Partecipanti: Prof. Claudio Ciavatta
Research on soil organic matter (SOM) turnover has attracted a great deal of attention in the last two decades since the maintenance of soil quality and fertility is one of the main current global challenges and for economic and environmental reasons. In addition, SOM level is crucial in soil processes and biogeochemical carbon cycle dynamics influence greenhouse gases flux, either mitigating or worsening climate change.
Organic matter dynamics in soil has recently attracted many interest, because, above all, its role in GHG mitigation. On the other hand, sometimes, scientist forget the role of SOM in maintaining soil fertility and so agriculture.
The meeting will be organized into three sessions that will addressed the above-mentioned topics
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0845 - 0900
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Welcome: Fabrizio Adani - Gruppo Ricicla labs- DiSAA- Università di Milano
Welcome: EU rappresentative.
Moderators : Fabrizio Adani - Gruppo Ricicla labs- DiSAA- Università di Milano
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| 0915 - 0945 |
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Keynote speech
The soil organic matter: An overview
- The contentious nature of soil organic matter: an inside view of a scientific revolution
Markus Kebler - Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University.
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| 0945 – 1045 |
Session I: Carbon storage in soil
- Measured and CQESTR predicted soil organic carbon storage in agroecosystems under diverse management practices
Hero T. Gollany - USDA-ARS, Pendleton, OR, USA
- Short- and long-term effects of soil and crop residue management on carbon storage in agricultural soils
Luisella Celi, -DISAFA – Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Discussion
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| 1045 – 1110 |
Coffee break |
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Moderators: Claudio Ciavatta – Università degli Studi di Bologna
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| 1110 -1210 |
Session II: Method to preserve OM in soil
- Is biochar application always a good strategy to preserve organic matter in agricultural soil? An overview
Claudio Zaccone, SAFE – University of Foggia, Italy, Cesar Plaza, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
- Enhancing and preserving carbon storage in soil using organic amendments.
Sakrabani, Ruben, Cranfiled University
Discussion
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| 1210 – 1240 |
Session III: Soil organic matter and soil productivity
- Conservation agriculture: productivity and carbon storage in soil.
Marco Acutis - DiSAA University of Milan.
Discussion
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| 1300 – 1430 |
Conclusions and lunch |
| 1500-1730 |
Visit Expo sites and sites
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Organisers: UNIMI (University of Milan), SICA (Italian Agricultural Chemistry Association).