Skip to main content
European Commission logo print header

Development of innovative priming technologies safeguarding yield security in soft fruit crops through a cutting-edge technological approach

Descrizione del progetto

Effettuare il priming delle piante per proteggerle dagli stress

Le piante sono soggette a vari stress. Quelle coltivate, in particolare, sono vulnerabili a diversi stress abiotici (salinità, inondazioni, calore, freddo e luce in eccesso) che ne riducono la produttività e, alla fine, minacciano gli sforzi compiuti per nutrire il pianeta. Una soluzione a tale problema è quello di utilizzare agenti di priming. Le piante possono essere sottoposte a priming tramite composti chimici, quali il nitroprussiato di sodio e il perossido di idrogeno. Al giorno d’oggi, lo sviluppo di agenti di priming non tossici rappresenta un’importante attività di R&S. Il progetto PRIMESOFT, finanziato dall’UE, esplorerà le innovazioni nel campo dell’applicazione di questi agenti alla frutta tenera a valore aggiunto. Il progetto intende inoltre colmare il divario presente tra la ricerca in materia di priming mediante sostanze chimiche e nanomateriali e le pratiche agricole intelligenti. PRIMESOFT si avvarrà di analisi computazionale e modellizzazione meccanicistica allo scopo di individuare i componenti che regolano la modalità di azione degli agenti di priming.

Obiettivo

The development of non-toxic priming agents (PAs) is an important R&D activity, driven by European Commission (EC) policy. PRIMESOFT´s overarching objective is to explore innovations in the application of PAs in value-added soft fruit crops from a range of perspectives and strengthen educational, research and innovation activities among the Widening Institution (WI) and 4 internationally-renowned Advanced Partners (APs). Through this multi-actor approach, we aim to bridge the gap between chemical and nanomaterial priming research and agricultural practice in order to bring the inventions closer to application and commercialization towards resource-efficient smart farming practices. Besides the novelty of its technological approach that will be validated by sophisticated Life cycle cost analysis, PRIMESOFT´s ambition is to use computational analysis and mechanistic modelling to identify key components that regulate the mode of action of PAs through the employment of transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches. The WI is expected to receive pioneering education, research and technological capacity by a polymorphic Consortium that share highly complementary skills and the nature of their activities creates added value. Outreach activities are expected to create significant scientific, societal and economic impacts and are particularly dedicated to 8 researchers of the WI in order to acquire the necessary competencies to seek a position of professional maturity. Specifically, PRIMESOFT has planned 2 thematic workshops, 4 training schools with hands-on practice in state-of-the-art methodologies, and an international scientific conference. PRIMESOFT aspires to enhance strategic networking activities of WI with both APs and stakeholders of the agro/food sector during and beyond the end of the project. To this aim, a business plan towards the development of a Regional Center of Excellence in Plant Sciences will be developed.

Coordinatore

TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 894 500,00
Indirizzo
ARCHBISHOP KYPRIANOS 31 SAVINGS COOPERATIVE BANK BUILDING 3RD FLOOR
3036 Lemesos
Cipro

Mostra sulla mappa

Regione
Κύπρος Κύπρος Κύπρος
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 894 500,00

Partecipanti (4)