The University of Agriculture in Krakow is a public academy providing tertiary education, conducting specialist research and educational activity in the fields of agriculture, food industry, forestry, environmental  protection and environmental  engineering, in all their functional aspects, i.e. natural, technical, social and economic. The University expands and popularizes  knowledge, creates innovation aimed to promote food safety and climate neutrality, improve the competitive advantage of an economy sector based on biological materials and processes, in response to emerging challenges to society and civilization. The University of Agriculture operates on a European scale, continually improving its processes, and is positioned to influence especially the region of Central Europe. The University’s potential is used in research and implementation projects, in educational activity, based on cooperation with businesses, social organizations, state administration, local government units, and on continually developed international cooperation with leading academic centres in the European Union and worldwide.

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Team involved

Agnieszka Synowiec

WP2 Leader, leader of task 3.2

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Associate professor in the Department of Agroecology and Plant Production, the University of Agriculture in Krakow . Her research interests are non-chemical weed management and the ecological significance of herbicide-resistant weeds.

Marta Czekaj

WP2 Leader, leader of task 5.4

Assistant professor in the Department of Management and Economics of Enterprises, the University of Agriculture in Krakow . Her main research activities concern small farms, their condition and importance for the local environment, economic efficiency in farms (especially in regions with disadvantaged agricultural production), and direct selling of food products.

Agnieszka Baran

Researcher WP4

Associated Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, the University Agriculture in Krakow. Specialized in ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry. Her main research focuses on the fate of pollutants in the environment. Other topics of her research include managing the bottom sediments dredged from reservoirs, waste utilization in agriculture, and health risk assessment.

Agnieszka Ziernicka-Wojtaszek

Researcher

Head of the Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection in the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying of the University of Agriculture in Krakow. The agro-climatic regionalization of Poland, air temperature and precipitation variability in Poland, the evaluation of the qualities and resources of the atmospheric environment for the purpose of shaping the environment, the impact of weather and climate on agro-technical activity and on the yielding of crops, extreme and harmful to agriculture meteorological phenomena, present-day climate change and the agroecological results of global warming.

Maciej Gąstoł

Researcher

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Professor Maciej Gąstoł, from the University of Agriculture in Kraków, is researching the environmental factors that affect fruit crops. His studies focus on the interaction of various stressors and their impact on maiden nursery trees, fruit trees, and vines. Additionally, he is investigating how different cultivation methods can affect crop biological quality through comparative studies. Professor Gąstoł believes that AgroSus provides an excellent opportunity to gather valuable information on weed management, which is particularly important given the dynamic environmental changes many countries face.

University of Madeira (UMa) implements educational and scientific policies in domains of universal interest, aiming to contribute to the Madeira Region and Portugal development. It also ensures the implementation of educational programs, accomplishing the attribution of Graduation, Master and Doctor academic degrees, and the realization of advanced technology programs. UMa is organized into 4 Faculties: Science and Engineering; Life Sciences; Social Sciences; Arts and Humanities; and 2 Polytechnic Schools: Health; and Management and Technology. R&D activities are organized in several Research Centers and Groups.

The ISOPlexis, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology is searching center that develops research activities in the domains of agriculture, agri-food and bioeconomy, with a focus on i) agrodiversity, in its broad understanding, and local bioresources to promote the sustainability of local food systems; ii) organic farming and iii) advanced food technologies to optimize the local food supply chains and develop local food products. Founded in 1996, the ISOPlexis contribute with knowledge and expertise to solve problems of Regional agriculture and agri-food sectors, networking with a wide range of local stakeholders, research groups, and enterprises to develop the bioeconomy. The ISOPlexis capabilities rely on a multidisciplinary team, which includes biologists, biochemists, chemists; food technologists; statisticians, and agronomists.

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Miguel Ângelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho

Coordinator

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Associate Professor in Habilitation at Life Sciences Faculty and Coordinator of ISOPlexis, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Madeira, Portugal.  ORCID: 0000-0002-5084-870X He obtained a M.Sc. in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology from the Voronezh State University, Russia Federation, and Aggregation Degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology form University of Madeira, Portugal.  During the last 28 years he has teaching the courses of biochemistry, enzymology, environmental biochemistry, economic botany and agrodiversity at the Life Sciences Faculty and School of Management and Technology.  In the meantime, coordinate the ISOPlexis, Centre for sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology and lead a multidisciplinary research program in agrodiversity monitoring and agriculture sustainability, using local genetic and other bioresources to promote sustainability and resilience of agrosystems and food production systems. His research has been presented in a form of over 13 books, 148 papers and book chapters and 143 conference oral or panel communications.

Hungary’s “Green University” is located next to the western border of the country, at the foot of the Alps. The main campus of the University of Sopron and most of its educational buildings are located in the wonderful University Botanical Garden. Our institution is fully committed to all initiatives that serve economic, social or natural sustainability. At all four of our faculties (Elek Benedek Faculty of Pedagogy, Forest Engineering Faculty, Wood Engineering and Creative Industries Faculty, Sándor Lámfalussy Faculty of Economics) great emphasis is placed on education and research.

Our centuries-old traditions are still alive today, they shape the students and teachers into a real community. In addition to our unique courses, the educational palette is constantly expanding. In the past period, our university has been in more and more prestigious places in the standard sustainability rankings. It is in the top 20 percent globally, ranked 206th in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, for example. In 2022, it was also the only Hungarian university to win the title of International Green Gown Awards, which evaluate environmentally conscious operating strategies. Many things contribute to success, the inspiring environment, the familiarity of the campus, the cohesion of the students, and the dedicated work of the instructors. This is how the University of Sopron is becoming more and more internationally known.

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Andrea Vityi,  assoc. prof. , PhD in Environmental Sciences, senior lecturer in agroforestry and environmental sciences at the University of Sopron. She has worked in projects related to agroforestry, woodplantations, bioenergy, biofuel standardization, and green-education development (H2020 AFINET, FP7 AGFORWARD, AGFOSY , FP6 NetBiocof, FP5 BioNorm and several national projects). Currently works in agroforestry-, ecological farming, bioenergy- and LCA-related  national and Horizon Europe projects. She is Hungarian delegate of the European Agroforestry Federation, charge d’affaires of the Hungarian Agroforestry Civil Group and member of the Hungarian Agroforestry Network and the Hungarian Permaculture Association. She is a fun of nature, likes hiking and cultivate a garden, where she tries to introduce the practice of organic farming.

Andrea Vágvölgyi,  assistant professor, PhD in Environmental Sciences.

She works at the Institute of Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation of the University of Sopron. She has worked in projects related to wood plantations, bioenergy, biomass utilization, waste management.  Currently works in agroforestry-, ecological farming, waste management, bioenergy- and LCA-related  national and Horizon Europe projects.

Katalin Tuba, PhD in Forestry and Game Management, associate professor at the University of Sopron. She teaches: Plant Pathology, Invertebrate Zoology, Forest Protection and Urban Forestry, Agricultural and Horticultural Integrated Pest Management, Weed Management, Ecological Plant Protection and Harmful Pests’ Ecology. She has taken part in several national and international projects related to plant protection and gene conservation (e.g. Network of Excellence Evoltree, Aktion Österreich–Ungarn, Wissenschafts– und Erziehungskooperation). She acquired remarkable laboratory and field practice over the years spent at the Plant Protection Authority, in the privet sector and at the University of Sopron. 

András Polgár, assoc. prof. , PhD habil. in Environmental Sciences, senior lecturer in life cycle assessment, environmental management, sustainability assessment, carbon footprint calculations at the University of Sopron. Currently is the responsible professional coordinator of the Green University Project at the University of Sopron. Currently works in projects of life cycle assessment of wood utilization and dendromass based energy production and in the field of carbon sequestration researches.

The University of Milan, established in 1924, is a public institution in the heart of Milan. The institution offers various academic disciplines, including agricultural and food sciences, exercise and sports sciences, humanities, law, linguistic and cultural mediation sciences, medicine, pharmacy, political, economic and social sciences, science and technology, and veterinary medicine. The university provides approximately 65 undergraduate programs and a similar number of master’s programs. Italian is the primary medium of instruction; however, the university does offer a selection of English-taught degree programs, predominantly at the graduate level. Among the university’s research centers are the Centre for Gender & Equality in Research and Science and the Centre of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases. Additionally, the university maintains three botanical gardens, one of which dates to 1777, serving as valuable resources for education and research purposes. Concerning the University of Agricultural Science, the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Land, Agroenergy of the University of Milan (DISAA) develops its activities with a view to advancement through scientific research, knowledge about farming systems, forestry, livestock, environmental and energy based on a multidisciplinary approach aimed at the promotion of effective and efficient management of complex agricultural systems.

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Team involved

Fabrizio Araniti

Principal investigator 

Fabrizio Araniti was born in Reggio Calabria on 07/05/1979. He graduated with honours (110/110) on 14/07/2006 from the faculty of “Agricultural Sciences and Technologies” at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. From 12/03/2007 to 06/03/2011, he conducted and completed his Ph.D. in “Eco-physiology of plant species” (Cycle XXIII). 

From 2011 to 2015, he carried out research activities as a research fellow and contractor at the same institution. 

Since September 2015, he has worked as a Researcher (RTD-A) at the Department of AGRARIA, Faculty of “Agricultural Sciences and Technologies” at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. The contract (RTD-A) (from 2014 to 2017) was funded by the SIR 2014 project, of which he was the Principal Investigator. 

Since March 2021, he has worked as a Researcher (RTD-B) at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Territory, Agroenergy at the University of Milan. 

His main research line primarily focuses on plant-plant interaction and the extraction, identification, and study of secondary metabolites of plant origin with herbicidal activity, their impact on plant physiology and metabolism, and their potential use in sustainable agriculture. 

This research activity, in collaboration with the organic chemistry group led by Prof. Gabriele B. (UNICAL), has led to the creation of a patent entitled “Benzofurans with herbicidal activity.” 

Noemi Negrini

Staff scientist

Master of Science with honours in Agricultural Science (1984) and Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Crop Productivity (1989) at the University of Milan. Since 1992, Lecturer in Plant Physiology at the University of Milan. Teaching activity in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, Cell Biology and Botany. Research interests focused on: crop plant responses to abiotic stresses, plant mineral nutrition, secondary metabolism and development of crop quality and stress-tolerance traits, fruit ripening process and senescence, seed maturation and germination. Since 1998, RU leader/staff scientist in several national and international research programs. 

Bhakti Prinsi

Staff scientist

Bhakti Prinsi was born in Sinalunga, Italy, in 1977. In 2003, she graduated with the highest honors in Plant Biotechnology and later completed her Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Crop Productivity at the University of Milan. Currently, she is an associate professor of Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Milan, and she works at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DiSAA). Her research interests primarily focus on mineral nutrition in crops, plant responses to abiotic stress, plant specialized metabolism, and the characterization of novel molecules derived from waste and by-products that are beneficial for agriculture. She possesses extensive expertise in mass spectrometry as applied to the study of plant proteins and metabolites. 

Luca Espen

Staff scientist

Luca Espen was born in Trento, Italy, in 1964. In 1990, he graduated with in Biological Science at the University of Florence and later completed his Ph.D. in School of Plant Biology and Productivity of Crop Plants at the University of Milan. Currently, he is a full professor of Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Milan. His research interests primarily focus on seed germination, biochemical and physiological responses induced by abiotic stress, plant mineral nutrition and biochemical and physiological aspects involved in fruit ripening. In his research he uses analytical techniques (GC-MS, LC-MS / MS, NMR), proteomic techniques (1D and 2D electrophoresis, DIGE, Western blot), biochemical techniques (spectrophotometric analyses, enzymatic assays, fractionation techniques) and techniques for the study of physiological parameters. He coordinates the laboratory of plant proteomics at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DiSAA) of the University of Milan. 

Fabio Nocito

Staff scientist

Fabio Francesco Nocito was born in Milan, Italy, in 1967. In 1998, he graduated with highest honors in Agricultural Sciences, and in 2001, he completed his Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Crop Productivity at the University of Milan. Currently, he is an associate professor of Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Milan. His research interests are focused on the mineral nutrition of higher plants, in particular the interactions between essential nutrients and non-essential heavy metals. He coordinates the laboratory for elemental and isotopic analysis at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DiSAA) of the University of Milan. He is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Plant Science. 

Seipasa is a pioneering company in the formulation and development of treatments of botanical and microbiological origin for crop protection, biostimulation and nutrition. For 25 years the company has formulated and registered high technological value solutions that are applied in the most demanding agricultural systems in the world. Its products are exported to over 25 countries worldwide.
Seipasa operates through business units in Europe, Mexico, USA, Latin America and Africa which, along with the industrial complex and head offices in Valencia (Spain), work on the design of effective, innovative and sustainable solutions for agriculture. In Seipasa, we conduct research, manufacture, and commercialize biopesticides, biostimulants, and nutritional products to be used in sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture.

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Team involved

Javier Nacher

Chief Technical Officer (CTO) 

Javier Nacher studied Agricultural Engineer at the Politecnic University of Valencia
His caree started in 2008 as a intern in the plant and fruit production department at thePolitecnic University of Valencia. In 2010, he joined Seipasa’s company as Responsible for the empirical testing of research and laboratory assistant. After 3 years of experience, Javier Nacher became the head of the thechnical department carrying out the design, development and evaluation of Seipasa’s products. Currently, Javier Nácher leads the Technical Department of SEIPASA.

Enrique Duque

Trials Project Manager at the technical department of Seipasa

Agricultural Engineer from politecnic university of Valencia with more than 15 years of experience in the agricultural sector.

During the last 15 years he has focused his activity in the development of different projects for the management of diseases and pests in the agricultural sector, as well as in the development of different integrated pest management (IPM) programs.

Francisco Espinosa

Chief Research Officer (CRO)

Francisco Espinosa is Seipasa’s Chief Research Officer. He has a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Valencia (Spain) and accumulates an extensive experience of more than 19 years in the company. Espinosa is a specialist in the formulation of biopesticides and biostimulants from substances of botanical and microbiological origin. His work enabled Seipasa to develop three new patents on natural Plant Protection Products: Pirecris (ES2444991A1), Fungisei (ES2520615B2) and Gemsei (ES2671566B2)

Ruben Guijarro

Laboratori Researcher technician. Formulation developer

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Graduate in Chemistry at University of Valencia
Final degree project: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY IN CROPS OF SOLID IRON, APPLIED BY ROOT APPLICATION, AND LIQUID IRON COMPLEXES APPLIED BY FOLIAR APPLICATION.

Ruben Guijarro Barragán started at SEIPASA in 2016 for developing his final degree project about the study of the efficacy in crops of solid iron, applied by root application, and liquid iron complexes applied by foliar application. After completing his degree, he started at the R&D department of Seipasa as a Laboratory technician and now is responsible of the formulation area where he is in charge of the product development, characterization and stability test. He is also responsible for the preparation of prototypes and improvements of production processes in the industrial plant. and also manage the Estimulagro line of Seipasa.

Francesca Chornet

Project Manager

Francesca Chornet studied Agricultural Engineering at the politecnic university of Valencia.

Francesca has more than 10 years of experience in the agrifood industry. She joined Seipasa’s company as a quality and environmental technician in 2020. After two years of experience, Francesca started a new role in the R&D department as a project manager.

Malatya Turgut Özal University was founded with the law published on 18 May 2018. Malatya Turgut Özal University has two large campuses in the city center: Battalgazi Campus and Beylerderesi Campus in Yeşilyurt. The University has 6 faculties which are Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Faculty of Art Design and Architecture. The University has Civil Aviation School and Graduate Education Institute and 9 vocational schools in different districts within the University.
The university, which is tasked to produce science for the future and stability of our country in higher education, continues its education and research activities with a great responsibility with its 5 thousand students and 500 academic staff. Malatya Turgut Ozal University education in Turkey, science, entrepreneurship, innovation, and aims to be a new model of service and social responsibility. In this context, it established 10 new research and application centers in different research focuses. Faculty of Agriculture, one of the strongest institutions in the region in the field of agricultural research, has departments of Plant Protection, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Horticulture and Agricultural Economics.

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Prof. Dr. Doğan IŞIK

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Prof. Dr. Doğan IŞIK is Professor at Plant Protection Depaertment in Agricultural Faculty, Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkiye. He graduated with a BSc degree from Plant Protection Department of Faculty of Agricultural in Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun, Turkiye in 1996. He graduated MSc program in Department of Plant Protection in 2000, and obtained the PhD degree in the Department of Plant Protection in 2005 from the Ondokuz Mayıs University. He worked as a researcher at Black Sea Agricultural Research İnstitute in Samsun from 1997 to 2011. He worked as an associate professor between 2011-2016 at Erciyes University. He worked as a professor at Erciyes University since 2016. Professor Doğan IŞIK’s current responsibilities include teaching courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervising MSc and PhD students, and conducting research activities. He has published book chapter, papers in international peer-reviewed journals and number of conference papers. At the same time, he has worked several research projects.
Research Interests: weed ecology, weed control, crop – weed management, cover crops, herbicide tolerant crops and herbicide resistance on weeds, sustainable crop production

Prof. Dr. Nihat TURSUN

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Prof.Dr. Nihat Tursun is Professor at Plant Protection Depaertment in Faculty of Agricultural, Malatya Turgut Özal University in Malatya, Turkiye. He graduated with a BSc degree from Faculty of Agricultural in Tokat, Turkiye in 1992. He graduated MSc program in Department of Plant Protection in 1995, and obtained the PhD degree in the Department of Plant Protection in 1999 from the Gaziosmanpaşa university. He worked as a research assistant at Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Agriculture from 1997 to 1997. He worked as an assistant professor between 1999-2007 and as an associate professor between 2007-2013 at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University. He worked as a professor at İnönü University from 2013 to 2018 and has been working as a full professor at Malatya Turgut Özal University since 2018. Professor Tursun’s current responsibilities include teaching courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervising MSc and PhD students, and conducting research activities. He has published 5 edited book, and more than 40 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he has published a number of conference papers. He has worked several research projects.
Research Interests: effects of climate change on weeds, flame in weed control, weed ecology, weed control, crop – weed management and herbicide tolerance, sustainable crop production

Assoc. Prof. Ekrem AKBULUT

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekrem Akbulut received his PhD degree from Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul in 2015. He has been working at the Department of Bioengineering, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences as a Researcher for four years. He has been working on structure-based drug design, structural biology, and molecular genetics. He took part in the writing and management of more than one hundred national and international projects. He has been working Senior Mentor at the European Commission Mentor Academy. He is the founder of the HIZIR early-stage entrepreneur accelerator program. He is the founder of EGA-BAUMA Company which works in investment and business development. He worked as a counselor at The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). He has been working as a Digital Transformation Counselor at TUBİTAK-TUSSİDE. He received the State Merit Badge in 2019 for his contributions to the development of the Research and Development ecosystem in Turkey. He took part as a speaker in 49 pieces of training in the fields of Project Cycle Management, Process Design and Management, Digital Transformation, Business Development, and Entrepreneurship.

Assoc. Prof. Gülçin BEKER AKBULUT

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Beker Akbulut received her PhD degree İnönü University, Malatya in 2008. She worked as a researcher at İnönü University between 2003-2012 and at Munzur University between 2013-2019. Since 2019, She has been working as a researcher at department of Park and Horticulture, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Battalgazi Vocational School. She has been working on plant physiology, stress physiology, pesticide/herbicide toxicity. She has many scientific articles and papers in the topics. Previously, she worked as a researcher in a 7th Framework project and as an executive in a Horizon and a strategic partnership projects. Apart from these, she was a researcher and coordinator in many National Scientific Research projects. She has a specialist degree in risk-based process management and quality management systems.

Asst. Prof. Asuman YANARDAĞ

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Asuman Yanardağ works a scientist in Soils and Nutrient Management at the Malatya Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department in Turkey. Her research focuses on sustainable management of soil and nutrients in the soil-plant ecosystems. He worked in diverse farming systems on topics that include biogeochemical nutrient cycling, natural resource management, carbon and nitrogen sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable ecosystem functioning. She finished BSc on Management of Water Resources in Southeast Anatolian Region, Turkey from Harran University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering; MSc on Cadmium Contents of Soils, Durum and Bread Wheat in Harran Plain, Turkey from Harran University, Natural and Applied Sciences Institute, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Department of Soil Science. She finished PhD on Soils and Plant Nutition in the department of Agricultural Science and Technology, from the Polytechnical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Spain. She worked worked as executive in H2020 Sustainable Environment and Climate Change International Science Festival/ Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions/ SECC-SCIFEST. She worked as researcher in : Integrated European Industrial Risk Reduction System-IRIS (CP-IP 213968-2- IRIS) Project, Rehabilitation of a heavy metal contaminated riverbed by phytoextraction technique(Life+), Post-mined polluted landscapes reclamation by means of valorization of different residues – MIPOLARE (Life+) etc….

Asst. Prof. İbrahim Halil YANARDAĞ

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Asst. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Halil Yanardag, I am a scientist in the field of Soil and Nutrient Management at Malatya Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in Turkey. My research focuses on the sustainable management of soil and nutrients in soil-plant ecosystems. I have worked in a variety of agricultural systems on topics including biogeochemical nutrient cycling, natural resource management, carbon and nitrogen sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable ecosystem functioning. I have worked with some private companies working on organic, organo-chemical, and new technologies from fertilizers. I have a Ph.D. in Soil and Biogeochemistry from the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain. I worked as a manager at H2020 Sustainable Environment and Climate Change International Science Festival/ Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions/ SECC-SCIFEST. I worked as a researcher in the EU KA220 POWERWORMS project.

Technical University of Cartagena, known as UPCT, is a public university based in Cartagena, Spain. It has Faculties mainly specialized in Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Architecture and Business Administration studies. It was founded in 1998.

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Team involved

Raúl Zornoza

Case study leader, soil health analysis and environmental impact assessment

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PhD in Soil Sciences. Professor at Department of Agricultural Engineering. Expert in soil quality and degradation, sustainable soil management practices and soil microbial diversity.

María Dolores Gómez-López

WP5 coordinator and case study leader

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Phd Agricultural Engineering and Project Engineering Professor in Technical University of Cartagena. Research activity in aid decision support system in environmental management, LCA and economy circular. Some of her works are linked to aid decision support, slurry management, sustainable use of water in agriculture, diversification in agriculture and phytoremediation.

Manuel González Rosado

Soil health analysis and weed monitoring

PhD in natural resources and sustainable management. Postdoctoral researcher at Department of Agricultural Engineering. Expert in sustainable soil management practices, soil carbon balance and agroecology.

Silvia Martínez

Crop management and analysis

PhD in Soil Sciences. Professor at Department of Agricultural Engineering. Expert in soil quality, nutrients dynamic, sustainable soil management practices and environmental rehabilitation of degraded sites using phytoremediation techniques.

The Universitat Politècnica de València is a public, dynamic and innovative institution dedicated to research and teaching which, while maintaining strong ties with the community in which it carries out its activities, strives for a strong presence abroad. It is a young university, which celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2018-2019 academic year. Its community is currently made up of around 28,000 students, 2,500 teaching staff and researchers and 1,500 administration and service professionals, spread across its three campuses in Alcoi, Gandia and València. The UPV comprises 13 university centres, of which 9 are higher technical schools (Agricultural Engineering and Environment; Architecture; Building Engineering; Civil Engineering; Design Engineering; Engineering in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying; Industrial Engineering; Informatics; Telecommunications Engineering), 2 are faculties (Business Administration and Management; Fine Arts) and another 2 are higher polytechnic schools (Alcoy and Gandía). In addition, it has a Doctoral School and 3 affiliated centres (Florida University, Berklee College of Music and EDEM Business School).

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Mercedes Verdeguer

Principal researcher

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Mercedes Verdeguer is Associate Professor of Weed Science and Agricultural Botany at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). She works at UPV since 2005, when she started her Ph.D in a new research line, the study and development of natural herbicides from allelopathic substances, which she implemented, finishing her Ph.D. in 2011, with an award from UPV. Currently she is the director of the Agroforestry research Institute (IAM), at UPV.

She has collaborated with several companies that test, develop or commercialize phytosanitary products, bioestimulants and fertilizers, like Sipcam Inagra, Bayer, Seipasa, Agritecno and GMW Bioscience. She has established alliances with research groups that work in complementary areas, like Professors Alessandra Carrubba, Antonietta Germanà and Vito Armando Laudicina, from Università degli studi di Palermo (UNIPA). She is involved in a doctorate program in co-tutelage between both Universities UNIPA-UPV. She cooperates also with researchers from Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) of Palermo and Bagheria. Since 2014 she is working with the group of professor Adela Sánchez, from Vigo University and Dr. Fabrizio Araniti, from Università degli Studi di Milano Statale. Both investigate the mode of action of natural products, and have participated in research projects together. She has been the director of 5 doctoral theses already defended and is currently directing 6 doctoral theses.

Mónica Boscaiu

Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-boscaiu-51a853110/

Monica Boscaiu was born in Cluj-Npoca, Romania, where she gradauted in Biology. She has a long research experience, since the period at the University of Vienna where she defended her doctoral thesis in 1996. After a post-doctoral stage at the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia she joined the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where she is now Professor of Botany. She has more than 100 publications in international journals, of which 75 with impact factor and has participated in 5 European projects. She was guest editor of two special editions of the journal Agronomy and belongs to the editorial committee of three journals (Agronomy, Notulae Botanicae Horti Agronotanici, Notulae Sceintiae Biologicae).

María Ferriol

Researcher

Sara González

Researcher

Diego Gómez de Barreda

Researcher

Diana María Mircea

Researcher

Jose María Osca

Researcher

Rosa Peiró

Researcher

Mario Javier Ruiz

Researcher

Natalia Torres

Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliatorrespagan/

Natalia Torres Pagán studied Agricultural Engineering at UPV and she is a PhD student at the Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo in Universitat Politècnica de València. She is in the research group since 2016, she did her Final Thesis Degree and her Master Thesis investigating the herbicidal potential of secondary metabolites from plants. Her PhD focus on the development of bioherbicides from natural compounds from plants, specially from Eucalyptus and aromatic species. She also is studying the biostimulant effects of essential oils. She has experience in performing trials for testing the effects that natural products produce on plants, and also in performing trials to determine the plant response to abiotic stresses.

Oscar Vicente

Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-vicente-ab9595a/

Oscar Vicente was born in 1956, in Madrid (Spain), where he graduated in Biochemistry in 1976 and obtained his PhD in Sciences in 1983. After a three-year postdoctoral period at the Friedrich-Miescher Institut, in Basel (Switzerland), in 1988 Oscar Vicente moved to the Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Vienna (Austria), where he established and led a research group working on different aspects of plant reproductive biology and its biotechnological applications, and on the molecular characterization of pollen allergens and plant MAP kinases. Oscar Vicente returned to Spain in 1996 to join the faculty of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he is at present (since 2010) Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biotechnology. His research interest focuses on the study of plant responses to abiotic stress and stress tolerance mechanisms. Oscar Vicente has published more than 130 WoS (core collection)-indexed scientific papers, many of them in top journals, such as Plant Cell, Plant Journal, Plant Physiology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant and Soil or PLoS ONE. Oscar Vicente has supervised ten PhD Theses and a large number of Bachelor and Master Degree Theses, as well as the work of many Erasmus exchange students and visiting scientists in his lab at the Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity (COMAV, UPV). He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Notulae Scientia Biologicae, Managing Editor of The Eurobiotech Journal, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Plant Science, and belongs to the Editorial Boards of other scientific journals. Oscar Vicente is the Vice-president and coordinator for Spain of the European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association (EBTNA). In 2017, he was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa’s degree by the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university in Estonia whose priorities in academic and research activities provide the sustainable development of natural resources necessary for the existence of Man as well as the preservation of heritage and habitat.

The Estonian University of Life Sciences is one of top 100 universities in the world in the field of agriculture and forestry, ranked 37. The university also belongs to the top 1% most cited research facilities in the world.

https://www.emu.ee/en

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Team involved

Liina Talgre

Principal investigator (arable crops)

ORCID 0000-0003-0949-6973

Estonian expert in organic farming. She  working in  Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as Associate professor. She received her PhD in Field Crop Husbandry from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 2013. She is recently focused on soil fertility and weed dynamics in organic farming. She has experience in research project coordination and knowledge transfer to the farmers, leader of study groups in organic crop production. She is teaching the organic farming at the university. She supervising the BSc, MSc and PhD students. She will be responsible for diversification crop rotation by cover crops.

Merrit Shanskiy

Principal investigator (soils, orchards)

ORCID 0000-0002-5689-8089

She is working at the Estonian University of Life Sciences as associate professor in soil science.  She received her PhD in Field Crop Husbandry from same university. In her recent research, her major research topics are the soil properties and soil biota interactions to plant growth. She is coordinating and participating in several international and local research and applied research projects. Her current activities are related to composting, organic matter degradation and soil management impacts on soil properties. In current Project, she will responsible for soil-plant interactions in arable field and orchards. 

Farm in Saxony, Germany with milk-, plant- and biogasproduction

www.agrar-starbach.de

Team involved

Holger Reinhardt-Weik

CEO Agrarunternehmen Starbach-Sachsen eG

Born 1969, Abitur 1989, Staatlich geprüfter Landwirt, 1991,

Dipl.Ing.sc.agr. in Agrareconomics, 1997, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, since 1998 General Manager in different functions at Agrarunternehmen Starbach-Sachsen eG

The Agricultural Advising Center (RML) is a private limited company owned by the Farmers’ Association of Iceland.  The primary role of RML is to ensure that all farmers in Iceland have access to advisory services regardless of where they live or their chosen branch of agriculture. RML also carries out various statutory tasks, such as implementation of breeding programs in Icelandic livestock breeds.

RML provides professional consulting for farmers concerning most aspects of agriculture such as animal husbandry, breeding, soil cultivation, horticulture, farm management and environmental and climate issues. In addition, RML runs an IT department that is responsible for maintaining and developing various heard recording and farm management software.

Employees are around 50 and are located at 12 establishments throughout the country.

In addition to providing Icelandic farmers with integrated and comprehensive advice, RML works on various projects for companies and public bodies where the expertise of RML employees is useful for the benefit of Icelandic agriculture.

https://www.rml.is/

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Team involved

Helgi Jóhannesson

Coordinator

Cand. Hort from The Agricultural University of Copenhagen Denmark. Working in the horticultural sector in Iceland since 1989 in education, production and consultation. Horticultural advisor at RML since 2015, working with greenhouse crops and field vegetables.

Sigrún Dögg Eddudóttir

Coordinator

Sigrún holds an MSc in Physical geography and Quaternary geology from Stockholm University and a PhD in Geography from the University of Iceland. She has extensive experience researching environmental impacts of climate change and land use in Iceland, Sweden and Ireland.

The League of Agricultural Producers Associations in Romania – LAPAR is a federation with 18 members, territorial professional associations of producers in the agrifood sector.

LAPAR defending the legitime interest of agricultural producers, in relations with central administration bodies, with other associations and federations, including international entities related to the management of policies and programs or funds intended for the activity in agriculture.

As member of the National Council of Small and Medium-sized Private Enterprises in Romania, we take the voice of the entrepreneur in the agrifood sector together with colleagues from other sectors.

LAPAR signed a protocol with universitar and academic environment with the aim of bringing research and education closer and to facilitate the knowledges transfer and innovation in farms .

In relation with national Ministry, we are involved in the NSP 2023-2027, participating in all working groups from adopting to implementing the common agricultural policies.

Since 2020, LAPAR co-founded of the Alliance for Agriculture and Cooperation, the umbrella organization that represents Romania in Copa-Cogeca, the European farmers and cooperatives organization.

www.lapar.ro

https://www.facebook.com/lapar2019

https://twitter.com/LAPAR_Romania

Team involved

Liliana PIRON

Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liliana-piron-38744687/

Liliana Piron holds a master’s degree in Rural Development and she is licensed in Law since 2001. With over 15 years of experience in the field of Tax & Legal Aspects, she is responsible for writing position papers, preparing awareness actions and disseminating information within the members of the organization.

She has been working with LAPAR since December 2019 and during this period she contributed to strengthening the relationship with the university and academic environment. In addition, the experience with small and medium-sized enterprises made it possible to support some impactful changes regarding the bureaucratic side and the policies intended for entrepreneurs in the sector.

She is the LAPAR delegated person in the relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the relationship with the specialized Commissions of the Parliament and the Government.

Mihai GÎDEA

Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihai-gidea-542601114/

Prof. Mihai Gîdea holds a PhD in Integrated weed control since 2001, from University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest. He has been involved in many research topics related to the IPM and is interested in the impact of the Green Deal strategies regarding the reduction of pesticide and fertilizer consumption. His role in the project is this sense, together with the farmers and the team, he will study the results for agroecological approach in the Steppic areal in weed management, based on the measures adopted at the farm level.

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, since 2014  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-8770  he coordinated 10 scientific research projects and was part of 25 research and knowledge transfer consortia. In these contracts, he addressed the issue of integrated sustainable development at the zonal or regional level, precision agriculture, differentiated weed control on monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds, plasma treatment of seeds, production and testing of biostimulators, anti-dehiscence products for rapeseed culture, automatic biometrics.

His research work was granted with 2 patents for inventions in agriculture, focused on the differentiated control of weeds, and for other 7 inventions, he has submitted requests for patent recognition.