...t, KU Leuven, ILVO and Thomas More, one works on proteins from peas, mealworms, spirulina and fungi. They are studying the impact of processing on nutritional and functional quality and the effect ...
...me catching up on that front. Aphids and the bean spider mite were found to have stolen a gene from fungi that enabled them to make their own carotene, a building block of vitamin A. Herring borrow...
... roses. In addition, important insights were gained on the interaction between viruses, the harmful fungi, bacteria and pests and their microbiomes. Like the intestinal flora of humans, the microbi...
... annual plants, which root in different ways and attract different beneficial insects, bacteria and fungi. The species sown in Hansbeke are sunflower, facelia, Alexandrian clover, vetch, field pea,...
...hat they think they have seen. This can be about insects that are easily identifiable themselves or fungi, bacteria or viruses that cause recognizable symptoms. After identification, they can also ...
...n protein can be of animal (meat, fish, seafood, insects, milk and milk products, eggs), microbial (fungi, bacteria and microalgae) or plant origin (grains, legumes, nuts, seeds). One of the major ...
... to reduce losses to the ground. 'At the early growth stage, we were able to reduce fungicide or insecticide losses to the soil by as much as 75%.'
... grows less well or even dies off completely (picture 1). Indirect damage can also be caused by fungi and bacteria that penetrate the plant root at the site of the wound. Photo 1: Bald spot in...
...len en het aanpassen van de plantdichtheid en de bemesting. Daarnaast worden er ook chemische fungiciden gebruikt. Deze middelen staan echter meer en meer onder druk, enerzijds omwille van de impac...
...ction leads to an increased incidence of disease of various soil-bound plant pathogens, including fungi, pseudo-fungi and nematodes. The most important nematodes are the root-lesion nematode Pratyl...
...mer to save on chalky soil improversPromotes beneficial soil organisms (bacteria, fungi, good nematodes, etc.). A more active and diverse soil life increases the disease resilience of the soil, whi...
... nematodes, insects and bacteria, and together with CRA-W, the Walloon counterpart of ILVO, NRL for fungi and viruses / phytoplasms. The EURL appointment is only applicable for the nematode and...
...ies, they aim to reduce the use of plant protection products, for example by using less copper as a fungicide; in central and Northern European countries, they focus on energy-efficient systems to ...