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SOILCOMBAT - Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification
SOILCOMBAT - Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification
SOILCOMBAT’s main innovative aspect is the focus on the sponge function of soil COMBINED with screening for potential trade-offs - such as germination, soil ecotoxicity – to maintain sustainability.
SOILCOMBAT is a collaboration between the University of Aveiro, the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), and the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST-ID).
POLLINATE - Can biochar-engineered soils boost habitat use for pollinators in Portuguese sown biodiverse pastures?
POLLINATE - Can biochar-engineered soils boost habitat use for pollinators in Portuguese sown biodiverse pastures?
we hypothesise that biochar can simultaneously improve: a) floral visual (e.g. nº, size, colour) and olfactory (volatile profiles) display that is linked to attraction cues; b) pollen/nectar abundance and quality (e.g. nutritional value, reduced pesticide content); and c) burrowing/nesting conditions for ground-nesting communities (e.g. reduced soil compaction and resistance to penetration).
POLLINATE outcomes are expected to benefit research, stakeholders and society to different extents, thus directly and indirectly, contributing to UN sustainability targets nº15,13,17.
TRUESOIL - True SOC sequestration: understanding trade-offs and dynamic interactions between SOC stocks and GHG emissions for climate-smart agri-soil management
TRUESOIL - True SOC sequestration: understanding trade-offs and dynamic interactions between SOC stocks and GHG emissions for climate-smart agri-soil management
The main goal of TRUESOIL is to assess how GHG emissions from agricultural production systems are influenced by biochar incorporation into a sown biodiverse pasture.
TRUESOIL is a collaboration between 13 international research institutes from Europe, South-America, New-Zealand, Indonesia, and Ethiopia.
PASTURE+ Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground
PASTURE+ Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground
PASTURE+ uses an innovative and interdisciplinary approach at pot and field scales, aimed at sustainably improving soil-plant-biota interactions in a Mediterranean sown pasture.
PASTURE+ relies on interdisciplinary collaborations within four of CESAM’s research groups (RG), as well as with Harper-Adams University (HAU, UK) and the award-winning Portuguese company Terraprima.
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