Bio
Full professor Scientific Sectore AGRI-02/B, Vegetables and Ornamental Crops.
Ph.D in Advanced Technologies in Horticultural Science.
Public scientific networks
President of Italian Society for Horticultural Science (SOI)
Research
Research activities are related to the mode of action of biostimulants in crops for improving nutrient use efficiency and enhancing abiotic stress tolerance. Another research topic is related to postharvest-induced senescence and the role of plant hormones such as ethylene and abscisic acid.
Studio della modalità di azione dei biostimolanti non microbici sulle colture ortofloricole. Studio della senescenza dei prodotti ortofloricoli durante la fase postraccolta.
Publications
Patents
Courses
Undergraduate courses
Biostimolanti e stress abiotici
Fotobiologia applicata alla floricoltura
Piante velenose e medicinali per la farmacopea
Orticotura urabana e vertical farming
Ph.D. course
Phsyiological biochemical and molecular changes druing crop senescence
Corso di Alta Formazione in: Riutilizzo delle Biomasse per un'agricoltura sostenibile e un'economia circolare
International Conference
Co-Convener of VI International Symposium on Ecologically Sound Nutrition and Fertilization Strategies for Vegetable Production, September 21-24, 2027 | Catania, Italy