A5067921403- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Cynara cardunculus studies
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
Cereal Research Centre
2022-2024
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria
2011-2024
Rothamsted Research
1998-2024
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
2024
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
2024
Centro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy)
2017-2023
Centro de Recursos Educativos Avanzados
2017
Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura
2013-2016
Centro di Ricerca per la Patologia Vegetale
2016
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
1999-2012
The occurrence of water shortages ascribed to projected climate change, especially in the Mediterranean region, fosters interest remote sensing (RS) applications optimize use agriculture. Remote evapotranspiration and demand estimation over large cultivated areas were used manage irrigation minimize losses during crop growing cycle. research aimed explore potential MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) sensor on board Sentinel-2A estimate parameters, mainly surface albedo (α) Leaf Area Index (LAI)...
Abstract Simulation models represent soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in global (C) cycle scenarios to support climate‐change studies. It is imperative increase confidence long‐term predictions of SOC by reducing the uncertainty model estimates. We evaluated simulated from an ensemble 26 process‐based C comparing simulations experimental data seven bare‐fallow (vegetation‐free) plots at six sites: Denmark (two sites), France, Russia, Sweden and United Kingdom. The decay these has been...
Climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soil is critical to improve health, enhance food and water security, contribute climate change mitigation adaptation, biodiversity preservation, human health wellbeing. The European Joint Programme for Soil (EJP SOIL) started in 2020 with the aim significantly knowledge create a integrated research system. EJP SOIL involves more than 350 scientists across 24 Countries has been addressing multiple aspects associated different...
Abstract. The 4 per 1000 initiative aims to maintain and increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks for fertility, food security, climate change adaptation mitigation. One way enhance SOC is (C) inputs the soil. In this study, we assessed amount of C that are necessary reach a target by ‰ yr−1 on average, 30 years, at 14 long-term agricultural sites in Europe. We used Century model simulate required level additional these sites. Then, analyzed how would under future scenarios temperature...
Abstract Crop diversification practices (CDPs) are alternative strategies aimed to achieve sustainable cropping systems and food production overcoming the agro-environmental impacts of conventional such as monoculture. Thus, this paper aims improve knowledge implementing CDPs in different European pedoclimatic regions by assessing economic performance at farm level. compared with clustered terms their gross margin (GM) results variations. Farm-level assessment shows that provide positive...
The intensification of agricultural systems has caused a noticeable impact on agro-ecosystem services. Thus, the adoption more sustainable practices such as crop diversification and reduction external inputs represent an alternative strategy to minimize impacts intensive environment. This study aimed at evaluating effects rotation, conservation tillage, low-input strategies soil quality farming performance using set 7 indicators based fuzzy logic approach. Data were collected from three...
Abstract Soils are the foundation of agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and human well‐being. Bridging soil knowledge gaps improving system is crucial to meet growing EU policy ambitions in face climate change ongoing trend degradation. The objective this article assess current state knowledge, use concerning sustainable management Europe. This study based on interviews with 791 stakeholders 254 researchers a comprehensive review >1800 documents carried out under European...
Abstract. Concentrations and annual loadings of molyhdate reactive P (MRP) total (including particulate) (TP) are reported from field drainage, catchment erosion experiments in England. Annual losses through drains runoff were 0.037‐0.74 kg MRP/ha 0.37‐2.64 TP/ha, but those surface experimental plots measuring generally much greater (often > 3 up to 32 TP/ha a wet year). Amounts TP drainflow depended upon factors influencing soil dispersibility, such as particle size distribution calcium...
Agricultural biodiversity and related agro-ecological measures could play a crucial role in the agro-ecosystems adaptation to climate changes, thus sustaining crop production. The objective of this study was assess suitability (and best combination) techniques as potential resilience strategies organic horticultural systems Mediterranean environment. A long-term experimental device called MITIORG (Long-term climatic change farming: synergistic combination hydraulic arrangement, rotations,...
Massive sequencing of fungal communities showed that climatic factors, followed by edaphic and spatial variables, are feasible predictors richness community composition. This study, based on a long-term field experiment with tillage no-tillage management since 1995 crop rotation introduced in 2009, confirmed practices shape soil properties impact communities. Results highlighted higher biodiversity saprotrophic fungi sites low disturbance an inverse correlation between the ectomycorrhizal...