{"id":1007,"date":"2019-07-10T16:56:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/perugia\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:57:12","slug":"perugia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/perugia\/","title":{"rendered":"Perugia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/collalti-alessio\/\"><b>Alessio Collalti<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Via della Madonna Alta, 128 Perugia, Umbria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tel: +39 075.5014.541<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Perugia Branch - ISAFOM-CNR<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the office has always focused on the development of innovative solutions for the olive sector and the valorisation of by-products from the olive-oil chain, it is also more recently integrating advanced competences in circular bio-economy, sustainable soil management, forest ecology and modelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Main Research Areas<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>1. Olive Growing and the Olive Oil Production Chain<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prospecting and collecting olive germplasm (national and international)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bio-agronomic characterisation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oil and fat quality (HPLC, GC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Propagation and study of varieties, wild and subspecies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experimental fields for biodiversity and nutraceutics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>2. Circular bio-economy<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable management and valorisation of agro-industrial waste (e.g. wet pomace) and urban waste (e.g. organic waste)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerobic composting and co-composting (including use of biochar)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production of compost as a substitute for peat and synthetic fertilisers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agronomic and biological assessment of compost (stability, maturity, phytotoxicity)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prototype <\/span><b>COMPOSTER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for laboratory-scale composting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodegradability and compostability testing of bioplastics with plant <\/span><b>BIODEG<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaerobic digestion for energy recovery (biogas) and biofertiliser (digestate)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use of biofertilisers to recover organic matter and nutrients\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodegradable bioplastics in the municipal waste cycle and the environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Sustainable soil management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of organic soil improvers in restoring soil fertility.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both quantitative and qualitative analysis of microbial biomass as an indicator of soil health and vitality.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study of the storage capacity of organic carbon, both total and divided into its main fractions, in different ecosystem contexts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessment of soil quality status in truffle fields managed with sustainable agroforestry practices.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>4. Modelling and Forest Ecology (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forest-modelling-lab.com\"><b>https:\/\/www.forest-modelling-lab.com<\/b><\/a><b>\/)<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantitative and qualitative analysis of interactions in forest ecosystems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying the response of forests to disturbances and climatic forcings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development, parameterisation and validation of models (e.g. <\/span><b>3D-CMCC-FEM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simulations of management scenarios, climate impacts and long-term change<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration into decision support systems (DSS) for forest management<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Services and Products Offered<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study and conservation of olive biodiversity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemical and biochemical analyses of olives and oils<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovery of by-products for bioenergy production<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business support on environmental regulations and movement of goods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agronomic evaluation of composts, peat-free potting soils, digestates and other biofertilisers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodegradability and compostability tests in accordance with EN ISO standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil analysis (chemical and biological fertility)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scenarios on the impact of climate change and forest management on forest ecosystems<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Technological Equipment<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Experimental camp in Tuoro sul Trasimeno<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (collections and crossbreeding)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Workshops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oils and fatty substances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil and organic matter analysis (SOIL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plant biotechnology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenhouse and field trials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated Composting (COMPOSTER)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respirometry and biodegradability (BIODEG)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Experimental greenhouse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (264 m\u00b2)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mini crusher<\/b><b>\n<p><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advanced analytical instrumentation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICP-OES<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elementar Analyser (C, H, N, S)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reactor for IRDP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOUR Analyzer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProStar 335 DAD<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biogas analyser\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FT-IR ATR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HPLC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GC-MS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Main Patents<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Olive tree varieties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FROM 12 I RESISTANT, FS 17 FABULOUS, DON CARLO, GIULIA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production of hydroxytyrosol-rich eluates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MATREF.O. for oil effluent treatment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>3D-CMCC-FEM model<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>\u00a0(https:\/\/github.com\/Forest-Modelling-Lab\/3D-CMCC-FEM)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A process-based model for complex-structure forests that simulates:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photosynthesis, respiration and water\/energy balances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon allocation, growth and mortality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest response to climate and management scenarios<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration in DSS and model intercomparison projects<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>International Projects<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>TAIE (FIRST Programme, 2025-2028): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truffle Agroforestry Innovate &amp; Empower<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FERBIOSOIL (MAECI-MOST, 2024-2027): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novel advanced biofertilizers from spent FERmentative BIOmasses for enhancing agriculture circularity and SOIL health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ForestNavigator (H2020, 2022-2026)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Forest Modelling for Climate Mitigation (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestnavigator.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.forestnavigator.eu\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>OptFor-EU (H2020 2023-2027)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSS for resilient forest management (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/optforeu.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/optforeu.eu\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ISIMIP (2017 - ongoing): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.isimip.org\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>National Projects<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ClicFor (PRIN 2022): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">influence of climate, from seasonal to decadal scales, on the carbon cycle in forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Waterstem (PRIN2020)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Carbon-water interaction in Mediterranean ecosystems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multifor (PRIN2020)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Forest responses to pollution and climate change<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Scientific Collaboration Agreements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College of Forestry, <\/span><b>Beijing Forestry University<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (BJFU) China - Scientific Collaboration Agreement for Forestry Research, Communication and Outreach (from 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Biorepack srl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - National Consortium for the Organic Recycling of Biodegradable and Compostable Plastic Packaging - Scientific Cooperation Agreement for research, communication and dissemination activities on environmental issues (from 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College of Natural Resources and Environment, N<\/span><b>orthwest A&amp;F University <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NWAFU), Yangling, Shaanxi, China - Scientific Collaboration Agreement for Forestry Research, Communication and Outreach Activities (from 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>University of Padua<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Land and Agro-Forestry Systems Department (UNIPD-TESAF) - Scientific collaboration agreement for research, communication and dissemination activities in forestry (from 2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gestione Servizi Aziendali srl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Agreement on scientific cooperation for environmental research, communication and dissemination activities (from 2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>University of Tuscia of Viterbo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (UNITUS-DAFNE) - Scientific collaboration agreement for research, communication and dissemination activities in forestry (from 2022)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responsible: Alessio Collalti Via della Madonna Alta, 128 Perugia, Umbria Tel: +39 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