Ph.D. Student

Sara Paliaga

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Phone

+39 334 8432677

E-mail

sara.paliaga@unipa.it

Orcid ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-4073

Location

Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), Viale delle Scienze, Building 4, Palermo (PA), 90128, Italy

Profile

Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, 2019;
Master’s degree in Agricultural Productions and Technologies, 2021;

Ph.D. Student in Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry (D083) since 2021

Expertise

Soil physiochemical and biochemical analysis; Water and Plant analysis; Knowledge of the use of GC, HPLC and MP-AES;

Advisor

Prof. Luigi Badalucco

Co-advisor

Prof. Vito Armando Laudicina

Thesis topics

Soil biodegradation of nutrient enriched cellulose- and chitosan- derived mulching films for sustainable horticulture

Research interests

Soil fertility, soil microbial biomass, soil biodiversity, bio-based plastic, sustainable agriculture, sewage sludge compost.

Research activity

1. Development of a new method for the determination of soil microbial biomass.
2. Production of bio-based mulch films and study of their effect on soil chemical, physical and biochemical properties, and their biodegradability.

3. Sewage Sludge composting

Link to publications

Paliaga, S., Laudicina, V.A. & Badalucco, L. Lysis of soil microbial cells by CO2 or N2 high pressurization compared with chloroform fumigation. Biol Fertil Soils 59, 609–618 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-023-01725-5

Paliaga, S., Lucia, C., Pampinella, D., Muscarella, S.M., Badalucco, L., Palazzolo, E., Laudicina, V.A. Shifting Long-Term Tillage to Geotextile Mulching for Weed Control Improves Soil Quality and Yield of Orange Orchards. Agriculture. 2023; 13(4):764. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13040764

Paliaga, S., Muscarella, S. M., Lucia, C., Pampinella, D., Palazzolo, E., Badalucco, L., Badagliacca, G., Laudicina, V. A., 2024. Long‐term organic management: Mitigating land use intensity drawbacks and enhancing soil microbial redundancy. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 187(2), 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202300252

Muscarella, S. M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Capri, F. C., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Laudicina, V.A., Paliaga, S., Mannina, G. (2024). Water reuse of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture: Effects on tomato plants, soil nutrient availability and microbial community structure. Science of the Total Environment, 928, 172259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172259

Paliaga, S., Muscarella, S.M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Bulacio Fischer, P.T., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Mannina, G., Laudicina, V.A., 2024. Synergic Effect of Nutrient-Enriched Biochar and Zeolite on Soil-Tomato System Irrigated with Urban Treated Wastewater. In: Mannina, G., Cosenza, A., Mineo, A. (eds) Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. ICWRR 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 524. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63353-9_81

Paliaga, S., Muscarella, S.M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Bulacio Fischer, P.T., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Mannina, G., Laudicina, V.A., 2024. Response of Soil-Fava System Irrigated with Urban Treated Wastewater to Nutrient-Enriched Biochar and Zeolite. In: Mannina, G., Cosenza, A., Mineo, A. (eds) Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. ICWRR 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 524. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63353-9_80

Moradi, S., Zamani, Z., Fatahi, R., Saba, M. K., Paliaga, S., Laudicina, V. A., Inglese, P., Liguori, G., 2024. Fruit quality, antioxidant, and mineral attributes of pomegranate cv. Ghojagh, influenced by shading and spray applications of potassium sulfate and sodium silicate. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 14831. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65084-3