Mid-term report for the CORE Organic II funded project. “Innovative cropping Practices to increase soil health of organic fruit tree orchards” BIO-INCROP

Activities performed in the first part of BIO-INCROP project concern five of the eight main objectives fixed in the project proposal. They are:  Evaluation of soil borne pest and pathogens involved in replant disease  Role of rhizospheric bacterial and fungal communities in plant health  Selection of naturally available resources to increase microbial diversity and biomass  Compost and organic amendments  Evaluation of biologically active formulates The document reports main research results and shows main items of dissemination activity performed in the first part of the project.