DREAM EU

Our #HorizonEU project believes in empowering farmers, old and new, with the information and tools they need to thrive. 👩🌾 🌱 So we applaud projects like the La Ceinture Verte (The Green Belt) that mentor and support farmers on the latest methods and tools, like robotic systems and irrigation optimisation. Learn more about them at https://lnkd.in/dZrp6MU 🌐 Our team aims to contribute to this growing set of modern tools with a miniaturised device and server-based processing to create plant-specific growth protocols. 💡 📊 This could help farmers reduce their plots’ water, nutrients, pesticides, and energy demands. 🌿 📉 Learn more about our mission at https://lnkd.in/daTZxSyn 🔎 🇪🇺 #Photosynthesis #RemoteSensing #BigData #PlantScience #EUeic #EICPathfinder #PrecisionAgriculture #YoungFarmers #SustainableAgriculture #AgrivultureInnovation #EUInnovation https://lnkd.in/dt_XvC8Y

Publication milestone! 🎉 Our partner’s research on how “Plants cope with fluctuating light by frequency-dependent non-photochemical quenching and cyclic electron transport” was viewed over 2,700 times! 🌿 👀 Congratulations to Yuxi Niu and Shizue Matsubara from Forschungszentrum Jülich, Dusan Lazar, and Ladislav Nedbal Palacký University in Olomouc. 👥 🙌 In this study for The New Phytologist Foundation, the researchers explored how plants manage rapidly changing light environments using various photoprotective mechanisms. By investigating different mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana under oscillating light, they uncovered how specific pathways contribute to efficient photosynthesis and protection against photodamage. 🔬 Their findings on how plants adapt to fluctuating light could provide new perspectives on optimizing lighting in controlled environments. 💡 📈 🔎 Read the full #OpenAccess article at https://lnkd.in/dbWr-ewR #ViewsMilestone #PlantScience #Photosynthesis #NewPhytologist #OpenAccess #SustainableAgriculture #Research #PhotosyntheticRegulation #Photoprotection #ForschungszentrumJülich #PalackyUniversity #ScienceAchievement

An international study on photosynthesis regulation provides new insights into how the model alga Chlamydomonas adapts to changing light conditions. 🔅 🌱 🔆 “Understanding the mechanisms [behind this adaptability] will be crucial for future plant engineering efforts.” 💬 say the authors Liat Adler, Cornelia Spetea Wiklund, Adrien Burlacot, Alistair McCormick, Luke Mackinder, Charlotte Walker Ph.D, and their team. Our #HorizonEU project shares their goal of understanding the mechanisms behind the regulation of photosynthesis under fluctuating light! Our team wants to use this knowledge to develop plant-specific growth protocols in controlled environment agriculture to improve yields and reduce environmental impact! 🌾 💡 🔎 Read the #OpenAcess published in “Plant Physiology” at: https://lnkd.in/dAFJmRR8

Thanks to a team led by Clara Jule Marie Hoppe at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, we now know that microalgae in the Arctic can get by in near darkness! 💡 We hope that understanding the limits of #photosynthesis can help farmers optimize lighting in controlled environments, like #IndoorFarming, to save resources and reduce agriculture’s impact. 📊 ☀ 💡 Read the #OpenAccess paper at https://lnkd.in/dMjxcvFk

The #IndoorFarming industry in Europe is making a comeback! 🌱 After a challenging year and a half, new investments, cutting-edge technologies, and partnerships are helping this sector grow back up! 🌿 💪 By focusing on efficiency, automation, and sustainable energy use, #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture could be a key tool for more sustainable and weather independent food production! Our #EUfunded project is supporting this transition with innovative lighting, scientific instruments, and data processing to foster #PrecisionAgriculture. 🔍 Learn more about us at: https://dream-eic.eu/ Konstantin Buzz rights for Vertical Farm Daily at https://lnkd.in/dpZB4UdN

Many of our partners are researching a new method to measure light intensity using plant leaves! 🍃 🔆 This sustainable technique leverages the natural properties of leaves, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional light meters. By monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence, researchers (Aliénor Lahlou, Ian Coghill, Mhairi Davidson, Romain Billon, Fredy Barneche, Dusan Lazar, and Thomas Le Saux) showed that leaves can accurately measure light intensity across various wavelengths and conditions. 🌱🔬 Ludovic Jullien, our project coordinator, says, “This method could [make] accurate light measurement accessible to a much wider audience.“ 📢 Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dE-Q8Nhb 📄 Read the Advanced Science study: https://lnkd.in/dM2P3_84 #Sustainability #Innovation #Photosynthesis #LightMeasurement #AdvancedScience #GreenTechnology #PrecisionAgriculture #EnvironmentalScience #EUfunded #EUeic #EICPathfinder #HorizonEurope

What do plants and algae have in common with electrical circuits? 🌱 🔌 Plants respond to oscillating light in a similar way to how circuits respond to alternating current! 💡〰⚡ This means we can use alternating current stimulation & sensing—widely used in engineering—as a proxy to study photosynthesis! Our DREAM partners, recently showcased how they are using this approach in their research at the Second European Congress of Photosynthesis Research_ePS2. “This method has significant potential in photosynthesis research and agriculture.” 🌾 🔎 View their full presentation at: https://lnkd.in/du5M7BSb

Our #EUfunded team just arrived in Praha for a hybrid consortium meeting! For the next two days, we will share updates and brainstorm what’s next in our journey to improve #RemoteSensing for #PrecisionAgriculture! 🌱 📶 We will discuss our imaging and sensing protocols, which could help farmers reduce resource demands, like water, in controlled environments. 💧 Looking forward for what comes out of all our interactions! 💡 A big “thank you” to our partner, Palacký University in Olomouc, for hosting us and organizing this wonderful gathering! 👏 #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture #SustainableAgriculture #VerticalFarming #IndoorFarming #Photosynthesis #SmartFarming #AgriTech #PlantScience #EUeic #EICpathfinder #HorizonEurope

Sharing my work at the Young Alganeers Symposium 2024. It was amazing to discuss ideas and connect with fellow alganeers. #YAS2024 #Innovation #Research #Industry #Networking

Our consortium was quite busy at the Second European Congress of Photosynthesis Research_ePS2! They joined international experts harnessing #photosynthesis for a more sustainable future! ☀ 🌿 🔍 Among other topics, they presented how an approach adapted from engineering can improve #PlantPhenotyping and #PlantStress detection, which could help understand the molecular processes in fluctuating light environments.💡 This congress, held at Università degli Studi di Padova, was a great opportunity to learn more about how light-driven industrial processes can mitigate environmental damage and improve #sustainability! A big thank you to everyone who attended and represented DREAM at #EPS2! 👏 #PhotosynthesisResearch #PlantScience #Innovation #EUfunded #EUeic #EICpathfinder