Cristina Abbate
Researcher
Agricultural Chemistry
University of Catania
Italy
Biography
Cristina Abbate work as Agricultural Chemistry Researcher at University of catania. Scientific Activity: Nov 2007 - Member of the Selection Committee for Ph.D. Ph.D. candidate Najoi El Azhari at the University of Burgundy, Dijon Cedex, France. Nov 2007 / Lug 2008 - Component of the Scientific Technical Committee under the "Marketing Expertise Course in Rural and Rural Tourism" promoted by Isfoterlogos and funded by ETNA ATS LAL under the Leader + Sicily Program 2000-2006 . Oct 2008 - Appointed as "Italian Expert" by the Italian Unification Body under ISO / TC 190 / SC 4 "Biological Methods" - WG: International Ring Test. Oct 2012 / Feb 2013 - Evaluator of the European Community Research Projects "FP7-SME-2013 Call for Proposals". Nov 2013 - Participation "International ring test ISO / CD 17601 Soil quality - Estimation of abundance of selected microbial gene sequences by quantitative realtime PCR (qPCR) from DNA directly extracted from soil" proposed by AFNOR under the scientific guidance of Dr. Fabrice Martin- Laurent. Activities within the Department: It has been part of the Joint Commission of the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Food Sciences for the four-year term 2012/2016. He is a member of the Joint Commission of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment for the four-year term 2014/2018.
Research Interest
Determination of the microbiological diversity of the soil by the use of molecular techniques; Effects of cover crops on the citrus rhizosphere level on the microbial population; Behavior of pesticides in soil and water; Biodegradation studies of agropharmaceuticals; Biodegradability of nanocomposite plastic materials; Textiles with antimicrobial properties.
Publications
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Cristina Abbate , Marco Russo, Elisabetta Verde, Francesca Cascone, Giovanni Sambuco, Adalgisa Belligno. Nitrogen fertilization: responses to induction of enzyme activity in soil. In "Acts of the XXIV National Conference of the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry", p.282-288.
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Andrea Baglieri, Daniela Borzì, Cristina Abbate , Mara Gennari. 2007. Adsorption of pyrimethanil fungicide on humified fractions of an Andiol. In " Acts of the 7th National Conference of the Italian Section of the International Humic Substances Society", p.16-19.
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Pellegrino Conte, Cristina Abbate , Andrea Baglieri, Giuseppe Alonzo, Claudio De Pasquale, Michèle Nègre, Mara Gennari. 2009. Characterization of organic matter dissociated by NMR relaxation in fast field cycling mode. In "Acts of the Eighth National Conference of the Italian Section of the International Humic Substances Society", p.63-67.
