Phytomanagement - Tavazzano (IT)

In the frame of the NETFIB project, the project partners study the production of nettle in agro-forestry systems, within a poplar-phytomanaged plantation, aiming at lowering the impact of degradation of polluted sites while maximazing ecosystem services. The objective of the production of the industrial plant nettle is addressed by using existing polluted sites, and more specifically by implementing a demonstration site at Tavazzano (Italy). A co-cropping poplar nettle/plantation has been established in 2019 at this site adopting a set of management options defined within the NETFIB consortium. Ecosystem services delivery will be assessed for the entire duration of the project. Soil samples, representative of the agro-forestry system adopted at the Tavazzano (Italy) site, will be collected and analysed in order to investigate the suitability of the developed phytotechnologies in potential restoring soil structure, functions and quality, positively influencing ecosystem services.