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PL89-Peatfree/Peatfree

Development and optimisation of ecological production technology for the production of bedding and balcony plants, early spring plants and autumn plants under cover in environmentally friendly substrates produced on the basis of waste materials of wood origin

Description

Environmentally friendly horticultural substrates

Sector

A1.1Growing of non-perennial crops

Needs/ Problem statement

As the awareness of consumers grows regarding the production process, there is an increasing need for being surrounded by ecological products which are as much environmentally friendly as possible. The project research aims to develop an environmentally friendly technology for the production of potted bed and balcony plants with the use of substrates with reduced peat content or peat-free substrates enriched with a biostimulant (in the form of dried and ground waste mushroom fraction: stems and non-normative fruiting bodies), which will reduce the amount of peat used for cultivation, contributing to environmental protection.

Objective

here will be an environmentally friendly technology developed for the production of bed and balcony plants with the use of a mushroom biostimulant (stems and non-normative fruiting bodies). The use of dried waste from mushroom production as a source of nutrients and plant stress reliever will help to stimulate the growth and development of the cultivated plants. This additive will be used for the first time in the plant production technology in the soil-free cultivation.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

The technology developed in the project will enable the partial replacement of high peat, which is used as standard in growing substrates in soil-free plant production technology, with waste wood components.

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

null

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

null

Final user

Farmernull

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumerx

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

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2
3

2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

null

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

PL

Official website

https://www.peatfree.pl/

OG Region

PL22Śląskie

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5E: Fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry

Key words

Outdoor horticulture and woody crops (incl. viticulture,olives, fruit, ornamentals)

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

03-12/2024

Duration (months)

10

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

null

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
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7
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9

null

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