SYMBIOM'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

The project's main aim is to adopt new cropping practices that increase the genetic and biological diversity of the soil to reduce the use of external inputs while increasing the production and quality of crops, the provision of ecosystem services and the stability and resilience of EU agriculture. Emphasis will be placed on the use of innovative practices based on the use of soil micro-organisms (including the development and testing of new commercial products), appropriate crop rotation, multiple cropping and intercropping, the development of pest warning systems, the use of catch crops to limit nutrient loss from the soil, or optimum tillage.

The project is focused on research in the field of plant biotechnologies that can be used in sustainable agriculture. The purpose of the project is to connect top research teams that use unique biotechnological approaches that meet demanding criteria within oriented research and have great potential for application to agricultural practice, where they can significantly contribute to the development of new biostimulants and breeding procedures and to the targeted improvement and increase of plant productions.