🌱 How can technology improve soil health?

A new Open Access Government article explores 5 SPIN-FERT innovations: robotics, biosensors, Seed-Resp, electronic nose technology and the Soil Holistic Quality Index.

#SPINFERT #SoilHealth

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🧬 SPIN-FERT at the Conference on Metagenomics and Microbiology

On 29–30 June 2026, IA PAS researchers presented three SPIN-FERT posters at the 10th National Microbiological Symposium in Warsaw, exchanging knowledge on microbiomes, metagenomics, bioinformatics and biostimulants.
#SPINFERT #IAPAS

🧫 Metabolic Fingerprints of Microbiomes – New Results from SPIN-FERT

IA PAS researchers are investigating the functional potential of plant- and soil-associated microbiomes using the BIOLOG system with ECO Plates. 🌱🦠

#SPINFERT #IAPAS #Microbiome #BIOLOG #EcoPlates

🔬 What do microbial interactions look like under a microscope? In SPIN-FERT, IA PAS researchers use Nanolive holotomographic microscopy to observe living seed microorganisms, pathogens and the effects of biostimulants over time. 🌱🦠 #SPINFERT #IAPAS

🌱🎵🍄 Plants that make music, fungi beneath our feet & healthier soils. At European Researchers’ Night in Montelibretti, CNR-IBBA brought SPIN-FERT research to the public through plant bioacoustics and “Fungi Around Us.”#SPINFERT #MissionSoil #SoilHealth #ArtScience

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
This week's memory comes from the Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus Archive, Molecule 10
Collected during World Food Day 2025 Celebrating Life, Soil, and Sustainability in Rome, at FAO headquarters in Rome,
#ArtScienceNode #SPINFERT #artscience #SoilMemory #missionsoil

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
This week's memory comes from the Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus Archive, Molecule 5
Created from memories collected during the ECSITE 2025 Conference at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, June 2025
#ArtScienceNode #SPINFERT #artscience #SoilMemory #missionsoil

🏆 WINNING INNOVATION!
We are thrilled to announce that SPIN-FERT has been officially recognized as one of the top winning projects at SOIL Date: The Future of Soil Meets the Future of Agriculture during Rome Future Week! 🎉🌱
#SPINFERT #SoilDate #CREA #Agriculture #Innovation #Soil

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week

This week's memory comes from the Memory Nexus Archive: Molecule 01, collected during the workshop at the OrgHort 2024 Symposium in Warsaw, Sept 2024.
#ArtScienceNode #SPINFERT

🌱 Not all #nematodes are harmful! Many of these tiny worms play important roles in nutrient cycling, microbial regulation & soil biodiversity.

🔬 In #SPINFERT, researchers at INHORT study nematode communities to better understand soil health.

Small creatures, big roles! 🌍

#MissionSoil

🌱 From healthy soils to healthy food – and back to the soil.

Join the LOOPS webinar with #SPINFERT & #4Sir2 to explore how circular innovation connects soil health, bio-based solutions, sustainable nutrition & human well-being. ♻️🌿🍇

#CircularBioeconomy #SoilHealth

🍓 A promising first harvest at INHORT!

Strawberries planted in May produced around 400 kg from 30 ares already in their first season. 🌱

Now we’re studying how #SPINFERT composts & biostimulants affected plant growth and fruit quality.

#MissionSoil #SoilHealth

🌱👃 Can we “smell” soil health?

At #IHC2026 in Kyoto, SPIN-FERT researchers from INHORT presented promising results using a portable e-nose to distinguish soils containing pathogens or beneficial microorganisms through their VOC fingerprints.

#SPINFERT #MissionSoil #SoilHealth #HorizonEurope

🪱 Not all soil nematodes are harmful! Many help recycle nutrients, regulate microbial communities & serve as indicators of soil health. 🌱🔬

In #SPINFERT, we study their diversity and response to agricultural practices.

📸 Amazing microscope images from INHORT!

#MissionSoil #SoilHealth