Researcher

e-mail: valeria.toscano@isafom.cnr.it;valeria.toscano@cnr.it

Tel:+39  095.6139941

Education:

• Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology from the University of Catania (2004)
• Licensed to practise as a Chartered Agronomist (2005)
• PhD in 'Productivity of cultivated plants' at the University of Catania (2009)

Main research interests:

• Safeguarding biodiversity;
• Morphological and chemical characterisation of typical Mediterranean plants for the establishment of clones with high health value;
• Development of shelf-life improvement techniques for the production of IV range food products;
• Characterisation of field residual biomass and oilseed species extraction flours from the biodiesel agro-energy chain;
• Identification and valorisation of molecules of nutraceutical interest;
• Study of abiotic stresses for the production of substances with high antioxidant activity;
• In vitro propagation of annual and polyannual species;
• Phytoremediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals.

Laboratory/field activities:

• Collection, characterisation and conservation of native Sicilian germplasm;
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of species typical of the Mediterranean environment;
• In vitro propagation of tree and herbaceous plant species;
• Ultrasonic and Randall extraction;
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of bioaccumulation in plants of heavy metals;
• Setting up and managing collection fields;

Research support activities:

• He collaborated in the activities of 11 research projects and 3 agreements with companies and universities;
• He assisted in the preparation, submission and implementation of research projects on national and international calls;
• She has been a tutor for several internships and co-rapporteur for dissertations in collaboration with the University of Catania;
• He has been a member of the scientific and organisational committee of several conferences

Publications on the PEOPLE CNR platform

Curriculum Vitae