SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE AGROECOSYSTEM

12 CFU - 1° Semester

Teaching Staff

SALVATORE COSENTINO - Module Sustainable management of the agronomical techniques - AGR/02 - 6 CFU
ANDREA BAGLIERI - Module SOIL ORGANIC MATTER MANAGEMENT - AGR/13 - 6 CFU

Learning Objectives

Sustainable management of the agronomical techniques
Provide knowledge for a rational management of the soil in view of soil conservation, maintenance of fertility and improve the yields and improve the knowledge for an optimal agronomical management in relation to public health, plant health, animal welfare and maintenance of non-renewable resources.
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER MANAGEMENT
Biosynthesis of soil organic matter (SOM); humic molecules; effect of SOM on soil characteristics; biochemical and physiological properties of SOM; role of soil organisms and micro-organisms in the evolution of SOM; SOM as a source of nutrients for plants; interaction between SOM and xenobiotics; recycling of SOM in agriculture; analytical methods for the study of SOM.

Detailed Course Content

Sustainable management of the agronomical techniques
Outline of General Agronomy

Agrometeorology and agrometeorological Services

Soil degradation, erosion, salinity, phytoremediation techniques

Soil management: (i) Irrigation, planning of volumes and irrigation shifts, (ii) soil tillage and conservative techniques

Crop physiology

Simulation models

Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming

Bioenergetic systems: (i) Bioenergies, Biofuels, Life Cycle Assessment, Energy balance

Biotechnology and genetically modified plants

Development of a simulation model for the growth and production of crops
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER MANAGEMENT
Evolution of soil organic matter; mineralization and humification processes; humic substances; influences of organic matter on chemical, physical and biological properties of the soil; role of soil fauna and microrganisms in the evolution of soil organic matter; composting process; interaction between soil organic matter and xenobiotics; analytical methods to study the soil organic matter.

Textbook Information

Sustainable management of the agronomical techniques
1. Agronomia (Edises, Società Italiana di Agronomia)

2. Fondamenti di Agronomia (Bonciarelli F.)

3. Agronomia aziendale ed ambientale (Giardini)

4. Appunti del Docente
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER MANAGEMENT
1. Ciclo della Sostanza Organica del Suolo (P. Nannipieri; Ed. Patron).

2. Dispense fornite dal docente sul processo di compostaggio e l'interazione tra la sostanza organica del suolo e gli inquinanti organici di origine agricola.

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