Horizon Europe BioBIVE Project: Biodegradable delivery systems for the control of plant pathogens in horticultural crops using bioactive agents
- Type Project
- Status Firmado
- Execution 2024 -2028
- Assigned Budget 6.851.903,00 €
- Scope Europeo
- Main source of financing Horizonte Europa 2021-2027
- Project website Proyecto BioBIVE
Today, pathogens in horticultural crops represent an agricultural challenge due to the use of chemical pesticides, which significantly harm the environment. Therefore, bio-based solutions appear to be an appropriate response to reduce the use of synthetic compounds. BioBIVE, an EU-funded project, aims to develop bioplatforms for the controlled release of bioactive agents to prevent plant pathogens in horticultural crops (carrots, strawberries, tomatoes) as an environmentally friendly approach.
The Consortium is a multidisciplinary group of 16 members, including universities, research centers, large corporations, and SMEs from six European countries. This project focuses on combining three bio-based delivery platforms (bioplastic mulch, biochar, sprayable mulch) and three bioactive agents (core substances, microorganisms, algae derivatives) as starting points for the development of its final formulation.
This project focuses on combining three bio-based delivery platforms (bioplastic mulch, biochar, sprayable mulch) and three bioactive agents (core substances, microorganisms, algae derivatives) as starting points for the development of its final formulation.
The BioBIVE Consortium is a multidisciplinary group of 16 members from universities, research centers, and SMEs in six different European countries. Its main objective is: "the development of bio-based platforms that allow the controlled release of bioactive agents capable of controlling plant pathogens in horticultural crops, helping to reduce the use of chemical pesticides."
The overall objective is based on three different bio-based delivery platforms (bioplastic mulch, biochar, and sprayable mulch) and three bioactive agents (basic substances, microorganisms, and marine phenolic compounds), which will serve as the starting point for achieving the best final formulation.
The functionality of these bio-based delivery systems, which use substances from natural sources instead of chemical pesticides, against crop pathogens must be evaluated under ambient, laboratory, and greenhouse conditions, using a variety of growing systems (e.g., carrots, strawberries, tomatoes) and techniques, which are part of BioBIVE Partners' expertise.
- UNIVERSIDAD DE LEON (ULE)
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