PRIMA Call 2021 – Section 1 – Management of Water – Topic 1.1.1- 2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration Lead partner NRD-UNISS, budget € 2.835.714,04, duration 36 months, start date April 2022 Land degradation and desertification (LDD) in Mediterranean (MED) drylands result from the interaction of ecological and socio-economic factors, exacerbated by climate change and limited adaptive capacity. These processes, particularly intense in the Mediterranean basin, threaten global food security and the region’s ecosystem service, while also impacting climate change…
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INNOAGRI – Incubator of ideas and listening points for viticultural innovation in Piedmont
The INNOAGRI Project aims to be a catalyst for the innovation in the viticulture sector of Piedmont, combining the generation of new ideas with active listening to the specific needs of the territory. The goal of INNOAGRI is bringing together the stakeholders of the wine sector, creating opportunities for discussion, exchanging ideas, setting objectives to advance the winemaking tradition of the Piedmont Region and to support companies of the sector in the preparation of innovative project proposals. The project will be based on the active cooperation among various Institutions that,…
Read MoreCO2 CAPTuring from nature-based building TILEs (CAP-TILE)
The project LIFE CAPT-TILE, financed by the European Union, aims at developing innovative and easily accessible solutions for a green and sustainable architecture. This project focuses on the integration of novel clay tiles with urban greening systems able to host a layer of “synthetic mineral soil” which allows plants to grow on green surfaces, like roofs and façades, thus contributing to capture CO2 and remove pollutants from the atmosphere. This solution, designed to be light, modular and simple to set up, seeks to significantly reduce the costs of installation and…
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REMIND – Do crop plants remember stress? Effect of water stress memory on crop resilience in response to recurrent drought and recovery events Under the ongoing climate change scenario, improving plant adaptation to drought for preserving crop harvests is a challenging need. Plants have evolved different strategies to cope with environmental stresses and, although still debated, it was observed that they can remember past stress occurrence. Grapevine and tomato are two of the most economically important crops worldwide, which are heavily impacted by environmental variables. Although anatomical and physiological adjustments…
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Shield4Grape – Breeding and integrated pest management strategies to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in grapevine Climate change and environmental degradation have been seriously challenging Europe and the whole world. The EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 is a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term plan to preserve nature and reverse the degradation of ecosystems. In this context, grapevine (Vitis spp.) is one of the major fruit crops worldwide, and although the viticulture is a leading sector of the EU agro-industrial economy, it is also the cropping system with the highest use of…
Read MorePlant Extracellular Vesicles Farming (FarmEVs)
FarmEVs project aims to take on the challenge of establishing plant extracellular vesicles farming systems within the One Health approach. FarmEVs will focus on the agriculture’s sustainability and seek innovative eco-friendly solutions. We will develop green solutions for the isolation of plant –derived nanovesicles from organically grown plants. We will establish plant EVs–based molecular delivery system, which would enhance bioavailability and improve the efficacy and safety of loaded bioactive compounds. We will develop nano-biofertilizers and agro-nanotechnological EVs for the horticultural sector and anti- inflammatory organic plant based EVs for human…
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