AGENDA

14:00 - 14:30   Registration

14:30 - 15:00   Opening session

Moderator: Antonio G. Caporale (University of Naples)

15:00 - 16:00     Microbial growth as a key driver of soil processes Andreas Richter (University of Vienna)

16:00 - 16:30      Coffee Break & Poster Session

16:30 - 17:15     Living dry: microbial physiology under drought Alberto Canarini (University of Bologna)

17:15 - 18:15       Participants' presentation 

17:15 - 17:25         Crop diversity modulates nutrient availability, enhancing soil health and yield in Brazil Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein (University of São Paulo)

17:25 - 17:35          Biological Drivers of Soil Carbon Stabilization under Sustainable Management in Tropical Systems  Victória Santos Souza (University of São Paulo)

17:35 - 17:45          From Numerical Model to Soil: A Parametric Study of Controlled Nutrient Release for Sustainable Agriculture Darya Zhurauliova (Brno University of Technology)

17:45 - 17:55         Effects of regenerative organic agriculture on soil quality and plant biochemistry Pavel Chechenkov (University of Ferrara)

17:55 - 18:05         Investigating the impact of warming on soil organic carbon pools and crop yields Fatma Abdelkefi (University of Verona)

18:05 - 18:15         Soil phosphorus levels modulate the effects of bacillus thuringiensis inoculation on maize Andre Luiz de Freitas Espinoza (University of São Paulo)

18:15                          Get together - Welcome Aperitif

Moderator: Enrico Buscaroli (University of Bologna)

09:00 - 10:00    New perspectives on P fertilization: a critical issuefor ensuring food security Antonio D. Garcia (University of Seville)

10:00 - 10:45    Soil degradation and threats to soil health Carlo Porfido (University of Bari)

10:45 - 11:15        Coffee Break & Poster Session

11:15 - 12:00    Driving innovation for sustainable agriculture by investing in soil health Claudio Screpanti (Syngenta Soil Center)

12:00 - 13:00     Participants' presentation

12:00 - 12:10   Agroecological management improves soil functionality and enhances ecological resilience under Mediterranean conditions: A case study in apple-based intercropping systems of Sefrou Province, Morocco Ayat Bouchra (Moulay Ismail University)

12:10 - 12:20    Compost-mediated retention of organic xenobiotics in amended agricultural soils Nicola Denora (University of Bari)

12:20 - 12:30    Enhancing soil resilience through soil nature-based solutions: integrating environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainable soil management for climate resilience Daniel Ruiz Beamonte (Polytechnic University of Catalonia)

12:30 - 12:40   Anaerobic co-digestion of Brewery’ Spent Grain with walnuts from wood-production trees, to achieve optimal C/N ratio and improve the biogas yield Jessica Di Mario (University of Perugia)

12:40 - 12:50   Agronomic Evaluation of Phosphate Organomineral Fertilizer Produced from Aquatic Macrophyte Compost Felipe Carniel (University of São Paulo)

12:50 - 13:00   From agri-food waste to multifunctional soil improvers: biostimulation and nematode suppression in tomato plants Chiara Di Natale (University of Bari)

13:00 - 14:00       Light Lunch & Poser Session

Moderator: Silvia Celletti (University of Turin)

14:00 - 15:00   Soybean development on heat and drought stress Tiago Tezotto (University of de Sao Paulo)

15:00 - 15:45   Contamination by micro and nanoplastics:what is the effect on plants? Costanza Ceccanti (University of Pisa)

15:45 - 16:15       Coffee Break & Poster Session

16:15 - 17:00     The role of sulfur in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses Eleonora Coppa (University of Tuscia)

17:00 - 18:00    Participants' presentation

17:00 - 17:10   No-Till Practice Enhances Faba Bean Productivity and Nodulation Resilience under Climate Stress Wafae Sellami (Morocco National institute of agronomic research)

17:10 - 17:20   Climate-driven shifts in olive suitability across the Mediterranean basin Giacomo Belvisi (University of Palermo)

17:20 - 17:30   Innovative bacterial bioinoculants based on biopolymers Martin Súkenik (Brno University of Technology)

17:30 - 17:40   Isolation and Characterization of Stress-Adapted Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Associated with Tomato Under Salinity and Drought Conditions Amna Chaudhry (Free University of Bolzano)

17:40 - 17:50   Research and development of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) cultivation in Castile & Leon throughout the entire value chain Sandra Macías Naranjo (University of Salamanca)

17:50 - 18:00   K and Mg partitioning in coffee plants under high K and low Mg supply Vinycius Resplandes (University of São Paulo)

09:00 - 09:30   Moving to Cadriano experimental facility

09:45 - 10:00 Experimental farm presentation Claudio Ratti (University of Bologna)

10:00 - 10:30 Agronomic challenges in Bologna (and beyond…) Lorenzo Negri (University of Bologna) 

10:30 - 11:00 Precision Orchard Management Giulio Perulli (University of Bologna)

11:00 - 11:30 INTERRA@scan: technologies for measuring the properties of agricultural soils Giacomo Purromuto (Business Innovation Lead di Syngenta Italia)

11:30 - 13:00   Farm visit and return to DAMSLab

13:00 - 14:00  Light Lunch & Poster Session

Moderators: Monica YA Zuluaga (University of Bolzen) & Andrea Ciurli (University of Bologna) 

14:00 - 16:00   Participants' activity: Focus group

16:30 - 18:00   Round-table: ethics in research and publication with: F. Cotrufo (Colorado), A.D. Garcia (Seville), T. Tezotto (Sao Paulo), F. Adani (Milan), L. Ricciardi (Frontiers)

From 20:00         Social Dinner & Poster Award at  Cantina Bentivoglio

Moderator: Gianluca Brunetti (University of Marche)

09:00 - 10:00    From biomass and organic waste to the bioeconomy Fabrizio Adani (University of Milan)

10:00 - 10:45    From Afrodite to Armònia: a process that enhances a matrix to exalt its essence Clizia Franceschini & Michele Rossin (Research Center F.O.M.E.T.)

10:45 - 11:15  Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:00   A biorefinery approach for the sustainable reuse of biomass in agriculture Daniela Pezzolla (University of Perugia)

12:00 - 12:45   A Holistic Approach to Nutrient and Biomass Recovery from Urban and Agro-Industrial Wastewater

Sofia M. Muscarella (University of Palermo)

12:45 - 14:00  Light Lunch

Moderator: Martina Mazzon, University of Bologna

14:00 - 15:30   Advancing understanding, quantification and forecasting of soil organic matter dynamics to transform challenges into opportunities Francesca Cotrufo (Colorado State University)

15:30 - 16:00 Closing session