PhD in Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences

Selected research products

• Scarpino V , Blandino M (2021)
  Effects of durum wheat cultivars with different degrees of fhb susceptibility grown under different meteorological conditions on the contamination of regulated, modified and emerging mycotoxins.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796901

  Scarpino V , Vanara F , Sulyok M , Krska R , Blandino M (2021)
  Fate of regulated, masked, emerging mycotoxins and secondary fungal metabolites during different large-scale maize dry-milling processes.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796900

  Bresciani A , Giordano D , Vanara F , Blandino M , Marti A (2021)
  The effect of the amylose content and milling fractions on the physico-chemical features of co-extruded snacks from corn.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796898

  Bresciani A , Giordano D , Vanara F , Blandino M , Marti A (2021)
  High-amylose corn in gluten-free pasta: Strategies to deliver nutritional benefits ensuring the overall quality.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796899

  Capo L , Blandino M (2021)
  Minimizing yield losses and sanitary risks through an appropriate combination of fungicide seed and foliar treatments on wheat in different production situations.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796902

  Landolfi V , D', Auria G , Nicolai M A , Nitride C , Blandino M , Ferranti P (2021)
  The effect of nitrogen fertilization on the expression of protein in wheat and tritordeum varieties using a proteomic approach.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1796903

  Marchini Mia, Carini Eleonora, Cataldi Nicolò, Boukid Fatma, Blandino Massimo, Ganino Tommaso, Vittadini Elena, Pellegrini Nicoletta (2021)
  The use of red lentil flour in bakery products: How do particle size and substitution level affect rheological properties of wheat bread dough?
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765247

  Ferracini, C , Blandino, M , Rigamonti, I E , Jucker, C , Busato, E , Saladini, M A , Reyneri, A , Alma, A (2021)
  Chemical-based strategies to control the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1799155

  Palla Michela, Blandino Massimo, Grassi Arianna, Giordano Debora, Sgherri Cristina, Quartacci Mike F , Reyneri Amedeo, Agnolucci Monica, Giovannetti Manuela (2020)
  Characterization and selection of functional yeast strains during sourdough fermentation of different cereal wholegrain flours.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765244

  Blandino Massimo, Visioli Giovanna, Marando Silvia, Marti Alessandra, Reyneri Amedeo (2020)
  Impact of late-season N fertilisation strategies on the gluten content and composition of high protein wheat grown under humid Mediterranean conditions.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765238

  De Santis Michele A , Giuliani Marcella M , Flagella Zina , Reyneri Amedeo, Blandino Massimo (2020)
  Impact of nitrogen fertilisation strategies on the protein content, gluten composition and rheological properties of wheat for biscuit production.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765237

  Pagani Maria A , Giordano Debora, Cardone Gaetaneo, Pasqualone Antonella, Casiraghi Maria C , Erba Daniela, Blandino Massimo, Marti Alessandra (2020)
  Nutritional features and bread-making performance of wholewheat: Does the milling system matter?
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765245

  Galli Viola, Venturi Manuel, Guerrini Simona, Blandino Massimo, Luti Simone, Pazzagli Luigia, Granchi Lisa (2020)
  Antioxidant properties of sourdoughs made with whole grain flours of hull-less barley or conventional and pigmented wheat and by selected lactobacilli strains.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765242

  Scarpino V , Vanara F , Reyneri A , Blandino M (2020)
  Fate of moniliformin during different large-scale maize dry-milling processes.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1734674

  Pontonio E , Dingeo C , Di Cagno R , Blandino M , Gobbetti M , Rizzello C G (2020)
  Brans from hull-less barley, emmer and pigmented wheat varieties: From by-products to bread nutritional improvers using selected lactic acid bacteria and xylanase.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1720454

  Capo Luca, Zappino Alessandro, Reyneri Amedeo, Blandino Massimo (2020)
  Role of the fungicide seed dressing in controlling seed-borne Fusarium spp. Infection and in enhancing the early development and grain yield of maize.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765243

  Milan M , Fogliatto S , Blandino M , Vidotto F (2020)
  Are wheat hybrids more affected by weed competition than conventional cultivars?
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1744361

  Blandino Massimo, Badeck Franz W , Giordano Debora, Marti Alessandra, Rizza Fulvia, Scarpino Valentina, Vaccino Patrizia (2020)
  Elevated CO2 Impact on Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Yield, Wholemeal Quality, and Sanitary Risk.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1765246

  Scaglioni P T , Scarpino V , Marinaccio F , Vanara F , Badiale Furlong E , Blandino M (2019)
  Impact of microalgal phenolic extracts on the control of Fusarium graminearum and deoxynivalenol contamination in wheat.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1720440

  Spaggiari M , Righetti L , Galaverna G , Giordano D , Scarpino V , Blandino M , Dall', Asta C (2019)
  HR-MS profiling and distribution of native and modified Fusarium mycotoxins in tritordeum, wheat and barley whole grains and corresponding pearled fractions.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1704846

  Parisa Abbasi Parizad, Jessica Capraro, Alessio Scarafoni, Francesco Bonomi, Massimo Blandino, Mauro Marengo, Debora Giordano, Aristodemo Carpen, Stefania Iametti (2019)
  The Bio-Functional Properties of Pigmented Cereals may Involve Synergies among Different Bioactive Species.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1704844

  Scarpino V , Reyneri A , Blandino M (2019)
  Development and comparison of two multiresidue methods for the determination of 17 Aspergillus and Fusarium mycotoxins in cereals using HPLC-ESI-TQ-MS/MS.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1704848

  Giordano D , Reyneri A , Locatelli M , Coisson J D , Blandino M (2019)
  Distribution of bioactive compounds in pearled fractions of tritordeum.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1720446

  Debora Giordano, Trust Beta, Massimo Blandino, Amedeo Reyneri (2018)
  Influence of agricultural practices on bioactive compounds of pigmented wheat and maize grains.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1677312

  Scarpino, Valentina, Reyneri, Amedeo, Sulyok, Michael, Krska, Rudolf, Blandino, Massimo* (2018)
  Impact of the insecticide application to maize cultivated in different environmental conditions on emerging mycotoxins.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1672273

  Scaglioni, Priscila Tessmer*, Blandino, Massimo, Scarpino, Valentina, Giordano, Debora, Testa, Giulio, Badiale-Furlong, Eliana (2018)
  Application of Fungicides and Microalgal Phenolic Extracts for the Direct Control of Fumonisin Contamination in Maize.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1672274

  Vanara, Francesca, Scarpino, Valentina, Blandino, Massimo* (2018)
  Fumonisin distribution in Maize dry-milling products and by-products: Impact of two industrial degermination systems.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1680054

  Debora Giordano, Trust Beta, Francesca Vanara, Massimo Blandino (2018)
  Influence of agricultural management on phytochemicals of colored corn genotypes (Zea mays L.). Part 1: Nitrogen fertilization.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1671071

  Munkvold, G P *, Weieneth, L , Proctor, R H , Busman, M , Blandino, M , Susca, A , Logrieco, A , Moretti, A (2018)
  Pathogenicity of fumonisin-producing and nonproducing strains of aspergillus species in section nigri to maize ears and seedlings.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1672272

  Testa Giulio, Amedeo Reyneri, Massimo Blandino (2018)
  Effect of high planting density and foliar fungicide application on the grain maize and silage and methane yield.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1680043

  Debora Giordano, Massimo Blandino (2018)
  Arsenic, lead and cadmium distribution in the pearled fractions of different winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.).
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1671068

  Visioli, Giovanna*, Sanangelantoni, Anna Maria, Vamerali, Teofilo, Dal Cortivo, Cristian, Blandino, Massimo (2018)
  16S rDNA profiling to reveal the influence of seed-applied biostimulants on the rhizosphere of young maize plants.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1672275

  Blandino, Massimo, Scarpino, Valentina, Sulyok, Michael, Krska, Rudolf, Reyneri, Amedeo (2017)
  Effect of agronomic programmes with different susceptibility to deoxynivalenol risk on emerging contamination in winter wheat.
  https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1634423

  Prodotti della ricerca su IRIS AperTO
• Prodotti della ricerca su Scopus

• ALMA A., LESSIO F., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2005. Relationships between Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera Pyraustidae), crop technique and mycotoxin contamination of corn kernel in northwestern Italy. International Journal of Pest Management, 51 (3): 165 - 173.
• BLANDINO M., MINELLI L., REYNERI A., 2006. Strategies for the chemical control of Fusarium head blight: effect on yield, alveographic parameters and deoxynivalenol contamination in winter wheat grain. European Journal of Agronomy, 25: 193-201.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., 2007. Comparison between normal and waxy maize hybrids for Fusarium-toxin contamination in NW Italy. Maydica 2 (Vol. 52): 127-134.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., 2008. Effect of maize hybrid maturity and grain hardness on fumonisin and zearalenone contamination. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2: 107-117. ISSN: 1125-4718.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., 2008. Effect of plant density on toxigenic fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize kernels. Field Crops Research, 106: 234-241.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., 2008. Influence of nitrogen fertilization on mycotoxin contamination of maize kernels. Crop Protection, 27: 222-230.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., PASCALE M., HAIDUKOWSKI M., SAPORITI M., 2008. Effect of sowing date and insecticide application against European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on fumonisin contamination in maize kernels. Crop Protection, 27:1432-1436.
• BLANDINO M., SALADINI M.A., REYNERI A., VANARA F., ALMA A., 2008. The influence of sowing date and insecticide treatments on Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) damage and fumonisin contamination in maize kernels. Maydica, 53: 199-206.
• MAIORANO A., BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., 2008. Effects of maize residues on the Fusarium spp. infection and deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination of wheat grain. Crop Protection, 27: 182-188.
• SALADINI M., BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., ALMA A., 2008. The impact of insecticide treatments on Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and their influence on the mycotoxin contamination of maize kernels. Pest Management Science, 64: 1170-1178.
• BLANDINO M., PILATI A., REYNERI A., 2009. Effect of foliar treatments to durum wheat on flag leaf senescence, grain yield, quality and DON contamination in North Italy. Field Crops Research, 114: 214-222.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., 2009. Effect of fungicide and foliar fertilizer application to winter wheat at anthesis on flag leaf senescence, grain yield, flour bread-making quality and DON contamination. European Journal of Agronomy, 30:275-282.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., COLOMBARI G., PIETRI A., 2009. Comparison of integrated field programmes for the reduction of fumonisin contamination in maize kernels. Field Crops Research, 111: 284-289.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., 2009. Effect of sowing time on toxigenic fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize kernels. Journal of Phytopathology, 157: 7-14.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., PASCALE M., HAIDUKOWSKI M., CAMPAGNA C., 2009. Management of fumonisin contamination in maize kernels through the timing of insecticide application against European corn borer. Food Additives and Contaminants, 26 (11): 1501-1514.
• BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., VANARA F., TAMIETTI G., PIETRI A., 2009. Influence of agricultural practices on Fusarium infection, fumonisin and deoxynivalenol contamination of maize kernels. World Mycotoxin Journal, 2 (4): 409-418.
• VANARA F., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2009. Fate of fumonisins in the processing of whole maize kernels during dry-milling. Food control, 20(3): 235-238.
• BLANDINO M., MANCINI M.C., PEILA A., ROLLE L., VANARA F., REYNERI A., 2010. Determination of maize kernel hardness: comparison of different laboratory tests to predict dry-milling performance. Journal of Science and Food Agriculture, 90: 1870-1878.
• BLANDINO M., PEILA A., REYNERI A., 2010. Timing clorpirifos + cypermethrin and indoxacarb applications to control European corn borer damage and fumonisin contamination in maize kernels. Journal of Science and Food Agriculture, 90: 521-529.
• BLANDINO M., PILATI A., REYNERI A., SCUDELLARI D., 2010. Effect of maize crop residue density on Fusarium head blight and on deoxynivalenol contamination of common wheat grains. Cereal Research Communication, 38(4): 550-559.
• BLANDINO M., SALADINI M.A., ALMA A., REYNERI A., 2010. Pyrethroid application timing to control European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and minimize fumonisin contamination in maize kernels. Cereal Research Communication, 38(1): 75-82.
• BLANDINO M., PASCALE M., HAIDUKOWSKI M., REYNERI A., 2011. Influence of agronomic conditions on the efficacy of different fungicides applied to wheat at heading: effect on flag leaf senescence, Fusarium head blight attack, grain yield and deoxynivalenol contamination. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 4 (6): 204-211.
• BLANDINO M., GALEAZZI M., SAVOIA W., REYNERI A., 2012. Timing of azoxystrobin + propiconazole application on maize to control Northern Corn Leaf Blight and maximize grain yield. Field Crops Research, 139: 20-29.
• BLANDINO M., HAIDUKOWSKI M., PASCALE M., PLIZZARI L., SCUDELLARI D., REYNERI A., 2012. Integrated strategies for the control of Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol contamination in winter wheat. Field Crops Research, 133: 139-149.
• SOVRANI V., BLANDINO M., SCARPINO V., REYNERI A., COISSON J.D., TRAVAGLIA F., LOCATELLI M., BORDIGA M., MONTELLA R., ARLORIO M., 2012. Bioactive compound content, antioxidant activity, deoxynivalenol and heavy metal contamination of pearled wheat fractions. Food Chemistry, 135: 39-46.
• BLANDINO M., SACCO D., REYNERI A., 2013. Prediction of the dry-milling performance of maize hybrids through hardness-associated properties. Journal of Science and Food Agriculture, 93: 1356-1364.
• BLANDINO M., SOVRANI V.,MARINACCIO F., REYNERI A., ROLLE L., GIACOSA S., LOCATELLI M., BORDIGA M., TRAVAGLIA F., COISSON J.D., ARLORIO M., 2013 Nutritional and technological quality of bread enriched with an intermediated pearled wheat fraction. Food Chemistry, 141: 2549-2557.
• SCARPINO V., BLANDINO M., VANARA F., NEGRE M., REYNERI A., 2013. Moniliformin Analysis in Maize Samples from North-West Italy Using Multifunctional Clean-up Columns and the LC-MS/MS Detection Method. Food Additives and Contaminants, Part A, 30:5, 876-884, DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.793825.
• BLANDINO M., LOCATELLI M., GAZZOLA A., COISSON J.D., GIACOSA S., TRAVAGLIA F., BORDIGA M., REYNERI A., ROLLE L., ARLORIO M., 2015.  Hull-less barley pearling fractions: nutritional properties and the effect on the functional and technological quality of bread-making. Journal of Cereal Science, 65: 48-56. DOI: 10.1016/j-jcs.2015.06.004.
• BLANDINO M., LOCATELLI M., SOVRANI V., COISSON J.D., ROLLE L., TRAVAGLIA F., GIACOSA S., BORDIGA M., SCARPINO V., REYNERI A., ARLORIO M., 2015. Progressive pearling of barley kernel: new ingredients for the production of functional breads. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 63(25):5875-84. DOI: 10.1021/jf506193p.
• BLANDINO M., MARINACCIO F., INGEGNO B.L., PANSA M. G.,INGEGNO B.L., VACCINO P., TAVELLA L., REYNERI A., 2015. Evaluation of common and durum wheat rheological quality through Mixolab^® analysis after field damage by cereal bugs. Field Crops Research, 179: 95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.04.014.
• BLANDINO M., MARINACCIO F., VACCINO P., REYNERI A., 2015. Nitrogen fertilization strategies suitable to achieve the quality requirements of wheat for biscuit production. Agronomy Journal, 107: 1584-1594, DOI:10.2134/agronj14.0627.
• BLANDINO M., SCARPINO V., VANARA F., SULYOK M., KRSKA R., REYNERI A., 2015.  The Role of the European Corn Borer (Ostrinia Nubilalis) on contamination of maize with thirteen Fusarium mycotoxins. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A, 32(4):533-43, DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.966158.
• BLANDINO M., VACCINO P., REYNERI A., 2015. Late-season N increases improver common and durum wheat quality. Agronomy Journal, 107(2), 680-690, DOI 10.2134/agronj14.0405, ISSN: 0002-1962, impact factor 1.542 (2013).
• MARINACCIO F., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2015. Enhancing grain yield and quality of winter barley through agronomic strategies to prolong canopy greenness. Field Crops Research, 170: 109-118. DOI 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.002.
• PANSA M. G., BLANDINO M., INGEGNO B.L., FERRARI E., REYNERI A., TAVELLA L., 2015. Toxicity and persistence of three pyrethroids for the control of cereal bugs on common wheat. Journal of Pest Science, 88: 201-208, DOI 10.1007/s10340-014-0572-8.
• TESTA G., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2015. Foliar fungicide application to maize: yield and grain hardness enhancement in different environmental conditions. Crop Science, 55 (4): 1782-1790, DOl 10.2135/cropsci2014.03.0262.
• TESTA G., REYNERI A., CARDINALE F., BLANDINO M., 2015. Grain yield Enhancement through fungicide application on maize hybrids with different susceptibility to Northern Corn Leaf Blight. Cereal Research Communication, 43(3): 415-425. DOl: 10.1556/CRC.2014.0050.
• SCARPINO,REYNERI A., VANARA F., SCOPEL C., CAUSIN R., BLANDINO M., 2015. Relationship between European Corn Borer injury, Fusarium proliferatum and F. subglutinans infection and moniliformin contamination in maize. Field Crops Research, 183: 69-78. DOI:10.1016/j.fcr.2015.07.014.
• SCARPINO V., SULYOK M., KRSKA R., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2015.  Effect of fungicide application to control Fusarium head blight and 20 Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum). World Mycotoxin Journal, 8(4): 499-510. DOI: 10.392/WMJ2014.1814.
• BLANDINO M., FABBRI C., SOLDANO M., FERRERO C., REYNERI A., 2016. The use of cobs, a maize grain by-product, for energy production in anaerobic digestion. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 11:754, 195-198. doi:10.4081/ija.2016.754.
• BLANDINO M., MARINACCIO F.,REYNERI A., 2016. Effect of late-season nitrogen fertilization on grain yield and on flour rheological quality and stability in common wheat, under different production situations. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 11(745), 107-113. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ija.2016.745.
• BORDIGA M., LOCATELLI M., TRAVAGLIA F., ARLORIO M., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., COISSON J.D., 2016.  Alkylresorcinol content in whole grains and pearled fractions of wheat and barley. Journal of Cereal Science, 70, 38-46. doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2016.05.017.
•  GIORDANO D., BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., 2016. Folate distribution in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum wheat (Triticum turgidum durum Desf.) pearled fractions. Journal of Science and Food Agriculture, 96: 1709-1715. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7276.
• GIORDANO D., VANARA F., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2016.  Effect of dry-heat treatments on the nutritional value of maize germ. International Journal of Food Science & Technology 51, 2468-2473. doi:10.1111/ijfs.13228.
• MARINACCIO F., BLANDINO M., REYNERI A., 2016. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on yield and quality of durum wheat cultivated in Northern Italy and their interaction with different soils and growing seasons. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 39 (5): 643-654, DOI 10.1080/01904167.2015.1087027.
• TESTA, G.,REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2016. Maize grain yield enhancement through high plant density cultivation with different inter-row and intra-row spacings. European Journal of Agronomy, 72: 28-37. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2015.09.006.
• BLANDINO M., FERRACINI C., RIGAMONTI I., TESTA G., SALADINI M.A., JUCKER C., AGOSTI M., ALMA A., REYNERI A., 2017. Control of Wester Corn Rootworm damage by application of soil insecticides at different maize planting times. Crop Protection, 93: 19-27. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.11.006.
• BLANDINO M., SCARPINO V., SULYOK M., KRSKA R., REYNERI A., 2017. Effect of agronomic programmes with different susceptibility to deoxynivalenol risk on emerging contamination in winter wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 85:12-24 DOI:10.1016/j.eja.2017.01.001.
• GIORDANO D., BETA T., REYNERI A., BLANDINO M., 2017.  Changes in the phenolic acid content and antioxidant activity during kernel development of corn (Zea mays L.) and relationship with mycotoxin contamination. Cereal Chemistry Accepted for publication. doi: 10.1094/CCHEM-05-16-0155-R.

Courses

• Analisi sistema pianta-animale-suolo-atmosfera (esercitazioni) (SAF0162)
  Corso di Laurea in Scienze e tecnologie agrarie - STA
• Coltivazioni erbacee (AGR0090)
  Corso di Laurea in Scienze e tecnologie agrarie - STA
• Design and development of innovative food products (SAF0184)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e tecnologie alimentari - STAL
• Laboratorio di gestione agronomica della produzione e qualità dei cereali (SAF0120)
  Corso di Laurea in Scienze e tecnologie agrarie - STA
• Produzioni cerealicole ( SAF0367A)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e tecnologie alimentari - STAL
• Qualità ed innovazione delle filiere vegetali (SAF0367)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e tecnologie alimentari - STAL

Research topics

La crescente attenzione delle filiere alimentari determina la necessità di riconsiderare il concetto di sicurezza e qualità alimentare; questi non sono più dei concetti isolati ma fortemente correlati al mercato e alle esigenze dei consumatori. Pertanto, la produzione la sostenibilità e la qualità delle colture cerealicole e di altri seminativi (legumi) sono ora declinate in modi differenti a relazione alle specifiche richieste dei diversi ambiti di mercato. Le tecniche colturali e le successive operazioni di lavorazione post-raccolta sono sempre più soggette ad essere valorizzate attraverso specifiche e mirate strategie. Il principale obiettivo del gruppo di ricerca è quello di evidenziare le esigenze emergenti dei sistemi alimentari (food, feed, industria dell'amido) e di trasferire le conoscenze in opportunità per i soggetti del settore agro-alimentare attraverso un approccio scientifico innovativo.

In dettaglio le più recenti attività includono:

- Lo studio delle pratiche agronomiche (scelta varietale, fertilizzazione, difesa, ...) e dell'impostazione dei sistemi colturali sulla produttività, la sostenibilità e la qualità in relazione agli obiettivi tecnologici (prodotti non lievitati, lievitati, estrusi, etc.) nei cereali e nelle leguminose da granella;

- la produzione di nuovi ingredienti a base di cereali e legumi con elevato valore aggiunto e caratterizzati da un più elevato valore salutistico (contenuto in composti bioattivi) attraverso l'innovazione dei sistemi colturali e di prima trasformazione;

- la gestione di strumenti agronomici e di prima trasformazione per la riduzione del contenuto di contaminanti (micotossine, metalli pesanti, residui di agrofarmaci, acrilammide) nei cereali e nelle leguminose da granella e l’applicazione di un approccio integrato che considera l’intero sistema colturale. Lo scopo dell’attività di ricerca è incentrato nell’identificazione e nella verifica delle tecniche pre e post raccolta e nelle soluzioni gestionali che possono minimizzare il rischio di una elevata contaminazione nei vari comparti delle filiere.

- l'individuazione di innovativi percorsi agronomici più sostenibili per la coltivazione dei seminativi, in grado di mantenere o aumentare la produttività, la qualità tecnologica e la sanità delle colture, rispetto alla gestione convenzionale. 

Research projects

• Meca - Sviluppo e valorizzazione di una filiera maidicola canavesana basta sulla coltivazione di germoplasma locale
• MONITORA - Servizio di monitoraggio avanzato per l'irrigazione e fertilizzazione sostenibile e difesa integrata per le ortive di pieno campo
• TELECER - Applicazione del telerilevamento per il miglioramento produttivo e qualitativo dei cereali per le filiere avanzate
• CROPS4PROTEIN - Nuove Colture Sostenibili per la Funzionalizzazione di Alimenti

Academic bodies

• Consiglio di Dipartimento

• Commissione per le Carriere degli Studenti (CCS)
• Consiglio Integrato dei Corsi di Studio in Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie

• Consiglio Integrato dei Corsi di Studio in Scienze e Tecnologie Agroalimentari

• Commissione Monitoraggio e Riesame (CMR)

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