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FOFE

Foliar fertilization for a more efficient, environmental, and climate friendly crop production

PROJECT INFO:

DURATION: 
2024-2027
 
FUNDING:
The Mission Partnership 
 

PARTNERS:
Aarhus Universitet 
Københavns Universitet 
Danish Agro 
DanGødningg
Flex Fertilizer System

CHALLENGE

High nitrogen emissions from conventional fertiliser use

TECHNOLOGY

AI‑driven optimisation of foliar fertilisation using sensor data

POTENTIAL

Cuts emissions while maintaining crop yields

Goal

  • Develop methods to reduce N2O emissions from the Danish crop rotation system equivalent to a reduction of 960 tons by 2030 while maintaining yields and avoiding other environmental negative impacts.
  • Quantify the reduced N2O emissions from the use of foliar nitrogen application
  • Implement weather, satellite, and soil sensor data in combination with AI to optimize N rate and timing.

Plan

  • Field plot experiments are conducted at three sites to test foliar fertilizer formulation and strategies
  • The fate of foliar applications of N is followed in small scale experiments with application of 15N labelled fertilizers
  • Develop and implement a novel nutrient application algorithm based on sensor data and SoilOptixdata
  • Validation of protein algorithm based on data from farmers field experiments
  • Evaluate the economic and environmental benefits from foliar nutrient application

Expected results

  • Develop methods to reduce N2O emissions from the Danish crop rotation system by 30% while yields are maintained and other environmental negative impacts are avoided
  • Implement the use of weather, satellite, and soil sensor data in combination with AI to optimize N rate and timing
  • Quantify the reduced N2O emissions, the economic and environmental benefits from the use of foliar nitrogen application
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Mette Kallestrup Spring

Mette Kallestrup Spring

Program Manager (mission partnership)
mesp@foodbiocluster.dk
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