Marco EspositoPostdoctoral Associate at the Institute of Plant Science (Group of Agroecology) at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (Italy) - Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University (School of Integrative Plant Science) (USA)
Marco Esposito
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Introduction
I am interested in identifying new agroecological practices to reduce the application of pesticides and intensive soil tillage, increasing biodiversity, ecosystem services, soil health, and water availability to crops.
My research focuses on understanding the ecological and biological interactions between crops, weed communities, and the other biotic/abiotic components of the agroecosystem through a multidisciplinary approach.
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November 2019 - May 2023
February 2022 - present
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Publications (9)
The two stresses of weed competition and salt salinity lead to crop yield losses and decline in the productivity of agricultural land. These constraints threaten the future of food production because weeds are more salt stress tolerant than most crops. Climate change will lead to an increase of soil salinity worldwide, and possibly exacerbate the c...
Overuse of fertilizers has been associated with the selection of competitive and dominant weed communities and biodiversity loss. Considering that crop nutrient management is going through a continuous revisitation process to improve nutrient use efficiency and energy savings, we addressed the consequences of different nutritional levels (low, opti...
Weeds are a fundamental component of agroecosystems and, if not appropriately managed, can cause severe crop yield losses. New perspectives on weed management are required because current approaches, such as herbicide application or soil tillage, have significant environmental and agronomic drawbacks. We propose the concept of “ neutral weed commun...
Weeds are amongst the most impacting abiotic factors in agriculture, causing important yield loss worldwide. Integrated Weed Management coupled with the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones), allows for Site-Specific Weed Management, which is a highly efficient methodology as well as beneficial to the environment. The identification of weed patc...
Abiotic stresses will be one of the major challenges for worldwide food supply in the near future. Therefore, it is important to understand the physiological mechanisms that mediate plant responses to abiotic stresses. When subjected to UV, salinity or drought stress, plants accumulate specialized metabolites that are often correlated with their ab...
Salinization of agricultural land is an expanding phenomenon, which requires a multi-level strategy to counteract its deleterious effects on crop yield and quality. Plant biostimulants are increasingly used in agriculture with multiple purposes, including protection against abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. The complex nature of plant...
