Dust effects on plants and crops
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Dust can have various effects on plants and crops depending on the concentration and composition of the dust particles…
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Mycorrhizae benefits
🌱 Mycorrhizae are fungi that live in symbiosis with the roots of virtually all plants. In most cases, this symbiosis is a mutually beneficial association, with both the fungus and the plant benefiting from the interaction…
Greenhouse gas emissions
The agricultural sector is currently facing a significant challenge with inefficient farming practices leading to increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To address this…
January monthly meeting
On 16 January 2024, the monthly meeting of the KICRO project took place.👍🏼
During this meeting partners had the opportunity to discuss about the progress of the project and future plans.🏃🏼♂️🏃🏼♂️
How to prevent fruit losses caused by crop diseases?
Fruit losses are a serious problem for the agri-food sector, affecting the income of farmers, the quality of products and the environment. One of the main causes of fruit losses is the occurrence of crop diseases, which can damage the fruits during the cultivation, harvesting, storage or transportation stages…
The beginning of the KICRO project
We are pleased to announce the start of the KA220 VET Erasmus+ project “KICRO | Knowledge and Identification of CROp diseases for sustainable food safety”🍊🍋 KICRO aims to provide the fruit growing sector (farmers and packinghouses’ staff) with tools to improve their knowledge and better identify fruit and vegetable diseases (pathological and physiological) and their …