An electronic nose transforms odor into mathematic data to test the quality of natural compost

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Immature compost can be toxic for plants. This is why researchers of the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville have counted on the collaboration of the University of Huelva to develop a device test the quality of compost before applying it over a crop. It is an electronic nose that uses smell to […]

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Blanca Landa del Castillo, agricultural research to prevent crop diseases

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Blanca Landa del Castillo always knew that she wanted to be a researcher. When she was little, she played with her older brother doing home experiments. Since 2010, she has worked at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture-CSIC, where she is currently involved in research on how to prevent the spreading of Xylella fastidiosa bacteria, which […]

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Miguel Ángel Tamarit, internationalization of Andalusian aviation at the service of crops

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Since 2000, Miguel Ángel Tamarit is the president of FAASA Aviation, a company created in 1966.He started working there as a pilot but in the 80s he begun to take management responsibilities. This company was created in response to the demand of Spanish agriculture, which needed the assistance of planes in fertilization and fumigation tasks. […]

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