Code
01CD5821
Duration
07 March 2022 → 06 August 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Plant developmental and reproductive biology
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Engineering and technology
- Biodiscovery
Keywords
Biostimulant
agricultural waste streams
plant bioassays
biorefinery
fractionation
mode of action
Project description
The demand towards circular economy for sustainable agriculture requires a rapid growth market of plant biostimulants. We aim to discover add-valued bioactive reagents that benefit plants derived from agricultural waste streams including by-products of sunflower and chicory. The mechanism of action and efficiency optimization of novel biostimulants from sunflower will be demonstrated for further field application.