CORDIS · FRUITFUL
Boosting fruit and nut trees' resilience and performance via molecular priming with biostimulants to achieve full orchard sustainability
- Код
FRUITFUL- Програма
- HORIZON
- Процедура
HORIZON-MSCA-2025-SE-01-01- Статус
- SIGNED
- Период
- 01.01.2027 – 31.12.2030
Официални данни · CORDIS · синхронизирано 17.10.2026 10:16 · официален запис
Участници
| Организации | Роля | Държава | Безвъзмездна помощ |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOATLANTIS LIMITED | координатор | IE | 330 660 € |
| ЦЕНТЪР ПО РАСТИТЕЛНА СИСТЕМНА БИОЛОГИЯ И БИОТЕХНОЛОГИЯ Сдружение | участник | BG | 320 640 € |
| INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU POMICULTURA PITESTI MARACINENI | участник | RO | 240 480 € |
| INSTITUT PO OVOSHTARSTVO-PLOVDIV | участник | BG | 210 420 € |
| ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA | участник | IT | 160 320 € |
| INSTITUT ZA VOCARSTVO | участник | RS | 135 270 € |
| Citrus Research Institute, Sargodha | асоцииран партньор | PK | |
| BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY | асоцииран партньор | PK | |
| MASSEY UNIVERSITY | асоцииран партньор | NZ | |
| UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL | асоцииран партньор | AR | |
| INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y CELULAR DE ROSARIO | асоцииран партньор | AR |
Описание
Fruit and nut orchards are vital to European and global agriculture and nutrition but face growing threats from cold, drought, heatwaves, frosts, and UV stress. These stresses reduce fruit set, impair quality, and undermine farm viability. FRUITFUL offers novel molecular priming strategies using tailored biostimulants to strengthen orchard resilience to adverse weather and abiotic stress. Using validated formulations, the project will enhance soil health, fruit set, and fruit quality across orchards of pome fruits (apples, pears); stone fruits (cherries, peaches, plums, mango); citrus (oranges, lemons, mandarins); tree nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts) and berry (Kiwi). For the first time, integrating soil microbiomes with tree multi-OMICS will reveal mechanisms of soil health, stress responses, and biostimulant-driven resilience in fruit and nut trees. The consortium comprises an industry partner BIOAT (Ireland); academic institutions CPSBB (Bulgaria), UOB (Italy), FGI (Bulgaria), ICDP (Romania), and FRI (Serbia); and associate partners FCA-UNL and IBR CONICET (Argentina), CRI and BZU (Pakistan) as well as MU (New Zealand). Through MSCA Staff Exchanges in FRUITFUL, agronomists will train in omics and bioinformatics, molecular scientists will gain field expertise, and industry will drive market-ready solutions. This mobility will foster sustainable capacity building, career growth, and innovation across Europe and beyond.FRUITFUL will deliver:•Scientific impact: mechanistic insights and proven solutions for abiotic stress resilience in orchards.•Societal impact: sustainable fruit production with safer inputs, improved consumer health.•Economic impact: validated protocols reducing yield losses and reinforcing Europe’s leadership in biostimulants.By uniting innovation, interdisciplinarity, and inter-sectoral mobility, FRUITFUL supports the EU Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork strategy, setting a benchmark for climate-smart perennial farming.
Официални данни · CORDIS · синхронизирано 17.10.2026 10:16 · официален запис · Лиценз: © European Union, CC BY 4.0 (Commission reuse policy).