Researchers develop pioneering technology for sustainable agriculture with nearly €3M in EU-funding
Academy Research Fellow, Docent Alex Dickens will be spearheading the University of Turku’s involvement in the RE-IMAGINE-CROPS project.
The project will be led by the bioimaging research infrastructure Euro-BioImaging Finland, which has been awarded €2,999,500 in Horizon Europe funding by the European Commission. The share of the University of Turku of the funding is €336,000. The aim is to create significant improvements in sustainable agriculture in Europe and globally.
“This innovative technology will enable real-time, in-field analysis of crop metabolic processes at the cellular level. Our methods provide unprecedented insights into crop plant responses to nitrogen fertilizers and other inputs. In the University of Turku we will specifically be developing and validating novel PET tracers in the lab of Professor Anu Airaksinen to achieve this goal,” says Alex Dickens
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