Valentin D. Picasso - CV
Associate Professor, Agronomy, University of Wisconsin ? Madison, USA picassorisso@wisc.edu , 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI, 53706, USA ORCID: 0000-0002-4989-6317
Education
2010 Postdoctoral researcher, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
2008 Ph.D. Sustainable Agriculture. Iowa State University.
2001 Ingeniero Agrónomo (B.S., Agriculture). Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
Positions
2022-23. Visiting researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU); on sabbatical UW.
2021-present. Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Univ. of Wisconsin ? Madison, USA.
2015-21. Assist. Professor, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin ? Madison.
2018-present. Assoc. Prof., Animal Production and Pastures, UDELAR, Uruguay (5 hs).
2012. Visiting Scientist, Animal Science Dept., Univ. of California - Davis, USA, 3 months
2010. Visiting Scientist, Crop Systems, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 5 months
2012-15. Director, Environmental Systems Dept., Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
2009-15. Climate Change Interdisciplinary Center Coordinator, UDELAR, Uruguay.
2008-18. Assist. Professor, Animal Production and Pastures Dept., UDELAR, Uruguay.
2008-12. Director, Graduate & Continuing Education, UDELAR, Uruguay.
Honors and Awards
Elected Board member representative, Global Agronomy, American Society of Agronomy (2024)
OECD Fellowship for sabbatical research stay at Swedish Agricultural University (2022)
Elected chair of Perennial Grains Community, American Society of Agronomy (2022-23)
Chair of the NCCC31, North Central Committee on Ecophisiology of forages (2022-23)
CSSA Outstanding Paper Award - Forage and Grazinglands division (2020)
Toepfer Faculty Fellow Award - UW-Madison (2019)
Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence Fellow (2017)
Global Research Alliance Borlaug Fellowship UC Davis (2012)
Fulbright fellowship for graduate studies in US (2002)
Research support (grants)
2015-present - US $ 13 million at UW-Madison, including: Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems (PI, USDA SAS); Developing and deploying a perennial grain crop enterprise to improve environmental quality and rural prosperity (Co-PI, USDA SAS); Resilience of alfalfa cultivars to variable environments (PI, USDA AFRP); Alfalfa yield gap and soil health (USAFRI-NAFA, co-PI), Breeding alfalfa for intercropping (Co-PI, USDA AFRP), Grazing management of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass as a dual-purpose crop (PI, USDA SARE), USDA-Hatch grants on Resilience and Perennial grains (PI). These grants involve collaboration with farmers, farmer organizations (MFA, NAFA, Grassworks), industry partners (alfalfa seed companies: Corteva, Forage Genetics International, S&W) and NGOs (The Land Institute, MFAI, etc.).
2009-2015 ? US $ 0.7 million in funding at UDELAR, Uruguay
Teaching and mentoring
UW-Madison courses: Global Food Production and Health, Forage Management and Utilization, Perennial Grain Polycultures, Study Abroad to Mexico; Principles and Practices of Crop Production; Agronomy Graduate Seminar; Agroecology Seminar
International courses: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Integrating Policy and Science for Sustainability. IAI PDS Seminar. Dominican Republic and Canada, 2016-2017.
Mentoring: UW Madison: 5 post-docs advised, 10 graduate students advised (MSc/PhD), 7 committees for graduate students, 16 undergraduates; Other institutions (Uruguay, The Netherlands, China, Sweden, Peru): 26 MSc/PhD students
Professional Memberships
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología (SOCLA), Asociación Latinoamericana de Producción Animal (ALPA)
Publications
*Shoenberger, E.D., Jungers, J.M., Law, E.P., Keene, C.L., DiTommaso, A., Sheaffer, C.C., Wyse, D.L., Picasso, V.D., Stoltenberg, D.E.#. Synthetic auxin herbicides do not injure intermediate wheatgrass or affect grain yield. Weed Technology (accepted).
Poudel, K., Sheaffer, C.#, Jungers, J.M., Weihs, B.J., Lamb, J.F.S., Bauder, S., Picasso, V., Heuschele, J., Xu, Z.#. 2023. Quantifying winter survival of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agronomy Journal (accepted).
Ashworth, A.J.#, Marshall, L., Volenec, J.J., Casler, M.D., Berti, M.T., van Santen, E., Williams, C.L., Gopakumar, V., Foster, J.L., Propst, T., Picasso, V.D., and Su, J. 2023. Framework to Develop an Open- Source Forage Data Network to Improve Primary Productivity and Enhance System Resiliency. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21441
DeHaan, L.R.#, Anderson, J.A., Bajgain, P., Basche, A., Cattani, D.J., Crain, J., Crews, T.E., David, C., Duchene, O., Gutknecht, J. and Hayes, R.C., Hui, F., Jungers, J.M., Knudsen, S., Kong, W., Larson, S., Lundquist, P.O., Luo, G., Miller, A.J., Nabukalu, P., Newell, M.T., Olsson, L., Palmgren, M., Paterson, A.H., Picasso, V.D., Poland, J.A., Sacks, E.J., Wang, S., Westerberg, A. 2023. Discussion: Prioritize perennial grain development for sustainable food production and environmental benefits. Science of The Total Environment, p.164975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164975
Culman, S.#, Pinto, P., Pugliese, J., Crews, T., DeHaan, L., Jungers, J., Larsen, J., Ryan, M., Schipanski, M., Sulc, M., Wayman, S., Wiedenhoeft, M., Stoltenber, D., & Picasso, V. 2023. Forage harvest management impacts ?Kernza? intermediate wheatgrass productivity across North America. Agronomy Journal, 00, 1? 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21402
*Locatelli, A., Gutierrez, L., Duchene, O., Speranza, P. R., & Picasso, V. D. 2023. Agronomic assessment of two populations of intermediate wheatgrass?Kernza® (Thinopyrum intermedium) in temperate South America. Grassland Research, 1? 17. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12032
*Pinto, P.#, Cartoni-Casamitjana, S., Cureton, C., Stevens, A.W., Stoltenberg, D.E., Zimbric, J. and Picasso, V.D. 2022. Intercropping legumes and intermediate wheatgrass increases forage yield, nutritive value, and profitability without reducing grain yields. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6:977841. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.977841/full
Price, J. H., Van Tassel, D. L., Picasso, V. D., & Smith, K. P. 2022. Assessing phenotypic diversity in silflower (Silphium integrifolium Michx.) to identify traits of interest for domestication selection. Crop Science, 62, 1443? 1460. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20748
*Picasso, V. D.#, Berti, M., Cassida, K., Collier, S., Fang, D., Finan, A., Krome, M., Hannaway, D., Lamp, W., Stevens, A. W., & Williams, C. 2022. Diverse perennial circular forage systems are needed to foster resilience, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits in agricultural landscapes. Grassland Research, 1( 2), 123? 130. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/glr2.12020
Wiesner, S.#, Duff, A.J., Niemann, K., Desai, A.R., Crews, T.E., Picasso, V.D., Riday, H., Stoy, P.C. 2022. Growing season carbon dynamics differ in intermediate wheatgrass monoculture versus biculture with red clover. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 323 (2022) 109062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109062
*Locatelli, A., L. Gutierrez, & V.D. Picasso#. 2022. Vernalization requirements of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass. Crop Science, 62, 524?535. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20667
*Olugbenle, O., P. Pinto, & V.D. Picasso#. 2021. Optimal Planting Date of Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass Intercropped with Red Clover. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2227. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112227
*Franco J.G.#, M.T. Berti, J.H. Grabber, J.R. Hendrickson, C.C. Nieman, P. Pinto, D. Van Tassel, and V. Picasso. 2021. Ecological Intensification of Food Production by Integrating Forages (Review). Agronomy 2021, 11, 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122580
Waldron, B.L.#, K.B. Jensen, M.D. Peel, V.D. Picasso. 2021. Breeding for Resilience to Water Deficit and Its Predicted Effect on Forage Mass in Tall Fescue. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2094. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112094
Heineck G.C., B. Schlautman, E. Law, M.R. Ryan, J.W. Zimbric, V. Picasso, D.E. Stoltenberg, C.C. Sheaffer, J.M. Jungers#. 2021. Intermediate wheatgrass seed size and moisture dynamics inform grain harvest timing. Crop Science https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20662
*Pinto, P.#, De Haan, L., and V. Picasso. 2021. Post-Harvest Management Practices Impact on Light Penetration and Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass Yield Components. Agronomy 2021, 11, 442. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11030442
*Sanford, G.R.#, R. Jackson, E. Booth, J.L. Hedtcke, and V. Picasso. 2021. Perenniality and diversity drive output stability and resilience in a 26-year cropping systems experiment. Field Crops Research 263: 108071. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108071 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429021000174
Orcasberro M.S.#, C. Loza, J. Gere, P. Soca, V. Picasso, and L. Astigarraga. 2021. Seasonal Effect on Feed Intake and Methane Emissions of Cow?Calf Systems on Native Grassland with Variable Herbage Allowance. Animals 2021, 11, 882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030882
Duchene, O.#, B. Dumont, D. Cattani, L. Fagnant, B. Schlautman, L. R. DeHaan, S. Barriball, J. Jungers, V. Picasso, C. David, F. Celette. 2021. Process-based analysis of Thinopyrum intermedium phenological development highlights the importance of dual induction for reproductive growth and agronomic performance. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology. Volumes 301?302, 108341. doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108341. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168192321000241
*Ivancic, K., A. Locatelli, W. Tracy, and V. Picasso#. 2021. Kernza Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) response to a range of vernalization conditions. Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/CJPS-2020-0251
*Zimbric, J.W., D. Stoltenberg, V. Picasso#. 2021. Strategies to reduce plant height in dual-use intermediate wheatgrass cropping systems. Agronomy Journal 2021;1?11. doi: 10.1002/agj2.20544 https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/agj2.20544
*Sakiroglu, M., Dong, C., Hall, M.B., Jungers, J. and Picasso, V#. 2020. How does nitrogen and forage harvest affect belowground biomass and non?structural carbohydrates in dual use Kernza intermediate wheatgrass? Crop Science 2020; 60:2562?2573. DOI:10.1002/csc2.20239 https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/csc2.20239
*Darre, E., E. Llanos, L. Astigarraga, M. Cadenazzi, V. Picasso#. 2020. Do pasture-based mixed dairy systems with higher milk production have lower environmental impacts? A Uruguayan case study. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2020.1750433 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00288233.2020.1750433
*Zimbric, J.W., D. Stoltenberg, V. Picasso#. 2020. Effective weed suppression in dual-use intermediate wheatgrass systems. Agronomy Journal 112:2164-2175. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20194 https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/agj2.20194
Siri-Prieto#, G., O. Ernst, M. Bustamante, V. Picasso. 2020. Impact of nitrogen and phosphorous on biomass yield, nitrogen efficiency, and nutrient removal of perennial grasses for bioenergy. Biomass and Bioenergy 136: 105526. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105526 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096195342030060X?via%3Dihub
*Favre, J.R., T. Munoz Castiblanco, D.K. Combs, M.A. Wattiaux, and V.D. Picasso#. 2019. Forage nutritive value and predicted fiber digestibility of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass in monoculture and in mixture with red clover during the first production year. Animal Feed Science and Technology 258, 114298. DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114298 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840119304651 *Modernel, P.#, V. Picasso, M. Do Carmo, W.A. H. Rossing, M. Corbeels, P. Soca, S. Dogliotti, P. Tittonell.
2019. Grazing management for more resilient mixed livestock farming systems on native grasslands of southern South America. Grass and Forage Science. DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12445 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gfs.12445?af=R
*Lanker, M., M. Bell, and V. Picasso#. 2019. Farmer perspectives and experiences introducing the novel perennial grain Kernza Intermediate wheatgrass in the US Midwest. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 1900031: 1-10. DOI:10.1017/S1742170519000310 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renewable-agriculture-and-food-systems/article/farmer- perspectives-and-experiences-introducing-the-novel-perennial-grain-kernza-intermediate-wheatgrass-in-the- us-midwest/B86AFE979FAF690796FA51A0A7565828
*Picasso, V., M. Casler, D. Undersander. 2019. Resilience, Stability, and Productivity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Cultivars in Rainfed Regions of North America. Crop Science. 59:1?11. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.06.0372 https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/abstracts/59/2/80
*Favre, J.R., K. A. Albrecht, L. Gutierrez, and V. Picasso. 2019. Harvesting oat forage at late heading increases milk production per unit of area. Crop, Forage, & Turfgrass Management 5:180046 doi:10.2134/cftm2018.06.0046 https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cftm/abstracts/5/1/180046
Darre, E., M. Cadenazzi, S. R. Mazzilli, J. F. Rosas, V. Picasso#. 2018. Environmental impacts on water resources from summer crops in rainfed and irrigated systems. Journal of Environmental Management 232:514-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.090
Bresciano, D., A. Del Pino, A. Borges, M. Tejera, P. Speranza, L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso#. 2018. Perennial C4 grasses increase root biomass and carbon in sown temperate pastures. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 62(3): 332-342. DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2018.1504089
Modernel, P.#, S. Dogliotti, S. Alvarez, M. Corbeels, V. Picasso, P. Tittonell, W.A. Rossing. 2018. Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance. Ecological Indicators 89:755-770. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.01.038
Llanos, E., L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso#. 2018. Energy and economic efficiency in grazing dairy systems under alternative intensification strategies. European Journal of Agronomy 92: 133-140. DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2017.10.010
Picasso, V#. 2018. The biodiversity-ecosystem function debate: An interdisciplinary dialogue between ecology, agriculture and agroecology. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 42(3):264-273. DOI:10.1080/21683565.2017.1359806
Cruz, G., W. Baethgen, D. Bartaburu, M. Bidegain, A. Giménez, M. Methol, H. Morales, V. Picasso#, G. Podesta, R. Taddei, R. Terra, G. Tiscornia, M. Vinocur. 2017. Thirty years of multi-level processes for adaptation of livestock production to droughts in Uruguay. Weather, Climate, and Society 10:59-74. DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-16-0133.1
Cruz, G.#, R. Guevara, R. Terra, V. Picasso, and L. Astigarraga. 2017. Information and climate services for decision making from the perspective of the Interdisciplinary Center in Response to Climate Variability and Change (Información y servicios climáticos para la toma de decisiones desde la perspectiva del Centro Interdisciplinario de Respuesta al Cambio y la Variabilidad Climática). INTERdisciplina CIICH. UNAM. Mexico. Vol 5 (13):101-122. DOI: 10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2017.13.62383
Pischke, C.#; J. L. Knowlton; C.C. Phifer; J. Gutierrez Lopez; T.S. Propato; A. Eastmond; T. Martins de Souza; M. Kuhlberg; V. Picasso; S. R. Veron; C. Garcia; M. Chiappe; K. E. Halvorsen. 2017. Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects. Journal of Environmental Management 60 (6): 1011-1021. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-017-0939-8
Halty, V.#, M. Valdés, M. Tejera, V. Picasso, H. Fort. 2017. Modelling plant interspecific interactions from experiments of perennial crop mixtures to predict optimal combinations. Ecological Applications 27(8):2277 ? 2289. DOI: 10.1002/eap.1605
Bussoni, A., J. Alvarez, F. Cubbage, G. Ferreira, V. Picasso#. 2017. Diverse strategies for integration of forestry and livestock production. Agroforestry Systems 93:333?344. DOI:10.1007/s10457-017-0092-7
Van Tassel, D.#, K. Albrecht, JD Bever, AA. Boe, Y. Brandvain, T.E. Crews, M. Gansberger, P. Gerstberger, L. González-Paleo, B.S. Hulke, N.C. Kane, P.J. Johnson, E.G. Pestsova, V. Picasso, J.R. Prasifka, DA. Ravetta, B. Schlautman, C.C. Sheaffer, K.P. Smith, P.R. Speranza, M. K. Turner, A.E Vilela, P. von- Gehren, and C. Weaver. 2017. Accelerating Silphium domestication: An opportunity to develop new crop ideotypes and breeding strategies informed by multiple disciplines. Crop Science 57:1274-1284. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2016.10.0834
Picasso, V.#, D. Schaefer, P. Modernel, L. Astigarraga. 2017. Ecological intensification of beef grazing systems. Grassland Science in Europe 22: 218-220. ISBN: 978-88-901771-9-4
Modernel, P.#, W. Rossing, M. Corbeels, S. Dogliotti, V. Picasso, P. Tittonel. 2016. Land use change and ecosystem service provision in Pampas and Campos grasslands of southern South America. Environmental Research Letters 11 (2016) 113002. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/113002
Tejera, M., P. Speranza, L. Astigarraga, and V. Picasso#. 2015. Forage biomass, soil cover, stability and competition in perennial grass?legume pastures with different Paspalum species. Grass and Forage Science 71: 575-583. DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12208
Halvorsen, K.#, J. L. Knowlton, A. S. Mayer, C. C. Phifer, T. Martins, E. C. Pischke, T. S. Propato, P. Cavigliasso, C. Garcia, M. Chiappe, A. Eastmond, J. Licata, M. Kuhlberg, R. Medeiros, V. Picasso, G. Mendez, P. Primo, A. Frado, S. Veron, J. L. Dunn. 2015. A case study of strategies for fostering international, interdisciplinary research. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 6:313-323. DOI: 10.1007/s13412-015-0336-7
Picasso, V.#, P. Modernel, G. Becoña, L. Salvo, L. Gutiérrez, L. Astigarraga. 2014. Sustainability of meat production beyond carbon footprint: a synthesis of case studies from grazing systems in Uruguay. Meat Science 98: 346?354. DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.07.005
Cruz, G.#, W. Baethgen, V. Picasso, R. Terra. 2014. An analysis of agronomic droughts in two livestock regions in Uruguay (in spanish). Agrociencia (Uruguay) 18(1):126-132. ISSN 2301-1548
Becoña, G., L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso#. 2014. Greenhouse gas emissions of cow-calf grazing systems in Uruguay. Sustainable Agriculture Research 3(2):89-105. DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230526
Lizarralde, C.#, V. Picasso, A. Rotz, M. Cadenazzi, L. Astigarraga. 2014. Practices to reduce milk carbon footprint on grazing dairy farms in southern Uruguay: Case studies. Sustainable Agriculture Research 3(2):1-15. DOI: 10.5539/sar.v3n2p1
Llanos, E., L. Astigarraga, R. Jacques, & V. Picasso#. 2013. Energy efficiency of dairy systems in Uruguay (in spanish). Agrociencia (Uruguay) 17(2):99-109. ISSN : 1510-0839
Modernel, P., L. Astigarraga, & V. Picasso#. 2013. Global versus local environmental impacts of grazing and confined beef production systems. Environmental Research Letters 8:035052. DOI: 10.1088/1748- 9326/8/3/035052
Connolly, J.#; T. Bell, T. Bolger, C. Brophy, T. Carnus, J. A. Finn, L. Kirwan, F. Isbell, J. Levine, A. Lüscher, V. Picasso, C. Roscher, M. T. Sebastia, M. Suter, A. Weigelt. 2013. An improved model to predict the effects of changing biodiversity levels on ecosystem function. Journal of Ecology 101:344-55. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12052
Dini, Y.; J. Gere; C. Briano; M. Manetti; P. Juliarena; V. Picasso; R. Gratton; L. Astigarraga#. 2012. Methane emission and milk production of dairy cows grazing pastures rich in legumes or rich in grasses in Uruguay. Animals 2:288-300. DOI: 10.3390/ani2020288
Picasso, V.#; E. C. Brummer; M. Liebman; P. Dixon; B. Wilsey. 2011. Diverse perennial crop mixtures sustain higher productivity over time based on ecological complementarity. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 26(4): 317?327. DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000135
Picasso, V.#; E.C. Brummer; M. Liebman. 2010. Diversity and stability in experimental grassland communities. Grassland Science in Europe 15: 827-829
Picasso, V.#; E.C. Brummer; M. Liebman; P. M. Dixon; B. J. Wilsey. 2008. Crop species diversity affects productivity and weed suppression in perennial polycultures under two management strategies. Crop Science 48: 331-342. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.04.022
Other significant research publications (abstracts, book chapters, books, etc.)
Books and book chapters:
*Orcasberro, S., Astigarraga, L., Kohmann, M.M., Modernel, P., and Picasso, V.D. 2022. Ecological Intensification in Grasslands for Resilience and Ecosystem Services: the Case of Beef Production Systems on the Campos Grasslands of South America. Chapter 7. In. Rastandeh, A., and Jarchow, M. (Eds.) Creating Resilient Landscapes in an Era of Climate Change: Global Case Studies and Real-World Solutions https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003266440
Cherney, J.H., R. L. Kallenbach, V. D. Picasso Risso. 2020. Systems for Temperate Humid Areas. Chapter 20. In: Barnes, K.J. Moore, D. Redfearn, M. Collins, J. Nelson (Eds.) Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture. Volume II. 7th Edition.
Dunn, J.L., J.L. Knowlton, R.M. Handler, E.C. Pischke, K.E. Halvorsen, M. Azahara Mesa-Jurado, T. Selfa, D. Flaspohler, J. Licata. E. Mata-Zayas, R. Medeiros, C. Moseley, E. Nielsen, V. Picasso, J.C. Sacramento Rivero, T. de Souza, C. Vazquez, and N. Basiliko. 2019. Lessons from the Transdisciplinary International BIOPIRE Project. In: K.E. Halvorsen, C. Schelly, R. Handler, E. Pischke, and J.L. Knowlton, Eds., A Research Agenda for Environmental Management. E. Elgar Pub., USA
Cabrera, M.C., L. Astigarraga, O. Borsani, G. Camussi, P. Caputti, M. Carriquiry, P. Chilibroste, M. Ferrer, G. Galván, F. García Préchac, L. Grille, C. Marino, D. Panario, A. Saadoun, P. Soca, V. Picasso, D. Vázquez F. Zaccari. 2017. Uruguay, Food producer for the world: towards a sustainable production from a food and nutritional security perspective. Pp: 558-593 In: M. T. Clegg (coord.). Food and nutrition security in the Americas: A view from the academies of sciences. Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences. Mexican Academy of Sciences, Mexico City.
Tejera, M., Speranza, P., Astigarraga, L., Picasso, V. 2017. Efecto de la inclusión de dos gramíneas estivales con hábitos de crecimiento contrastante en mezclas forrajeras perennes (Effect of inclusión of two warm season grasses with contrasting growth habits in perennial forage mixtures). pp: 16-23 IN: Speranza, P. (Ed.) Utilización y domesticación de gramíneas forrajeras del género Paspalum en Uruguay. INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria) Serie FPTA No 61. Montevideo, Uruguay.
Picasso, V. 2016. Sustentabilidad y resiliencia en sistemas de campo natural (Sustainability and resilience in native grasslands production systems). Módulo 6. In: MGAP. Producción animal sostenible en pastoreo sobre campo natural. Montevideo. Uruguay. https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-ganaderia-agricultura- pesca/sites/ministerio-ganaderia-agricultura- pesca/files/documentos/publicaciones/libro_campo_natural_final_en_baja.pdf
Astigarraga, L., R. Terra, G. Cruz, V. Picasso. 2015. Interdisciplinary center in response to climate variability and change: Links science-policy and science-society (in Spanish). UDELAR. Montevideo, Uruguay.124 pp. (ISSN 2301-0835).
Picasso, V., G. Cruz, L. Astigarraga, R. Terra. 2013. Climate variability and change: Interdisciplinary answers (in Spanish). UDELAR. Montevideo, Uruguay.132 pp. (ISSN 2301-0835)
Bartaburu, D., H. Morales, F. Dieguez, C. Lizarralde, A. Quiñones, M. Pereira, C. Molina, E. Montes, P. Modernel, J. Taks, F. De Torres, P. Cobas, M. Mondelli, R. Terra, G. Cruz, L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso. 2013. Sensitivity and adaptive capacity of livestock systems to climate change (in Spanish). MGAP- FAO, Montevideo. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/as255s/as255s.pdf
Astigarraga, L., G. Cruz, M.L. Caorsi, J. Taks, P. Cobas, M. Mondelli, V. Picasso. 2013. Sensitivity and adaptive capacity of dairy systems to climate change (in Spanish). MGAP-FAO, Montevideo. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/as256s/as256s.pdf
Mazzilli, S., C. Bonilla, G. Siri, P. Arbeletche, V. Rubio, P. Bacigaluz, J. Taks, M. García, P. Cobas, M. Mondelli, G. Cruz, L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso. 2013. Sensitivity and adaptive capacity of agriculture systems to climate change (in Spanish). MGAP-FAO, Montevideo. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/as257s/as257s.pdf
Ferrer, M., G. Camussi, M. Fourment, V. Varela, G. Pereyra, J. Taks, S. Contreras, G. Cruz, L. Astigarraga, V. Picasso. 2013. Sensitivity and adaptive capacity of wine and fruit production systems to climate change (in Spanish). MGAP-FAO, Montevideo. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/as258s/as258s.pdf
Rosas, J. F., I. Arboleya, M. Carriquiry, H. Licandro, J. Millán, V. Picasso. 2013. Public policy and adaptation measures of agriculture to climate change (in Spanish). MGAP-FAO, Montevideo. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/as259s/as259s.pdf
Delaplante, K. and V. Picasso. 2011. The Biodiversity?Ecosystem Function Debate in Ecology. Handbook of the Philosophy of Science. Volume 11: Philosophy of Ecology. Volume editors: Kevin deLaplante, Bryson Brown, and Kent A. Peacock. General editors: Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard and John Woods. Elsevier.
Abstracts
*Picasso, V.*; Williams, C.*. 2023. A transdisciplinary approach to landscape transformation towards perennial, diverse, circular systems: why and how. XXV International Grasslands Congress, Covington, KY, USA, May 14-19, 2023.
Jungers, J. M., Anderson, J. A., Bajgain, P., Cureton, C., DeHaan, L., Gutknecht, J. L., Hartman, A., Meier, E., Peters, T., Picasso, V. D., Reser, A., Ritter, T., Streit Krug, A., & Tautges, N. 2022. Developing and Deploying Kernza, a Perennial Grain Crop. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2022am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/143433
*Olugbenle, O., & Picasso, V. D. 2022. Does Spring and Fall Nitrogen Fertilization Affect Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass after Five Years? [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2022am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/142490
*Shoenberger, E., & Picasso, V. D. 2022. Managing Inter-Row Spacing and Nitrogen Fertility in Dual-Use Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) to Sustain Grain Yield over Time. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2022am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/142654
Bianchin Rebesquini, R., Basche, A., Picasso, V. D., Jungers, J. M., & Culman, S. 2022. The Impact of Nitrogen Rates across Sites and Years on Intermediate Wheatgrass Grain Yields: A Meta-Analysis. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2022am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/143883
Pizarro,D.M., Akins,M.S., Picasso, V.D., and Wattiaux, M.A. 2022. Methane and carbon dioxide production of dairy heifers fed Kernza Intermediate wheatgrass straw mixed with alfalfa haylage and corn silage. American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) conference June 19-22, 2022, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Pizarro, D.M., Akins, M., Picasso, V.D., Wattiaux, M. 2022. Effect of Including Kernza Straw in Forage-Based Heifer Diet on Methane Production, Yield and Intensity. 8th International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10151.21924. Orlando, FL, USA, June 5-9, 2022.
*Pinto, P., and V.D. Picasso. 2022. Planting season and legume species affect grain and forage yield in Kernza intermediate wheatgrass perennial intercrops. European Sociecty for Agronomy meeting. Postdam, Germany, August 29-Sept 2, 2022.
*Bhandari, K.B., and V. D. Picasso. 2022. Assessing resilience of alfalfa cultivars to drought stress in Wisconsin, United States. 29th General Meeting of European Grassland Federation. June 26-30, 2022, Caen, France
*Pizarro, D., Arin Crooks, Michel Wattiaux, V.D Picasso. 2021. Performance of beef cows fed Kernza Intermediate wheatgrass straw mixed with alfalfa haylage. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 7-10.
*Bhandari, K.B., and V. D. Picasso. 2021. Assessing resilience of alfalfa cultivars to drought stress in Wisconsin. CSSA-ASA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov 7-10, 2021, Salt Lake City, UT.
Gomez, C., K. Prudencio, J. C. Alegre, V. Picasso, D.M. Pizarro. 2021. Carbon Stored in Pasture and Silvo Pastoral Systems Compared with Native Forests in the Amazonian Region of Peru. CSSA-ASA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov 7-10, 2021, Salt Lake City, UT.
*Pinto, P., S. Culman, T.E. Crews, L. DeHaan, J. Jungers, J. Larsen, J. Pugliese, J. Maul, M. Ryan, M. Schipanski, C. Sheaffer, M. Sulc, S. Wayman, M. Wiedenhoeft, V. Picasso. 2021. Dual-use Kernza Intermediate wheatgrass seasonal forage yield and nutritional value across North America. ASA-CSSA- SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 7-10.
*Cartoni, S. and V. Picasso. 2020. Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) and legume dual-use polycultures in Wisconsin. ASA-CSSA annual meetings, On-line, USA.
*Olugbenle, O. and V. Picasso. 2020. Optimal planting date of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass. ASA-CSSA annual meetings, On-line, USA.
*Locatelli, A. and V.D. Picasso. 2020. Kernza intermediate wheatgrass variability in vernalization requirements. ASA-CSSA annual meetings, On-line, USA.
*Bhatta, M., S. Bullock, L. Gutierrez, and V. Picasso. 2020. Genetics of resilience and stability to climate change in oat (Avena sativa L.). ASA-CSSA annual meetings, On-line, USA.
Wiesner, S.; V. Picasso; A. Desai; A. Duff. 2019. Land-Atmosphere Interactions of Intermediate Wheatgrass grown in Wisconsin. 100th American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.
*Picasso, V. 2019. Optimizing Agronomic Management of Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass As Perennial Grain and Forage Crop. ASA-CSSA annual meetings, San Antonio, TX, USA.
*Bullock, S.; L. Gutierrez, V. Picasso. 2019. Resilience and Stability of Oats to Climate Variability. ASA- CSSA annual meetings, San Antonio, TX, USA.
*Llanos, E.; E. Darré; L. Astigarraga; M. Cadenazzi; and V. Picasso. 2019. Optimal pasture intake to achieve high dairy productivity and to reduce environmental impacts. 6th International Sympossium for Farming Systems Design. Montevideo, Uruguay.
*Picasso, V. 2019. Optimizing management of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain and forage crop. Conference ?Is the future of Agriculture Perennial?? Lund, Sweden.
*Favre, J.; J. Jungers; M. Hunter; C. Sheaffer and V. Picasso. 2019. Grazing does not affect Kernza grain yield and can reduce lodging in dual-use intermediate wheatgrass systems. 10th International Herbage Seed Group Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
*Picasso, V.; M.C. Casler and D. Undersander. 2019. Resilience and stability of alfalfa cultivars in North America. International Forage and Turfgrass Breeding Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
*Picasso, V. and A. Locatelli. 2019. Variability in vernalization requirements of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass populations. International Forage and Turfgrass Breeding Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Volunteered presentations and abstracts in conferences (2013-2019): 58 Other significant activities (last four years)
Invited talks, patents, crop variety releases (last four years)
Technical reports and other publications
Orcasberro, M.S. and Picasso, V. Closing the Alfalfa Yield Gap. Forage research updates. Forage Focus,
August 2021. Midwest Forage Association.
Bhandari K.B., C. Brummer, and V. Picasso. 2021. Assessing Alfalfa Resilience to Drought. Forage Focus,
May 2021. Midwest Forage Association.
Picasso, V. 2020. Closing the alfalfa yield gap and increasing resilience to climate change. Research update.
Forage Focus. p. 8. Midwest Forage Association. August 2020.
Picasso, V., Undersander, D. 2019. Dataset: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars mean annual forage yield
(US Ton ac-1) from Northeast USA and Ontario (Canada) from 1995 to 2013. Ag Data Commons.
https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1504130. Accessed 2020-02-13.
DeHaan, L.; J. Favre; F. Forcella; J. M. Jungers; V. Picasso; A. Reser. 2019. Approaches to Managing
Intermediate Wheatgrass for Dual-Use Forage and Kernza® Perennial Grain Production. Green Lands Blue Waters. Available on line at www.kernza.com
Favre, J. and Picasso, V. 2018. Forage yield and nutritive value of perennial grain Kernza grown in monoculture and intercropped with red clover. Forage Focus. August 2018, p. 20. www.midwestforage.org
Invited talks:
2023. Increasing resilience of agricultural systems with perennial crops. ICRISAT's Institutional Learning
Seminars. Feberuary 1, 2023. Hyderabad, India.
2022. Perennial grain poycultures: current highlights from USA. North European meeting on Perennial
Grains, Lund, Sweden, December 5-6, 2022.
2022. Diversity and perenniality for resilience and ecosystem services in agroecosystems. Tamm Ecology
Seminar Series, Uppsala, Swedish Agricultural University, November 29, 2022.
2022. The perennial grains agricultural revolution. Bydgoszcz University, Poland, October 24, 2022. 2022. Planting season and legume species affect grain and forage yield in Kernza intermediate wheatgrass
perennial intercrops. European Sociecty for Agronomy meeting. Postdam, Germany, August 29-Sept 2, 2022.
2021. Forage Research in Wisconsin update. North Central Coordinating Committee 31 -Ecophysiological aspects of Forage management annual meeting. On-line. July, 21-22, 2021.
2020. Perenniality and diversity improve stability and climate resilience of cropping systems. ASA-CSSA-SSSA international annual meeting, on-line, USA. November 8-11, 2020.
2020. Forage Research in Wisconsin update. North Central Coordinating Committee 31 -Ecophysiological aspects of Forage management annual meeting. On-line. July, 22-23, 2020.
2020. Kernza forage value, weed suppression, belowground biomass, and how to maintain grain yield over time. Fifth International Kernza Conference. On-line. June 8-12, 2020.
2020. Adaptations of forage systems to climate change. Colloque sur les Plantes Fourragères. CRAAQ, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ste-Julie, Quebec, Canada. February 20, 2020.
2020. Agroecological design of perennial polycultures for grain and forage. Polycultures and Permaculture Conference. Agriculture Sustainability Institute, University of California, Davis. February 6, 2020.
2020. Kernza intermediate wheatgrass as an alternative small grain for organic systems. OGRAIN Conference. Madison, WI, USA. January 24-25, 2020.
2019. Improving the Definition of Ecological Intensification in Agriculture: Biodiversity in space. Ecological Society of America Annual Meetings, Louisville, KY, USA. August 11-16, 2019.
2019. Optimizing forage and grain value of Kernza in polycultures. IV International Kernza Conference. Madison, WI, USA. July 1-2, 2019.
2019. Effective Transdisciplinary Research for Integrating Policy and Science. 2nd Annual Science Policy
Symposium. Madison, WI, USA. November 1-3, 2019.
2019. Kernza: a perennial grain and forage crop with multiple uses. Practical Farmers of Iowa Small Grains
Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA. August 15-16, 2019.
2019. Forage Research in Wisconsin update. North Central Coordinating Committee 31 -Ecophysiological
aspects of Forage management annual meeting. Madison, WI, USA. July 17-18, 2019.
2019. Optimizing management of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain and forage crop.
Conference ?Is the future of Agriculture Perennial?? Lund, Sweden. May 6-10, 2019.
2019. Resilience and stability of alfalfa cultivars in North America. International Forage and Turfgrass
Breeding Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Guest lectures (teaching)
2022. Meat production and sustainability in Uruguay. Market-oriented beef production. Swedish Agricultural University, Skara, Sweden. 11/18/22
2022. Sustainable food production systems. Forum on the Environment, Env Studies 101, Instructor: Zac Freedman
2020. Sustainable Development Goals, Ecosphere health & Sustainable agriculture. Nut Sci/Agron 203: Introduction to Global Health.
2020. Agronomy Capstone course. Agron 500. Instructor H. Kaeppler.
2020. Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Agron 338. Instructor: L. Gutierrez
2019. Effective Teaching in Internationally Diverse College Classroom. Instructor: M. Wattiaux. 11/1/19 2019. Domestication of perennial grains. Botany 240: Plants and Humans. 10/10/19
2019. Sustainable Development Goals, Ecosphere health & Sustainable agriculture. Nut Sci/Agron 203:
Introduction to Global Health. 9/19/2019
2018. Effective Teaching in Internationally Diverse College Classroom. Instructor: M. Wattiaux. 11/16/18 2018. Domestication of perennial grains. Botany 240: Plants and Humans. 10/11/18
2018. Sustainable Development Goals, Ecosphere health & Sustainable agriculture. Nut Sci/Agron 203:
Introduction to Global Health. 9/27/2018
Service
Department of Agronomy
2015-22 Curriculum Committee
2016-21 Field Day Committee
2016 Self-study Committee for the Ten-year Review of the Agronomy Academic Programs 2016 Hatch Capital Exercise Committee
2018-19 Agronomy Five-year Strategic Plan ? Goal 2 (Academic Programs) committee 2020-22 Forage agroecologist extension position ? Search Committee
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
2019-22 Agricultural Research Stations Committee
2019-20 Global Health Major working group
2020 Global Health Advising Hub Manager Search Committee 2020 Agroecosystem Major Transdisciplinary Core working group 2020-22 Global Health Governance Committee
University of Wisconsin ? Madison
2021-23 University Immigration and International Issues Committee
2021-23 University Academic Planning Council ? Biological Division representative 2017-19 Dept. of Agronomy delegate to the Faculty Senate
Professional Service
Advisory Boards (by invitation)
? Ecospheric Studies group, The Land Institute (since 2016)
? UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Citizen Advisory Council (since 2017).
? Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF) Steering Committee (since
2017).
? Advisory Board of The Savanna Institute (since 2017).
? Carbon Footprint working group of Latin American Animal Science (ALPA)
Reviewer of refereed Journals
? Crop Science
? Agronomy Journal
? Agronomy
? Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management
? Agricultural Systems
? Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment
? BioScience
? Ecology and Society
? BioEnergy Research
? Geoderma
? Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
? Weed Research
? Regional Environmental Change
? Grass and Forage Science
? Agrociencia (Uruguay)
? Archivos de ALPA
? Fields Corps Research
? Sustainability
? Global Food Security
? Euphytica
? Landbauforschung - Journal of Sustainable and Organic Agricultural Systems
? Ocecologia
? Outlook on Agriculture
? Agronomy for Sustainable Development
? Agrosystems, Goescyences and Environment
? European Journal of Agronomy
Editorial duties
? Agronomy (MDPI) Impact Factor 3.4 (2020), ranking in Q1 in the Agronomy category.
? Editor of special issue of Agronomy on ?Multifunctional Forages? (2020-21)
? Agrociencia (Uruguay) ? Associate Editor
Reviewer of grants
? Ohio State University - Internal Grant Program reviewer (2020).
? USDA FY 2020 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Educational Program: invited to review grants from
this program but declined due to COVID-19 restrictions for travel.
? University of Wisconsin ? Hatch grant program 2019
? FFAR Seeding solutions grant reviewer - 2017
? ANII (National Agency for Research and Innovation) Uruguay ? reviewer of several grant programs including Agro-environmental platforms (2018), Applied research (2017), Fundamental research (2017), and Posdoctoral program (2017), Climate change research (2021), Applied reseach (2023)
ASA-CSSA-SSSA
Nominated and elected board member representative for Global Agronomy Section (2023) Chair-elected Perennial Grains Community (ASA, 2022-23)
Golden Opportunity Scholars selection committee (ASA, 2022-23)
Vice-Chair elected of the Perennial Grains Community (ASA, 2021-22)
Nominated Vice-Chair of Global Agronomy section (2021) ? accepted, not elected Nominated Vice-Chair of Global Agronomy section (2020) ? accepted, not elected Nominated Board member representative Global Agronomy section (2020) - declined
Producción bibliográfica | 95 |
Artículos publicados en revistas científicas | 36 |
| Completo | 36 |
Trabajos en eventos |
41 |
Libros y Capítulos |
12 |
| Libro publicado | 7 |
| Capítulos de libro publicado | 5 |
Textos en periódicos |
2 |
| Periodicos | 2 |
Documentos de trabajo |
4 |
| Completo | 4 |
Producción técnica | 2 |
Trabajos técnicos |
2 |
Evaluaciones | 17 |
Evaluación de eventos | 4 |
Evaluación de publicaciones | 8 |
Evaluación de convocatorias concursables | 5 |
Formación RRHH | 27 |
Tutorías/Orientaciones/Supervisiones concluidas |
20 |
| Tesis de maestria | 6 |
| Tesis/Monografía de grado | 3 |
| Otras tutorías/orientaciones | 3 |
| Iniciación a la investigación | 2 |
| Tesis de doctorado | 6 |
Tutorías/Orientaciones/Supervisiones en marcha |
7 |
| Tesis/Monografía de grado | 1 |
| Tesis de maestria | 2 |
| Tesis de doctorado | 4 |
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