Antonio Carlo Barbera
- Dr. Antonio C. Barbera
- My ORCID iD is: 0000-0002-7963-5150
- Scopus Author ID: 7004323289
- Scopus January 2021 : Total Publications : 32 - h-index: 14 - Total citations: 552
Master in Agriculture Science and Technology and PhD in Biology of Mediterranean Species (Productivity of Cultivated Plants), Thesis: “A Study of Nitrogen Fixation and its Relationship to Nitrogen Nutrition in Grain Legumes”; He is Researcher in Agronomy and Crop Science at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A) - University of Catania - since 1999.
On June1993 the Sicily Region - Department of Agriculture and Forestry, hired him and from November 1995 to July 1999 he has worked as Agricultural Technical Manager at the Stazione Consorziale Sperimentale di Granicoltura per la Sicilia a Caltagirone where he conducted research on biological, physiological, and agronomic traits of herbaceous crops in open field.
1991 Plant and Animal Biotechnology Laboratory (P.A.B.L.) - Department of Agronomy University of Illinois at Urbana, IL, USA Prof. James E. Harper - Research Leader.
June / September 2000 CLIMA (Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture) Perth - WA - Australia director Professor Mike Ewing.
March / June 2004 - Department of Plant Physiology - University of Granada Spain - collaborating with Prof. Carmen Lluch Plà
Teaching activity:
From 2000 to 2005, Principles of Dryland and irrigation techniques; from 2005 to 2010, Agronomic Techniques of agricultural fertilization and Herbaceous crops cultivation for environmental protection from 2011 to 2013 Farming Systems and Soil-Conservation
Currently teaches "Agronomic Practices for Soil Conservation" (LM75); - In the course of Agronomia Ambientale e Inerbimenti the Module Inerbimenti Naturali e Artificiali (L21); In the degree course in Biotechnology (L2) at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences of the University of Catania - Morpho-biophysiology of Cultivated Herbaceous Plants
He has been supervisor of several experimental M.Sc. theses.
He was member of the PhD school in Food Production and Technology “Agricultural Chemistry and Eco compatibility", at the University of Catania where 2 PhD degree and at the University of Padua co-supervisor with Prof Maurizio Borin, (DAFNAE ) of two PhD students in Crop Sciences doctorate course.
Main research activities in agronomy and interdisciplinary research are focuses on sustainable agriculture, relationship agriculture/environment, and reuse of wastewater in agriculture.
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental and landscape planning and sustainability - 2nd Year
AGRONOMIA AMBIENTALE E INERBIMENTI
Module INERBIMENTI NATURALI E ARTIFICIALI - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
AGRONOMIC PRACTICES FOR SOIL CONSERVATION
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL
Academic Year 2019/2020
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL
Academic Year 2018/2019
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL
Academic Year 2017/2018
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL
Academic Year 2016/2017
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology - 2nd Year
HERBACEOUS CROPS A - L - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND COMBATTING DESERTIFICATION
Academic Year 2015/2016
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Master's Degree in Territorial, environmental and landscape protection - 2nd Year
SOIL CONSERVATION AND COMBATTING DESERTIFICATION
Main research topic are:
agronomy and crop science; sustainable agroecosystems management; soil fertility; microbial biostimulant (mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia bacteria); vegetated systems for water pollution control (macrophytes); constructed wetland; greenhouse gases emissions from constructed wetlands and soil; plants micro-propagation.
ongoing projects:
SICILY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2014-2020 - Measure 16 - Sub-measure 16.1 "Support for the establishment and management of the EIP operational groups on agricultural productivity and sustainability" Call 2018
- Project title: "Creation of the Lupine supply chain with innovative varieties free from bitter alkaloids in organic agricultural systems to support Sicilian livestock" - Acronym: CREALUP
- Project title: “Ancient Grains Technological Innovations” - Acronym: In.Te.Gra.
Sub-measure 16.2 "Support for pilot projects and the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies"
Project title: "Sustainable management of Goji cultivation in organic farming" - Acronym: Bio Goji GO