Rafael Barroca Silva PhD student Short bio Graduated in Agronomy in 2014 from the Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), he completed a Master's (2015–2017) and a PhD (2021–2025) in Forest Science at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), with research focused on the inoculation of arboreal legumes with rhizobia and on the metagenomics of tropical forest soils. He is currently a PhD candidate in Architecture and Environment at the University of Sassari. His research focuses on soil science, including soil loss modeling, tropical forest ecology, and the microbiology of soils and tropical tree species. Research activities Research products by Rafael Barroca Silva on IRIS UNISS Curriculum Vitae CV Rafael Barroca Silva Contacts Rafael Barroca Silvar.barrocasilva@phd.uniss.it