Integrated use of the next generation plant biostimulants for an enhanced sustainability of field vegetable high residue farming systems
National Research and Development Institute for Chemical and Petrochemical - ICECHIM ·Romania
About this project
<p>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.</p> <p>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</p> <p>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).</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The project results on the development of the biostimulants based on new strigolactone mimics, new Trichoderma strains and new chitosan-based glycodynamers illustrate the contribution of the project STIM 4+ to increased capacities of the Romanian partners. Three Ph.D. (female) students participated in developing and studying these new biostimulants. A young (female) Ph.D. student worked in Norway on the ecotoxicological and genotoxicity studies done for the first time worldwide for strigolactone mimics.
Project partners
- Norgenotech AS Donor project partner· Norway
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research Donor project partner· Norway
- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Project partner· Romania
- ENPRO SOCTECH COM SRL Project partner· Romania
- AMIA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXPORT SRL Project partner· Romania