A5018540625- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Cancer Research and Treatments
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Coal and Its By-products
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Heavy metals in environment
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
University of Palermo
2023-2025
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) in agriculture for crop irrigation is desirable. Crop responses to with TWW depend on the characteristics and intrinsic extrinsic soil properties. aim this study was assess response tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivated five different soils TWW, compared tap water (TAP) an inorganic NPK solution (IFW). In addition, since microbiota play many important roles plant growth, a metataxonomic analysis performed reveal prokaryotic community structures...
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit quality depends on many traits including visual, biochemical and mineral characteristics. One of the negative is aril whitening (AW) which a frequently observed disorder in hot dry climates, that leads to decline desirable quality. Color, antioxidant, contents arils are prime importance as traits. Therefore, this study aims investigate effect shading foliar minerals during development stages pomegranate. Treatments included shaded (50% green net)...
The wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) must be transformed into Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) in view of a more sustainable approach focusing on the circular economy concept. Different to WWTPs, WRRFs have as major goal not only meet legislation limits but also recovery resources such as: treated water for reuse, carbon, nutrients, biopolymers etc. In boosting application real WWTs, WRRF at Palermo University (UNIPA) has been built within EU project: Achieving Wider-Uptake...
Plastic mulch films are widely used in agriculture to increase crop productivity and control weeds, but their non-biodegradable nature is causing many negative effects, such as environmental pollution land degradation. This favoring the development of biodegradable alternatives. Recently, innovative bio-based composed carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), chitosan (CS) sodium alginate (SA) have been developed. These also enriched with monoammonium phosphate (MAP) be potentially released during...
Weed control in urban and peri-urban orange orchards is challenging due to operational legislative restrictions. Tillage, besides from negatively affecting soil fertility microorganisms, demanding for humans. On the other hand, herbicides are advised against possibility reach waterbodies surface. Therefore, areas, instead of tillage herbicides, mulching with black plastic geotextile fabric often used. This study aimed at assessing impact long-term on fertility, microbial community yield an...
Abstract The classical chloroform fumigation-incubation (CFI) and fumigation-extraction (CFE) methods are nowadays among the most used for determining soil microbial biomass, although lysing of cells is not always complete. Here, we have tested a physical method, sterilizing foods but never in soil, based on N 2 or CO high pressurization (N2HP CO2HP, respectively) to cause cell lysis. HP were two soils differing their organic matter content, one agricultural (AGR) forest (FOR), firstly...
Bio-based polymers are a promising material with which to tackle the use of disposable and non-degradable plastics in agriculture, such as mulching films. However, their poor mechanical properties high cost biomaterials have hindered widespread application. Hence, this study, we improved polysaccharide-based films enriched them plant nutrients make suitable for fertilizing. Films were produced combining sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), chitosan (CS), alginate (SA) at different weight...
Abstract Background Soils under organic farming systems exhibit better quality and higher biological activity than conventional systems. Manure addition, especially coupled with reduced or no tillage, significantly enhances microbial biomass by improving soil physical properties providing carbon (C) nitrogen (N) sources. While several studies have examined the effects of transitioning from to on chemistry biochemistry, limited research has explored influence land use variations fertility...
In the present study, effectiveness of two surfactants (Polysorbate 80 - Tween and Sodium Dodecyl Benzensulphonate SDBS) was investigated for remediation a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Moreover, it elucidated impact on soil phosphorus (P) availability phytotoxic effect growth Vicia Faba L. An experimental laboratory-scale apparatus (bench pilot scale) set up simulation flushing intervention. Different surfactant concentrations flow rates were investigated. Hydrocarbon extraction efficiency...