Nano-Enabled Agriculture: Agro-ecosystems Sustainable Management


21 Sept.			11:30 - 13:00



AGRI-FOOD
NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN AGRICULTURE
TT.VI - Technical Multi-Track with Parallel SYMPOSIA
Nano-Enabled Agriculture: Agro-ecosystems Sustainable Management
Co-organized with University of Tuscia and University of Udine Chair: Marta MARMIROLI - CV, University of Parma
Under the patronage of

The aim of increasing the sustainability of the food supply-chains is particularly complex since the management of agro-systems is daily becoming much more care-keeping and resources-consuming in the context of climate and society changes. Water, soil and plants are interactive elements which require specific needs to be preserved and to express their maximum productive potential. Moreover agriculture can plays an essential role in capturing carbon and decreasing ecological pollution issues. Nanotechnology could offer useful and innovative ways to undertake agro-ecosystems’ sustainability, by providing chea and biocompatible sensor to monitor crop and environment status, smart releasing-based fertilizers to reduce the risk of drift and underground waters contamination, pioneering techniques to manage and valorize agrofood waste, which is mostly intended for energy production nowadays. The aim of this session is giving a look to the most novel and promising research lines about sustainable nanomaterials and how they can improve the outcomes of good agronomical practices.
The symposium is part of the Workshop WS.III
TT.VI.E.1 WS.III.1.1	Michela JANNI - CV CNR IMEM In vivo plant monitoring: a novel biosensor for precision agriculture and plant phenotyping
TT.VI.E.2 WS.III.1.2	Laura PILOTTO - CV University of Udine Nano-hydroxyapatite from organic waste for sustainable P- fertilization
TT.VI.E.3 WS.III.1.3	Rocco CANCELLIERE - CV University of Rome Tor Vergata Expanding circularity of plastic and biochar materials by developing alternative low environmental footprint sensors
TT.VI.E.4 WS.III.1.4	Lucio LITTI - CV University of Padova Nanotechnology applied to Micro- and Nanoplastics Analysis
TT.VI.E.5 WS.III.1.5	Guido FELLET - CV University of Udine 2^nd Summer School “Nanotechnology in Agriculture”