Ph.D. cycle XLI cyclePhD XLI cycleGiovanni Pascucci

Giovanni Pascucci

Supervisors

Antonella Gori, Edgardo Giordani

Email

giovanni.pascucci(AT)unifi.it 

Office address

Viale delle Idee, 30, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI

Profile

I am a PhD student in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at DAGRI (University of Florence). After earning my Master’s degree in Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Management at the University of L’Aquila, I focused my research path on plant ecophysiology. During my experimental thesis, I investigated the use of halotolerant PGPB (Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria) to mitigate salt stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L., exploring the complexities of plant-microbe interactions. A research period at Lund University (Sweden) allowed me to integrate plant-pollinator ecology and a trait-based approach into my work. Currently, my research focuses on the physiology of Arbutus unedo L., aiming to investigate water stress tolerance mechanisms, fruit quality determinants, and post-harvest physiological dynamics

Seminars and conference

• Pascucci G.*, Djebaili R., Farda B., Pagnani G., Pisante M., Pellegrini M.(2025). Enhancing Salt Resilience in Phaseolus vulgaris with Microbacterium testaceum and Arthrospira platensis. Poster, FEMS25, Milano, (07/2025). (Presenting author)
• Lozada-Gobilard S., Espinoza Peñaloza P., Pascucci G., Aliwi Z., Larsson E., Brydegaard M., Opedal Ø. H. (2025). “Disentangling the biotic and abiotic drivers of flower color variation of Digitalis purpurea”. Contributo, POPBIO-25, Praga (Repubblica Ceca), 22/05/2025.
• Pascucci G.*, Chichi K. N., Sabbi E., Di Musciano M. (2025). “Endemic Plants in Peril: Future Climate Projections in the Central Apennines”. Speed talk, ECR 2025, L’Aquila (Italia), 06–09/05/2025. (Presenting author)
• Chichi K. N.*, Di Musciano M., Ricci L., Pascucci G. (2025). “Italy’s Endemic Alpine Flora: A Call to Close the Protection Gaps”. Speed talk, ECR 2025, L’Aquila (Italia), 06–09/05/2025. (Presenting author)
• Torres-Vanegas F., Temesvári V., Pascucci G., Friberg M., Opedal Ø. H. (2024). “Pollinator-specific patterns of phenotypic selection on floral traits in a pollination-generalized plant”. Contributo, SCAPE-2024, Norvegia, 10/2024.
• Nematpour A., Djebaili R., Pascucci G., Farda B., Calzarano F., Pagnani G., Pellegrini M., Pisante M. (2024). “Unlocking the growth potential of green beans: PGPB intervention in Rhizoctonia-infested soils, a preliminary study”. Contributo, V Convegno AISSA#under40, Firenze (Italia), 06/2024.
• Djebaili R., Pascucci G., Farda B., Sabbi E., Pace L., Pellegrini M. (2024). “Halotolerant plant growth promoting Bacillus strains Bm1, E1, and F1 mitigate salt stress in Phaseolus vulgaris”. Contributo, V Convegno AISSA#under40, Firenze (Italia), 06/2024.
• Pace L., Farda B., Djebaili R., Sabbi E., Torge M., Pascucci G., Pellegrini M. (2024). “Aerobiological Monitoring in the Fucino Plain to Support Agricultural Production in a Changing Climate Context”. Contributo, Conferenza AIAM24, L’Aquila (Italia), 06/2024.

Personal Links, Blogs, Websites

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giovanni-Pascucci?ev=hdr_xprf

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanni-pascucci-171642223/

ORCID: Giovanni Pascucci (0009-0004-0261-8725) - My ORCID