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EUBCE 2024 - Andrea PARENTI - Assessment of the Effect of Biostimulants Application on Miscanthus × Giganteus Grown in Polluted Soils Via the Application of the Arungro Model Under Open Field and Greenhouse Conditions

Assessment of the Effect of Biostimulants Application on Miscanthus × Giganteus Grown in Polluted Soils Via the Application of the Arungro Model Under Open Field and Greenhouse Conditions

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Assessment of the Effect of Biostimulants Application on Miscanthus × Giganteus Grown in Polluted Soils Via the Application of the Arungro Model Under Open Field and Greenhouse Conditions

Short Introductive summary

The cultivation of lignocellulosic crops on marginal and contaminated areas is of primary interest to produce large amount of biomass avoiding competition with food crops. Miscanthus has been proven to be a suitable crop for these purposes. Moreover, today research is exploring the role of biostimulants in increasing crop potential in soil phytoremediation. The use of crop growth models is an essential support to assess i) the real applicability of miscanthus in such degraded contexts and ii) whether the use of biological agents can be cost-effective over time. We assessed the effect of biostimulants application on the productivity of Miscanthus grown in polluted soil. To the scope, we performed two detailed in-vivo experimental trials: in open field and in greenhouse conditions with and without the application of a root treatment based on biostimulants and then used the data collected to improve and calibrate a process-based model, specific for the simulation of Miscanthus growth.

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Andrea PARENTI

University of Bologna, DISTAL Dpt., ITALY

Presenter's biography

I got a PhD in 2020 with the following thesis title 'Modelling new sustainable cropping systems for advanced biofuel production'. Adjunct professor, agronomist and field technician at the Depertment of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Bologna.

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Co-authors:

P. Peroni, University of Bologna, ITALY
G. Cappelli, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, ITALY
W. Zegada-Lizarzu, DISTAL- University of Bologna, Bologna, ITALY
A. Monti, University of Bologna, ITALY
A. Parenti, University of Bologna, ITALY

Session reference: 1DV.4.10