MicroMar Biodiversity Foundation Project: Biostimulants with microorganisms to reduce nitrogen fertilizers in horticultural crops
- Type Project
- Execution 2024
- Scope Europeo
- Main source of financing Fundación Biodiversidad
- Project website Web proyecto (Fundación Biodiversidad)
This project aims to develop biostimulant products with microorganisms that reduce the application of nitrogen fertilizers in lettuce and melon crops by at least 30%. It also aims to establish low-cost, sustainable, and environmentally friendly fertigation strategies, testing them on different plots to evaluate the effectiveness of the different treatments.
Development of a microorganism-based biostimulant product to reduce the input of conventional nitrogen fertilizers while simultaneously stimulating plant vegetative and productive development. Agronomic validation of formulated biostimulant products to determine whether their use can reduce the input of conventional fertilizers without resulting in a loss of crop production and quality. Communication and outreach activities.
The main objective is to use biostimulant products formulated with microorganisms to enhance agriculture in the Mar Menor, reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizers.
Its specific goals include:
- To determine the actual fertilizer requirements of the two most important crops in Cartagena's countryside (lettuce and melon), based on the area cultivated.
- To develop new biostimulant products formulated with microorganisms to reduce water and fertilizer input to agricultural systems while improving production, crop quality, and soil health. To validate and evaluate the application of fertilizers with microorganisms in full-scale agricultural systems using pilot plots.
- Federación de Cooperativas Agrarias de Murcia (FECOAM)
- Cooperativa de Agricultores y Ganaderos del Campo de Cartagena (COAGACART)
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicadas del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC)
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