A5091379682- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Bioenergy crop production and management
Cereal Research Centre
2023-2025
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2023-2025
This study investigated the application of high-resolution satellite imagery from SuperDove satellites combined with machine learning algorithms to estimate spatiotemporal variability some winter wheat parameters, including relative leaf chlorophyll content (RCC), water (RWC), and aboveground dry matter (DM). The research was carried out within an experimental field in Southern Italy during 2024 growing season. Different (ML) were trained compared using spectral band data calculated...
Climate change is making water management increasingly difficult due to rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patterns, impacting crop availability irrigation needs. This study investigated the ability of machine learning satellite remote sensing monitor status physiology. The research focused on predicting different eco-physiological parameters in an irrigated peach orchard under Mediterranean conditions, utilizing multispectral reflectance data algorithms (extreme gradient...
Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change and increasing agricultural water demands, highlights the necessity for efficient irrigation management. This study focused on estimating actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in watermelons under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions integrating high-resolution satellite imagery agro-meteorological data. Field experiments were conducted Rutigliano, southern Italy, over a 2.80 ha area. ETa was measured with eddy covariance (EC) technique predicted using...
The growing demand for renewable energy sources and the need to optimize water use in agriculture, particularly water-scarce regions, highlights importance of species suitable semi-arid areas, such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Deficit irrigation strategies allow savings by optimizing efficiency. However, potential bioethanol production with deficit is still not well studied. This work investigates impact three (full, deficit, regulated deficit) on biomass yield, ethanol...
Climate change and water scarcity bring significant challenges to agricultural systems in the Mediterranean region. Novel methods are required rapidly monitor stress of crop avoid qualitative losses products. This study aimed predict stem potential cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., 1763) using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery machine learning techniques enhance monitoring management cotton’s status. The research was conducted Rutigliano, Southern Italy, during 2023 growing season. Different...
The climate change requires thrifty use of water resources in agriculture since irrigation is became common also for those crops like olive orchard that were traditionally grown rainfed conditions. requirement imperative semi-arid conditions the Mediterranean basin especially if orchards are cultivated super high density. For a correct scheduling, methods to measure transpiration (Tr) at plant level used. Among most spread determine Tr, thermal dissipation method (TDM) has been applied on...
Reduction of water availability imposes the agronomic issues increasing storage capacity soil and improving use rainwater or irrigation water. A field experiment in 2021 was conducted a 5-year-old peach orchard Mediterranean environment to study effect mixed composed amendments (ACM), applied different amounts, on dynamics status. Water balance monitored during vegetative reproductive cycle daily scale. Three treatments (ACM) were compared: A0, control; A1, with amendment (10 t ha−1); A2,...
Abstract Italy is the third producer in world of peach orchards. The semi-arid climate Mediterranean area particularly suitable for late ripening cultivars, but they are more water demanding due to longer period fruits on plants. Considering change scenarios with limitation resources, saving techniques must be employed order optimize use irrigation water. Strategies reducing agricultural include different mulching materials spread onto surface soil evaporation and improving moisture...
The carbon source/sink nature and the water balance of a drip-irrigated mulched watermelon cultivated under semi-arid climate were investigated. Biodegradable films, plants some fruits left on soil as green manure. study spanned from planting to subsequent crop (June–November 2023). eddy covariance technique was employed monitor vapor (H2O) dioxide (CO2) fluxes, which partitioned into transpiration, evaporation, photosynthesis respiration, respectively, using flux variance similarity...
Abstract The degree of coupling between canopy and atmosphere, through the decoupling factor Ω , well describe behaviour a crop with respect to its water use carbon dioxide exchange. Super high density hedgerow olive orchard system is in great expansion all over world and, since it has complex field structure rows adjacent trees, investigations are necessary assess patterns, as aerodynamic ( g ) c conductances different conditions. In this study, (cv. “Arbosana”) submitted full (FI)...
Abstract The measurement of transpiration at the field level is a challenging topic in crop water use research, particularly for orchards. super high density olive orchard system great expansion all over world, so these investigations are necessary to assess trees under different irrigation techniques. Here, plant and stand scales was measured using sap flow thermal dissipation method, an (cv. “ Arbosana ”) subjected full regulated deficit (RDI) with withholding period Mediterranean climate...