Agronomy

Cluster

Crop Science and Biotechnology (SBPC)

Description

The Agronomy group deals with general agronomic issues (study of agroecosystem components and related practices), arable and vegetable crops, focusing on: agronomic management of farms and rural areas; agrotechnics, crop ecophysiology, and genetics applied to arable crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, sunflowers, hemp, pulses, and pseudocereals); application of mathematical models in agriculture; environmental impact of agriculture; analysis of cropping systems; agronomic assessment and planning of rural areas; precision, conservation, regenerative, and organic agriculture; greenhouse and open field horticulture.

Research subjects

Sustainable production of plant proteins (soybeans, chickpeas, lentils) and pseudocereals (buckwheat, quinoa)
Nitrogen use efficiency and environmental impact of conservation horticulture techniques and crop rotations
Snflower and hemp pure lines conservation, multiplication and breeding
Sustainable agroecological practices in agro-energy supply chains
Biocarburanti: utilizzazione del girasole ad altissimo contenuto in acido oleico per biolubrificanti, biodiesel premium e chimica verde; utilizzazione dei residui vegetali per la produzione di bioetanolo di seconda generazione.
Characterization, conservation, and multiplication of landraces (Resia garlic, Cavasso onion).
Agroecosystem modeling to support crop rotation management, irrigation, and weed control
Statistical analysis of meteorological data series and production trends for arable crops
Nutritional and technological aspects of arable crops for food and feed; presence of nitrates and allergens in plant products
Agroecological cropo management: intercropping and cultivar mixtures
Management agrobiodiversity: phenotypic evaluation of landrace accessions , in situ conservation, seed multiplication
Climate change mitigation and adaptation