A5017368322- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
University of Pisa
2023
Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica
2022
University of Milan
2014-2022
University of Brescia
2020-2021
University of Florence
2011-2015
Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior
1980
The bacterium Stenotrophomonas rhizophila is known to be beneficial for plants and has been frequently isolated from the rhizosphere of crops. In present work, we phyllosphere an ornamental plant epiphytic strain S. that named Ep2.2 investigated its possible application in crop protection. Compared maltophilia LMG 958, a well-known species which behaves as opportunistic human pathogen, showed distinctive features, such different motility, generally reduced capacity use carbon sources,...
Estimating leaf area index (LAI) of Vitis vinifera using indirect methods involves some critical issues, related to its discontinuous and non-homogeneous canopy. This study evaluates the smart app PocketLAI hemispherical photography in vineyards against destructive LAI measurements. Data were collected during six surveys an experimental site characterized by a high level heterogeneity among plants, allowing us explore wide range values. During last survey, possibility combine remote sensing...
Abstract Since the Green Revolution, worldwide agriculture has been characterized by a typical top–down approach. The degree of autonomy, creativity, and responsibility farmers limited continuous external inputs chemicals, machinery, advice, subsidies knowledge. issue sustainability brought complexity uncertainty to this mainly linear process innovation, steering toward alternative models. Agroecology represents an innovative paradigm in which are minimized, assets farm greatly valued....
Soil represents an important pool of biodiversity, hosting about a quarter the living species on our planet. This soil richness has led to increasing interest in structural and functional characteristics its biodiversity. Studies arthropod responses, terms abundance taxon richness, have increased relation their ecological value as bioindicators environmental change. research was carried out over 2014–2018 period with aim better understand taxa responses vineyard soils Franciacorta (Lombardy,...
The expansion of urban agglomerates is causing significant environmental changes, while the demand and need for sustainability keep on growing. In this context, peri-urban agriculture can play a crucial role, mainly if associated with an agroecological approach. Indeed, extensive use living fences tree rows improve quality, assuring ecosystem services (ES), developing sustainable food system increasing local productions related socio-economic improvements. This study aims to assess benefits...
SUMMARY Modern agriculture is based on the control of in-field variability, which determined by interactions numerous factors such as soil, climate and crop. For this reason, use remote sensing becoming increasingly important, thanks to technological development satellites able supply information with high spatial resolution revisit frequency. Despite large number studies for crop monitoring, very few have addressed problem variability at field scale or early prediction yield grain quality....
Abstract Aim To evaluate the Pocket LAI ® smart app for estimating leaf area index ( ) in woody canopies. Location Northern Italy. Methods – a smartphone application estimates based on gap fraction derived from real‐time processing of images acquired at 57° below canopy was tested continuous forest stands, plantations, spotted shrub‐lands and tree‐lands. data hemispherical photography (images post‐processed with Can‐eye software) were taken as reference values. Plants clustered basis type...
The phytotoxic relationships between crops and weeds can cover a role in weed management, reducing the use of chemical herbicides. Starting from organic farmers’ experience, study aimed to define inhibitory action Lolium multiflorum Lam., used as crop before rice sowing, against Echinochloa oryzoides (Ard.) Fritsch, one main weeds. In vitro 7-day assays were carried out Petri dishes compare effect different L. Lam. parts, form aqueous extract or powder, on seed germination seedling growth...
ABSTRACT In the Mediterranean, durum wheat is one of major crops, but a high variability grain yield and protein concentration (GPC) prevents an adequate agronomic planning at farm or consortium level. Although there are many studies on monitoring crop production early prediction yields, little has been done local scale. The aim this study was to assess simplified integration algorithms (SIAs) for integrating remote sensing information with model, forecast GPC field To end, CERES‐Wheat model...
Eugenol is a phenylpropanoid with wide range of documented biological activities. Due to its versatility, it incorporated as an active ingredient in numerous products including those intended for agriculture. We assessed the phytotoxic potential vapor phase eugenol tested at 2 and 20 µl against seeds five weeds, both monocots dicots. The lowest dose was able prevent germination Echinochloa oryzoides, while highest amount fully inhibited Lolium multiflorum Sinapis alba. Trifolium incarnatum...
Minimum tillage is a soil conservation practice involving reduction in disturbance and topsoil compaction, which could minimize environmental impact of the tobacco cultivation system. The objectives this study were to evaluate development growth responses Nicotiana tabacum changes physical hydrological properties after application two different treatments: minimum (MT) conventional (CT). MT did not cause any pronounced differences crop yield compared CT, instead it positively affected...