Laura Ercoli

laura.ercoli@santannapisa.it
050 883357
Complesso edilizio Sede Centrale

Bio

Full Professor in Agronomy and Field Crops (AGR/02)

Coordinator of the PhD Course in AgroBioSciences

Member of the Boards of Ethics

Courses: Ecology, Applied Ecology, Plant/soil interactions and soil fertility, Analysis of ecological systems

Research

Research Areas: Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity, Agricultural Water Management, Food Quality and Nutraceutics, Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Research interests:

Influence of nitrogen fertilization and inoculation by beneficial microorganisms on growth, physiology, yield, nutrient uptake of cereals and legumes
Nutritional and nutraceutic properties of old and modern bred and durum wheat varieties as affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inocula and agronomic biofortification with Fe and Zn
Functional plant-soil interactions and soil fertility
Influence of AMF on organic matter degradation by native saprophytic bacterial and fungal communities
Removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater by energy crops and symbiotic microorganisms
Effect of land-use intensity, tillage and soil properties in shaping the microbial community composition and structure by morphological and molecular tools.
Agroecological synthesis using meta-analytical techniques

Publications

Arcidiacono, M.; Pellegrino, E.; Nuti, M.; Ercoli, L.

Field inoculation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with contrasting life-history strategies differently affects tomato nutrient uptake and residue decomposition dynamics Open new browser tab

(2023)
Ercoli, Laura; Rossetto, Rudy; Di Giorgi, Sabrina; Raffaelli, Andrea; Nuti, Marco; Pellegrino, Elisa

Effective bioremediation of clarithromycin and diclofenac in wastewater by microbes and Arundo donax L Open new browser tab

(2023)
Pellegrino, Elisa; Nuti, Marco; Ercoli, Laura

Multiple Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Consortia Enhance Yield and Fatty Acids of Medicago sativa: A Two-Year Field Study on Agronomic Traits and Tracing of Fungal Persistence Open new browser tab

(2022)
Mhlanga, B.; Ercoli, L.; Piazza, G.; Thierfelder, C.; Pellegrino, E.

Occurrence and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising off‐season and in‐season weeds and their relationship with maize yield under conservation agriculture Open new browser tab

(2022)
Mhlanga, Blessing; Pellegrino, Elisa; Thierfelder, Christian; Ercoli, Laura

Conservation agriculture practices drive maize yield by regulating soil nutrient availability, arbuscular mycorrhizas, and plant nutrient uptake Open new browser tab

(2022)
Rossetto, R.; Cisotto, A.; Dalla Libera, N.; Braidot, A.; Sebastiani, L.; Ercoli, L.; Borsi, I.

ORGANICS: A QGIS Plugin for Simulating One-Dimensional Transport of Dissolved Substances in Surface Water Open new browser tab

(2022)
Pellegrino, Elisa; Arcidiacono, Myriam; Marrassini, Valentina; Ercoli, Laura

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as mediators of ecosystem services related to crop productivity and quality and C equilibrium maintenance. Open new browser tab

(2022)
Mhlanga, Blessing; Ercoli, Laura; Thierfelder, Christian; Pellegrino, Elisa

Conservation agriculture practices lead to diverse weed communities and higher maize grain yield in Southern Africa Open new browser tab

(2022)
Andrea De Santis, Michele; Michela Giuliani, Marcella; Flagella, Zina; Pellegrino, Elisa; Ercoli, Laura

Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Seed Coating on Grain Protein and Mineral Composition of Old and Modern Bread Wheat Genotypes Open new browser tab

(2022)
Mhlanga, B.; Pellegrino, E.; Thierfelder, C.; Ercoli, L.

Conservation agriculture practices drive maize yield by regulating soil nutrient availability, arbuscular mycorrhizas, and plant nutrient uptake Open new browser tab

(2022)