YieldShield
YieldShield
Sustaining crop production through advanced chemical seed treatments
Year
2021-22 |
2nd cycle
Hosting Institution
University of Cyprus & Cyprus University of Technology
Team Members
Vassilis Fotopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science,Cyprus University of Technology
Andreas Ioannou, PhD Student, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology
Theodora Krasia-Christoforou Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus
Kyriakos Athanasiou, MSc Student, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus
Year
2021-22 |
2nd cycle
Hosting Institution
University of Cyprus & Cyprus University of Technology
Team Members
Vassilis Fotopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science,Cyprus University of Technology
Andreas Ioannou, PhD Student, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology
Theodora Krasia-Christoforou Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus
Kyriakos Athanasiou, MSc Student, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus
A cutting-edge seed chemical technology leading to food security
Enhancing plant tolerance against abiotic stressors is of great significance to ameliorate their negative impact on crop yield and therefore to sustain global food security. This project aims to develop a cutting-edge seed chemical priming technology, which will optimize the tolerance of important crop plants to major stress conditions related to global climate change. Furthermore, seed priming will be coupled with advanced coatings that will enable controlled release of the priming agents in the rhizosphere and maintain seed viability.