24 Innovative Technologies

No Title of the technology in the GA WP Main Contact Partners involved Objective of the Tecnhology
1 Technologies to utilize animal manure and slurry as fertilisers 2 UNITO / Luisella Celi UNITO, UTAD UNITO and UTAD will optimize and demonstrate technologies for balancing N & P content of manure and slurry, adapt nutrient content for plant needs and adjust pH for reduction of N losses by 20% during storage and application.
 2 Technologies for nutrient recovery and safe land application of raw waste materials  2 ARI / Panagiotis Dalias ARI,UNITO NIBIO, UNITO, and ARI will optimise and demonstrate technologies for recovery of N and P from manure and waste materials to transform manure and waste into safe and stable fertilizers that can replace mineral fertilizers.
 3 Technologies for optimization of composting using novel microbial consortia 2 INHORT/ Lidia Sas-Paszt InHort,NAU  Use of specific microbial consortia (Streptomyces and Pseudomonas) will be validated by INHORT and NAU to accelerate composting and increase nutrient content and bioavailability, reducing N and P losses by 30 up to 80%.
 4 Technologies for nutrient calibration of materials derived from biowaste processing 2 NIBIO / Dmitry Kechasov NIBIO, ARI NIBIO and UNITO will apply technologies for nutrient calibration of materials derived from biowaste processing in Task 2.1. UNITO will calibrate the transformed materials, balance the nutrient supply, and validate their spatio-temporal fertilizer efficiency.
5 Technologies to optimize field application of materials derived from biowaste processing 2 WUR ODYC/Vervaet, AUGMENTA Furthermore, technologies to optimize field application of derived products will be validated and demonstrated after fine tuning and optimization of machines to limit nutrient losses during their application operations (ODYC/VERVAET) with application of innovative optical sensors for nutrient calibration (AUGMENTA).
 6 Circular systems for biowaste utilisation in greenhouses 2 NIBIO / Dmitry Kechasov ARI ARI and NIBIO will validate circular models for biowaste application in pilot greenhouses and demonstrate how anaerobic biogas and composting plants can be connected to adjacent greenhouses for direct use of nutrients, biodigestate, energy, and CO2.
 7 Circular systems for biowaste utilisation in open field 2 UTAD / Henrique Trindade UTAD,HAAS,CAU,NAU  Furthermore, circular models for biowaste application will be validated and demonstrated also in pilot field crops by setup of plot-controlled systems combining application of derived materials based on calibration parameters defined in task 2.2 with: i) crop residues management (ARI, AUA, NAU), biochar and nitrification inhibitors (UTAD), and organic farming practices (HAAS, CAU).
 8 Precision fertilization in field crops using sensing technologies 3 AUA / Panagiotis Frantzis AUA, AUGMENTA Crop sensing technologies based on proximal sensors and drone imaging to measure crop plant spectral reflectance will be deployed to reduce fertilizer losses and optimize NUE of fertigated and mechanically fertilized crops (AUA).
 9 Novel intercropping technologies to maximize N2 input in organic cropping 3 UTAD / Piebiep Goufo UTAD,JHI Intercropping and cover cropping practices will be optimized and demonstrated in two pilot trials to supply nutrients to accompanying and subsequent crops, enabling large reductions in fertilizer use and in nutrient leaching losses (UTAD, JHI).
 10 Integrating organic with mineral fertilisation to maximise P input from organic sources 3 HAAS or HAAFS ARI,HAAFS,HAAS Organic and mineral fertilisation will be integrated to maximise P input from organic sources and optimise NUE from both sources (ARI, HAAS, HAAFS).
 11 Crop-demand driven nutrient management in conventional vegetable crops using DSSs 3 UAL / Rodney Thompson UAL,AUA,WUR  In integrated vegetable production, three currently-in-use DSSs for optimal nutrient management will be further developed by AUA, UAL and WUR to prepare crop-specific fertiliser plans based on models linking crop demand with soil nutrient status and validated/demonstrated by CG, LGNL and COEXPHAL.
 12 Integrated nutrient management by DSSs and alternate irrigation to minimise nutrient losses in organic cropping 3 WUR / Caroline van der Salm AUA,SVG,WUR In organic cropping, an integrated smart nutrient management method will be developed and demonstrated, based on novel DSSs, soil monitoring approaches, and alternative irrigation regimes to maximise use of nutrients from soil organic matter, minimise NO3 leaching, and maximise P recycling and utilisation (AUA, WUR, SVG)
 13 Real-time sensing with ISEs to maximise nutrient recycling in soilless cropping 3 AUA / Dimitrios Savvas AUA,CG,WP A novel fertigation system equipped with ion selective electrodes (ISEs), developed by CG and controlled by the software NUTRISENSE (TRL4), will be further optimized to recycle fertigation effluents in closed soilless culture based on real-time sensing (AUA).
 14 Cascade soilless system to reuse the effluents in a sequence of crops 3 UTH / Nikolaos Katsoulas UTH UTH will optimise and demonstrate a cascade soilless system to reuse the effluents in a sequence of crops with increasing salt tolerance.
 15 Novel biostimulants based on strigolactones and small RNAs to improve NUE 3 UNITO / Francesca Cardinale UNITO, AUA Novel biostimulants based on strigolactones (UNITO) and small RNAs (AUA) that modulate the N metabolism towards increasing NUE will be further optimised and validated as a promising technology to minimise NO3- losses from the soil.
 16 Improving NUE by innovative fertilisers and additives 3 CAU / Qing Chen CAU, NAU,Stanley, SVG (i) combinations of nitrification and denitrification inhibitors; (ii) biofertilisers promoting growth and disease suppression; (iii) combined mineral fertilizer and humic acid products will be deployed to enhance NUE and concomitantly reduce N pollution (CAU, NAU, Stanley, SVG).
17 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions from barns through additives 4 ATB/Barbara Amon ATB, ILVO, ARI The additives examined in WP2, Task 2.1 (alternatives to H2SO4, beneficial microorganisms, biochar) with the largest potential will be tested in real scale case study farms by ARI, ILVO and ATB, to demonstrate their potential in different climate conditions and barn management styles
18 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions from barns through management adaptations 4 ILVO / Chari Vandenbussche ATB, ILVO ATB and ILVO will examine the impact of fast manure removal from dairy and pig barns through high performance floor scraping (including cleaning robots) and manure pit flushing on GHG and NH3 emissions
19 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions during storage of organic residues through additives 4 UTAD / Henrique Trindade UTAD The additives examined in WP2, Task 2.1 with the largest potential (>20% reduction) will be tested in real scale storages by ARI and UTAD.
 20 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions from biowaste through management adaptations 4 ATB/Barbara Amon ATB, ILVO ATB and ILVO will optimize through modelling a system that reduces gaseous emissions based on anaerobic digestion and slurry separation and adapt this for application in China.
 21 Reducing GHG emissions from soil grown crops through additives to fertilizers 4 InHort / Lidia Sas-Paszt CAU, NAU Different additives (urease/ nitrification/denitrification inhibitors, biochar, PGPR strain and the derived bio-organic fertilizer, microorganisms and bioproducts) will be tested in pots, greenhouses, and fields by CAU, NAU and INHORT,
 22 Reducing GHG emissions through organic farming practices 4 AUA / Katerina Biniari AUA AUA will optimize and demonstrate the potential of organic farming practices to reduce N2O emissions by 20-25% in two commercial vineyards
 23 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions by optimising field application of manure/slurry 4 VERVAET / Jelle Vervaet Vervaet, ODYC, UTAD In another demonstration trial, Vervaet in cooperation with ODYC will adapt their manure spreader during application, to reduce NH3 emissions without losing impact on soil improvement.
 24 Reducing GHG and NH3 emissions through measurement feedback 4 ILVO / Chari Vandenbussche ATB, ILVO To reach the full potential of the IT’s, ATB and ILVO will further develop the feedback tools from the MILKEY project (i.e., OTICE, allowing emission trend monitoring) and demonstrate their contribution to emission reductions in pilot trials conducted in the facilities of ATB and ILVO, while