Integrated use of the next generation plant biostimulants for an enhanced sustainability of field vegetable high residue farming systems

Romania (RO)

Project facts

Project promoter:
National Research and Development Institute for Chemical and Petrochemical - ICECHIM(RO)
Project Number:
RO-RESEARCH-0014
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€1,177,508
Donor Project Partners:
Norgenotech AS(NO)
Norwegian Institute for Water Research(NO)
Other Project Partners
"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry(RO)
AMIA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXPORT SRL(RO)
ENPRO SOCTECH COM SRL(RO)
Programme:
Research

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Description

Conventional practices of field vegetable cultivation, like  intense irrigation and fertilization, generate environmental problems - soil erosion, nitrate leaching, plastic material residues.  Plant biostimulants represent an emerging class of agricultural input, which protect plants against abiotic stress, enhance / benefits nutrients uptake and improve yield quality. The goal of the  project is to develop (bio)technologies for the production and the integrated utilization of next generation plant biostimulants, for field vegetables grown into high residue farming systems.

The ultimate outcome of the  project is an integrated agro-bio-nano-technology, which determines phytonutrients bio-enhancement and selenium biofortification on vegetables and produces more with less in the areas with selenium deficit in soil. Both Romania and Norway are among countries with selenium deficit in soils

The project  supports research cooperation between Romania and Norway and consolidates a strategic partnership, because Romanian and Norway Partners involved in the project have already a significant history of cooperation (including 2 ERA.NET common projects).

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