
Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use #SolACEEU| Site info https://xitter.cf/t.co/XzPfxaVpv1
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Hear from the SolACE project leaders about the key messages, progress and outputs from the SolACE Project.
Link to video: youtube.com/watch?v=i5IzjEzs…
#solaceeu #keyresults #projectend
Learn more about the RadiMax facility (@koebenhavns_uni ), which was designed to investigate deeper rooting systems.
In SolACE, it was used to study how much nitrogen and water different genotypes can take up from deep side layers.
Link to video: youtube.com/watch?v=3nnxb0BG…
Have you ever wondered how root phenotype data was obtained for genomic selection?
This video provides a guided tour of the root phenotyping platform at @UCLouvain_be, which was used in SolACE for this purpose.
Link to video: youtube.com/watch?v=qC1eWNN6…
Using appropriate pre-crops can reduce the need for water and #nitrogen fertilizer inputs - with benefits for the environment, the subsequent crop and the farmer's wallet.
▶ What factors need to be considered when choosing a pre-crop for winter wheat:
zenodo.org/record/6866317
This practice abstract provides a short protocol describing "quantitative polymerase chain reaction" as a method to quantify Arbuscular #mycorrhizal fungal in plant roots.
▶ More about this faster, more accurate and highly specific method:
zenodo.org/record/6873877
Which conventional varieties are best suited for #organic systems? To understand this better, farmers can carry out their own small-scale analysis of a wide range of #varieties.
▶ Learn more about selecting varieties for organic potato production:
zenodo.org/record/6866349
Ploughing provides advantages, but can also cause serious negative effects. Mulch sowing is a method of reduced soil tillage, based on sowing a main crop into the crop residues of the previous crop or catch crop.
▶ Practical recommendations:
zenodo.org/record/5211681
#notillage
Sowing a grass-clover ley into the cereal crop in March/April has many advantages such as higher yields, good weed suppression and better establishment in dry summers.
▶ Learn more about this practice:
zenodo.org/record/3529114
#weedmanagement #soilquality #soilfertility
How much N fertilization does a plant need?
Optical sensors can detect the nutritional status of plants to adjust the amount and timing of N fertilizer to the plants requirements- bringing environmental and financial benefits.
🇬🇧 zenodo.org/record/5752140
🇪🇸 zenodo.org/record/5617191
DIY mycorrhizal fungi to increase the growth and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses of crop plants? Yes, that's possible!
▶ Guide on how to produce home-made mycorrhizal inoculants:
🇬🇧 zenodo.org/record/3385633
🇩🇪 zenodo.org/record/6557495
#biofertilizer #practiceabstract






