The Institute of Crop Science develops scientific activities covering several aspects of the plant-based food production and supply chain. Global attention to this sector greatly increased in recent decades in relation to multiple factors, such as the need to produce and provide healthy, safe, and high-quality food for a growing world population, while reducing the environmental impacts.
At the Institute, we tackle major environmental and food security issues that impact on societal sustainability, according to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Interdisciplinary research and education activities are run by a group of researchers in the field of crop physiology and molecular genetics, agronomy and horticulture, microbes, soil and water sciences, and crop storage and processing.
Training
PhD in Agrobiosciences
Three-year Programme structured in 2 curricula: Genomics and crop production; Agriculture, environment and landscape
PhD in Agrobiodiversity
The goal is to enhance human resource capacities in the use and management of genetic variation in agricultural and natural systems
Vini italiani e mercati mondiali
Il Master intende formare e consolidare una professionalità oggi sempre più richiesta in Italia che riesca a comunicare il valore aggiunto altamente identitario e culturale del vino italiano
News and Events
A new study on wild rice published in Nature Genetics paves the way for more resilient varieties that can be grown in extreme environments
World Glacier, Water and Meteorology Days: Alberto Pirni, professor at the Sant'Anna School, participates in the event 'Closing the early warning gap together' organized by the Italian Air Force
The genomes of the Frantoio and Leccino olive cultivars have been published on the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) website. The project was coordinated by the Institute of Crop Science of the Sant'Anna School
