Collaborating for a sustainable future: joining industry, agriculture and science for nanobiostimulant developments


13 Sept.			14:00 - 15:30

FRESCOES ROOM

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
TT.XI - Technical Multi-Track with Parallel SYMPOSIA
Collaborating for a sustainable future: joining industry, agriculture and science for nanobiostimulant developments
Co-organized with IIA-CNR Chairs: Antonella MACAGNANO, IIA-CNR & Fabrizio DE CESARE, DIBAF-University of Tuscia
This is the third session on NANOBIOSTIMULANTS, where we will compare the requests of organic farmers experiencing sustainable approaches in crop production with the offer and perspectives of the biostimulants market represented by some biostimulants manufacturers and the problems the latter have in respecting the legislation or for the lack of regulations at the local and international levels. The know-how of typical Italian biostimulant manufacturers will be presented. Their expectations towards nanotechnologies and the possible innovations that their recruitment can induce towards sustainable agriculture will be investigated and compared with the latest experiences in this integration by a manufacturing startup. Novel possibilities derived from biowaste conversion into valuable resources will be presented based on the use of the relative biobased polymers, substances, and entire extracts by harnessing nanofiber technologies. Specifically, the pioneering development of multifunctional nanostructured materials based on agricultural byproducts and supporting plant growth through the release of functional molecules or hosting beneficial bacteria will be described, and some preliminary results will be discussed.
The symposium is part of the JE.III
TT.XI.B.1 JE.III.3.1	Leonardo DRAGONI - CV Italpollina-Hello Nature, Verona The evolution from Italpollina to Hello Nature for a global approach to sustainable fertilization
TT.XI.B.2 JE.III.3.2	Sarai AGUSTIN-SALAZAR - CV IPCB-CNR, Naples Characterization of multifunctional nanofibrous systems using hazelnut shell derivatives
TT.XI.B.3 JE.III.3.3	Valentino RUSSO - CV & Damiano SPAGNUOLO - CV Promethea biochem solutions, Taranto Beyond Nutrients: The Role of Macroalgae Derived Growth Regulators in Sustainable Agriculture
TT.XI.B.4 JE.III.3.4	Massimo MARI - CV DIITET-CNR, Rome Innovative nanofibers from agro-industrial waste: Pioneering circular economy solutions
TT.XI.B.5 JE.III.3.5	Mimmo SCOLLO - CV Originy S.r.l, Catania Microalgae biorefinery for nutraceuticals and agriculture, industrial experience in Green Extraction and future prospects
TT.XI.B.6 JE.III.3.6	Bruna MATTURRO - CV IRSA-CNR, Rome Colonization of sustainable nanotissue derived from agricultural waste by Kosakonia radicincitans and its potential application
TT.XI.B.7 JE.III.3.7	Antonio DI NARDO - CV Huber AgroSolutions, Bologna Nanomaterials or Nanobiostimulants: When Will We Have a Legally Recognized Definition?
TT.XI.B.8 JE.III.3.8	Anita MAIENZA - CV IBE-CNR, Rome Nanofiber technology as support to plant and root development: Results from tomato pot experiments
TT.XI.B.9 JE.IIII.3.9	Claudio CARAMADRE - CV Biodistretto Etrusco Romano Future-proofing agriculture: The role of Etruscan-Roman Bio-district in sustainable development