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Pier Paolo Roggero

Pier Paolo Roggero

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
5342
World Ranking
7515
National Ranking
161

Overview

Pier Paolo Roggero is a researcher affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy. Their work focuses primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a prolific output that covers various topics and subfields related to soil, plants, and environmental impacts.

The main fields of study in their research portfolio include Agricultural and Biological Sciences with 52 publications and Environmental Science with 46 publications. Subfields of study highlight specific areas such as Plant Science (25 publications), Soil Science (10 publications), Global and Planetary Change (9 publications), Water Science and Technology (7 publications), and Agronomy and Crop Science (6 publications).

The scientist's research topics reveal specialized interests in several key areas:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Cynara cardunculus studies
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Landslides and related hazards

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pier Paolo Roggero highlight studies on soil contamination, plant uptake mechanisms, and the effects of environmental factors on agriculture. Some notable publications include:

  • "Impacts of soil and water fluoride contamination on the safety and productivity of food and feed crops: A systematic review" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Addition of softwood biochar to contaminated soils decreases the mobility, leachability and bioaccesibility of potentially toxic elements" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Fluoride uptake and translocation in food crops grown in fluoride-rich soils" (2020), published in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
  • "Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review" (2021), published in Italian Journal of Agronomy
  • "Patchy landscapes support more plant diversity and ecosystem services than wood grasslands in Mediterranean silvopastoral agroforestry systems" (2020), published in Agricultural Systems

Frequent publication venues demonstrate consistent contributions to several scientific journals, including:

  • Italian Journal of Agronomy (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (7 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (3 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (3 publications)

Collaboration is evident through recurring co-authors who have worked extensively with Pier Paolo Roggero. These include Maria Vittoria Pinna, Giovanni Garau, Paola Castaldi, Antonio Pulina, and Stefania Diquattro, each contributing to advancing projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Crop modelling for integrated assessment of risk to food production from climate change

    F. Ewert;R.P. Rötter;M. Bindi;H. Webber

  • Shifts in microbial diversity through land use intensity as drivers of carbon mineralization in soil

    Vincent Tardy;Aymé Spor;Olivier Mathieu;Jean Lévèque

  • Cereal yield gaps across Europe

    René Schils;Jørgen E. Olesen;Kurt-Christian Kersebaum;Bert Rijk

  • Crop rotation modelling—A European model intercomparison

    Chris Kollas;Kurt Christian Kersebaum;Claas Nendel;Kiril Manevski

  • Impact of spatial soil and climate input data aggregation on regional yield simulations

    Holger Hoffmann;Gang Zhao;Senthold Asseng;Marco Bindi

  • Perceiving to learn or learning to perceive? Understanding farmers' perceptions and adaptation to climate uncertainties

    Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen;Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen;Giovanna Seddaiu;Salvatore Gonario Pasquale Virdis;Camillo Tidore

  • Soil organic matter content and composition as influenced by soil management in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-silvo-pastoral system

    Giovanna Seddaiu;Giovanna Porcu;Luigi Ledda;Pier Paolo Roggero

  • State-of-the-art of the Jatropha curcas productive chain: From sowing to biodiesel and by-products

    Nicla Aurora Contran;Laura Chessa;Marcello Lubino;Davide Bellavite

  • Soil organic C variability and microbial functions in a Mediterranean agro-forest ecosystem

    Alessandra Lagomarsino;Anna Benedetti;Sara Marinari;Letizia Pompili

  • Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studies

    Ahmad Hamidov;Katharina Helming;Gianni Bellocchi;Waldemar Bojar

  • GRAZING SYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN ÁREAS: SPAIN, ITALY AND GREECE

    R. Caballero;F. Fernández-González;R. Pérez Badia;G. Molle

  • Sustainable Catchment Managing in a Climate Changing World: New Integrative Modalities for Connecting Policy Makers, Scientists and Other Stakeholders

    Raymond Ison;Raymond Ison;Kevin Collins;John Colvin;Janice Jiggins

  • Soil carbon dynamics and crop productivity as influenced by climate change in a rainfed cereal system under contrasting tillage using EPIC

    Roberta Farina;Giovanna Seddaiu;Roberto Orsini;Evelyn Steglich

  • In search of systemic innovation for sustainable development: a design praxis emerging from a decade of social learning inquiry

    John Douglas Colvin;Christine P Blackmore;Sam Chimbuya;Kevin Collins

  • Advances of nanotechnology in agro-environmental studies

    Stefania Mura;Giovanna Seddaiu;Fabio Bacchini;Pier Paolo Roggero

  • Long-term no tillage increased soil organic carbon content of rain-fed cereal systems in a Mediterranean area

    Giacomo De Sanctis;Pier Paolo Roggero;Giovanna Seddaiu;Roberto Orsini

  • Long term effects of tillage practices and N fertilization in rainfed Mediterranean cropping systems: durum wheat, sunflower and maize grain yield

    Giovanna Seddaiu;Ileana Iocola;Roberta Farina;Roberto Orsini

  • Combining social learning with agro-ecological research practice for more effective management of nitrate pollution

    Marco Toderi;Neil Powell;Giovanna Seddaiu;Pier Paolo Roggero

  • Isolated cork oak trees affect soil properties and biodiversity in a Mediterranean wooded grassland

    I. Rossetti;S. Bagella;C. Cappai;M.C. Caria

  • Consequences on macroporosity and bacterial diversity of adopting a no-tillage farming system in a clayish soil of Central Italy

    Roberta Pastorelli;Nadia Vignozzi;Silvia Landi;Raimondo Piccolo

  • Un Archivio dati di Indici specifici per la valutazioneintegrata del valore pastorale

    Pier Paolo Roggero;Simonetta Bagella;Roberta Farina

  • Winners and losers from climate change in agriculture: Insights from a case study in the Mediterranean basin

    Gabriele Dono;Raffaele Cortignani;Davide Dell'Unto;Paola Deligios

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Bindi
Marco Bindi University of Florence
Kurt Christian Kersebaum
Kurt Christian Kersebaum Czech Academy of Sciences
Claas Nendel
Claas Nendel University of Potsdam
Thomas Gaiser
Thomas Gaiser University of Bonn
Roberto Ferrise
Roberto Ferrise University of Florence
Marco Moriondo
Marco Moriondo National Research Council (CNR)
Reimund P. Rötter
Reimund P. Rötter University of Göttingen
Frank Ewert
Frank Ewert University of Bonn
Davide Cammarano
Davide Cammarano Aarhus University
Luigi Ledda
Luigi Ledda Marche Polytechnic University

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