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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 negative consequences. ILVO is investigating which cultivation measures can counteract the risk of erosion.

What is erosion? Soil or water erosion is the process by which soil particles are loosened and displaced by impacting raindrops or runoff water. This can cause the soil to wash away superficially or in gullies, and in extreme conditions can even create ravines. In the hilly regions of southern Flanders, the risk of soil erosion is greatest.

Erosion

Counteracting coastal erosion with natural reefs?

Counteracting coastal erosion with natural reefs?

Stopping erosion in leeks cultivated on ridges

Stopping erosion in leeks cultivated on ridges

In order to prevent the runoff of water, fertile soil, fertilizers and pesticides in ridge crops on erosion-prone plots, the key is to roughen the soil in the intermediate ridge as much as possible in order to increase the infiltration capacity.

GOMEROS - Reducing water erosion in maize and vegetables cropping systems in support of cross-compliance.

Main research questionThe GOMEROS-project investigated how growing vegetables and maize can be successfully done under the new erosion regulations (Pillar I of the CAP), so that crop yield and quality are maintained while erosion is also effectively controlled.

GOMEROS - Reducing water erosion in maize and vegetables cropping systems in support of cross-compliance.

Source-based erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize

Source-based erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize

In GOMEROS, ILVO and partners are investigating erosion control in the cultivation of vegetables and maize. They are investigating which cultivation techniques are effective.

Preventing erosion in vegetables and maize: 4 years of GOMEROS

Preventing erosion in vegetables and maize: 4 years of GOMEROS

GOMEROS conducted 4 years of research on erosion prevention in vegetables and maize by testing different cultivation techniques

Source directed erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize - final report

Source directed erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize - final report

Sustainable use of sand in nature-based solutions

We investigate how the ecosystem functions, that promote dune development and that provide the most important ecosystem 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 sources.

Grass advice

Further, these perennial crops provide ecosystem services like soil organic carbon accumulation, biodiversity and erosion control. Moreover, mixes of grass and red clover or lucerne have a excellent drought tolerance.

Soil Health Conference - World Soil Day

Program 8h30 - Open doors 9h00 - Knowledge erosion about soilsHistorical research reveals that the very foundation of current agronomy may be more shaky than we thought Which promising fields of research were abandoned at the start of the 20 th century?