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Efficient water use through environmentally sound
hydroponic production of high quality vegetables
for domestic and export markets in Mediterranean
countries
A project of the European Union under the
INCO-MED2 (Shared Cost Action) Research Programme
within the 5th framework programme (FP5RTD)
http//www.cordis.lu/fp5 - Support period
2003-2006 Project Coordinator Chair of Vegetable
Science Technische Universität München-Weihensteph
an http//www.ecoponics.de - Contract No.
ICA3-CT-2002-10020
1Wilfried H. Schnitzler,1Angela Toth, 1Markus
Woitke, 2Cherubino Leonardi, 2Francesco
Giuffrida, 3Yüksel Tüzel, 4Magdy Mounir Wadid
Awad, 4Usama El-Behairy, 5Abdelhaq Hanafi,
6Fatiha Fort, 6Jean Marie Codron, 7Florence
Jaquet, 7Philippe Le Grusse, 8Muien M. Qaryouti,
9Helmut Junge
The project will develop an economical and
ecological growing system (ECOPONICS) able of
improving the water use efficiency for major
vegetable crops in the Mediterranean
horticulture 1. By the improvement of
hydroponics systems through the ECOPONICS
technology to maximise yield level and product
quality. 2. Through the promotion of hydroponic
cultivation to a larger group of growers to
increase overall efficiency in water use. 3. By
the assurance of economic sustainability of
ECOPONICS through introduction of a quality label
for trade produce. The project with tomato as
model crop, focuses on features of unique
environmental, climate and social conditions in
developing countries of the Mediterranean region.

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• 1Technische Universtät München Chair of
  Vegetable Science Duernast 2 D-85350 Freising
  Germany - 2Dipartimento di OrtoFloroArboricoltur
  a e Tecnologie Agroalimentari Catania University
  Via Valdisavoia 5 I-95123 Catania Italy
• 3Department of Horticulture Faculty of
  Agriculture Ege University Ege University Campus
  35100 Bornova-Izmir Turkey - 4Central
  Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC)
  Agricultural Research Center 6, El-Nour St.
  Dokki P.O. Box 2 96 Imbaba, Cairo 12311 Egypt
• 5IPP Unit Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire
  Hassan II Department of Plant Protection
  Complexe Horticole BP 18/S 80000 Agadir
  Morocco - 6INRA ESR UMR Moisa 2, place Viala
  34060 Montpellier Cedex 1 FRANCE
• 7Institut Agronomique Mediterraneen 3191, Route
  de Mende 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5 France -
  8NCARTT P.O.Box 65533 Baqa 19381 Jordan
• 9FZB Biotechnik GmbH Glienicker Weg 185 12489
  Berlin Germany
• Correspondence Dr. Markus Woitke Technische
  Universität München Chair of Vegetable Science
  Duernast 2 D-85350 Freising Germany phone 49
  (0) 8161 715592 fax [phone] e-mail
  woitke_at_wzw.tum.de / http//www.ecoponics.de