Title: associate professor

Association/Company: dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali

Biography
Associate professor in horticulture and floriculture at the University of Pisa, expert in fertigation, mineral nutrition, models for the estimation of evapotranspiration in greenhouse and in open field of horticultural plants. He has a deep knowledge of the technique of soilless cultivation, he is an expert in the management of climate in greenhouses and in particular of the technique of carbonic fertilization.

Speech session
Horticulture influencers

Speech
Carbon dioxide enrichment in the Mediterranean greenhouse

Abstract
In the Mediterranean area, greenhouse carbon dioxide enrichment is not too much applied, unlike the North-European countries where it is a common practice.
The main reason of this scarce use is the believe that it is not economic in these greenhouses.
On the contrary, the use of carbon dioxide fertilization in Mediterranean greenhouses can increase energy efficiency and help reduce the crop carbon footprint. The presentation will illustrate the advantages and drawbacks of the use of carbon dioxide fertilization in the greenhouse of the Mediterranean.