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Land Reclamation Institute
(LRI) belongs
to the Hellenic Agricultural Organisation
(former National Agricultural
Research Foundation - NAGREF),
which is the research body of the
Hellenic
Ministry for Rural Development and Food. Since its foundation in 1960,
the Institute is based in Sindos-Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and
focuses on
delivering:
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Applied research and the development of state-of-the-art
technologies
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Services of high scientific quality
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Scientific consultancy to public bodies and
stakeholders
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Dissemination and implementation of novel technologies in
agriculture
Research and Development Fields
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Protection and sustainable management of surface and
groundwater
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Monitoring networks of water bodies (quality and quantity
parameters)
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River discharge measurements
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Mathematical modeling and GIS applications in water resources
management
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Water bodies’ assessment
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Groundwater artificial recharge
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Optimization of irrigation water use
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Crop-water relations, deficit irrigation
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Utilization of deteriorated water in irrigation
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Re-use of treated effluent in irrigation
- Sustainable management of irrigated land, rehabilitation of
deteriorated soils
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Utilization of geothermal fluids in agriculture
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Heat pumps applications in agriculture
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Credibility-functionality control and development of
instruments and methods for monitoring environmental parameters
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