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Development of a sustainable control strategy for pathogens on flax
https://www.interreg-pathoflax.eu
General introductionThis Interregproject is about a pathogen on flax: Verticillium. The cultivation of flax in northern France and Flanders is responsible for up to 80% of the worldwide production...
From residual stream to raw material: FLAXIT project valorizes flax seed
With the FLAXIT project, VITO offers flax growers and processors the opportunity to optimize the value of their flax seed. In Belgium alone, 20 000 tons of flax seed are available annually. Until now...
Flax cultivation gets monitoring tool based on satellite imagery
...atform and will mainly use free satellite imagery. This is the objective of the VLAIO LA trajectory Flaxsense 2.0, which starts in October. Jan Sijnave, director of the General Belgian Flax Associa...
Towards more sustainable poultry farming via source-oriented ammonia emissions reduction
...ng strategies were the reduction of crude protein content, multiphase feeding as well as the use of flax straw. With regard to simplified measurement techniques, the results using the less expensiv...
Inoculation of local lignocellulosic materials for the production of sustainable growing media
...se- and/or pest-suppressive properties.Research approachFirst, three types of plant fibers (flax shives, reed straw, miscanthus straw) are pre-treated to enable their successful inoculation...
ILVO crop information sheets
ChicoryDry beansEdamameCalendula 2020 / 2017Chickpea(Grass)/CloverLentilsAlfalfaMiscanthusOil pumpkinRussian dandelionSoy 2020 / 2017Sorghum(grain) (fodder)Quinoa 2020 / 2017Field beanFlax
Laboratory for Seed Testing
...er seeds by number;germination test and thousand-seed weight determination; seed health testing of flax;testing coated seeds ISTA Certificates Through accreditation, the laboratory is authori...
1 februari 2018 @ILVO: press conference about PAS research on nitrogen and ammonia
...t register a significant emission difference in the PAS research house. Also other types of litter (flax shives instead of wheat straw) do not seem a suitable idea as a PAS measure. ILVO aims in th...
Teaching young ruminants new tricks: adjusting methane emissions before birth or shortly after?
...lves A first part of the study was conducted on Holstein heifer calves. These received extruded flaxseed or a mixture of essential oils added to the ration twice daily until they were 4 months ...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Mulch layer on the soil through a complex green cover crop
The green cover crop sown in July 2020 is a Biomax mixture consisting of flax, phacelia, alexandrine clover, field bean, field pea, sunflower and fodder vetch.
Growing substrates with renewable resources match performance of classic, less sustainable relatives.
... The biochars in the tests were produced by the Dutch ECN-TNO, based on wood, plant fibers such as flax straw and used cultivation substrates. In the production of biochar, both the heat released a...
Potential of innovative (mixed) crops and cultivation techniques shown at second PPAE demo day in Hansbeke
...ecies sown in Hansbeke are sunflower, facelia, Alexandrian clover, vetch, field pea, field bean and flax. The effect on the soil will be intensively monitored in the coming years. ...
New online tool for farmers aims to bundle crop information from 200 crops.
...ty of this crop.In a third case, we will work with deder, also known as gold-of-pleasure, false flax or camelin. The optimization of the cultivation technique of this oilseed crop at field scal...
34% of Flemish economy is bio-based and the share is growing rapidly. Pharma is leading the way.
...g agenda. One example is "Fiber 2.0," which focuses on the expansion of fiber chains around hemp, flax or miscanthus for making construction more sustainable. Another work path is about developing ...