A quadruple mutant of Arabidopsis reveals a β-carotene hydroxylation activity for LUT1/CYP97C1 and a regulatory role of xanthophylls on determination of the PSI/PSII ratio, Fiore, Alessia, Dall'Osto L., Cazzaniga S., Diretto Gianfranco, Giuliano Giovanni, and Bassi R. , BMC Plant Biology, Volume 12, (2012)

Genomics and Transcriptomics of Saffron: new tools to unravel the mistery behind an attractive spice, Fiore, Alessia, Pizzichini Daniele, Diretto Gianfranco, Scossa Federico, and Spanò Laura , Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology, Volume 4, (2010)

Transcriptional-metabolic networks in β-carotene-enriched potato tubers: The long and winding road to the golden phenotype, Diretto, Gianfranco, Al-Babili S., Tavazza Raffaela, Scossa F., Papacchioli V., Migliore M., Beyer P., and Giuliano Giovanni , Plant Physiology, Volume 154, Number 2, p.899-912, (2010)

Biosynthesis and engineering of carotenoids and apocarotenoids in plants: State of the art and future prospects, Rosati, C., Diretto Gianfranco, and Giuliano Giovanni , Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, Volume 26, Number 1, p.139-162, (2009)

Metabolic engineering of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants, Giuliano, Giovanni, Tavazza Raffaela, Diretto Gianfranco, Beyer P., and Taylor M.A. , Trends in Biotechnology, Volume 26, Number 3, p.139-145, (2008)

Sviluppo di piante per produrre alimenti fortificati: nuove fonti di b-carotene per combattere l’avitaminosi A, Diretto, Gianfranco, Fiore Alessia, and Giuliano Giovanni , Le piante industriali per una agricoltura multifunzionale, p.24-39, (2008)

Improved protocol for Agrobacterium mediated transformation of tomato and production of transgenic plants containing carotenoid biosynthetic gene CsZCD, Qiu, D., Diretto Gianfranco, Tavarza R., and Giuliano Giovanni , Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 112, Number 2, p.172-175, (2007)

Metabolic engineering of carotenoid levels for improvement of plants as food, Diretto, Gianfranco, Fiore Alessia, and Giuliano Giovanni , CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, Volume 2, (2007)

Metabolic engineering of potato carotenoid content through tuber-specific overexpression of a bacterial mini-pathway, Diretto, Gianfranco, Al-Babili S., Tavazza Raffaela, Papacchioli V., Beyer P., and Giuliano Giovanni , PLoS ONE, Volume 2, Number 4, (2007)

Of chromoplasts and chaperones, Giuliano, Giovanni, and Diretto Gianfranco , Trends in Plant Science, Volume 12, Number 12, p.529-531, (2007)

Silencing of beta-carotene hydroxylase increases total carotenoid and beta-carotene levels in potato tubers, Diretto, Gianfranco, Welsch R., Tavazza Raffaela, Mourgues F., Pizzichini Daniele, Beyer P., and Giuliano Giovanni , BMC Plant Biology, Volume 7, (2007)

Metabolic engineering of potato tuber carotenoids through tuber-specific silencing of lycopene epsilon cyclase, Diretto, Gianfranco, Tavazza Raffaela, Welsch R., Pizzichini Daniele, Mourgues F., Papacchioli V., Beyer P., and Giuliano Giovanni , BMC Plant Biology, Volume 6, (2006)