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LIFE CarbOnFarm progetto: LIFE12 ENV/IT/000719

www.carbonfarm.eu

SUMMER SCHOOL

Organic matter and Biological Agriculture

Structure, reactivity and characterization of Natural Organic Matter. Soil Organic Carbon:

composition, dynamics and long term stabilization methodologies. Innovative analytical

approaches for quality assessment and traceability of agricultural products. Biomasses

recycling: slurries, wastes, composts and by-products; bio-stimulants from recycled

biomasses. Life Cycle Assessment of agricultural processes. Soil-OM-plant interactions:

biochemical, metabolomic and metagenomic approaches for the investigation on structure-

activity relationship; humic matter and micro-organisms as plant bio-effectors. Sustainable

methods for reclamation and recovery of polluted sites.

3-6 July 2017 Lecture hall 8, Department of Agricultural Sciences (DIA),

Università degli Studi di Napoli FEDERICO II

Via Università 100, 80055 – Portici ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Prof. Riccardo Spaccini

riccardo.spaccini@unina.it

Tel. +39 0812539176

Prof. Alessandro Piccolo

alessandro.piccolo@unina.it

Tel. +39 0812539160

Dr.ssa Vincenza Cozzolino

vincenza.cozzolino@unina.it

REGIONE BASILICATA

Within the dissemination activities of the LIFE CarbOnFarm project, the coordinating beneficiary CERMANU

organizes a Summer school at the Royal palace of Portici focused on the role of Natural Organic Matter in

the implementation of Biological agriculture. The course, conceived for PhD students, Post-Doc and junior

Researchers of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental sectors, has the main target to provide indications on

the innovative aspects and recent achievements of research activities on Natural organic matter (NOM) as

related to the sustainable management of agro-ecosystems. The lecture topics will also refer to recent

development of products and technologies aimed to improve the environmental and economical benefits of

methods for the restoration of soil quality and increase of crop productivity.

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The course registration (lessons, field excursion, coffee and lunch breaks)

is free for a maximum of 40 participants; the deadline for application is May 30th

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9.00 - 9 .15 Welcome and Course presentation Prof. M. LORITO Director DIA

Prof. R. SPACCINI Coordinator LIFE CarbOnFarm

9.15 - 10.15 Natural Organic Matter in Soils

Our Greatest, but Unappreciated Asset Emeritus Prof. M.H.B. HAYES / Carbolea Research Group,

CS, University of Limerick (Ireland)

10.15 -11.00 The modern concept of SOM:

the supramolecular nature of humic substances Prof. A. PICCOLO / Director CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

Coffee break

11.30 -12.15 Analytical techniques for the molecular

characterization of natural organic matter Prof. R. SPACCINI /

DIA, CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

12.15- 13.00 Humeomics: A molecular zoom into

Soil Organic Matter Dr. M. DROSOS /CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

14.45 -15.45 Humic acids as a plant growth promoter Prof. L.P.CANELLAS /NUDIBA – Univ. Estadual do Norte

Fluminense (Brasil)

15.45- 16.30 Innovative technologies for SOC stabilization:

the in-situ biomimetic catalysis Dr. A. NUZZO /CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

16.30- 17.15 Plant biostimulants from integrated biorefinery wastes Dr. D. SAVY /CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

17.15- 18.00 Biomass recycling for biostimulants: bio-activity

improvement by Click Chemistry Dr. A. NEBBIOSO / CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

9.00-10.00 Circular economy in agriculture: recovery of organic

matter and renewable fertilizers from waste biomass Proff. F. ADANI – F. TAMBONE/ Gruppo RICICLA Lab.

DISAA Univ. of Milano

10.00- 10.45 Characterization and application of compost and

compost by-products Dr. M. ZACCARDELLI / CREA-ORT Pontecagnano (SA)

Coffee break

11.15 -12.15 Agronomic and environmental properties

of different composts Prof. G. GIGLIOTTI / DICA – Univ. of Perugia

12.15 -13.15 New insight on environmental extracellular DNA

relevance in soil funcionality Prof. G. PIETRAMELLARA /DISPAA – Univ. of Firenze

14.45-15.30 Management practices for SOC sequestration

and analyses of GHG emissions Dr. C. BERTORA / DISAFA – Univ. of Torino

15.30-16.15 Bio-Soil-Washing: the use of humic materials for the

remediation of polluted sites

Prof. F. SANNINO /

DIA, CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

16.15 -17.00 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques for the

traceability of agro-foods Dr. P. MAZZEI / CERMANU – Univ. of Napoli

17.00-17.45 SOMDY- Modelling OM decomposition, intermolecular

protection and physical aggregation based on chemical

quality assessed by 13C-CPMAS-NMR

Dr. G. INCERTI / Dept. of Agri-Food, Animal and

Environmental Sciences - Univ. of Udine

Monday July 3rd

Tuesday July 4th

Lunch break

Lunch break

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Return to Portici

Networking with European projects:

LIFE15 ENV/IT/000396 - Life BIOREST (www.lifebiorest.com);

LIFE15 ENV/IT/000585 - Life DOP (www.lifedop.eu);

LIFE15 ENV/IT/000392 - Life VITISOM (www.lifevitisom.com);

BIOFECTOR (www.biofector.info)

Field excursion to University farm of Agricultural Dept - CastelVolturno

(departure 8.00 a.m. from Portici DIA)

9.30 The University farm Dr. V. DI MEO /DIA – Univ. di Napoli

10.00 The dissemination activities for LIFE projects: the experience of LIFE CarbOnFarm

R. SILEO, M.LOMBARDI, G. IPPOLITO / ALSIA Regione Basilicata

10.45 From research to the field: commercial products for biological agriculture

Dr. P. GUARINO / AGRIGES

Farm visit: field activities and research projects, composting facility, field GHG collecting system

(A. PICCOLO, V. COZZOLINO, D. TODISCO, S. CANGEMI / DIA, CERMANU)

9.00-10.00 Perspectives and Limitations for the use of Bio-

Effectors in Crop Production Prof. G. NEUMANN / Inst. of CROP SCIENCE – Univ. of

Hohenheim (Germany)

10.00-11.00 Exploiting soil biodiversity: a quest for xenobiotic

degrading microorganisms

Prof. E. PUGLISI / Ist. di MICROBIOLOGIA– Univ.

Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-Piacenza

Coffee break

11.30-12.30 Morphological, ionomic and molecular responses

induced in crops, by soil hormon-like extracts Prof. S. NARDI / DAFNAE – Univ. Di Padova

12.30-13.15

Contributions of mycorrhizal fungi and natural

organic matter to plant productivity in

agroecosystems

Dr. V. COZZOLINO /

DIA, CERMANU – Univ. di Napoli

14.45-15.30 Life Cycle Assessments of agricultural processes Prof. G. CELANO / DIFARMA – Univ. di Salerno

15.30-16.15 Metagenomic approach to elucidate compost

suppressive activity Dr. R. SCOTTI / CREA-ORT Pontecagnano (SA)

16.15 -17.00 Metabolomic approach to investigate the plant-soil

interaction Dr. G. VINCI / CERMANU – Univ. di Napoli

17.00-17.45 Micro-Bio-Umeom: integrated techniques for the

understanding of plant-microbial- SOM

relationship

Dr. D. TODISCO / DIA – Univ. di Napoli

Wednesday July 5th

Thursday July 6th

Lunch break

Lunch break

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LIFE CarbOnFarm progetto: LIFE12 ENV/IT/000719

www.carbonfarm.eu

SUMMER SCHOOL

Organic Matter and Bioagriculture

How to reach

By car: Highway Napoli-Salerno (direction Reggio Calabria) – Exit: Portici Ercolano

From Airport Capodichino: ALIBUS to Piazza Garibaldi (Central station)

From Central Station (Piazza Garibaldi):

- Circumvesuviana (Central Station floor -1) direction Castellammare- Sorrento

Stop: Portici Via Libertà;

- Railway (Central Station floor -1) direction Salerno (platform 1)

Stop: Portici Ercolano

More Information: Prof R. Spaccini e-mail riccardo.spaccini@unina.it tel. 0812539176

Dr. Todisco e-mail daniele.todisco@unina.it ; Dr. Vinci e-mail giovanni.vinci@unina.it

Accommodation facilities nearby the Agricultural Department:

Hotel Gold - www.hotelgold.it / Fabric Hostel - www.fabrichostel.com

B&B Villa San Gennariello - www.villasangennariello.com

B&B Villa Esmeralda -www.bebvillaesmeralda.com

3-6 July 2017

Lecture Hall 8, Department of Agricultural Sciences

Università degli Studi di Napoli FEDERICO II

Via Università 100, 80055 – Portici

REGIONE BASILICATA

DIPARTIMENTO

DI AGRARIA