...r water or groundwater for their fields. But is it really a good idea to use treated wastewater for irrigation?We have to watch out for the accumulation of salts and other harmful substance...
...st plant for propagation and survival of the bacteria. Brown rot infections subsequently arose from irrigation of potato fields from these contaminated waterways. Today, 45 Flemish municipaliti...
...f drought-tolerant plants but also for agronomic research on how crop rotations, fertilization, irrigation, etc. affect drought stress in plants." Soy as proof of concept ILVO is usi...
...y along the stomata. Keeping the leaf surface dry or ensuring that it dries quickly after irrigation greatly reduces the infection rate. Bacteriological research at ILVO has shown that Xanthomo...
...g.” A next step is to have smart agricultural machines for weed control, crop protection or irrigation (in case of drought stress) and intervene locally. On the basis of a digital task map, the...
...ng the Interpom. According to her, much more should be done to ensure a healthy soil and efficient irrigation techniques. Weather extremes, she says, pose a significant challenge to agriculture...
...n algae) blooms is observed in canals and open surface basins, water sources that are also used for irrigation of agricultural crops during droughts. Microcystis aeruginosa is the main cyanobacteri...
...br> The platform foresees that task maps can be created (for variable planting, fertilization, irrigation,...) and that the modern farmer can store crop data digitally. "Thanks to the Flaxsense...
...e farmer can find out how much nitrogen to apply with a nitrogen supplementation recommendation.Irrigation during drought periods can provide better nitrogen utilization and, consequently, lowe...
..., interested companies and local authorities can use this tool to gain insight into the theoretical irrigation requirements on a regional scale. Active and inactive water sourcesTo help...
...r it is more efficient to spray the phages separately on infected plants, or to administer them via irrigation water. A new way of thinking is to coat the vegetable seeds or administer phages durin...
...stainable way. The second application is to use water more efficiently by intelligently controlling irrigation systems. The third application is to investigate the added value of remote sensing tec...
... and decisions about prioritizing where to use this water are also crucial elements in an efficient irrigation strategy. The Irrigation 2.0 project wants to help farmers to irrigate more efficientl...