Puglisi Roberto Giuseppe

Name and Surname: Roberto Giuseppe Puglisi

Cycle: XXXV - Curriculum: Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Science

Tutor: Prof. Pietro Picuno

Co-tutor: Prof.ssa Cecilia Stanghellini - Ing. Giuseppe Starace (Tutor Aziendale)

Title of the project

Applied research and experimental development of a new generation of shading nets made out of plastic material for crops protection.

Aims of the project

The aim of PhD project is to deepen the research of products able to determine a selective filtering of solar radiation, as well as air and incoming rainwater, proactively helping to regulate the microclimate in confined environments for plant breeding. The types of networks available on the market for climate and biological control of crops are not currently the subject of a specific preparative design phase to their implementation. They are produced on the basis of general indications, such as chemical formulation (basic polymer, additives, etc.), geometric (texture, etc.) and radiometric (colour, etc.) characteristics.

Publications

Dai C., Ricupero M., Puglisi R., Lu Y., Desneux N., Biondi A., Zappalà L. 2020. Can contamination by major systemic insecticides affect the voracity of the harlequin ladybird? Chemosphere, 256. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126986

E-mail: roberto.puglisi@unibas.it