Michela Centinari

Assistant Professor of Viticulture

Michela Centinari

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Vineyards Vines Cover Crops Nitrogen Fruit Fruits Resource Allocation Phloem Soil Water Rhizosphere Leaves Vineyard Gas Exchange Microbiota Cover Crop Soil Carbon Oils Vitis Fine Roots Shoots Fruit Composition Biomass Fruit Set Farms

Most Recent Publications

2022 Adult Spotted Lanternfly Status in PA Vineyards

Michela Centinari, C Hickey,

Be prepared: The Spotted Lanternfly is moving West.

C Hickey, F Acevedo, Michela Centinari, C Schmidt, 2023, Wine Business Monthly on p. 34-39

Assessing microbial communities across the fine root landscape

Suzanne M. Fleishman, Michela Centinari, Terrence Bell, David Eissenstat, 2023, Journal of Experimental Botany on p. 1751-1757

Cover crops and a devigorating rootstock can impart substantial agroecosystem services to high-resource vineyards: A multi-year study

Suzanne M. Fleishman, David M. Eissenstat, Grant M. Hoffer, Michela Centinari, 2023, Agro-Ecosystems

Evaluating integrated pest management tactics for spotted lanternfly management in vineyards

Heather Leach, Tom Mariani, Michela Centinari, Julie Urban, 2023, Pest Management Science

Delaying grapevine budbreak to prevent spring freeze damage impacts Lemberger wine flavour compounds under variable weather conditions

Meredith J. Persico, Donald E. Smith, Maria S. Smith, Helene Hopfer, Michela Centinari, 2023, Oeno One on p. 331-343

The age of absorptive roots impacts root-adjacent microbial composition in grapevines

M Persico, S Fleishman, D Eissenstat, T Bell, Michela Centinari, 2023, Phytobiomes

Prolonged phloem feeding by the spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper, alters resource allocation and inhibits gas exchange in grapevines

Andrew D. Harner, Heather L. Leach, Lauren Briggs, Michela Centinari, 2022, Plant Direct

Deciphering genome-wide transcriptomic changes in grapevines heavily infested by spotted lanternflies

Md Islam, Crosley Kudla-Williams, Suraj Kar, Jason Londo, Michela Centinari, Cristina Rosa, 2022, Frontiers in Insect Science

Functionally-explicit sampling can answer key questions about the specificity of plant–microbe interactions

Suzanne M. Fleishman, David M. Eissenstat, Terrence Bell, Michela Centinari, 2022, Environmental Microbiome

Most-Cited Papers

Root-zone management practices impact above and belowground growth in Cabernet Franc grapevines

M. Centinari, J. E. Vanden Heuvel, M. Goebel, M. S. Smith, T. L. Bauerle, 2016, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research on p. 137-148

Coping with cover crop competition in mature grapevines

A. E. Klodd, D. M. Eissenstat, T. K. Wolf, M. Centinari, 2016, Plant and Soil on p. 391-402

The hierarchy of root branching order determines bacterial composition, microbial carrying capacity and microbial filtering

William King, Caylon Yates, Jing Guo, Suzanne Fleishman, Ryan Trexler, Michela Centinari, Terrence Bell, David Eissenstat, 2021, Communications Biology on p. 483

Cover crop water use in relation to vineyard floor management practices

Michela Centinari, Ilaria Filippetti, Taryn Bauerle, Gianluca Allegro, Gabriele Valentini, Stefano Poni, 2013, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture on p. 522-526

Hand and mechanical fruit-zone leaf removal at prebloom and fruit-set was more effective in reducing crop yield than reducing bunch rot in ‘riesling’ grapevines

Bryan Hed, Michela Centinari, 2018, HortTechnology on p. 296-303

Undervine groundcover substantially increases shallow but not deep soil carbon in a temperate vineyard

Suzanne M. Fleishman, Hayden W. Bock, David M. Eissenstat, Michela Centinari, 2021, Agro-Ecosystems

Under-Vine Vegetation Mitigates the Impacts of Excessive Precipitation in Vineyards

Justine Vanden Heuvel, Michela Centinari, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science

Impacts of early leaf removal and cluster thinning on grüner veltliner production, fruit composition, and vine health

Maria S. Smith, Michela Centinari, 2019, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture on p. 308-317

Assessment of freeze injury of grapevine green tissues in response to cultivars and a cryoprotectant product

Michela Centinari, Maria S. Smith, Jason P. Londo, 2016, Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science on p. 856-860

Impact of amigo oil and KDL on grapevine postbudburst freeze damage, yield components, and fruit and wine composition

Michela Centinari, Denise M. Gardner, Donald E. Smith, Maria S. Smith, 2018, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture on p. 77-88

News Articles Featuring Michela Centinari

Jul 12, 2023

Growing cover crops under vineyard vines is a sustainability strategy

A new study by Penn State researchers shows that in regions with fertile soils that receive plenty of rainfall, growing cover crops under the vines so that the vineyard floor is completely covered with vegetation is a sustainable strategy.

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Jun 07, 2023

Penn State to collect data from farmers, vineyards on spotted lanternfly spread

With Spring coming to a close and Summer to soon be upon us, one invasive insect that experts warn could be disastrous to agriculture in Central Pennsylvania will be making its return.

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Jun 06, 2023

Penn State Extension launches spotted lanternfly survey for the 2023 season

The Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team is calling on farmers and vineyard owners in the mid-Atlantic region to participate in a survey aimed at tracking the spread and severity of spotted lanternfly populations during the 2023 season.

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Jan 31, 2023

Eissenstat retires from College of Ag Sciences after three decades at Penn State

David Eissenstat, professor of woody plant physiology, retired recently after a distinguished 28-year career on the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, including a two-year stint as interim head of the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.

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Jun 06, 2022

Penn State Extension publication offers guidance on managing spotted lanternfly

A new publication from Penn State Extension is a must-read for those who want the latest information about the spotted lanternfly. Authored by scientists and extension educators in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, the Spotted Lanternfly Management Guide features comprehensive information, illustrations, charts and photos on the pest’s biology, behavior, plant damage and management, as well as a brief overview of ongoing research.

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