The EVERGREEN project has the following technical goals, which will be quantified according to:
- Long term reduction (80-100%) of pollution in agricultural soils given by conventional pesticides used against plant pathogenic bacteria and nematodes, following their replacement with the project polyphenolic-based bioactive molecules recovered from agricultural non-food vegetable biomasses and wastes.
- Increased performances in the control of the bacterial and nematode diseases of plants (55%) for the wider temporal application of the project polyphenolic-based bioactive molecules in comparison with conventional pesticides, even in period of plant life cycle which are critical for infections but during which traditional chemical plant protection treatments are not allowed.
- Reduction (80-100%) of point-source and diffuse pollution from the disposal of agricultural vegetable wastes in the environment.
- Reduction (45%) of costs for disposal of agricultural non-food vegetable biomasses and wastes.
- Reduction (20%) of energy consumption used for remediation processes of pesticides-contaminated soils
- Improved soil fertility (70%) following the reduction/replacing of conventional agrochemicals products for plant diseases control with the project polyphenolic-based bioactive molecules.
- Increased soil microbial diversity (65%) with positive impact on soil biology and on the transformation and dynamic of nutrients.
- Increased (45%) natural competence inagrosystems for suppression against plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
- Long term reduction (90%) of pesticides pollution in watercourses.
- Reduction (80%) of toxicological impact of pesticides pollution on terrestrial, aerial and aquatic fauna.
- Short term reduction (85%) of pesticide- and drug-resistant bacteria and nematodes in agricultural sites.
- Long term reduction (60%) of the reservoir of environmental antibiotic-resistant bacteria and of their spread with reduction of the risks for the health of humans and animals.
- Reduction (90%) of pesticides residues on fruit and vegetable for human and animal consumption.
- Increased quality (40%) of food and feed from vegetable origin with benefits on human and animal health.