Instituto de Investigaciones
en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales
FAUBA Conicet UBA
integrantes

Staff

Carla G. Zilli


czilli@agro.uba.ar / +54 11 5287-0565

Education

  • Biochemist (University of Buenos Aires, 2004).
  • Ph. D (University of Buenos Aires, 2010).

Current positions

  • Associate Researcher at CONICET.
  • Teaching Instructor and Lecturer. Department of Applied Biology and Food, School of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires.

Research interests

  • Implementation of non-thermal plasmas (NTPs) for the control of pathogens and pests in stored seeds and grains.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

  • Zilli, C., Pedrini, N., Prieto, E., Girotti, J.R., Vallecorsa, P., Ferreyra, M., Chamorro, J.C., Cejas, E., Fina, B., Prevosto, L., Balestrasse, K. (2022). Non-thermal plasma as emerging technology for Tribolium castaneum pest- management in stored grains and flours. J. Stored Prod. Res. 99, 102031. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSPR.2022.102031.
  • Pérez-Pizá MC, Clausen L, Cejas E, Ferreyra M, Chamorro-Garcés JC, Fina B, et al. (2022). Non-thermal plasma application improves germination, establishment and productivity of Gatton panic grass (Megathyrsus maximus) without compromising forage quality. Crop Pasture Sci. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP21619.
  • M. C. Pérez-Pizá,V. N. Ibañez,A. Varela,E. Cejas,M. Ferreyra,J. C. Chamorro-Garcés,C. Zilli,P. Vallecorsa,B. Fina, L. Prevosto,C. F. Marfil&K. B. Balestrasse. (2021). Non-Thermal Plasmas Affect Plant Growth and DNA Methylation Patterns in Glycine . Journal of Plant Growth Regulation.
  • Pérez‐Pizá, M. C., Grijalba, P. E., Cejas, E., Chamorro-Garcés, J. C., Ferreyra, M., Zilli, C., Vallecorsa, P., Santa-Cruz, D., Yannarelli, G., Prevosto, L. and Balestrasse, K. (2021). Effects of non‐thermal plasma technology on Diaporthe longicolla cultures and mechanisms involved. Pest Management Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6234.
  • María Cecilia Pérez-Pizá, Ezequiel Cejas, Carla Zilli, Leandro Prevosto, Beatriz Mancinelli, Diego Santa-Cruz, Gustavo Yannarelli and Karina Balestrasse. (2020). Enhancement of soybean nodulation by seed treatment with non–thermal plasmas. Scientific Reports. 10:4917.
  • Pérez-Pizá MC, Prevosto L, Grijalba PE, Zilli CG, Cejas E, Mancinelli B, Balestrasse KB. (2019). Improvement of growth and yield of soybean plants through the appliof non-thermal plasmas to seeds with different health status. Heliyon.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01495.