relationships using molecular data like DNA sequences. It analyzes genetic variations to reconstruct plant phylogeny, classifying and understanding their evolutionary history, aiding in taxonomy and identifying biodiversity, ultimately unraveling plant relationships and their evolutionary trajectories.

In my experience I've worked on the genus Tephroseris (Asteraceae); the enedemic Hypericum from Albania; the European genus Narcissus and the Alpic endemic Frittillaria.

population genetics

Plant population genetics examines genetic variation and processes within plant populations. It explores factors shaping gene pools, such as mutation, selection, migration, and genetic drift, unveiling patterns of diversity and adaptation. This field elucidates how these dynamics influence plant evolution, ecology, and conservation strategies.

I've worked on the rare species Cypripedium calceolus, Typha minima and Tephroseris balbisiana; but also on the rye (Secale cereale) landraces from the W-Alps.

plants ecological modeling

Plant ecological modeling involves creating computational representations of plant-related ecological processes. It integrates data on plant occurrence and environmental factors to simulate ecosystems. These models predict plant distribution, community dynamics, and responses to environmental changes, aiding conservation, land management, and understanding ecosystem functions.

Microbial ecology

plants microbiome

orchid mycorrhizas

soil microbial diversity

Research biases

Academic bodies

• Consiglio di Corso di Laurea

• Commissione per la Didattica
• Consiglio di Dipartimento