A5114375514- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Hibiscus Plant Research Studies
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
University of Catania
2015-2024
Consorzio Catania Ricerche
2019-2022
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele
2020
Trees and Timber Institute
2016-2018
National Research Council
2017-2018
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2018
Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali
2006-2009
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2009
University of Basilicata
2003
Biologie et Gestion des Risques en Agriculture
1996
Abstract Field trials in Europe with Miscanthus over the past 25 years have demonstrated that interspecies hybrids such as M. × giganteus ( M g ) combine both high yield potentials and low inputs a wide range of soils climates. are expected to play major role provision perennial lignocellulosic biomass across much part lower carbon economy. However, even favourable policies some European countries, uptake has been slow. , sterile clone, can only be propagated vegetatively, which leads...
This study deals with approaches for a social-ecological friendly European bioeconomy based on biomass from industrial crops cultivated marginal agricultural land. The selected to be investigated are: Biomass sorghum, camelina, cardoon, castor, crambe, Ethiopian mustard, giant reed, hemp, lupin, miscanthus, pennycress, poplar, reed canary grass, safflower, Siberian elm, switchgrass, tall wheatgrass, wild sugarcane, and willow. research question focused the overall crop growth suitability...
Abstract The recent policies enacted by the EU foresee an increased interest in cultivation of energy crops. Hence systematized information on new crops and cropping strategies is necessary to optimize their production quantitatively qualitatively integrate them into traditional systems. This kind will offer farmers perspectives options diversify farming activities. Some these crops, however, may compete for land resources with existing food while others could be grown marginal/degraded...
Abstract Genetic improvement through breeding is one of the key approaches to increasing biomass supply. This paper documents progress date for four perennial crops (PBCs) that have high output–input energy ratios: namely Panicum virgatum (switchgrass), species genera Miscanthus (miscanthus), Salix (willow) and Populus (poplar). For each crop, we report on size germplasm collections, efforts phenotype genotype, diversity available scale work as indicated by number attempted crosses. We also...
The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, competition land between bioenergy-crop cultivation, food-crop biodiversity conservation is expected increase as result continuous world population growth severe climate change effects. This study investigates how BCS can become more...
Soil pollution from heavy metals poses a serious risk for environment and public health. Phytoremediation is an eco-friendly cheaper alternative compared to chemical-physical techniques. We carried out in vitro tests where three microorganisms Trichoderma harzianum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Wickerhamomyces anomalus were exposed eight different (one metal at time) order evaluate resistance, growth bioaccumulation capability each (Ni, Cd, Cu, V, Zn, As, Pb, Hg). Taking into account the natural...
This review describes the multiple utilization of perennial grasses as resilient crops for a multifunctional agriculture. Beyond its role producing food, feed and fiber, concept agriculture includes many other functions, such ecosystem services, renewable energy production contribution to socio-economic viability rural areas. Traditionally used feed, some grasses—known (e.g., miscanthus—Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deuter, giant reed—Arundo donax L., switchgrass—Panicun virgatum reed...
Some physiological, oxidative, and antioxidant enzymatic patterns were assessed in plants of three local Sicilian landraces long shelf-life tomatoes (‘Custonaci’, ‘Salina’, ‘Vulcano’), as compared to the commercial tomato hybrid ‘Faino’ (control). Three water treatments considered open-field: DRY (no irrigation); IRR (long-season full REW (drought/rewatering cycles). During growing season, soil deficit (SWD) was estimated, relative content (RWC), specific leaf area (SLA), proline...
Abstract Growing industrial crops on marginal lands has been proposed as a strategy to minimize competition for arable land and food production. In the present study, eight experimental sites in three different climatic zones Europe (Mediterranean, Atlantic Continental), seven advanced crop species [giant reed (two clones), miscanthus ( M . × giganteus two new seed‐based hybrids), saccharum (one switchgrass variety), tall wheatgrass hemp (three varieties) willow (eleven clones)], six...