- What is the IA2?
- Research and Transfer
- Services
- Press and dissemination
AGRINNARA. Pre- and Post-Harvest innovation in crops of interest for the agrifood sector in Aragon
A24_23R
The AGRINNARA group’s objective is to contribute toward the reconversion of the Aragonese agrifood sector, strengthening its resilience in the face of environmental factors by implementing agricultural practices that promote the preservation of biodiversity and improve the quality and preservation of fruit and vegetable products, thereby increasing those products’ added value and improving their sustainability.
What do we do?
L1. PLANT MATERIAL AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR ITS CULTIVATION.
A1.1. Preservation, genetic improvement, management, and exploitation of phytogenetic resources.
A1.2. Evaluation and analysis of the effects of climate change on productivity and quality of fruit and vegetable crops
A1.3. Development of sustainable alternatives to products designed to protect synthesis plants.
L2. APPLICATION OF NEW PRE-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES.
A2.1. Precision agriculture
A2.2. Sustainable fertilization
A2.2. Optimization of truffle plantation management
L3. POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SENSORIAL ANALYSIS
A3.1. Post-harvest technologies for the preservation of fruits and vegetables
A3.2. Sensorial analysis for the evaluation of the organoleptic profile of fruits and vegetables
Main projects, patents, etc.
- WarmPeach. Studying the impact of global warming and other climate factors on the growth, physiology, and post-harvest quality of non-melting flesh (NMF) peaches. PID2021-126629OR-C22 (2022-2025).
- EcoFruitPack. Evaluating quality and shelf life of fresh fruit stored under new, ecological, active packaging solutions. TED2021-129138B-C22 (2023-2024).
- Grupo de Cooperación de Aragón. INNOMEL: Technological and agronomical innovations to mitigate physiological disorders in late peach cultivars (2022-2025).
- Grupo de Cooperación de Aragón. Organization, valorization, and promotion of Aragonese black truffle (2022-2024).
- INTACT. INnovation in Truffle cultivation, preservAtion, proCessing and wild truffle resources managemenT. H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 (2022-2025).
- Solutions to Armillaria root rot threat affecting the U.S. stone fruit industry (2020-2024).
- Unraveling the role of environmental factors in black truffle quality: advancing towards the management of truffle quality in the field. PID2022-139407OR-I00. (2023-2027).
Useful links