Lorenzo Rossi

About

Dr. Lorenzo Rossi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University, based in College Station, TX. His primary research focus is on plant stress physiology, with an emphasis on grape cultivation, citrus, and other fruit crops under diverse environmental conditions. Dr. Rossi’s field and laboratory trials investigate plant and root physiological responses, root architecture, and functional traits, utilizing cutting-edge instrumentation for root imaging, gas exchange, and agronomic phenotyping.

Dr. Rossi is dedicated to advancing agricultural knowledge and practices. He develops and provides seminars, field days, and workshops for students, growers, and industry professionals. He is the lead instructor for HORT 201 "Horticulture Science and Practice" and HORT 202 "Horticulture Science and Practice Laboratory". He also teaches graduate courses on campus and contribute to developing programs that integrate plant and soil health into sustainable horticultural practices.

Before joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Rossi held a faculty position at the University of Florida and completed two postdoctoral research appointments at Texas A&M University and NC State University. Originally from Italy, he earned his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy, one of the country’s most prestigious scientific institutions.

Employment

• Texas A&M University Assistant Professor of Horticultural Crop Physiology
  2025 - Present
• University of Florida Associate Professor of Plant Root Biology
  2024 - 2024
• University of Florida Assistant Professor of Plant Root Biology
  2018 - 2024
• Missouri University of Science and Technology Postdoctoral Researcher
  2017 - 2018
• Texas A&M University Post-doctoral Researcher
  2015 - 2017
• North Carolina State University Postdoctoral Researcher
  2014 - 2015

Education

• North Carolina State University Visiting Ph.D. Student
  2013 - 2013
• Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Ph.D. in AgroBioSciences
  2011 - 2014
• Università degli Studi di Pisa M.S. in Crop Production & Management of the Agro-Ecosystem
  2008 - 2010
• Università degli Studi di Pisa B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (37)

• PFAS uptake by lettuce: Roles of PFAS properties, co-present organic acids, and nanoplastics
  Eco-Environment & Health 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2026.100261
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• Physiological responses of scion and rootstock in grafted grapefruit trees under salinity stress
  Journal of Experimental Horticulture 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jxh.2026.100016
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• Root morphological and anatomical responses of olive tree cultivars ‘Oliana’ and ‘Lecciana’ under salinity stress
  Scientia Horticulturae 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114108
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• Irrigation Scheduling for Young Pongamia (Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi) Trees
  EDIS 2023 DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae590-2023
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• Impacts of Oak Mulch Amendments on Rhizosphere Microbiome of Citrus Trees Grown in Florida Flatwood Soils
  Microorganisms 2023 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112764
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• Uptake of micronutrients in severely HLB-affected grapefruit trees grown on Florida Indian River flatwood soils
  Journal of Plant Nutrition 2023 DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2023.2221287
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• Variation in the Root System Architecture of Peach × (Peach × Almond) Backcrosses
  Plants 2023 DOI: 10.3390/plants12091874
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• Grapefruit Root and Rhizosphere Responses to Varying Planting Densities, Fertilizer Concentrations and Application Methods
  Plants 2023 DOI: 10.3390/plants12081659
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• Influence of ionic cerium and cerium oxide nanoparticles on Zea mays seedlings grown with and without cadmium
  Environmental Pollution 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121137
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• Early Performance of Recently Released Rootstocks with Grapefruit, Navel Orange, and Mandarin Scions under Endemic Huanglongbing Conditions in Florida
  Horticulturae 2022 DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8111027
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