Giovanni Rallo

Location: VIA DEL BORGHETTO, 80, 56124 PISA

Email: giovanni.rallo@unipi.it

Phone: 050 2216158

Website: www.agrhysmo.agr.unipi.it

Profile

Position: Professore Associato

Unit: Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali

Scientific-disciplinary sector: Idraulica Agraria e Sistemazioni Idraulico-forestali AGRI-04/A

Giovanni Rallo is Associate Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (DAFE) of University of Pisa. In 2010 he obtained the PhD in Environmental Hydronomy, with a thesis on “Measurement and Modeling of Water Exchanges in Soil Plant Atmosphere Continuum and Water Stress Functions: Application to olive groves”. In his high-educational background he completed the II level Master course in “Irrigation in Mediterranean Environment” and a High Scientific Training Seminar on “Trends in plant eco-physiology and ecosystem ecology research”. He is studying since 15 years the mathematical stress functions and its empirical formulation of woody perennial and vegetable crops under abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. However, research activities have been carried out in order to define and transfer new strategies for optimizing water resource management in the Mediterranean environment.

Teaching

Teaching activity

Teaching responsibility for modules/courses

  • Idraulica e idrologia agraria (cod. 438GG) per Laurea in Scienze agrarie
  • Agrometeorologia ed agroidrologia (cod. 0043G) per Laurea Magistrale in Scienze dell'ambiente e del clima
  • Agrometeorologia (cod. 505GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Scienze ambientali
  • Monitoraggio e controllo avanzato degli stress delle colture (cod. 560GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili
  • Patente ecdl start (cod. 1970Z) per Laurea in Scienze agrarie
  • Monitoraggio e gestione della risorsa idrica (cod. 597GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili
  • Laboratorio di precision farming (cod. 551GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili


Student consultation hours

Mode of office hours: Si prega di ottimizzare gli incontri presentandosi in piccoli gruppi e listando gli argomenti da trattare

Location: Il docente comunicherà l'URL per l'aula virtuale

Time: Previo appuntamento via e-mail (giovanni.rallo@unipi.it)

Research

Research interests

1) Study of the relationships between microclimatic, biophysical, and plant biometric parameters in arable crops grown within agroforestry systems.
2) Agro-hydrological modelling and/or sensor technologies for expert irrigation management of sparse crop systems.
3) Application of EMI and/or ERT technologies for distributed monitoring of soil physical properties.
4) Macroscopic modelling of water-stress functions using an HTS system.
5) Quantification of water consumption dynamics and plant water status in intercropped tree-arable crops within agroecological contexts.

Publications