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Soil health
...n turn, intensively rooting and deep-rooting crops contribute to good soil structure. Smart fertilization and pH management Keeping pH optimal by liming on time is a simple but necessar...
Nutrition for target groups
Around the theme of malnutrition, ILVO makes the necessary alliances to promote cross-fertilization between health and nutrition research.
Protein diversification in food and nutrition
...from a fermentation tank require? What is the impact of certain crops on soil or environment? What fertilization do plants require? Are insects sufficient for some residual streams or do specific t...
Nitrogen
...lant needs the nitrogen (and phosphorus), and at a time when weather conditions are favorable;Right fertilization technique: low emission techniques are better to reduce general nitrogen losses, or...
How can farmers adapt fertilization to extreme weather conditions?
How can we adjust fertilization to the climate? With successive versions of the fertilization legislation (MAP), farmers and policy makers in Flanders have gained experience in trying to control n...
Nitrogen fertilization in field vegetables: an economic - ecological approach
...pecially in areas that grow vegetables. Because of the intuitive feeling that reducing the nitrogen fertilization dose can reduce the yield quantity and/or quality, excessively high nitrogen fertil...
Fertilization and disease control via soil bacteria?
Antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in manure, soil and plants and the potential exposure of humans
...samples of manure of different animal origin as well as from the agricultural soil before and after fertilization. We also grew leek under experimental controlled conditions on fertilized soil inoc...
Precision cultivation of leek using precision agriculture
...troductionThis project aims to make leek cultivation more sustainable by means of site-specific fertilization management at the right time and taking into account soil and crop conditions. By r...
Wood fiber substrates as an alternative to peat for a future more sustainable technology-based horticulture industry
...uction in tunnels, and also the reuse of the wood fiber substrate was succesfully tested. Optimized fertilization and watering strategies for the novel substrates based on sensor monitoring were de...
Sustainable cultivation in container and open field using materials of local origin with enhanced microbial life and ready for use growers of ornamental plants
...d, which would generate economic added value. We also provide training on optimized cultivation and fertilization methods via the 'Bio-optimal Telen network', an innovative advice service in the ar...
Accelerating Innovative practices for Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising in European agriculture through the mobilization of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems
...the meetings and via the information available on the online database and website. To promote cross-fertilization between countries, we create translations of existing technologies and training in ...
Climate adaptive practices to reduce nutrient losses: a survey
...hat extent do they take into account the expected climate change? Part 2 considers the fractionated fertilization of potatoes and maize. In part 3, several innovative practices and techniques are e...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...h farmers. The cultivation of forage sorghum and silage maize – climbing beans requires adapted fertilization and soil management strategies. The impact on soil quality and nitrogen cycle is follow...
Optimization of grassland exploitation using a decision support tool
...ure. The model is integrated in an online platform where farmers get information about the need for fertilization need in function of the crop demand, (potential) grass growth, yield estimation and...
Potential of protein transition by locally produced faba beans
... to identify cultivation technical aspects of field beans, such as variety choice, mix cultivation, fertilization and sowing techniques. Toasting of field beans was investigated as a technique to f...
Developing EU advisory networks on optimal fertiliser use
STRATUS aims to create a network of advisors across Europe to accelerate knowledge sharing on Integrated Fertilization Management.
Nutriënt Management and Nutriënt Recovery Thematic Network
Demonstration of circular biofertilisers and implementation of optimized fertiliser strategies and value chains in rural communities
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Insights and guidelines for variable rate irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in potatoBrussels, Belgium
Protein diversification
...spreading, and interruption of the growth cycles of pests and diseases. Legumes also require little fertilization because they live in symbiosis with soil bacteria that take nitrogen from the air. ...
Precision agriculture and data technology
...ms that may arise. In addition, we are working on site-specific applications such as precision fertilization, precision irrigation and targeted treatment and monitoring of diseases, pests and ...
Stories
... this technology on maize and potato crops. Read more >>> Wikileeks: Optimizing leek fertilization strategies Currently, leek fields are fertilized evenly. However, there is usually consid...
Workshop: Soy in Flanders?! (how) Did it become a success story and what lessons can we draw for other new crops?
...elopment has shown its potential: Cultivation is technically possibleSoy needs little to none fertilization because it can fix atmospheric Nitrogen Soy in crop rotation has clear benefits in te...
How can we nourish the soil under strict phosphate norms and high fertilizer prices?
...side. This is because it is not easy to maintain the organic matter content in the blacktop through fertilization alone. Applying larger amounts of organic matter when replanting is a possibility, ...
Legumes are getting off the ground in Flanders
...for Flanders for several reasons. They fix nitrogen from the air and thus provide part of their own fertilization as well as some for the next crop. This makes them a good fit for a broader crop ro...
Exceptional ILVO trial proves that new varieties yield considerably more grass than old varieties
...es (2020) can now be consulted at Rassenlijst Three factors determine grass yield: weather, fertilization and variety Besides maize, grass is the most important crop on a dairy farm. A ...
First large-scale AGROECOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM launched in Flanders
... local residual flows, nutrients and organic matter are recirculated sustainably. In the fertilization regulations (MAP6), the Flemish government (VLM) has broadened the definition of farm comp...
Maize crop residues crucial for carbon in the soil
...nt to extreme weather conditions. Carbon can be added to the soil via catch crops, crop residues, fertilization and composting. Crop residues, both above-ground maize straw and belowground roots, t...
Less peat in substrates for horticulture thanks to compost, wood fiber, biochar and chitin
...ntime tested these various types of chitin and biochar, both for interaction with the fertigation (fertilization in combination with watering), and for effects on plant growth and health in strawbe...
ILVO expands compost site and points to potential of compost
... soil quality and yield, you need long-term field tests – more than in other types of fertilization. Of these long-running experiments with farm compost – with treatments up to 10 years in a row – ...
ILVO takes first steps to map spread of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance through manure
...manure cellars on seven Flemish pig farms and soil samples at different times (from before fertilization until after harvest) of five different agricultural fields (clay and sand loam). In these sa...
Local malting barley grown in Flanders? ILVO and Brouwerij Huyghe start an agricultural experiment
... barley that is sown in February and harvested late in the same year. The crop does not need much fertilization. Until the Second World War, Flemish peasants grew summer barley. Later, warmer count...
Persistent soil compaction under arable fields and grasslands
...em most promising and applicable. Furthermore, interference in the common plot management (e.g. fertilization) is kept to a minimum. About the project This Flemish LA trajectory started at ...