MICROCLIMATT webinar: Microalgae for a productive and sustainable agriculture

MICROCLIMATT Webinar: Microalgae for a productive and sustainable agriculture

March 31th, 2022. Online

MICROCLIMATT Operational Group was born in 2020 in the context of the Call for the Execution of Projects of General Interest by Operational Groups of the European Association for Innovation in agricultural productivity and sustainability. The aim of GO MICROCLIMATT is to prove the efficacy of microalgae biostimulants through demonstrative test (phenotypic, physiological and transcriptomic), against the effects of climate change on wheat and tomato. This objective will be achieved:

Proving the increase of carbon fixation in soils and plant biomass of crops treated with biostimulant solutions, related to the increased crop productivity, and the verification of improved soil quality.
Analyzing the mechanisms that induce an improvement in the resistance of the treated crops in situations of hydric stress (less availability of water), due to the use of biostimulant solutions.
Determining the validity of proposed solutions in order to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers which degrade, erode and contaminate soils and aquifers.

In this context, the I MICROCLIMATT webinar: microalgae for a productive and sustainable agriculture will take place on March 31th, 2022. This event will be dedicated to present the objectives and activities of this innovative project.

DIARY

11:00 a.m. Opening, introduction and objectives

José María de Gregorio. Project Manager. AlgaEnergy
Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Manager

11:20 a.m. GO MICROCLIMATT Project

VISION TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT/DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Trajectory of the representative company and contribution to the sustainable intensification of agriculture through innovative biostimulants. María Segura Fornieles. Deputy General Director and Technical Director. AlgaEnergy. José Antonio del Campo Castillo. R&D Director. AlgaEnergy

SCIENTIFIC VISION

Microalgae as an edaphic biostimulant: Encouraging the mitigation of the effects of climate change. Carlos García Izquierdo. CSIC Research Professor. Segura Center for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS-CSIC)
Transcriptomic analysis of the effect on crops of the application of biostimulants based on microalgae. Francisco Romero. IBVF. Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. US-CSIC
Effect of the use of biostimulants derived from microalgae on the production and quality of wheat and tomato under environmental stress conditions. Victoria Colombo. Head of the horticulture service. IMIDRA

USER/FARMER VISION

Juan Almansa. Project director. HANDLE
Alvaro Perez. Project manager. HANDLE

12:15 p.m. Colloquium and questions

12:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing

The day will allow the possibility of hold b2b meetings previously scheduled between GO MICROCLIMATT attendees and experts

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