Innovative concepts and technologies for ECOlogically sustainable NUTRIent management in agriculture aiming to prevent, mitigate and eliminate pollution in soils, water and air

Información del proyecto

ECONUTRI

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101081858

DOI

10.3030/101081858

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 29 Septiembre 2022

Fecha de inicio 1 Noviembre 2022

Fecha de finalización 30 Abril 2026

Financiado con arreglo a

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Coste total

€ 5 960 650,54

Aportación de la UE

€ 5 560 916,25

Coordinado por

GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON
Greece

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Documents, reports (16)

Synthesis report and policy recommendations

Final and overall synthesis of nature-based solutions for sustainable nutrient management that includes implementation approaches and innovative policy-incentive recommendations.

LCA report of the three innovations related to geographical and timely scales

Report of outcomes of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of three cases in which a representative innovative technology is applied to a different source of pollution (biowaste, crop fertilization, and aerial emissions). The LCA will provide insights into the overall environmental impacts at local, regional, and global scales for each of the three innovative technologies.

A sustainable nutrient management plan for conventional and organic agriculture to improve NUE and minimise nitrate and phosphorus emissions to water bodies release 1

A first draft of a sustainable nutrient management plan (NMP) will be developed to improve Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) and to minimise N and P emissions in large-scale field crops and horticultural crops, including greenhouse production. The NMP will be based on sensing technologies with proximal sensors and drone imaging, novel organic farming practices, novel DSSs, and cutting-edge technologies for nutrient recycling and increasing NUE.

Plan for the dissemination, exploitation, and communication (PDEC) release 2

A final draft of the plan for dissemination, exploitation, and communication of the ECONUTRI technologies and innovations, based on D1.1, and a midterm report on all dissemination, exploitation and communication actions implemented during the 1st project period (M1 to M18).

A sustainable nutrient management plan for conventional and organic agriculture to improve NUE and minimise nitrate and phosphorus emissions to water bodies release 2

A final version of a sustainable nutrient management plan (NMP) will be developed to improve NUE and minimise N and P emissions in large-scale field crops and in horticultural crops, including greenhouse production. The NMP will integrate sensing technologies with proximal sensors and drone imaging, novel organic farming practices, novel DSS, and cutting-edge technologies for nutrient recycling and increase of NUE. The final version of the NMP will include an assessment of the efficiency of each technology to restrict nutrient emissions.

ECONUTRI Innovation handbook

An Innovation Handbook including a detailed description of all innovative technologies that were developed, successfully validated, and demonstrated during the project, and suggested best practices, and policy recommendations.

Practice Abstract batch 2

This deliverable contains 15 practice abstracts describing the main recommendations for end-users using the EIP AGRI format which will be submitted to the EIP-AGRI platform for further dissemination.

Plan for the dissemination, exploitation, and communication (PDEC) release 3

Final report of the performed actions for dissemination, exploitation, and communication activities during implementation of ECONUTRI, accompanied by an objective assessment of the project’s impact during its implementation and for the 5-year period after its completion (Legacy of the Project).

EU-China collaboration report release 2

Final report on EU-China collaboration in: i) validating and demonstrating novel ECONUTRI technologies, ii) prospects for their commercial exploitation, iii) knowledge exchange and training on solutions developed during the project.

Plan for the dissemination, exploitation, and communication (PDEC) release 1

Preliminary draft of an integrated work plan aiming to i) disseminate the innovative technologies tested and validated during the project, ii) upscale their application, iii) commercially exploit these technologies, and iv) communicate all findings and products, obtained from the project to stakeholders and a wide public of professionals, consumers and society.

Policy brief 1

One policy brief directed to decision-makers defining transformation pathways to halt environmental pollution by nitrate leaching and phosphorus (P) runoff from agricultural activities.

EU-China collaboration report release 1

Preliminary results from the collaboration between EU and China in validation and demonstration of the ECONUTRI technologies, initial outcomes about possible cooperation in exploiting project technologies, and collaborations between EU and China in knowledge exchange and training.

Report (incl. at least three case studies) on the socioeconomic context and responsible innovation

Report of (a) socioeconomic studies focused on consumers' understanding of the socioeconomic sustainability of the three innovations tested in D5.1, and (b) studies of consumers’ preference for food from sustainable agricultural production with minimal polluting emissions.

Guidelines and suitable DSSs for recycling and for facilitating multi-use of fertigation effluents in soilless crops

A report with detailed guidelines and protocols for on farm commercial use of DSSs that enable recycling of fertigation effluents in soilless production systems, including the application of real-time sensing technologies and cascade soilless systems.

Policy brief 2

One policy brief directed to decision-makers defining transformation pathways to considerably reduce environmental impacts due to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions arising from agriculture.

Practice Abstract batch 1

This deliverable contains 15 practice abstracts describing the main recommendations for end-users using the EIP AGRI format, which will be submitted to the EIP-AGRI platform for further dissemination.

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (30)

Productivity and environmental performance influenced by ion interactions and site-specific responses to nutrient imbalances in decoupled aquaponics

Autores: Oliver Körner, Sara Mello Pinho, Laura Cammarisano, Jakaria Chowdhury Onik, Hendrik Monsees
Publicado en: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Edición 10, 2026, ISSN 2571-581X
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FSUFS.2026.1818697

Cascade Hydroponics as a Means to Increase the Sustainability of Cropping Systems: Evaluation of Functional, Growth, and Fruit Quality Traits of Melons

Autores: Zoe Karachaliou, Ioannis Naounoulis, Nikolaos Katsoulas, Efi Levizou
Publicado en: Sustainability, Edición 17, 2025, ISSN 2071-1050
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/SU17104527

More than a meat-or synthetic nitrogen fertiliser-substitute: a review of legume phytochemicals as drivers of 'One Health’.

Autores: Duarte, R., Iannetta, P.P.M., Gomez, A.M., Vasconcelos, M.W.
Publicado en: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024, ISSN 1664-462X
Editor: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1337653

Biodegradable Polymers for Plant Nutrient Delivery and Recovery

Autores: Alice Boarino, Nicola Carrara, Elio Padoan, Luisella Celi, Harm‐Anton Klok
Publicado en: Macromolecular Bioscience, 2025, ISSN 1616-5187
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/MABI.202500042

Strigolactones affect the stomatal and transcriptomic memory of repeated drought stress in tomato

Autores: Ivan Visentin, Eva Campo, Diana Davydenko, Paolo Korwin Krukowski, Giulia Russo, Claudio Lovisolo, Andrea Schubert, Francesca Cardinale
Publicado en: Plant Stress, Edición 15, 2025, ISSN 2667-064X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.STRESS.2025.100740

Strigolactones promote flowering by inducing the miR319- <i>LA</i> - <i>SFT</i> module in tomato

Autores: Ivan Visentin, Leticia Frizzo Ferigolo, Giulia Russo, Paolo Korwin Krukowski, Caterina Capezzali, Danuše Tarkowská, Francesco Gresta, Eleonora Deva, Fabio Tebaldi Silveira Nogueira, Andrea Schubert, Francesca Cardinale
Publicado en: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Edición 121, 2024, ISSN 0027-8424
Editor: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.2316371121

Sodium accumulation management in a closed-loop soilless cropping system using ion selective electrodes and a novel Decision Support System

Autores: Evangelos Giannothanasis, Ioannis Karavidas, Theodora Ntanasi, Georgia Ntatsi, Rodney B. Thompson, Dimitrios Savvas
Publicado en: Smart Agricultural Technology, Edición 12, 2025, ISSN 2772-3755
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ATECH.2025.101366

Recent progress and potential future directions to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in faba beans (Vicia faba L.).

Autores: Jithesh, T., James, E.K., Iannetta, P.P.M., Howard, B., Dickin, E., Monaghan, J.M.
Publicado en: Plant-Environment Interactions, 2024, ISSN 2575-6265
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/pei3.10145

Cultivar-dependent evapotranspiration as a tool to improve the energy efficiency of lettuce in indoor farming

Autores: T. Ramirez, L. Cammarisano, O. Körner
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1425.21

Can nature-based biochar and biochar nanoparticles diminish the impacts of silver nanoparticles and microplastics on microbially-driven stream detrital ecosystem?

Autores: Rupesh Kumar Singh, Arunava Pradhan, Virgílio Falco, Francisco Saraiva, null Cláudia Pascoal, Henrique Trindade, null Fernanda Cássio, João Ricardo Sousa
Publicado en: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Edición 20, 2026, ISSN 2772-4166
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.HAZADV.2025.100903

Model-based environmental assessment of aquaponics as a nature-based solution for wastewater use in hydroponics, guided by decision support

Autores: O. Körner, E. Giannothanasis, S. Pinho, G.C. Modarelli, H. Monsees, V. Anestis, D. Savvas
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1437.52

Sustainability in Mountain Viticulture: Insights from a Case Study in the Portuguese Douro Region

Autores: José António Martins, Ana Marta-Costa, Maria Raquel Lucas, Mário Santos
Publicado en: Sustainability, 2024, ISSN 2071-1050
Editor: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su16052050

Greenhouse climate shapes nitrate levels, nutritional quality, and shelf life in leafy vegetables: species-specific responses

Autores: Dimitrios Fanourakis, Oliver Körner, Theodora Makraki, George P. Spyrou, Ioannis Karavidas, Georgios Tsaniklidis, Ernst Woltering, Georgia Ntatsi
Publicado en: Frontiers in Plant Science, Edición 17, 2026, ISSN 1664-462X
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2026.1806482

Exploring nutrient reduction strategies without yield losses in hydroponic lettuce production

Autores: Evangelos Giannothanasis, Theodora Ntanasi, Ioannis Karavidas, George P. Spyrou, Damianos Neocleous, Georgia Ntatsi, Dimitrios Savvas
Publicado en: Scientia Horticulturae, Edición 352, 2025, ISSN 0304-4238
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCIENTA.2025.114458

Nutrient management in closed-loop soilless crop systems using ion selective electrodes and DSS NUTRISENSE

Autores: E. Giannothanasis, V. Christou, G. Ntatsi, R. Thompson, D. Savvas
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1416.57

Applying IoT sensor-based practices to enhance water/nutrient sustainability in potato production

Autores: Damianos Neocleous, Andreas Stylianou, George Adamides, Michalis Omirou, Dionysis Sparaggis, Kyriaki Kaikiti, Anastasis Christou, Loukia Vassiliou, Panagiotis Dalias
Publicado en: Frontiers in Agronomy, Edición 7, 2025, ISSN 2673-3218
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FAGRO.2025.1659617

Evapotranspiration prediction for suitable combinations of cascade hydroponic systems

Autores: T. Ramírez, A. Elvanidi, N. Katsoulas, O. Körner
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1426.36

Acidification of animal slurry in housing and during storage to reduce NH3 and GHG emissions-recent advancements and future perspectives

Autores: Wajid Umar, Chari Vandenbussche, Elio Dinuccio, Dong Hongmin, Barbara Amon
Publicado en: Waste Management, Edición 203, 2025, ISSN 0956-053X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.WASMAN.2025.114856

Total evapotranspiration estimation in multi-crop layers of indoor vertical farms for energy savings

Autores: T. Ramírez, O. Körner
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1426.24

Hydrogen peroxide as a passive oxygen source for plants in decoupled aquaponic systems

Autores: Hendrik Monsees, Sara M. Pinho, Margarida Meneses Leal, Daniela Baganz, Tobias Goldhammer, Oliver Körner
Publicado en: Frontiers in Aquaculture, Edición 5, 2026, ISSN 2813-5334
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FAQUC.2026.1819403

Long-term regenerative practices enhance in-field biodiversity and soil health for sustainable crop yields

Autores: Cathy Hawes, Andrew Christie, Gillian Banks, David Boldrin, Jacqueline Brandt, Pietro Iannetta, Isabella Swyst, Izzy Turner
Publicado en: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Edición 9, 2025, ISSN 2571-581X
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FSUFS.2025.1651686

Partial substitution of nitrate by chloride in fertigation recipes allows for lower nitrate input in hydroponic lettuce crops

Autores: Damianos Neocleous, Dimitrios Savvas, Evangelos Giannothanasis, Georgia Ntatsi
Publicado en: Frontiers in Plant Science, Edición 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-462X
Editor: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2024.1411572

Validation of the ‘Virtual Lysimeter’, a decision support system for soil grown greenhouse crops

Autores: W. Voogt, J. Stoenner, A. van Winkel, G. Franken
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2024, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2024.1409.42

Effect of European and North American poultry housing design and manure management on ammonia emission factors

Autores: Wajid Umar, Antonio Mautone, Federico Dragoni, Mélynda Hassouna, Alasdair Noble, Tony J. van der Weerden, Barbara Amon
Publicado en: Waste Management, Edición 215, 2026, ISSN 0956-053X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.WASMAN.2026.115425

Integrating ecosystem services provided by legumes in agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA): A review of methodologies

Autores: Stefano Cimarelli, Pietro Goglio, Dalila Serpa, Carlotta Quagliolo, Teodora Dorca-Preda, Abbigel Sadhu, Kamala Rai, Peter Roebeling, Thomas Nemecek, Anna Maria Cipolla, Anne Schneider, Sergiy Smetana, Marta Vasconcelos, Umut Kartal, Katri Joensuu, Janos-Istvan Petrusan, Sylvie Dauguet, Axel Falchetti-Cartier, Thomas Wilkinson, Pietro Iannetta
Publicado en: Ecological Indicators, Edición 181, 2025, ISSN 1470-160X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLIND.2025.114462

Developing and validating a modelling approach linked with ion selective electrodes to control pollution of water resources from greenhouse crops

Autores: Evangelos Giannothanasis, Juan Cedeño, Georgia Ntatsi, Rodney B. Thompson, Dimitrios Savvas
Publicado en: Journal of Environmental Management, Edición 387, 2025, ISSN 0301-4797
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2025.125792

Improving the control of sodium accumulation in closed-loop soilless culture systems using ion selective electrodes and the DSS NUTRISENSE

Autores: E. Giannothanasis, M. Tzouganakis, T. Ntanasi, I. Karavidas, K. Argyropoulou, G. Ntatsi, R.B. Thompson, D. Savvas
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2025.1437.42

A feasibility study on using a simplified mass balance to predict potassium in integrated freshwater aquaculture

Autores: Anıl Axel Tellbüscher, Radek Gebauer, Martin Šeda, Tobias Goldhammer, Ondřej Nikl, Ewumi Azeez Folorunso, Koushik Roy, Hendrik Monsees, Werner Kloas, Jan Mráz
Publicado en: Aquacultural Engineering, Edición 113, 2026, ISSN 0144-8609
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.AQUAENG.2026.102691

Cascade hydroponics enhanced water and nutrients use efficiency in a greenhouse cucumber-melon crop combination

Autores: Ioannis Naounoulis, Sofia Faliagka, Efi Levizou, Nikolaos Katsoulas
Publicado en: Scientia Horticulturae, Edición 338, 2024, ISSN 0304-4238
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCIENTA.2024.113822

Precise fertilization in greenhouse crops using modern decision support systems to save fertilisers and mitigate pollution of water resources

Autores: D. Savvas, E. Giannothanasis, G. Ntatsi
Publicado en: Acta Horticulturae, 2024, ISSN 0567-7572
Editor: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
DOI: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2024.1391.97

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Autores: Tommaso Barbagli, Marco Hofman, Caroline van der Salm
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: Wageningen Plant Research
DOI: 10.18174/702876

Conference proceedings (2)

Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Leaching Reduction in a Soilless Cascade Cropping System

Autores: Faliagka, S., Naounoulis, M. Aslanidou, F. Lazareli, N. Bakira & N. Katsoulas
Publicado en: 14th National Conference of the Hellenic Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2025
Editor: 14th NatiHellenic Society of Agricultural Engineers

Evaluation of water and nutrients use efficiency in a cucumber-melon cascade hydroponic system

Autores: Katsoulas, N., Naounoulis, I., Faliagka, S., & Levizou, E.
Publicado en: AgEng2024 congress, 1-4 July, 2024, Athens, Greece, 2024
Editor: Hellenic Society of Agricultural Engineers

Monographic books (1)

Composting of Farm Residues by Nature-Based Solutions

Autores: Rupesh Kumar Singh, Henrique Trindade, João Ricardo Sousa, Arne Sæbø, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tao Zhang
Publicado en: 2026
Editor: Springer Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-12255-1

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NUTRISENSE PC

Número de solicitud/publicación: GR 1375416
Fecha: 2024-01-11
Solicitante(s): GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON