COSTA, Guglielmo
Address: Dept. Fruit Trees & Woody Plant Science,
          Viale G.Fanin 46, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Email: gcosta@agrsci.unibo.it
        guglielmo.costa@unibo.it
Present position: Head of the Department of Fruit Tree and Plant Science
Full Professor of Fruit Science, University of Bologna, Italy
Education and Academic Career:
1997  Full Professor of Fruit Science, University of Bologna
1986  Full Professor of Fruit Science, University of Udine
1983  Associate Professor of Fruit Science, University of Bologna
1971  Assistent Professor in Fruit Science, University of Bologna
Affilitiations:
1999-present  Leader of the EUFRIN Working Group on Fruit chemical thinning
2005-2013  President of the “Bioregulators in Fruit Production” Working Group of the ISHS 1988-1991/2006-2010  President of the ISHS International kiwifruit working Group (IKWG)
1995-2001  President of Fruit Section of the Societa’ Orticola Italiana
Overseas Research Experiences:
1983 Visiting Professor, Pomology Dept., UCDavis, California, USA. Apple fruit set as related to
bioregulators and phenols concentration (5 months)
1976 Visiting Professor, Pomology Dept., UCDavis, California, USA. Chemical thinning of peach fruit
by growth bioregulators(11 months)
Current Research Projects (Granting Organization, Position):
KiwiQuality (methods of control of kiwifruit wood decay), (Supported by RER- Project Leader); Induction of pathogen resistance in fruit trees by transiently altering the flavonoid metabolism with specific enzyme inhibitors (Supported by the EU, Project Leader); Fruit quality assessment: traditional and non-destructive methods (Supported by Ministry of University and research- Project leader); ISAFRUIT Supported by EU); Q-detect: Development of detection methods for quarantine plant pests for use by Plant Health Inspection Services (Supported by EU); Apple fruit quality in the post-genomic era, from breeding new genotypes to post-harvest: nutrition and health (supported by AGER- Foundation consortium); Innovazioni di processo e di prodotto per una pericoltura di qualità – Innovapero health (supported by AGER-Foundation consortium).