Genetic improvement plans through crossbreeding to obtain new genotypes. The selection for resistance to biotic stress and seedlessness is assisted by molecular markers

A low-cost phenological station designed and built to provide time-lapsed images and automated data collection, for the assessment and modelling of plant growth and crop management

Development of efficient protocols to deliver the editing machinery into single cells and regenerate whole plants of commercial varieties from the edited cells (with the Plant Biotechnology Unit)

Study of how diet-induced microbiome changes contribute to reduced metabolic disease risk and weight regain following obesity therapy, and advance healthy ageing

Identification of the most promising strawberry varieties and FEM's advanced selections of raspberry and blueberry as the basis for processed products, to guarantee the highest quality for consumers

Study of the genetic variability of phytoplasmas (apple proliferation and flavescence dorée) and their interactions with host plants

Assessment of potential scenarios for the energy exploitation of biomass residues produced by the agricultural, animal farming and agrifood sectors of the Province of Trento.

(PRIMA FOUNDATION) Mediterranean diet (MD) has long been considered a landmark in healthy nutrition, but changing eating habits has meant that people have become less adherent to it. The younger population lost the connection with traditional foods while older people experience life changes that result in significant swaps in their diet.
Despite this, both groups could benefit from a diet rich in antioxidants that has been shown to help prevent disease over the long term. 

PROMEDLIFE aims to reverse, through a multi-actor approach, the decline in adherence to the MD pattern, adopting four lines of intervention.

Study of the distribution and conservation of the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes, to develop management recommendations for the protection of native species, and the control of invasives

Investigation of the genetic basis of plant growth and reproduction (phenological phases, seed and fruit set) and of berry composition (precursors of volatile thiols, modifications of anthocyanins)

An innovative platform to support viticulture, for both winemakers and technicians in all wine producing areas (a result of a project developed by Cavit with MPA Solutions, FEM and FBK)

At the interface between the plant and its environment, we study the regulation of cuticle biosynthesis and the changes in the cell wall during berry ripening and botrytis infection.

Studies of how new, sustainable fish feed ingredients improve farmed fish (trout, sea bass and sea bream) production, modulate their gut microbiota and support immune function (funded by: CARITRO, Ager)

Addresses the major bottlenecks limiting the growth of the US and global cranberry industry by developing and implementing marker-assisted selection (MAS) capability in breeding programs
(funded by: USDA-NIFA, SCRI-NIFA Award 2019)

Study of the key regulators of the apple fruit development at the genetic and epigenetic levels using domesticated and wild Malus species.

(EUREGIO) The melting of rock glaciers (permafrost) and glaciers is often a source of enrichment in trace metals for high-altitude waters, where they reach concentrations that can exceed legislative limits for human use, thus affecting the chemical and biological quality, and functionality of Alpine aquatic ecosystems.

This project aims to understand and quantify the origin, fate, and effects of these trace elements in three glacial and periglacial basins on the north and south slopes of the central and eastern Alps, with a focus on abiotic and biotic processes that alter the concentration of metals in water and trophic networks (assimilation, bioaccumulation).

A seamless and gap-free daily European maps of surface temperatures (MODIS-LST) with a temporal resolution of 4 records per day and enhanced spatial resolution of 250 m with GRASS-GIS software