Laboratory application in the agricultural field for a soil and plant health diagnosis service
APPlica is a project implemented under the Regional Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
Type of operation 16.1.01
Operational groups of the European Partnership for Innovation: ‘Agricultural productivity and sustainability of agriculture”.
Regional Council Resolution No. 754 of 2022
Focus Area: 16.1.01 4B
Improved water resource management, including fertiliser and pesticide management
Starting date: 01/01/2023
Overall cost: 249.963,75 €
Contribution 90%: 230.630,63 €
Application n. 5516364
Lead partner: ASTRA Innovazione e Sviluppo
Goals
- Initiating soil and water health monitoring and diagnosis activities
- Enhance the use of organic matrices, to reduce or replace the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers
- Activate an online “Soil Service” to support PO members or technicians in technical activities related to soil knowledge
- Share guidelines for good soil and water management and for reducing pests with low-impact techniques according to soil characteristics
Set up demonstration sites for soil characterisation using innovative technologies, such as proximal sensors, in integration with specific soil surveys and chemical-physical analyses
