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Agrotecnio and the University of Lleida lead ‘PalmerNET’, a network to fight against a plant that threatens corn fields
The crop protection research group of Agrotecnio-UdL leads the thematic network “PalmerNET”, formed by four universities and fours research centres to fight against an invasive weed species, Amaranthus palmeri, which infests hundreds of hectares of cornfields in the...
A study by the UdL, the CTFC and Agrotecnio reveals an increased production of mushrooms in black pine forests by the end of summer
Black pine forests (Pinus uncinata) produce more mushrooms than other forests located at lower elevations, such as red pine forests. With a similar number of species, they have one of the highest productivity and fungal wealth values in the Mediterranean basin. In...
Five oral presentations and two posters by Agrotecnio-UdL researchers during the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
The 14th edition of the European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA) took place from July 2nd to 6th in Bologna, Italy. The ECPA is the biennial event of reference for Precision Agriculture in Europe and its objective is to showcase the results of ongoing...
Agrotecnio participates in the publication “Plant health in agriculture and forestry. Challenges and perspectives for the next decade”
The Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering hosted in Madrid last June the presentation of Plant health in agriculture and forestry. Challenges and perspectives for the next decade (“La sanidad vegetal en la agricultura y la silvicultura. Retos y perspectivas para la...
The soybean sector accounts for 50% of Argentina’s agri-food exports
On 4th July, Dr. Rodolfo Luis Rossi, an agricultural engineer from the University of Buenos Aires, gave the seminar Update and perspectives of the Argentine Soybean Chain and Soybean Breeding Status, organised by Agrotecnio and ETSEAFIV. Rodolfo Luis Rossi is the...
Olga Martín, awarded by the International Association of Engineering and Food
The University of Lleida (UdL) Food Technology Professor and Agrotecnio research group leader Olga Martín Belloso has been distinguished by the International Association for Engineering and Food (IAEF), with the Life Time Achivement Award for her career. Martin...
Early Career Forum: Ethics in research
How is ethics related to science when ethics is about what is good or wrong and science is about what is true or false? The fourth edition of Agrotecnio’s Early Career Forum, which took place on 27th June, kickstarted with this question launched to the audience by...
Presentation of ‘Plant Health in Agriculture and Forestry: Challenges and Perspectives for the Next Decade’
Today in Madrid, the Royal Academy of Engineering is hosting the presentation of La sanidad vegetal en la agricultura y silvicultura: Retos y perspectivas para la próxima década ('Plant Health in Agriculture and Forestry: Challenges and Perspectives for the Next...
The fourth Early Careers Forum will address Ethics in research
What is scientific integrity or how to address bioethics when researching? On Tuesday 27th June, Agrotecnio joins forces with the University of Lleida to organise the fourth edition of the Early Careers Forum, a series of events aimed at PhD students and postdocs –...
The greatest social challenge of drought: distributing resources equitably and sustainably
More than 120 people gathered at the conference "Water and Agriculture: research and development for sustainable agriculture in the face of water scarcity" organized jointly by Agrotecnio and the Higher Technical School of Engineering, Forestry and Veterinary of...
Registration open for the event ‘Water & Agriculture: Research and development for sustainable agriculture in a context of water scarcity’
The spring of 2023 is proving to be one of the driest of the century on the Iberian Peninsula. March was a particularly dry month and, according to data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), it was also one of the warmest of the century, with 1.8ºC...
José Antonio Bonet, new director of Agrotecnio
Replaces Ignacio Romagosa, who has been the director during the last 5 years Lleida, 11 April 2023. The Board of Trustees of the Agrotecnio Foundation has chosen , José Antonio Bonet Lledós, as the new director of this research center. He will hold the position for a...