Erosion
Soil erosion is a major problem in the hilly regions of southern Flanders, and will become even more important as a result of climate change. Erosion has agricultural, social and environmentally negat...
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GOMEROS - Reducing water erosion in maize and vegetables cropping systems in support of cross-compliance.
The GOMEROS-project investigated how growing vegetables and maize can be successfully done under the new erosion regulations.
Soy
...ied out to meet the increasing demand for soy. Deforestation causes a loss of biodiversity, erosion problems, climate change, and also social problems for the population, leading to increasing resi...
Agroforestry
... know from research that they can also be financially or operationally interesting for farmers: Erosion protectionSpreading risk by diversifying revenuesCreation of a favourable microclimate wi...
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
... organic products through pot and multi-year field trials. For further reading: Soil healthErosionSoil organic carbon
Soil: carbon sequestration
...e: Better soil structure and consequently greater resistance to sloughing, compaction and erosionIncreased permeability resulting in reduced runoff, reduced risk of flooding and improved su...
Biodiversity in and on the sea floor
...ue to high food availability and the refugium (refuge) effect, among other things. Especially the erosion protection layer around the turbines seems to play an important role in this.Result...
Counteracting coastal erosion with natural reefs?
With Coastbusters we have the ambition to reduce the sand erosion on our coastline so that less sand suppletion is needed after storms. This unique collaboration between the business community and our...
Stopping erosion in leeks cultivated on ridges
Prevention of runoff of water, fertile soil, fertilizers and pesticides in ridge crops on erosion-prone plots, comes down to roughening the soil in the intermediate ridge as much as possible to increa...
Source-based erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize
... of the GOMEROS project in 2017. In GOMEROS, ILVO, INAGRO and PCG are investigating source directed erosion control in the cultivation of vegetables and maize. It examines which cultivation techniq...
Preventing erosion in vegetables and maize: 4 years of GOMEROS
Cultivation techniques to reduce erosion Erosion is a problem that has attracted more attention in recent years, partly because of the changed boundary conditions on plots of land that are highly ...
Source directed erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize - final report
Approach of the GOMEROS project Reducing soil erosion on highly erodible plots (erosion class purple and red), is one of the preconditions imposed on farmers for obtaining direct income suppor...
Soil health
Soil compaction and erosion
... > More info about these DNA and RNA techniques: www.ilvogenomics.be. Compaction and erosion Agricultural soils are under pressure. Low crop diversity, heavy machinery, harvestin...
Climate adaptive practices to reduce nutrient losses: a survey
...which evaporates and or remains relatively inert on the soil due to lack of water). The other makes erosion, compaction, cross-contamination and eutrophication more likely. The question is at what ...
Sustainable use of sand in nature-based solutions
...system services in the coastal zone, namely vegetation development, aeolian sand transport and dune erosion, as well as their mutual interactions, are influenced by the use of alternative sand sour...
Functional biodiversity in a changing sedimentary environment: implications for biogeochemistry and food webs in a managerial setting
...l effects of offshore wind farms (OWFs) on the food web. We can now emphasize the importance of the erosion protection layer in increasing food availability and diversity. The project has been able...
Nature inspired Designing (NID) with the tube building sand mason worm, Lanice conchilega
...ion (NID) for coastal defense? That is the research question in COASTBUSTERS-LANICE. Increased sand erosion is just one of the effects of climate change on the coastal ecosystem. Sustainable coasta...
Balancing sustainability and costs: Innovative agribusiness models to account for environmental and social impacts
...terials and labour, often generating hidden environmental and social costs, such as pollution, soil erosion, greenhouse gas emissions and poor working conditions. True Cost Accounting (TCA) identif...
Toward climate-smart agriculture and food production
...ure is vulnerable to the effects of global warming, such as heat, drought, heavy rains that cause erosion, as well as the emergence of new diseases and pests. In a relatively new water research pro...
Soil Health Conference - World Soil Day
...tions for research, practice and policy. Program 8h30 - Open doors 9h00 - Knowledge erosion about soilsHistorical research reveals that the very foundation of current agronomy m...
How can farmers adapt fertilization to extreme weather conditions?
...of nutrients because they remain relatively inert in the soil due to lack of water. The other makes erosion, compaction, soil surface sealing and eutrophication more likely. The question is how can...
A regional study on tropical shrimp fisheries shows that in-depth biological knowledge can lead to targeted sustainability
... mangrove forests and avoiding building dikes. These destroy the natural process of coastal growth, erosion and mangrove colonization, with consequences for the entire coastal ecosystem. Since estu...
What can stimulate the scale-up of agroforestry in Flanders?
...trunk, the farmer can get either financial or practical benefit from the system: protection against erosion, risk diversification by diversifying income, creation of a favorable microclimate with f...
Agroforestry with trees rows favorable for soil quality and beneficial bugs. Total biomass yield positive.
...from the air in wood. They store carbon in the soil. They protect the soil with their roots against erosion. They provide cooling in hot weather. They provide a home and food source for invertebrat...
Multifunctional use of woody borders, grass strips and extensive grassland management
...ople obtain from nature and natural processes. Carbon storage in soil, water quality improvement, erosion reduction and natural pest control are examples of indicators for this. In previous stu...
Persistent soil compaction under arable fields and grasslands
...cant: soil compaction is one of the largest physical causes of soil degradation in addition to soil erosion. Impermeable layers in the substrate prevent good rooting and thus hinder crop developmen...
Soil compaction: prevention and remeditation
Many negative consequences Besides erosion, soil compaction is one of the main physical threats to the soil. Compaction arises largely from the use of large, heavy machinery, often in combination ...
Enhancing a lanice reef report of field trials 2017 - 2020
...pose of the reef is to induce natural accretion of sand and reinforce the foreshore against coastal erosion thus adding to coastal protection. The main objective of the reef work package (...
European agricultural soils on the road to climate smart and sustainable management. Findings after one year of EJP SOIL in Flanders.
...irst ILVO booklet. This shows that current Flemish soil policy focuses on soil organic matter, soil erosion, soil contamination and nutrient losses. There are currently few quantitative objectives ...
From soil and protein crops to controlled data sharing and stray voltage. In Oudenaarde ILVO is once again showing surprising, useful innovations from agricultural research.
...ganic matter levels are important causes of increased soil compaction and greater susceptibility to erosion. The extent and severity of soil compaction in a field can be mapped with a robot within ...
Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea: attraction, avoidance and habitat use at different spatial scales
...uronectes platessa), a commercial flatfish species, are attracted to the sandy patches between the erosion protection around offshore wind turbines because they provide optimal feeding and hiding o...
Environmental impact of offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea – Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales
...unities in Belgian offshore wind farms attract species such as plaice and cod (here on the erosion protection layer around a Belwind turbine). ©Johan DevolderDevelopments in the water column In...
Soil Health Conference: Scientists and regenerative pioneers in dialogue
... in fertilization Anton Nigten (NL) states from the history of science, "There has been 'knowledge erosion.' That nutrients should not be fully mineralized was already known before WWI. A lot of kn...
Compaction of agricultural soils can be (partly) solved, but prevention is more important
...egative consequences show themselves in wet periods, when water cannot infiltrate properly, causing erosion or standing water. But equally well in dry periods, because then the roots of the plant c...
First results Flemish carbon monitoring network show importance of correct - deep - sampling.
...rganic carbon acts as a sponge for water. In addition, it prevents the loss of fertile soil through erosion and is more resistant to compaction when agricultural machinery drives over it. Healthy s...