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Adapting crops to climate change in Extremadura. Optimizing water use at the farm level. Increasing the efficiency and resilience of irrigated production systems in Extremadura to the variability of weather …

The project aims to optimize fertigation and reduce the water footprint in horticultural, woody, and ornamental crops through demonstration trials. Agronomic, physiological, and quality responses are analyzed to implement sustainable strategies under …

The Government of La Rioja, through the Agricultural Research Service, needs to have a series of experimental plots whose objective is the preservation of genetic heritage and the conservation of native varieties in both crops, as well as experimentation …

The project studies integrated management strategies for viral diseases in melon, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. It employs massive sequencing, analyzes the epidemiology of emerging viruses such as ToBRFV and CGMMV, and evaluates the effect of tolerant …

Metabarcoding analysis of soil samples used for the cultivation of different legumes and application of new detection techniques for soil pathogenic …

Evaluation of the agronomic performance of the almond tree, cultivated at high density in organic production, using a statistical block design to determine: production, yield and almond …

The project seeks to validate, based on over 10 years of experience on an organic farm, sustainable agricultural practices based on the recycling of olive grove by-products to recarbonize the soil, improve its resilience and reduce the carbon footprint in …

The project aims to add value to olive pomace, a polluting byproduct of the olive oil industry, which is rich in bioactive compounds and nutrients. Strategies are proposed for its use in sectors such as food and agriculture, reducing management costs and …

The project evaluates encapsulated essential oils as an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical disinfectants for cut lettuce. It studies their antimicrobial effect, the impact of ultra-clean processing conditions, and validates the technology to …

The project evaluates the use of plant biochar combined with organic fertigation in the Campo de Cartagena to regenerate soils, improve water and nutrient efficiency and maintain agricultural productivity in the face of climate change and resource …

The project studies broccoli cultivars under reduced nitrogen fertilization and irrigation, evaluating their response to abiotic stresses such as salinity. It aims to optimize water and nutrient use, promoting more sustainable and efficient precision …

The project identifies sources and routes of contamination by Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella in leafy vegetables produced in controlled environment cultivation systems and processing plants, through monitoring plans, assessing risks after …

The project aims to control eriophyid mites such as Acalitus and Aculops, which have been affected by the withdrawal of pesticides and climate change, through integrated strategies using botanical oils and extracts. Prevention, biological control, and …

The project explores the use of bumblebees as natural phenotypists in tomatoes, analyzing how their preferences reflect plant resilience and productivity based on genotype and fertilization. It develops an automated platform for plant selection based on …

To contribute to the preservation of local varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) from Navarre, which are a great resource of genetic and cultural …