SPIN-FERT EU

🌱🍓 Can recycled coir support the next generation of strawberries? NIAB is comparing strawberry propagation in virgin and recycled coir, with and without AMF. After overwintering, the plants will be tested under field conditions. #SPINFERT #Niab #ReCoir

🦠🌿 Can beneficial microbes help crops cope with water stress? NIAB is testing Bacillus bacteria and AMF with dwarf beans grown in virgin and recycled coir under optimal and water-deficit conditions. Exploring crop resilience within #SPINFERT. #Niab #ReCoir

🌱 Can recycled coir perform as well as virgin coir? Within SPIN-FERT, NIAB is comparing dwarf beans grown in virgin and ReCoir recycled coir, looking at harvestable yield, plant health, biomass and water use efficiency. #SPINFERT #Niab #ReCoir

🔬 Can a tiny sensor help detect beneficial bacteria in soil? Cnr Nano is testing QCM sensors functionalized with a CREA-AA aptamer to recognize Bacillus subtilis and monitor bacteria–sensor interactions in real agricultural samples. 🌱 #SPINFERT #Biosensors

🌱 Molecule 03 | Memory Nexus What does soil remember? Personal memories become sculptural forms inspired by RNA. An art-science project by Joanna Hoffmann within SPIN-FERT EU. 🔗 artscience-node.com/memory-n…

🌱 How do we track beneficial bacteria in agricultural soil? SPIN-FERT soil samples from RINOVA’s 2026 tomato field trial in Cesena are being analysed at Cnr Nano in Pisa to explore whether QCM biosensors can detect Bacillus subtilis in real soil samples. 🔬 #CnrNANO #SPINFERT

🌱 Can biostimulants improve seed germination? Within #SPINFERT, IA PAS researchers found that microbial biostimulants showed more stable performance across different growing media. 🔬 EcoPlate™ analysis also revealed changes in microbial metabolic activity. #PlantScience

🌱How can smart technologies improve soil health monitoring? A new @OpenGovEU article highlights 5 SPIN-FERT innovations: robotic soil analysis, biosensors, Seed-Resp, e-nose technology & the Soil Holistic Quality Index. Full Article: edition.pagesuite-profession… #SPINFERT #SoilHealth

🌱 Memory of the Week | Molecule 04 At the 21st WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław, May 2025), memories evoked by soil became RNA-inspired sculptures through Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus. What does soil remind you of? artscience-node.com/memory-n…

🧬 SPIN-FERT at the Conference on Metagenomics and Microbiology On 29–30 June 2026, the IA PAS SPIN-FERT team presented three posters at the 10th National Microbiological Symposium in Warsaw, sharing work on microbiomes, biostimulants and omics research. #SPINFERT #IAPAS

🧫 Metabolic Fingerprints of Microbiomes – New Results from SPIN-FERT IA PAS researchers are investigating the functional potential of plant- and soil-associated microbiomes using the BIOLOG system with ECO Plates. 🌱🦠 #SPINFERT #IAPAS #Microbiome #BIOLOG #EcoPlates

🔬 What do microbial interactions look like under a microscope? In SPIN-FERT, IA PAS researchers use Nanolive holotomographic microscopy to observe living seed microorganisms, pathogens and the effects of biostimulants over time. 🌱🦠 #SPINFERT #IAPAS

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week This week's memory comes from the Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus Archive, Molecule 5, collected during the ECSITE 2025 Conference at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, June 2025 #ArtScienceNode #SPINFERT #artscience #SoilMemory #missionsoil

🌱🎵🍄 Plants that make music, fungi beneath our feet & healthier soils. At European Researchers’ Night in Montelibretti, CNR-IBBA brought SPIN-FERT research to the public through plant bioacoustics and “Fungi Around Us.”#SPINFERT #MissionSoil #SoilHealth #ArtScience

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week This week's memory comes from the Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus Archive, Molecule 10 Collected during World Food Day 2025 Celebrating Life, Soil, and Sustainability in Rome, at FAO headquarters in Rome, #artscience #SoilMemory #missionsoil

🏆 WINNING INNOVATION! We are thrilled to announce that SPIN-FERT has been officially recognized as one of the top winning projects at SOIL Date: The Future of Soil Meets the Future of Agriculture during Rome Future Week! 🎉🌱 #SPINFERT #SoilDate #CREA

At this year’s EcoFruit Conference in Filderstadt, the Breath of Soil Workshop invited participants to explore the hidden intelligence of living soils through smell🌱

🌱 Plant, discover & rethink peat! 🪴 At this year’s Open Day at the University of Hohenheim, SPIN-FERT once again joined forces with Moor-Power to explore peat, peat alternatives and peatland protection with visitors of all ages. #MissionSoil #HorizonEurope #UHOH

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week This week's memory comes from the Memory Nexus Archive: Molecule 01, collected during the workshop at the OrgHort 2024 Symposium in Warsaw, Sept 2024. 🌱 What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil?#ArtScienceNode #SPINFERT

🌱 Not all #nematodes are harmful! Many of these tiny worms play important roles in nutrient cycling, microbial regulation & soil biodiversity. 🔬 In #SPINFERT, researchers at INHORT study nematode to better understand soil health. Small creatures, big roles! 🌍 #MissionSoil