Luca De Prato

Luca De Prato is an Associate Lecturer at Murdoch University's Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems within the Food Futures Institute. His research focuses on agricultural science with specialization in hemp cultivation under tropical conditions.

De Prato investigates physiological responses of hemp to environmental factors and nutrient management, cannabinoid profiling methodologies, and optimization of cultivation practices. His publications demonstrate expertise in plant-nutrient interactions, analytical techniques for cannabinoid quantification, and tropical agricultural adaptation.

Research areas span plant physiology, analytical chemistry, crop nutrition, and sustainable farming practices, with applications in pharmaceutical and industrial hemp production.