Projects | Agrotecnio

BarPLUS: modifying canopy architecture and photosynthesis to maximize barley biomass and yield for different end-uses

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

Barley is a major crop worldwide, with Europe producing the greatest share (~60 MT/yr). Beside grains barley plants produce an almost equivalent amount of straw that in the past was considered as a secondary product of minimal value. Indeed most of the genetic...

Biological nitrogen fixation in cereal crops

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

The long-term goal of the Biological Nitrogen Fixation project (NFIX) is to engineer varieties of cereals that require little or no nitrogen input and deliver higher and more resilient yields. The technology will help small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East...

Development of passive samplers and electroanalytical techniques to evaluate the speciation and availability of nutrients and inorganic contaminants in water (AvMuest)

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

An efficient management of water resources must ensure water amount and quality adequate for each use. The aim of the project is the development and optimisation of new monitoring techniques that can be useful for water quality control. These techniques will respond...

Ecophysiological Approaches and Response to Climate in Mediterranean Pines: Relevance for Future Management of Their Genetic Resources

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

Mediterranean pines are large-sized, long living, iteroparous species. During their long live, they have to endure changing biotic and abiotic environments that favor plastic strategies. The rhythm of change determined by global change imposes serious doubts regarding...

POSTFIRE – Fire-induced tree mortality: underlying PrOcesseS and leaf-Toregion consequences for the recovery and management oF MedIterranean foREsts

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

This project will test the overarching hypothesis that the flammability of Mediterranean forests has increased as a consequence of climatic and land use changes, and that concomitant decreases in the hydraulic status of the vegetation significantly increase the...