• Bennici, S., Alquézar, B., Carmona, L., Distefano, G., Gentile, A. y Peña, L. (2025)

Silencing of a glycosyltransferase-like protein in citrus reduces male and female fertility impacting seed development

Frontiers in Plant Science 16: 1629727

• Alves, M., Cifuentes-Arrenas, J., Raiol-Junior, L., Carvalho, E., Quirós-Rodriguez, I., Ferro, J.A., Licciardello, C., Alquézar, B., Carmona, L., Forment-Millet, J.J., Bombarelly, A., Wulff, A.N., Peña, L. y Gadea-Vacas, J. (2025)

Transcriptomic analysis of early stages of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection in susceptible and resistant species after inoculation by Diaphorina citri feeding on young shoots

Frontiers in Plant Science 16:1502953

• Carmona, L., Alquézar, B. y Peña, L. (2024)

Biochemical characterization of new sweet orange mutants rich in lycopene and b-carotene antioxidants

Antioxidants 13(8): 994-1009

• Eduardo, W.I., Miranda, M.P., Linhares Volpe, H. X., Garcia, R.B., Girardi, E.A., Alquézar, B., Espinosa Ruiz, A. y Peña L. (2023)

Push-pull and kill strategy for Diaphorina citri control in citrus orchards

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 00:1-13

• Alquézar, B., Bennici, S., Carmona, L., Gentile, A. y Peña L. (2022)

Generation of transfer-DNA-free base-edited citrus plants

Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 835285

• Carmona, L., Sulli, M., Diretto, G., Alquézar, B., Alves, M. y Peña, L. (2022)

Improvement of antioxidant properties in fruit from two blood and blond orange cultivars by post-harvest storage at low temperature

Antioxidants 11: 547-563

• Alquézar, B., Carmona, L., Bennici, S., Miranda, M.P, Bassanezi, R., y Peña L. (2022)

Cultural management of HLB: current status and on-going research

Pyhtopathology 112(1):11-25

• Alquézar, B., Carmona, L., Bennici, S. y Peña L. (2021)

Engineering of citrus to obtain Huanglongbing resistance

Current Opinion in Biotechnology 70:196-203

• Alquézar, B., Linhares Volpe, H. X., Facchini Magnani^, R., Miranda, M. P., Santos, M. A., Marques, V.V., Rodrigues de Almeida, M., Wulff, N. A., Ting, H.M., Vries, M., Schuurink, R., Bouwmeester, H. y Peña L. (2021)

Engineered orange ectopically expressing the Arabidopsis-caryophyllene synthase is not attractive to Diaphorina citri, the vector of the bacterial pathogen associated to Huanglongbing

Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 641457

• Carmona, L., Alquézar, B., Diretto, G, Sevi, F., Malara, T., Lafuente, M.T. y Peña, L. (2021)

Curing and low-temperature storage combined post-harvest storage enhances anthocyanin biosynthesis in blood oranges

Food Chemistry 342(16): 128334-128346

• Rodrigo, MJ; Lado, J., Alós, E., Alquézar, B., Dery, O., Hirschberg, J., Zacarías, L (2019)

A mutant allele of ζ-carotene isomerase (ZISO) is associated with the yellow pigmentation of the “Pinalate” sweet orange mutant and reveals new insights into its role in fruit carotenogenesis

BMC Plant Biology 19:465

• Ruiz-Ruiz, S., Navarro, B., PEÑA, L., Navarro, L., Moreno, P., Di Serio, F., Flores, R (2019)

Citrus Tristeza Virus: Host RNA Silencing and Virus Counteraction. Citrus Tristeza Virus: Methods and Protocols

Methods in Molecular Biology 2019:2015: 195-207

• Soler, N., Plomer, M., Fagoaga, C., Moreno, P., Navarro, L., Flores, R. and PEÑA, L (2019)

Methods for producing transgenic plants resistant to CTV. Citrus Tristeza Virus: Methods and Protocols

Methods in Molecular Biology 2019:2015: 229-243

• Cifuentes-Arenas, J.C., Beattie, G.A.C., Peña, L., Lopes, S.A (2019)

Murraya paniculata and Swinglea glutinosa as short-term transient hosts of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and implications for spread of Huanglongbing.

Phytopathology

• Caland, R.B.O., Cadavid, C.O.M., Carmona, L., PEÑA, L., Oliveira, R.P (2019)

Pasteurized orange juice rich in carotenoids protects Caenorhabditis elegans against oxidative stress and β-amyloid toxicity through direct and indirect mechanisms

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Article ID 5046280

• Carmona, L., Alquézar, B., Tárraga, S., PEÑA, L (2019)

Protein analysis of Moro blood orange pulp during storage at low temperatures

Food Chemistry 277: 75-83

• Peris J.E., Malara T., Borges R., Falconi J.R., Peña, L., Fedriani, J.M. (2019)

Reunion in the overseas: introduced wild boars and cultivated orange trees interact in the Mata Atlântica (Brazil).

International Journal of Tropical Biology 67 (4): 901-912

• Felisberto, P.A.C, Girardi, E.A., PEÑA, L. Felisberto, G., Beattie, G.A.C., Lopes (2019)

Unsuitability of indigenous South American Rutaceae as potential hosts of Diaphorina citri

Pest Management Science, DOI 10.1002/ps.5304

• Febres, Vicente J., Peña, Leandro, Folimonova, Svetlana, and Moore, Gloria A. Citrus. (2018)

Citrus. Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, 2nd edition.

Citrus. Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, 2nd edition. (Litz, R.E, Pliego-Alfaro, F and Hormaza, J.I., Ed.). CABI Publishing, chapter 20.1, CAB International, in press, 2018.

• Wulff, Nelson A., Marques, Viviani V., Peris, Josep Enric., Pons, Elsa, Sanches, Andre L., Peña, Leandro (2018)

Biossegurança de árvores frutíferas geneticamente modificadas no campo: o caso dos cítricos

Biossegurança de árvores. Capítulo 12

• Ruiz-Ruiz, S., Spàno, R., Navarro, L., Moreno, P., PEÑA, L. and Flores, R (2018)

Citrus tristeza virus co-opts glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase for its infectious cycle by interacting with the viral-encoded protein p24

Plant Molecular Biology

• Ruiz-Ruiz, S., Navarro, B., PEÑA, L., Navarro, L., Moreno, P., Di Serio, F. and Flores, R (2018)

Citrus Tristeza Virus: Host RNA Silencing and Virus Counteraction.

Methods in Molecular Biology.

• Febres, Vicente J., Peña, Leandro, Folimonova, Svetlana, and Moore, Gloria A. (2018)

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CABI Publishing, chapter 20.1, CAB International

• Rodríguez, Ana; Kava, Vanessa; Latorre-García, Lorena; da Silva jr., Geraldo J.; Pereira, Rosana G.; Glienke, Chirlei; Ferreira-Maba, Lisandra S.; Vicent, Antonio; Shimada, Takehiko; Peña, Leandro. (2018)

Engineering D-limonene synthase down-regulation in orange fruit induces resistance against the fungus Phyllosticta citricarpa through enhanced accumulation of monoterpene alcohols and activation of defence. Molecular

Molecular Plant Pathology. 19 – 9, pp. 2077 – 2093

• Tomaseto, A.F., Marques, R.N., Fereres, A., Zanardi, O.Z., Volpe, H.X.L., Alquézar, B., PEÑA, L. and Miranda, M.P. (2018)

Orange jasmine as a trap crop to control Diaphorina citri

Scientific Reports 9: 2070

• Ruiz-Ruiz, S., Spàno, R., Navarro, L., Moreno, P., PEÑA, L. and Flores, R. (2018)

Citrus tristeza virus co-opts glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase for its infectious cycle by interacting with the viral-encoded protein p23.

Plant Molecular Biology 98: 363-373, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0783-0.

• Carmona, Lourdes; Alquézar, Berta; Tárraga, Susana and Peña, Leandro. (2018)

Protein analysis of Moro blood orange pulp during storage at low temperatures.

Food Chemistry 277: 75-83

• Pons, Elsa and Peña, Leandro (2017)

Increasing nutritional value by RNA silencing

Increasing nutritional value by RNA silencing. In: Dalmay, T. (ed.) Plant gene silencing: Mechanisms and applications. Chapter 8. CABI Biotechnology Series, vol 5, pp. 147-165. 2017.

• Carmona, Lourdes, Alquézar, Berta, Marques, Viviani V. and Peña, Leandro. (2017)

Anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation in blood oranges during postharvest storage at different low temperatures

Food Chemistry 237: 7-14

• Shimada, Takehiko; Endo, Tomoko; Rodríguez, Ana; Fujii, Hiroshi; Goto, Shingo; Matsuura, Takakazu; Hojo, Yuko; Ikeda, Yoko; Mori, Izumi; Fujikawa, Takashi; Peña, Leandro; Omura, Mitsuo. (2017)

Ectopic accumulation of linalool confers resistance to Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri in transgenic sweet orange plants.

Tree Physiology. 37, pp. 654 – 664

• Peris, Josep Enric; Rodríguez, Ana; Peña, Leandro; Fedriani, José María (2017)

Fungal infestation boosts fruit aroma and fruit removal by mammals and birds

Scientific Reports 7 – Article 5646, 2017

• Alquézar, Berta; Rodríguez, Ana; de la Peña, Marcos; Peña, Leandro. (2017)

Genomic analysis of terpene synthase Family and functional characterization of seven sesquiterpene synthases from Citrus sinensis.

Frontiers in Plant Science 8 – Article 1481

• Rodríguez, Ana; Peris, Josep; Redondo, Ana; Shimada, Takehiko; Costell, Elvira; Carbonell, Inmaculada; Rojas, Cristina; Peña, Leandro (2017)

Impact of d-limonene synthase up- or down-regulation on sweet orange fruit and juice odor perception.

Food Chemistry. 217, pp. 139 – 150.

• Pons, Elsa and Peña, Leandro (2017)

Plant gene silencing: Mechanisms and applications. Chapter 8. CABI Biotechnology Series

CABI Biotechnology Series, vol 5, pp. 147-165

• Alquézar, Berta, Linhares Volpe, Haroldo X., Facchini Magnani, Rodrigo, Pedreira de Miranda, Marcelo, Almeida Santos, Mateus, Wulff, Nelson A., Bento, J. Mauricio S., Parra, Jose Roberto P., Bouwmeester, Harro and Peña, Leandro. (2017)

β-caryophyllene emitted from a transgenic Arabidopsis or chemical dispenser repels Diaphorina citri, vector of Candidatus Liberibacters.

Scientific Reports 7- Article 5639

• Rodríguez, Ana; Peris, Josep; Redondo, Ana; Shimada, Takehiko; Peña, Leandro. (2016)

Principal component analysis (PCA) of volatile terpene compounds dataset emitted by genetically modified sweet orange fruits and juices in which a D-limonene synthase was either up- or down-regulated vs. empty vector controls

Data in Brief. 9, pp. 355 – 361. 2016.