Antonio Carlo Barbera

Biography

Graduated in Agricultural Sciences with praise at the University of Catania. In 1988 he obtained the qualification for the profession of agronomist. From September 1988 to September 1989 he held military service with the Italian army. Since February 1990 he has been awarded a biennial scholarship of the National Research Council - in the theme "Nitrogenification and storage of nitrogen and protein in leguminous species". From April to December 1991 he continued his research activity at the Plant and Animal Biotechnology Laboratory (PABL) - Department of Agronomy - University of Illinois at Urbana, IL, USA. In 1993 he was employed by the Sicily Region - Department of Agriculture and Forests and from November 1995 to July 1999 he served, In 1997 he obtained his Ph.D. thesis by presenting and discussing the final dissertation: "Study of the Nitrogenation Process and Its Relations with Nitrogen Nutrition of Grain Legumes". Since 1999 he has been a Researcher at the Scientific-disciplinary field AGR / 02 at the Di3A of the University of Catania. 1991 Plant and Animal Biotechnology Laboratory (PABL) - Department of Agronomy University of Illinois at Urbana, IL, USA Prof. James E. Harper - Research Leader June / September 2000 CLIMA (Center for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture) Perth - WA - Australia Professor Director Mike Ewing. March / June 2004 - Department of Plant Physiology - University of Granada Spain - working with Prof. Carmen Lluch Plà Didactic activity : From 2000 to 2005 Principles and Techniques of Aridoculture and Irrigation; 2005-2010, Herbaceous crops for the preservation of the environment; 2007 to 2010 Fertilization agronomic technique; 2011-2013 Colture and Soil Conservation Systems He currently teaches "Soil Conservation and Fighting Desertification" (LM75). He has been a lecturer in many master thesis and doctoral theses. Currently and co-tutor with Prof. Maurizio Borin of two Ph.D. students at the PhD School of Plant Science at the University of Padua. The main agronomic and interdisciplinary research activities are focused on sustainable agriculture, agriculture / environment, and the use of wastewater in agriculture. 

Research Interest

- Management of soil fertility through beneficial microorganisms (mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteric bacteria) to promote the availability of macronutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and tolerance of abiotic stress cultures; - Micro-propagation of cultivated plants - Phytosanitary systems for agricultural wastewater reuse; Macrophytic species used in phyto-purification plants - Assess the emissions of the main greenhouse gases from the soil and phytodepuration systems.