Drought tolerant crops
Climate change means that we are increasingly faced with drought during the growing season, including in Flanders. This requires a systematic approach...
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Water in agriculture
...at long-term solutions are there to better deal with long periods of drought? We must put maximum effort into infiltration, buffering, and reuse, ...
Quinoa
... Quinoa is also a stress-resistant crop that rarely suffers from drought and salinization, and is therefore resistant to the effects of climate cha...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...e plant during the growing season which can prove crucial in periods of drought a more extensive and active soil food web which in turn contributes...
Agroforestry
...re robust and less vulnerable to external shocks such as extreme rainfall, drought, or low prices on the global market. This is due to the higher t...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...woody vegetation did not grow better in the experiment. Due to the extreme drought in 2018 and 2019, the researchers were forced to irrigate all th...
Soil health
...er during heavy rainfall (climate adaptation)Buffering water against drought (climate adaptation)Retention and release of nutrients
Erosion
...ate change will be felt in Flanders mainly in the form of more heat waves, drought and longer periods of drought, as well as more short and intense...
Development of novel breeding technology for improved root system, drought tolerance and sustainable plant productions
...roductionWith climate change, we are experiencing more and more periods of drought, a water shortage increasingly earlier in the summer, and heavie...
That's how to make grass drought-resistant
...y" on Radio 1. "Breeding is a slow activity, but since last year our first drought-resistant grasses have been on the European variety list." Speci...