Bruno Basso

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Bruno Basso
File:Bruno Basso In Napoli.pngBruno Basso In Napoli.png Bruno Basso In Napoli.png Bruno, 2022, in Naples, Italy
Born	(1969-09-11) September 11, 1969
🎓 Alma mater	University of Naples Michigan State University
💼 Occupation
🌐 Website	basso.ees.msu.edu

Bruno Basso (born 1969) is an Italian American ecosystem scientist, researcher and academic. He is the John A. Hannah Foundation Professor and MSU Foundation Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Michigan State University. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of CiBO Technologies. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). He is a member of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and member of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC), Department of Energy, Office of Science.

Education

Basso received a Laurea in Agricultural Sciences from University of Naples Federico II in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Sciences from Michigan State University in 2000.

Career

Basso returned to Italy after completing his Ph.D. and joined University of Basilicata as an Assistant Professor, becoming Associate Professor in 2005. He moved to the United States in 2012 and joined Michigan State University as Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. He became Professor in 2015 and Foundation Professor in 2017. In 2022, he was named John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor. He is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Future Environment at Queensland University of Technology since 2008.

Research

Basso's research focuses on Digital Agriculture to design sustainable agricultural systems under current and future climate. Basso pioneered the use of spatial crop simulation modeling and integration with satellite, airborne and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery to identify causes of crop yield variability. He developed an integrated system approach based on novel remote sensing algorithms and a powerful geospatial crop model which uniquely integrates biological sciences and AI-powered data analytics to simulate the effects of the interactions between variables such as soil, climate, genetics and crop management across different spatial scales. Basso’s research scales results using a unique way of inferring plant and soil properties by using plants as sensors. This approach solves the issues that other ‘big data’ solutions face, because it doesn’t use statistical models to predict the future, but instead it leverages a multi-variable mechanistic process-based model that is able to ingest complex plant, biogeochemical, environmental and agronomic processes, then characterize these processes and assess their fundamental interactions and reactions to one another.

He holds global patents (and pending patents) on agricultural intelligence systems to evaluate land productivity and environmental sustainability.

Awards and honors

• 2007 - L.R. Ahuja Agricultural System Modeling Award- Soil Sci. Society Am
• 2008 - L. Frederick Lloyd Soil Teaching Award - Soil Science Society of America
• 2010 - Pierre Robert Precision Agriculture Award – Intern. Soc. Precision Agric.
• 2013 - Fellow American Society of Agronomy
• 2015 - Fellow Soil Science Society of America
• 2016 - MSU Innovation of the Year
• 2019 - Outstanding Faculty of College of Natural Sciences, MSU
• 2021 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Selected publications

Articles

• Basso, Bruno; Dobrowolski, James; McKay, Channing (2017-01-01). "From the Dust Bowl to Drones to Big Data: The Next Revolution in Agriculture". Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. 18 (3): 158–165. doi:10.1353/gia.2017.0048. ISSN 1526-0054.

• Maestrini, Bernardo; Basso, Bruno (2018-10-04). "Drivers of within-field spatial and temporal variability of crop yield across the US Midwest". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 14833. Bibcode:2018NatSR...814833M. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32779-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6172268. PMID 30287846.

• Basso, Bruno; Liu, Lin (2019). "Seasonal crop yield forecast: Methods, applications, and accuracies". Advances in Agronomy. 154. Elsevier. pp. 201–255. ISBN 978-0-12-817406-7. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Search this book on

• Basso, B.; Dumont, B.; Maestrini, B.; Shcherbak, I.; Robertson, G. P.; Porter, J. R.; Smith, P.; Paustian, K.; Grace, P. R.; Asseng, S.; Bassu, S.; Biernath, C.; Boote, K. J.; Cammarano, D.; De Sanctis, G.; Durand, J.‐L.; Ewert, F.; Gayler, S.; Hyndman, D. W.; Kent, J.; Martre, P.; Nendel, C.; Priesack, E.; Ripoche, D.; Ruane, A. C.; Sharp, J.; Thorburn, P. J.; Hatfield, J. L.; Jones, J. W.; Rosenzweig, C. (2018). "Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Feedbacks on Crop Yields under Climate Change". Agricultural & Environmental Letters. 3 (1): 180026. doi:10.2134/ael2018.05.0026. ISSN 2471-9625. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Ritchie, Joe T. (2018). "Evapotranspiration in High‐Yielding Maize and under Increased Vapor Pressure Deficit in the US Midwest". Agricultural & Environmental Letters. 3 (1): 170039. doi:10.2134/ael2017.11.0039. ISSN 2471-9625. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Maestrini, Bernardo; Basso, Bruno (2018). "Predicting spatial patterns of within-field crop yield variability". Field Crops Research. 219: 106–112. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2018.01.028. ISSN 0378-4290. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Martinez-Feria, Rafael A.; Basso, Bruno (2020-02-19). "Unstable crop yields reveal opportunities for site-specific adaptations to climate variability". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2885. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2885M. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59494-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7031360 . PMID 32075987 .

• Basso, Bruno; Shuai, Guanyuan; Zhang, Jinshui; Robertson, G. Philip (2019-04-08). "Yield stability analysis reveals sources of large-scale nitrogen loss from the US Midwest". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 5774. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.5774B. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-42271-1. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6453884. PMID 30962507.

• Liu, Lin; Basso, Bruno (2020). "Linking field survey with crop modeling to forecast maize yield in smallholder farmers' fields in Tanzania". Food Security. 12 (3): 537–548. doi:10.1007/s12571-020-01020-3. ISSN 1876-4525. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Antle, John (2020-04-16). "Digital agriculture to design sustainable agricultural systems". Nature Sustainability. 3 (4): 254–256. doi:10.1038/s41893-020-0510-0. ISSN 2398-9629. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Dumont, Benjamin; Cammarano, Davide; Pezzuolo, Andrea; Marinello, Francesco; Sartori, Luigi (Mar 2016). "Environmental and economic benefits of variable rate nitrogen fertilization in a nitrate vulnerable zone". Science of the Total Environment. 545-546: 227–235. Bibcode:2016ScTEn.545..227B. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.104. ISSN 0048-9697. PMID 26747986. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Fiorentino, Costanza; Cammarano, Davide; Schulthess, Urs (Apr 2016). "Variable rate nitrogen fertilizer response in wheat using remote sensing". Precision Agriculture. 17 (2): 168–182. doi:10.1007/s11119-015-9414-9. ISSN 1573-1618. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Giola, Pietro; Dumont, Benjamin; Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antoni; Cammarano, Davide; Pruneddu, Giovanni; Giunta, Francesco (2016-01-19). Roberto Papa (ed.). "Tradeoffs between Maize Silage Yield and Nitrate Leaching in a Mediterranean Nitrate-Vulnerable Zone under Current and Projected Climate Scenarios". PLOS ONE. 11 (1): –0146360. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1146360B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146360. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4718620. PMID 26784113.

• Basso, Bruno; Liu, Lin; Ritchie, Joe T. (2016). "A Comprehensive Review of the CERES-Wheat, -Maize and -Rice Models' Performances". Advances in Agronomy. 136. Elsevier. pp. 27–132. ISBN 978-0-12-804681-4. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Search this book on

• Basso, Bruno; Hyndman, David W.; Kendall, Anthony D.; Grace, Peter R.; Robertson, G. Philip (2015-06-04). Pieter Spanoghe (ed.). "Can Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation Strategies Be Accurately Quantified if Crop Models Are Annually Re-Initialized?". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): –0127333. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1027333B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127333. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4456366. PMID 26043188.

• Basso, Bruno; Ritchie, Joe (2014). "Temperature and drought effects on maize yield". Nature Climate Change. 4 (4): 233. Bibcode:2014NatCC...4..233B. doi:10.1038/nclimate2139. ISSN 1758-6798. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Kendall, Anthony D.; Hyndman, David W. (2013). "The future of agriculture over the Ogallala Aquifer: Solutions to grow crops more efficiently with limited water". Earth's Future. 1 (1): 39–41. Bibcode:2013EaFut...1...39B. doi:10.1002/2013EF000107. ISSN 2328-4277. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Sartori, Luigi; Cammarano, Davide; Fiorentino, Costanza; Grace, Peter R.; Fountas, Spyros; Sorensen, Claus A. (2012). "Environmental and economic evaluation of N fertilizer rates in a maize crop in Italy: A spatial and temporal analysis using crop models". Biosystems Engineering. 113 (2): 103–111. doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.06.012. ISSN 1537-5110. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Ritchie, Joe T. (2012). "Assessing the Impact of Management Strategies on Water Use Efficiency Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Models". Vadose Zone Journal. 11 (3): –2011.0173. Bibcode:2012VZJ....11..173B. doi:10.2136/vzj2011.0173. ISSN 1539-1663. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Basso, Bruno; Fiorentino, Costanza; Cammarano, Davide; Cafiero, Giovanni; Dardanelli, Julio (2012). "Analysis of rainfall distribution on spatial and temporal patterns of wheat yield in Mediterranean environment". European Journal of Agronomy. 41: 52–65. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2012.03.007. ISSN 1161-0301. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

• Bertocco, Matteo (2010). Agricoltura di precisione: guida pratica all'introduzione in azienda. Verona: L'informatore agrario. ISBN 978-88-7220-283-8. Search this book on

Books

• Bertocco, Matteo; Basso, Bruno; Sartori, Luigi (2005). Agricoltura di precisione. Concetti teorici e applicazioni pratiche. Verona: L'informatore agrario. ISBN 978-88-7220-229-6. Search this book on

(This book has also been translated in Spanish: Manual de agricoltura de precision: conceptos teoricos y application pratica (Handbook of Precision Agricultire: Theorectical Concepts and Practical Uses). Coordinadores Jacinto Jil Sierra y Andres Seco Remeses. Ed. Espagnola. Eumedia. Espana

Book chapters

• Basso, Bruno; Cammarano, Davide; Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antononi; Maestrini, Bernardo; Dumont, Benjamin; Grace, Peter R. (2018-06-05). "Modeling Soil Dynamic Processes". In Jerry L. Hatfield, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, John H. Prueger. Agronomy Monographs. Madison, WI, USA: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Inc. pp. 547–577. doi:10.2134/agronmonogr60.2018.0018. ISBN 978-0-89118-358-7. Retrieved 2023-02-16. CS1 maint: Multiple names: editors list (link) Search this book on

• Boote, Kenneth; Basso, B.; Martinez-Feria, R. A.; Dumont, B. (2019-12-03). "Modeling crop rotations: capturing short- and long-term feedbacks for sustainability and soil health". Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. pp. 217–238. ISBN 978-1-78676-240-5. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Search this book on

• Basso, Bruno; Ritchie, Joe T. (2015). "Simulating crop growth and biogeochemical fluxes in response to land management using the SALUS model". In Stephen K Hamilton, Julie E Doll, G. Philip Robertson. The Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes: Long-Term Research on the Path to Sustainability. Oxford Universtiy Press. pp. 252–274. ISBN 978-0-19-977335-0.CS1 maint: Multiple names: editors list (link) Search this book on

• Asseng, S.; Zhu, Y.; Basso, B.; Wilson, T.; Cammarano, D. (2014). "Simulation Modeling: Applications in Cropping Systems". Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems. Elsevier. pp. 102–112. ISBN 978-0-08-093139-5. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Search this book on

External links

• Bruno Basso's Lab Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Precision conservation for a changing climate

References

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