The virtual BonaRes Centre is the coordinating project within BonaRes and supports the projects in their research on sustainable soil use. It provides research results, data, models and applications via a web portal and promotes public awareness of soil as a sustainable resource.

How can catch crops such as yellow mustard, phacelia or clover be used to develop innovative cultivation systems in order to maintain and improve soil fertility in the fields? Long-term trials by the CATCHY consortium with individual catch crops and mixtures have provided interesting answers.

How can the limited resource of phosphate be used more sparingly and efficiently in order to supply crops in arable farming with this main nutrient and avoid unwanted discharges into bodies of water? Investigations by the InnoSoilPhos consortium have provided new insights and practical solutions.

What causes replant problems in tree nurseries and fruit farms that repeatedly grow apples in the same soil? The interdisciplinary team at ORDIAmur has studied this complex topic and developed and tested sustainable countermeasures based on the latest findings.

Drought in summer poses major challenges for agriculture. In the subsoil there are often unused water and nutrient resources. The SOIL³ project offers possible solutions: Subsoils can be developed through multi-annual crops with deep roots or deep tillage with the application of compost.

In the I4S project, researchers are developing a system for the site-specific management of soil fertility. It uses soil sensors, models and a user-friendly decision support system to use resources more efficiently, reduce environmental pollution and optimise agricultural productivity.

How can soil protection be optimized when driving on arable land? What tools does farmers need to plan and implement sustainable soil management strategies? On-farm research on farms in the SOILAssist consortium with the latest agricultural technology and innovative methods answers these questions.

How can grassland in the Alps and the foothills of the Alps be used sustainably in the face of climate change? In cooperation with farmers and government institutions, the interdisciplinary SUSALPS consortium developed practical research results from experiments, long-term field studies, remote sensing and modeling.

In agroforestry systems, the cultivation of arable crops is combined with the use of trees. How do these systems make agriculture more sustainable and achieve high productivity at the same time? The SIGNAL consortium has researched alley cropping systems that demonstrate many of the advantages of trees in agriculture.

We currently know very little about how plant cultivation measures influence the soil microbiota and plant growth and health. The DiControl consortium has uncovered interesting insights into this in long-term trials.

Motivation is the development of novel plant cultivation strategies directed towards “engineering” the complex nutrient cycling interactions between plants and soil microorganisms, combined with improved timing of fertilizer and soil amendment applications.

Bread and Beer - Wheat and barley production under reduced input in organic farming.

CROP - C​​ombining ​RO​​ot contrasted ​Phenotypes for more resilient agro-ecosystem.

Rhizosphere traits enhancing yield resilience to drought in modern cropping systems.

RhizoWheat - Rhizosphere processes and yield decline in wheat crop rotations

Deep-rooting cover crop mixtures: Creating highways to subsoil water and nutrient resources (RootWayS).

µPlastic - effects of microplastic in the rhizosphere of crop plants