Sustainable Cropping Systems

To provide theoretical and applicative tools for the management of herbaceous cultivation systems and the planning of efficient and sustainable production itineraries.
Develop advanced knowledge on models for the analysis of crop systems and for the planning of management interventions.
To convey a quantitative and process-based view of soil-crop-atmosphere interactions, useful for sustainable production management.
Develop the ability to apply modeling to crops of market interest, with the aim of improving productivity, sustainability and the compliance of products with specific quality requirements required by the transformation or distribution chains.

Ability to compare, choose, program operations and to manage the parameters of crop systems, adapting them to particular production contexts and specific company objectives.
Ability to apply agronomic models with objectives to support decisions in the choices of production direction and in the sustainable management of production processes.
Ability to define particular technical production itineraries in relation to specific supply chain and market objectives.