Facoltà di Scienze agrarie, ambientali e alimentari
Universitätsplatz 5 - Piazza Università, 5 - 39100, Bolzano
This RU is mainly involved in WP2 and 4, while it will participate in some activities of WP3 in collaboration with RU UniUD. Within the development of CLEOPATRA, the RU UniBZ will be in charge of characterizing the impact of nanohybrids on soil fertility and the evolution of soil microbial community, thereby isolating P solubilizing bacteria to be tested in combination with nHAP as innovative fertilizers for crop mineral nutrition. The RU UniBZ will also be in charge of producing inoculated maize seed to be used for the greenhouse experiments foresees at UniUD. In addition, RU UniBZ will investigate the biochemical and molecular mechanisms triggered in plants by the proposed fertilization practice, assessing possible synergisms and antagonisms of nHAP with other essential plant nutrients and the influence of roots biological activities on the stability of nanohybrids.
Stefano Cesco
stefano.cesco(at)unibz.it
Responsabile Unità di Ricerca PRIN2022 Cleopatra
Professore ordinario [ssd AGR/13]
PhD in Productivity of Cultivated Plants, curriculum Biotechnology and Soil Chemistry, University of Padua. Research interests include the physiology and biochemistry of crop plant nutrition and the quality and fertility of agricultural soils.
Youry Pii
youry.pii(at)unibz.it
Professore associato [ssd AGR/13]
PhD in Applied Biotechnology, University of Verona. Research interests include the physiology of cultivated plant nutrition and the biochemical and molecular aspects underlying the interaction between cultivated plants and beneficial microorganisms.
Monica Yorladi Alzate Zuluaga
monicayorlady.alzatezuluaga(at)unibz.it
Post-doc
PhD in Biotechnology at the State University of Londrina (Brazil). Currentlyt Post-Doc researcher in the Agricultural Chemistry group at the Free University of Bolzano. Her research mainly focuses on studying the interactions between plants and microbial biostimulants to promote environmental sustainability by reducing the use of synthetic agricultural inputs. She also explores the processes between plants and microorganisms to develop biotechnological applications.