{"id":155738,"date":"2025-05-12T14:33:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/sergio-saia-143590-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:54:39","slug":"sergio-saia-143590-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/sergio-saia-143590-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Saia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professore Associato &#8211; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie | Tel.: 050 2216793 &#8211; Email: sergio.saia@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"143590","unipi-persone-nome":"Sergio","unipi-persone-cognome":"Saia","unipi-persone-email":"sergio.saia@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Associate professor of Agronomy and Field Crops at the dept. of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa (DVET-UNIPI). Former teaching in university courses: vegetable crops. Former teaching in post-high school courses: Soil fertility. Former teaching in post-grad courses: Quality of field crops; Soil Chemistry. Teacher at the International Summer School in Statistical analysis of spatial data in agro-environmental research (http:\/\/sdae.lakecomoschool.org\/). <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCoordinator of the SHARInG-MeD (PRIMA) project: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sharingmed<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nInstitutional, research and personal webpages: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sergiosaia <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nExpertise in plant-microbe interaction, especially arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria; modelling of soil properties; conservation agriculture, especially direct sowing systems and cover crop application; metabolomics; systematic maps; and statistics of unbalanced experiments. Love to stay in touch with various aspect of the science dissemination and parlour games on strategy. Most studied species include winter cereals and legumes and at a lesser extent vegetable crops. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTopics (in alphabetical order): agronomy, arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, beneficial soil bacteria, conservation agriculture, direct drilling, direct seeding, field, greenhouse, intercrop, legumes, mass spectrometry, medicinal and aromatic plants, metabolomics, modelling , N use efficiency, N2 fixation, organic agriculture, plant physiology, soil enzymology, soil fertility, soil organic matter , soil science, soil tillage, sustainability, vegetables, wheat.","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sergiosaia","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"il docente \u00e8 a disposizione degli studenti previa prenotazione via mail (sergio.saia@unipi.it) in diversi giorni e orari della settimana attraverso piattaforma teams o in presenza. L'orario e data verranno concertati con lo\/a studente\/ssa per venire incontro, ove possibile, alle sue esigenze","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"ricevimento in presenza (previo appuntamento) e online (previo appuntamento)","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-telefono":"050 2216793","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sergiosaia","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=043906","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=043906&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Agronomia e Coltivazioni Erbacee AGRI-02\/A","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professore Associato","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp123367","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1349331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three-Year Cereal: Field Bean Intercropping Greatly Reduced Weed Abundance with Small Changes in Functional Composition<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Arduini, Iduna; Esnarriaga, Dayana Naimid Del Valle; Mariotti, Marco; Saia, Sergio; Angeletti, Francesco Giovanni Salvo; Pampana, Silvia - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1329373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plant and soil indicators for relating land management to plant conservation<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Di Gregorio, M.; Saia, S.; Angeletti, F.; Alessandrini, V.; Arduini, I. - 2025 - 4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1329269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Improving the soil health before native plant reintroduction: a pipeline for the restoration of plant habitats.<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Arduini, I.; Saia, S.; Di Gregorio, M.; Mariotti, M. - 2025 - 4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1342049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm efficiency and environmental impact of dairy sheep.<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sodi, Irene; Salari, Federica; Sanju\u00e1n, Neus; Saia, Sergio; Altomonte, Iolanda; Martini, Mina - 2024 - 4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1342048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can dairy sheep breed influence the environmental impact of farm?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sodi, Irene; Martini, Mina; Saia, Sergio; Andreucci, Andrea; Fronte, Baldassare; Pedonese, Francesca; Giuliotti, Lorella; Ciampolini, Roberta; Salari, Federica - 2024 - 4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1247527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massese, Sarda and Lacaune Dairy Sheep Breeds: An Environmental Impact Comparison<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sodi, Irene; Martini, Mina; Sanju\u00e1n, Neus; Saia, Sergio; Altomonte, Iolanda; Andreucci, Andrea; Fronte, Baldassare; Pedonese, Francesca; Giuliotti, Lorella; Ciampolini, Roberta; Salari, Federica - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1241587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Nitrogen Fertilization and Intercropping Modify the Quality and Nutrient Yield of Barley\u2013Field Bean Forage?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Angeletti, FRANCESCO GIOVANNI SALVO; Pampana, Silvia; Arduini, Iduna; Saia, Sergio; Mariotti, Marco - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1241072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Nitrogen Fertilization and Intercropping Modify the\r\nQuality and Nutrient Yield of Barley\u2013Field Bean Forage?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Angeletti, FRANCESCO GIOVANNI SALVO; Pampana, Silvia; Arduini, Iduna; Saia, Sergio; Mariotti, Marco - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1217072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resistant starch in common beans: Concentration, characteristics, uses and health effects. A systematic map and review of the studies from 1962 to 2023<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bozkir, E.; Santamarina, C.; Mariotti, M.; Saia, S. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1216925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Better Land and Nitrogen Complementarity for Green Forage Than for Silage in Barley\u2013Field Bean Intercropping<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Angeletti, F. G. S.; Pampana, S.; Saia, S.; Mariotti, M. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1196230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Relay cropping for sustainable intensification of agriculture across temperate regions: Crop management challenges and future research priorities<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Lamichhane, J. R.; Alletto, L.; Cong, W. -F.; Dayoub, E.; Maury, P.; Plaza-Bonilla, D.; Reckling, M.; Saia, S.; Soltani, E.; Tison, G.; Debaeke, P. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1196229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resistant starch in common beans: Concentration, characteristics, uses and health effects. A systematic map and review of the studies from 1962 to 2023<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bozkir, E.; Santamarina, C.; Mariotti, M.; Saia, S. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1196228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fine earth soil bulk density at 0.2 m depth from Land Use and Coverage Area Frame Survey [LUCAS] soil 2018<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Pacini, L.; Yunta, F.; Jones, A.; Montanarella, L.; Barr\u00e8, P.; Saia, S.; Chen, S.; Schillaci, C. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1196227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetic variability of Chamaerops humilis [Arecaceae] throughout its native range highlights two species movement pathways from its area of origin<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Giovino, A; Guarino, C; Marchese, A; Sciarillo, R; Domina, G; Tolone, M; Mateu-Andres, I; Khadari, B; Schillaci, C; Guara-Requena, M; Saia, S - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1174925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raptors bred in captivity: semen characteristics and assisted reproduction outcome in goshawk [Accipiter gentilis]<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Fausto, Anna Maria; Taddei, Anna Rita; Batocco, Federica; Belardinelli, Maria Cristina; Carcupino, Marcella; Schiavone, Achille; Saia, Sergio; Castillo, Annelisse; Marzoni, Margherita - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-didattica":"<ul class=\"registri-list\"><li>Agronomia, colture erbacee ed inerbimenti tecnici (modulo dell'insegnamento sistemi colturali erbacei e costruzioni rurali cod. 577gg) per Laurea in Tecniche di allevamento animale ed educazione cinofila<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-codocenze":"<h4 class=\"mt-2\">Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli\/insegnamenti<\/h4><ul><li>Matematica, Fisica e Statistica (Cod. 006AB) per Laurea in Tecniche di allevamento animale ed educazione cinofila<\/li><li>Ecologia Agraria e Sistemi Colturali Sostenibili (Cod. 0009G) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi zootecnici sostenibili<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-interessi-ricerca":"","_wpml_word_count":"15","_last_translation_edit_mode":"translation-editor","_elementor_page_assets":[]},"organizzazioni":[3750],"class_list":["post-155738","unipi_persone","type-unipi_persone","status-publish","hentry","organizzazioni-dipartimento-di-scienze-veterinarie-599999-en"],"email":"sergio.saia@unipi.it","telefono":"050 2216793","content_plain":"Professore Associato &#8211; 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