Biocontrol agents (BCAs) represent alternative products to synthetic fungicides, with low risk for both the environment and human health. Although several studies on the biocontrol of gray mold in the…
Pruning wood is usually crumbled and left on the soil surface or incorporated in vineyard soil and can represent an inoculum source for various pathogens, including wood pathogens. In the…
NOVATERRA aims to revolutionise soil management strategies, focusing on protection against harmful organisms, over-fertilization, and weed control, with the goal of implementing these strategies on a large scale in intensive…
Vittorio Rossi is a full Professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy and is co-cordinator of Work Package 4 of NOVATERRA. Establishing a robust connection between research…
Resistance inducers (RIs) of natural origin and biocontrol agents (BCAs) are promising alternatives to conventional methods for the management of diseases in vineyard. These products, however, need to be better…
In NOVATERRA project, innovative soil management strategies have been defined by mobilizing and integrating the current knowledge concerning management alternatives to chemical inputs including, for instance, use of permanent grassing…
Integrated novel strategies for reducing the use and impact of pesticides, towards sustainable mediterranean vineyards and olive groves
The NOVATERRA project has received funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 grant agreement number 101000554.