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UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA PhD programme in Agriculture, Food and Environment
PhD programme in Agriculture, Food and Environment Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Pisa Postal address: Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa Italy Internet: http://www.agr.unipi.it/phd-programme-in-agriculture-food-and-environment-3/ Compilation & Final editing: A. Pardossi, A. Cavallini (University of Pisa) Design: B. Sereni (University of Pisa) January 2019 The information contained in this brochure is subject to change
The University of Pisa (UNIPI) is one of the most important universities in Italy and has a long tradition of excellence in terms of education and scientific research. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (DAFE) is dedicated to research at the frontiers of agricultural, food and agro-environmental sciences. The Director of DAFE is currently Prof. Alberto Pardossi (alberto.pardossi@unipi.it) and the teaching staff consists of nearly 70 professors and researchers. The PhD programme in Agriculture, Food and Environment is a three-year post-graduate research course at DAFE. The official language of the PhD course is English. The Coordinator of the PhD programme is currently Prof. Andrea Cavallini (andrea.cavallini@unipi.it). The Phd programme has as central theme 'Food sustainability'. Its scope is articulated around three main areas: 1) biological basis of food sustainability; 2) sustainability of food production systems; 3) food quality and safety. The course aims at training researchers with an up-to-date, excellent disciplinary ground and with a deep understanding of the systemic implications of their specific field of activity and awareness of the importance of mutual learning with enterprises, administrations and civil society. The PhD programme encourages the development of a common systemic approach through its training program, which will be centered upon the principles of sustainability science, and through its partnership strategy. In this sense, specific agreements with external institutions and/or with some firms are established for specific research themes, with double (university and external institution) supervision. After graduation, the PhD student is expected to be a highly qualified and skilful researcher in the field of basic or applied research. The job placement of PhD graduates is in public or private research centres in the sectors of agriculture, food industry and environment. At present, the Doctorate Board includes 21 professors at the University of Pisa and 3 senior scientists at various research institutes in Italy or abroad. Currently, 36 graduate students are attending the course or are waiting for the final examination; ten students come from foreign universities.
Doctorate Board
SURNAME & NAME INSTITUTION QUALIFICATION EMAIL RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. ANGELINI, Gabriella Agronomy; crop production and
UNIPI Full Professor luciana.angelini@unipi.it
Luciana quality of food and non-food species
2. ARDUINI, Iduna UNIPI Researcher iduna.arduini@unipi.it Botany applied to agro-ecosystems
Agricultural economics; bioeconomy;
3. BARTOLINI, Fabio UNIPI Researcher fabio.bartolini@unipi.it
modelling farmer behaviour
Agricultural economics; bioeconomy;
4. BRUNORI, Gianluca UNIPI Full Professor gianluca.brunori@unipi.it
agricultural and food policy
Integrated pest management; insect
5. CANALE, Angelo UNIPI Researcher angelo.canale@unipi.it
behaviour
6. CAVALLINI, Andrea UNIPI Full Professor andrea.cavallini@unipi.it Plant genetics and genomics
Swiss Federal Institute
Senior Tree physiology; silviculture and forest
7. CHERUBINI, Paolo for Forest, Snow and paolo.cherubini@wsl.ch
Researcher ecology
Landscape Research
Soil microbiology; mycorrhizal
8. GIOVANNETTI, Manuela UNIPI Full Professor manuela.giovannetti@unipi.it symbioses; rhizosphere beneficial
bacteria
Physiology and management of fruit
9. GUCCI, Riccardo UNIPI Full Professor riccardo.gucci@unipi.it
trees; olive trees; oil quality
10. GUGLIELMINETTI,
UNIPI Researcher lorenzo.guglielminetti@unipi.it Plant physiology; plant proteomics
Lorenzo
Agricultural economics; institutional
Senior
11. LOCONTO, Allison-Marie INRA (France) allison-marie.loconto@inra.fr innovations in conformity assessment
Researcher
systems
12. LUCCHI, Andrea UNIPI Ass. Professor andrea.lucchi@unipi.it Integrate pest management
13. MASSAI, Rossano UNIPI Full Professor rossano.massai@unipi.it Management of fruit crops; fruit quality
Agronomy; crop production and
14. MAZZONCINI, Marco UNIPI Full Professor marco.mazzoncini@unipi.it
organic agriculture
Lipid metabolism in ruminants; rumen
Associate
15. MELE, Marcello UNIPI marcello.mele@unipi.it fermentation and methane emission;
Professor
milk and meat quality.
Associate Air pollution and global change; tree
16. NALI, Cristina UNIPI cristina.nali@unipi.it
Professor hazard assessment
Greenhouse and nursery
17. PARDOSSI, Alberto UNIPI Full Professor alberto.pardossi@unipi.it
management; hydroponic technology
Senior Trace elements in the soil-plant
18. PEZZAROSSA, Beatrice CNR beatrice.pezzarossa@ise.cnr.it
Researcher system; soil quality
Plant physiology; herbs and officinal
19. PISTELLI, Laura UNIPI Researcher laura.pistelli@unipi.it
plants
Machines for soil tillage, conservation
Associate
20. RAFFAELLI, Michele UNIPI michele.raffaelli@unipi.it and no tillage, physical weed control,
Professor
soil disinfection with physical methods
Food quality, plant stress physiology
21. RANIERI, Annamaria UNIPI Full Professor anna.maria.ranieri@unipi.it
and biochemistry
22. SERRA, Andrea UNIPI Researcher andrea.serra@unipi.it Animal food production and quality
Fungal plant pathogens; biocontrol of
23. VANNACCI, Giovanni UNIPI Full Professor giovanni.vannacci@unipi.it
plant diseases; Mycology
Associate
24. ZINNAI, Angela UNIPI angela.zinnai@unipi.it Food technology
Professor
Programme overview
The PhD programme essentially consists in conducting an original research work under
supervision and writing a dissertation (thesis) concerning the following topics:
- food science and technology;
- genomics, proteomics and metabolomics of species of agricultural interest;
- multifunctional agriculture;
- plant and animal production systems, even in urban environment;
- plant physiology, ecology and biochemistry;
- plant, animal and microbial biotechnologies;
- technologies for plant and soil protection and environmental bioremediation.
Each PhD student is supported by a supervisor at DAFE. The PhD students also supervise
MSc students and participate in educational activities such as courses, seminars, summer
schools and congresses organized by the University of Pisa or other institutions in Italy or
abroad, following a tailor-made training plan aimed at achieving in-depth knowledge of
specific scientific issues and improving general skills.
The courses and seminars organized in 2019 for all PhD students are the following:
Course ―Scientific English‖. January-March 2019. Organized by University of Pisa.
Course ―Fundamentals of Statistics for Agricultural Research‖. March-April 2019.
Lecturers: Dr. G. Conte (Univ. of Pisa); Prof. N. Macciotta (Univ. of Sassari).
Course ―Publishing in International Scientific Journals‖. June 2019. Lecturer: Dr. G.
Benelli (Univ. of Pisa).
Students generally attend other courses, seminars and scientific meetings organized by
DAFE. The detailed programme of teaching activities for each year is generally published
at the end of February.
At the end of each year, each PhD student holds a public seminar and prepares a report
on his/her academic and research activities, which must evaluated and approved by the
Doctorate Board.
All the PhD students are invited to spend at least six months in renowned research
institutes abroad during the second and/or third year of the course.
At the end of the course, the thesis (in English) is preliminary evaluated by two external
referees belonging to other Universities in Italy or abroad.
Finally, the PhD degree is awarded after a public examination in the form of defence of the
dissertation before an external committee, which is appointed by the Doctorate Board.
Each candidate must publish at least one scientific paper in an indexed journal (ISI–Web
of Knowledge) before graduation.
A list of current PhD projects is reported below.
Current PhD projects
SUPERVISOR
CANDIDATE YEAR THESIS SUBJECT
[OPPONENT]
1. ABOU CHEHADE, Lara 3+ Performance of field
vegetable cropping systems M. Mazzoncini,
under organic farming: effects D. Antichi
of tillage, cover cropping and [A. Peruzzi]
weed management.
Effects of biochar on R. Cardelli
2. BECAGLI, Michelangelo 1 chemical and biological [A. Pardossi,
properties in soil plant system M. Mazzoncini]
Future Mediterranean E. Pellegrini,
scenario: will the
3. CALZONE, Antonella 2 B.E. Maserti
pomegranate be a crop
species? [D. Remorini]
Wild plants, a better
alternative to common
vegetables and their
A. Pardossi, L. Guidi
4. CECCANTI, Costanza 2 nutritional and toxic
[L. Angelini]
properties as ready-prepared
fresh salads and V gamma
vegetables
Evaluation of heavy metal L. Guglielminetti,
decontamination L. Pistelli
5. CHIELLINI, Carolina 1
performances in algae and [A. Scartazza,
plants A. Ciurli]
The Impact of International
Migration on Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development
F. Bartolini
6. CHINEDU TEMPLE, Obi 2 of Home and Host
[G. Brunori]
Communities: Evidence from
Nigerian Migrants in Italy and
Belgium
Productive and metabolic
response of Maremmana and A. Serra, M. Mele
7. CIUCCI, Francesca 3
Aubrac steers maintained in [T. Giordani]
feedlot or grazing systems
Plant to plant and plant to soil
8. ESNARRIAGA NAIMID DEL
2 interactions in intercrops and I. Arduini [M. Mariotti]
VALLE, Dayana
mixed cropsThe novel food regulation in
A. Di Lauro
9. GIOVANNETTI, Alessandra 2 the European and
[G. Strambi]
international context
Molecular and functional M. Giovannetti,
diversity of beneficial
10. GIOVANNINI, Luca 1 A. Turrini
microorganisms associated
with the mycorrhizosphere [C. Sbrana]
Limiting and enabling factors
in transdisciplinary research:
The example of Living Labs G. Brunori, D. Maye
11. KOBZEVA, Marina 1
for rural-urban relations in the [P. Prosperi]
EU-funded research project
ROBUST
Photo-oxidative stress in
young and senescent leaves
D. Remorini
12. LO PICCOLO, Ermes 3 characterized by the
[L. Guidi]
presence or not of
anthocyanins
The valorization of olive oils
through innovation and A. Zinnai
optimization of packaging and
13. MACALUSO, Monica 1 [M.F. Quartacci,
storage conditions adopted in
order to increase the olive F. Venturi]
growing sustainability
UV radiation and leaf-root
communication in fungal M.F. Quartacci
14. MANNUCCI, Alessia 2
pathogen resistance and [L. Guglielminetti]
fortification of food plants
Characterization and isolation
of genes and proteins E. Pellegrini,
15. MARCHICA, Alessandra 2 involved in abiotic stress R. Bernardi
response in sage (Salvia [L. Guidi]
officinalis L.)
Edible flowers as new source L. Pistelli
16. MARCHIONI, Ilaria 2
of nutraceutical foods [A. Pardossi]
17. MATTIONI, Dalia 3+ The impact of food
provisioning environments on G. Brunori
nutrition: the contribution of [F. Di Iacovo]
local food systems
18. MOLES, Tommaso Michele 3+ Characterization of landrace L. Guglielminetti,
genotypes of Solanum P. Picciarelli
lycopersicum
[A. Scartazza]
Interactive innovation in
19. MOLINA, Natalia 1 G. Brunori [F. Galli]
agricultureThe role of multifunctionality
G. Brunori
20. ORLANDO, Jacopo Gabriele 3 principle into social
[M. Rovai]
responsibility initiatives
Soil water availability effects C. D‘Onofrio,
21. PALAI, Giacomo 1 on yield and fruit quality in G. Caruso
fruit trees and grapevine [S.D. Castellarin]
Small farms, small food
G. Brunori
22. PALMIOLI, Lucia 3 businesses and sustainable
[F. Di Iacovo]
food security
23. PIERRO, Roberto 3+ Symptom severity and
multilocus sequence typing
A. Materazzi
analysis of Bois Noir
[D. Rizzo]
phytoplasma strains in
Tuscan vineyards
24. PIRCHIO, Michel 3+ Development of innovative
machines and application of M. Fontanelli,
precision farming instruments M. Volterrani
for turf grass management [A. Peruzzi]
and turf quality control.
25. PISUTTU, Claudia 1 How to counteract the
Ailanthus altissima invasion:
G. Lorenzini
could Verticillium have a role
[R. Bernardi]
in the biological control of the
“Tree of Heaven”?
26. PUIG SIRERA, Angela 2 Agro-hydrological and
spectral models to improve
the accuracy of monitoring G. Rallo
water status and irrigation [D. Intrigliolo]
efficiency in Mediterranean
arboreal crops
27. PURNAWAN, Endar 2 Development of Small Food
Business in the Kawasan
G. Brunori
Mandiri Pangan (KMP)
[A. Rossi]
Program in Border Area in
Indonesia
28. RABELO LANZA, Marya 1 Multitemporal analysis of land
Cristina use and land cover changes
in Mediterranean area by N. Silvestri
integrating information from [T. Sabbatini]
European data-bases, remote
sensing and local surveys
29. RICCIARDI, Renato 3 Semio-chemical and benificial
A. Lucchi
insects for biological control
[B. Conti]
of pests in vineyards30. DA ROCHA O. TEIXEIRA, 2 The role of small farmers on
G. Brunori
Raiza nutrition security: a gender-
[F. Galli]
sensitive analysis
Innovative strategies and C. Frasconi,
machines to manage weeds
31. SPORTELLI, Mino 1 M. Volterrani
in urban environment and in
conservation agriculture [M. Fontanelli]
Innovative technologies for
the production and
A. Zinnai, F. Venturi
32. TAGLIERI, Isabella 2 preservation of natural
[M.F. Quartacci]
leavening products with high
nutraceutical content
33. USAI, Gabriele 3 Structural genomics for plant L. Natali,
breeding: the fig (Ficus carica
F. Mascagni
L.), an ancient crop with
promising perspectives [A. Zuccolo]
ASTER-REP, a database of
F. Mascagni
34. VENTIMIGLIA, Maria 1 Asteraceae transposable
[A. Zuccolo]
sequences
Application of CRISPR-Cas9 G. Vannacci,
technology to produce mutant
35. VICENTE MUNOZ, Isabel 3 S. Sarrocco
fungal strains for biocontrol of
crop plant diseases [T. Giordani]
Application of genome editing T. Giordani,
in Lactuca sativa L. to C. Pugliesi
36. VIVIANI, Ambra 1
increase Ascorbic Acid [L. Pistelli,
content in leaves M. FambriniRecent (2016-2018) PhD dissertations
STUDENT YEAR TITLE SUPERVISOR
Assessment of the impact of
ARCURI, Sabrina 2018 global drivers of change on G. Brunori
Europe's food security
The production of nutraceutical
compounds in food plants as
BATTINI, Fabio 2017 affected by mycorrhizal M. Agnolucci
symbionts and associated
microbiota
Physiological and molecular
L. Avio,
BONILLA LOOR, Mario Javier 2018 interactions between plants and
M. Giovannetti
beneficial fungi
Study of the effects of dietary
tannins and vegetable oils on the
M. Mele
CAPPUCCI, Alice 2017 rumen microbiota composition,
methane production and milk
fatty acid composition
Transcriptomic analysis of
Arabidopsis thaliana in response
L. Guglielminetti,
to VOCs emitted from Solanum
CATOLA, Stefano 2016 M. Centritto
lycopersicum subjected to
(CNR, Florence)
combined abiotic stress (water
stress + UV radiation)
Response of oak species
(Quercus ilex, Q. cerris and Q.
COTROZZI, Lorenzo 2017 pubescens) to combined stress to C. Nali
simulate a 2050 global climate
change scenario.
Effects of a Trichoderma
FIORINI, Lisa 2016 G. Vannacci
harzianum isolate on tomato
Sustainability performance of
GAVA, Oriana 2017 G. Brunori
biogas chains
Gene expression in olive plants
GENNAI, Clizia 2016 R. Gucci
under drought conditions
Pre- and post-imaginal
associative learning for host-
borne cues from different trophic
GIUNTI, Giulia 2016 A. Canale
contexts in the parasitic wasp
Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti)
(Hymenoptera: Braconidae)The effects of agricultural policies
IBRAHIM EHDADAN, Jamal Ali on wheat production in Libya.
2018 G. Brunori
Mohamed Policy Analysis Matrix Approach
(PAM)
Agronomic and phytochemical
evaluation of Avena sativa L. and
MARTINI, Andrea 2018 Stevia rebaudiana Bert. as L. Angelini
sources of food and bio-active
compounds
Structural genomics of sunflower
MASCAGNI, Flavia 2016 L. Natali
(Helianthus annuus L.)
Producing olive oil with a high
nutraceutical and organoleptic
NARI, Anita 2019 quality using innovative operative A. Zinnai
technique (extraction and storage
method)
Molecular and functional
M. Giovannetti,
PALLA, Michela 2018 biodiversity of microrganisms
M. Agnolucci
related to food production
Biofortification of food plants by
mycorrhizal symbionts:
PEPE, Alessandra 2017 M. Giovannetti
investigations on the role of
mycelial networks.
Enrichment of food crops with
selenium. Controlled production
of selenium-enriched plants to F. Malorgio,
PUCCINELLI, Martina 2017 delay fruit ripening and plant B. Pezzarossa
senescence and to increase the (CNR, Pisa)
nutritive value and the health
benefits.
SANTIN, Marco 2019 UV-B signalling in fruits: from
A. Ranieri
perception to fruit quality
SOLORZANO ZAMBRANO, Functional genomics of fig (Ficus
2018 A. Cavallini
Liceth Yanina carica L.)
Application of jasmonates to
improve the production of
SULCA VILLAMARÌN, Tania
2017 secondary metabolites in plants P. Vernieri
Salomé
of agricultural interest, grown in
vitro and in vivo
Transcriptome analyses through
VANGELISTI, Alberto 2018 T. Giordani
next generation sequencing
Wine quality changes under
XIAOGUO, 'Stone' Ying 2018 A. Zinnai
different storage conditionsInsights on the mechanisms of
ZAPPARATA, Antonio 2018 action of the Trichoderma-based G. Vannacci
biopesticide Remedier®
Publications
From 2017 to 2018, PhD students at DAFE have published more than one hundred
articles, including research or review papers in peer-reviewed journals or in conference
proceedings. A selection of publications related to the subject of the dissertation of each
candidate is reported below:
Abou Chehade L., Al Chami Z., de Pascali S.A., Cavoski I., Fanizzi F.P. (2017). Biostimulants
from food processing by-products: agronomic, quality and metabolic impacts on organic tomato
(Solanum lycopersicum L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2017.
Ascrizzi R., Taglieri I., Sgherri C., Flamini G., Macaluso M., Sanmartin C., Venturi F., Quartacci
M.F., Pistelli L., Zinnai A. (2018). Nutraceutical oils produced by olives and citrus peel of
tuscany varieties as sources of functional ingredients. Molecules 24: 010065.
Buti M., Moretto M., Barghini E., Mascagni F., Natali L., Brilli M., Lomsadze A., Sonego P., Giongo
L. et al. (2018). The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their
comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry). GigaScience 7: 1-14.
Catola S., Castagna A., Santin M., Calvenzani V., Petroni K., Mazzucato A., Ranieri A. (2017).
The dominant allele Aft induces a shift from flavonol to anthocyanin production in response to
UV-B radiation in tomato fruit. Planta 246: 263-275.
Ceccanti C., Landi M., Benvenuti S., Pardossi A., Guidi L. (2018). Mediterranean Wild Edible
Plants: Weeds or ―New Functional Crops‖? Molecules 23: 2299.
Cotrozzi L., Campanella A., Pellegrini E., Lorenzini G., Nali C., Paoletti E. (2018).
Phenylpropanoids are key players in the antioxidant defense to ozone of European ash,
Fraxinus excelsior. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25: 8137-8147.
Galli F., Arcuri S., Bartolini F., Vervoort J., Brunori G. (2017). Exploring scenario guided pathways
for food assistance in Tuscany. Bio-based and Applied Economics 5: 237-266.
Gava, O., Bartolini, F., Venturi, F., Brunori, G., Zinnai, A., & Pardossi, A. (2018). A reflection of the
use of the life cycle assessment tool for agri-food sustainability. Sustainability 11:11010071.
Giovannetti A. (2018). Substances with endocrine disrupting properties: the regulation approach
in the European Union between risks and scientific uncertainties, Third Canadian Conference
on food law and policy, ―Innovations in Agrifood Law‖, 25-27 September 2018, Laval University,
Quebec, Canada.
Guidi L., Remorini D., Cotrozzi L., Giordani T., Lorenzini, G., Massai R., Nali C., Natali L.,
Pellegrini E., Trivellini A., Vangelisti A., Vernieri P., Landi M. (2017). The harsh life of an urban
tree: the effect of a single pulse of ozone in salt-stressed Quercus ilex saplings. Tree
Physiology 37: 246-260.
Hebinck A., Galli F., Arcuri S., Carroll B., O‘Connor D., Oostindie H. (2018). Capturing change in
European food assistance practices: a transformative social innovation perspective. Local
Environment 23: 398-413.
Lo Piccolo E., Landi M., Pellegrini E., Agati G., Giordano C., Giordani T., Lorenzini G., Malorgio
F., Massai R., Nali C., Rallo G., Remorini D., Vernieri P., Guidi L. (2018). Multiple
consequences induced by epidermally-located anthocyanins in young, mature and senescent
leaves of Prunus. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: 917.
Lucchi A., Ladurner E., Iodice A., Savino G., Ricciardi R., Cosci F., Conte G., Benelli G. (2018).
Eco-friendly pheromone dispensers—a green route to manage the European grapevine moth?
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Candidates are required to have a Master's degree and have to demonstrate good
knowledge of the research themes reported above.
The number of graduates students admitted to each program varies from year to year
depending on the number of grants available and the results of the selection process. For
instance, 12 candidates were admitted in 2018 (XXXIV cycle, 2018-2021) and ten
scholarships were available, including two reserved for candidates who have achieved
their MSc degree abroad.
A grant consists of a stipend of approx. € 13,600 per year (including social security
contribution) for the whole duration of the PhD programme (3 years maximum). The grant
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research contribution of approximately € 1,600.
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