S4Hort
Soil&Food
Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region
(NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074)
Start Date            End Date
01/03/2021     |
   31/06/2023
Research line
Multidisciplinary research approach for the environmental sustainability of the horticulture value chain
Objectives
01.
To develop new approaches (both chemical and organic based) to remediate horticulture soils with high concentrations of metal(loids) and high levels of salinity;
02.
To consider substrates from soilless cultivation as part of the solution, both by extracting added-value products and by producing a compost to stabilize metal(loids) and to incorporate soil organic matter in soils used for horticulture production;
03.
To assess soil remediation approaches in terms of their potential to recover soil functions and to produce safety crops;
04.
To assess consumers’ perception regarding the binomial soil health/food quality;
05.
To assess consumers’ acceptance of the crops/products growth and products in remediated soils;
06.
To demonstrate the efficiency and to transfer soil remediation approaches to farmers;
07.
To promote young generations awareness for the importance of soils protection.
08.
To contribute to scientific employment and to adjust higher education to market demands, making new generations more capable to carry out a process of intelligent specialization of the horticulture sector, in the northern region and, to collaborate in the transition to a circular horticulture.
09.
To respond to specific societal challenges, RIS3 domains and OP prior axes.
Sustainable practices
The Process
WP1 - 15 Months | WP4 - 23 Months | WP2, WP3 & WP5 - 24 Months
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