A5006659527- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Silkworms and Sericulture Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Light effects on plants
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Forest ecology and management
- Rural development and sustainability
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
Istituto di Biometeorologia
2011-2024
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2024
National Research Council
2009-2023
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2023
University of Catania
2013
Bologna Research Area
1993-2011
Zimmer Biomet (France)
2010
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2005
University of Udine
2003
Center for Sustainable Future Technologies
1995-2002
Field‐chamber measurements of soil respiration from 17 different forest and shrubland sites in Europe North America were summarized analyzed with the goal to develop a model describing seasonal, interannual spatial variability as affected by water availability, temperature, site properties. The analysis was performed at daily monthly time step. With step, relative content upper layer expressed fraction field capacity good predictor all sites. Among variables tested, those related...
To date, projections of European crop yields under climate change have been based almost entirely on the outputs crop-growth models. While this strategy can provide good estimates effects climatic factors, soil conditions and management yield, these models usually do not capture all important aspects related to management, or relevant environmental factors. Moreover, crop-simulation studies often severe limitations with respect number crops covered spatial extent. The present study,...
At present, research activities on the role of orchard systems in sequestering atmospheric CO2 remain scarce. This paper aimed to contribute assessing carbon balance a Mediterranean olive (Olea europea) orchard. The net ecosystem exchange, respiration and gross primary production were computed for two consecutive years through eddy covariance, different biomass accumulation terms also inferred same period an inventorial method. exchange ranged from 13.45 t(C) ha-1 year-1 11.60 year-1. Very...
Anthocyanin production in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seedlings exposed to prolonged irradiations was studied under conditions that allowed discrimination, within certain limits, between the contribution of cryptochrome phytochrome photoregulation response. The results study provide confirming evidence for involvement direct a significant fluence rate dependence response blue. some preliminary, indication an interaction anthocyanin required high...
The overexploitation of fishmeal and soy for the feedstuff industry has provided an opportunity to employ insects as unconventional more environmental friendly protein source. evaluation nutritive properties different insect species consequently become a priority. present study compares pupal composition two silkworm strains (White Cocoon Polyhybrid Golden Yellow Nistari) fed on rearing media (fresh mulberry leaves commercial artificial diet). Our results provide evidence that feeding...
Abstract We present carbon stable isotope, δ 13 C, results from air and organic matter samples collected during 98 individual field campaigns across a network of Carboeuroflux forest sites in 2001 (14 sites) 2002 (16 sites). Using these data, we tested the hypothesis that C values derived large‐scale atmospheric measurements models, which are routinely used to partition fluxes between land ocean, potentially respiration photosynthesis on land, consistent with directly measured...
Experiments designed to study the effect of light quality and quantity their possible interaction with benzyladenine (BA) in control vitro proliferation Prunus insititia Schneider GF 655–2 microcuttings are reported. The action BA as a promoting factor shoot formation was expressed only presence light. concentration response curves for BA‐induced were very similar under different sources, irrespective rate values. Shoot blue, far‐red white enhanced by highest photon fluence rates, while...
Climate change and increasing extreme events are a major threat to West African farmers, affecting crop production exacerbating food insecurity. Services, including weather climate forecasts, acknowledged as valuable innovation support Smart Agriculture. The hypothesis is that agrometeorological information services can effectively farmers' decision-making, improving agricultural productivity farmer incomes. While considerable research effort has been deployed in the development of services,...
Evapotranspiration estimation by micrometeorological techniques through the assessment of mass and energy exchanges in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) is a very active research area, involving both well-known novel measurement techniques.A crucial aspect validating experimental results integration independent measurements SPAC.To this aim, development validation an integrated approach major tree crop species, different techniques, are presented.Eddy covariance estimates ET fluxes were...
Understanding climate change awareness and its related risks is crucial to plan efficient climate-smart strategies. An online survey was conducted on Italian consumers with the aim understand consumers’ inclination toward food products obtained Specifically, about willingness choose pay for derived from agriculture were investigated. Results highlighted two targeted consumers, one more interested in economic issues “conservative” second concerned changes a higher interest environmental...
On 1–3 May 2023, severe hydro-meteorological events occurred in the Italian Emilia-Romagna region. Such caused extensive flooding, landslides, isolation of many areas, evacuation families, and damage to infrastructure, agriculture, buildings, essential services. Several municipalities were affected, thousands civilians had be evacuated, losses life occurred. The consequences beyond recorded immediate impacts on infrastructure impressive, extended regional economy, specifically Fruit Valley,...
Global warming will likely exacerbate the negative effects of limited water availability in Mediterranean area. The Italian Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) provenances are distributed along coasts except Otricoli provenance growing an unusual location between 300 and 1,000 m a. s. l., Umbria (central Italy). aim present study was to investigate photosynthetic response a 28-day-long drought subsequent reestablishment North Euboea (Greece) provenances, representing different locations...
Optically active silk fibroin films could be successfully obtained by biodoping, <italic>i.e.</italic> from cocoons of <italic>Bombyx mori</italic> fed with a rhodamine B-added diet.
Abstract. Climate variability and change are recognised as a major threat for West African agriculture, particularly smallholder farmers. Moreover, population pressure, poverty, food insecurity, worsening the vulnerability of production systems to climate risks. Application Services in specifically Agrometeorological Services, is acknowledged valuable innovation assist decision-making develop farmers' specific adaptive capacities. In Africa, World Meteorological Organisation National...
Morphogenic and growth processes were studied in relation to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), red, far red blue spectral bands monitored at three different heights of a peach canopy during the vegetative season. The PAR intercepted by bottom tree was significantly lower than that top, fluence rate changed with height season manner similar PAR. Phytochrome photoequilibria indicated spatial temporal differences layers canopy: values detected correspondence maximum leaf area index. In...
The use of doped silk fibroin (SF) films and substrates from Bombyx mori cocoons for green nanotechnology biomedical applications has been recently highlighted. Cocoons coloured strains B. mori, such as Golden-Yellow, contain high levels pigments that could have a huge potential the fabrication SF based biomaterials targeted to photonics, optoelectronics neuroregenerative medicine. However, features extracted regenerated Golden-Yellow strain never reported. Here we provide chemophysical...
Abstract Equations based on surface renewal (SR) analysis to estimate the sensible heat flux ( H ) require as input mean ramp amplitude and period observed in ramp‐like pattern of air temperature measured at high frequency. A SR‐based method SR‐LST requiring only low‐frequency measurements temperature, horizontal wind speed, land‐surface was derived tested under unstable conditions over a heterogeneous canopy (olive grove). assumes that can be inferred from difference between through linear...