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 to water in agriculture, in which the use of drou...
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Development of novel breeding technology for improved root system, drought tolerance and sustainable plant productions
General introductionRi breeding technology is capable of achieving both more compact growth and drought tolerance in certain (ornamental) crops. This is evident from experiments of the Rootsplus p...
Agroforestry
...orestry can make farms more 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 total biomass production (...
Water in agriculture
...rinking water. What long-term solutions are there to better deal with long periods of drought? We must put maximum effort into infiltration, buffering, and reuse, certainly in the long...
Soil health
...ion)Infiltration of water during heavy rainfall (climate adaptation)Buffering water against drought (climate adaptation)Retention and release of nutrientsHosting soil biodiversity a...
Erosion
... models predict that climate 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 rainstorms. The chance o...
Soil: carbon sequestration
... water available to the plant during the growing season which can prove crucial during periods of droughtImproved soil fertility. Organic matter acts as a buffer against pH fluctuations, acts as a ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...mate was buffered by 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 the gardens so that enough ...
That's how to make grass drought-resistant
...f ILVO in "The World Today" on Radio 1. "Breeding is a slow activity, but since last year our first drought-resistant grasses have been on the European variety list." Specifically, that means they ...
Mulch provides more stable yield in celery despite drought
In response to climate change, breeding has been pushing for more drought tolerance for years. But increasing climate extremes require faster solutions, in terms of cultivation technology, for example...
Bacterium hacks plant and makes them less susceptible to drought
VIB field trial with maize variety to investigate drought tolerance in practice
...ing precipitation deficit. According to the SMI, 2020 is already on the list of years of prolonged drought, and we are only at the beginning of the growing season. Belgium falls into the category o...
First state-of-the-art field lab 'HYDRAS' accelerates development of drought-tolerant crops
...Melle, Belgium, has opened a large state-of-the-art field lab that allows scientists to monitor the drought response of the entire plant from leaf to root. More than 8000m² of experimental fields a...
Quinoa
... water that quinoa needs. Quinoa is also a stress-resistant crop that rarely suffers from drought and salinization, and is therefore resistant to the effects of climate change. Lastly, quinoa fits ...
Breeding of forage and grain legumes to increase protein self-sufficiency in the EU and China
... (semi) controlled conditions are performed to follow specific characteristics (disease resistance, drought tolerance, growth rate, etc.). Protein content and protein quality are also determined. I...
BASTA: Biochar’s Added value in Sustainable land use with Targeted Applications in processes, growing media & (future proof) open-field cultivation
...mate-proof (re)use of marginal soils has been investigated, e.g., for moderately metal-polluted and drought-sensitive soils. Multi-disciplinary life cycle data have been brought together to optimiz...
Prevention and remediation of soil compaction
...ch the deeper soil layers and, conversely, moisture deeper in the profile cannot rise, resulting in drought stress. Limited rooting also leads to significantly reduced crop development and yield. I...
Climate change adaptation through soil and crop management (CLIMASOMA): synthesis and ways forward
... holds the key to adapt. By choosing well how to manage their land, farmers can take action against drought and peak rains. More than 10,000 observations across Europe show that it is especially im...
Climate adaptive practices to reduce nutrient losses: a survey
...d after fertilization. However, we note that climate change brings more frequent, longer periods of drought, as well as more unpredictable heavy rainfall. One prevents the plants from using the man...
EMPHASIS-Belgium - “phenotyping the future crops”
...orm, consisting of cases from controlled conditions and field phenotyping, with a research focus on drought adaptation of crops in the context of climate change. At ILVO, the unique international r...
Saline Agriculture for Adaptation
...as and in irrigated (dry) agricultural areas around the Mediterranean Sea. More frequent floods and droughts will increase salinity in agricultural soils, resulting in a nagative impact on food sys...
Irrigation 2.0: Which water when and where?
General introductionRecent years have undeniably showed that periods of drought and water scarcity have a big impact on the agricultural sector. A smarter irrigation strategy and the efficient re-...
Blue-green strategies for climate change adaptation
...Kleine Nete river and weirs on sloping terrain in Merelbeke.Flanders must prepare for both more droughts and more risks of flooding. The project aimed for a proactive approach, based on ecosyst...
Grassland use in a changing climate
General introductionThe cultivation and use of drought-tolerant reed fescue as grass for dairy cattle as compared to the classically used ryegrass, proves to be a (very) good solution for dairy fa...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...aize. Feed sorghum is proving its potential as a climate-resilient third dairy crop: it tolerates drought better than maize and achieves a similar crude protein yield with 15% less nitrogen fertili...
Nutritional mitigation and grassland climate adaptation strategies inrelation to enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle on grasssilage based-rations: effectiveness and trade-offs
...ive is to examine the influence of the inclusion of adaptation strategies (e.g. grassland herbs and drought tolerant grass species) in dairy rations on enteric methane emissions.Research approa...
CIWI, Integration of a digital tool to optimize irrigation in the INERO and Care4Growing app
In drought periods irrigation is economically justified for some high value crops like vegetables and (early) potato.
Agroecological strategies for promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation by enhancing soil ecosystem services and sustainable crop production
...e/ValorizationThe analysis of existing data from the long-term field trial BOPACT revealed that drought and extreme rainfall had affected the yield and yield stability of maize and spring barle...
Climate-neutral agriculture through sustainable C farming
...ests the effect of combinations of silicate weathering and C storage via biochar on crop growth and drought resistance, carbon storage and soil properties is studied. The effect of composting on si...
Development of screening approaches for frost and disease resistance in lavender
...uture after the project ends. In Flanders, lavender (Lavandula spp.) is one of the most widely sold drought-tolerant garden and patio plants. Especially the Mediterranean lavender varieties with th...
Future proof crops for the Flemish farmer
Through variety improvements, agricultural crops can be made more resilient to drought
Contribution of locally produced grain legumes to the agrobiodiversity
...ecause they can extract nitrogen from the air. With their deep-rooting crops, they are resistant to drought. At the same time, they promote soil quality and, during their flowering phase, local bio...
PAN-CAFE: Participatory AI Networking - Climate Advice for Future farming practice and Environments in Costa Rica
...emic is damaging varieties and altitudes that were previously unaffected (as the plants suffer from drought and heat stress). A number of coffee farmers are abandoning coffee activities and/or are ...
Optimisation of soybean-rhizobia combinations for cultivation in northwest Europe
...te. The ILVO HYDRAS research setup (https://hydras.ilvo.be/nl/) is used to simulate and monitor drought, and ultimately identify the genetic factors that increase drought resistance. We also try to...
Emphasis-Belgium - Phenotyping future crops
...ology, Drones & RAinout Shelters) is made available for research groups and industry to conduct drought research related to climate change. This research infrastructure combines rainout shelter...