Position Duties: 50% – Field work (mainly in Latina province). Apply trunk girdling and plant growth regulators. Assess physiological and productivity performances of tree (bud differentiation, fruit set, trunk diameter, shoot length, yield, root development, starch allocation in different organs). Collect and analyse environmental conditions and agricultural inputs. Communicate with grower and technicians for the correct management of the experimental plots. 40% – Laboratory analysis (in Bologna). Assess fruit quality attributes and secondary metabolite content (e.g. VOCs). Design and management of post-harvest trials to assess the ripening dynamics of kiwifruit and incidence and causes of storage breakdown (SBD). Molecular diagnosis of plant disease, gene-expression study of ripening and/or defence related genes. 10% – Train and supervise bachelor and master students and trainees.
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