Global warming\u2019s impact is one of the most discussed topics to this day in our society. Over the last few decades, warm areas have experienced sudden changes in temperature. Winters are becoming progressively colder<\/strong> and this represents an obstacle for some industries, such as agri-food. These temperature changes, together with other global warming consequences such as a general increase in soil salinity due to drought conditions<\/strong>, have caused the deterioration of crops, reducing both their quality and productivity. The huge impact global warming has had, and still has, on crops has created an urgent need to develop new tools that allow crop resistance to these adverse conditions. To improve crop yield, synthetic fertilizers are extensively used, but they present a series of environmental<\/strong> and health risks<\/strong>. Particularly, fertilizers can pollute soil, water, and air, causing harm to the environment and disrupting the natural ecosystem. In addition, exposure to these chemical products can pose health risks to farm workers and consumers, as these compounds can sometimes be toxic and harmful to living organisms. Doses of chemical fertilizers could be reduced by combining them with other bio-based products, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to the problems caused by the excessive use of these products while promoting plant growth and increasing crop yields. The researchers have developed a biostimulant based on Pararhizobium sp. strains isolated in their lab. The biostimulant, not only increases crops\u2019 protection against abiotic stress (more specifically cold and salinity) but has also been proven to increase overall crop production and quality.<\/p>\n The researchers have already validated the efficiency of this new biostimulant on rapeseed<\/strong> and tomato crops<\/strong>. In the case of the tomato, the biostimulant enhanced the crop’s yield, provided it with tolerance to cold temperatures, and improved the crop\u2019s quality. When applying it to rapeseed crops, the crop showed improved yield, resistance to cold temperatures, and tolerance to salinity. The Challenge Global warming\u2019s impact is one of the most discussed topics to this day in our society. Over the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17130,"parent":1394,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-tecnologies.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17166","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17166"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23169,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17166\/revisions\/23169"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn this context, researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) have developed a new biostimulant<\/strong> based on bacterial strains that can be an effective and safe option for current fertilizing methods.<\/p>\nTechnology description<\/h3>\n
Current stage of development<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nThe following steps have been proposed to increase the technology\u2019s TRL:<\/p>\n\n