Research Group
Current PhD students
Christian Andergassen
Current research assistants
Francesco Giovanelli
Former collaborators
- Agnese Aguzzoni
- Marta Petrillo
- Valentina Lucchetta
- Francesca Scandellari
- Elena Mosca
- Jason B. Frentress
- Maddalena Bolognesi
- Silvia Folegot
- Martina Boschiero
Former PhD students
- Agnese Aguzzoni (2019) “87Sr/86Sr ratio of apples and its use as geographical tracer”
- Sebastian Soppelsa (2019) “The use of natural substances to improve fruit crop performances, quality and tolerance towards stress conditions”
- Andreas Wenter (2019) “Plant water stress detection and the effect on grapevines hydraulic functioning”
- Marco Tempesta (2018) “Optimization of Nitrogen Nutrition of Vegetable Crops by Means of Intercropping and Residues Management in Crop Succession”
- Michael Thoma (2017) “A stable isotope study of water use efficiency and water sources of agriculturally used grasslands in the Eastern Alps”
- James Seutra Kaba (2017) “Nitrogen nutrition of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in intercropping systems with gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.)”
- Francesco Reyes (2016) “Carbon allocation of the apple tree: from field experiments to computer modeling”
- Elisabetta Tomè (2015) “The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to belowground carbon dynamics in fruit crop ecosystems”
- Christian Ceccon (2011) “Influence of nitrogen and soil physical characteristics on belowground carbon flux dynamics of woody plants” (in collaboration with the University of Bologna)
- Damiano Zanotelli (2012) “Carbon fluxes and allocation pattern in an apple orchard” (in collaboration with the University of Bologna)
Master students
- Marie Sophie Wittemann “Dynamics of water content during winter dormancy in plant tissues of grapevines and apple trees”. IMaHS
- Walaa Shtai “Diffuse radiation impact on water use efficiency in an apple orchard”. IMaHS
- Erica Casagrande Biasuz “Assessment of bioassay for the prediction of apple re-plant disease severity”. IMaHS
- Maximilian Morlacchi (2016/2017) “Impact of different vineyard floor managements on soil quality and on the growth of two cover crop species”. EMMA
- Simon Clementi (2014/2015) “Evaluation of compensated Heat Pulse Velocity Method to separate the apple tree transpiration component from the orchard evapotranspiration assessed by eddy covariance system” IMaHS
- Erica Casagrande Biasuz “Assessment of bioassay for the prediction of apple replant disease severity”. IMaHS
- Anni Marseiler (2011/2012)”Evapotranspiration and water use efficiency in a South Tyrolean apple orchard ” IMaHS
Bachelor students
- Isabel Luotto (2016/2017) “Biological assessment of soil management effect on root mycorrhization in grapevines”
- Martina Frapporti (2016/2017) “Effects of residues on growth and mineral nutrition of lettuce in rotation with cauliflower and clover in a mountain environment”
- Luca Gambarotto (2014/2015) “Valutazione dello stato idrico della vite mediante sensori al suolo e variazione del turgore fogliare
- Thomas Brighenti (2014/2015) “Analysis of climatic parameters and water requirements for bananas in Cape Verde” 2014/2015
- Damiano Moser (2014/2015) “Effect of a late-summer drought on grapevine water status and berry quality”
- Simon Clementi (2011-2012) “Water fluxes in a South Tyrolean apple orchard estimated by different techniques” 2011/2012
- Anni Marseiler (2008-2009) “Effects of soil water availability during the pre-harvest period on fruit quality and productivity of apple trees”
- Martin Rechenmacher (2008-2009) “Ruolo del magnesio nella filloptosi precoce negli alberi di melo (cv. Kanzi)”
- Flavio Caldonazzi (2007-2008) “Effetto della disponibilita’ di fotosintetati per l’apparato radical sul flusso di anidride carbonica dal suolo in un frutteto”
- Erika Susat (2007-2008) “Influenza della disponibilita’ idrica e nutrizionale sul flusso di anidride carbonica dal suolo in un frutteto”
- Christian Ceccon (2003-2004) “Valutazione della disponibilità di azoto nel suolo per l’ assorbimento radicale del melo”