Daniele G. F. Daffonchio
University of Turin, Italy
Biography
Daniele Daffonchio is Professor of Environmental Microbiology at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences (DISAFA) of the University of Turin, since December 2024. In the previous eleven years Daffonchio has been Professor of Bioscience at KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Before KAUST, Daffonchio was Professor of Microbial Systems Biotechnology at DeFENS University of Milan, Italy. He got a PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides at the University of Milan in 1993. Research interests are on the microbial ecology and biotechnology of tree crops and of conventional and extreme terrestrial, aquatic and symbiotic ecosystems.
Tentative Title:
The agroecosystem “Microbial Terroir” promotes fruit quality, plant resilience against stresses and carbon sequestration
Pillar and Topic/Subtopic:
Pillar 2, Environmental Innovations and Sustainable Solutions; Topic 2.1, Applied and Environmental Science; Subtopic 2.1B, Agricultural Systems Microbiology and Phytobiome Management
