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Mariateresa Lazzaro

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Breeding research of lupins
  • Marker-assisted breeding
  • On-farm research

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Cowpea – an underutilised and drought-resistant grain legume for diverse nutrition and climate-friendly agriculture in Switzerland 01.01.2024 31.01.2026
ongoing CH LupiSweet – Alkaloid monitoring in white lupin (LupiSweet) 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Benefits of organic breeding: taking stock and raising awareness (benefits.biobreeding) 01.11.2023 31.10.2026
ongoing DECHEU Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe (LiveSeeding) 01.10.2022 30.09.2026
ongoing CH Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant- based food (DIVINFOOD) 01.03.2022 28.02.2027
ongoing CH Breeding white lupin for resistance & quality for innovative Swiss food from sustainable, regional production (LUPINNO SUISSE) 01.03.2021 28.02.2025
completed CH Cultivar testing and optimizing the cultivation of white and narrow-leafed lupin 01.01.2020 31.12.2023
completed CHEU Engagement of the organic value chain to support Organic Breeding in Europe (ENGAGEMENT.BIOBREEDING EUROPE) 01.09.2019 31.08.2022
completed CHDE LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe (LIVESEED) 01.06.2017 30.09.2021
completed CH Breeding research on anthracnose tolerance and intercropping of lupin 01.01.2014 31.12.2023
ongoing CH European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB) 20.04.2011
ongoing CH Coordination of plant breeding and variety testing for organic farming in Switzerland (Pflanzenzüchtung & Sortenprüfung – CH) 01.01.2009

Training / professional career

  • 2021 Researcher at FiBL Switzerland
  • 2020 Researcher at FiBL Europe
  • 2017 - 2019 Post-Doc researcher in Agronomy and Agroecology, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna  (IT)
  • 2013 - 2016 PhD candidate in Agrobiodiversity, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (IT)
  • 2010 - 2012 M.Sc. in Biotechnology, University of Perugia  (IT)
  • 2006 - 2009 B.Sc. in Agronomy, University of Perugia  (IT)

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

  • Leoni, F.; Lazzaro, M.; Carlesi, S.; Moonen, A.-C. Legume Ecotypes and Commercial Cultivars Differ in Performance and Potential Suitability for Use as Permanent Living Mulch in Mediterranean Vegetable Systems. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1836. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111836
  • Lazzaro, M., Bàrberi, P., Dell’Acqua, M., Pè, M.E., Limonta, M., Barabaschi, D., Cattivelli, L., Laino, P., Vaccino, P., 2019. Unraveling diversity in wheat competitive ability traits can improve integrated weed management. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 39. doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0551-1
  • Lazzaro, M., Costanzo, A., Bàrberi, P., 2017. Single vs multiple agroecosystem services provided by common wheat cultivar mixtures: Weed suppression, grain yield and quality. Field Crops Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.10.006
  • Lazzaro, M., Costanzo, A., Farag, D.H., Bàrberi, P., 2017. Grain yield and competitive ability against weeds in modern and heritage common wheat cultivars are differently influenced by sowing density. Italian Journal of Agronomy 11. doi.org/10.4081/ija.2017.901

Conferences abstracts/papers

  • Leoni, F., Carlesi, S., Lazzaro, M., Croceri, G., Moonen, A.C., 2019. Species diversity in action: on farm optimization of wheat - lentil intercropping in Central Italy.  2nd Agroecology Europe Forum, 26-28 September 2019 Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Accepted)
  • Leoni, F., Carlesi, S., Lazzaro , M., Moonen, A.C.,2019. Selection of the best adapted legume types for relay intercropping in durum wheat aimed at reduced herbicide reliance of cereal-based cropping systems. European Conference on Crop Diversification 18th - 21st September 2019, Budapest, Hungary. (Accepted)
  • Lazzaro, M., Paree, P., Guidotti, D., Koltsida, P., Barberi, P., Toli, E., 2018. “How to Integrate Open Data with Local Knowledge in Co-designed ICT Solutions?” Proceedings of  EFITA conference 2018.
  • Lazzaro, M., Paree, P., Guidotti, D., Koltsida, P., Benians, S., Bàrberi, P., Toli, E., 2018. Digital tools co-creation to ease the dialog among farmers’ communities with diverse visions. A practical case with conventional and organic farmers in CAPSELLA. In: Proceedings 13th European IFSA Symposium. Chania, Greece, 1-5 July 2018.
  • Guidotti D., Lazzaro M., Bàrberi P. (2017). Participatory development of a soil health monitoring platform with organic farmers communities. In: Proceedings 2017 EFITA Congress. vol. 1, p. 63-64, Montpellier:EFITA, Montpellier (FR), 2-6 July
  • Otto, L.G., Brassac, J., Mondal,P., Sonnenschein, M., Plocharski, B., Junghanns, W., Preiss, S., Degenhardt, J., Lazzaro, M., Bocchini, M., Albertini, E., Plescher, A., Fraust, B., He, S.,  Reif, J., Sharbel, T., 2018. Next generation breeding tools for chamomile: Evaluating genetic diversity, ploidy variation, and identifying marker-trait associations. Tagung für Arznei- und Gewürzpflanzenforschung Vielfalt im Dialog mit Mensch und Natur 10. – 13. September 2018, Bonn. JKI-Archiv 460, p. 67-71. DOI 10.5073/jka.2018.460.019
  • Migliorini, P., Lazzaro, M., Bàrberi, P., Ciaccia, C., Colombo, L., Canali ,S., 2017. Convergences, divergence and specificities between Agroecology and Organic Agriculture in Italy. In: Book of Abstracts, 1st Agroecology Europe Forum Agroecology Europe (2017)
  • Pellegrini, F., Antichi, D., Carlesi, S., Lazzaro, M., Nardi, G., Bàrberi, P., 2017. The use of Participatory Action and Learning for Agroecology: conducting research on living mulches in central Italy
  • In: Book of Abstracts, 1st Agroecology Europe Forum Agroecology Europe (2017)
  • Moonen, A.C., Leoni F., Carlesi S., Lazzaro M., 2017. Participatory selection of cover crop cultivars aimed at improving their capacity to cover the soil and their suitability to be destroyed in early spring. In: Book of Abstracts, 1st Agroecology Europe Forum Agroecology Europe (2017)
  • Lazzaro, M., 2017. Digital revolution in the agricultural sector: Fitting in the Agroecological approach? In: Book of Abstracts, 1st Agroecology Europe Forum Agroecology Europe (2017)
  • Guidotti, D., Lazzaro, M., Bàrberi, P.,2017. Participatory development of a soil health monitoring platform with organic farmers communities. In: Proceedings 2017 EFITA Congress EFITA (2017)
  • Lazzaro, M., Barberi, P., Calabrò, G., Ioannidis, Y., Koltsida, P., Manouselis, N., Toli, E., 2016. The Horizon 2020 CAPSELLA project: Collective Awareness PlatformS for Environmentally-sound Land management based on data technoLogies and Agrobiodiversity. In: Proceedings 12th European IFSA Symposium ‘Social and technological transformation of farming systems: diverging and converging pathways IFSA (2016)

Posters

  • Leoni, F., Carlesi, S., Lazzaro, M., Russi, L., Moonen, A.C.,2019. Screening of perennial and annual self-reseeding legume cover crops for their potential application as permanent living mulch in organic vegetable system. European Conference on Crop Diversification 18th - 21st September 2019, Budapest, Hungary. (Accepted)
  • Vaccino, P., Limonta, M. , Lazzaro, M., Dell’Acqua, M., Barabaschi, D.; Laino, P., Delbono ,S; Cattivelli, L.
  • From landraces to modern lines: molecular characterization and association mapping in an Italian bread wheat collection. 13TH INTERNATIONAL, Wheat Genetics Symposium. 23rd-28th April 2017, Tulln / Austria
  • Lazzaro, M., Costanzo, A., Bàrberi, P., 2015. Traits relevant for crop-weed competition in single stands and varietal mixtures of common wheat. Proceedings 17th EWRS ‘Weed management in changing environments’ EWRS (2015)
  • Otto, L.G., Bocchini, M., Lazzaro, M., Albertini, E., Sharbel T.F., 2013
  • Analysis of genetic diversity in German chamomile (Matricaria recutita l.) by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and ploidy variation. Proceedings of the 57th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress. Foggia, Italy – 16/19 September, 2013.
  • Philipp, S., Borgen, A., Lazzaro, M., Backes, G., Torp, A.M., Rasmussen, S.K., 2011.  Marker assisted breeding and mass selection of wheat composite cross populations. Presented at the Organic Plant Breeding: What makes the difference? 10 year’s Anniversary Conference, Frankfurt, 3rd and 4th November 2011.