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Sustainable fertigation techniques for vegetable production in Greece

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Vegetable production constitutes one of the most important farming activities in Greece and has the potential to develop further. However optimal levels of vegetable production require high water inputs, especially under Mediterranean conditions. Fertigation (which means the combination of fertilisation and irrigation) is a tool for analysing and achieving optimal levels of water and fertiliser use.

A system has been developed by PPO (Applied Plant Research - Division Glass; part of the Wageningen-University - Research, the Netherlands) in the sixties and has been constantly evolving since then. Soilis analysed by a 1:2 volume water extract. Based on this salt and nutrient analysis, fertiliser and irrigation are advised to the growers. In total about 5000 growers, both in the

Netherlands and abroad are using the system. New elements have to be introduced into this system to make it appropriate for the Mediterranean situation. The work plan consists of evaluation of the Greek situation, workshops, contacts with laboratories agricultural universities, agricultural extension services, growers association, on-farm demonstrations, trials and introducing the system into a (private) laboratories and extension services.

An experienced researcher of NAGREF will be trained at PP Oduring 3 months. A more experienced researcher of PPO will be hosted by NAGREF during 10 months and will provide training to partner organisations. The project management structure will consist of a Project Committee and a Project Management Team.

The Project Committee will be include these two researchers together with: the director of NAGREF, the director of Olive and Horticultural Crops at the Institute of Kalamata, a representative of an agricultural educational institutes, of (one or more) private laboratories, extension services and growers association.

The Project Management Team will be responsible for project planning, monitoring progress of the project and monitoring the budget.

Zaproszenie do składania wniosków

FP6-2002-MOBILITY-3
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Wkład UE
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19 Egialias and Chalepa Str. Maroussi
ATHENS
Grecja

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