The first Campaign Day carried out as part of the “INNORTIFLORIS: innovations in sustainable integrated horticultural and floricultural production” project is scheduled for Thursday 26 October 2023. An event will be held from 2.30pm to 6.30pm at the headquarters of the Agricultural Society Trapani Srl (C.Da Ferla -91020 Petrosino) to delve deeper into the experimental study and research work of the Project.
Specifically, the following activities will be held:
1) Visit to the experimental fields of Hibiscus, Dipladenia, Cicas and Fragola;
2) Use of entomophages and bioinsecticides;
3) Phytophagous monitoring systems;
4) Inoculation of Hibiscus plants with microbial biostimulants;
5) Fertigation management, through different nitric/ammonia nitrogen ratios of Hibiscus plants.
They will speak:
Prof. Gaetano Siscaro, Department DI3A _ UNICT
Prof. Gaetana Mazzeo, Department DI3A _ UNICT
Prof. Leo Sabatino, SAAF Department _ UNIPA
Prof. Salvatore La Bella, SAAF UNIPA Department Dr. Vincenzo Trapani, Lead Company Società Agricola Trapani srl
The project aims to validate innovative tools for the integrated protection of ornamental and horticultural plants to obtain products with reduced toxicological risk and high organoleptic and health characteristics.
Province of Trapani
EMAIL: info@innortifloris.it
Project funded by the Sicilian Region under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
RDP 2014-2022, Sub measure 16.1 “Support for the establishment and management of operational groups of the EIP on agricultural productivity and sustainability.”
Name of the Operational Group: INNORTIFLORIS – Project: Innovations in sustainable integrated horticultural and floricultural production – D.D.S. n. 2969 dated 18/07/2022 – CUP: G87H22001890009