Chiara Di Pietro
Dottorando
Dottorato in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science - XXXIX CicloTutor: Simona Consoli
- 01/08/2023: Ongoing PhD course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Research project: ''Development of smart sensors for water stress detection in precision agriculture" NRRP - SAMOTHRACE 1 - SPOKE 1. Supervisor: prof. Simona Consoli simona.consoli@unict.it
- 26/01/2023 - 31/07/2023: Research Grant, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Research grant title: "Valutazione degli effetti potenziali dei composti e metaboliti bioattivi nei confronti dei funghi fitopatogeni del pomodoro" (D.R. 4111 del 16.11.2022) activated within the research program ''PRIN 2020: “Bio-inspired Plant Protection - BiPP”. Supervisor: prof. Alessandro Vitale alevital@unict.it.
- 29/01/2022 - 29/07/2022: Research Grant, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Research grant title: ''Caratterizzazione di agenti fungini responsabili di malattie del mango ed elaborazione di protocolli di difesa integrata" (D.R. 3907 del 05.11.2021) activated within the research program ''Innovazioni genetiche, colturali e post-raccolta per la filiera del mango in Sicila - INNOMAN” – PSR Sicilia 2014/2020 “INNOMAN''. Supervisor: prof. Giancarlo Polizzi gpolizzi@unict.it.
- 2021: Qualification to the profession of Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Catania.
- 11/06/2021: Master Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology (LM-69), University of Catania. Degree thesis: "Attività antagonista di Bacillus spp. nei confronti di Plenodomus tracheiphilus. Supervisor: prof. Giancarlo Polizzi gpolizzi@unict.it. Graduated with a first-class honour's degree (110/110 cum laude).
- 30/04/2019: Bechelor Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology (L-25), University of Catania. Bachelor thesis: "Stato attuale delle conoscenze sul fenomeno del cracking su uva da tavola''. Supervisor: prof. Giancarlo Polizzi gpolizzi@unict.it. Graduated with a first-class honour's degree (110/110 cum laude).
- 2015 High School Graduation Liceo Scientifico Giosuè Carducci, Comiso (RG), Italy.
- Aiello, D.; Leonardi, G.R.; Di Pietro, C.; Vitale, A.; Polizzi, G. (2022). A New Strategy to Improve Management of Citrus Mal Secco Disease Using Bioformulates Based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strains, Plants 2022,11, 446. Doi.org/10.3390/plants11030446
- Polizzi, G.; Di Pietro C.; Gusella G.; Ismail A.; Aiello, D. (2022). First report of seedling blight of mango caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in Italy. Plant Disease, 107 (5), 1630. Doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-22-1652-PDN
- Gusella G.; Di Pietro C.; Vecchio L.; Campo G.; Giancarlo P. (2023). Branch canker and dieback of Meryta denhamii caused by Neofusicoccum parvum and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in Italy. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 18(1). 31. Doi.org/10.1007/s13314-023-00515-0
- Gusella G.; Di Pietro C.; Leonardi G.; Aiello D.; Polizzi G. (2023) Canker and dieback of camphor tree (Cinnamonum camphora) caused by Botryosphaeriaceae in Italy.