Search Results - "Giovanna Seddaiu"

Shifts in microbial diversity through land use intensity as drivers of carbon mineralization in soil by Tardy, Vincent, Spor, Aymé, Mathieu, Olivier, Lévèque, Jean, Terrat, Sébastien, Plassart, Pierre, Regnier, Tiffanie, Bardgett, Richard D., van der Putten, Wim H., Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Bagella, Simonetta, Lemanceau, Philippe, Ranjard, Lionel, Maron, Pierre-Alain

“…Land use practices alter the biomass and structure of soil microbial communities. However, the impact of land management intensity on soil microbial diversity…”
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Long-Term Experiments with cropping systems: Case studies on data analysis by Onofri, Andrea, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Piepho, Hans-Peter

“…•Long-Term Experiments (LTEs) with cropping systems require careful data analyses.•Five types of LTEs with increasing complexity are considered and analysed.•A…”
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In search of systemic innovation for sustainable development: A design praxis emerging from a decade of social learning inquiry by Colvin, John, Blackmore, Chris, Chimbuya, Sam, Collins, Kevin, Dent, Mark, Goss, John, Ison, Ray, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…•Processes of designing praxis for systemic innovation are explored.•Three long-term case studies are analysed through critical incident and inquiry pathway…”
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Manure fertilization increases soil respiration and creates a negative carbon budget in a Mediterranean maize (Zea mays L.)-based cropping system by Lai, Roberto, Arca, Pasquale, Lagomarsino, Alessandra, Cappai, Chiara, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Demurtas, Clara Ella, Roggero, Pier Paolo

“…Agronomic research is important to identify suitable options for improving soil carbon (C) sequestration and reducing soil CO2 emissions. Therefore, the…”
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Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studies by Hamidov, Ahmad, Helming, Katharina, Bellocchi, Gianni, Bojar, Waldemar, Dalgaard, Tommy, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Hoffmann, Christian, Holman, Ian, Holzkämper, Annelie, Krzeminska, Dominika, Kværnø, Sigrun H., Lehtonen, Heikki, Niedrist, Georg, Øygarden, Lillian, Reidsma, Pytrik, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Rusu, Teodor, Santos, Cristina, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Skarbøvik, Eva, Ventrella, Domenico, Żarski, Jacek, Schönhart, Martin

“…Soils are vital for supporting food security and other ecosystem services. Climate change can affect soil functions both directly and indirectly. Direct…”
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Assessing the effect of rotational grazing adoption in Iberian silvopastoral systems with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index time series by Frongia, Antonio, Pulina, Antonio, Tanda, Alberto, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Moreno, Gerardo

“…Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) is a grazing system which combines intensive, rapid grazing livestock rotation with relatively short grazing periods and long…”
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Endogenous calcium mediates seedling growth and fluoride stress tolerance in four bean genotypes by Chahine, Sara, Melito, Sara, Giannini, Vittoria, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…Fluoride (F) pollution is a global environmental problem representing a severe risk for food and vegetables grown in contaminated soils. Phaseolus vulgaris L…”
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Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review by Dibari, Camilla, Pulina, Antonio, Argenti, Giovanni, Aglietti, Chiara, Bindi, Marco, Moriondo, Marco, Mula, Laura, Pasqui, Massimiliano, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Roggero, Pier Paolo

“…The ongoing climate change, which is threatening grassland agroecosystems throughout Europe, is also evident in the Italian grasslands. These systems, often…”
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Remote Sensing and Field Data Analysis to Evaluate the Impact of Stone Bunds on Rainfed Agriculture in West Africa by Tefera, Meron Lakew, Awada, Hassan, Pirastru, Mario, Kombiok, James Mantent, Adjebeng-Danquah, Joseph, Adombilla, Ramson, Asungre, Peter Anabire, Mahama, George, Carletti, Alberto, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of stone bunds in enhancing soil moisture, vegetation health, and crop yields in Ghana’s semi-arid Upper East Region, an…”
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Coenzyme Q10 and α-lipoic acid: antioxidant and pro-oxidant effects in plasma and peripheral blood lymphocytes of supplemented subjects by Silvestri, Sonia, Orlando, Patrick, Armeni, Tatiana, Padella, Lucia, Brugè, Francesca, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Littarru, Gian Paolo, Tiano, Luca

“…Reactive oxygen species not only cause damage but also have a physiological role in the protection against pathogens and in cell signalling. Mitochondrial…”
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Advances of nanotechnology in agro-environmental studies by Mura, Stefania, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Bacchini, Fabio, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Greppi, Gian Franco

“…With the increase in the world population and the demand for food, new agricultural practices have been developed to improve food production through the use of…”
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Potential Biogas Production from Artichoke Byproducts in Sardinia, Italy by De Menna, Fabio, Malagnino, Remo, Vittuari, Matteo, Molari, Giovanni, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Deligios, Paola, Solinas, Stefania, Ledda, Luigi

“…The paper aims at evaluating the potential biogas production, both in terms of CH4 and theoretical energy potential, from globe artichoke agricultural…”
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Perceptions of Present and Future Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability for Agricultural Systems in the Western Mediterranean Region by Nguyen, Thi, Mula, Laura, Cortignani, Raffaele, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Dono, Gabriele, Virdis, Salvatore, Pasqui, Massimiliano, Roggero, Pier

“…Many Mediterranean countries have experienced water shortages during the last 20 years and future climate change projections foresee further pressure on water…”
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Early plant community dynamics following overseeding for the rehabilitation of a Mediterranean silvopastoral system by Franca, Antonello, Salvatore Caredda, Federico Sanna, Francesco Fava, Giovanna Seddaiu

“…The sowing of selected seeds is often applied as post‐fire rehabilitation practice in Mediterranean silvopastoral systems. Often, the topography of these…”
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Learning for Transformation of Water Governance: Reflections on Design from the Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance (CADWAGO) Project by Blackmore, Chris, VanBommel, Severine, Bruin, Annemarieke de, Vries, Jasper de, Westberg, Lotten, Powell, Neil, Foster, Natalie, Collins, Kevin, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…This paper considers how learning for transformation of water governance in the context of climate change adaptation can be designed for and supported, drawing…”
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Integrating local knowledge with experimental research: case studies on managing cropping systems in Italy and Australia by Allan, Catherine, Nguyen, Thi Phuoc Lai, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Wilson, Ben, Roggero, Pier Paolo

“…The sustainable development of agricultural systems is currently challenged by many complex agro-environmental issues. These are characterized by an incomplete…”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer sources and temperature on soil CO2 efflux in Italian ryegrass crop under Mediterranean conditions by Lai, Roberto, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Gennaro, Luca, Roggero, Pier Paolo

“…We report the results of a study that aimed to assess the dynamics of total and heterotrophic soil respiration and its relationships with soil temperature or…”
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Fluoride toxicity in cropping systems: Mitigation, adaptation strategies and related mechanisms. A review by Makete, Noel, Rizzu, Margherita, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Gohole, Linnet, Otinga, Abigael

“…Environmental fluoride (F−) contamination, mainly due to natural geogenic processes, and in spot cases also of anthropogenic origin, is a widespread global…”
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Impacts of soil and water fluoride contamination on the safety and productivity of food and feed crops: A systematic review by Rizzu, Margherita, Tanda, Alberto, Cappai, Chiara, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…Although a strong connection between the environmental fluoride contamination and the fluorosis disease is nowadays worldwide well documented, the knowledge on…”
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Declarative or procedural knowledge? Knowledge for enhancing farmers’ mitigation and adaptation behaviour to climate change by Nguyen, Thi Phuoc Lai, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Roggero, Pier Paolo

“…Climate change poses a major challenge for farmers, but agricultural sustainability, mitigation, and adaptation can effectively decrease climate impacts on…”
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