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A field trial was conductedin a greenhouse facility in Marathonas, Greece (historic place where the Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC), to evaluate the performance of Trichoderma asperellum N1-t3-1 coated tomato seeds in enhancing plant resistance to nematode infestation under real field cultivation conditions.

On July 24th, DUTH organized a Demonstration Day to present key activities of the ECOBOOST project. The event started with an overview of the project’s aims and research directions, followed by short presentations on innovative approaches for improving crop protection. After the introductory session, participants visited the greenhouse facilities, where they observed the pilot experiments […]

Starting from January 2025, three different trials in pots and greenhouse were conducted on tomato and eggplant at two different locations in Sicily and Calabria. In detail, a greenhouse experiment was set up and monitored in collaboration with a private company (SATA srl) at Rosolini (RG) location and a field experiment at ARSAC (Agenzia Regionale […]

A summer school organized and hosted by BPI on July 7–10.  Ten MSc and PhD students from five different universities were trained in key aspects of insect chemical ecology through lectures and hands-on sessions: 1) Collection of volatile organic compounds; 2) Electroantennography (EAG); 3) Insect behavioral bioassays.The program concluded with a visit to the project’s […]

Within the scope of the Living Lab activities, harmful insects found in greenhouses and their natural enemies were reared under laboratory conditions, in order to demonstrate the process to stakeholders and provide them with information on these topics.  For this purpose, harmful insects such as the pea aphid (Aphis fabae), peach aphid (Myzus persicae), and […]

The third ECOBOOST meeting, hosted by Prof. Michael Rostas and his team, took place from 1 to 4 June 2025. During the event the consortium presented the latest research findings and discussed collaboration strategies across the working groups. During the meeting the Consortium decided to organize the last meeting of the project in Rabat (Morocco) […]

Over the past months, UFMC1 researchers have been investigating the physiological and biochemical responses of tomato plants exposed to salinity. Germination and seedling growth trials across five genotypes revealed striking variability in tolerance, especially in biochemical traits. The team is now moving forward with ion content analysis (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺) and enzymatic assays, which will […]

INRA Morocco had a meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Pepper production and processing federation last october 2024. The ECOBOOST project was represented by Dr. Kawtar; expert on technology and quality.The meeting was an opportunity to discuss activities conducted on quality and crop management of red pepper.

Prof. Hasan and his team from IUAS visited Dr. Lamaari and Dr. Muhamad at the INRA premises in Morocco. During the visit the Turkish research team discussed the socio-economic analyzes they conducted regarding farmers' adaptation to agroecological practices with the INRA research team. The IUAS research team also visited a farmer who produces open field […]

INRA started the second phase of the survey after a multi stakeholder workshop in the second platform located in Morocco.INRA staff discussed the opportunity to conduct an experiment in collaboration with a civil association of vegetables producers.