Offices
Via Emilia Parmense 84 - Piacenza (PC)
Organization
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza
Director
Luigi Lucini
ART-ER Contact Person
Enzo Bertoldi
Email
enzo.bertoldi@art-er.it
Il CRAST è un centro di ricerca inter-istituto della Facoltà di Scienze agrarie, alimentari e ambientali che promuove un approccio multi-disciplinare allo sviluppo e al trasferimento dei concetti di “Agricoltura di Precisione” che coinvolge:
- le produzioni della Terra (coltivazioni erbacee e arboree)
- le produzioni Zootecniche (latte, uova, carne)
- i processi di trasformazione secondo i principi della Sostenibilità.
- In quest’ottica, il CRAST promuove anche l'utilizzo dei Sistemi Informativi Geografici e delle tecniche del Telerilevamento nelle attività di ricerca riguardanti la gestione e pianificazione del territorio rurale e lo sviluppo sostenibile delle produzioni primarie.
Particolare attenzione è dedicata al telerilevamento ed analisi geo-spaziale degli agroecosistemi e dei processi che interessano:
- il risparmio dell’acqua
- la diagnosi precoce di malattie e stati di carenza minerale
- la salvaguardia del suolo
- la riduzione della contaminazione ambientale e degli alimenti.
A tal fine CRAST si avvale di competenze e dotazioni che permettono un approccio multidisciplinare ed integrato a supporto dell’attività sperimentale.
UO 1
Telerilevamento
UO 2
Qualità degli ecosistemi e valutazione del rischio
UO 3
Zootecnia di precisione
UO 4
Produzioni vegetali sostenibili
UO 5
Tecnologie agrarie e alimentari
CONSORZIO DEL FORMAGGIO PARMIGIANO REGGIANO
DI.GI.MA. S.R.L.
ROQUETTE ITALIA S.P.A.
MONSANTO AGRICOLTURA ITALIA S.P.A.
CHR HANSEN – HORSHOLM
E-GEOS AN ASI /TELESPAZIO COMPANY
NUTRECO NEDELAND B.V.
APOFRUIT ITALIA SOC. COOP. AGR.
MUTTI S.P.A.
CASELLA MACCHINE AGRICOLE S.R.L.
OCMIS IRRIGAZIONE S.P.A.
SIME IDROMECCANICA S.R.L.
HORTA S.R.L.
DINAMICA SOC. CONS. A R.L.
APOFRUIT SCARL
APOCONERPO
SCARL
BRAGAGLIA SRL
DROVER SRL
GRANFRUTTA ZANI SCARL
OROGEL FRESCO SCARL
WINET SRL
AGRONICA GROUP SRL
ONIT GROUP SRL
AERO DRON
HAIFA ITALIA SRL
GRANFRUTTA ZANI
CONSORZIO AGRIBOLOGNA S.C.A.
AGRINTESA SOC. COOP. AGRICOLA"
New methods for food quality and safety
- Analytical methods for detection of microbial contamination in food (bacteria, viruses, moulds, yeasts)
- Food safety: analytical methods to evaluate the occurrence of toxic natural substances, process and environmental contaminanst - Marco Trevisan
- Colour analysis with destroing and non-destroying techniques - Matteo Gatti
- Fast and non-destructive spectroscopic methods and chemometrics for food quality evaluation
Functional foods, nutrition and health
- Functional compounds characterization from raw materials, ingredients, food and food industry left-overs - Marco Trevisan
- Extraction of bioactive components from food waste (polyphenols, omega3 and omega6 fatty acids) - Giorgia Spigno
- Evaluation of the interactions between food matrix and bioactive components
- Evaluation of the organoleptic characteristics of food bioactive components and related food
- Set up of in vitro methods and animal models for the evaluation of the health effects of food bioactive components - Marco Trevisan
- Packaging, designing and testing: shelf-life evaluation of food products and bioactive components - Giorgia Spigno
- Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
Food quality and typical food products
- Physical, chemical, sensorial and microbial characteristics of traditional foods - Matteo Gatti
- Panel test evaluation and sensorial analysis of local food
- Characterization of the composition of food products
- Modification of technological processese to improve quality of local products
- Quality optimization of raw material for local product production
- Sensorial analysis of food products to assess the effects of process or raw material modification - Matteo Gatti
Machinery and plants
- Plant layout optimization - Giorgia Spigno
- Thermal exchange enhancement - Giorgia Spigno
- Energy saving and lowering of environment impact of machines and plants for food production - Giorgia Spigno
- Efficiency and yield verification - Giorgia Spigno
- Monitoring and predictive meintenance based on acoustic and vibration sensors, thermography, olography, ultrasound - Matteo Gatti
Innovation and optimization of process/product
- Monitoring of chemical, physical, and biochemical characteristics (enzymatic activity and kinetics) during storage - Giorgia Spigno
- Experimental studies of formulations and processes: use of bioactive components from out-streams or by-products - Giorgia Spigno
- Analytical tests for shelf-life characterization - Giorgia Spigno
- Non-conventional thermal and non-thermal technologies for product stabilization, extraction, and conservation - Giorgia Spigno
- Improvement of process efficiency for saving direct and indirect costs - Matteo Gatti
Valorization of food industry byproducts
- Biorefinery for the exploitation and valorisation of by products and waste from agrofood and feed industry - Marco Trevisan
- Shelf-life modelization on tailor made ingredients or product - Giorgia Spigno
- Evaluation of the functional properties of ingredients and new product formulation - Giorgia Spigno
Quality of raw materials
- Rapid non-destructive methods for the optimization , characterization, and monitoring of raw material and finished products
- Transformation potential of oenological raw materials (grape, musts, etc.) - Matteo Gatti
- Analysis of grape, fruits and food processing left-overs
- Chemical and chemo-physical analysis on meat and vegetal products
- Varietal comparison of wheat and rice collections
- Intruments and services for precision agriculture
Packaging
- Packaging innovation to enhance food shelf-life - Giorgia Spigno
- Shelf-life evaluation and study of the interaction packaging-product - Giorgia Spigno
- Effect of migration from packaging to food and vice-versa: analysis and study - Giorgia Spigno
- Development of new active and intelligent packaging - Giorgia Spigno
- Study of superficial films with antimicrobial activity - Giorgia Spigno
- Life cycle assessment for food packaging - Marco Trevisan
- Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings - Marco Trevisan
- Specific migration analysis of one or more packagings - Marco Trevisan
- Global migration analysis of one or more packagings - Marco Trevisan
- Training courses for packaging experts - Giorgia Spigno
Molecular traceability and systems for traceability
- Molecular characterization of DNA, protein, peptides and metabolites - Marco Trevisan
Green IT
Industrial symbiosis: use, reuse, valorization and material substitution
Biotechnology for the production of chemicals, materials and energy
- Evaluation and characterization of biomass potential (availability, identification and mapping) - Stefano Amaducci
- Non-food crops for biomaterials and biofuels production - Stefano Amaducci
Tools and methods for sustainability
- IPCC guidelines for CO2 balance - Stefano Amaducci
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Marco Trevisan
Ecosystem services
- Climate adaptation plans and strategies - Stefano Amaducci
- Low cost chemical and physical parameters measurement systems
- Remote sensing measurement systems - Stefano Amaducci
- Indoor and outdoor monitoring systems - Stefano Amaducci
- Integrated monitoring of terrestrial, marine, and transitional ecosystems
- Soil remediation
Equipment
Description
Spettroradiometro di campagna ad alta risoluzione spettrale nel visibile ed infrarosso vicino, completo di fibra ottica, contact probe e Leaf Clip per la raccolta di spettri di riflettanza fogliare.
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Gas Cromatografo Agilent GC 6890 con iniettore split/splitless, accoppiato a spettrometro di massa a singolo quadrupolo Agilent 5973, per analisi di composti volatili e di metaboliti primari (dopo de...
per misurare l'attività ruminale dei bovini e altri ruminanti
thermo finnigan “Vanquish” con rivelatore di massa a triplo quadrupolo thermo finnigan “TSQ Fortis". Strumento utilizzato per la determinazione e quantificazione di analiti organici mediante spettrom...
Determinazione scambi gassosi su foglie (fotosintesi netta, conduttanza stomatica e traspirazione). E' lo strumento principale per la determinazione degli stress idrici e dell'efficienza fotosintetica...
Il ceptometro viene usato per misurare l’intercettazione della radiazione luminosa nella canopy di specie vegetali e per calcolarne l’indice di area fogliare (LAI), il principale parametro biofisico d...
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S3 Specialisation Area
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