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University of Palermo, Faculty of Agricultural Science
ISTITUTO DIAGRONOMIA GENERALE E COLTIVAZIONI ERBACEE
Mail address Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo
Telephone +39 (91 ) 423-201 Fax +39
(91 ) 651-8222
Nature Academic
Mission Instruction, research
Financial support National and regional government,
EEC
Working languages Italian
Scope of interest Agronomy, pedology, introduction
of new crops and forage shrubs, plant breeding, soil degradation,
desertification
Research program
Locations Orleans farm, next to the Institute
(Palermo); Sparacia farm and Pietranera farm (Agrigento);
occasionally several Other Locations in Sicily
Subjects Crop husbandry and crop physiology, mainly
for mediterranean species; management of forage crops, shrubs and
natural pastures; forage systems; cover crops and green manure;
effects of irrigation with saline water on crops and soils; soil
genesis and classification; land evaluation and soil mapping
Status Ongoing
Findings Improved cultivation techniques, release
of new varieties of typical mediterranean crops, introduction in
Sicily of new crops and forage shrubs
Internal Organization
Chief official Professor Giovanni Fierotti
Divisions Agronomy, Crop Management and Physiology,
Pedology, Plant Breeding and Varietal Testing
Professional staff 16
Total staff 37
Facilities
Office 14 offices and 5 laboratories at main
site; 3 offices and 1 laboratory at Orleans farm; 2 offices and 1
laboratory at Sparacia farm; 2 offices and I laboratory at
Pietranera term
Library Approximately 5,000 books; 55 periodical
titles received regularly
Computer catalog Yes, using DOBIS
Subcenters Orleans farm multiplication of plant
material; Sparacia farm primarily cereal and grain legume
research; Pietranera farm: primarily research on forage crops,
forage systems, grain legumes and saline water
Exchange Facilities Limited: room for a few
visitors at experimental farms
Publications
Serials Quaderni di Agronomia (for subscription
contact the library)
Other Soil map of Sicily. about 900 papers in
national and international serials, conference proceedings, etc.
History
Established in 1944