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Impact of groundwater levels on agricultural land in Flanders
This project determines the impact of rising groundwater levels and increasing soil moisture content on the yields of common agricultural crops in Flanders.
Usefulness of deep groundwater as a water source for pigs
General introductionIs deep groundwater a conceivable alternative to water from water taken from under the clay layer when it comes to drinking water for animals?Since 2005, pumping of well wa...
Enhancing ground cover on vegetable farms: Living Labs for resource conservation and economic sustainability in agroecological systems
...re sustainable in Flanders, both for the growers and for society. That is the starting point of the GROUND2LIVE project. The final goals is to get 20% of vegetable growers to implement these practi...
Boxwood moth
...d plant.Photo description: Two adult boxwood moths lie with their wings open on a white background. One has brown wings and a brown body, the other has translucent wings with brown edges an...
Precision fishing
...ements of the length distributions per catch, they could estimate what the most interesting fishing grounds are at any given time. The ultimate goal of the system, in the long term, is to a...
Systems thinking
...and how one deals with that information and what one finds important is determined by one’s background, religion, experiences, circle of friends, studies, and by the culture in which one lives or g...
Nitrogen
... there are also more nitrogen losses to the environment. A high concentration of nitrate (NO3- ) in groundwater and surface water can have a negative impact on drinking water quality. Together with...
Erosion
...he soil covered as much as possible with crops, e.g. green coverers or crops with a good (and fast) groundcoverKeep crop residues/ green cover crop residues on the surface by not plowingLeave more ...
Stray voltage in the dairy barn
...f a cow comes into contact with this conductor, and its body is the path of least resistance to the ground, the current will flow to the ground via the cow's body. Abnormal behaviors When ...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...eased permeability resulting in reduced runoff, reduced risk of flooding and improved surface and groundwater rechargeA higher water holding capacity that leaves more water available to the plant d...
Authenticity of food products
...sts in well-equipped laboratories. DNA techniques: fast and accurate Filets of fish or ground meat is impossible to identify based on morphological characteristics, but DNA-based metho...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...es and extensive grasslands is conducive to natural enemies.The studied natural pest predators (ground beetles, short-shelled beetles and spiders) and pollinators (bees and hoverflies) were bot...
Ecosystem-oriented marine modeling and management
... potential for reducing seabed impacts through gear changes or avoidance of sensitive fishing grounds. ILVO intends to provide advice through its position with the international scientific communit...
Alternatives to castration of piglets
...under anesthesia and with pain relief was seen as a solution for a long time, but fell into the background after the Brussels Declaration (2010). That document proposed to stop castration by 2018 i...
Legumes are getting off the ground in Flanders
PEUL-CHAIN aims to gain ground for legumes (pulses)
Groundwater doesn't stop at the edge of the field
... moving up the political agenda. But such plans also have a major impact on nearby farmers, because groundwater does not stop at the edges of the field.
Impact of rising groundwater and wetlands on nearby agricultural land in Flanders
In this study, we developed a model framework to estimate the effect of groundwater levels on the yield of conventional crops in Flanders. The joint model SWAP-WOFOST, behind the Dutch initiative ...
Scientific background report in preparation of fisheries measures to protect the bottom integrity
Scientific background report in preparation of fisheries measures to protect the bottom integrity and the different habitats within the Belgian part of the North Sea - August 2021
Water in agriculture
It often rains in Belgium, and yet, the demand for water is higher than what our groundwater resources and rivers can support. This will certainly be the case in the future, where we can expect more w...
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Soil health
... provide numerous additional ecosystem services such as climate regulation, richer below- and above-ground biodiversity, better water management, etc.
ERA-Net Cofund on INtesTInal MICrobiomics, diet and health, implementing JPI HDHL objectives
...fluence gut flora and thus human health. One of ILVO's roles was to clearly communicate the background information and results of the research projects to stakeholders.Relevance/Valorization
Carbon Connects
...E CarbonConnects project aims to conserve or increase carbon stocks in peat or wet soils by raising ground water levels, growing aquatic plants and capturing carbon in biomass.Research approach...
FIBRAXFUN : A Knowledge Base for Exploiting Novel Wheats Rich in Arabinoxylan Dietary Fibre throughout the Wheat Value Chain
General introductionThe genetic background of wheat in terms of its fiber content (arabinoxylan or AX) has not only been unraveled through the FIBRAXFUN project. It has also been shown through fie...
Sustainability in pork production with immunocastration
... other things, to increase knowledge about optimal management of immunocastrates, and about the background of social acceptance or not. Research approachThe SuSi project has now been comple...
Saline Farming – Innovative agriculture to protect the environment and stimulate economic growth
...ulture in this region actually is on a fresh water supply during a temporary ban on irrigation with ground or surface water.
Managing variation within a batch of fattening pigs to optimize performance and minimize losses
...ent life stages of pigs. Uniformity appears to be linked to a complex interplay between genetic background, sow and litter characteristics, and early growth performance. Six intervention studies we...
Water balance study Oudlandpolder for a climate-proof water andwater level management and long-term objectives for agriculture, and nature
...red as follows: Watershed; meteorological data; surface waters; effluents, discharges and captures; groundwater; water quality; note for handling of data gaps; nature; agriculture.Relevance/Val...
Fisheries Information System & Tools: Centralization and integration of fleet information in a GIS Application
...rection for further technological improvements on the system. The VISTools II project laid down the groundworks for further development and upscaling of the system. FinancingFIVAEFMZV
EUROpean quality Controlled Harmonization Assuring Reproducible Monitoring and assessment of plastic pollution
...The EUROqCHARM initiative joins all relevant research areas (natural sciences: marine, surface, groundwater, drinking and waste water, soil, air; analytical chemistry etc.), industry (instrumen...
Opportunities for controlled drainage in Flanders
...Models were also used to make a first estimate of how much more water can effectively infiltrate to groundwater through CD in the various applications, and to what extent this also gives more yield...
PROBING ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES AND RESISTANCE TRANSFER IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
Which antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic residues can be found in ground water, surface water, waste water, marine water, and in aquaculture?
Mental well-being begins at school
...ipants to get started seeding happiness as a group. 3. The "seeding magazines" provide more background information that ties in with the sessions. There is a magazine for each part of the happi...