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Green nitrogen transition: The potential of legumes in control environment agriculture
The project’s aim is to transition synthetic nitrogen fertilizers production to short-chain, reduced greenhouse gas, and circular economy-based technology.
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Green nitrogen transition: The potential of legumes in control environment agriculture
Acronym: GreeNTrans
Duration: 2024–2028
Project manager: Aušra Brazaitytė
Project partners: University of Helsinki, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry and IVL Swedish Enviromental Research Institute
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Aiko Nakano Hylander
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Green nitrogen transition
Reducing the environmental impact of agriculture while maintaining high productivity is a critical challenge for the Nordic region. The research project Green nitrogen transition: The potential of legumes to control the environment in agriculture (GreeNTrans) explores how legumes can play a key role in transforming nitrogen management in farming, promoting a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system. Conventional nitrogen fertilisers…