Renewal crops valorization in Tuscany to tackle up the future climatic changes
The aim of the OG is the implementation of a Pilot Project for the identification of varieties / populations of maize and millet adapted to Tuscan pedoclimatic environments and the development of a low-input agronomic management model that reduces the necessary water supply to these crops and conserve soil fertility. The product obtained will also be characterized by high nutraceuticalorganoleptic qualities and characterized by a strong territorial link, a combination that will allow the insertion of specific niches in the national and international agri-food sector.
- identification of: best variety / population for each cultivation area; best agronomic practices for the conservation of soil fertility and for the limited and efficient use of water resources;
- definition of an agronomic production protocol;
- nutraceutical caracterization of grains based on the genotype and its interaction with the growing environment;
- evaluation in the third year of the best accessions to start a breeding program for the selection of populations adapted to different environments of cultivation and resilient towards future climate changes;
- dissemination of results and training
The profitability of farms in marginal areas is severely tested both for the increasingly globalized market trends and for the problems associated with extreme weather events that are now for several years they are manifesting more and more frequently. In fact, for some time now we have been witnessing an irreversible simplification and specialization of production systems that result in monoculture phenomena that are rarely alternated with crops, renewal or set-aside crops, also due to the lack of profitable renewal crops. This causes a depletion of soil fertility, a strong reduction in
Organic Matter and field water capacity, therefore a consistent and necessary use of energy inputs external (fertilizers, herbicides, etc.). It is therefore necessary to try to develop innovative supply chains based on agronomic practices and sustainable transformation processes both from an environmental point of view and technology, able to enter the markets and guarantee income stability for farmers. An agriculture oriented to the maintenance and restoration of the natural fertility of the soil and using rotations with varieties adapted to the cultivation environments can provide, besides income and high quality products for the consumers, a series of advantages for the surrounding
environment. The use of varieties resilient to climate change and adapted to the pedoclimatic conditions of a certain area of cultivation would represent a fundamental resource for those low-input agriculture models such as biological and biodynamic, which could be developed and economically profitable even in marginal areas.
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