Attacks by plant pathogenic microorganisms on crops can impair crop production, thereby reducing the quantities of food available. Specifically, Xanthomonas affects both herbaceous and woody species being the most serious bacteriosis of stone fruit trees, these fruit trees. Moreover, Xanthomonas spp produce a 30% los of production in herbaceous plants such as tomato and pepper. Currently, the main form of control are treatments with copper and avoid the use of infected seed, but both are not very effective, which has led to the need to look for alternative methods for the control of this bacteriosis.  In this project, it is proposed to test the control methods based on benefitial microbes an reistance inducers in seeds, since it is one of the main ways of spreading the disease, as well as in plants, to analyze the plant response. Since there are currently no solutions on the market that effectively control this pathogen, the novelty of this project lies in developing natural compounds that are easy to apply or through the combination of the proposed strategies that provide effective solutions to mitigate the damage caused by this bacterium.  This project is coordinated with groups from INIA, University of Valencia, and University of Zaragoza

In modern agriculture, the shortage of nitrogen in the soil is supplemented by the application of chemical fertilizers that are usually related to pollution of the soil, water and the environment. The development of strategies to improve nitrogen use efficiency is crucial for the establishment of sustainable agriculture and represents a major challenge of this century. Microorganisms with the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen can be used as efficient biofertilizers, and among them, endophytic microorganisms are the most promising.

The present project focuses on the identification of microorganisms with the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen to supply nutrients to the plant and reduce dependence on chemical fertilization in the agriculture of Castelló. For this purpose, endophytic microorganisms have been isolated from wild plants belonging to botanical families of agronomic interest, such as Solanaceas and Rutaceas, and their ability to grow in nitrogen-free culture medium has been evaluated.

This project aims to determine the effects generated by the use of purified water (with secondary treatment + disinfection) and regenerated water (with the agronomic tertiary) in soil, plant and fruit, generating new indicators of the health status of the crop and its agronomic quality.

The general objective of the project is the development of a new integral management model with digital support for reclaimed water, enhancing its reuse in agriculture and fertigation. The DIFERA project seeks to develop a treatment for the recovery of high quality water for irrigation and fertigation that improves its agronomic quality and optimizes the management of reclaimed water. The processes of digitization of information in combination with agronomic analysis will allow the development of innovative efficient fertigation protocols, improving the optimal use of water and minimizing risks to the crop.

This project aims to determine the effects generated by the use of purified water (with secondary treatment + disinfection) and regenerated water (with the agronomic tertiary) in soil, plant and fruit, generating new indicators of the health status of the crop and its agronomic quality.