In the Plant Nutrition laboratory, research is conducted to reduce the use of fertilizers in agriculture and limit the abiotic stresses in plants, thus improving the bioavailability of micro- and macro-nutrients in soil and in soilless cultivation. Specifically, the following are tested: a) the use of amendments derived from the recovery of agro-industrial wastes, according to the principles of the circular economy; b) the production of new bio-stimulants by enriching organic matrices with microorganisms and nitrogen-fixing bacteria; c) biofortification to increase the concentration of essential microelements for human health (e.g. selenium) in the edible parts of food crops, whose consumption has beneficial effects on health.
Relevant instrumentation
- Microwave digestor ETHOS 1 Milestone
- ICP-OES Agilent 5900
- Spectrometer UV-Vis
| Chief Scientific Officer | Beatrice Pezzarossa, Francesca Vannucchi |
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| Team | Beatrice Pezzarossa, Francesca Vannucchi, Silvia Traversari, Cristina Macci, Eleonora Peruzzi, Serena Doni, Irene Rosellini, Marco Carlo Mascherpa, Andrea Scartazza, Daniela Di Baccio, Davide Manzi |
| Contacts | E-mail: beatrice.pezzarossa@cnr.it, francesca.vannucchi@cnr.it |