Soils and Substrates

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Materials project

Materials

Reconstitution of artificial soils in Geneva

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Project Soil Lab

SOIL LAB

Development of the use of soil health indicators to successfully combine biomass production and soil conservation: a multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach

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Projet Toolbox

Toolbox

National toolbox for the assessment of soil condition

The project is being carried out by a consortium of leading Swiss research and consultancy institutions in the field of agricultural soil management.

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INTRANT

INTRANT

Use of woody residues to restore soil fertility, control weeds and develop sustainable field crop systems

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RESULTERRE

RESULTERRE

Soil quality and organic carbon sequestration

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FLIGHTS-C

FLIGHTS-C

Protection of agricultural soil resources by characterising its vegetation cover by drone

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Tpcom project

Tpcom

The demand for the Terra Preta 70 substrate (based on composted biochar) is growing. This technosoil with its many qualities (infiltration speed, fertility, water retention, filtration, etc.) is used in particular for new urban planting.

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CarbSol project

CarbSol

Assessment of carbon stocks in agricultural soils

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Project Csol

Csol - Climate soil and agriculture

This project consists of a set of research and expertises to address the climate issue, and in particular the sequestration of atmospheric organic carbon in cropland soils.

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BioDivSol project

BioDivSol

Soil organisms directly or indirectly control most soil ecosystem functions and services. However, the relationship between soil quality and soil biodiversity remains very poorly understood. 

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