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The World Soil Day – Agremso3il effects
According to the United Nations, World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.
The AGREMSOIL project has evaluated the effects of ozonisation on a key component of soil fertility: its microbiota. Soil microorganisms are essential for plant development and are extremely diverse. Thanks to the enzymes produced by the microorganisms, simple compounds of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus are generated in the soil which are taken up by the roots of the plants and promote agricultural production.Our preliminary results indicate that ozonisation promotes the degradation of pesticides. Ozone is also a disinfecting agent and could cause damage to soil microbes and their functions in the cycle of the mentioned nutrients. However, our preliminary results indicate that ozonisation does not cause changes in the activity of microorganisms, which is a positive result that could support the use of these technologies in soil decontamination.
Some links to important news about biodiversity:
https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/20/ciencia/1579530824_893654.html
https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/estudio-demuestra-biodiversidad-20200203190503-nt.html
More news about this project:
A new greenhouse assay inside LIFE AgRemSO3il
A new greenhouse assay sheds light on the effects of irrigation with ozonated water in soil fertility, biodiversity and plant growth.
LIFE AgremSO3il project has been presented at Agroexpo 2022
Novagric attended the Agroexpo 2022 International Fair, which took place in Don Benito, Badajoz from March 2 to 5, as a part of the LIFE AgremSO3il project dissemination plan.
First field workshop of the AGREMSO3IL project stakeholder platform
Technical coordinator Jose Fenoll from Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA) and the prototype engineer Andres Sanchez from Novedades Agrícolas presented the project and its initial results during its first field visit at its pilot site in Cuesta Mula farm, located in Águilas, Murcia (Spain).