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Gianfranco Rana is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Council in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics.

Recent publications by Gianfranco Rana include:

  • "Which are the most favourable conditions for reducing soil CO2 emissions with no-tillage? Results from a meta-analysis," 2022, International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • "Ammonia, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor fluxes after green manuring of faba bean under Mediterranean climate," 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "Representativeness of Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Measured by Eddy Covariance over a Mediterranean Urban District with Equipment Setup Restrictions," 2021, Atmosphere
  • "Limitations of an Eddy-Covariance System in Measuring Low Ammonia Fluxes," 2021, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • "Effect of Different Organic Manures on Growth, Yield, and Quality of Radish (Raphanus Sativus)," 2021, SAARC Journal of Agriculture

The main publication venues where this scientist has frequently published include:

  • Irrigation Science
  • Atmosphere
  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Gianfranco Rana collaborates repeatedly with several coauthors, including Rossana Monica Ferrara, Gabriele De Carolis, Liliana Gaeta, Sergio Ruggieri, and Nicola Martinelli. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple publications together with Rana, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Measurement and estimation of actual evapotranspiration in the field under Mediterranean climate: a review

    G Rana;N Katerji

  • Water use efficiency of crops cultivated in the Mediterranean region: Review and analysis

    Nader Katerji;Marcello Mastrorilli;Gianfranco Rana

  • Measurement and modelling of evapotranspiration of irrigated citrus orchard under Mediterranean conditions

    Gianfranco Rana;Nader Katerji;Francesca de Lorenzi

  • Productivity and water use efficiency of sweet sorghum as affected by soil water deficit occurring at different vegetative growth stages

    Marcello Mastrorilli;Nader Katerji;Gianfranco Rana

  • Olive-mill wastewater spreading in southern Italy: effects on a durum wheat crop

    Michele Rinaldi;Gianfranco Rana;Michele Introna

  • WATER-USE EFFICIENCY OF SWEET SORGHUM UNDER WATER STRESS CONDITIONS : GAS-EXCHANGE INVESTIGATIONS AT LEAF AND CANOPY SCALES

    P. Steduto;N. Katerji;H. Puertos-Molina;M. U¨nlu¨

  • A Measurement Based Sensitivity Analysis of the Penman-Monteith Actual Evapotranspiration Model for Crops of Different Height and in Contrasting Water Status

    G. Rana;N. Katerji

  • Modelling evapotranspiration of six irrigated crops under Mediterranean climate conditions

    Nader Katerji;Gianfranco Rana

  • Microclimate and plant water relationship of the “overhead” table grape vineyard managed with three different covering techniques

    Gianfranco Rana;Nader Katerji;Michele Introna;Ali Hammami

  • Evapotranspiration and canopy resistance of grass in a Mediterranean region

    G. Rana;N. Katerji;M. Mastrorilli;M. El Moujabber

  • An inverse model to estimate ammonia emissions from fields

    Benjamin Loubet;Benjamin Loubet;Sophie Genermont;Sophie Genermont;R. Ferrara;Carole Bedos;Carole Bedos

  • Validation of a model of actual evapotranspiration for water stressed soybeans

    G Rana

  • Crop Reference Evapotranspiration: A Discussion of the Concept, Analysis of the Process and Validation

    Nader Katerji;Gianfranco Rana

  • Volatilisation of substances after spreading olive oil waste water on the soil in a Mediterranean environment

    Gianfranco Rana;Michele Rinaldi;Michele Introna

  • Measuring, modelling and testing ozone exposure, flux and effects on vegetation in southern European conditions--what does not work? A review from Italy.

    M. Ferretti;M. Fagnano;T. Amoriello;M. Badiani

  • Evaluation of mitigation strategies to reduce ammonia losses from slurry fertilisation on arable lands.

    M. Carozzi;R.M. Ferrara;G. Rana;M. Acutis

  • Daily actual evapotranspiration measured with TDR technique in Mediterranean conditions

    Marcello Mastrorilli;Nader Katerji;Gianfranco Rana;Bechir Ben Nouna

  • Sweet sorghum in Mediterranean climate: radiation use and biomass water use efficiencies.

    M. Mastrorilli;N. Katerji;G. Rana;P. Steduto

  • A model for predicting actual evapotranspiration under soil water stress in a Mediterranean region

    G. Rana;N. Katerji;M. Mastrorilli;M. El Moujabber

  • Water efficiency and stress on grain sorghum at different reproductive stages

    M. Mastrorilli;N. Katerji;G. Rana

Frequent Co-Authors

Nader Katerji
Nader Katerji INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marcello Mastrorilli
Marcello Mastrorilli The Canadian Real Estate Association
Benjamin Loubet
Benjamin Loubet University of Paris-Saclay
Pierre Cellier
Pierre Cellier University of Paris-Saclay
Marco Bindi
Marco Bindi University of Florence
Antonella Castagna
Antonella Castagna University of Pisa
Filippo Bussotti
Filippo Bussotti University of Florence
Elena Paoletti
Elena Paoletti National Research Council (CNR)
Annamaria Ranieri
Annamaria Ranieri University of Pisa
Giacomo Gerosa
Giacomo Gerosa Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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