Beans for the love of Leuven
...ifically, this meant two years of experiments through new food chains with yellow pea, lupin, field bean and oats. The research also included 6 new recipes left for the public, which were temporari...
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Setting up a local, sustainable soybean value chain.
...essing technique on an SME scale, extrusion proved too costly. The alternative - grinding the whole bean into soybean meal as a semi-finished product - emerged as being more feasible. Consumer test...
Potential of protein transition by locally produced faba beans
To what extent are field beans a valuable and viable protein provider and soy substitute in dairy cattle rations?
Towards a sustainable and profitable soybean cultivation in Flanders
Is it possible to introduce soybean production in Flanders in an economical and sustainable way?
Optimisation of soybean-rhizobia combinations for cultivation in northwest Europe
...o targeted breeding and crop optimization, major improvements have been made in recent years for soybean cultivation in north-western Europe. A further leap forward is the ‘MATCHMAKING’ of locally ...
Less soybean meal and lower methane emissions on organic dairy farms
Leveraging cultivation and processing for improved faba bean protein functionalities in food
The faba bean protein value chain, from crop cultivation through processing to ingredient functionality, is examined using complementary areas of expertise to establish relationships along the entire ...
Validating the use of endemic rhizobia for sustainable soybean cultivation in Northwestern Europe
To what extent can certain locally-found favorable soil bacteria improve the yield and quality of soybean plants, when they enter the soil during seeding?
Catching rhizobia to introduce high protein containing soybean for a sustainable agriculture in Flanders
The aim of this Grand Challenge project is to engage at least 1000 citizens and their gardens to help acquire native rhizobia from Flemish soils that are able to efficiently nodulate soybean.
Soy
Soy Soy? Soy is a subtropical, annual, leguminous plant. The beans of the plant are made up of almost 20% oil and a little less than 80% dry matter, of which about half are proteins. Worldwide...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...roportion in the rotation, the greater the effect. Leguminous crops grown for seed, such as field bean or soybean, appear to be less effective.Cereal crops. Cereal crops have a longer growing perio...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
.... ILVO explores two alternatives: forage sorghum and mixed cropping of silage maize with climbing beans. Special attention will be given to soil quality, nitrogen cycle, forage yield and forage com...
Field beans in dairy cattle farming: toasting (for) success?
Field beans are an interesting alternative for imported soy in dairy production, but only if the beans are first heated. Those are the results from the ILVO-study within the EKOPTI project. Heating is...
Three new soybean varieties on Belgian variety list show great potential
3 new soybean varieties have been accepted on the Belgian variety list. Pro Helicon, Pro Jacinto and Pro Vesuvio score excellently in terms of yield and protein content. This proves that Protealis' br...
Quinoa, soy, chickpea, dry beans...and the parched field of 2022: results
Quinoa, soy, chickpea and dry beans, all intended for the human food chain, are hardly grown in our region at present, if at all, but they represent promising new agricultural crops in ILVO's cultivat...
First soybean field trials are successful and show efficacy of Flemish soil bacteria.
...LVO and VIB are working together and combining expertise to realize innovative breakthroughs for soybean cultivation, an important aspect for our sustainable protein transition. In addition, it is ...
Protein diversification in food and nutrition
Study of the feasibility of growing and breeding protein crops such as soy, quinoa, lupin, peas, beans and lentils in Flanders
Linked Research projects: Towards a sustainable and profitable soybean cultivation in Flanders
Breeding of forage and grain legumes to increase protein self-sufficiency in the EU and China
General introductionEUCLEG is an EU Horizon2020 project, in which breeding strategies for soybean, pea, faba bean, red clover and alfalfa are developed in collaboration with 37 research institutes...
OPTImizing Protein Nutrition in cattle to tackle the N- and P-excretions to the environment in an economical way
...tumn grass was unsuccessful but emphasized the significance of the autumn grass cut. Toasting field beans enhanced protein and starch rumen non-degradability, making them a promising alternative pr...
Development of novel technological approaches for a low-cost and reliable characterization of CROP Yield QUALity Traits of target crops grown under Changing Environmental Conditions
...crop monitoring and high throughput phenotyping under field conditions. Studied crops are wheat, soybean, quinoa, rice and maize. We identify resilient genotypes and molecular markers linked with b...
Chain-wide initiative for plant-based protein in cold greenhouses in Flanders
...tionThe KIPEi project shows that while growing protein crops such as edamame, chickpeas and dry beans in temporarily unused cold greenhouses is technically possible, it is economically weak. It...
Insect meal and whey powder: new potential protein sources for 100% organic layer feed
...ocus on methionine and vitamin B2.Research approachIn the study, ILVO replaced 5% of the soybean meal with insect meal, supplemented with potato protein, in a test feed for laying hens. Thi...
Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability
... services. BELIS involves a total of 34 partners. ILVO is particularly active for red clover and soybean.Research approachWe develop tools and methodologies for cost-effective breeding prog...
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens shows up in the growing grain legume sector – a real threat?
...proteins. They are often sourced from members of the Fabaceae family, including green and dry/field bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Vicia faba) and pea (Pisum sativum), soybean (Glycine max), lentil (Len...
Evaluation of on farm toasting techniques to enable the use of local protein sources in animal feeds
General introductionDairy farmers who grow their own protein crops know that toasting (soy)beans results in remarkably higher feed efficiency. This project investigates how this toasting process c...
Optimizing nutrient cycles in the cattle sector by increasing human-edible protein efficiency through feed and enhancing nitrogen efficiency in cows.
...residues from the food industry) into the cattle ration. The result is then lower consumption of soybean meal, high-protein concentrates and grains. The second nitrogen efficiency of cattle in low-...
Future Flemish Pigs: More sustainable pork using feed based on by-products
...ment with two sire lines (with high or low feed intake capacity) and two feeds: a classic grain-soybean feed and a diet based on by-products with a high fat and fiber content. Both feeds had a simi...
Harnessing genetic and environmental factors controlling meiotic crossing-over to unlock genetic diversity in crop breeding
... frequency.Research approachThe research will be conducted in three crops, namely maize, soybean, and tomato, all of which have major economic importance. We will tap into natural genetic v...
Innovating for more legumes in Flanders with a focus on soy
General introductionThe soybean acreage in Flanders is still limited due to poor chain operation and limited practical knowledge. The ImPuls project responds to this by working together with farme...
Optimal cultivation of protein crops for poultry feeding
General introductionWhen you feed to poultry toasted field bean and wheat from a locally grown mixed crop, the laying or broiler chickens perform as well as if they had been fed soy in their ratio...
Legumes: indispensable element in agro-ecological crop systems for food production
...ct.Research approachThe crops we focus on are three dry-harvested legumes: field pea, field bean and red kidney bean, complemented by three cereal crops: baking wheat, durum wheat and malti...
Levers and bottlenecks for growing, processing and consuming pulses (legumes) in Flanders
Contribution of locally produced grain legumes to the agrobiodiversity
... jointly explore smart processing and marketing opportunities in the region for locally grown field beans, yellow pea, lupin, dry beans and soybeans. By developing regional chains that valorize loc...
Protein diversification
... vegetable proteins, especially soy from overseas. However, local production of legumes, such as soybean, chickpea, dry pea and bean can offer interesting opportunities for Flemish farmers. This al...
ILVO crop information sheets
ChicoryDry beansEdamameCalendula 2020 / 2017Chickpea(Grass)/CloverLentilsAlfalfaMiscanthusOil pumpkinRussian dandelionSoy 2020 / 2017Sorghum(grain) (fodder)Quinoa 2020 / 2017Field beanFlax