The project Plantìa is the winner of the selection “From soil to the field – Multidisciplinary approach to improve the crop adaptation to the climate changes” promoted by the Consortium Ager-Agroalimentare and research. CREA-OF (Pontecagnano (SA), IPSP-CNR (Sesto Fiorentino, FI) and the University of Naples Federico II – Agriculture Department are the project participants.
Nine-hundred thousand euros are available for the project realization for developing innovative methodologies to prevent the soil fertility loss and to reduce the impact of climate changes on production chain of grapevine, chickpea and pea crops.
The research aim is to improve the management of the three crops through the use of compost tea (fermented water extract of plant compost) enhanced with microbial consortium (beneficial microorganisms selected for bio-stimulant and biocontrol activities). The project has been planned in consideration of the Green Deal principles and of the Farm to Fork strategy adopted in Europe.
Research Unit Leader: Aida Raio
IPSP personnel: Ivan Baccelli, Federico Brilli.
Start: 01/10/2023
End: 30/09/2026