PEI-AGRI

Innovations for the productive improvement of Margherita IGP onion.

Obiettivi
Objectives

The project aims at enhancing the commercial value and the competitiveness of the “Margherita White Onion PGI”. This process will pass through the fine-tuning of agronomical and post-harvest
techniques, favouring the use of environmental friendly innovations, with a specific reference to the
phases of: i) seed production; ii) direct planting and harvest; iii) low impact phytosanitary defence; iv)
drying and storage of bulbs.

Activities

1. Definition of the agronomic factors for the cultivation of (CBM) PGI selections from seed;
2. Optimization of agronomic practices;
3. Assessment of the susceptibility of CBM selections to biotic and abiotic adversities;
4. Definition of the protocol for data collection and analysis;
5. Calibration of the phenology and disease models of the onion.net TM DSS;
6. DSS activation, staff training, data quality control and remote support;
7. Validation of the Onion.net TM DSS on the White Onion of Margherita PGI;
8. Establishment of an adversity management program;
9. Forced drying out of range (curing);
10. Environmental impact assessment;
11. Supply chain analysis.

Partenariato
Ruolo
Leader
Name
FRONTINO ORTOFRUTTICOLI SOC. AGRICOLA SRL
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
ALIMENTA S.R.L.
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Areté srl
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
CASSANDRO S.R.L. UNIPERSONALE
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
CONSORZIO PER LA VALORIZZAZIONE E LA TUTELA DELLA CIPOLLA BIANCA DI MARGHERITA IGP
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Distretto Agroalimentare Regionale SOC. CONS. A R.L.
Action manager
Michela Sinigaglia
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
GIANNINO ANTONIO
Action manager
Antonio Giannino
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
HORTA s.r.l.
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
LEGA REGIONALE DELLE COOPERATIVE E MUTUE DI PUGLIA (LEGACOOP PUGLIA)
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
NUOVA AGRICOLTURA ORTOFRUTTICOLA SRL
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
RE AGRICOLA
Action manager
Francesco Defeo
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Università degli studi di Foggia
Action manager
@email
Pratice abstract
Tipologia
Mar
31
2022