Giuseppe Virga
University of Palermo
40 Papers
140 Citations
Giuseppe Virga is an academic researcher from University of Palermo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Wastewater. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 35 publications.
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Papers
A survey of wild plant species for food use in Sicily (Italy) – results of a 3-year study in four Regional Parks
Mario Licata,Teresa Tuttolomondo,Claudio Leto,Giuseppe Virga,Giuseppe Bonsangue,Ignazio Cammalleri,Maria Cristina Gennaro,Salvatore La Bella +7 more
TL;DR: The research shows that the level of traditional knowledge on the food use of wild plant species in the study area is poor and the food uses of plants which are most likely to survive over time are those at the interface of food and medicine.
Study of quantitative and qualitative variations in essential oils of Sicilian Rosmarinus officinalis L.
Teresa Tuttolomondo,Giacomo Dugo,Giuseppe Ruberto,Claudio Leto,Edoardo Napoli,Nicola Cicero,Teresa Gervasi,Giuseppe Virga,Raffaele Leone,Mario Licata,Salvatore La Bella +10 more
TL;DR: The results show that the essential oil yield of the 10 biotypes is affected by the environmental characteristics of the sampling sites while the chemical composition is linked to the genetic characteristics of different biotypes.
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Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) as a Novel Multipurpose Crop for the Mediterranean Region of Europe: Challenges and Opportunities of Their Cultivation
Francesco Rossini,Giuseppe Virga,Paolo Loreti,Nicolò Iacuzzi,Roberto Ruggeri,Maria Elena Provenzano +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of possible uses, phenology, and agronomic aspects of hops, with specific reference to the difficulties and opportunities this crop is experiencing in the new growing areas, under both conventional and organic farming.
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Study of quantitative and qualitative variations in essential oils of Sicilian oregano biotypes
Mario Licata,Teresa Tuttolomondo,Giacomo Dugo,Giuseppe Ruberto,Claudio Leto,Edoardo Napoli,Rossana Rando,Maria Rita Fede,Giuseppe Virga,Raffaele Leone,Salvatore La Bella +10 more
TL;DR: Analyzing the relationship between essential oil yields and the geographical distribution of oregano wild populations based on variations in environmental factors as collection sites shows that essentialOil yields are mostly affected by weather/climate and topographic characteristics of the collection sites.
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Celery (Apium graveolens L.) Performances as Subjected to Different Sources of Protein Hydrolysates.
Beppe Benedetto Consentino,Giuseppe Virga,Gaetano Giuseppe La Placa,Leo Sabatino,Youssef Rouphael,Georgia Ntatsi,Giovanni Iapichino,Salvatore La Bella,Rosario Paolo Mauro,Fabio D'Anna,Teresa Tuttolomondo,Claudio De Pasquale +11 more
- 24 Nov 2020
TL;DR: It is confirmed that PHs application is an eco-friendly technique to improve total phenolic content in celery plants and that animal or plants PH applications increased total phenolics by 36.9% and 20.8%, respectively compared with untreated plants.
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