Mattia Doglio, student at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policies of the University of Milan, introduces Project TomRes.

Climate change is one of the most discussed and debated topics. It will bring about several consequences, with desertification being one of the most severe and concerning, especially for agriculture and crops. This problem is the starting point of the European research project TomRes (A Novel and Integrated Approach to Increase Multiple and Combined Stress Tolerance in Plants Using Tomato as a Model), that chose the tomato as a biological and agronomical model crop to develop a sustainable and resilient product that needs less water and fertilizers during cultivation. This multidisciplinary project involves 25 European institutions including universities and research centres. TomRes is funded by the Horizon2020 program, the largest European innovation program.

Tomato is one of the most consumed vegetable products all over the world, as it can be consumed either fresh or cooked in many ways. Tomato production is constantly growing, and Europe is one of the main producers of tomatoes, with more than 24 million tons being produced in 2017. The cultivation of tomatoes can take place both in the field and in the greenhouse. However, the major problems all tomato farmers face is combined water (demand: 180 L/kg) and nutrient stress. Solutions are thus needed to protect crop yields, while preserving the environment.

The TomRes project, through varietal crossings and agronomic techniques, has set itself the goal of reducing the consumption of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorus) by 20% and water by 40%, guaranteeing the economic and environmental sustainability of the proposed solutions in addition to quality nutritional and sensorial product. This work is supported by a study on the environmental impact and a study on the socio-economic impact of the new product.

In order to study consumer attitudes towards this new sustainable product, the research group of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policies of the University of Milan, together with the Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences of the University of Turin, has developed an anonymous questionnaire targeting European tomato consumers with the goal of assessing their interest and acceptance of this hypothetical TomRes tomato. We kindly invite you to complete the survey and disseminate the questionnaire among your friends and family in order to contribute to our research.

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米兰大学环境科学与政策系学生 Mattia Doglio 介绍 TomRes 项目。

气候变化是最受讨论和争论的话题之一。它将带来若干后果，其中荒漠化是最严重和最令人担忧的后果之一，尤其是对农业和农作物而言。这个问题是欧洲研究项目 TomRes（一种以番茄为模型提高植物的多重和组合胁迫耐受性的新型综合方法）的起点，该项目选择番茄作为生物和农艺模式作物，以开发可持续和有弹性的产品，在种植过程中需要更少的水和肥料。这个多学科项目涉及 25 个欧洲机构，包括大学和研究中心。TomRes 由欧洲最大的创新计划 Horizo​​n2020 计划资助。

番茄是全世界消费量最大的蔬菜产品之一，因为它既可以新鲜食用，也可以以多种方式烹制。番茄产量不断增长，欧洲是番茄的主要生产国之一，2017 年的产量超过 2400 万吨。番茄的种植既可以在田间进行，也可以在温室中进行。然而，所有番茄种植者面临的主要问题是水（需求量：180 L/kg）和养分压力。因此需要解决方案来保护作物产量，同时保护环境。

TomRes 项目通过品种杂交和农艺技术，为自己设定了减少 20% 的肥料（氮和磷）消耗和 40% 的用水量的目标，除了质量外，还保证了所提出解决方案的经济和环境可持续性营养和感官产品。这项工作得到了一项关于环境影响的研究和一项关于新产品的社会经济影响的研究的支持。

为了研究消费者对这种新的可持续产品的态度，米兰大学环境科学与政策系的研究小组与都灵大学农业、森林和食品科学系共同开发了一个匿名的针对欧洲番茄消费者的问卷调查，目的是评估他们对这种假设的 TomRes 番茄的兴趣和接受程度。我们诚邀您完成调查并将问卷分发给您的朋友和家人，以便为我们的研究做出贡献。

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